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Day 1: Upon arrival in Entebbe you will be collected by your guide and transferred to your hotel in Kampala.

Depending on your arrival times you may be able to explore Kampala and the surrounding area this afternoon. We recommend visiting the Royal Mile (Lubiri Palace and Bulange Parliament), Ndere Cultural Centre, Kasubi Royal Tombs, and Kampala Central Mosque where you can take in panoramic views of the city from the Minaret.
Overnight: Kampala


Day 2: After breakfast you’ll be driven to Jinja, the source of the River Nile. The drive takes approximately two and a half hours.

This afternoon you can discover the nearby islands in a traditional African canoe, rent a mountain bike and explore the surrounding area, visit local villages and engage with the local people who live a traditional and simple life, or enjoy a sunset cruise on the River Nile.
Overnight: Jinja
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 3: Today you will be driven through spectacular scenery to Sipi Falls, one of Uganda's hidden gems. From your lodge you’ll have breathtaking views of the falls as the Sipi River flows down from Mt Elgon.

This afternoon there are numerous excursions you can join or adventure activities that you can participate in. You may wish to join a guided nature walk, hike to one of the nearby waterfalls, visit the coffee plantations or local villages, abseil from the top of Chebonet Falls, join a guided bird-watching excursion or discover the Nyero rock paintings in the Kumi district.
Overnight: Sipi Falls
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 4: Today you’ll have a full day to explore Sipi Falls and the surrounding area.

If you’re looking for an adventurous challenge you can climb Mt Elgon, an extinct volcano located within Mt Elgon National Park on the Kenya-Uganda border. The caldera caused by the collapse of the volcanic cone is considered to be the world’s largest and it creates an impressive feature which can be seen from the summit of Wagagi, the highest peak in the park at 4321m. The most popular climbing route from the Ugandan side is via the Sasa trail from Budadiri. It’s a spectacular trek through farmland, forest, and heather country, before emerging onto the edge of the caldera itself and following the rim to the summit.
The climb takes 4 days. If you’re interested in trekking to the summit of Mt Elgon please speak to a Wayfairer Fair Travel Specialist who can create a tailor-made Uganda itinerary for you.
Overnight: Sipi Falls
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 5: Today you’ll drive for approximately six hours to Moroto Town in the northeast region of Uganda where you’ll meet Karamojong tribe people.

We highly recommend that you spend the night in a Karamojong kraal as this is a truly authentic cultural experience which offers an opportunity to interact with Karamojong people and get an insight into their way of life. You’ll be able to help collect vegetables, herd the cattle, prepare dairy products, play local games and listen to the Karamojong warriors tell stories as you sit around a campfire. We’re sure that it will be one of the highlights of your Ugandan adventure!
Overnight: Moroto
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 6: Today you’ll continue your journey well off the beaten track as you drive to Uganda’s most remote national park, Kidepo Valley.

Kidepo Valley National Park is situated between the borders of Kenya and Sudan, in the Karamoja province, in northeast Uganda. With vast savannahs stretching as far as the eye can see, the landscape here is very different to the lush bamboo and swamp forests of Bwindi in southwest Uganda.
This park is a fantastic place to enjoy game viewing and you can expect to see buffalo, elephant, lion, cheetah, leopard, wild dog, hyena and jackal.
Overnight: Kidepo Valley National Park
Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Day 7: Today you’ll have a full day to explore Kidepo Valley National Park. You’ll start your day with an early morning game drive to watch the sunrise over the plains and if you’re lucky you’ll see big cats!

Other activities here include exploring the hiking trails around Morungole Mountain, visits to the Kanangorok Hot Springs and guided nature and bird walks.
Overnight: Kidepo Valley National Park
Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Day 8: This morning you’ll leave Kidepo Valley National Park and make your way towards Murchison Falls National Park in northwest Uganda. This is an eight hour drive, however you’ll have the opportunity for plenty of stops along the way.

Overnight: Murchison Falls
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Days 9-10: You’ll have two full days to explore Lake Murchison National Park.

You can enjoy game drives on the plains of the national park where you’ll have a chance to spot giraffe, spotted hyena, lion, leopard, spotted hyena, buffalo, kob and hartebeest, plus you can take a boat tour on the river towards the base of the waterfalls where it meets the Nile. On the banks of the river you’ll see hippo, Nile crocodile, elephant, and if you’re lucky, the elusive leopard. There is prolific birdlife within the area too, including the extraordinary looking shoebill stork.
You’ll also have an opportunity to explore the mighty Murchison Falls either on a boat trip or on foot.
Overnight: Murchison Falls
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 11: Today you’ll have another long drive through the plantations and mountains that are synonymous with Ugandan countryside. This afternoon you’ll arrive at your lovely lodge in Fort Portal, at the foot of the Rwenzori Mountains and the base of the Kibale Forest.

