Tours
8 Days Uganda Safari
Intro
You start this trip with a visit to the rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Enjoy the epic Murchison Falls with its big game and see the chimpanzees from the Kibale National Park (also known as the world’s primate capital). Proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park for its famous Kazinga Channel boat cruise and a chance to see the tree-climbing lions. Finish off the entire experience with the ultimate gorilla trekking activity in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Route
Start Entebbe (Day 1)
Day 1-2 Murchison Falls NP
Day 3 Kibale NP (Chimps)
Day 4-5 Queen Elizabeth NP
Day 6 Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Day 7 Lake Bunyonyi
End Entebbe (Day 8)
Tour Features
Mid-range tour
This mid-range tour uses lodges and guest houses.
Guided tour
You will be picked up very early in the morning by your tour guide who will take you to Murchison Falls National Park and the park staff will guide you on how to undertake this tour.
Can start any day
If permits are available, this tour can start on any day.
Can be customized
You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour.
Suitable for solo travelers
Solo travelers can book this tour.
Minimum age of 15 years
The minimum age for this tour is 15 years.
Activities & Transportation
Activities
Game drives, Gorilla trekking, Chimpanzee trekking & Boat trip
Game drives
Pop-Up roof 4×4 vehicle
Getting around
Open-sided 4×4 vehicle & pop-up roof 4×4 vehicle
Airport Transfers
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Day 1
Pick Up and Transfer to Murchison Falls via Rhino Tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Your driver-guide will pick you up from the Entebbe International Airport or your hotel in Entebbe/Kampala and transfer you to Murchison Falls National Park. You will have the chance to see lion, giraffe, hartebeest, buffalo, and elephant. You will experience Murchison Falls, the most powerful waterfall in the world. Murchison Falls is a birder’s paradise, boasting 450 bird species, including the elusive shoebill stork (though a rare sighting), dwarf kingfisher, the white-thighed hornbill and the goliath heron, among others.
En route, make a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for your first Big Five experience, where you will have an hour of rhino tracking. After this, you will have your lunch. Continue to the park and check into Paraa Safari Lodge a luxury lodge in Murchison Falls National Park for your dinner and overnight stay as you prepare for the next day’s big adventures.
Day 2
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Launch Cruise to the Bottom of Murchison Falls
Have an early breakfast, then tour the northern section of Murchison, which carries a high concentration of wildlife. Enjoy game viewing and photography of elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, Uganda kobs, lions, and leopards plus a variety of bird species. Return to Paraa Safari Lodge for lunch as you prepare to have a boat trip to the base of the falls. This trip is said to be the highlight of the safari in Murchison Falls since it allows you to get up close to the animal species in the water. Cruise past huge hippo pods, crocodiles and numerous aquatic birds adorning the north bank on the way to the mighty waterfalls.
Optionally, proceed for a hike to the top of the falls. The hike is a strenuous one but the thrill of reaching the top is unforgettable. Return to Paraa Safari Lodgefor dinner and your overnight stay.
Day 3
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast at Paraa Safari Lodge, drive to the top of the falls (if you didn’t hike), where you will have a spectacular view of the falls. Otherwise, depart directly for Kibale Forest National Park after breakfast.
Kibale is popular for its primates like chimpanzees, Colobus monkeys, mangabeys and red-tailed monkeys. On your chimpanzee trails, these are regularly seen swinging in the forest trees and others feeding on the wild fruits. Arrive at Rweteera Safari Park Camp, a budget lodge outside Kibale Forest National Park, in the late afternoon or early evening and settle in for dinner and overnight stay, as you prepare for the next day’s chimpanzee tracking adventure.
Day 4
Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will head to the forest head office for a briefing. Thereafter, start your trek with a ranger as early as 8:00 am. Kibale Forest National Park boasts of the highest number of primate species in the world, including chimpanzees. Approximately 5,000 chimpanzees live in the wild in Uganda, which makes it a perfect place to spot them!
Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour with them. You will return to the Rweteera Safari Park Camp for lunch after which you will head out to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will arrive in the evening for dinner and overnight stay at Tembo Safari Lodge which is a budget lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 5
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Kazinga Channel Boat Cruise
Today, you will have a game drive and a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel. Early in the morning, you will go out for a game drive through the park, with magnificent views of the plains, valleys, terraced hills and an abundance of wildlife. The animals include reedbucks, bushbucks, kobs, warthogs, elephants, lions, buffalos and so much more. Have a break and relax as you have lunch served at the Tembo Safari Lodge.
The afternoon adventure entails a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, a natural water stream joining Lake Edward and Lake George. The channel attracts a large school of hippos and Nile crocodiles, besides the variety of birds that flock to the reed shores like the pelicans, kingfishers, saddle-billed storks and sometimes the crowned cranes. Return to Tembo Safari Lodge in time for your dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6
Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Have breakfast, then set off for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, famously known for its resident tree-climbing lions. The chance of spotting these lions is about 70%, though sometimes they are really hard to spot.
Continue to Bwindi National Park. Bwindi is a large habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda, harbouring an estimated 1,000 mountain gorillas, roughly half of the world’s population. It includes several habituated groups, which can be tracked. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. With a strenuous day ahead, you will do less on arrival but just check into Rushaga Gorilla Lodge, a mid-range lodge outside Rushaga in Bwindi National Park for your dinner and overnight stay as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the following day.
Day 7
Gorilla Trekking Experience
After an early breakfast and a briefing by a ranger guide, you will enter the impenetrable Bwindi Forest. The beauty of this rainforest is spectacular! The area offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain varies with the movements of these great primates. Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience to be long-savoured.
Afterwards, return to Rushaga Gorilla Lodge. Have your lunch and thereafter, check out for a transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of 2,200 – 2,478m, but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical—you could admire them all day. It’s also considered the 3rd deepest lake in Africa at 900m deep. In the evening, enjoy a tranquil boat cruise to explore the islands, including the historic Punishment Island, once used for cultural exile. Overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort on Kyahugye Island, home to free-roaming zebras and Uganda kobs.
Day 8
Depart to Entebbe for Your Flight Home
Have a relaxed breakfast at Bunyonyi Eco Resort with a spectacular view of the little islands of Bunyonyi just right in front of you. Thereafter, embark on your return journey to Entebbe Airport. Expect en-route stopovers for lunch along the way as well as at the Uganda equator line. Proceed with the journey, arriving in the late afternoon/evening for drop-off at the airport. This will mark the end of your amazing tour in Uganda.
Important to Note
- Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
- This tour accepts children who are 15 years and older.
Rate Per Person
| Start dates | Solo 1 room | 2 people 1 room | 3+ people 2 rooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025 | $6,600 | $6,350 | $5,980 |
| Jan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 | $6,600 | $6,350 | $5,980 |
| Jan 1, 2027 – Dec 31, 2027 | $6,600 | $6,350 | $5,980 |
Included
- Park fees
- Gorilla permits
- Chimp permits
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (On all days)
Excluded
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)