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Arrival & transfer to Fort Portal

• Drive for approximately 4–5 hours from Kampala to Fort Portal.
• Check in at Turaco Treetops or a mid-range primate lodge.
• Take an evening walk for a crater adventure.
• Enjoy dinner with views towards the Rwenzori Mountains.

Kibale Forest & chimpanzee tracking

• Have an early breakfast and head to Kibale Forest headquarters.
• Join a guided forest walk to track chimpanzees.
• Look for monkeys, forest trees and colourful bird species.
• Visit Amabeere ga Nyina Mwiru caves and hike the local waterfall trails.
• Alternatively, explore Bigodi Swamp for rare monkeys and beautiful birds.

Queen Elizabeth National Park

• Drive south for approximately 2½ hours to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
• Check in at Enganzi Game Lodge or Buffalo Safari Lodge.
• Take a Kazinga Channel boat cruise to see hippos, elephants and crocodiles.

Game drive & return to Kampala

• Start with an early morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains for lions and leopards.
• Journey back to Kampala, stopping at the Equator for photographs and souvenirs.

Entebbe to Kibale National Park

• Drive through beautiful tea-plantation country towards Fort Portal.
• Enjoy a late-afternoon walk in Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary to look for red colobus and L'Hoest's monkeys.
• Stay at Turaco Treetops or Isunga Lodge, with forest-canopy views.

Chimpanzee tracking & nocturnal predator drive

• Early-morning chimpanzee tracking briefing at Kanyanchu, followed by a guided trek.
• Drive south to Queen Elizabeth National Park, crossing the Equator.
• At about 7:00 pm, begin the nocturnal predator adventure for lions, spotted leopards and spotted hyenas.
• Stay at Enganzi Lodge or Park View Safari Lodge.

Ultimate morning predator experience

• Explore predator behaviour during the day, accompanied by UWA researchers.
• In the evening, prepare for a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel.

Tree-climbing lions & Bwindi edge

• Drive through the Ishasha sector to see the famous tree-climbing lions in old fig trees.
• Travel through the Ntugwe River valley for opportunities to spot leopards in riverine forest.
• Continue into the misty edge of the ancient Bwindi forest.
• Stay at Bakiga Lodge or Rushaga Gorilla Lodge.

Mountain gorilla tracking

• Receive your gorilla-family assignment and enter the forest for an unforgettable gorilla experience.
• In the evening, enjoy a Batwa cultural heritage experience in a pocket forest with indigenous elders.
• Stay at the same Bwindi lodge.

Lake Bunyonyi scenic retreat

• Drive through the dramatic terraced Kigezi Hills to Lake Bunyonyi.
• Enjoy island-hopping and a relaxing lakeside experience.
• Stay at Arcadia Lodges Bunyonyi.

Equator crossing & departure

• Depart the lake region and return towards Kampala.
• Stop at the Equator for lunch, a water-vortex demonstration and souvenir shopping.
• Airport lounge day pass before departure.

Entebbe to Lake Mburo National Park

• Morning departure to Lake Mburo, an important birding area.
• Look for species such as African Finfoot, Rufous-billed Heron, Coqui Francolin and Red-faced Barbet.
• Afternoon boat adventure along the marshy banks.
• Stay at Rwakobo Rock Lodge or Lake Mburo Safari Lodge.

Savannah walk & Queen Elizabeth

• Walk at dawn with a specialised ranger to observe early-morning flight patterns.
• Travel to the crater highlands of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
• Target species may include Martial Eagle, Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Black Bee-eater and Broad-tailed Warbler.
• Stay at Kasenyi Safari Camp or Twin Lakes Safari Lodge.

Flamingo circuit

• Travel to Lake Munyanyange or Lake Bunyampaka to look for Lesser Flamingos.
• Target Lesser and Greater Flamingos, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Pied Avocet, Black-winged Stilt and Curlew Sandpiper.
• Stay at Kasenyi Safari Camp or Twin Lakes Safari Lodge.

Kazinga Channel avian cruise

• Enjoy a private morning cruise on the Kazinga Channel.
• Target African Skimmer, Pink-backed Pelican, Saddle-billed Stork, Gull-billed Tern and malachite, pied and giant kingfishers.
• Drive towards the central region while tracking birds along the road network.
• Stay at Lake Victoria Hotel or Boma Hotel Entebbe.

Mabamba Swamp shoebill expedition

• At dawn, take a specialised boat cruise through Mabamba Swamp to search for the Shoebill.
• Other wetland species may include Lesser Jacana, Papyrus Gonolek, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Swamp Flycatcher and Weyns's Weaver.
• Transfer to the airport for the evening flight.

Arrival in Entebbe

Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to the hotel.

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary & Murchison Falls

• Drive north to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for guided on-foot rhino tracking.
• Continue to Murchison Falls National Park for a sunset game drive and Nile views.
• Stay at Pakuba Safari Lodge or Murchison River Lodge.

Savannah game drive & Nile adventure

• Sunrise game drive for lions, leopards, elephants and giraffes.
• Boat cruise towards Murchison Falls, where the Nile is forced through a narrow gorge.

Scenic Albertine drive to Kibale

• Drive south through Lake Albert views and tea plantations to Kibale, the primate capital.
• Stay at Isunga Lodge or Turaco Treetops.

Chimpanzee tracking

• Track chimpanzees in the morning.
• In the afternoon, take a guided community boardwalk in Bigodi Swamp for other monkey species.

Queen Elizabeth & crater-lake experience

• Swim or walk at Lake Nyinambuga crater.
• Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park for an evening savannah game drive.
• Stay at Kasenyi Safari Lodge or Enganzi Game Lodge.

Kazinga Channel & Ishasha

• Boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, renowned for its high concentration of hippos.
• Drive south to Ishasha to look for tree-climbing lions.
• Stay at Ishasha Jungle Lodge.

Ishasha to Bwindi

• Early-morning wildlife tracking in Ishasha.
• Continue uphill into the rain-forest mountains of Bwindi.
• Stay at Bakiga Lodge or Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge.

Gorilla trekking

• Briefing in the morning, followed by a forest trek to find mountain gorillas.
• Enjoy an unforgettable hour observing their social behaviour and adaptation to the forest.
• Evening campfire and relaxation.

Return to Entebbe

• Return towards Entebbe with a stop at the Equator for lunch and photographs.
• Airport drop-off for the night flight.

The royal origin

• Arrive in Entebbe and transfer to Kampala.
• Explore the Buganda Kingdom palace and Royal Mile with a private historian.

Flavours & drum beats

• Visit the UNESCO-listed Kasubi Royal Tombs.
• Take part in a traditional Luwombo cooking masterclass.
• Enjoy a premium traditional-dance presentation at Ndere Cultural Centre.

The ancient legends

• Scenic drive through tea estates towards Fort Portal.
• Visit Tanda and hear the Baganda story of how death came to earth.
• Explore Amabeere ga Nyina Mwiru caves and hear the cultural myths of the ancient Babiito Dynasty.

Kibale to Queen Elizabeth

• Track chimpanzees in Kibale National Park.
• Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for the savannah experience.

Savannah heritage

• Sunrise game drive in the Kasenyi Plains.
• Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel for hippos, elephants and other wildlife.
• Evening fireside storytelling with a park community elder.

The cattle kingdom

• Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park.
• Learn traditional livestock tracking, milking and ghee making with local pastoralist herders.

Walking adventure & departure

• Morning game walk for close encounters with animals such as zebras and elands.
• Return to Kampala with a stop at the Equator for water experiences, photographs and lunch.
• Continue to the airport for the night flight.