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Highlights of Uganda
A little bit of everything combined into a week in Uganda!
A week in Uganda is a great amount of time to fit in the highlights this beautiful country has to offer. You will venture through Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park and finish up in the stunning Bwindi National Park for a gorilla trek.
Trip Highlights
This trip is fully customisable in terms of length, days on safari, days at the beach, safari activities, accommodation needs and luxury fine-tuning to meet your wildest dreams, budgets and party size. Do call us any time to price-up and customise this itinerary for you.
Trip Itinerary
NB. All of our trips are fully customisable in terms of length of time, regions, properties and budget. The below is just a sample of an itinerary that has worked well for clients in the past. Do call us any time to talk about this itinerary or any other element of your trip!
Day
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Arrive into Entebbe uganda
Make your way Entebbe international airport in Uganda. Met you arrival and transferred to the Serena Lake Victoria Lodge to stay for 1 night on a B&B basis.
Day
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Drive to Kibale National Park uganda
After breakfast, you will be transferred by road to Kibale National Park. On route, you will pass tea plantations and beautiful scenery. You will continue and, on the way, stop in Fort Portal. In the afternoon you will arrive at Ndali Lodge to stay for 1 night on a full board basis.
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Chimpanzee Trekking & then Queen Elizabeth National Park uganda
After breakfast you will go for Chimp tracking and enjoy a wonderful forest experience. Kibale’s 795km2 National Park contains one of the most beautiful and varying tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda. This is home to 13 species of primate including chimpanzees. The park’s highest point is at 1590m above sea level. After lunch you shall proceed to Queen Elisabeth National Park, enjoy a game drive on your way in. Named after her Majesty the Queen of England, it is Uganda's most popular and most scenic game reserves. It stretches from the crater-dotted foothills of the Rwenzori range in the north, along the shores of Lake Edward to the remote Ishasha River in the south, incorporating a wide variety of habitats that range from savanna and wetlands and lowland forest. Overnight in Kyambura Gorge Lodge to stay for 2 nights on a full board basis including game viewing activities.
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Game viewing activities in Queen Elizabeth National Park uganda
Have an Early Morning Game Drive. There are over 100 mammal species that include Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Elephants and the elusive Giant Forest Hog in this park. The Primates include Chimps, Black and White Colobus monkeys, Blue, Black faced Red Colobus, and Red tailed monkeys and Olive Baboons. Return to the Lodge. In the afternoon, you shall have a boat ride on Kazinga Channel. Queen Elizabeth boasts one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park, from the open Savannah to Rain Forest, dense Papyrus Swamps. Overnight in Kyambura Gorge Lodge to stay for 2 nights on a full board basis including game viewing activities.
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Drive onto Bwindi National Park uganda
Depart for Bwindi National park in the Morning on your way; you will have a chance to have a game drive in Ishasha sector where the tree climbing lions are found, then continue to the home of the Mountain Gorillas, Bwindi National Park. Of Ugandas Forested Parks, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known For gorilla tracking, but it also provides refuge to elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys and various small antelopes, as well as 23 bird species restricted to the Albertine. Overnight in Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp on a full board basis including all game viewing activities.
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Fly back to Entebbe, head home
After an early breakfast, you will be transferred to Kihihi Airstrip for your flight back to Entebbe. Afterwards you may choose between optional Activities; - drive to the Airport or have a city Tour of Entebbe Town, Visit Ngamba Island, Botanical Gardens, a Fishing Village, Mabamba Swamp. You may choose to opt for a day Use room in a Hotel.
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What kind of Wildlife should you see on the Highlights of Uganda trip in 2026/27?
For 2026/27, we expect you’ll be able to find the following wildlife in the Highlights of Uganda bearing in mind the quality of guiding, budgets, time of year and duration of stay all affect your chances of finding or seeing any of the following outstanding animals that dwell in Highlights of Uganda…
The Parks & Regions featured in the Highlights of Uganda itinerary...
A general introduction to the parks and regions featured in the Highlights of Uganda for 2026/27.
Do visit our Africa Wildlife page for our full wildlife viewing guide...
What are the other great Camps & Hotels across the same Highlights of Uganda parks and regions...
For 2026/27 we highly recommend all the following camps & hotels in the same Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Entebbe, Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park parks & regions — and let us help customise and price-up your ideal trip for you...
1 Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Africa, Uganda
A great choice of accommodation for those looking for a more quiet and remote area of Bwindi Forest in the south-western part of Uganda. Accommodation at Nkuringo comprises of eight cottages in… More…
2 Primate Lodge
Kibale Forest National Park, Africa, Uganda
This little lodge is a gem in the heart of Kibale National Park. Offering 16 rooms situated in the lush green rainforest, the lodge is a perfect base for your chimpanzee trek… More…
3 Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Africa, Uganda
This lodge is one of most luxurious in all of Bwindi (we would say on par with Bwindi Lodge). The property feels more “safari-like” as the main area is all open-plan, with… More…
4 Silverback Lodge
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Africa, Uganda
Silverback Lodge offers simple accommodation but with a great location and price tag! It’s a good option for those who want to stay in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park without the price tag… More…
And don't miss our Africa Wildlife page for a full guide to the amazing wildlife available...
What other Safari Trips & Tours do you have for the same regions in 2026/27?
An overview of what other tailor-made trips & tours The Africa Specialists have available to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Entebbe, Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park parks & regions for 2026/27.
A Primate Adventure
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Kibale Forest National Park
From $4,000 per person
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Highlights of Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Entebbe, Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park
From $6,000 per person
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Rhinos, birds and monkeys
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Entebbe, Kibale Forest National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park
From $7,000 per person
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Adventure and adrenaline
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Entebbe, Jinja, Kibale Forest National Park, Murchison Falls National Park
From $7,500 per person
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Do visit our Africa Safari Finder page to find more trips and locations for 2026/27
Other Safari/Holiday types recommended for the same regions in 2026/27...
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