After an early breakfast, you will have a morning guided nature walk in the park before you continue to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. You will later be driven in a comfortable and secure touring vehicle to the extreme South-West, which will take around 5 hours. Lunch will be provided en-route at Igongo Cultural Centre in Mbarara city, arriving late in the evening for an overnight stay and relaxation at the resort with stunning views of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park as you wait for the next day’s adventure.

Accommodation:
Buhoma Haven Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

This morning you will have an early breakfast at 6:30 am and, with packed lunch, you will move to the park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:30 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the gorillas, which can take 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access by tourists.

Accommodation:
Buhoma Haven Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

After a relaxed breakfast, depart for the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Ishasha is notably recognized for its resident tree climbing lions that are an exceptional attraction and one of the highlights on all safaris taken within Queen Elizabeth National Park. In the southern section of this park, the lions are occasionally spotted hanging on branches of huge fig trees, whereas the Uganda Kob (which are the major food for these lions) graze in the plains of the Ishasha sector. You will arrive in time for lunch and thereafter set out for an evening game viewing drive. After the drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation:
Ishasha Jungle Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

After your breakfast, you will be taken to the Ishasha Sector, famous for the tree climbing lions lounging in the tree branches while keeping a close eye on herds of Uganda kob, their favorite prey. You could have a chance to spot some tree climbing lions before proceeding to your lodge. In the afternoon, you will take a boat cruise along the amazing Kazinga Channel to see, at close range, the water animals, including hippos, buffalos, crocodiles, and elephants bathing on the channel banks. There is also a variety of bird species on the water banks, especially the famous shoebill, pelican, and jacana.

Accommodation:
Marafiki Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

After an early morning game drive and breakfast, you will drive to Kibale National Park. Kibale National Park is in Western Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rain forest. It is 766 square kilometers in size and is located between 1,100 meters to 1,600 meters in elevation. Despite encompassing primarily moist evergreen forest, it contains a diverse array of landscapes.

Accommodation:
Isunga Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

After breakfast, your river guide will transfer you to the briefing point and will then hand in your details and permits for registration and allocation of a chimpanzee community to trek. You will then be allocated to a chimpanzee community, and your ranger guide will lead you on the trek in search of this great ape. Watch the chimpanzees in their natural habitat, as they swing from the branches in the canopy high above the forest floor, feed, play, and rest. In the afternoon, you will visit Bigodi Swamp. The Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is a fascinating area located in Magombe swamp. This area is recognized for a wide array of biodiversity, including several primate species like the red colobus monkey, baboon, black & white colobus monkey, blue monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, vervet monkey, red-tailed monkey, and the L’Hoest monkey. Additional mammals such as chimpanzees, sitatunga, mongooses, bush pigs, otters, and bush bucks also visit this swamp from the adjacent Kibale National Park. Retire to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation:
Isunga Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

After a relaxed breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kampala or Entebbe for your scheduled flight back home or to your next destination.

Accommodation: No accommodation pre-booked for you on this day

Meal Plan: Breakfast only