Uganda: Gorillas & Beyond - A Marco Polo Journey (2024)

Arrive in Entebbe, Uganda, a nation of stunning greenery, deep lakes, soaring mountains and rich biodiversity. Transfer to your hotel for an evening at leisure.

Protea Hotel Entebbe

Depart Entebbe and fly to Murchison Falls National Park, one of the most scenic spots along the Nile and the location of the classic Humphrey Bogart film, The African Queen. After settling into your lodge on the banks of the Victoria Nile, join your guide for a visit to Murchison Falls, where invigorating spray — the collective force of the majestic Nile — showers a narrow ravine.

Nile Safari Lodge | Meals: BLD

Set out on a game drive along the northern bank of the Nile, in Murchison Falls National Park. You may see giraffe, buffalo, elephant, warthog, leopard, lion and antelope. Later, embark by boat to the base of the falls, watching for hippo, crocodile and other species.

Nile Safari Lodge | Meals: BLD

After breakfast, board a flight to Kibale and transfer to your lodge. Later, you may take an optional nature walk along the top of Bunyaruguru Crater.

Kyaninga Lodge | Meals: BLD

Kibale Forest is home to 11 species of primates, including chimpanzee and mangabey, and 300 types of bird. Rise early for the start of your chimpanzee trek, listening to the forest’s silence as you go. Later, Ride Like a Local by African canoe across a lake, watching for wildlife and admiring the scenery.

Kyaninga Lodge | Meals: BLD

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to elephant, lion, hippo, buffalo and baboon, any of which you may see as you set out on an afternoon game drive.

Ishasha Wilderness Camp | Meals: BLD

Keep exploring, watching for tree-climbing lion, a sight seldom seen elsewhere in Africa. Then, toast your safari with a Scenic Sundowner.

Ishasha Wilderness Camp | Meals: BLD

Set out for a morning game drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park. Make your way out of the Rift Valley through the Kigezi Highlands and on to the mountains of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This afternoon at your camp, savour a Chef’s Table experience.

Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp | Meals: BLD

Spend two days tracking endangered mountain gorilla, spending up to an hour among them each day. See mothers keeping infants close as they knucklewalk on three limbs. Watch scampering toddlers reined in by an attentive father. Later, visit the Uganda Nursing School Bwindi, a project supported by Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy.

Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp | Meals: BLD

Today, once again bask in the bond that exists between primate and man as you set out on your final gorilla trek.

Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp | Meals: BLD

Fly to Entebbe and return to your hotel, where a dayroom awaits until your international flight home.

Protea Hotel Entebbe (dayroom) | Meals: B

Internal air included: Entebbe/Murchison Falls/Kibale; Bwindi/Entebbe
Gorilla and chimpanzee permits are included.
Minimum age is 15 years.
Each guest on this journey will receive an A&K Safari Duffle.
First group event: welcome briefing at 10:00 a.m. on Day 2.
Last group event: hotel transfer at 11:25 a.m. on Day 11.
Departures are guaranteed to operate with a minimum of 2 guests.
This journey entails active elements such as hiking through isolated jungle regions.

Included with every Marco Polo Journey

• English-Speaking Resident Tour Director and Local Guides
• Hand-Selected Luxury Accommodations (Where Available)
• Airport Meet and Greet with Private Transfers
• Travelling Bell Boy Luggage Handling
• Breakfast in Bed on Select Days
• Full Breakfast Daily; Select Lunches and Dinners
• Traveller’s Valet Laundry Service
• Internet Access (Where Available)
• Entrance Fees, Taxes and All Gratuities Except Resident Tour Director
• 24/7 A&K On-Call Support
• Guaranteed Departures with Just Two Guests

Talk to one of our expert Journey Designers or your travel agent about booking this tour as a private journey for your own small group with family or friends. Or, if you would prefer to travel privately, find out more about creating the perfect bespoke Tailor-Made Journey based on this itinerary.