Gorillas in Uganda, private 5 pax (no flights)

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to hotel in Entebbe or Kampala. Accommodation.

Breakfast and drive to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda's largest national park, offering a diverse mix of landscapes, including acacia trees and savannas in the north and tropical forests in the south. Along the way, we'll stop at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a nature walk and to learn about the breeding and care project for the endangered white rhinos. After lunch, we continue to the National Park, reaching the Nile River for a visit to the top of Murchison Falls, where the river passes through a very narrow canyon, forming a spectacular and unforgettable waterfall. We arrive at the Lodge at dusk after a nearly six-hour drive, part of which will be on dirt roads within the park. Dinner and overnight stay.

Breakfast and departure for a safari to explore the savannah in the northern region of the Nile Delta, on Lake Albert. The objective of this excursion is to see elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, waterbuck, oribis, leopards, and spotted hyenas. The park has dense vegetation and offers spectacular views, so we recommend having your camera ready to take the best photos. Lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, we will go on another safari, but this time by boat along the banks of the Nile, to see hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of birds such as the African hawk-eagle, common pelican, kingfisher, and Nile goose. Dinner and overnight stay.

Breakfast and early departure to Budongo Forest, specifically to the Kaniyo-Pabidi ecotourism site, for trekking in the tropical forest and meeting the great apes, chimpanzees, in their natural habitat. The forest is also home to many other primates such as the black-and-white colobus monkey, the red-tailed monkey, the blue monkey, the vervet monkey, and baboons. Chimpanzee trekking is possible thanks to conservation efforts by the Jane Goodall Institute and park authorities to protect the forest and endangered chimpanzees. Lunch. In the afternoon, the trip continues to Lake Albert and Bugoma Reserve, where you will participate in a cultural activity in the Bugoma community, accompanied by local guides. You will meet the forest inhabitants, learn about their lives, and interact with them. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Important note: Chimpanzee trekking in Uganda is conducted according to park regulations, and we may be assigned a morning or afternoon schedule. Today's transfer takes approximately 3 hours and covers 180 km.

After breakfast, we organize a nature walk with Ugandan mangabeys in Bugoma Forest (for an additional fee, the chimpanzee walk can be done instead of the mangabey walk). Covering 410 km², Bugoma is the habitat of Ugandan chimpanzees and mangabeys. It is also the site of a conservation initiative by the Bugoma Forest Conservation Association (www.bugomaconservation.org). The Association makes this nature walk possible by developing ecotourism activities in Bugoma and training local guides, benefiting the surrounding communities. There, you can actively support the Association's conservation projects: the "Every 5 Acres" reforestation project; the private "Chimp T-RAP" patrol to combat illegal logging; the public native tree nursery; and the beekeeping project with local farmers. Here, you will find local community products, such as tea and honey. You will also participate in the planting of a native tree in the reforestation project area, helping to create a new habitat for chimpanzees. You will then leave Bugoma Forest and continue southwest, skirting Lake Albert and the Rift Valley Escarpment, enjoying stunning panoramic views as we head towards the outskirts of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Lunch en route at a local restaurant. The trek continues through the Rwenzori Mountains to the town of Kasese. Arrival at the lodge, dinner, and overnight stay.

Breakfast and early departure for a morning game drive along the trails of Queen Elizabeth National Park, in the northern sectors and toward Lake George and the village of Kasenyi. You may spot lions, elephants, buffalo, spotted hyenas, waterbuck, Uganda kobs, and perhaps a leopard, a rare species in the area. The Queen Elizabeth offers unique landscapes and views of the crater lakes and the Albertine Rift Valley, making this area special and unforgettable. Lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, enjoy an exciting boat safari from the Mweya Peninsula through the Kazinga Channel, one of Uganda's most popular spots for its high concentration of wildlife and birdlife (you will have the opportunity to take excellent photographs). You may also observe numerous hippos, buffalo, and elephants drinking from the channel. In the late afternoon, transfer to the Ishasha sector of the park for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast is served before we begin a game drive through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. We will set out in search of the famous "tree-climbing lions," seen during the hottest hours of the day as they rest in the fig trees. We will also observe herds of buffalo, elephants, topi antelopes, and more. Lunch is served at the lodge. We continue our journey into the tropical rainforests, which are the natural habitat of the endangered mountain gorillas. We will reach an altitude of up to 2,300 m above sea level in Bwindi, although the choice of gorilla safari area depends on the availability and allocation of permits for this activity. Arrival at the lodge in Bwindi National Park. Today's transfer can be very long, up to 7 hours, depending on road conditions and the location of the gorilla permit allocation. Dinner and overnight stay.

Breakfast and departure for the Bwindi Rainforest for a gorilla-watching safari. The activity begins at 8 am and we will follow the ranger's instructions in a group of up to eight people as he searches for the habituated mountain gorilla families assigned according to permits. The Bwindi Rainforest in Uganda contains a population of 450 gorillas—half of the world's mountain gorillas according to the 2018 census—of which some families have become accustomed to human presence. The time until the gorillas can be found is unpredictable, once found, we have an hour to observe the primates and their behavior, while taking photographs. We must make sure to bring lunch and water with us, in addition, we can count on local porters who will not only help us with our belongings, but will also assist us along the way, sometimes with uneven ground or undergrowth (for a fee). Return to the lodge, dinner and overnight stay.