10 Days Best of Uganda Safari

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport (42 km from Kampala) and be warmly welcomed by your Matrix Safaris representative. Transfer to your hotel in Kampala for overnight (bed & breakfast).

After breakfast, drive west stopping to watch the Royal Drum Makers and at the Equator — stand in both hemispheres simultaneously. Enter Lake Mburo NP for an evening game drive through savannah rich with zebra, impala, eland, and exceptional birds including the African Finfoot. Overnight in Lake Mburo NP (full board).

Morning game drive in Mburo then drive south to Bwindi. Best known for its mountain gorillas, Bwindi's montane forest also has 23 of the 24 Albertine Rift endemic birds. Optional afternoon nature walk to Munyaga Waterfall (+$20 pp). Overnight in Bwindi (full board).

Wake early and trek with rangers through the mist-shrouded forest in search of a mountain gorilla family. Trek duration: 2–6 hours. Spending one hour in the presence of wild mountain gorillas — watching them feed, play, and care for their young — is among the most moving wildlife experiences on earth. Optional afternoon: Village Walk or Batwa Cultural Trail (+$15 pp). Overnight in Bwindi (full board).

After breakfast, drive north through Ishasha to Queen Elizabeth NP. Afternoon game drive to settle in. Overnight in Queen Elizabeth NP (full board).

Morning game drive to the Kasenyi plains for lion sightings and Uganda Kob. Afternoon boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel — hippos, buffaloes, crocodiles, and 606 bird species including Shoebill Stork, Great White Pelicans, Malachite Kingfishers. Overnight in Queen Elizabeth NP (full board).

Morning game drive then drive north to Kibale. Afternoon chimpanzee tracking — Kibale holds the highest primate density in Africa, including Grey-Cheeked Mangabeys, Red Colobus, and Red-Tailed Monkeys alongside its famous chimps. Overnight near Kibale (full board).

A long but beautiful drive north through the Rwenzori foothills and tea estates to Uganda's largest national park. Cross the Nile by ferry. Overnight in Murchison Falls NP (full board).

Morning game drive across Borassus Palm savannah — lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffalo, elephants. Afternoon Nile boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where the river plunges 43 metres through a 7-metre gap. Huge crocodiles, hippos, and extraordinary birdlife line every bank. Overnight in Murchison Falls NP (full board).

Early drive to the top of the falls for a close-up view and rainbow. Drive south to Kampala and transfer to Entebbe airport for your homeward flight.