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Sample Itinerary
Parks: Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Queen Elizabeth National Park
Highlights: Fly-in transfers that save two long road days, Top-tier forest and savannah lodges, chosen for your preferences rather than a fixed list, A rest day before trekking, and a dedicated day for Ishasha’s tree-climbing lions
Best For: Travellers who value comfort, privacy and pace over covering the most ground, honeymooners, and anyone for whom a long road day would take the shine off the trip.
Group Size: Private vehicle, any group size from solo travellers to families
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Arrive in Entebbe. Private meet-and-greet at the airport and a short transfer to a lakeside hotel on Lake Victoria.
Days 2–4
Fly to Bwindi. A scheduled light-aircraft flight of around 1.5 to 2 hours to the airstrip nearest your trekking sector, followed by a short transfer to your forest lodge. Rest and explore. A day to settle in before trekking: a guided forest walk, a community visit, or time at the lodge’s spa where one is offered. Gorilla trekking or the habituation experience. Either a standard trek with up to eight visitors and one hour with a habituated family, or — for those who book it — the habituation experience in Rushaga, which spends up to four hours with a family still being habituated, in a smaller group.
Days 5–7
Bwindi to Queen Elizabeth. A scenic drive of roughly four to five hours to the Ishasha sector in the south of Queen Elizabeth National Park, with an afternoon game drive. Ishasha. A full day for Ishasha, the area best known for lions that rest in fig trees, with time to search patiently rather than in a rush. Kazinga Channel. Transfer north to the Mweya area for a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, past hippos, buffalo, elephants and waterbirds. A private boat can be arranged where available instead of the shared launch.
Day 8
Fly to Entebbe. A scheduled flight back to Entebbe to connect with international departures.
Your quoted price covers accommodation for every night on the route, all ground transport in a private 4x4 with an experienced driver-guide, and park entry fees for each park visited, including the gorilla trekking permit and the chimpanzee tracking permit. Fuel and the driver-guide's costs across the full route are built into the quoted price rather than billed separately.
Excluded, as with every Uganda itinerary we quote: international flights, visa fees, travel insurance, tips for your driver-guide and gorilla trekking porters, and personal spending such as drinks and souvenirs. We itemise all of this clearly when we send your formal quote, so nothing arrives as a surprise once you're on the ground.
Lodging across the route is mid-range by default — the properties can be swapped for budget or luxury alternatives at the same locations without changing the underlying route, activities or duration. Tell us which tier fits your trip and we'll send a revised, fully itemised quote.
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Good To Know
Not in the sense of an exclusive family visit. Each habituated family receives a set number of visitors per day under UWA rules, so you will usually share the trek with other guests. Some travellers book every permit in a group for a family or private party where availability allows; ask us if this interests you.
The main variables are the lodges and flights; permits cost the same for every visitor. We quote with every item listed separately, so you can see exactly what each upgrade adds. Our luxury safari guide explains the cost structure.
Yes. Many luxury travellers combine Uganda with Rwanda or the Masai Mara. See our East Africa safari circuit guide for combinations.
Most arrange porters and lend walking sticks, and some lend rain jackets or gaiters. You will still need your own broken-in hiking boots.
Tell us your dates and the kind of lodge you love, and we will build the route around specific properties, with permits confirmed before you commit.
