Discover mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, Big Five wildlife, waterfalls, savannah landscapes and Uganda's remarkable cultures on an unforgettable 14-day journey.
Plan Your Safari
Discover the best of Uganda on this 14-day wildlife and primate adventure. Travel from Entebbe to the waterfalls of Sipi, the remote wilderness of Kidepo Valley, the dramatic Murchison Falls, the forests of Kibale, the savannahs of Queen Elizabeth National Park and the mountain gorilla habitat of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
The journey also features rhino tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a guided Bigodi Wetland walk, a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, scenic Lake Bunyonyi and wildlife experiences in Lake Mburo National Park. It combines wildlife viewing, forest trekking, cultural encounters and scenic road journeys in one Uganda safari.
Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, where your safari guide will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time, relax at the hotel or explore nearby Entebbe attractions before dinner and your overnight stay.
Destination: Entebbe
Activities: Airport pickup and hotel transfer
Accommodation: Hotel in Entebbe, as confirmed
Meals: As arranged for your arrival time
After breakfast, travel to the Sipi Falls area in eastern Uganda. Join a guided hike to explore the waterfalls, scenic viewpoints and surrounding countryside. Later, experience the local coffee-growing tradition and learn how coffee is cultivated, harvested and processed. Return to your accommodation to relax and enjoy dinner.
Destination: Sipi Falls area
Activities: Guided waterfall hike and coffee experience
Accommodation: Lodge in the Sipi area, as confirmed
Meals: As arranged in your booking
After breakfast, depart for northeastern Uganda and Kidepo Valley National Park. Enjoy the changing landscapes and rural communities along the route through the Karamoja region. On arrival, check in at your lodge and, depending on your arrival time, enjoy an introductory game drive or relax while taking in the park's spectacular scenery.
Destination: Kidepo Valley National Park
Activities: Scenic transfer and possible evening wildlife viewing
Accommodation: Lodge in or near Kidepo, as confirmed
Meals: As arranged in your booking
Explore Kidepo Valley National Park on a game drive, with opportunities to look for elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, antelopes, lions and other wildlife. Visit areas such as the Narus Valley and, if included in your confirmed programme, the Kanangorok hot springs. A cultural visit with the Karamojong community may also be arranged to learn about local traditions and ways of life.
Destination: Kidepo Valley National Park
Activities: Game drives, scenery and cultural visit
Accommodation: Lodge in or near Kidepo
Meals: As arranged in your booking
After breakfast, leave Kidepo and travel towards Murchison Falls National Park. This is a substantial road journey through northern Uganda, with a stop for refreshments or lunch along the way. On arrival, check into your accommodation and relax in preparation for the following day's wildlife activities.
Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Activities: Scenic road transfer
Accommodation: Lodge in or near the park
Meals: As arranged in your booking
Begin the day with a game drive across the savannah in search of elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, lions and other wildlife. Later, enjoy a boat cruise on the Nile towards the base of Murchison Falls, where hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds can often be seen. Depending on the confirmed arrangements, visit the top of the falls to admire the powerful river as it passes through a narrow rocky gorge.
Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Activities: Game drive, Nile boat cruise and waterfall visit
Accommodation: Lodge in or near the park
Meals: As arranged in your booking
After breakfast, travel to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a guided rhino-tracking experience on foot with sanctuary guides. Learn about rhino conservation and observe the animals from a safe distance under the guidance of the rangers. After the visit, continue to Hoima for your overnight stay.
Destination: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Hoima
Activities: Guided rhino tracking and road transfer
Accommodation: Hotel or lodge in Hoima, as confirmed
Meals: As arranged in your booking
After breakfast, drive to the Fort Portal region and Kibale National Park. Enjoy the countryside and views of the surrounding landscapes during the journey. Later, visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a guided nature walk. Look for birds, monkeys and other wildlife while learning about the wetland's biodiversity and community conservation initiatives.
Destination: Kibale National Park
Activities: Scenic transfer and Bigodi Wetland walk
Accommodation: Lodge near Kibale Forest
Meals: As arranged in your booking
Begin with a briefing from the park guides before entering Kibale Forest to search for chimpanzees. Follow your guide along forest trails and learn about the behaviour and habitat of these remarkable primates. Once the chimpanzees are located, follow the ranger's instructions during the permitted viewing period. Later, travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park and settle into your accommodation.
