7 Days Uganda: Gorilla & Chimpanzee Trekking

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport and passing through the immigration process, you will be welcomed by our safari driver who will brief you shortly and transfer you to the booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay

After early breakfast, meet your guide and drive to Kibale Forest National Park through lush countryside. On arrival at Kibale Forest National Park; you enter a world of primates with over 12 species including red-tailed, blue monkeys, olive baboons and black-and-white colobus. Birdlife is rich with the Great Blue Turaco. If lucky, spot forest elephants. Afternoon transfer to lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

In the morning, transfer to park headquarters for briefing before chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest National Park, home to 13 primate species including chimpanzees, plus vervet, blue and colobus monkeys. The trek lasts 2–4 hours depending on movement, with one hour spent observing and photographing chimpanzees as your guide explains their behavior. Return for lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy a 2-hour Bigodi Wetland walk for birds and primates, then return to lodge for dinner and overnight.

After early breakfast, check out and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via a scenic route, arriving at your lodge for late lunch. Spend the afternoon relaxing and preparing for the next day’s gorilla trekking. Bwindi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to over 400 gorillas and 350+ bird species. Its dense forest offers a unique wildlife experience, best visited in the dry season for trekking and birding.

Early morning coffee at 06:30, then proceed for gorilla trekking briefing at the park headquarters. Afterward, enter the jungle with a packed lunch in search of mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. Spend one hour observing and photographing them. Trek may take 2–6 hours, depending on gorilla movement and group pace. A reasonable fitness level is required, plus hiking shoes, water, snacks, and insect repellent. Return to lodge for hot lunch, then relax or opt for a Batwa cultural experience before overnight stay.

Early morning breakfast, check out of the lodge and jump into your jeep, find your way back to Entebbe, which is roughly an 8 hour’s drive back, depending on traffic jams along the way. You will enjoy an en route lunch along the way. You will reach in the afternoon, and transfer to your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

Have a relaxed early morning breakfast, and depending on your flight time, you will be transferred to Entebbe airport for your early morning flight, or opt for Mabamba swamp shoebill excursion, or fishing excursion on Lake Victoria, or Entebbe zoo visit, or visit to Ngamba chimpanzee sanctuary, or just relax at leisure at the lodge at leisure. When flight time reaches, you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight back home