12 Days Uganda Safari – Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale, Murchison Falls & Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Your 12 Days Uganda Safari begins with an early morning pick-up from your hotel or Entebbe International Airport by your professional safari guide.

Begin your journey southwest towards Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The drive takes you through Uganda's beautiful countryside, with opportunities to see local villages, farms, rolling hills, and changing landscapes.

Make a stop at the Uganda Equator for photographs, refreshments, and souvenir shopping before continuing towards southwestern Uganda.

Proceed through the scenic Kigezi Highlands towards Bwindi.

Arrive at your lodge in the evening, check in, have dinner, and rest in preparation for the following day's gorilla trekking adventure.

Driving Time: Approximately 8–10 hours
Accommodation: Lodge near Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

After an early breakfast, prepare for one of the main highlights of your Uganda gorilla safari.

Report to the Uganda Wildlife Authority briefing center for registration and a briefing from the ranger guides. You will then enter the ancient Bwindi rainforest in search of a habituated mountain gorilla family.

The trek can take several hours depending on the location and movement of the gorillas. The forest environment is beautiful and provides opportunities to see other primates, birds, butterflies, and unique vegetation.

Once you locate the gorilla family, spend the permitted viewing time observing these magnificent animals as they feed, play, groom, rest, and interact with each other.

After the trek, return to your lodge for lunch and relaxation.

In the afternoon, visit a nearby community or enjoy a Batwa cultural experience. Learn about traditional forest life, local crafts, music, dance, and community conservation.

Accommodation: Lodge near Bwindi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, leave Bwindi and drive towards Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Enjoy spectacular views of the Kigezi Highlands and southwestern Uganda before reaching the savannah landscapes surrounding Queen Elizabeth National Park.

After lunch and check-in, head out for an evening game drive.

As temperatures become cooler, wildlife becomes more active. Search for elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, and other wildlife.

Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Driving Time: Approximately 4–6 hours
Accommodation: Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake up early for a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Explore the Kasenyi Plains, one of the park's best areas for wildlife viewing.

Look for:

• African lions
• Elephants
• Cape buffaloes
• Uganda kobs
• Waterbucks
• Warthogs
• Hyenas
• Leopards, if lucky
• Numerous bird species

Return to the lodge for breakfast and relaxation.

After lunch, head to the Kazinga Channel for an afternoon boat cruise.

The channel connects Lake Edward and Lake George and is famous for its large concentrationof hippos and Nile crocodiles.

During the cruise, you can also see elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, monitor lizards, African fish eagles, kingfishers, herons, pelicans, and other water birds along the shoreline.

Return to the lodge in the evening.

Accommodation: Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, depart Queen Elizabeth National Park and drive towards Kibale Forest National Park.

The journey passes through beautiful tea plantations, crater landscapes, rural communities, and the green countryside of western Uganda.

Arrive near Kibale and have lunch.

In the afternoon, visit the Bigodi community and wetland area.

Enjoy a guided community and nature walk while searching for monkeys, birds, butterflies, and other wildlife.

You will also learn about local agriculture, traditional medicine, crafts, food preparation, and community conservation.

Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Driving Time: Approximately 2–3 hours

After breakfast, depart Queen Elizabeth National Park and drive towards Kibale Forest National Park.

The journey passes through beautiful tea plantations, crater landscapes, rural communities, and the green countryside of western Uganda.

Arrive near Kibale and have lunch.

In the afternoon, visit the Bigodi community and wetland area.

Enjoy a guided community and nature walk while searching for monkeys, birds, butterflies, and other wildlife.

You will also learn about local agriculture, traditional medicine, crafts, food preparation, and community conservation.

Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Driving Time: Approximately 2–3 hours

After an early breakfast, report to the Kibale Forest National Park visitor center for a briefing before beginning your chimpanzee trekking experience.

Enter the forest with experienced ranger guides and search for habituated chimpanzee communities.

Kibale is one of Africa's best destinations for chimpanzee trekking.

During the trek, you may also encounter:

• Red-tailed monkeys
• Black-and-white colobus monkeys
• L'Hoest's monkeys
• Olive baboons
• Bushbucks
• Forest birds
• Butterflies

After the trek, return to your lodge for lunch.

Spend the afternoon relaxing at the lodge and recovering from the forest trek.

Accommodation: Lodge near Kibale Forest National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, begin the long journey northwards towards Murchison Falls National Park.

Travel through western and northern Uganda, passing rural communities, farms, plantations, and changing landscapes.

The journey offers an excellent opportunity to observe everyday Ugandan life outside the major tourist centers.

Arrive at your lodge in or near Murchison Falls National Park in the evening.

Relax, have dinner, and prepare for the next day's wildlife activities.

Driving Time: Approximately 7–9 hours
Accommodation: Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake up early for a morning game drive in Murchison Falls National Park.

Explore the northern sector of the park, where large concentrations of wildlife can be found.

Look for:

• Rothschild's giraffes
• African elephants
• Lions
• Cape buffaloes
• Uganda kobs
• Jackson's hartebeests
• Warthogs
• Oribis
• Hyenas
• Leopards, if lucky

Return to the lodge for lunch.

In the afternoon, enjoy a boat cruise along the Victoria Nile towards the base of Murchison Falls.

The cruise provides excellent opportunities to see hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, and numerous bird species.

Return to your lodge after the cruise.

Accommodation: Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, head out for another morning game drive.

Explore different sections of the park and look for wildlife you may have missed on the previous game drive.

After the game drive, visit the top of Murchison Falls.

Here, the powerful Victoria Nile is forced through a narrow gorge before plunging downstream, creating one of Uganda's most spectacular natural attractions.

Enjoy breathtaking views, photography opportunities, and the sound of the powerful rushing water.

Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, check out and begin your journey towards Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

Upon arrival, enjoy a guided rhino tracking experience.

Accompanied by trained rangers, walk through the sanctuary in search of southern white rhinos. Learn about their behavior, habitat, breeding program, and Uganda's rhino conservation efforts.

Rhino tracking provides a unique opportunity to observe these impressive animals at relatively close range in a protected natural environment.

After the activity, check into your accommodation and relax.

Driving Time: Approximately 3–4 hours
Accommodation: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary area
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, depart Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and begin your journey back to Entebbe.

Travel through the countryside and enjoy views of rural Uganda.

Depending on your interests and available time, you may stop at the Uganda Equator for photographs, shopping, and refreshments.

Continue to Entebbe and check into your hotel.

Spend the evening relaxing after your long safari journey.

Driving Time: Approximately 4–5 hours
Accommodation: Entebbe
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before your final airport transfer.

Depending on your flight schedule, you may have some free time to relax or explore Entebbe.

Your safari guide will transfer you to Entebbe International Airport in time for your departure flight.

This marks the end of your memorable 12 Days Uganda Safari.

Meals: Breakfast