Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National Park and Tea picking
From either the airport or the hotel, you will be picked up and transferred to Kibale National Park, approximately 276 km away, which will take about 5 to 6 hours. Along the way, you will feast your eyes on several attractions, which include plantations, forests, plain fields, cattle grazing, and birds flying around, to name a few. Along the way, you will have a stopover at the tea plantations, where you will get to experience how tea is picked and processed. You will have an en route lunch, then upon arrival at Kibale National Park, check in at the lodge, have dinner, and sleep overnight.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi nature walk
After having breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters for a briefing, where you will be told about the dos and don’ts of the chimpanzee trekking activity. You will also be allocated or put in groups of not more than 8 people with a guide and game ranger, plus a trekking route which leads to a specific chimpanzee family. The chimpanzee trekking activity will take about 2 to 3 hours of searching for these amazing creatures in their natural habitat. Upon finding them, you will be given no more than 1 hour to enjoy their company. You will be given a lunch break to have the packed lunch that you brought along with you from the lodge. After having lunch, you will head for a guided nature walk in Bidgodi swamp, where you will continue to spot several attractions like birds, plants, and butterflies, to name a few. From there, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and end your day.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day3: Transfer from Kibale to Bwindi
On day 3 of your safari, after having breakfast, you will be transferred to one of the homes of the amazing gentle giants in Uganda (Bwindi Impenetrable National Park). The transfer will take approximately 7 to 8 hours, which will be filled with a lot of insights to feast your eyes on throughout the whole journey. You will have an en route lunch and proceed with your journey. Upon arrival, you will check in at the lodge, have dinner, and call it a day.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 4: Mountain gorilla trekking and Batwa experience
After having breakfast in the morning, you will head to the park headquarters, where you will be briefed about the dos and don’ts of the gorilla trekking activity, after breifing you will be put in groups of not more than 8 people, with a head guide and game rangers to offer protection. Each group will be allocated a different trekking route, which will lead to a different gorilla group or family. The trekking activity will take about 30 minutes to 8 hours, and upon finding a gorilla family or group, not more than 1 hour will be given to you to spend in their presence. Amidst the trekking activity, a water break and a lunch break will be given to you so that you're able to have the packed lunch that you would have brought along with you from the lodge. From the gorilla trekking activity, you will head for the Batwa community, where you will get a chance to interact with the locals, learn about their culture, customs, history, and way of life, and watch them perform their cultural dances, to name a few activities. Having spent the rest of your day with the Batwa people, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and call it a day.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi and afternoon canoeing
In the morning, after having breakfast, you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi, famous for having 29 islands. Getting there will take about 2 to 3 hours. Upon reaching, you will check in at the lodge, then head for lunch, which will be made of both continental and local food. After having lunch, you will head for afternoon canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi, which includes sailing in locally made canoes and visiting different islands. Or you can opt to do other activities, which include ziplining, birding, bicycle riding, and swimming, since the water is completely safe and free from bilharzia, fishing, to mention a few. From there, you will be back for Ddinner at the lodge made of the fresh fish from the lake.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Note that other optional or additional activities will be paid for separately.
Day 6: Departure
Day 6 will be for returning to either Kampala or Entebbe airport for departure, so after having breakfast, you will check out and hit the road with a few stop overs being for you to enjoy the sights and backgrounds for your photography and an en-route lunch. This will mark the end of your lovely 6-day Uganda safari wth us.
Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch






