Overnight: Kibale Forest
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 12: You’ll have an early start this morning as you’ll be required to meet park rangers at 8am for a briefing about your chimp trekking adventure. After the briefing you’ll head deep into the Kibale Forest to track the troops of chimpanzees that live there. As you trek through the dense forest in search of the chimpanzees you’ll hear them screech and hoot around you and it will feel as if the jungle has come alive. Once you’ve found a family of chimpanzees you can spend one hour watching them swing through the trees, play on the forest floor and build nests for their afternoon naps. It is a truly magical experience!

The forest is also home to other primates, including colobus monkeys and red tailed monkeys, plus colourful giant butterflies.
We also recommend the 'swamp walk' which is a two hour trek through the swamps to meet a local community living in this hostile environment. There is stunning scenery and some incredibly rare wildlife to spot en route.
Overnight: Kibale Forest
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 13: After breakfast at your lodge in Kibale you’ll travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park at the base of the Rwenzori Mountain range, adjacent to Lake Edward and Lake George. This spectacular national park is full of game and it is known for its large elephant population.

After checking in to your lodge you’ll head out for an afternoon game drive and a sundowner before dinner.
Overnight: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 14: Today you’ll have a full day to explore Queen Elizabeth National Park. You’ll have morning and afternoon game drives, plus you can also enjoy a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel (look out for hippos and Nile crocodiles!), a guided nature walk in the Maramagambo Forest or you can take an early morning hot air balloon flight over the savannahs of the Queen Elizabeth NP.

Overnight: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Day 15: After breakfast you’ll embark on a drive to Kyambura Gorge in the far eastern corner of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Kyambura Gorge is often referred to as the “Valley of Apes” and during your guided walk you can expect to see chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, olive baboons, and black and white colobus monkeys.

You’ll then drive on to Ishasha, where you can look out for the famous tree climbing lions.
Overnight: Ishasha
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 16: Today you’ll drive to Lake Matunda in southwest Uganda. This region is known as ''Little Switzerland'' due its lush mountains and freshwater lakes. It is the ideal base for a number of activities beyond gorilla tracking, including hiking, mountain biking, cultural village tours, bird watching or boat cruises on the lakes.

Overnight: Lake Mutanda
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 17: After an early breakfast you’ll drive to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park HQ where you’ll begin your gorilla trek. You will be allocated to one of nine habituated groups and your experienced guide and park ranger will lead you deep into the forest in search of your allocated family. Your trek could last from a few minutes to a full day, depending on the exact location of the specific gorilla family which you’re tracking.

When you meet the gorillas you’ll have the chance to spend up to one magical hour quietly observing them. The gorillas are likely to be just a few metres away from you and they will continue to go about their daily lives - feeding and interacting with each other, under the watchful gaze of the silverback.
In the late afternoon you’ll be transferred back to your accommodation where you can spend the evening reflecting on your incredible encounter with the wild mountain gorillas of Uganda.
Overnight: Lake Mutanda
Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Day 18: Today you’ll have a full day to explore Lake Mutanda, plus the nearby lakes and Virunga Volcanoes.

We highly recommend that you participate in the Batwa cultural experience. This fascinating full day excursion offers an opportunity to hike in the forest with a Batwa guide and learn about the history, culture and traditions of the Batwa pygmies who inhabited Bwindi forest for centuries.
Overnight: Lake Mutanda
Meals: (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

Day 19: After breakfast this morning you’ll drive for around six hours to Lake Mburo National Park. This is a small but spectacular national park with plenty of African wildlife, including buffalos, leopards, lions, hyenas, warthogs, giraffes, hippos and crocodiles, plus over 350 bird species.

On arrival at the park you’ll enjoy a game drive, plus you may also have the opportunity for a bush walk or a mountain bike or horse riding safari.
Overnight: Lake Mburo
Meals: (Breakfast/Dinner)

Day 20: Sadly your Ugandan adventure is coming to an end. This morning you’ll have breakfast and then you’ll be driven back to Entebbe in time for your international flight home.

Overnight: International flight
Meals: (Breakfast)

Day 1: Entebbe –Kampala

Meal: on Bed and Breakfast

Accommodation: Lake Victoria Hotel/ Anderita Beach Hotel

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will have a pick up from your tour guide who will later transfer you to your hotel where you will have dinner and an overnight.

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Fort Murchison/Nile safari lodge

Have an early breakfast and transfer for the 6 to 7 hours’ journey to Murchison Falls, along the way pass visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary which is home to rhinos, tracking them is for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Have lunch in Masindi and embark on your journey to the park which is home to over 451 bird species and 76 mammal species covering an area of 3,840 SQ km. Relax at the lodge in the evening with a delicious dinner and an overnight.

Day 3: Game drives & Launch cruise along the Nile

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Fort Murchison/Nile safari lodge

After a cup of coffee, set out at 6:30 am for a game drive through the park especially the Nyamisika plateau where a lot of early risers will be seen such as Giraffes, leopards, lions, Cape buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, bushbucks, among others.

