Spend your vacation exploring the highlights of Uganda and discover the very best the country has to offer. Interact and work with the women of the Buhoma community to weave baskets from grass collected from Bwindi Impenetrable forest. These baskets serve as an income for the women of this community and a hand made souvenir for you to take home. Help play your part in contributing to a sustainable cause!
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Overview
Itinerary Highlights
- Surrounded by other wonderful parks in the western region of Uganda, the Queen Elizabeth National Park is known for its rich biodiversity, wildlife and history.
- Bwindi Forest National Park is where you have the best chance of spotting a mountain gorilla family going about their business.
- Renowned for its impressive biodiversity, Lake Mburo National Park shelters almost 70 mammal species and over 300 avian species in its forests, swamps and grasslands.
Itinerary in Brief
- Day 1: Entebbe
- Day 2: Entebbe to Murchison
- Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park Tour
- Day 4: Murchison Falls - Hoima
- Day 5: Hoima - Kibale
- Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 8: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- Day 9: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- Day 10 : Bwindi - Lake Mburo National Park
- Day 11: Lake Mburo National Park to Entebbe/Kampala
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- Unique itineraries that take you beyond the major highlights, immersing you in each location.
- Committed to responsible travel: we reinvest in the environment and local communities across our destinations.
Day 1: Entebbe
Meet and Greet at the Airport, transfer to your hotel.
Day 2: Entebbe to Murchison
You will be met and collected from your hotel in Entebbe and driven to Murchison Falls. Visit the Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch en route, which has the honour of hosting the only wild rhinos in Uganda. Presently the sanctuary is home to nineteen southern white rhinos. The ranch has become increasingly popular with tourists for rhino trekking, bird watching, nature walks and relaxation. We will enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing the drive to the spectacular Murchison Falls, located within one of Uganda’s oldest conservation areas. Excluding the stop, the journey will take approximately 7-8 hours. Murchison National Park is suited in the northern part of Albertine Rift Valley, where the massive Bunyoro escarpment amalgamates into the enormous plains of land traditionally inhabited by the Acholi people.
Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park Tour
After an early breakfast, you will be taken on a morning game drive in Murchison Falls National Park in search of wildlife such as elephant, buffalo, giraffe, hartebeest and oribi. Continue to the launch site for a boat ride combined with a cheese and wine cruise. A highlight of any visit to Murchison Falls Conservation Area is the launch trip to view the magnificent Murchison Falls. The scheduled boat trip normally departs in the morning and afternoon. Hippos and crocodiles are abundant and you will see plenty of game and bird life. The voyage takes about three hours. Return to the lodge for lunch, followed by an evening game drive.
Day 4: Murchison Falls - Hoima
After an early breakfast, you will depart for Kibale National Park via Fort Portal, passing through verdant countryside and traditional homesteads and farms. Picnic lunch will be provided. Kibale National Park contains one of the loveliest and most varied tracts of tropical forest in Uganda. Forest cover, interspersed with patches of grassland and swamp, dominates the northern and central parts of the park on an elevated plateau.
Day 5: Hoima - Kibale
Trek man’s closest genetic relative, the cheeky chimpanzee on a trekking excursion in the Budongo Forest. In the afternoon you will go for a guided walk in Bigodi Swamp to look for different bird species like the Shining Blue Kingfisher, Blue Throated Roller and other rare specifies and also find the fruiting trees, which attract Narina Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Yellow Spotted, HairBreasted and Yellow-Billed Barbets.
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early breakfast, we head out on a beautiful morning drive through the dramatic landscape of the Crater Lakes. In the afternoon transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This National Park is understandably Uganda’s most popular tourist destination. The Park has diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands.
Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, we continue our journey to observe chimpanzees on a morning chimp trek in Kalinzu forest. In the afternoon go on a boat excursion on the Kazinga Channel which has the world’s largest concentration of hippos and Nile crocodiles.
Day 8: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After breakfast, we try to spot the tree-climbing lions during our drive through the Ishasha sector, en-route to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. We arrive at our Bwindi accommodation in the afternoon. The rest of the afternoon can be spent at your leisure.
Day 9: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
The day has arrived for the unforgettable gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to learn basket weaving with the women of the Buhoma community.
Day 10 : Bwindi - Lake Mburo National Park
We leave the gorillas of Bwindi behind and drive to Lake Mburo National Park where we enjoy a late afternoon boat cruise on Lake Mburo. This impressive park consists of a series of swamp-fringed lakes and is home to 350 bird species as well as zebras, impalas, elands, buffalos, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, leopard, hippo, hyena, topi and reedbuck.
Day 11: Lake Mburo National Park to Entebbe/Kampala
End your great Uganda safari today with a photo at the famous Equator sign!
- Day 1: Entebbe
- Day 2: Entebbe to Murchison
- Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park Tour
- Day 4: Murchison Falls - Hoima
- Day 5: Hoima - Kibale
- Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 8: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- Day 9: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
- Day 10 : Bwindi - Lake Mburo National Park
- Day 11: Lake Mburo National Park to Entebbe/Kampala
| Dates | From | Special Offer |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2025 - 05 Feb 2025 | NZD$12315pp | Contact us |
| 28 Feb 2025 - 10 Mar 2025 | NZD$12315pp | Contact us |
| 07 May 2025 - 17 May 2025 | NZD$12315pp | Contact us |
| 29 Jul 2025 - 08 Aug 2025 | NZD$12315pp | Contact us |
| 19 Aug 2025 - 29 Aug 2025 | NZD$12315pp | Contact us |
| 04 Oct 2025 - 14 Oct 2025 | NZD$12315pp | Contact us |
| 07 Nov 2025 - 17 Nov 2025 | NZD$12315pp | Contact us |
| 11 Dec 2025 - 21 Dec 2025 | NZD$12315pp | Contact us |
** Prices are per person based on twin / shared accommodation.
** Single supplements may apply
Suggested Accommodation
| City | Accommodation |
|---|---|
| Entebbe | Best Western Premier Garden Hotel or similar |
| Murchison Falls National Park | Paraa Safari Lodge or similar |
| Kibale National Park | Turaco Tree Tops or similar |
| Queen Elizabeth National Park | Park View Safari Lodge or similar |
| Bwindi National Park | Mahogany Springs or similar |
| Lake Mburo | Mihingo Lodge or similar |
Whats included?
- Accommodation as mentioned in the itinerary or of similar standard.
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily
- All transport in a safari vehicle
- Game drives and activities
- Experienced local guide
- Park & Activities fees*
What’s not included?
- Flights
- Pre and post tour accommodation
- Optional activities
- All drinks
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, curios and tips
- Travel insurance and visas
Notes
- *Please note Gorilla Permits and Park Fees are subject to change without warning.
Price Assurance
At Eclipse Travel, our expert destination knowledge and decades of travel planning experience come at no extra cost to you. While many think booking through a tour operator is more expensive than planning a trip independently, that’s not the case. We’re paid by our travel partners—such as hotels, activity operators, and cruise providers—via commissions, not by our clients.
Our team negotiates the best rates for you and ensures you receive unbiased advice, with no preference for any particular supplier. In fact, where we secure higher commissions, we often pass the savings on to you, giving us a competitive price edge.
Additionally, we lock in exchange rates at the time of your deposit, ensuring no surprise costs when it’s time for final payment. You can rest easy knowing we’ll handle the details with our suppliers. The only exceptions are national park fee increases or fuel surcharges imposed after your booking, though these are rare.
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