7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari – Wildlife Safari & Gorilla Trek in Uganda
These 7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari – Wildlife Safari & Gorilla Trek in Uganda will take you through the pearl of Africa – exclusive Uganda and experience an abundance of wildlife; including but not limited to: birds, animals, reptiles, and aquatic animals. We will take you through this amazing, thrilling, and exciting adventure in just 7 days to relax and unwind.
7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari
- Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda
- Day 2: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
- Day 3: Morning game walk or game drive. Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
- Day 4: Gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Day 6: Transfer to Kasenyi district of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Cruise along the Kazinga Channel
- Day 7: Early morning drive to Kampala.
7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari Inclusions and Exclusions
Price includes:
- All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis.
- Full-time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Van (Drone, or Super custom)/Toyota Land cruiser
- Full-time services of experienced English-speaking drive/guide.
- All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives.
- Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas, or soft drinks while on Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes, or transfers.
- All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program.
- All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport.
- All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary
- A $7 per pax off as a donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas.
- All government-related taxes
Price Excludes:
- Laundry service in different hotels we stay
- Bar bills, phone calls.
- Personal insurance and medical bills
- Airfares
- All other services of a personal nature.
- All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
- Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity.
Detailed 7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda
At Entebbe International Airport you will meet our company representative to take you to your hotel for check-in. You will learn about the country and the entire safari park and relax at the hotel.
Overnight at
- Victoria Royal Beach Hotel
- 2 Friends Guest House
- Protea Hotel
Day 2 of 7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Early morning drive from Kampala or Entebbe to Lake Mburo National Park. Passing through the cities of Masaka and Lyantonde, you will be standing on both hemispheres at the same time after visiting the equator! Enjoy the water experience by taking a series of photos. Admire the grasslands, herds of animals, banana plantations, and of course the smiling faces of young and old people waving “muzungu how are you” in the mountains of western Uganda! Sometimes “give me money”.
Geography is amazing and amazing! After arrival, have lunch at our lodge in the afternoon and start your journey to the lake for a boat ride. Here you will see many aquatic animals like crocodiles, hippos, water birds, and various animals.
Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
- Mihingo Lodge
- Mantana Luxury Camp
- Meal plan: Lunch en route or dinner at the hotel, dinner at the hotel
Day 3 of 7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari: Morning safari or safari. Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
The sunrise will be a beautiful wake-up call as you will be able to see it rise from the eastern part of the earth. Start your game drive after breakfast or you can choose a walk to see animals like common zebras, impalas, oribis, topis, eland, buffalo, and birds like machete beaks, acacia frogs, red-backed bushbucks in Sri Lanka, and to the south, you can see the pronghorn and gray-crowned cranes (Uganda’s national bird). After this game, proceed to the impenetrable Bwindi National Park.
Overnight and dinner at the Hotel:
- Rushaga Gorilla Valley Lodge
- Ichumbi Lodge
- Meal plan: Lunch on the way and dinner at the hotel
Day 4 of 7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari: Gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
This morning you will head to the park headquarters to receive a briefing and start tracking the gorillas. Bwindi is a stunning forest with dramatic dense forests and lush landscapes with many animal trails passing through and letting visitors in.
Keep an eye out for rare animals such as golden monkeys, buffalo, leopards, elephants, bush ducks, black-fronted ducks, and giant wild boars as you track Bwindi gorillas. Gorilla trekking is exhausting, but watching and spending time with mountain gorillas is an extraordinary and inspiring experience. They were shy and calm – an unforgettable experience.
Overnight and dinner at the Hotel:
- Rushaga Gorilla Valley Lodge
- Ichumbi Lodge
- Meal plan: packed lunch at Lodge Hike and dinner
Day 5 of 7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, proceed to the Ishasha area of the Queen Elizabeth National Park where you might have a chance to see “tree lions”. These big cats have been found sleeping comfortably on branches, especially fig trees. At the same time, you can see leopards, the fastest antelope – topi, including vultures, Meyer’s parrots, and many other birds.
Check into the hotel while preparing lunch. After lunch, you can go on another game drive in the evening to increase your chances of seeing more wildlife or relaxing at the lodge.
Overnight at
- Enjojo Lodge
- Ishasha Wilderness Camp
- Meal plan lunch and dinner at the hotel
Day 6 of 7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari: Transfer to Kasenyi district of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Boat trip along the Kazinga Channel
Drive north to Kasenyi Plains in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Walk through the parking area adjacent to the Maramagambo Forest where you can see many rare and common primates such as blue monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, olive baboons, and more.
Arrive in the afternoon and check into your hotel for lunch, or drive directly to the jetty at Kazinga Channel to start your Channel cruise, depending on your arrival time at the park. In Kazinga Channel, you will see many aquatic animals including giant Nile crocodiles, chilling hippos, lizards, and many water birds like terns, kingfishers, herons, cormorants, and more.
Sometimes we see elephants swimming and cape buffaloes gulping down gallons of water. After this activity, you can take a misty game drive to the lodge, but there is an option to pass through the crater for a beautiful view of the park and the magical crater or go straight to the lodge to relax.
Hotel Accommodation:
- Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury)
- Enganzi Game Lodge (Mid-Class)
- Park View Safari Lodge (Mid-Class).
Day 7 of 7 Days 1 Week Uganda Safari: Do an Early Morning game drive and drive to Kampala
Enjoy an early morning game drive along Kasenyi tracks of this “medley of wonders”. Some of the animals you will see include Cape buffalo, elephants, defassa waterbucks, leopards, spotted hyenas, kobs, warthogs, as well as lions, and many birds.
After this activity, drive back to Kampala or Entebbe for your flight. Reaching in the evening, you will pass through big towns like Mbarara, Lyantonde, and Masaka. Time allowing, you may stop at the equator and do some shopping for souvenirs to take home.
Meal plan: Lunch en route at Mbarara or the Equator.
