Duration
14 days / 13 nights
Countries
Uganda
Difficulty
Moderate
Best season
June–September, December–February
From
$9200 pp
Prices are indicative guidance only. Final quotes depend on season, lodge selection, and group size.
Day by day
Airport meet-and-greet. Overnight near Entebbe with optional Ngamba Island or Kampala city tour on arrival.
Morning white rhino bush walk at Ziwa Sanctuary — Uganda's only wild rhinos. Continue to Murchison Falls with top-of-falls visit if time allows.
Dawn game drive for lion, elephant, giraffe, and buffalo. Afternoon Nile boat to the falls base and hike to the top — 60-metre cascade through a narrow gorge.
Scenic drive west to Kibale. Optional community walk or forest stroll around the lodge.
Chimpanzee tracking (habituation upgrade available). Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary walk — primates, birds, and community encounters. Optional night walk for bush babies.
Transfer via the equator. Afternoon game drive in one of Uganda's best lion territories.
Morning savanna game drive. Afternoon Kazinga Channel boat — hippos, elephants, crocodiles, and prolific waterbirds.
Drive south through the park. Optional Kyambura chimps or Maramagambo bat caves. Afternoon search for tree-climbing lions.
Dawn lion search in Ishasha. Mountain drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for gorilla trekking preparation.
Full mountain gorilla trek with ranger guides — typically 2–6 hours in the forest, one magical hour with your assigned family.
Optional second gorilla trek, Batwa experience, or forest walk. Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi — crater lake at 2,000 m, safe for swimming, ideal for birding and relaxation.
Drive to Lake Mburo. Afternoon game drive or boat trip. Evening night drive with excellent leopard chances.
Morning game walk or drive at Mburo. Equator stop en route. Transfer to Mabamba wetland on Lake Victoria.
Optional canoe search for shoebill stork. Relaxed morning before transfer to Entebbe airport.
Lodge tiers
Classic
Comfortable lodges from Murchison through Bwindi and the crater lakes
Premier
Nile Safari Lodge, Kyaninga Lodge, Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Bird's Nest Bunyonyi
FAQ
Yes — we can extend via Mgahinga National Park on a custom version of this route, as on our 15-day Rwanda–Uganda journey.