This 9 days Uganda wildlife safari takes you to the major national parks of Uganda that is the Bwindi impenetrable forest national park for gorilla trekking and the queen Elizabeth national park Uganda for the wildlife safari with chimpanzee trekking.

The 9 days Uganda wildlife tour starts and ends in Entebbe Uganda and can be booked any day of the week throughout the year.

Trip highlights

  • Day 1: Leave Entebbe for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park
  • Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park
  • Day 3: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Day 4: Morning game drive and Kazinga channel launch cruise
  • Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu forest- Queen Elizabeth national park
  • Day 6: Lake Katwe crater visit, Community cultural visit and evening game drive
  • Day 7: Connect to Entebbe international airport

Trip description

Day 1: Leave Entebbe for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park

Your driver guide will be waiting at your agreed pick-up location to welcome you and brief you on the next few days on your Uganda wildlife tour. After exchanging pleasantries, you will drive to connect to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.

You will have an enroute lunch and connect further to the national park to rest and anticipate for the next day’s activity of gorilla trekking.

Hotel options in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park

  • Buhoma Community Rest camp for budget
  • Buhoma Haven lodge for midrange
  • Silverback gorilla lodge for luxury

Day 2: Mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park

Wake up as early as 6 am for your gorilla trekking activity in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park Uganda. As soon as you are done having your breakfast at the hotel, drive to the park offices where the ranger guides will be waiting to give you a brief on the code of conduct while in the forest searching for the mountain gorillas. Mountain gorilla trekking in the Bwindi forest usually takes about 3 to 7 hours depending on how far into the forest the gorillas are.

9 days Uganda Wildlife safari
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi

Day 3: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National park

Wake up to sumptuous breakfast served at your hotel and check out of your hotel to set out to cross into Uganda via the katuna border. This is a 6 hour drive so you will have an enroute lunch and continue on your transfer through the country side of the countries.

Arrive at your hotel in Queen Elizabeth national park in the early evening hours, be welcomed with a cold glass of juice and check into your room that will be your home for the next few nights.

Hotel options in Queen Elizabeth national park

  • Pumba safari cottages for budget
  • Park view safari lodge for midrange
  • Mweya safari lodge for luxury

Day 4: Morning game drive and Kazinga channel launch cruise

On the 4th day of your 9 days Uganda Wildlife safari, wake up in the wee hours of the day with an anticipation of the game drive on the Queen Elizabeth savannah plains. You will grab a cup of coffee and head out to explore the game that the park has to offer. Get to see the tree climbing lions, elephants, rhino, buffaloes and the smaller game like the antelopes. Also spot some birdlife on this game drive so ensure to carry your binoculars if interested in the birds.

After the game drive, you will drive back to your hotel to rest as you wait for the sun to cool abit. Later in the afternoon, you will drive to the Kazinga channel for your launch cruise. The launch cruise on the Kazinga channel gives you the opportunity to catch the aquatic life of Queen Elizabeth national park like the crocodiles and the largest numbers of hippos in Africa can be seen on this launch cruise. Great spot for birding too! Drive back to your hotel for dinner and second night in the park

Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu forest- Queen Elizabeth national park

Chimpanzees are early risers so you will be expected to be up by 5 am and ready to set out to the starting point for the chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu forest. The Kalinzu forest is one of the destinations where you can trek chimpanzees. Right after your pre trek brief, set out into the forest in search of the chimpanzees whose sounds you will hear right from when you enter the forest. You will see the chimpanzees swinging from tree branch to another and after exit the forest to connect back to your hotel to spend the rest of the day at leisure.

9 days Uganda Wildlife safari
Chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu forest

Dinner will be served and you will spend the third night in Queen Elizabeth national park Uganda.

Day 6: Lake Katwe crater visit, Community cultural visit and evening game drive

On the 6th day of your 9 days Uganda Wildlife safari, wake up for a tasty breakfast prepared at your hotel and after set out for the lake Katwe crater lake visit where you will interact with the locals who carry out salt mining at the site. Very educative activity! Continue to visit one of the community projects run by the local people living around the park and get involved in their daily running of things.

Drive back to your hotel for lunch and you wait for the sun to set. Your  Uganda safari driver guide will be waiting to take you on your evening game drive that gives you a chance to catch the animals you may have missed out on the previous game drive. Enjoy the night views in the park and drive back to your hotel in time for dinner and another night in Queen Elizabeth national park Uganda.

Day 7: Connect to Entebbe international airport

Wake up at leisure but in time for breakfast. Right after breakfast, you will drive to start your transfer to Entebbe for drop off. You will have a stopover at the Equator for a photo moment and an experiential tour and continue further with an enroute lunch.

You will arrive in Entebbe in the evening hours and you will advise on your preferred drop off point.

Trip quote to include

  • Activities as indicated in the itinerary
  • Fueled 4WD safari vehicle
  • English speaking driver guide
  • Accommodation as in the itinerary
  • Meals; breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Drinking water

Trip quote to exclude

  • International flights
  • Visa fees
  • Personal needs like laundry, airtime, alcoholic beverages

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