9 days Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Lions Safari

In the morning after breakfast, our guide will pick you up for a tour around Kampala. Visit places such as Gaddafi Mosque, Uganda Museum, King’s Palace, Bahai Temple, Kasubi Tombs and many others. You will then go for a local lunch before being transferred back to your hotel to get ready for the next day’s journey.

Accommodation
Budget: ICU Guesthouse
Mid-Range: Forest Cottages
Luxury: Protea hotel by Marriot Kampala Skyz

In the morning, our guide will pick you up from the hotel for the drive to Fort Portal in the western Uganda region. Stop on the way for a Ugandan snack (Rolex), then proceed to Fort Portal for lunch. Continue to the hot springs and, if time allows, go to the crater lakes before heading to the hotel.

Accommodation
Budget: Ruwenzori view guesthouse
Mid-Range: Turaco Treetops
Luxury: Kyaninga Resort

In the morning after breakfast, you start the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, passing by the Equator, a cement factory and Mountain Rwenzori on the way. On arrival at the park, you can decide to do either a boat cruise or an evening game drive. Spend a night in the park.

Accommodation
Budget: Engiri Game Lodge and Camp Site
Mid-Range: Bush Camp
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge

Early in the morning you set off on your chimpanzee tracking activity, with the chance to seeing other animals while tracking the chimps within the park. Afterwards drive to Ishasha for the night as the guide goes through the activity for the next day, a game drive to find the climbing lions and other species.

Accommodation
Budget: Simba Safari Lodge
Mid-Range: Enjojo lodges
Luxury: Ishasha Wilderness Camp

Go on a morning game drive to find the climbing lions as well as other wildlife. After the game drive, drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to get ready for the next activity, which is gorilla tracking the following day. Spend the night at Bwindi.

Accommodation
Budget: Bwindi Guesthouse
Mid-Range: Mutanda Lake Resort
Luxury: Mulehe Safari Lodge

Early in the morning, the guide will pick you up and take you to the starting point for gorilla tracking. There will be a briefing as you’re given groups/tracking team. Gorilla tracking might take up to 8 hours so you will be provided packed lunch. Afterwards, the guide will be waiting to take you back to the hotel to freshen up and prepare for departure the next day.

Accommodation
Budget: Bwindi Guesthouse
Mid-Range: Mutanda Lake Resort
Luxury: Mulehe Safari Lodge

In the morning, set off to Lake Mburo National Park where you can do either an evening or morning game drive depending on your preference. Spend a night at one of the hotels near or in the park.

Accommodation
Budget: Leopard Rest Lodge
Mid-Range: Rwakobo Rock
Luxury: Lake Mburo Safari Lodge

Early in the morning, we shall decide either to go for a morning game drive or to drive back to Kampala. We shall have lunch on the way preferably at the equator, and then continue with our journey to Kampala either to the hotel or Airport.