Detailed Itinerary

Day One – Arrival at Entebbe international Airport.

Upon Arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will go through the emigration process that always takes between one to two hours depending on your arrival time and you will meet a representative from Tomatoto tours and after a short meet and greet, he will transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe for the overnight on Bed and Breakfast arrangement.

Accommodation in Entebbe (luxury, Mid-range and Budget options are available)

Day Two – Drive from Entebbe to Lake Mburo National Park

After an eearly breakfast (we suggest 6:30), you will have a short briefing about your safari with your guide where he will tell you more about the pearl of Africa and the stunning journey to Bwindi the home for the mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. After the briefing, you will start your drive from Entebbe heading southwards through the lash greens and endless plains of south western  with several interesting photographic stops at the Equator and lunch en route at Igongo cultural center or a similar place. Dinner and overnight in lake Mburo national Park. Accommodation in Lake Mburo national park. (Luxury, Mid-range and Budget options are available)

Day Three – Drive from Lake Mburo National Park to Bwindi national Park

After an eearly breakfast (we suggest 6:30), you will have a short briefing about your safari with your guide where he will tell you more about the pearl of Africa and the stunning journey to Bwindi the home for the mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. After the briefing, you will start your drive from Entebbe heading southwards through the lash greens and endless plains of south western  with several interesting photographic stops at the Equator and lunch en route at Igongo cultural center or a similar place. Dinner and overnight in Bwindi. Accommodation in Bwindi. (Luxury, Mid-range and Budget options are available in all sectors and accommodation is dependent on the gorilla permit availability)

Day Four – One Hour Gorilla encounter in the dense jungles of Bwindi

After an early breakfast, your guide will drive you to the briefing center of Uganda Wildlife Authority to join other clients for a general detailed briefing about the rules and regulations of gorilla tracking. The briefing starts at 7:00am and at 8:00am you embark on the search of the mountain gorillas in the dense jungles of Bwindi for the gorilla family you have been allocated to. Your group will constitute of eight people and two/three armed rangers who are there to ensure that you are safe throughout the tracking process since the forest has other mammals including African elephants. One of the armed rangers leads the group as he is communicating with trackers who went to the forest earlier to track the movement of gorillas from the point where they slept last night to where they might be and will guide the guides on which routes to take. After you have located gorillas, you will have one full hour observing them in their natural habitat as they feed and go on with their daily life. The trekking can take two hours to Eight hours but one hours with these great apes is a life changing experience one. We recommend you carry a camera to capture this moment and preferably an extra SD card and battery so that you do not miss capturing this lifetime experience. In addition, packed lunch, drinking water, hiking boots, glovers and rain gear is a must have since forest is always wet and there is a possibility of rain anytime. After the one magical hour with the gorillas, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight in Bwindi. Accommodation in Bwindi. (Luxury, Mid-range and Budget options are available in all sectors and accommodation is dependent on the gorilla permit availability)

Day Five – Transfer from Bwindi national Park to Queen Elizabeth National park- Ishasha Sector

After breakfast, drive from Bwindi to Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth national park. Queen Elizabeth Park is undoubtedly Uganda’s most visited national park and Ishasha sector is famous for the tree-climbing lions. This day is dedicated to discovering the vast plains of Ishasha with a sundowner and bush breakfast for the wild lovers to be pre-booked at the lodge. Dinner and overnight in Ishasha sector. Accommodation in Ishasha sector. (Luxury, Mid-range and Budget options are available)

Note: Transfer about two hours covering over 100 kilometers.

Day Six – Full day Queen Elizabeth National park- Ishasha Sector

Since this is the most famous part of the park, we will dedicate this day to discovering the hiden gems of the sector. The sector is blessed with several tracks that a rich with abundant wildlife. While on a game drive, on a lucky day, you may be able to find several families of African Elephants, herds of Topes, pride of lions resting in tree or on the ground, spotting a leopard is always a plus. Depending on your previous arrangement, a sundowner at the ridge or by the rive Ntungwe would be a good idea to compliment the day. Accommodation in Ishasha sector. (Luxury, Mid-range and Budget options are available)

Day Seven – Drive to the North of Elizabeth National park- Kasenyi Sector

After breakfast, you will have a final game drive as you depart to northern part of the park. Depending on the time you arrive at your lodge, hot lunch will be served. Time allowing, you have a game drive in this sector looking for the big game before you afternoon boat cruise.

In the afternoon, you will take on a boat cruise on Kazinga channel to discover more about this park. Kazinga channel is famous for the population of hippos and is said to have the highest population of hippos on the African continent. Other wildlife can be sighted here including the African elephant, the Cape buffalo, waterbucks, birds, and reptiles like the Nile crocodile among others. Dinner and overnight at the lodge in Kasenyi sector. Accommodation in Kasenyi sector. (Luxury, Mid-range and Budget options are available)

Note: Transfer about two hours covering over 100 kilometers.

Day Eight– Drive from Queen Elizabeth national park to Kibale forest national park.

After breakfast, you will conduct the last game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park before you drive to Kibale forest national park. After lunch, you will drive towards Fort portal town where you have crater lakes drive if time allows. The craters are part of the beautiful sceneries of the region and walk to the top of the world is an experience that will blow you mind away. Dinner and overnight in Kibale. Accommodation in Kibale (Luxury, Mid-range and budget are available)

Day Nine– Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi wetland walk.