Return to the lodge for lunch and a rest as you get ready for the afternoon boat cruise along the Nile, the Victoria Nile divides the park into the northern and southern banks. On the boat you will spot other animals like Hippos, Crocodiles and different bird like the Pelican, Goliath Heroin, Kingfishers, and the rare shoebill. The boat will leave you at the bottom of the magnificent falls a few meters from the Devils Cauldron here you will take enough photographs as continue with a hike to the top of these falls, enjoy the thunderous roars of the magnificent falls as they make their way through an 8m gorge and falling at 43m to meet again the Victoria Nile. It’s a great time spent there watching the formed rainbows in the clouds of falling waters. Later meet your guide who will transfer you again to the lodge. Enjoy dinner and overnight.

Day 4: To Queen Elizabeth

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Simba Safari camp (in tents)/ Katara lodge 

After breakfast, get on the road for an 8 hours’ drive to Queen Elizabeth national park passing through tourism city (Fort portal) and have lunch in this town after we Continue with beautiful sceneries of the Rwenzori mountains.

Queen Elizabeth National Park has over 600 species of birds and amazing for game viewing since a number of wild animals made it their home like elephants, lions, waterbucks, warthogs, buffaloes among others. Upon arrival in Queen drive through and reach your lodge, refresh and have an overnight after dinner.

Day 5: Game drive & Launch cruise Queen Elizabeth

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Simba Safari camp (in tents)/Katara lodge 

Have an early tasty breakfast and by 6 am set out for a game drive to look for wild animals such as lions, waterbucks, cape buffaloes, leopards, forest hogs, topis, warthogs, antelopes and others. Head back to the lodge freshen up and have lunch after which in the afternoon you will embark on the 2-hour launch cruise on the 42 km channel called the Kazinga channel which joins lakes Edward and George. On the boat enjoy watching large schools of hippos and crocodiles among other animals and birds.

Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking in Ishasha sector to Bwindi Forest

Accommodation; Gorillas forest camp/Buhoma lodge

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast drive to the Ishasha region still part of the park for Chimpanzee tracking, while still in Ishasha it will be an added experience as you will see tree-climbing lions. Drive to Bwindi through scenic region also referred to as The Switzerland of Africa. With lunch along the way arrive at the park late afternoon. Dine and overnight at the lodge.

Day 7: Gorilla trekking day- Bwindi

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Gorillas forest camp/Buhoma lodge

Today be up early enough and take breakfast, have a short drive to the headquarters of the park where you will meet experienced park guides/rangers who will take you through a briefing about gorilla trekking. After starting the hike in the mist forest to look for the gentle giants, it normally takes from 1 hour to 8 hours to trek hence requires the trackers to be physically fit since over 7,500 ft. in altitude can be climbed.

You are advised to carry enough water, packed lunch, sun glasses, hats, rain coats, water proof cameras without flashes. On meeting the gorillas what felt like fatigue during the hike will cease to exist as you will have a great time watching the mountain gorillas in this thick forest with only 1 hour is permitted to be with them. After, drive back to the lodge for a rest and dinner.

Day 8: Lake Bunyonyi

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Lake Bunyonyi Overland camp

Enjoy breakfast and drive to Lake Bunyonyi, one of Africa's deepest lakes and famous for its beautiful scenery such as the terraced hills and 29 islands in water, it is also safe for swimming since it is Bilharzia free. Its name Bunyonyi means young birds in the local language and hence is a great place for bird watching. Upon arrival you could go for canoeing on the lake and have lunch. After lunch take a community walk where you will enjoy traditional dances from the Bakiga people, also buy yourself handicrafts from there.

Day 9: To Lake Mburo

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation; Mihingo lodge

Early morning after breakfast transfer to Lake Mburo, a small but rich National park seated on an area of 371 sq. km. Lake Mburo National Park is home to a big number of Zebras, antelopes, warthogs, reed bucks, oribis and several bird species. On your way, you will go through the rolling terraced hills of Kabale, having a stop in Mbarara for lunch -The land of milk and honey. After, continue reaching the park in the late afternoon. Have a 2-hour boat cruise on the lake and later have dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day10: Transfer to Kampala with a Game drive

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodations; Eureka hotel/Tourist hotel

After breakfast set out for a game drive through the park and feed your eyes as you watch amazing animal species and birds and amazing savannah grasslands. After driving out of the park with stopovers in Masaka for lunch and at the Equator to take photographs and purchase some souvenirs. Arrive in Kampala in the evening. Rest and dine at the hotel.

Day 11: Kampala City tour and transfer to Entebbe

Meal Plan; Breakfast & Lunch

In the morning after breakfast, go for a city tour, visit the Uganda museum

Kasubi Tombs.  craft shops to buy some crafts and souvenirs to take back home with you. After your driver will take you to Entebbe  International Airport have lunch and proceed to the Airport for your flight back home as you bid farewell to Uganda.