Starting a mountain gorilla tracking safari in Uganda, this wonderful gorillas and wildlife trip promises a mix of unusual animal encounters, walks through lush rainforests and cultural activities.

As you start traditional game drives and kazinga boat tours, we aim for an opportunity to experience some action packed animal encounters on the same safari so see some magic providing a great chance for wildlife fictioneers to come up close with the wildlife.

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to QENP with Afternoon game drive.

Pick up and go to Queen Elizabeth National Park; settle in and get ready for our evening game drive to round off the day. (on request we may set up night game driver for improved possibilities of seeing cats).

The Kasenyi plains of the park are well-known for their nightly game drives in search of elephants, lions, leopards, antelopes, birds, lions among others. With exception from white rhinos, the four of the big five may be seen here. Dinner and stay in the park.

Accommodation: Enshama Game Lodge.

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura gorge and Kazinga boat cruise

Following your early breakfast, you will travel for twenty minutes to reach your chimpanzee tracking location for an amazing meeting with man’s closest living ancestor with whom we share nearly 99% DNA.

The UWA guides, who knows the jungle very well while you look for these magnificent apes, will lead you. You will be allowed to observe them for one hour after they have been spotted as they go about their normal life.

We advise you to pack some drinking water, fast snacks, and off course—in a tropical rain forest—your rain gear. Following our visit with chimpanzees, we return to the resort for a hearty meal.

We take a boat tour on the Kazinga canal known for high hippo density in order to learn more about the water life or meet people who come to rest or sip water in the afternoon. The katunguru community boat helps the nearby local fishermen and guiding population. Dinner and sleep on the brink of Kazinga Channel.

Accommodation: Enshama Game Lodge

Day 3: Ishasha short game drive and transfer to Bwindi.

We will leave Queen Elizabeth national park early morning and go south most of Uganda. As you drive throughout the rural towns in the Kigezi area, the road journey is wild as well as beautiful. Your lunch will be en way and you will spend overnight at the edge of the jungle depending on where your gorilla permits have been scheduled.

We will a brief game drive in Ishasha en way to Bwindi Bwindi in search of some lions in trees and other species in this area.

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

Day 4: Iconic Gorilla Tracking and transfer Bunyonyi.

You will have a quick drive to the UWA briefing centre after breakfast, where you will be guided through the dos, don’ts when tracking gorillas. Once you have a gorilla family assigned in an 8 Pax group, ranger guides will lead you off the forest in search of the gorillas.

Once gorillas have been found, you will get one whole hour to see them going on with their regular life at a distance of 7–10 meters. Later nighttime journey from Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi. (Look at our gorilla tracking packing list).

Accommodation: BirdNest Resort

Day 5: Transfer from lake Bunyonyi to Entebbe.

Prepare for your return trip to Kampala by having a laid-back breakfast at the lodge terrace while taking in the scenic highlands and lake islands.

Lunch will be in Mbarara town, where you also expect a pause with organic coffee. You will also stop at the Uganda Equator for unique picture and souvenir purchasing. Travel to Kampala and arrive in the late afternoon or evening to be dropped off at your hotel, house, or airport.

End of safari.