7 Days Uganda Self Drive Itinerary – Self Drive East Africa.
Explore Uganda on Self Drive itinerary tailored by Self Drive East Africa the leading experts in Road trip adventures in Uganda , Kenya and Tanzania in Landcruiser lx to enjoy gorilla trekking , Chimpanzee Watching and wildlife watching in Queen Elizabeth National Park on rooftop tent Camper jeep. The 7 Days Uganda Self drive itinerary including gorilla trekking and chimpanzee watching is the alternative for 7 days Tanzania Road Trip itinerary for unique experience of wildlife animals in Tanzania
On your Uganda Self drive itinerary 7 days to experience the chimpanzees in their natural home, Kibale National Park. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national Park for a wildlife safari experience and encounter the Big 4. Trek through the Bwindi impenetrable forest looking for the rare and endangered mountain gorillas; self drive through Ishasha the home of tree climbing lions and end your tour Lake Mburo national Park.
Uganda Self Drive itinerary Highlights
- Chimpanzee tracking
- Nature walk in Bigodi Swamp
- Game drives
- Boat cruise
- Crater Lakes
- Tree Climbing Lions of Ishasha
- Gorilla tracking
Trip Summary – 7 Days Uganda Self drive Itinerary – Self Drive East Africa
Day 0: Entebbe Airport to Via via Guest house
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale Forest national Park
Day 2: Chimpanzees tracking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 3: Game drive and boat cruiser in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 4: Game drive & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 5: Gorilla Trekking in Uganda
Day 6: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Day 7: Transfer to Entebbe international Airport.
Detailed 7 Days Uganda Self drive itinerary – Gorilla Trekking Uganda
Day 0: Welcome to the Pearl of Africa
Today on arrival at the Airport, a representative of our will be eagerly waiting to receive you and transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe for overnight. You will have dinner depending on time of arrival.
Accommodation at Via Via Guest house for camping
Day 1: Transfer to Kibale national park
Today your driver guide will pick you from your hotel after breakfast to start journey to the primate capital of primates. The drive is through Uganda’s countryside with past lots of agricultural lands, homesteads, road side fruit and vegetable markets and forests. A part from these fascinating sights the only stopovers will be for the washrooms and stretching whenever you need to.
You will have lunch in the beautiful Fort portal town with spectacular landscapes of the Rwenzori Mountains in the back ground and ever green lawns. After lunch, take a Swamp Walk in Bigodi community. In the addition to the swamp, you will visit different homes for coffee experience, banana brewing experience, basketry and traditional medicine.
Campsite at Little Monkey Camp
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Today is the Chimpanzee tracking day in the primate capital of the world – Kibale National Park. After your breakfast, your naturalist guide will transfer you to the briefing point before the chimpanzee trek. The experienced ranger guide will take you through a briefing on what to expect and how to conduct yourself in the forest.
After the briefing, you will start the hike through the tropical forest for an unforgettable and rewarding experience in search of man’s closest relatives the Chimpanzees. You are allowed 1 hour in their presence after locating them. After you continues to Queen Elizabeth National Park passing through Crater lakes region and enjoying views of the Rwenzori Mountain ranges. You have an option of having a late breakfast and then preparing to leave after this.
You can choose to have a ‘free’ afternoon at your lodge where you choose to relax and rest Or take a game drive through the park before proceeding to your lodge or you take an afternoon village walk around your lodge.
Campsite at Mweya hostel and campsite
Day 3: Game drive and boat cruise
Africa is home to a vast, unrivalled number of species living in the wild. Queen Elizabeth national park has the highest biodiversity of any protected area in Africa. The best time for game viewing is morning when the predators are looking out for prey and before they go back into hiding. Enjoy the exotic and rare species which include elephants, lions, buffaloes and many more.
In the afternoon enjoy a launch cruise on Kazinga Channel, towards Lake Edward where you will watch different wild animals that come to its waters and those that live therein and numerous species of birds.
Campsite at Mweya hostel and campsite
Day 4: Transfer to Ishasha sector for tree climbing Lions and proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Ishasha is the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth national park famous for the tree-climbing lions. After their meals these predators like to climb fig trees to rest, experience the winds but also easily watch their prey as because of the high savanna grass. you will leave for Ishasha sector for the lions, the different bird species and other mammals and later proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is the home to half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Accommodation at Rafika Lodge / Ride 4 Women
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Uganda
The ultimate safari experience in the ‘jungles of Africa’ is spending the day with the gigantic gentle mountain gorillas in the impenetrable forest.The adventure hiking through Bwindi impenetrable forest in search of gorillas is a unique experience. You will start with a briefing from the ranger guides after which you are divided into group to track different gorilla families.
You will then hike the forest in search of the gorillas with the leading of a ranger guide. Once you locate the gorillas with your ranger guide, observe them for an hour after which you will start the walk out of the forest.
Accommodation at Rafika Lodge / Ride 4 Women
Day 6: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
After the exhilarating experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest coming face to face with the gorillas, your driver guide will pick you up after breakfast to start the journey to the calm and beautiful Lake Mburo National Park. Enjoy the winding roads from the Kigezi region with stopovers for pictures.
Once you arrive at the park, you can choose to take a boat trip on Lake Mburo or take a nature walk/ walking safari with a ranger guide. After this experience you will retire to your lodge the much-needed rest.
Accommodation at Uwa Camp site.
Day 7: Transfer to Entebbe or Kampala
Your driver guide will pick you after breakfast for a short game drive before exiting the park. Today you drive back to Kampala. You will drive out of the park and stop over the Equator monument for lunch, souvenirs and photo sessions in both the north and southern hemispheres.
This will mark the end to your Uganda primate safari, thank you for exploring Uganda with us. We hope you had an amazing time and will encourage others to visit the Pearl of Africa.
Safari includes,
- Park entry fees
- Car park entry fees
- Chimpanzee tracking permits
- Gorilla tracking permits
- Accommodation on full board arrangement
- Boat cruises
- Transportation
- Enroute meals
- An English-speaking guide
- All taxes
- Porters during trekking
The safari excludes,
- Visas
- Tips
- Alcoholic drinks
- Personal insurance