7 Days Uganda At Glance Safari Adventure

Today you will arrive at Entebbe airport and you will be welcomed by your safari guide. You will immediately start your journey from Entebbe to Kibale Forest National Park through Fort Portal town. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. Enjoy spectacular views of the mountains and tea fields along the way. You will drive to your accommodation near Kibale Forest National Park.

After breakfast, you will embark on the search for chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park. The park is also home to 10 other primates including l’ hoestes, red colobus, blues, red-tailed, and grey-cheeked mangabey. The guide will provide detailed explanations, not only on primates but on all the forest fauna and flora and will ensure that your walk is both informative and enjoyable.

In the afternoon, you will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will enjoy a unique 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of hippos and many animals may be seen drinking at the water’s edge. This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching, and game viewing.

ACCOMMODATION:

Budget: Simba safari camp

Medium: Marafiki Safari Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Early in the morning, you will set out for a game drive. Queen Elizabeth National Park’s diverse eco-system of grassy plains, tropical forest, rivers, swamps, lakes and volcanic craters is home to an incredible abundance of wildlife. Game drives in this park, with the massive Rwenzori mountains as a backdrop, provides excellent opportunities to see lion, leopard, giant forest hog, Cape buffalo, elephants, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kob, Topi and bushbuck. In the afternoon you will drive to the Ishasha sector where you will also have a game drive in search of tree-climbing lions.

After an early morning game drive in Ishasha, you will set out for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Drive through the “Switzerland of Africa” area known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads to Bwindi. You will proceed to your accommodation located in the foreground of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – The home of Mountain Gorillas.

Begin your gorilla trek in the early morning, and set off into the tangled and mist-shrouded forests with guides and trackers who are very experienced at locating the gorillas by finding the nest the family had used the previous night. The search for these majestic animals goes through the thick untamed rainforest, where you’ll be scrambling over mossy rocks and through deep undergrowth it can be arduous at times, but the encounter is worth the effort.

Watching gorillas in their natural habitat is a memory that will last a lifetime. The experienced ranger guides will willingly share with you a lot of information about the history and lifestyle of the Gorillas. After spending an hour with the gorillas you will exit the forest and drive to Lake Bunyonyi and relax at your accommodation.

After an early breakfast, you will drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Enjoy an evening game drive on your way into the park. Drive along the Lake and stand a chance to see herds of zebra, Cape buffalo and eland. Birdwatchers will enjoy some of the 250 species of birds found in Lake Mburo including Papyrus Gonolek, Brown faced Lapwing, Carruther’s Cisticola and White-winged Warbler.

Early in the morning, you will proceed for a morning nature walk under the escort of an armed ranger. Enjoy the sights of animals including close encounters with herds of Zebra and antelopes. You will return to the lodge for breakfast and later depart for Entebbe where you will take your flight back home. There will also be time to stop at the equator for photographs.