10-Day Best of Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking Safari

Overview

Discover the beauty and wildlife of Uganda on this 10-day Uganda Safari Package Price for 2 adults. This exciting journey combines game drives, boat cruises, chimpanzee trekking, mountain gorilla trekking and cultural experiences. You will explore some of Uganda’s best national parks while enjoying comfortable accommodation and private safari transport.
Your adventure begins in Entebbe or Kampala before traveling north to Murchison Falls National Park. Along the way, stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a guided rhino tracking experience. You will also visit the famous Murchison Falls, where the River Nile rushes through a narrow rocky gorge.
Continue to Kibale Forest National Park, one of Uganda’s best places to see primates. Walk through the tropical forest with experienced rangers as you search for chimpanzees. You will also explore Bigodi Wetland and learn about local community life.
Your Uganda Safari Package Price for 2 adults then takes you to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Enjoy game drives across the open plains and a relaxing boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel. Look for elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles and many birds. You will also travel through Ishasha, an area famous for tree-climbing lions.
The biggest adventure awaits in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Trek through the rainforest and spend time watching mountain gorillas in their natural home. A Batwa community visit adds a cultural experience to your stay.
After gorilla trekking, travel to beautiful Lake Bunyonyi for a peaceful canoe ride and time to relax beside the water.
This Uganda Safari Package Price for 2 adults offers a wonderful mix of wildlife, primates, culture and beautiful scenery for travelers looking for a complete Uganda safari.

Tour Plan

Welcome to Uganda. Your safari begins when you arrive at Entebbe International Airport. Your professional driver-guide will meet you at the airport, help with your luggage and transfer you to your hotel.
During the drive, enjoy your first views of Uganda and Lake Victoria. Depending on your arrival time, you may choose an optional tour of Entebbe or Kampala. You can visit local markets, gardens or other interesting places.
Later, check into Siena Beach Hotel Entebbe or a similar hotel. Spend the rest of the day relaxing after your flight.
Your guide will explain the safari program and prepare you for the journey ahead. Enjoy dinner and your first peaceful night in Uganda.
Accommodation: Siena Beach Hotel Entebbe or equivalent
Meal Plan: Dinner & Breakfast
Highlight: Arrival in Uganda and optional city tour.

After breakfast, leave your hotel and begin the journey to Murchison Falls National Park.
On the way, stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for an exciting guided rhino tracking experience. Walk through the bush with trained rangers as you search for rhinos. Your ranger will also explain the important work being done to protect these animals.
After the activity, continue through Uganda’s countryside and stop in Masindi for lunch.
Later, enter Murchison Falls National Park. If time allows, visit the Top of the Falls. Watch the powerful River Nile move through a narrow gorge before dropping into the valley below.
Continue to your lodge for dinner and relaxation.
Accommodation: Gipiri & Labongo Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Highlight: Rhino tracking and Top of Murchison Falls.

Wake up early and begin your day with an exciting game drive through Murchison Falls National Park.
The morning is a good time to search for wildlife because temperatures are cooler and many animals are active. Look for elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, antelopes and other animals across the open plains.
After the game drive, enjoy breakfast before preparing for your Nile River boat cruise.
Travel along the river toward the base of Murchison Falls. Watch hippos resting in the water, crocodiles along the riverbanks and elephants coming to drink. You may also see many different birds.
At the end of the cruise, enjoy a hike toward the falls and experience the power of the Nile from another viewpoint.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Gipiri & Labongo Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, leave Murchison Falls and travel south toward Kibale Forest National Park.
Enjoy a scenic journey through Uganda’s countryside. Pass tea plantations, banana farms, villages and green hills. Stop around Fort Portal for lunch before continuing toward Kibale.
Arrive at Kibale Chimpanzee Lodge and check into your room.
Later, visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a guided community and nature walk. Look for monkeys, birds and other small wildlife. Your local guide will also introduce you to village life and explain activities such as coffee processing and banana brewing.
Return to your lodge in the evening and prepare for tomorrow’s chimpanzee trekking experience.
Accommodation: Kibale Chimpanzee Lodge

Begin the morning with breakfast before traveling to Kibale Forest National Park headquarters.
After a safety briefing, enter the forest with experienced rangers and begin searching for chimpanzees. Listen for their calls as you walk beneath the tall trees.
When chimpanzees are found, spend time watching them feed, play, move through the trees and communicate with each other. You may also see other monkeys and forest birds during the trek.
After the experience, enjoy lunch before continuing south toward Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Arrive in the late afternoon and check into Tembo Safari Lodge. Relax and enjoy the peaceful surroundings as you prepare for another day of wildlife viewing.
Accommodation: Tembo Safari Lodge

Wake up early for a morning game drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Explore the open Kasenyi plains while searching for elephants, lions, buffaloes, warthogs, Uganda kobs and other animals. If you are lucky, you may also see a leopard.
After the game drive, return to the lodge for breakfast and some time to relax.
Later, enjoy a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake Edward and Lake George. The channel is an excellent place to watch wildlife near the water.
Look for hippos, crocodiles, elephants and buffaloes. Many birds can also be seen along the shoreline.
Return to your lodge in the evening for dinner.
Accommodation: Tembo Safari Lodge

After breakfast, leave Queen Elizabeth National Park and travel through the Ishasha sector.
This area is famous for its unusual tree-climbing lions. Your driver-guide will slowly explore the area and search the large fig trees where lions may be resting.
You may also see elephants, buffaloes, antelopes and other wildlife as you travel through Ishasha.
Continue toward Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The scenery changes as you enter an area of green hills, farms and thick forest.
Arrive at Gorilla Bluff Lodge in the late afternoon. Check in and spend the evening relaxing while preparing for tomorrow’s gorilla trekking adventure.
Accommodation: Gorilla Bluff Lodge

Today is one of the biggest highlights of your Uganda Safari Package Price for 2 adults.
After an early breakfast, travel to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. Rangers will explain the rules before you enter Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Follow your guides through the thick rainforest as you search for a mountain gorilla family. The trek may take several hours depending on the location of the gorillas.
Once they are found, spend time watching them in their natural home. See how they feed, rest, play and care for their young.
After returning from the forest, enjoy lunch and some rest.
Later, visit a Batwa community and learn about their traditions, music and connection with the forest.
Accommodation: Gorilla Bluff Lodge

After breakfast, leave Bwindi and travel to peaceful Lake Bunyonyi.
The drive takes you through beautiful green hills before reaching the lake. On arrival, check into Heritage Lodge and enjoy views across the calm water and surrounding islands.
Later, take a relaxing canoe ride across Lake Bunyonyi. Your local guide will tell you stories about some of the islands and explain more about life around the lake.
You can also enjoy a nature walk or simply spend time relaxing at your lodge.
After several busy safari days, Lake Bunyonyi provides a quiet place to rest and enjoy Uganda’s beautiful scenery.
Accommodation: Heritage Lodge

Enjoy breakfast before beginning your journey back to Entebbe.
The drive takes you through Uganda’s beautiful countryside and gives you another chance to see local villages, farms and towns.
Stop at the Equator crossing in Kayabwe for photographs. Here, you can stand near the line separating the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. You will also have time to visit local souvenir shops and buy handmade crafts.
Enjoy lunch before continuing toward Entebbe International Airport.
Your driver-guide will make sure you arrive at the airport in good time for your departure flight.
Your Uganda Safari Package Price for 2 adults ends with wonderful memories of rhinos, chimpanzees, lions, elephants, mountain gorillas, beautiful lakes and Uganda’s welcoming people.

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