9 Days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

Overview of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour/9 days Uganda gorilla trekking tour Bwindi, Kibale chimpanzee trekking tour & wildlife safari Uganda

This 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour or 9 days Uganda gorilla trekking tour Bwindi, Kibale chimpanzee trekking tour & wildlife safari Uganda is a tailored safari to 4 Uganda safari national parks. The tour features the big five wildlife encounter during rhino tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and game drive and boat cruise at Murchison Falls national park. Kibale forest national park offers the opportunity for chimpanzee trekking, Bwindi impenetrable national park for gorilla trekking, a game drive, boat cruise and horseback riding at Lake Mburo National Park.

On arrival at Entebbe international airport, a Uganda safari guide welcomes you to Uganda, briefs you about the safari then drives you to a booked hotel/lodge in Kampala-Uganda’s bustling capital city. Early morning, you are driven to Murchison Falls national park, a branch off to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking on foot starts off your wildlife safari in Uganda. You spend the night in Murchison falls park where you then do a game drive and boat cruise the next day. After a relaxed breakfast the fourth day, you go past the diverse and scenic Albertine rift to Kibale forest national park for Chimpanzee trekking and bigodi wetland nature walk the next day. On the sixth day, you are driven to Bwindi impenetrable national park where you do gorilla trekking the next day. Early morning on the eighth day, you are driven to Lake Mburo National Park for an evening boat cruise, night game drive and horseback riding the next day before departure at Entebbe international airport.

Highlights of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour/9 days Uganda gorilla trekking tour Bwindi, Kibale chimpanzee trekking tour & wildlife safari Uganda

Day 1: Upon arrival at Entebbe international airport, a Uganda tour guide will pick you, give a briefing on the trip start the transfer to a hotel or lodge in Kampala where you spend the night.

Day 2: By the time you are done with early morning breakfast, your driver guide will be there to pick you up for a road trip to Murchison Falls National Park, a stop is made at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking.

Day 3: You go for an early morning game drive at Murchison falls park, return for lunch and an evening boat cruise at Murchison falls national park.

Day 4: After a relaxed breakfast, you are transferred to Kibale Forest national park past the Albertine escarpment.

Day 5: In the morning, you go for chimpanzee trekking at Kibale forest national park for about 2-4hours then take a nature walk at Bigodi wetland in the evening.

Day 6: After breakfast, you embark on a drive to Bwindi impenetrable national park.

Day 7: Following early morning breakfast, you go for gorilla trekking starting by 8:00am lasting 2-8 hours.

Day 8: By sunrise after breakfast, you are driven to lake Mburo National Park where you go for an evening boat cruise and a night game drive.

Day 9: In the morning, you go for horseback riding then embark on a road trip to Entebbe international airport for departure with a stop at the equator for photography.

Day by day detailed itinerary 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

Day 1 of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

On setting foot on the shores of Lake Victoria at Entebbe international airport, a Uganda wildlife safari guide welcomes you to the Pearl of Africa and ensures all your transfers to a hotel/lodge in Kampala. Upon arrival at the hotel/lodge, you check in, relax and have dinner at your lodging facility as you get ready to start the wonderful road trip to the countryside the next day.

Day 2 of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

As early as 7:00am, a knowledgeable Uganda safari driver guide picks you up from your hotel or lodge in Kampala then start the drive to Murchison Falls National Park. After about 2-3hours drive, a branch off to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary starts off your wildlife tour Uganda experience as you track Rhinos on foot in their only home in Uganda. After about 2 hours of Rhino tracking, you drive for lunch and then continue to Murchison falls park. Arriving in the evening, you check into a prior preferred accommodation in Murchison Falls national park where you relax as you prepare for a game drive and boat cruise the next day.
Accommodation options: Paraa Safari Lodge (Luxury), Pakuba safari lodge (Mid-range), Fort Murchison Lodge (budget)

Day 3 of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

Expect to be at Murchison falls park headquarters by 7:00am for a morning game drive for early morning risers’ sightings. Elephants, lions, leopards and buffaloes alongside other species make the common sightings of the morning. What an amazing drive in the vast savannah plains of northern Uganda, it lasts 2-4 hours then after you return to your lodge/hotel for lunch and refreshment. In the evening at 2:00pm, you go for a boat cruise to the bottom of the thunderous Murchison falls home to numerous hippopotamuses and crocodiles. After an amazing experience during this time of your wildlife safari in Uganda, you are driven back to your lodging facility for dinner and an overnight. Accommodation options: Paraa Safari Lodge (Luxury), Pakuba safari lodge (Mid-range), Fort Murchison Lodge (budget)

