This fascinating 7 Days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi safari will take you to the three most popular national parks, including Queen Elizabeth national park where you can see various animals like elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, hippos, warthogs, bushbucks, Nile crocodiles, and diadactyls, as well as Kibale forest national park where you can spend an hour with the endangered This Uganda safari to Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, and Bwindi will also take you to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where you may interact with wildlife in their native habitat.
Highlights of the 7 days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 7: Departure to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park
On the first day of the seven-day Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, and Bwindi safari, our driver-guide will meet you wherever you are and give you a quick introduction to the safari before setting off for Kibale forest national park. The trip to the park takes around 5 to 6 hours, during which you’ll stop for lunch in Fort Portal and take in breathtaking views of, among other things, tea and banana plantations, crater lakes, and the Rwenzori mountain ranges. When you get to the park, you’ll stay the night at the lodge after checking in again for dinner.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Chimpanzee trekking
On the second day of the seven-day safari to Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, and Bwindi, your driving guide will pick you up from the lodge following an early breakfast and take you to the park headquarters for a briefing on the laws and regulations to adhere to while hiking. Following the briefing, you will begin chimpanzee trekking in the forest with an expert park guide who is familiar with the best routes. You may see several bird species, other monkeys, and plant species while chimpanzee trekking, which lasts between 30 to 4 hours. Once the chimpanzees have been located, you will be permitted to spend an hour with them in their natural habitat. During this time, you will have the chance to observe them as they go about their daily activities, including feeding, playing, nursing, and resting, as well as to take pictures and document the breathtaking moments. You will trek back to the starting site after your hour-long experience with the chimpanzees, where you will meet your driver guide and be driven to the resort for lunch.
Bigodi swamp walk
You will take a fascinating nature walk in Bigodi Swamp after lunch where you can see a variety of primate species, including l’hoest monkeys, blue monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, and olive baboons, as well as mammals like wild pigs, antelopes, and mongooses and birds like the great blue turaco.
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
After breakfast on the third day of your seven-day safari to Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, and Bwindi, meet your driver guide to depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s second-largest national park. You will enjoy beautiful views along the journey, and lunch will be served when you get to the park. Following lunch, you may choose to relax or have an optional game drive to see creatures including buffalo, elephants, warthogs, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, and bushbucks, among others. You will return to the lodge for supper and sleep after the wildlife drive.
Day 4: Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise
Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience
On the fourth day of your Uganda Safari, your driver guide will pick you up from your lodge after an early breakfast and take you on an exciting game drive through the Kasenyi Plains, where you can see animals like elephants, waterbucks, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, warthogs, and bushbucks as well as view predators like lions and leopards, among others. You’ll travel back to the resort for lunch after the game drive.
Afternoon boat cruise
Following lunch, you’ll go on a breathtaking boat tour on the waterway that joins Lake Edward and Lake George, the Kazinga Channel. You will be able to see many of hippos and Nile crocodiles in the water, as well as elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, and other animals drinking along the shoreline. You will also be able to see waterbirds including cormorants, hornbills, kingfishers, and fish eagles, among other species. You will return to the resort for an evening of leisure, supper, and sleep after the boat tour, which requires a 2- to 3-hour journey.
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
The fifth day of the 7 Days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi safari begins with an early breakfast. You then check out of the lodge and meet your driver/guide to make the transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via the Ishasha sector, where you can see the tree climbing lions lying up in tree branches during the game drive. You will eat lunch following the game drive, and then travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will check into the lodge for supper and the night after you arrive at the park.
Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
On the sixth day of your 7 Days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi safari, you’ll have breakfast, pack a lunch, and meet your driver-guide to travel to the park’s administrative center for a briefing on the guidelines for gorilla trekking. Following the briefing, you will be assigned a gorilla family to travel with and begin your jungle journey with a knowledgeable park guide. Depending on where the gorillas are, gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park might take anything from 30 minutes to 7 hours. This is because gorillas tend to wander about in search of food. When the mountain gorillas are found, you will be allowed to spend an hour with them in their natural habitat. This gives you the chance to learn about their behaviors and habits, watch them feed, breastfeed, and groom young ones, take pictures, and document the moments to share with others once the safari is over. You will return to the beginning site after spending an hour with the gorillas, where you will receive a certificate for taking part in gorilla trekking. Afterwards, you will meet your driver guide to go to the resort for an evening of leisure, supper, and sleep.
Day 7: Departure to Kampala
The final day of your 7 Days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi safari will begin with a leisurely breakfast before you check out of the lodge and meet your driver/guide for the trip back to Kampala. You will stop for lunch along the way in the town of Mbarara before continuing your adventure with a stop near the equator to take pictures and shop for trinkets. You will travel from the Equator to Kampala, where you will arrive in the early evening. Your driver guide will then bring you to Entebbe International Airport so you can catch your trip home.
End of 7 days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi safari
7 days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi safari includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Bigodi swamp walk
- Lion tracking experience
- Park entrance fees/ game drives
- Boat cruise fees
- Professional English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Ground transfers (in a 4WD vehicle)
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- International air flight tickets
- Visas
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Life insurance
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.