6 Days Lake Mburo & Gorilla Experience

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport and complete immigration and airport formalities. You will then meet your company representative and transfer to Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Depending on your arrival time, you may have an opportunity to begin experiencing the city before checking into your hotel.

Later, enjoy dinner and settle into your accommodation for the night. The accommodation category can be selected according to your preferred budget, midrange or luxury comfort level.

Meals: Dinner.
Transport: Private safari vehicle; approximately 1–2 hours from Entebbe to Kampala, depending on traffic.
Overnight: Budget, midrange or luxury hotel in Kampala.

After breakfast, leave Kampala and travel toward Lake Mburo National Park. En route, stop at the Equator for photographs, a water experiment and time to browse locally made crafts before continuing toward the park. Arrive around Lake Mburo for lunch before preparing for your afternoon activity.

Later, enjoy approximately two hours on a boat cruise across Lake Mburo. Keep watch for hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks and a variety of waterbirds, with other wildlife sometimes visible around the shoreline. After the cruise, return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle; approximately 4–5 hours from Kampala to Lake Mburo, plus a 2-hour boat cruise.
Overnight: Budget, midrange or luxury lodge near Lake Mburo.

Begin the morning with a game drive through Lake Mburo National Park. The park provides opportunities to search for impalas, topis, elands, warthogs, buffaloes, zebras, bushbucks, waterbucks and numerous bird species. Your driver-guide will help you identify wildlife and explain the landscape as you explore.

After the game drive, continue toward Buhoma in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The journey takes you through the changing landscapes of southwestern Uganda, with lunch arranged en route. Arrive in the Bwindi area later in the day and settle into your accommodation.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle; morning game drive followed by a full-day transfer toward Buhoma.
Overnight: Budget, midrange or luxury lodge near Buhoma.

After an early breakfast, prepare for your gorilla trekking experience and proceed to the visitor centre with your packed lunch. After a briefing by the park team, enter Bwindi's rugged rainforest terrain in search of a habituated mountain gorilla family. The trek can take several hours depending on the location and movement of the gorillas.

Once the gorillas are located, you will spend approximately one hour observing them in their natural environment. After returning from the forest, transfer back to your accommodation to rest before visiting a nearby community in the late afternoon. The cultural experience gives you an opportunity to interact with local people and learn about their traditional way of life.

Meals: Breakfast, packed lunch and dinner.
Transport: Private vehicle to and from the gorilla briefing point; approximately 3+ hours of gorilla trekking depending on gorilla location.
Overnight: Budget, midrange or luxury lodge near Buhoma.

After breakfast, begin your return journey toward Kampala. The drive takes you through southwestern Uganda's scenic countryside, providing another opportunity to appreciate the landscapes and communities you may have missed on the way to Bwindi.

Along the way, stop at Igongo Cultural Centre for a cultural experience before continuing toward Kampala. Have lunch en route and proceed with the journey to the capital. On arrival, check into your accommodation and spend the evening relaxing after the long drive.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Transport: Private 4x4 safari vehicle; full-day road transfer from Bwindi toward Kampala with a cultural stop en route.
Overnight: Budget, midrange or luxury hotel in Kampala.

After breakfast, begin your Kampala city tour, visiting selected landmarks including Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, Nakasero Market, Kasubi Tombs and Gaddafi National Mosque. The tour gives you a final opportunity to experience Kampala's cultural, historical and commercial character before leaving Uganda.

After lunch, transfer from Kampala to Entebbe International Airport for your onward flight. Your Uganda safari concludes at the airport, where you connect with your flight back home.

Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Transport: Private vehicle; Kampala city tour followed by approximately 1–2 hours' transfer to Entebbe Airport, depending on traffic.
End of Trip.