Destination: Kibale Forest and Queen Elizabeth National Park
Activities: Chimpanzee tracking and scenic transfer
Accommodation: Lodge in or near Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meals: As arranged in your booking
Enjoy a morning game drive across the park's savannah plains in search of elephants, buffaloes, lions, Uganda kob and other wildlife. After lunch, take a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake Edward and Lake George. Watch for hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds along the banks while enjoying views of the surrounding landscape.
Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Activities: Game drive and Kazinga Channel boat cruise
Accommodation: Lodge in or near the park
Meals: As arranged in your booking
Travel through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park towards Bwindi. Enjoy a game drive and keep watch for the area's famous tree-climbing lions, as well as buffaloes, elephants and antelopes. Continue to your booked accommodation in the Bwindi region. Your gorilla trekking sector and lodge location should be matched to your confirmed permit.
Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Activities: Ishasha wildlife viewing and transfer
Accommodation: Lodge near the confirmed trekking sector
Meals: As arranged in your booking
After an early breakfast, report to the designated park headquarters for a briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers. Trek through Bwindi's forest with your ranger guide in search of a habituated mountain gorilla family. Trek duration and difficulty depend on the gorillas' movements and the forest terrain. When the gorillas are found, observe them for the permitted period and follow all ranger instructions.
After the trek, travel to Lake Bunyonyi, known for its scenic waters, terraced hills and peaceful atmosphere. Relax at your accommodation and enjoy the views.
Destination: Bwindi and Lake Bunyonyi
Activities: Gorilla trekking and scenic transfer
Important: Gorilla permits must be confirmed in advance
Accommodation: Lodge near Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, depart Lake Bunyonyi and travel towards Lake Mburo National Park, with a stop along the way for refreshments or lunch. On arrival, enjoy the park's rolling landscapes and wildlife habitat. Depending on your confirmed schedule, take a boat cruise on Lake Mburo to look for hippos, crocodiles and waterbirds. Return to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Activities: Scenic transfer and boat cruise
Accommodation: Lodge in or near the park
Meals: As arranged in your booking
Begin the final day with a guided walking safari in Lake Mburo National Park, subject to park arrangements and availability. Explore the landscape with an authorised ranger and look for zebras, impalas, elands and other wildlife. After the activity, start your transfer to Entebbe International Airport, with an Equator stop for photographs if time allows. Please ensure your departure flight schedule allows sufficient time for the road journey and check-in.
Destination: Lake Mburo and Entebbe
Activities: Guided walking safari and Equator stop
End point: Entebbe International Airport
Meals: As arranged in your booking
The cost of this Uganda adventure depends on the number of travellers, travel dates, accommodation category and availability of gorilla and chimpanzee permits. Contact Leone Tours & Travel for a current quotation based on your group size and preferred travel arrangements.
| Booking Details | What to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Number of travellers | Solo traveller, couple, family or group |
| Accommodation | Budget, midrange or luxury lodges |
| Travel dates | Travel dates and permit availability |
| Gorilla trekking | Permit availability for the selected Bwindi sector |
| Chimpanzee tracking | Permit availability in Kibale Forest |
| Additional activities | Boat cruises, cultural visits and optional experiences |
| Final safari price | Request a current written quotation |
Planning to see mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and Uganda's wildlife? Send us your travel dates, group size and preferred accommodation level so we can prepare a personalised itinerary and quotation.
Request a Free QuoteImportant: The final written quotation should confirm the accommodation, meals, permits, park fees, transport and activities included in your specific package.
The price depends on group size, travel dates, accommodation category and permit availability. Contact Leone Tours & Travel for a current quotation tailored to your requirements.
The itinerary includes Kidepo Valley National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Lake Mburo National Park, along with Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Lake Bunyonyi.
Yes, mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi is planned for Day 12. Permits must be confirmed in advance, and the lodge location should match the trekking sector assigned for your permit.
Yes. Chimpanzee tracking is planned in Kibale Forest on Day 9's programme, subject to permit availability and the confirmed itinerary.
The parks and sanctuary visited provide opportunities to look for lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos. Wildlife sightings depend on animal movements and conditions and cannot be guaranteed.
Yes. Day 2 includes a planned Sipi Falls hike and a local coffee experience, subject to the final arrangements.
The programme includes planned boat experiences at Murchison Falls, along the Kazinga Channel and at Lake Mburo. Confirm which cruise fees are included in your quotation.
