This 7 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking Chimpanzee is one of the short safaris that include the top highlights of the places to visit in Uganda. It will take you to Murchison Falls National Park where you have the experience of game drives as well as a boat safari on the river Nile. You then head to Kibale Forest National Park, the best place for tracking chimpanzees. Lastly, you’ll visit Bwindi Forest National Park where you get to trek the mountain gorillas.
Day 1 Drive to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
After breakfast, you will head to Murchison Falls National Park with a stopover at the rhino sanctuary. This 70 sq km sanctuary is home to over 30 white rhinos and its main purpose is to reintroduce rhinos to Uganda. This is a very nice opportunity to observe the rhinos in their habitat at close range while on foot. After this, we will have a lunch stop and thereafter proceed to Murchison Falls National Park.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Meals & Drinks:
Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 2 Game drive & boat safari on the river Nile
You will wake up very early and set off at 6:30 am for a morning game drive on the Northern bank and return to the lodge at around 11 am. You will see baboons, buffaloes, giraffes, Uganda kobs, hartebeests, oribis, water bucks, bush bucks, reed bucks, warthogs and side-striped jackals. The carnivores include lions, leopards and spotted hyenas.
After lunch, you will head to the jetty for an afternoon boat cruise on the River Nile where you can expect to see a number of hippos and crocodiles along the banks of the Nile. You will also see birds like Goliath herons, Egyptian geese, pelicans, bee-eaters, kingfishers, horn bills, cormorants, saddle-billed storks, and shoe-billed storks if lucky. After 2 hours, you will be dropped off at the bottom of the magnificent Murchison Falls. From there, you will hike up to the top of the falls where you will meet your driver-guide who will drive you back to the lodge.
Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Room)
Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3 Drive to Kibale Forest National Park
After an early breakfast, you will depart from Murchison Falls and proceed to Kibale Forest National Park. We always regard this route a full-day drive, depending on the condition of the road. You arrive at Kibale at around 4:00 pm. This gives enough time for those who would like to go for a community walk to visit the crater lakes region with spectacular views of the lakes.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4 Chimpanzee-trekking experience
You will wake up for an early breakfast and thereafter proceed to the park headquarters in Kibale Forest National Park. After a short briefing by one of the park staff, you will be allocated a guide who will lead you into the forest to find the chimpanzees. This park is the only place in East Africa where you can have the best primate tracking experience to view the chimpanzee – man’s closest relative. After lunch, we will proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park where we have a 1-night stopover to lessen the distance between Kibale Forest and Bwindi Forest.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation: The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Mid-range banda located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 5 Drive to Bwindi Forest National Park
Today you will set off to Bwindi via Ishasha, the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Here, we will do a short game drive as we search for the tree-climbing lions. Expect to see a number of elephants, buffaloes, lions, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, leopards, and hyenas. Thereafter, we will proceed to Bwindi Forest National Park.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6 Gorilla-trekking experience
This day is always regarded as the biggest day of all during the safari. After breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters where you have to arrive no later than 7:30 am. You will join other visitors for a briefing by one of the park staff. Thereafter, you will meet with the lead guide who will take you into the forest to find your allocated gorilla family. It may take between 2 and 7 hours for the round trip, depending on how far the family you are trekking has moved.
Depending on how you feel, you can choose to go for an evening community walk through the villages, very close to the forest.
Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7 Drive to Entebbe
After breakfast, you will depart from Bwindi and head to Kampala or Entebbe with a lunch stop in Mbarara. You will also have a stop at the equator for photos and some souvenir shopping if you wish before heading to Kampala or Entebbe to catch your flight home. This will mark the end of our memorable safari of a lifetime.
Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
End of 7 Days Uganda Gorilla Trekking Chimpanzee & Letsgo Safari
Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
You’ll be dropped off at the airport.
