Discover the ultimate Ugandan adventure where jungles meet savannahs and chimps meet gorillas!
With Kidamat Co., embark on a once-in-a-lifetime 6-day journey through Uganda’s most breathtaking parks: Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and the legendary Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Start by venturing into Kibale, the “Primate Capital of the World,” where you’ll trek through lush rainforest to encounter wild chimpanzees up close — playful, intelligent, and incredibly captivating.
Next, journey to the stunning Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to famous tree-climbing lions, vast herds of elephants, and the thrilling Kazinga Channel boat safari, where hippos and crocodiles bask in the sun.
Finally, crown your adventure with the ultimate bucket-list experience: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi. Deep in the emerald forests, track mountain gorillas and spend unforgettable moments with these gentle giants — a moving, once-in-a-lifetime connection to the wild.
This is not just a safari; it’s a soul-stirring expedition into Uganda’s best-kept treasures — blending thrilling wildlife encounters, rich culture, and luxurious lodges for an experience you’ll cherish forever.
Join Kidamat Co. for 6 days of pure adventure, wonder, and magic in the Pearl of Africa!
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Kampala to Kibale Forest National Park
Leave Kampala after breakfast for a fascinating drive through the country side offering you with panoramic views. You will arrive at your lodge for lunch. After lunch you will be taken to Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a walk. This is a guided swamp walk that takes you closer seeing primates mostly monkeys, birds and butterflies. The wetland is a bird paradise with about 138 species and home to the Great Blue Turaco. Hopefully you will spot the elusive Sitatunga antelope and the Shoebill Stork. Other primate species include the black-and-white colobus, grey-cheeked mangabey, red-tailed, l’Hoest’s and blue monkeys, and olive baboons. Also, Bushbucks and mongooses and many more can also be found here. There is also an abundance of butterflies. Bigodi Sanctuary is located outside the park in Magombe Swamp. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
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Kibale Forest National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will wake up for breakfast and then be transferred by road to Kibale forest for chimpanzee trekking. The forest walk will be guided to provide information not only on chimpanzees and primates but also on the entire park and surrounding communities making it interesting. During the trek you will see other primates like black and white monkeys, baboons, Colobus monkeys among others. After chimp trekking you will be transferred by road to Queen Elizabeth national park arriving in the evening. You will check in to your lodge then settle down for dinner and overnight.
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Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early breakfast you will head out for a morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queens Mile tracks where visitors encounter elephants, buffalo, water bucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda Kobs and a variety of birds. Thereafter go back to the lodge for lunch and brief rest before heading to the Kazinga Channel for an afternoon boat cruise. You will see hippos, buffaloes,
crocodiles, elephants, water bucks, warthogs and many other wildlife along the banks as well as plenty of bird species as Queen Elizabeth has the highest number of bird species in Uganda’s national game parks. Retire to back to your lodge and enjoy the beautiful sunset as you wait for your dinner.
crocodiles, elephants, water bucks, warthogs and many other wildlife along the banks as well as plenty of bird species as Queen Elizabeth has the highest number of bird species in Uganda’s national game parks. Retire to back to your lodge and enjoy the beautiful sunset as you wait for your dinner.
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Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
You will be transferred by road through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park on the way to Bwindi, this area is known for its tree-climbing lions. In Ishasha we will drive off in this adventurous vast savannah to hopefully get the Lions high in the fig tree branches. Then continue with the safari to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a big habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda; harboring an estimated 400 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rain-forests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. With a strenuous day ahead, you will check into your accommodation, relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the following day. Dinner and overnight accommodation.
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Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest
After an early morning breakfast you will be driven to the park headquarters for briefing on the do’s and don’ts during gorilla tracking and thereafter you will proceed to the gorilla trail. Gorilla tracking normally lasts between 1 to 8 hours or even a day to encounter the gorillas. However, you will be allowed to stay in the presence of these awesome apes for at least an hour. It is advisable that you carry packed lunch, which will be provided, as one cannot determine how long it may take to encounter the mountain gorillas. If time and energy allow, you may take the Batwa Cultural visit after the gorilla tracking or just have a relaxed afternoon. Enjoy your evening, dinner and overnight.
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Bwindi to Bunyonyi back to Kampala City
After breakfast, you will be transferred by road to Lake Bunyonyi for a Boat ride. This lake is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second deepest lake in Africa (900 meters deep) and also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharzia free, this takes 2 hours. The landscape around the lake is made up of terraced hills protruding from the water’s edge. Bunyonyi means “place of little birds” and as the name suggests, there is plenty of birdlife around the lake. After the Boat ride you will be transferred by road back to Kampala with lunch en-route. Upon arrival in the evening you will be transferred to your hotel or airport to catch your flight back home.
RATES PER PERSON (USD)
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Children Rate (Below 12 Years)
- 2 years and below stays free
- 3 to 11 years sharing a room with adults pays half (50%) of adult’s rate.
- 3 to 11 years sharing their own room pay 75% of the adult’s rate.
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