8 Days Bwindi Gorillas, Chimps and Wildlife Safari

8 Days Bwindi Gorillas, Chimps and Wildlife Safari is ideal for all travelers on holiday vacation safari in Uganda. This 8 Days Bwindi Gorillas, Chimps and Wildlife Safari is ideal for as it gives you a chance to trek Gorillas, Chimpanzees and watch Wildlife in their natural vegetation habitat. The safari destinations you visit include; Bwindi Forest National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Murchison Falls National Park.

Trip Overview of the Safari

Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe to Hotel

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park (En-route Game Drive)

Day 3: Game Drive and Boat Cruise along the Victoria Nile

Day 4: Explore the Top of the falls then get to Kibale Forest National Park

Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking at Kibale Forest National Park

Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park

Day 7: Gorilla Trekking at Bwindi Forest National Park

Day 8: Depart to Kampala or Entebbe

Detailed Itinerary of the Safari

Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe to Hotel

Arrive at the Entebbe International Airport where you are welcomed by our driver guide through a meet and greet session. He shall then transfer you to the Uganda Wildlife Education Center to watch wildlife animals or the Entebbe Botanical Gardens where you enjoy watching birds as well as the vast sandy beaches of Entebbe.
Lunch is en-route then later in the evening, the guide transfers you to hotel for Dinner and Overnight. Laico Victoria Hotel.

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

Breakfast in the morning then transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary located along the Kampala-Gulu Highway for a period of 3 to 6 hours depending on the traffic jam and when you reach Ziwa you can trek the Rhinos.

After embark on journey to Murchison Falls National Park where you reach in the late evening and on reaching the park, have an en-route Game Drive along the various tracks in the park watching many wildlife animals wander around their natural vegetation habitat.
After a while watching wildlife animals wander, you shall continue to check in lodge for relaxation, Dinner and Overnight. Pakuba safari Lodge.

Day 3: Game Drive and Boat Cruise along the Victoria Nile

On this 3rd Day of the 8 Days Uganda Safari to Bwindi, Murchison and Kibale forest have morning breakfast at 6:30 am then continue to the park to watch wildlife animals like lions trying to catch prey. Your Game Drive continues till mid day watching many wildlife animals like Giraffes, Buffaloes, Uganda kobs, Bushbucks, Elephants, Hartebeests, Oribs, waterbucks, warthogs, hyenas etc.

At mid day, break off for lunch then after proceed to the banks of the Victoria Nile to board a boat to cruise you to the bottom of the falls. At 2:30 pm, catch your cruise to the bottom of the falls and this awards you sightings of hippos, crocodiles beneath the waters as well as many elephants, kobs and other wildlife animals at the banks trying to break their thirst.

The Boat Cruise takes a period of 3 hours. When you reach the bottom of the falls, watch the rainbow descending deep within the vigorous water falls, bird species etc.
After the Boat cruise, you shall return to the banks of the Victoria Nile then into your 4×4 vehicle to transfer you to lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Pakuba Safari Lodge.

Day 4: Top of the falls then get to Kibale Forest National Park

On the 4th Day of the 8 Days Uganda Safari to Bwindi, Murchison and Kibale forest, enjoy breakfast in the morning then continue to the top of the falls. The driver guide transfers you here and when you reach here, view the waterfalls gushing vigorously with the rainbow descending deep down into the waterfalls hence a very beautiful scene to view and take photos. After the top of the falls adventure, you shall get back to the vehicle and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. The journey to Kibale Forest National Park rewards you with views of the green terrain vegetation, bird species as well as lunch.  It takes you a period of 6 to 7 hours and when you reach the park, head straight to check in lodge for Dinner and Overnight. Kibale Forest Camp.

Day 5: Trek Chimpanzees at Kibale Forest National Park

This 5th Days of the 8 Days Uganda Safari to Bwindi, Murchison and Kibale forest offers you with an amazing encounter with the Chimpanzees in their natural forest habitat. You shall have early morning breakfast then transfer to the park headquarters for short briefing on conduct around the Chimpanzees.

On reaching the headquarters, you are welcomed by a park ranger guide who informs you about Kibale Forest National Park, the primates and safari adventures you can do here while on safari holiday. After this briefing session, you shall continue in groups of 8 with lead park ranger guides to the starting point where you leave from to enter the green forest to track the Chimpanzees.

You track the chimpanzees for a period of 2 to 4 hours depending on their current location in the forest then after a while along the varying terrain, you shall meet the Chimpanzees and stay in their presence for a period of 1 hour taking many photos to keep with a camera that has no flash.
After tracking the chimpanzees, you shall leave to get on your 4×4 vehicle and get transferred to your lodge for relaxation, Dinner and Overnight. Kibale Forest Camp.

Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Forest National Park

The 6th Day of the 8 Days Uganda Safari to Bwindi, Murchison and Kibale forest, have delicious breakfast then proceed on journey to the beautiful Bwindi Forest National Park (Buhoma Sector) known for inhabiting the rare species of Mountain Gorillas.
You shall transfer on a journey for a period of 4 to 5 hours viewing bird species, green terrain vegetation en-route as well as have lunch. After a while, you shall reach Bwindi Forest National Park then go straight to check-in lodge for relaxation, Dinner and Overnight. Buhoma Lodge.

Day 7: Gorilla Trek at Bwindi Forest National Park

Today (7th) of the 8 Days Uganda Safari to Bwindi, Murchison and Kibale forest is Gorilla Trekking Day.
Get up very early in the morning then have breakfast at 6:30 am then proceed to the park headquarters of the beautiful jungle of Bwindi Forest National Park. On reaching at the headquarters, you are briefed on conduct around the Mountain Gorillas, the jungle of Bwindi, various Gorilla trekking sectors it has and the rare species of Mountain Gorilla Trekking Families and members in each of these groups.

After briefing, you are distributed into groups of 8 with a lead park ranger guide per gorilla trekking group. The lead park ranger then transfers you to the starting point where you leave from to enter the green forest to trek the rare species of Mountain Gorillas following various trails for a period of 3 to 5 hours depending on the reported location of the Mountain Gorillas by the rangers with trackers.

Follow the varying trails then after a while, you shall meet the Gorillas and at a distance of 7 meters with a camera that has no flash, take many photos to keep with you about the Gorilla trekking Adventure you had at Bwindi Forest National Park.
After trekking the majestic Mountain Gorillas, you shall proceed back to the park headquarters to obtain your Gorilla Trekking Certificate to take with you back home. Then afterwards, you shall get to the car and get transferred to the lodge for relaxation, Dinner and Overnight. Buhoma Lodge.

Day 8: Depart to Kampala or Entebbe

Have delicious morning breakfast then with your luggage embark on transfer to Kampala or the Entebbe International airport to board your flight back home.