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7-Day Uganda Safari Tour by Fargin Safaris
Offered by - Fargin Safaris
Tour Features
This 7-day gorillas and savannah safari will take you to Kibale National Park, the primate capital of the world, where you will track the chimpanzees and many other primates. You will also have a chance to tour Queen Elizabeth National Park and enjoy many game drives and a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, famously known for mountain gorilla trekking, and visit Lake Mburo as well.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Uganda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Kibale Forest Camp No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 2 | The Bush Lodge No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 3 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 4-5 | Buhoma Gorilla Camp No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 6 | Mburo safari lodge No images available | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks |
| 7 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast, Lunch Included with Drinks |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - Transfer to Kibale Forest and Bigodi Nature Walk
After an early breakfast, you will begin your gorilla and savannah safari as you are transferred west through tea plantations and rolling hills to reach Fort Portal town, where you will have an en-route lunch before proceeding to Kibale National Park.
After checking into the hotel, you will embark on a guided nature walk through the dense papyrus at Magombe Swamp, which is part of Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary situated on the edge of Kibale Forest National Park. On your nature walk, you have the chance to spot up to 138 bird species, including the Great Blue Turaco, a variety of butterflies, and perhaps the real drawcard of this swamp: its seven species of monkeys, including red colobus, grey-cheeked Mangabey, L’Hoest’s, vervet, black and white colobus, blue monkey, and baboons.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 2 - Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
After an early breakfast, you will be transferred to the Uganda Wildlife Authority park headquarters, where you will be briefed before embarking on your trek to the exciting chimps in Kibale Forest. Once you’ve found your group of chimpanzees, you will spend one hour with them, observing their humorous hand gestures and facial expressions, their ear-piercing squeals, and their death-defying leaps through the trees.
After trekking, you will leave the rainforest and drive south, following the Rwenzori Mountain chain, to reach the savannah plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park, with an en route stop at the equator for lunch. On arrival at Queen Elizabeth National Park, you will take an evening game drive through the explosion crater-lake fields, expecting to spot a variety of species such as elephants, Uganda kob, bushbuck, and troops of baboons.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: The Bush Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 3 - Game Drive and Launch Cruise on the Kazinga Channel
You'll depart for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains, aiming to spot lions hunting in the morning. The Kasenyi plains are a prime location to track prides of lions, which hunt the game herds found here. Expect to spot elephants, buffalo, warthogs, bushbuck, waterbuck, and vast herds of Uganda kobs as you are joined on this game drive by a guide from Uganda Wildlife Authority who is an expert in tracking the lions.
After lunch, you will explore Kazinga Channel on a water safari as the river flows through the heart of the park and connects Lake Edward and Lake George. On your boat cruise, expect to spot elephants, buffalo, warthogs, and waterbucks as they cool off along the river banks in the heat of the day.
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 4 - Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via Ishasha
You will exit Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Ishasha Plains in the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park for another epic game drive. Ishasha is famous for its iconic tree-climbing lions that climb trees to catch cool breezes. After your game drive, you will leave Queen Elizabeth National Park and head to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Buhoma Gorilla Camp
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 5 - Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
With an early breakfast and a packed lunch, you will be transferred to the Uganda Wildlife Authority park headquarters, where you’ll be briefed on the gorilla tracking, which begins at 8:00 am. You will then be guided into the jungle to track the shy primates. The trek length varies depending on where the gorillas spend the night, ranging from 30 minutes to 7 hours. Once you find the gorilla family, you will spend one hour with them, observing them feed, socialize, and display their prowess.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Buhoma Gorilla Camp
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 6 - Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, you will transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, driving through winding roads, farmlands, and forests. Lake Mburo National Park boasts a beautiful acacia Savannah terrain and woodlands. On arrival, you will embark on a game drive expecting to spot warthog, impala, zebras, oribi, leopard, and several savannah bird species, some of which include lapwings, hornbills, and coqui francolin. This park is also home to the eland, Africa’s largest antelope species, only found here and in Kidepo Valley National Park. After dinner, you will set out to explore this park on a nocturnal game drive guided by a ranger. You will be scanning the savannah with a spotlight to search for a variety of species, including the genet cat, warthog, hippos, spotted hyena, and the elusive leopard.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Mburo safari lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Included with Drinks
- Day 7 - Transfer to Entebbe, Shopping & Departure
With a sumptuous African breakfast, you will transfer from Lake Mburo to Mabamba Swamp on the shores of Lake Victoria, driving through Mbarara town and crossing the equator at Mbarara. At Mabamba Swamp, you will set out on the water in a local canoe guided by an expert birder. You will explore the swamp in search of the infamous Shoebill Stork, the Grey Crowned Crane, Uganda’s National Bird, the Saddle-billed Stork, the African Fish Eagle, and the Malachite Kingfisher. Your guide will then drive you across town to Entebbe International Airport in time for you to check in and catch your outbound air transfer back home.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch Included with Drinks
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Offered By
Fargin Safaris
Kenya
Mauritius
Rwanda
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
At Fargin Safaris, we organize safe, comfortable, and enjoyable Kilimanjaro climbing adventures and wildlife safaris throughout Tanzania.
We understand that a trip to Tanzania is not just another vacation; it’s a special event that requires careful planning and significant investment. With this in mind, we’ve established a dedicated adventure planning team. Our team members are highly experienced in organizing trips across Tanzania and have an intimate knowledge of the country’s national parks, conservation areas, and hidden gems. Our consultants will work with you to select the perfect itinerary, ensuring you experience the very best that Tanzania has to offer.
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