Contact Leone Tours & Travel to discuss travel dates, accommodation, activities, additional nights and any special requests.
Bring sturdy hiking boots, long trousers, long-sleeved clothing, a rain jacket, drinking water, insect repellent and a small daypack. Forest trails can be muddy and steep.
Complete the quote form on this page or visit our contact page. Include your travel dates, number of travellers, accommodation preference and any special requests.
Experience gorilla trekking, chimpanzees, savannah wildlife, waterfalls, river cruises and the spectacular landscapes of Uganda on one remarkable 14-day adventure.
Plan Your Uganda SafariThis 14-day adventure is your ultimate immersion into Uganda’s wild heart. From the roaring Murchison Falls to the silent stare of mountain gorillas in Bwindi, this journey blends primate trekking, classic savannah safaris, community encounters, and scenic natural wonders. It’s designed for passionate travelers looking to experience Uganda’s full spectrum of wildlife and culture — from rhinos and lions to coffee farms and crater lakes.
On your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by Leone tours and travel driver guide who will brief you and transfer you to your hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay. Depending on your arrival time, you can have a chance to have an evening city tour in Entebbe where you can visit areas like Entebbe wildlife Education centre.
After your breakfast, you will drive to visit the falls, you will meet your local guide at Sipi who will take you through the history of Sipi Falls thereby starting this exciting activity with a guided hike to the top of the falls. Later, you will have a tour through the coffee plantations giving you a chance to learn how coffee is processed with coffee tasting. You will drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and embark on your journey to Kidepo Valley National Park. The park is located in the far North Eastern part of Uganda taking about 5-6 hours’ drive. The drive is spectacular with great countryside views as you approach the Karamonja region. You will have lunch upon check-in at your lodge. You will be cleared at the entry and proceed to your accommodation for check-in. Kidepo National Park is very beautiful with incredible views of the mountains and hills.
After breakfast, you will drive to the wild for your morning game drive and explore the park in Narus Valley. After lunch, you will go for a game drive in Kidepo Valley in anticipation of seeing some of the animals— the ostrich birds. You’ll also visit the hot springs of Kanangorok before you return to your lodge. You’ll spend the rest of the evening in the community at the Karamojong village.
After breakfast in the morning, you will embark on your journey to Murchison Falls National Park. It’s quite a long drive from Kidepo National Park —about 6 to 7 hours. Along the way, you will have a stopover in Gulu town for lunch and proceed with the journey to the park. Upon arrival, you will check in at the lodge and spend the rest of the evening at leisure as you relax.
Today, you’ll enjoy an early morning breakfast at the lodge and head out for the 2-hour game drive in Uganda’s largest park. It has a wide range of wildlife species such as leopards, hippos, lions, warthogs, cape buffaloes, African elephants, antelopes, Rothschild’s giraffes, waterbucks, and various bird species. After the game drive, you’ll transfer back to the lodge for lunch and some relaxation. Then, you’ll have a 3-hour launch cruise on the River Nile where you will spot several wildlife species along the banks such as African elephants, hippos, Nile crocodiles, antelopes, monkeys, and water bird species. You’ll ride towards the bottom of the falls where you will hike to the top of the fall for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Afterward, you will retire to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
You will wake up early in the morning and have breakfast. Then, you will check out from the lodge and drive through the park to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Here, you will trek into the savannah for a close view of the rhinos. From there, you will have lunch and proceed to Hoima town for dinner and an overnight stay.
After breakfast, you will embark on a road trip to Kibale National Park. You will arrive there in the afternoon for lunch and some relaxation at the lodge. In the evening, you will go for a nature walk through the Bigodi wetland where you will spot birds, olive baboons, bush babies, and sitatunga among other wildlife species.
After breakfast, you will transfer to the park offices for briefing and then set out for a chimpanzee trekking through the dense forest. Keep this in mind that only 1 hour is given to visitors when they encounter face to face with the chimpanzees. Besides chimpanzees, other primate species can be spotted like the red-tailed monkeys, blue monkeys, black, LHoest’s monkeys, and white colobus monkeys. Also, there are African elephants, antelopes, and Cape buffaloes. From there, you’ll head back to the lodge for lunch and some relaxation. After the chimpanzee trekking, you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Today after your breakfast, you will set out for an early morning game drive through Queen Elizabeth Park. You will be spotting various wildlife species like waterbucks, lions, African elephants, hartebeests, Rothschild’s giraffes, antelopes, cape buffaloes, leopards, and warthogs, and also view different crater lakes. After the 3-hour drive, you will transfer back for lunch. Then, you will prepare for the afternoon 2-hour launch cruise along the Kazinga channel which has the highest concentration of hippos in the world. This comes along with several bird species and animals like Nile crocodiles, African elephants, and antelopes among others.
