Uganda: Gorillas & Beyond

11 days
From $1,590/day
$17,495
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Trip last updated: 11/8/2024
Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
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Overview

What's this trip about?

    Explore the “Pearl of Africa” from the banks of the Nile to the deepest reaches of the rainforest, blazing a trail through the mists of Uganda’s waterfalls and evergreen rainforests, and tracking chimpanzees, tree-climbing lions and endangered mountain gorillas along the way.
Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeOperator does not provide
Age rangeOperator does not provide
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start City Entebbe
End City Entebbe

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Travel Map

Day 1: Entebbe, Uganda

Arrive in Entebbe, Uganda, a nation of stunning greenery, deep lakes, soaring mountains and rich biodiversity. Transfer to your hotel for an evening at leisure.

Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park

Depart Entebbe and fly to Murchison Falls National Park, one of the most scenic spots along the Nile and the location of the classic Humphrey Bogart film, The African Queen. After settling into your lodge on the banks of the Victoria Nile, join your guide for a visit ...

Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park

Set out on a game drive along the northern bank of the Nile, in Murchison Falls National Park. You may see giraffes, buffalo, elephants, warthogs, leopards, lions and antelope. Later, embark by boat to the base of the falls, watching for hippos, crocodiles and other species.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Kibale National Park

After breakfast, board a flight to Kibale and transfer to your lodge. Later, you may take an optional nature walk along the top of Bunyaruguru Crater.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Kibale National Park

Kibale Forest is home to 11 species of primates, including chimpanzee and mangabey, and 300 types of birds. Rise early for the start of your chimpanzee trek, listening to the forest’s silence as you go. Return to your lodge for the rest of the afternoon at leisure.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to elephants, lions, hippos and baboons, any of which you may see on an afternoon game drive.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Keep exploring, watching for tree-climbing lions, a sight seldom seen elsewhere in Africa. Then, toast your safari with a Scenic Sundowner.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Set out for a morning game drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park. Make your way out of the Rift Valley through the Kigezi Highlands and on to the mountains of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This afternoon at your camp, savor a Chef's Table experience.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Spend two days tracking endangered mountain gorillas, spending up to an hour among them each day. See mothers keeping infants close as they knucklewalk on three limbs. Watch scampering toddlers reined in by an attentive father. Later, visit the Uganda Nursing School Bwindi, a project supported by Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 10: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Today, once again bask in the bond that exists between primate and man as you set out on your final gorilla trek.

Meals Provided : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11: Entebbe

Fly to Entebbe and return to your hotel, where a dayroom awaits until your international flight home.

Meals Provided : Breakfast

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Price per day
$1,590

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Details

Maximum number of people in group:

16

Trip Excludes:

    Meals included:

    • 10 Breakfast
    • 9 Lunch
    • 9 Dinner

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