Embark on 8 days Uganda safari and explore Uganda’s magical parks and iconic tourist attractions. It involves exploring Lake Mburo National Park on game viewing, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on gorilla trekking, Queen Elizabeth National Park on game and launch trip and Kibale National Park on chimpanzee tracking adventure. Your 8 days Uganda safari starts and ends in Kampala or Entebbe.

Activities to do on 8 days Uganda safari

  • Game viewing
  • Launch trip
  • Gorilla trekking
  • Chimpanzee tracking
  • A visit to Batwa community

Brief itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

Day 2: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day 3: Gorilla trekking and Batwa community walk

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 5: Game drive and Launch trip in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 6: Game drive and transfer to Kibale National Park

Day 7: Chimpanzee tracking and Guided nature walk

Day 8: Drive back to Kampala

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

Meet our driver guide after your breakfast at a hotel in Kampala then drive westwards to Lake Mburo National Park. Your journey will cover about 4 hours and takes you via Masaka-Mbarara route. Arrive at Lake Mburo National Park early enough to enjoy your lunch at the lodge. En-route, make a stopover at Equator for photography and then proceed to the park. In the evening, you will embark on game drive which gets you amazing view of zebras, giraffes, birds, antelopes, lions, leopards, buffaloes and others.

Travel time: 4 hours

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation options

Luxury: Mihingo Lodge

Midrange: Lake Mburo Safari Lodge

Budget: Eagle Nest Lodge

Day 2: Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Get up early enough to enjoy your breakfast and after, you will be transferred to Bwindi National Park which is in southwestern Uganda. Arrive early enough to check in at your lodge to have rest, dinner and overnight stay.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation choices

Buhoma Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge/Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge (Luxury); Gorilla Mist Camp, Silverback Lodge (Midrange); Buhoma Community Rest Camp/Gift of Nature Lodge (Budget).

Day 3: Gorilla trekking and Batwa community walk

Enjoy your cup of tea or coffee and after, join other visitors at your respective region for briefing on the set rules and regulations for gorilla trekking. Gorilla treks in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park start from anyone of the 4 regions; Ruhija, Buhoma, Nkuringo and Rushaga, each of these has habituated families set for trekking. Only one group is assigned to a group of 8 visitors to trek and one park ranger takes you through your adventure. It will take you 2-6 hours and one hour is given to you to have a magical encounter with gorillas. Later, you will get back to the lodge to relax and in the evening, you take a walk to Batwa community to learn their lifestyles.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation choices

Buhoma Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge/Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge (Luxury); Gorilla Mist Camp, Silverback Lodge (Midrange); Buhoma Community Rest Camp/Gift of Nature Lodge (Budget).

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast early in the morning, you will be driven to Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda’s second largest park and a home to tree climbing lions. In the afternoon, you will have a game drive via Kasenyi track which gets you amazing views of wildlife species such as lions, buffaloes, birds, leopards, elephants, antelopes and others.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation choices

Mweya Lodge, Katara Lodge (Luxury); Kyambura Game Lodge, Bush Lodge (Midrange); Bush Lodge in the camp (Budget)

Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon launch cruise

After breakfast early in the morning, you will drive via Kasenyi track on game drive which gets you a chance to look out for lions, bush elephants, buffaloes, leopards, antelopes, birds and others. Your wildlife experience will take you about 2-3 hours and after, you will get back to have lunch and rest then in the afternoon, you have launch cruise via Kazinga channel. A boat cruise along the Kazinga channel gets you a chance to see hippos, crocodiles and water birds.

Accommodation choices

Mweya Lodge, Katara Lodge (Luxury); Kyambura Game Lodge, Bush Lodge (Midrange); Bush Lodge in the camp (Budget)

Day 6: Morning game drive and drive to Kibale National Park

After an early morning breakfast, you will embark on morning game drive and also explore the baboon cliffs. Later, drive to Kibale National Park a home to 13 primate species. This will take you about 2-3 hours to drive from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Kibale National Park.

Accommodation choices

Ndali Lodge/Primate Lodge (Luxury); Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse (Midrange); Kibale Forest Camp (Budget).

Day 7: Chimpanzee tracking and Guided nature walk

Breakfast early in the morning and after, you will gather at Kanyanchu Visitor Center for briefing on the set guidelines for chimpanzee tracking. At 8:00am, you will begin your primate adventure which will last you about 2-4 hours and once you find chimpanzees, you have one hour with them, explore how they behave and body gestures. After, you will return to have lunch and in the afternoon, you will have guided nature walk in Bigodi wetland which will reward you with astonishing sights at variety of primates including L’Hoest monkeys, grey checked mangabeys, bush babies and many bird species.

Accommodation options

Ndali Lodge/Primate Lodge (Luxury); Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse (Midrange); Kibale Forest Camp (Budget).

Day 8: Drive back to Kampala/Entebbe

Enjoy your breakfast and after, check out from your lodge ready to make the return trip to Kampala or Entebbe.

End of 8 days Uganda safari

8 days Uganda safari includes

  • Game drives
  • Launch trips
  • Gorilla and chimpanzee trekking permits
  • Accommodation and meals
  • Transportation in 4×4 safari vehicle
  • Bottled water
  • Relevant government taxes

8 days Uganda safari excludes

  • International flights
  • Uganda visas
  • Tips, beverages, hotel fees in Kampala, optional activities and others.