Begin your safari with rhino tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda’s only location for viewing wild rhinos on foot. This guided experience offers an intimate introduction to conservation efforts restoring the species. After lunch, continue north to Murchison Falls National Park and settle into your lodge.

• Rhino tracking on foot
• Conservation insight
• Lodge check-in

An early morning game drive reveals the park’s abundant wildlife: elephants, giraffes, buffalo, antelope, and predators moving through open plains. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat safari along the Nile, where hippos and crocodiles line the banks. Later, visit the dramatic top of Murchison Falls, where the Nile forces itself through a narrow gorge in one of Africa’s most powerful natural displays.

• Morning game drive
• Nile boat safari
• Murchison Falls viewpoint

Travel south through scenic countryside toward Kibale Forest. Along the way, stop in Hoima to visit a local community initiative, offering insight into development projects supported in the region. After lunch in Fort Portal, continue to your forest lodge and prepare for the next day’s chimpanzee tracking.

• Scenic countryside
• Community initiative visit
• Forest lodge

Track chimpanzees in Kibale, one of Africa’s premier primate habitats. Energetic, vocal, and social, chimpanzees offer a dynamic forest experience. In the afternoon, enjoy a guided swamp walk and a traditional banana gin experience, adding cultural depth to the day.

• Chimpanzee tracking
• Swamp walk
• Banana gin experience

Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park, stopping briefly at the Equator monument. After settling into your lodge, head out for an afternoon game drive across the park’s diverse ecosystems.

• Equator monument
• Lodge check-in
• Afternoon game drive

Enjoy a full day exploring the park’s varied landscapes. Morning game drives reveal predators and grazing herds, while the afternoon boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel offers exceptional wildlife viewing from the water.

• Morning game drive
• Kazinga Channel cruise
• Predator spotting

Travel through the Ishasha sector, known for its famous tree-climbing lions. After lunch and a cultural dance experience in Bakiga community, continue to Bwindi. Spend time with the women’s initiative at Ride for Women and attend an informative gorilla briefing in preparation for the next day’s trek.

• Tree-climbing lions
• Bakiga cultural dance
• Gorilla briefing

Today is the highlight: mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi. Guided by expert trackers, you will hike into the forest to spend a powerful hour observing these extraordinary primates in their natural habitat. In the afternoon, visit local community initiatives, including the Batwa Development Program, before enjoying a final dinner together.

• Gorilla trekking
• Batwa community visit
• Farewell dinner

Transfer to Kihihi airstrip for your onward journey, concluding an immersive and thoughtfully paced Ugandan adventure.

• Airstrip transfer
• Onward journey
• Farewell dinner