7 days gorilla, rhino and wildlife safari

Seven days and six nights across three of Uganda's greatest wildernesses — Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest and Bwindi Impenetrable — beginning in Entebbe and ending in Kampala. This is our most requested festive-season departure, and it moves at a considered pace: two nights in each park, so no morning is rushed and no encounter is cut short.

Day 1 — Entebbe to Murchison Falls National Park. Rhino tracking on foot at Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch en route, then an evening game drive with a stop at the Top of the Falls, where the Nile squeezes through a 7-metre crack in the Rift Valley escarpment. Overnight: Mubako Hippo Lodges.

Day 2 — Early-morning game drive across the northern savannah, wrapped in a blanket as the plains wake. Afternoon at leisure, then a motorboat cruise down the Nile to the delta where it spills into Lake Albert — one of the finest places in Africa to look for the shoebill. Optional evening game drive. Overnight: Mubako Hippo Lodges.

Day 3 — Transfer west via Hoima, capital of the Bunyoro Kingdom since 1872, into the prime chimpanzee country of Kibale National Park (approx. 8 hrs). Overnight: Kibale Forest Camp, a tented camp in an unspoiled patch of jungle on the park boundary — en-suite safari tents with private balconies.

Day 4 — Early-morning chimpanzee trekking in Kibale, a forest of 13 primate species, 370 birds and a scattering of crater lakes. Optional afternoon village visit. Overnight: Kibale Forest Camp.

Day 5 — Long, beautiful drive south to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (approx. 7 hrs), a UNESCO World Heritage forest holding the endangered mountain gorilla alongside 10 other primates and 350 bird species. Overnight: Gorilla Mist Camp, Ruhija — a small friendly lodge with views across the forested hills.

Day 6 — Mountain gorilla trekking in the Ruhija sector. The hike can be strenuous; the hour you spend in the presence of a habituated family is the one you will never forget. Optional Batwa community visit in the afternoon. Overnight: Gorilla Mist Camp.

Day 7 — Return north-east to Entebbe / Kampala with breakfast and lunch en route, and a drop-off wherever your onward plans begin.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner on days 1–6; breakfast and lunch on day 7. Drinking water on all days.

Excluded: international flights, additional accommodation before or after the tour, personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees), and tips (guideline US$10 per person per day).

Booking terms: a 50% deposit confirms your place, with the balance due 30 days before arrival. Payment by Wise, bank transfer or card (card attracts a 7% transaction fee).