Meet and greet with your guide, you will be transferred to the lake to catch up a boat to Mabamba. Mabamba swamp is an arm of Lake Victoria connecting the main fishing village of Busi Island. The swamp lies near a relatively small village of Kasanje town with a few hills surrounding the entire swamp with fishing as the main activity catching mostly Tilapia and lungfish in the small streams of the mainly papyrus grass covered swamp. To Mabamba papyrus swamp, you will board the wooden boat in search of mainly the Shoebill Stork which usually hides in the water weed to feed on the fish from the moving water in the swamp. The Shoebill stays in the papyrus but will also rarely stay on land overlooking water. Some other birds of interest in the swamp are the African and lesser Jacannas, Pygmie goose and the blue breasted bee-eaters.

Each wooden boat at Mabamba Swamp will carry at least 3-persons for easy bird watching with a birding guide and a boat captain and the session will take at least 3hrs depending on the luck of the day. Later, you will be transferred back to Entebbe. Lunch in Entebbe

In the afternoon your site inspection will start from Protea Hotel Entebbe, The Boma Entebbe, Hotel No. 5, 2 Friends Beach Hotel & Lake Victoria Serena Resort. Later return back to your guest house for an overnight.

Overnight at Karibu Guest House - Standard room (BB)

We shall depart for Murchison Falls National Park. You will stop at the amazing Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will get to encounter the magnificent Rhinos and have lunch before continuing to the Murchison Falls National Park.

En-route, you visit Pabidi Lodge Budongo for site inspection. You will proceed to your lodge and after checking into your Lodge, you will have the afternoon to relax and enjoy being pampered by the friendly Lodge staff.

Dinner and overnight at Twiga Safari Lodge- cottage (B-L-D)

After an early morning breakfast, you will enjoy a half-day game drive on the northern bank of the Nile, escorted by a ranger. Game in this part includes the elephant, Rothschild giraffe, Jackson hartebeest, lions, oribis, waterbucks and a variety of savannah woodland birds.

After the game drive we will go on a Nile cruise for game viewing at close quarters. Watch how hippos take a bath, elephants come to drink and crocodiles lying lazy at the shores.

In the afternoon, you will visit Nile Safari Lodge, Anyadwe House, Murchison River Lodge, Paraa Safari Lodge and Pakuba Safari Lodge. Later return back to your lodge for dinner.

Dinner and overnight at Twiga Safari Lodge - cottage (B-L-D)

We depart Murchison Falls and head towards Fort Portal. The drive is almost eight hours but will provide you with some stunning views as you pass small African villages and banana plantations. The lovely town of Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon and is famous for the many tea plantations.

Enroute, you will visit Kyaninga Lodge for site inspection, later proceed to your lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Turaco Treetops Lodge - cottage (B-L-D)

Today the forest opens for a sensational chimp tracking. Kibale Forest is reputable for having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. After a pre-tracking briefing at walking distance from your accommodation, you will start your hike adventure into the forest. Follow the footsteps of a large habituated family of chimpanzees, with over 120 individuals that have made Kibale one of the best locations in Africa for chimp viewing.

En route your guide will explain more about the forest and the other inhabitants, including other primates and birds such as the Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Black-billed Turaco, Pied Hornbill, Chestnut winged Starlings and many more.

Upon sighting the chimpanzees, you will stay with them for one unforgettable hour as they continue their daily routine – growling, grooming, feeding, taking care of the young ones and agilely climbing up trees. It certainly is one unforgettable wildlife encounter and the hour is always over too soon. After your forest walk, return to the lodge for lunch.

In the afternoon you will start your site inspection visit from Primate Lodge Kibale, Chimpundu Lodge, Volcanoes Kibale Lodge, Isunga Lodge & Tabebuia Resort & Spa, later return back to your lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Turaco Treetops Lodge - cottage (B-L-D)

We transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. It is a beautiful route via Kasese, with the Rwenzori Mountains on your right side and the green valley on the left. A game drive on our way to the accommodation in the middle of the national park gives us the chance to spot waterbucks, warthogs and other wildlife.