On this day, you will wake up early in the morning and head out for another game drive. This will give you a chance to see animals in their families, distinctive clans, and groups. This game drive is done through the Ishasha plains looking out for the tree-climbing lions, African elephants, leopards, cape buffaloes, waterbucks, and various beautiful birds. Later, you will embark on a 2-hour drive to Bwindi forest the gorilla land.
The talk about these gentle giants claims that 98% of DNA is close to that of the human race. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to half of the world’s total population of mountain gorillas and other species like primates, mammals, and reptiles, among others. After the briefing at the headquarters, you will be led by the ranger guide into the jungle to search for the mountain gorillas.
This experience usually takes 2 hours to about 8 hours being that gorillas move differently, and only 1 hour is granted to visitors to have a glimpse of the gorillas. In case you are not interested in mountain gorillas trekking, you can have a short guided forest walk or a village walk to the Batwa community. After the adventure, you will embark on the drive towards Lake Bunyonyi, which is Africa’s second-deepest lake and a birder’s destination. You’ll enjoy the beautiful views of the landscapes like the locally terraced interlocking hills where most locals carry out their crop cultivation.
After your breakfast, you will embark on the 4 hours and 30 minutes road trip to Lake Mburo National Park, known for being the smallest but rich with wildlife. You will have a stopover for lunch in Mbarara town. The road trip will go through stunning sceneries, farms, markets, and plantations. The park is a habitat for a large number of zebras, impalas, oribis, Cape buffalos, warthogs, and waterbucks with over 332 bird species. Upon arrival at the park in the afternoon, you will head for a boat cruise along Lake Mburo.
After an early breakfast, you will go for a morning walking safari in Lake Mburo National Park. This park is famous for zebras, impalas, giraffes, elands, Cape buffalos, and many tropical bird species. You will check out of the hotel and transfer to Entebbe International Airport as you say farewell to the pearl of Africa. Along the way, you will make a stopover at the Equator line to have an authentic feel of standing at Latitude 00. This marks the end of your trip with Leone Tours and Travel and we hope to welcome you again.
Sipi Falls Hike & Coffee Tour – Scenic hike and cultural coffee experience
Kidepo Valley NP – Remote wilderness, game drives, and hot springs
Murchison Falls NP – Game drives, Nile boat cruise, and hike to the top of the falls
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – Rhino tracking on foot
Kibale Forest NP – Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi Wetland walk
Queen Elizabeth NP – Big game drive, Kazinga Channel boat cruise
Ishasha Sector – Search for tree-climbing lions
Bwindi NP – Mountain gorilla trekking
Lake Bunyonyi – Scenic relaxation on Uganda’s most beautiful lake
Lake Mburo NP – Walking safari and boat cruise
Equator Line Stop – Iconic photo opportunity and souvenir shopping
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NO. OF PAX |
LUXURY |
MIDRANGE |
BUDGET |
|
1 PAX |
10570 |
7664 |
6180 |
|
2 PAX |
7100 |
5401 |
4320 |
|
3 PAX |
6929 |
5060 |
4001 |
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4 PAX |
6530 |
4540 |
3620 |
Airport transfers (arrival & departure)
13 nights’ accommodation (mid-range/budget options)
Full-board meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner as listed)
Professional English-speaking guide/driver
All park entry fees and activities listed
Gorilla & chimpanzee trekking permits
Rhino tracking permit
All game drives and boat cruises
Bottled drinking water
4WD safari vehicle with pop-up roof
Additional nights of accommodation before or after the official safari dates
Meals not specified in the itinerary
Premium drinks, including alcoholic beverages and specialty coffees
Tips and gratuities for guides, drivers, and lodge staff
Internet and phone usage charges
Optional activities not explicitly included in the itinerary
Departure taxes (where applicable)
Personal travel insurance (medical, trip cancellation, etc.)
Items of a personal nature, such as laundry, souvenirs, and toiletries
International flights to/from Rwanda
Visas or entry permits not listed as included in the itinerary
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