7-Day Luxury Gorilla and Wildlife Safari

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport where your VIP safari team will meet you for fast-track customs and immigration assistance, luggage handling, and a private transfer to your luxury hotel. The short transfer allows you to move from the airport to your accommodation without unnecessary delays.

Spend the remainder of the evening relaxing around the lake shore and settling into the safari environment. Your private guide will conduct a safari briefing, explain the upcoming activities, and ensure you are prepared for the following morning's flight.

Meals: Dinner
Transport: Private luxury transfer
Distance & Time: Approximately 5–10 km / about 15 minutes, according to the supplied itinerary.

After breakfast, transfer for your domestic flight toward the gorilla trekking region. The supplied itinerary describes a scenic flight over the Rift Valley, reducing the amount of time spent on the road while providing an aerial perspective of the landscape.

On arrival, continue by private vehicle to your lodge. Depending on timing, enjoy a gentle forest walk or community visit before relaxing at the lodge. The afternoon is deliberately kept lighter so you can prepare physically and mentally for the following day's gorilla trek.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transport: Domestic flight and private 4x4 transfer
Distance & Time: Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes by flight, followed by approximately 45 minutes–1.5 hours by road to the lodge.

Today focuses on one of the safari's defining experiences: mountain gorilla trekking. After the ranger briefing, enter the forest and trek in search of your allocated gorilla family. The supplied itinerary specifies a one-hour gorilla encounter once the family is located, providing time to observe their behavior and appreciate the forest environment.

Return to the lodge after the trek before continuing with an immersive Batwa cultural experience. The supplied program describes a traditional forest trail featuring songs, fire-making, hunting skills, and an introduction to the heritage of the forest people.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transport: Private 4x4 transfer and guided forest trekking
Distance & Time: No scheduled driving during the trek; trekking duration varies according to gorilla location and forest conditions.

Leave the forest region and travel toward Queen Elizabeth National Park by private 4x4. The route passes through the Ishasha sector, creating an opportunity to search for tree-climbing lions while traveling through the area.

Continue toward your lodge before enjoying a private luxury boat safari on the Kazinga Channel. From the water, look for hippos, elephants, buffalo, and other wildlife gathering around the channel while enjoying a more relaxed style of wildlife viewing.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle and private luxury boat
Distance & Time: Approximately 4–5 hours by private 4x4 from the gorilla trekking area to Queen Elizabeth National Park; boat cruise duration according to the final schedule.

Rise early for the experiential lion-tracking activity in the Kasenyi plains. Unlike a conventional game drive, the supplied itinerary describes an off-road research experience conducted with researchers, providing insight into lion monitoring and conservation.

After the tracking experience, continue toward Kibale through the crater-lakes region. The drive provides changing landscapes and a scenic transition from open wildlife country toward the forest environment where the following day's chimpanzee experience will take place.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle
Distance & Time: Approximately 2 hours for the morning lion-tracking experience, followed by approximately 2.5–3 hours to Kibale.

Begin the day with chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park. The supplied itinerary describes a one-hour chimpanzee encounter once the chimpanzees have been located, giving you an opportunity to observe their behavior within the forest.

After lunch, continue to Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a guided walk. The experience focuses on birds, monkeys, vegetation, and community life, providing a different perspective on the ecosystem beyond the forest trekking experience.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle and guided walking experience
Distance & Time: Approximately 10 minutes to the Kanyanchu trailhead and approximately 10 minutes from the trekking area toward Bigodi, according to the supplied itinerary.

Enjoy a leisurely final breakfast before leaving the lodge for Kasese Airstrip. The private transfer allows you to travel comfortably without rushing through the final morning of your safari.

Board the domestic flight from Kasese to Entebbe, where your VIP assistance team will help coordinate your arrival and onward international departure. The flight provides a convenient conclusion to the safari and avoids a long final road journey.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Transport: Private 4x4 transfer and domestic flight
Distance & Time: Approximately 1.5 hours from the lodge to Kasese Airstrip, followed by approximately 1 hour domestic flight to Entebbe.