7 Days Uganda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari
7-Days Uganda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari will start and end at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. Experience the most thrilling and enchanting wildlife and primate encounters, full of nonstop enjoyment, on this enchanted safari. This 7-day Ugandan wildlife and gorilla safari will take you to the Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Bwindi Forest national park for gorilla trekking, animal watching, and chimpanzee tracking. You will see the rare tree-climbing lions, chimpanzees, and magnificent mountain gorillas up close in their natural environment.
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe airport and drive to the hotel
Our corporate representative or driving guide will meet and greet you pleasantly when you arrive at Entebbe International Airport and take you to your accommodation. After refreshment, you will receive an overview of your 7-day Ugandan wildlife and gorilla tour. Later in the evening, take a nature walk along the Lake Victoria Shores at the Entebbe Botanical Gardens. Numerous bird species and certain primate species, including vervet monkeys, can be found in these gardens. After, you will return to the hotel for leisure as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay at Papyrus Guest House/Jet Villas Equivalent.
Day 2: Transfer from Entebbe/Kampala to Kibale Forest National Park.
On your 7-days Uganda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari, following a healthy breakfast, you will be driven to Kibale Forest National Park, known as “the primate capital of the world,” in western Uganda. There are more than 13 species of primates, including chimpanzees, red-tailed, black and white monkeys, blue monkeys, and olive baboons. You will be checked into your lodge at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or Guereza Canopy Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 3: Chimpanzee tracking and afternoon transfer Queen Elizabeth National Park
On your 7 days Uganda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari, get up and have your breakfast early in the morning, and after, your guide will take you to the park headquarters at Kanyanchu for a briefing. After, a group of 8 people will be distributed to trek various chimpanzee families led by a team of porters and armed rangers. The park’s site guide will lead you through this thrilling adventure, where you might be fortunate enough to see a variety of forest primates, including baboons, black-faced colobus monkeys, L’hoest, and other forest species. Drive to Queen Elizabeth Park after lunch. Check into Buffalo Safari Lodge when you arrive at Queen Elizabeth National Park, where you will spend the night and enjoy dinner.
Day 4: Morning game drive- afternoon boat cruise
Early in the morning, depart for the morning game drive in the Northern Crater area, which is home to several waterless, dark holes known as “black craters.” Numerous animal species, including elephants, lions, buffaloes, leopards, and monkeys like the black and white colobus, vervet, patus, red-tailed, and blue monkeys, may be visible to you. Antelopes, warthogs, and bush pigs are among the other creatures that are seen. There are several beautiful views of craters from this side of the park. It takes three to four hours to complete. After lunch at the resort, you will take a boat ride on the beautiful and exciting Kazinga Channel in the afternoon.
This is very rewarding with the aquatic animals like crocodiles, hippos, and many bird species such as Pied King Fisher, Yellow-billed Stock, African Jacana, African Spoonbill, African Skimmer, Red-billed Stork, Black Bee-eater, Lesser Swamp-Warbler, and Striated Heron, among others. This takes 2-3 hours. After, get back to the lodge for your leisure while waiting for dinner and overnight at Buffalo Safari Lodge.
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park-7 Days Uganda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari
After your breakfast, you will set off and drive via the Ishasha sector to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. This magical misty forest is home to the magnificent giant mountain gorillas and a variety of other forest primates, including the blue monkey, L’hoest monkeys, and black and white monkeys, as well as a wealth of bird life. Check-in at Buhoma Haven Lodge/Ride 4 A woman for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6: Gorilla tracking in Uganda—a lifetime memorable experience.
Following your 7-days Uganda wildlife and gorilla safari, after your breakfast in the morning, you will prepare yourself with a packed lunch before setting out on the gorilla adventure tour safari for a once-in-a-lifetime experience tracking gorillas in this amazing forest. The ultimate gorilla experience in Bwindi may include thrilling encounters with the big mountain gorillas and other forest-dwelling primates along the trek you take. In the jungle, this could take you 3–5 hours. After your return, you will rest, have dinner, and spend the night back at the lodge.
Day 7: Return to Kampala City / Entebbe Airport-7 Days Uganda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari
Following breakfast, we will embark on our scenic drive through the “Switzerland of Africa,” a region known for its terraced landscape and undulating hills. Experience what has been called the Switzerland of Africa due to its calm climate as you watch the Bakiga being systematically grown along the mountain slopes. To conclude your gorilla adventure tour safari, we will proceed to Kampala, arriving in the city late afternoon or evening. In Kampala for dinner and the night. Your driver-guide will take you to the Entebbe airport for your flight out or to your Kampala hotel.
The 7-Day Uganda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari package includes;
- Airport transfers
- Accommodation
- English-speaking guide
- All ground transport
- Bottled drinking water
- Park entry fees
The 7-Day Uganda Wildlife and Gorilla Safari package excludes;
- Tips and souvenirs
- Insurance
- Flight tickets
- Extra accommodation and drinks like Alcoholic drinks
- Other personal items not mentioned in the itinerary