Discover Uganda’s incredible diversity on this unforgettable 7 Day safari through three of the country’s most iconic national parks. Witness the powerful Murchison Falls, where the Nile squeezes through a narrow gorge before plunging into the river below, enjoy exciting game drives and also boat cruise to spot the Big Five and other wildlife, trek playful chimpanzees in the lush forests of Kibale National Park, and finally conclude your journey with the life-changing experience of trekking endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Day 1: Pick up from your Hotel and Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park – Stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking – Visit Top of the Falls
A s you start your 7 Days Adventure in Uganda, you will be picked up early from your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala and then begin your journey to Murchison Falls National Park. En route, you will stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for an exciting rhino trekking experience, where you may encounter southern white rhinos and other wildlife species like Uganda kobs, bushbucks, warthogs, and a variety of birdlife. For example Abyssinian ground hornbill and grey crowned cranes. After lunch, you will continue to Murchison Falls, arriving in time for a visit to the spectacular Top of the Falls, where the Nile forces itself through a narrow gorge creating a powerful thunderous cascade. Expect sightings of olive baboons, vervet monkeys, and African fish eagles along the riverbanks.
Day 2: Full Day Murchison Falls National Park with Game Drive and Boat Cruise Experience
After an early breakfast, you will head out for a morning game drive across the northern savannah plains. This part of the park is home to elephants, giraffes, lions, buffaloes, hartebeests, and hyenas. Bird enthusiasts may spot the saddle-billed stork, red-throated bee-eater, and secretary bird among others. In the afternoon, you will relax with a boat cruise along the Nile to the bottom of the falls, where Nile crocodiles, hippos, and waterbirds like the pied kingfishers and African skimmers thrive along the riverbanks.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park for Relaxation
After breakfast, you will depart Murchison Falls and begin a scenic drive to Kibale National Park, passing through rural countryside, tea plantations, and also crater lake regions around Fort Portal. You will stopover at the escarpment for picture moments. The journey offers chances to spot black-and-white colobus monkeys, olive baboons, and also colourful bird species including the great blue turaco and African grey parrot among others. You will arrive in the Kibale in the evening for relaxation as you await a mouthwatering dinner.
Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking and Visit Bigodi for the Community Coffee Experience
Early this morning, you will report for chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest, arrive and join the briefing session about the rules and regulations to follow during the experience. You will expect close encounters with chimpanzees, red colobus monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, and also blue monkeys, along with forest birds. These include the black bee-eater, crowned eagle, and green-breasted pitta. In the afternoon after lunch, you will visit Bigodi, a community-run conservation area rich in biodiversity. You will also enjoy a local coffee experience, where you learn traditional processing methods from farm to cup.
Day 5: Transfer from Kibale to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. You will pass through scenic landscapes of rolling hills, banana plantations, and also terraced farming communities. Along the way, you may spot some vervet monkeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, and a variety of highland bird species like the Rwenzori batis and handsome francolin. You will arrive at your lodge in Bwindi in the evening, nestled within the misty rainforest.
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking Experience – Optional Batwa Community Visit
Early in the morning, you will head to the park headquarters for briefing before embarking on your gorilla trekking adventure. You will trek through the dense forest rich in biodiversity, where you may encounter forest elephants, duikers, and also primates such as L’Hoest’s monkeys and colobus monkeys. Birdlife here includes the African green broadbill, Shelley’s crimsonwing, and mountain masked apalis among others. Upon locating the gorilla family, you will spend a magical hour observing their behaviour in their natural habitat. In the afternoon, you may opt for a Batwa cultural experience, where the indigenous forest people will share their traditions, dances, as well as survival skills within the forest ecosystem.
Day 7: Return Drive to Entebbe OR Optional Flight Option to Entebbe
After breakfast, you will begin your return journey to Entebbe, enjoying scenic views of southwestern Uganda’s landscapes, crater lakes, and the rolling highlands along the way. You will stop for lunch en route before continuing to the airport or your hotel. Alternatively, an optional domestic flight from Kihihi or Kisoro airstrips to Entebbe can be arranged for a faster and more comfortable transfer, depending on your departure schedule.