Day 4 of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

After relaxed breakfast on your wildlife tour in Uganda’s Murchison Falls national park, you are driven to Kibale forest national park in south western Uganda. It’s about 7-8hours drive via Mubende-Fort Portal road driving past the beautiful scenic Albertine rift landscape filled with unique bird species. Arriving in the evening, you check in, have dinner and relax at a prior booked accommodation in Kibale forest national park. Accommodation options include: Crater Safari Lodge (Luxury), Kibale Forest Camp (Mid-range)

Day 5 of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

Early morning, you will be at Kibale forest park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking experience. It starts at 8:00am lasting 2-5 hours in the jungle though only 1 hour in the presence of the chimpanzees. Chimps are man’s closest relatives and having a chance to see them at play, chunk fruits and interact is an amazing experience. After chimpanzee trekking, you have lunch at your lodging facility then transfer to Bigodi wetland- about 15 minutes’ drive for a nature walk in a wetland filled with different bird species. For dinner, relaxation and overnight stay, you return to your accommodation facility.  
Accommodation options include: Crater Safari Lodge (Luxury), Kibale Forest Camp (Mid-range)

Day 6 of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

You have relaxed breakfast then be driven to Bwindi impenetrable national park for a Uganda gorilla trekking safari experience the next day. It’s about 6-7 hours’ drive via Kabale-Mbarara road with cultural lunch en route in Mbarara at Igongo cultural center then after continue to the park. Arriving in the evening, you check in, have dinner and relax at your booked accommodation in Bwindi impenetrable national park as you prepare for gorilla trekking the next day. Accommodation options include: Chameleon hill lodge (Luxury), Gorilla mist camp (Mid-range)

Day 7 of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

Anticipate to wake up early, have breakfast and be driven to your gorilla trekking sector in Bwindi forest national park. Before you get into the gorilla habitat, you have a 30minutes briefing by the park rangers on gorilla trekking etiquette at 8:00am and gorilla family allocation according to physical ability. About 2-8 hours are spent in the jungle and only 1 out of them in the presence of these gentle giants. A Uganda gorilla trekking certificate is received at the end of the trek at the park headquarters where you find your driver guide waiting to transfer you to your lodging facility for an overnight stay.
Accommodation options include: Chameleon hill lodge (Luxury), Gorilla mist camp (Mid-range)

Day 8 of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

Early morning, you wake up, have breakfast and be driven to Lake Mburo National Park in kiruhura district. After about 5-6hours, you arrive, check into an accommodation in Lake Mburo National Park, have lunch and then go for an evening boat cruise for more wildlife encounters. Later on, you go then a night game drive as you sight nocturnal specials within this wild safari park. Accommodation options include: Mihingo lodge (luxury), Rwakobo rock lodge/Arcadia lodge Mburo (Mid-range)

Day 8 of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

You wake up to a hearty breakfast by sunrise then go for horseback riding at 8:00am lasting 2-3hours with minimum weight of 95kg. After a meal at your lodging facility, you check out and embark on a drive to Entebbe international park with a stop at the equator. At the equator line, you stop for an amazing experience as you cross from the southern to the northern hemisphere. In case you need to shop some craft souvenirs, you can stop at either Kampala or Entebbe shops then arrive for departure at the airport. Your trip end with a drop off to the airport for departure.

End of the 9 days Bwindi gorilla trekking safari Uganda & wildlife tour

Tailoring a 9 days Uganda tour can’t get any better with this trip. For gorilla trekking, you can still spend 9 days on a gorilla safari Rwanda or Congo gorilla tour to Volcanoes national park and Virunga national park respectively. If it’s just about wildlife encounters, a Kenya wildlife safari or wildlife safari in Tanzania offers an amazing experience too in East Africa.  

Mountain gorillas, big five, numerous wildlife, bird species, boat cruises and game drive all in a single trip. Plan to have this tour today and enjoy what the wild in Uganda holds as treasures.