11 Day Best of Uganda Safari

After breakfast, your guide will drive you to Lake Mburo National Park, with a stop at the Equator for photos and fun water experiments. Arriving in time for lunch, you’ll enjoy a boat cruise on the lake, followed by an evening game drive to spot zebras, antelopes, and hippos.

Drive Time: 4–5 hours

Accommodation:

• Budget: Rwakobo Rock Lodge

• Mid-Range: Kigarama Wilderness Lodge / Mihingo Lodge

• Luxury: Kigambira Safari Lodge
  Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast and a final game drive, continue southwest to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, passing through beautiful rolling hills and farmland. You’ll arrive in the late afternoon, check into your lodge, and enjoy a quiet evening in the forested mountains.

Drive Time: 6–7 hours

Accommodation:

• Budget: Rushaga Havens Lodge / Bakiga Lodge / Ride 4 A Woman

• Mid-Range: 4 Gorillas Lodge / Gorilla Leisure Lodge

• Luxury: Buhoma Lodge / Gorilla Heights Lodge / Sanctuary Forest Camp
  Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today is the highlight of your trip—gorilla trekking! After an early breakfast, head to the park headquarters for a briefing. Trek through dense jungle terrain to find a gorilla family, an adventure that may take from 30 minutes to several hours. Once found, you’ll spend a magical hour with the gorillas before returning to your lodge to relax.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Same as Day 3

Depart Bwindi after breakfast and travel north to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The scenic drive takes you through terraced hills and banana plantations. After lunch, enjoy an evening game drive across the Kasenyi plains.

Drive Time: 4–5 hours

Accommodation:

• Budget: Bush Lodge

• Mid-Range: Buffalo Safari Lodge / Elephant Hab Lodge

• Luxury: Elephant Plains Lodge / Kyambura Gorge Lodge
  Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Start your day with a sunrise game drive in Kasenyi to catch predators and other wildlife in action. After lunch, enjoy a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel, home to one of Africa’s densest hippo populations, crocodiles, elephants, and countless bird species.

Accommodation: Same as Day 5
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy a final morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park before heading to Fort Portal for lunch. Continue on to Kibale Forest, home to one of the highest concentrations of primates in Africa.

Drive Time: 3–4 hours

Accommodation:

• Budget: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge / Isunga Lodge

• Mid-Range: Turaco Treetops

• Luxury: Primate Lodge / Ndali Lodge / Chimpundu Lodge
  Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After an early breakfast, join a guided trek into Kibale Forest in search of wild chimpanzees. You’ll observe them for one hour in their natural habitat. In the afternoon, visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, a haven for birdlife and primates.

Accommodation: Same as Day 7
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Depart Kibale and head north toward Murchison Falls National Park. Enjoy scenic countryside views along the way and visit the top of the falls for a stunning view of the Nile as it explodes through a narrow gorge.

Drive Time: 6–7 hours

Accommodation:

• Budget: Red Chilli Safari Lodge

• Mid-Range: Pakuba Safari Lodge / Sambiya River Lodge

• Luxury: Nile Safari Lodge / Paraa Safari Lodge / Chobe Safari Lodge
  Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Begin the day with a game drive in the northern section of the park (Paraa), where you may spot giraffes, buffaloes, lions, and antelopes. After lunch, enjoy a boat cruise to the base of the dramatic Murchison Falls.

Accommodation: Same as Day 9
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, start your journey back to Entebbe. En route, visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a walking safari to see white rhinos. Continue to Kampala or Entebbe for your flight or overnight stay.

Drive Time: 5–6 hours
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch