15-Day Uganda Classic Safari Gorilla & Wildlife

Welcome to Uganda! For your 15-Day Uganda Classic Safari

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by our professional safari guide and transferred to your hotel.

Depending on your arrival time, you may enjoy an optional Kampala city tour visiting cultural and historical attractions.

Accommodation: Kampala Hotel
Meals: Dinner

After breakfast, depart Kampala and travel northwest towards Uganda’s largest national park — Murchison Falls National Park.

Enjoy scenic views of Uganda’s countryside, local communities, and agricultural landscapes.

After lunch en route, continue into the park and visit the spectacular Murchison Falls viewpoint where the mighty River Nile squeezes through a narrow gorge before plunging downstream.

Activities:

• Transfer to Murchison Falls
• Visit Top of the Falls

Accommodation: Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Start the day with an early morning game drive across the northern plains of the park.

Look out for:

• Elephants
• Lions
• Giraffes
• Buffaloes
• Antelopes
• Uganda kob
• Savanna birds

In the afternoon, enjoy a boat cruise along the Nile River towards the bottom of Murchison Falls.

Expect close encounters with:

• Hippos
• Crocodiles
• Elephants drinking by the river
• Birdlife

Accommodation: Safari Lodge
Meals: Full Board

After breakfast, leave Murchison Falls and drive towards Fort Portal, the gateway to Uganda’s primate capital.

Enjoy beautiful scenery including tea plantations, villages, and views of the Rwenzori Mountains.

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge

Explore Semliki National Park, one of Uganda’s most unique rainforest ecosystems.

Activities include:

• Nature walk through the forest
• Bird watching
• Visit to the famous Sempaya Hot Springs

Return to Kibale for overnight.

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge

Today you enter Kibale Forest National Park, famous for having one of Africa’s highest concentrations of primates.

Enjoy chimpanzee tracking through the rainforest.

Possible sightings:

• Chimpanzees
• Red-tailed monkeys
• Black-and-white colobus monkeys
• Olive baboons

Later visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a community-guided nature walk.

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Lodge

Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park through scenic landscapes with views of the Rwenzori Mountains.

Enjoy an afternoon boat cruise on the famous Kazinga Channel.

Look out for:

• Hippos
• Buffaloes
• Elephants
• Crocodiles
• Water birds

Accommodation: Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge

Enjoy a morning game drive in search of Uganda’s famous wildlife.

Possible sightings:

• Lions
• Leopards
• Elephants
• Buffaloes
• Uganda kobs

Later enjoy a nature walk in Maramagambo Forest.

Accommodation: Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge

Drive south towards Bwindi, home of the endangered mountain gorillas.

The journey offers spectacular scenery through Uganda’s southwestern highlands.

Accommodation: Bwindi Lodge

Today is the highlight of your Uganda safari.

After breakfast, head to the park headquarters for briefing before entering Bwindi Forest.

The trek may take several hours depending on gorilla location.

Once you find the gorillas, enjoy a magical encounter observing these gentle giants in their natural habitat.

Accommodation: Bwindi Lodge

After breakfast, enjoy an optional community walk before transferring to Lake Bunyonyi.

Known as one of Uganda’s most beautiful lakes, Lake Bunyonyi offers stunning scenery surrounded by rolling hills.

Activities:

• Canoeing
• Bird watching
• Relaxation
• Cultural experiences

Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Lodge

Enjoy a peaceful day at Lake Bunyonyi.

Optional activities:

• Boat canoe ride
• Village visits
• Nature walks
• Bird watching

Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Lodge

After breakfast, depart for Lake Mburo National Park.

Enjoy a game drive on arrival.

Possible wildlife sightings:

• Zebras
• Impalas
• Buffaloes
• Warthogs
• Elands

Later enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Mburo.

Accommodation: Lake Mburo Safari Lodge

Start the day with a guided nature walk accompanied by a ranger.

Lake Mburo is one of Uganda’s best parks for walking safaris.

After breakfast, drive back to Kampala with a stop at the Equator for photos and shopping.

Accommodation: Kampala Hotel

After breakfast, transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your outbound flight.

Your unforgettable Uganda safari ends with wonderful memories of wildlife, forests, gorillas, and the Pearl of Africa.

End of your 15-Day Uganda Classic Safari