En-route to your lodge, you will visit Elephant Plains Lodge, Kyambura Gorge Lodge and Katara Lodge. Later check-in at your lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Twin Lakes Safari Lodge – Cottage (B-L-D)

After breakfast, we shall head out for a morning game drive and head to the mating ground of the Uganda Kobs. We shall search for lions, elephants, buffaloes and other wild animals in their natural habitat before returning for lunch. You will visit Buffalo Safari Lodge for site inspection.

After lunch at your Lodge, we take on a scenic boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural and pre-historic canal that joins Lakes Edward and George. 33 kilometers long and 2 to 3 kms at its widest points, the Kazinga channel, formed by tectonic activity millions of years ago during the formation of the rift valleys. On a

scheduled 2 hrs boat ride over a 12 to 14 kms stretch of the channel, guests are almost always guaranteed excellent wildlife sightings including, multitudes of hippopotamus (possibly the world’s highest concentration), Nile crocodiles, wallowing buffaloes on its reedy banks, elephants, multitudes of birds including many endemics as well as hundreds of other plains game that come to it for water all day long.

Dinner and overnight at Twin Lakes Safari Lodge – Cottage (B-L-D)

Today after an early morning breakfast, checkout of the lodge and drive in the wilderness while enjoying game viewing and the sunrise that the wild has to offer as you head to Bwindi National Park, home of the gorillas. En-route, you visit Ishasha Wilderness Camp for site inspection.

After some time to rest you will then embark on an evening village walk meeting the locals and engaging in the community. Later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Dinner and overnight at Haven Lodge Buhoma - cottage (B-L-D)

Arise early today and prepare for the highlight of your safari, an unforgettable encounter with the Gentle Giants!

Following breakfast, transfer to the national park offices where you will be allocated a gorilla family in groups of 8 as well as a gorilla tracking guide. After a pre-tracking briefing by your guide touching on the gorillas generally, your assigned gorilla family as well as appropriate safety precautions, you drive to the trailhead for the start of a thrilling adventure. Expect to walk between 2 and 8 hours in steep and sometimes muddy conditions with rain overhead, which can be tough and require a degree of (average) fitness. However, the thrill of coming face to face with a giant Mountain Gorilla silverback completely makes up for the effort!

Please remember to bring your passport for registration, appropriate, water proof hiking boots and a light rain coat. To protect from stinging nettles, we recommend long pants and long-sleeved tops. A pair of old gardening gloves can help grabbing onto the vegetation while most hotels/lodges provide a walking stick that come in very handy especially when hiking downhill. A small waterproof backpack is an excellent idea to carry a light snack, bottled water as well as protection for your camera.

Upon sighting the gorillas, you spend the allowed one hour with them as they go about their daily life; feeding, moving, playing, raising their young and sometimes wrestling with the juveniles – it is a totally unique and unforgettable experience!

Afternoon Site Inspection Visit to Mahogany Springs Lodge, Engagi Lodge, Buhoma Lodge, Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge, Gorilla Forest Lodge and Silverback Lodge. Later return back to the lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Haven Lodge Buhoma - cottage (B-L-D)

After breakfast we drive to Lake Mburo National Park which takes us about four hours with lunch en route. As we enter the park and head towards the accommodation it is likely that you will see some wildlife, like impalas, topis,

warthogs, zebras and buffaloes. Site Inspection visit to Mihingo Lodge and Kigambira Safari Lodge. Later check-in at your lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Rwakobo Rock Lodge - cottage (B-L-D)

Early start of the day as we will go for a nature walk guided by a ranger. Lake Mburo is the only national park where you can experience a safari on foot.

After breakfast we transfer to Entebbe with a stop at the equator for photos or shopping. Arrival late in the afternoon in Entebbe.

Enriched with an experience of a lifetime and unforgettable memories you will say goodbye to the Pearl of Africa. Depending on the time of departure you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home. We are looking forward to seeing you again!