After an early breakfast, you will drive to kanyanchu to join others for briefing before you head to forest with Uganda wildlife authority rangers. This is a half day activity and as your trying to locate the chimps following their calls with the help of rangers and trackers, you might also be able to find other primates such as l’hoests monkey, Red Colobus monkey, Black and white colobus monkeys and other mammal maybe be found in this evergreen tropical rainforest. One hour with man’s closest relative in their natural habitat is thrilling and memorable at the same time. These primates have been said to use tools to get food and your ranger guide will explain other behaviors. Later return to the lodge for a hot lunch.

In the afternoon, we take a walk in the famous Bigodi wetlands that a community project managed by the community and changing lives of the local people. On this walk, you will be able see some primates such as olive baboons, red-tailed/White nosed monkeys, bird species and cultural encounter with the local communities will brighten you day. Later drive back to lodge for dinner and overnight at the forest edge. Accommodation in Kibale (Luxury, Mid-range and budget are available)

Day Ten– Depart from the primate capital of the world to the world’s  most powerful waterfall (Kibale -Murchison Falls National Park)

After an early breakfast, we depart from Murchison Falls to Entebbe international airport for your flight out bound flight. This journey is about 5/6 hours with several stops for leg stretch and coffee break. . Dinner and overnight in the park. Accommodation in/at the edge of Murchison falls (Luxury, Mid-range and budget are available)

Day Eleven– Morning Game drive and afternoon waterfall boat cruise

After an early breakfast preferably 6:30am we head out for a morning game drive to try and see if we catch some cats while in action. On a lucky day, you may be able to find the lions by the road/tracks because the grass is wet very early in the morning and lions tend to come and walk through tracks avoiding the wet grass. Keep a keen eye on the big acacias for leopards in the morning when the sun is out.

In the afternoon, you will take a shared boat to the bottom of the falls.(Private are available on request) while on the boat, the Nile presents a chance of watching some animals who come to drink and cool off at the banks of the Nile including the great African elephants, waterbucks, giraffes, buffaloes among those that are aquatic including the nile crocodile, the monitor lizard, hippos, snakes among other. For bird lovers, this boat is definitely a good idea for some water birds, including the giant kingfisher, red throated bee-eaters, African Fish eagle, rock pratincole among others. Later get off the boat and hike to the top of the falls to vie the falls where the Nile squeezes itself in in narrow gorge of 7/8 meter wide creating a master piece and beauty of this park. Dinner and overnight in the park. Accommodation in/at the edge of Murchison falls (Luxury, Mid-range and budget are available)

Day Twelve– Morning game drive and evening rhino tracking on at Ziwa 

After our morning game drive, we will check out and proceed to Masindi, drive Ziwa for hot lunch and in afternoon, we will track rhinos on foot. Ziwa rhino sanctuary is the only place in Uganda where you will be able to see rhinos and track them on foot with the help of armed rangers who are there to guide you and protect throughout the experience. Dinner and overnight. Accommodation at Ziwa or Masindi town (Luxury, Mid-range and budget are available)

Day Thirteen– Drive from Ziwa Rhino sanctuary to Kidepo national park

Today we drive from Ziwa to the wildlands of Kidepo for yet another encounter with culture, wildlife and un explored wildlands of Karamajo. The drive is about 7 hours through Gulu, Kitugumu and Kabong. Time allowing, conduct are short evening game drive tp the lodge or near the lodge depending on where you will be staying for the night.

 Accommodation inside the park or at the edge of park (Luxury, Mid-range and budget are available)

Day Fourteen– Full day discovering the wildlands of Kidepo

An early breakfast will be served and head out to traverse the vast plains of Kidepo national park. The park is blessed with abundant wildlife and famous for its masses of buffalo herds that range in hundreds to thousands. Apart from Pian Upe wildlife reserve, cheetahs have also been sighted in Kidepo though on rare occasions. We will dedicate this day for game drives both morning and evening discovering several tracks in search of big game, enjoying the serine beauty of Kidepo and her blue rugged blue mountains that make it perfect for photographic moments, and capturing the memories. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. Accommodation inside the park or at the edge of park (Luxury, Mid-range and budget are available)

Day Fifteen– Extra day exploring Kidepo

Depending on you experience the previous day, you will agree with your guide what time to have your breakfast, then head for a game drive or visit the local community for a cultural insight of the Karamajong people. We recommend you do a morning game drive and visit the local community mid-morning before the heat gets hot. In the afternoon, you rest or enjoy swimming at your cosy lodge and later in evening conduct another game drive. Kidepo is prime game viewing parks with animals like the African elephants, Zebras, Giraffes, Elands, Buffaloes, Lions, Leopards, Hyenas and several bird species including, Verreauxs Eagle, Pygmy falcon, Kori bastard, common ostrich, Karamoja Apalis among others. Accommodation inside the park or at the edge of park (Luxury, Mid-range and budget are available)

Day Sixteen –Domestic flight from Kidepo to Entebbe

After an early breakfast, we depart from Murchison Falls to Entebbe international airport for your flight out bound flight. This journey is about 5/6 hours with several stops for leg stretch and coffee break.

Included on this costs

• Accommodation as per the itinerary
• Entrance fees and tax involved
• One gorilla tracking permit per person
• One chimpanzee tracking permit
• 4×4 Safari customized vehicle with an English speaking guide
• Drinking water
• Activities mentioned in the itinerary

Excluded

• Optional activities
• Tips and gratuity
• International tickets
• Visa entry fees
• Anything not mentioned in this itinerary