12 Days Uganda Jungle Safari

Meet-and-greet at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to your Kampala hotel (Imperial Royale, Metropole or Tristar Hotel, bed and breakfast).

Drive northwest to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a guided walk to see rhinos in the wild. After lunch in Masindi, continue to Murchison Falls National Park and visit the top of the falls, where the Nile thunders through a seven-metre gorge. Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge (full board).

Morning game drive on the northern bank for elephants, lions, buffaloes, Rothschild's giraffes, hartebeest and oribi. After lunch, cruise up the Victoria Nile to the base of the falls near the Devil's Cauldron, past hippos, crocodiles and birds that may include the rare shoebill. Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge (full board).

Drive along the Albertine escarpment of the Western Rift Valley, through Hoima, tea plantations and villages, to Fort Portal in the shadow of the Rwenzori. Dinner and overnight at Mountains of the Moon Hotel, Fort Motel or Ataco Country Resort (full board).

A half-day search for chimpanzees in Kibale Forest, home to red colobus, blue and red-tailed monkeys and grey-cheeked mangabeys. Visit the Bigodi Swamp eco-tourism site, then enjoy views of the Kasenda Crater Lakes on the way back. Overnight in Fort Portal (full board).

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park for lunch, then take a cruise on the Kazinga Channel among hippos, elephants, crocodiles, pelicans and eagles. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge, Ihamba Lodge or Bush Lodge (full board).

An early game drive along the Kasenyi track and Queen's Mile towards Lake George, looking for lions, elephants, buffaloes, hyenas and kobs. In the afternoon, explore the crater lakes region. Dinner and overnight at your lodge (full board).

Game drive through the Ishasha sector in search of tree-climbing lions resting in the fig trees, then continue to the Bwindi area with lunch en route. Dinner and overnight at Chameleon Hill (Lake Mutanda), Silverback Lodge or Buhoma Community Rest Camp (full board).

After a briefing at park headquarters, trek through the dense rainforest of Bwindi to spend time with a habituated gorilla family, one of the most moving wildlife encounters on earth. Dinner and overnight at your lodge (full board).

Drive through the terraced hills of Kigezi to Kabale, visiting the Bakiga Museum, then have lunch overlooking Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda's deepest lake. Afternoon boat trip to the islands. Dinner and overnight at Birdnest, Heritage Lodge or Bunyonyi Overland (full board).

Transfer to Lake Mburo, Uganda's smallest savannah park, for a game drive among impalas, zebras, buffaloes, eland and topi, with an optional boat trip and more than 250 bird species. Overnight at Mihingo Lodge or Mpogo Lodge (full board).

After breakfast, drive back to Kampala or Entebbe for your onward journey.