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8 Day Uganda safari with Gorilla trekking
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Duration - 17 days
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Guide optionsEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Chinese - Mandarin
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
8 Day Uganda safari with Gorilla trekking . This is a wildlife safari with jungle experience to meet the primates in their forests. We shall have boat cruises , bush breakfast and cultural tours . This safari also covers the big five sighting in Murchison falls national park .
Highlights
- Great experience with gorillas and wildlife safari
- Jungle experience
- Personal guide
- Customized Safari
- Great care during the safari
- Hiking to the top of the falls
- Morning and evening game drives
- cultural tours
Description
8 Day Uganda safari with Gorilla trekking
An 8-day safari in Uganda is an unforgettable journey through some of East Africa’s most diverse and wildlife-rich landscapes. Combining savannah game drives, rainforest adventures, boat safaris, and once-in-a-lifetime gorilla encounters, this experience captures the very best of the “Pearl of Africa.”
Your adventure begins in Uganda, a country celebrated for its lush scenery, welcoming people, and remarkable biodiversity.
In Murchison Falls National Park, you’ll witness the dramatic spectacle of the Nile River squeezing through a narrow gorge before plunging down in a thunderous waterfall. The park’s vast savannah plains are home to elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and numerous antelope species. A boat cruise along the Nile offers close encounters with hippos, crocodiles, and vibrant birdlife, all set against breathtaking scenery.
The journey continues into the tropical rainforest of Kibale National Park, often referred to as the primate capital of the world. Here, you trek through dense forest in search of chimpanzees, listening to their calls echo through the canopy. The park is also home to several other primate species and an incredible variety of birds and butterflies, making it a paradise for nature lovers.
In Queen Elizabeth National Park, the landscape shifts to open plains, crater lakes, and the scenic Kazinga Channel. Game drives reveal large herds of elephants, buffaloes, and Uganda kobs, while tree-climbing lions may be spotted lounging in fig trees in the Ishasha sector. A boat safari along the channel offers one of the highest concentrations of hippos in Africa, alongside abundant birdlife.
The highlight of the safari is the misty rainforest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to nearly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. Trekking through thick vegetation to observe a gorilla family in their natural habitat is a deeply moving and humbling experience. Watching these gentle giants interact at close range is often described as life-changing.
Throughout the journey, travelers enjoy a mix of comfortable lodges and tented camps set in spectacular locations, warm Ugandan hospitality, and ever-changing scenery—from rolling hills and crater lakes to dense jungles and wide savannahs.
An 8-day safari through Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, and Bwindi offers the perfect balance of adventure, wildlife, scenery, and primate encounters—an immersive exploration of Uganda’s most iconic natural treasures.
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Meals and accommodation
- Car , fuel and driver-guide
- Pickup and drop
- All park entraces
- permits
- boat safaris
- cultural tours
- Exclusions:
- Tips
- Flights and Visas
- Laundry services
- Accommodations before and after the trip .
- souvenirs
- insurance
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
- Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
- Murchison Falls National Park Uganda
- Kibale National Park
- Uganda Equator
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe – Transfer to Murchison Falls
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and meet your safari guide. Begin your journey northwest towards Murchison Falls National Park. Enjoy scenic countryside views, local villages, and rolling landscapes along the way.
A stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking (if time allows). Continue to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Game Drive & Boat Safari in Murchison Falls
Early morning game drive across the park’s savannah plains. Expect sightings of elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes, hartebeests, and possibly leopards.
In the afternoon, enjoy a boat cruise along the Nile River to the base of the mighty Murchison Falls. See hippos, Nile crocodiles, and a variety of bird species. Later, visit the top of the falls for spectacular views.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest
After breakfast, depart for Kibale National Park. The drive takes you through scenic Albertine Rift landscapes, tea plantations, and rural villages.
Arrive in the afternoon and relax at your lodge near the forest.
Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking & Bigodi Wetland
Morning chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest. Track habituated chimpanzee families and observe them in their natural habitat. You may also encounter other primates such as colobus monkeys and red-tailed monkeys.
In the afternoon, visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a guided nature walk known for birds and primates.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Par via the Equator k. Arrive in time for an afternoon Boat cruise and evening game drive in the Kasenyi plains, where you may see lions, elephants, buffaloes, and Uganda kobs.
Dinner and overnight at your safari lodge.
Day 6: Game Drive and proceed to Bwindi
Early morning game drive in search of predators and other wildlife. We shall proceed to Bwindi impenetrable forest via Ishasha sector for tree-climbing lions .
Overnight at the lodge in bwindi .
Day 7: Bwindi Experience & Gorilla Trekking Safari .
We shall wake up early in the morning and proceed to the tracking center for briefing and grouping .
Head for gorilla trekking in the jungle for 4-7 hours to meet the majestic giants . Spend one hour with them for photography and videography , learn about gorillas . Come back to the lodge to relax and proceed to batwa experience .
Overnight at the Lodge .
Day 8: Departure to Kampala .
We shall have breakfast and proceed to Kampala . Fly back home .
End of our Trip
This 8-day itinerary offers a perfect blend of savannah wildlife, boat safaris, chimpanzee tracking, and the unforgettable experience of mountain gorilla trekking—showcasing the very best of Uganda’s natural wonders.
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