UGANDA – OCTOBER 2026: THE PEARL OF AFRICA

ARRIVAL AT ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE YOU ARE WARMLY WELCOMED AND TRANSFERRED TO YOUR HOTEL. TAKE TIME TO RELAX AFTER YOUR FLIGHT, ENJOYING THE PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE OF THE GARDENS OR A GENTLE STROLL THROUGH THE CITY. IF ARRIVAL TIME PERMITS, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY TO VISIT THE FAMOUS MABAMBA SWAMP, A BIRDING PARADISE AND ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN AFRICA TO SPOT THE ELUSIVE SHOEBILL STORK. OVERNIGHT IN HOTEL, BB.

AFTER BREAKFAST, DRIVE THROUGH THE SCENIC COUNTRYSIDE TO MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK. IN THE AFTERNOON, WALK TO THE “TOP OF THE FALLS”, WHERE THE NILE RIVER IS FORCED THROUGH A NARROW GORGE AND CRASHES INTO THE VALLEY BELOW. THE ROAR, THE SPRAY, AND THE SHEER POWER OF THIS NATURAL WONDER ARE UNFORGETTABLE. OVERNIGHT IN SAFARI LODGE, FB.

AT SUNRISE, HEAD OUT ON A GAME DRIVE ACROSS THE SAVANNAH PLAINS OF MURCHISON FALLS. WATCH FOR LIONS STALKING THE GRASS, ELEPHANTS GATHERING AT WATERHOLES, AND TOWERS OF GIRAFFES MOVING GRACEFULLY THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE. IN THE AFTERNOON, BOARD A BOAT CRUISE TO THE BASE OF THE FALLS, SPOTTING HIPPOS, CROCODILES, AND COUNTLESS BIRDS ALONG THE NILE. OVERNIGHT IN SAFARI LODGE, FB.

THIS MORNING, CRUISE INTO THE REMOTE NILE DELTA, A HAVEN FOR BIRDLIFE AND THE BEST PLACE TO SEARCH FOR THE ELUSIVE SHOEBILL STORK. AS YOU GLIDE ALONG THE WATER, WATCH FOR ELEPHANTS AND BUFFALO COMING TO DRINK. RETURN TO LAND FOR AN AFTERNOON GAME DRIVE, WHERE THE GOLDEN LIGHT OF SUNSET MAKES THE LANDSCAPE EVEN MORE DRAMATIC. OVERNIGHT IN SAFARI LODGE, FB.

AFTER BREAKFAST, DRIVE SOUTH TO KIBALE FOREST, AN ANCIENT JUNGLE RENOWNED AS THE “PRIMATE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.” THE JOURNEY ITSELF IS SCENIC, PASSING THROUGH TEA PLANTATIONS AND HILLTOP VILLAGES. ARRIVE AT YOUR FOREST LODGE, SURROUNDED BY THE CALLS OF BIRDS AND THE RUSTLE OF THE TREES. OVERNIGHT IN FOREST LODGE, FB.

SET OUT ON A MORNING TREK INTO KIBALE FOREST TO TRACK WILD CHIMPANZEES. LISTEN TO THEIR DISTINCTIVE CALLS ECHOING THROUGH THE TREES BEFORE MEETING THEM UP CLOSE – WATCHING THEM PLAY, FORAGE, AND INTERACT IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT. THE AFTERNOON IS AT LEISURE, WITH OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE BIGODI SWAMP WALK, A BIRDER’S PARADISE. OVERNIGHT IN FOREST LODGE, FB.

TRAVEL TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK, ONE OF UGANDA’S MOST DIVERSE WILDLIFE DESTINATIONS. AFTER AN EXCITING GAME DRIVE, ENJOY A CRUISE ALONG THE KAZINGA CHANNEL, WHERE HUNDREDS OF HIPPOS LOUNGE IN THE WATER AND ELEPHANTS DRINK FROM THE SHORES. THE CHANNEL IS ALSO HOME TO EXTRAORDINARY BIRD SPECIES. OVERNIGHT IN SAFARI LODGE, FB.

HEAD TO THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK – ISHASHA, FAMOUS FOR ITS TREE-CLIMBING LIONS. THE DAY ENDS WITH A MEMORABLE SUNDOWNER IN THE WILD, AS THE SKY GLOWS WITH THE COLORS OF SUNSET. THE REMOTENESS OF ISHASHA OFFERS A SAFARI EXPERIENCE FEW OTHERS CAN MATCH. OVERNIGHT IN TENTED CAMP, FB.

ENJOY A FINAL GAME DRIVE IN ISHASHA BEFORE DRIVING THROUGH ROLLING HILLS AND TROPICAL LOWLANDS TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST. THIS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE IS A MYSTICAL LANDSCAPE OF THICK JUNGLE AND MIST-SHROUDED RIDGES. ARRIVE AT YOUR LODGE ON THE EDGE OF THE FOREST. OVERNIGHT IN MOUNTAIN LODGE, FB.

TODAY IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR JOURNEY: A GUIDED TREK TO MEET THE ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN GORILLAS OF BWINDI. THE HIKE THROUGH THE FOREST IS DEMANDING BUT INCREDIBLY REWARDING, AS YOU FINALLY ENCOUNTER A FAMILY OF GORILLAS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT. WATCHING THEM INTERACT – A SILVERBACK GUARDING, YOUNGSTERS PLAYING – IS A PROFOUND AND HUMBLING EXPERIENCE. OVERNIGHT IN MOUNTAIN LODGE, FB.

AFTER BREAKFAST, TRANSFER TO THE AIRSTRIP FOR YOUR SCHEDULED FLIGHT BACK TO ENTEBBE. REFLECT ON THE POWERFUL EXPERIENCES OF THE LAST DAYS – FROM THE THUNDER OF MURCHISON FALLS TO THE QUIET GAZE OF A MOUNTAIN GORILLA. CONNECT TO YOUR ONWARD JOURNEY. END OF SERVICES.