Gentle Giants

Fly from London Heathrow, via Addis Ababa, to Entebbe.

Visit to a local fishing village en route to the 4-star Latitude Hotel in Kampala for an overnight stay.
(D)

Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, home to the only wild rhinos in Uganda. Continue to Murchison Falls (6 hrs). Two nights at the Paraa Safari Lodge.
(B, L, D)

With its 80km run of rapids and a 43m cascade into the ‘Devil’s Cauldron’, complete with roaring crash and rainbow spray, Murchison Falls’ wild residents include lions and leopards, hyenas, elephants, and buffalo. Seek them out on a game drive across its savannah grasslands and Borassus Palm Forest, to the shore of Lake Albert; and enjoy a boat ride along the Victoria Nile, with an opportunity to visit up the falls.
(B, L, D)

Travel to Kibale National Park (8 hrs), recognised as one of Africa’s richest ecosystems. Two nights at Papaya Lake Lodge, stopping enroute at the vibrant and welcoming town of Fort Portal, the gateway to Kibale, nestled in mountain foothills; and visiting a tea plantation to meet the pickers and learn how the tea is grown and harvested. Two nights at Papaya Lake Lodge.
(B, L, D)

Kibale’s huge variety of trees form evergreen and semi-deciduous forests, hosting 300 species of birds and 60 of mammals, among them Big Cats; 13 types of monkeys including the threatened Red Colobus and rare L’Hoest monkey; and, most famously, Uganda’s largest population of the region’s endangered chimpanzees. Discover the park on a forest trek (2-3hrs), and an intriguing nature walk in the wetlands of Bigodi; and later relax at the lodge or join a community walk to a local village.
(B, L, D)

Drive (5 hrs) to Lake Mburo National Park, home to over 300 species of birdlife like the flame head Barbet, Long-tailed Zitting Cisticola, African Bins Rail and Collared Barbet and many other wildlife can be encountered from the Impalas to the elusive Leopards. Two nights at the luxury eco-lodge, Kigambira Safari Lodge. Enjoy a night game drive in Lake Mburo National Park.
(B, L, D)

An early morning nature walk around Lake Mburo National Park and return to the hotel for breakfast. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat ride on Lake Mburo and keep your eyes peeled for the copious species of birds on the lake.
(B, L, D)

Head south toward Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (6hrs). In the mountainous southwest corner of Uganda, shrouded in mists and cloaked in rainforest, ferns, and jungle foliage, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to spectacular birdlife and a hundred mammal species, the endangered silverback gorillas the stars of the show. Learn about these remarkable residents this evening with a lecture from a Primatologist. Two nights at Trackers Safari Lodge.
(B, L, D) 

An early start for gorilla trekking in search of the ‘gentle giants’ (2-6hrs), led by an experienced and informative ranger, and only ever tracked by a restricted number of visitors. Making contact with these awe-inspiring mountain apes is one of the most exciting and affecting wildlife encounters you could ever experience. Later, visit a local community.
(B, L, D)

Morning at leisure. Transfer to Kihihi Airstrip for the light aircraft flight to Entebbe, with free time in the city before the overnight return flight to London via Addis Ababa.
(B, L)

Or choose to extend your holiday with two nights at Lake Victoria.

Arrival in London.

Fly from London Heathrow, via Addis Ababa, to Entebbe.

Visit to a local fishing village en route to the 4-star Latitude Hotel in Kampala for an overnight stay.
(D)

Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, home to the only wild rhinos in Uganda. Continue to Murchison Falls (6 hrs). Two nights at the Paraa Safari Lodge.
(B, L, D)

With its 80km run of rapids and a 43m cascade into the ‘Devil’s Cauldron’, complete with roaring crash and rainbow spray, Murchison Falls’ wild residents include lions and leopards, hyenas, elephants, and buffalo. Seek them out on a game drive across its savannah grasslands and Borassus Palm Forest, to the shore of Lake Albert; and enjoy a boat ride along the Victoria Nile, with an opportunity to visit up the falls.
(B, L, D)

Travel to Kibale National Park (8 hrs), recognised as one of Africa’s richest ecosystems. Two nights at Papaya Lake Lodge, stopping enroute at the vibrant and welcoming town of Fort Portal, the gateway to Kibale, nestled in mountain foothills; and visiting a tea plantation to meet the pickers and learn how the tea is grown and harvested. Two nights at Papaya Lake Lodge.
(B, L, D)

Kibale’s huge variety of trees form evergreen and semi-deciduous forests, hosting 300 species of birds and 60 of mammals, among them Big Cats; 13 types of monkeys including the threatened Red Colobus and rare L’Hoest monkey; and, most famously, Uganda’s largest population of the region’s endangered chimpanzees. Discover the park on a forest trek (2-3hrs), and an intriguing nature walk in the wetlands of Bigodi; and later relax at the lodge or join a community walk to a local village.
(B, L, D)

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park (3hrs), taking off at tangents enroute to visit the Kasenda Crater Lakes area, a natural paradise, off the beaten track, formed by volcanic activity 10,000 years ago; and the Rwenzori Sculpture Foundation, its Art Centre gallery, studios, and bronze foundry launched by Ugandan craftsmen who trained at Pangolin Editions foundry in England, to enable cultural exchanges between artists in Africa and Britain. Enjoy a game drive in the park and a talk by a local conservationist. Two nights at Mweya Safari Lodge.
(B, L, D)

With everything from waterbucks and warthogs to bat caves, buffalo, and hippo pools, the Queen Elizabeth spread offers really rewarding safaris, and boasts astonishing diversity in its flora and fauna, stretching through open savannah to papyrus swamps and the shores of the vast Lake Edward. Enjoy morning and evening game drives in the park, and an afternoon boat trip on the wildlife rich Kazinga Channel.
(B, L, D)

Head south toward Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (4hrs), with a game drive enroute in Ishasha, a genuine African wilderness where rare tree-climbing lions lie, loose limbed, along the branches of sturdy fig trees. In the mountainous southwest corner of Uganda, shrouded in mists and cloaked in rainforest, ferns, and jungle foliage, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to spectacular birdlife and a hundred mammal species, the endangered silverback gorillas the stars of the show. Learn about these remarkable residents this evening with a lecture from a Primatologist. Two nights at Trackers Safari Lodge.
(B, L, D)

An early start for gorilla trekking in search of the ‘gentle giants’ (2-6hrs), led by an experienced and informative ranger, and only ever tracked by a restricted number of visitors. Making contact with these awe-inspiring mountain apes is one of the most exciting and affecting wildlife encounters you could ever experience. Later, visit a local community.
(B, L, D)

Morning at leisure. Transfer to Kihihi Airstrip for the light aircraft flight to Entebbe, with free time in the city before the overnight return flight to London via Addis Ababa.
(B, L)

Or choose to extend your holiday with two nights at Lake Victoria.

Arrival in London.