Safari guide
Gorillas are the reason many travellers come to Uganda. The parks around them are the reason many stay longer. This guide helps you choose which parks to add and in what order.
Uganda's largest national park, split by the Victoria Nile. Here the river squeezes through a gap about seven metres wide and drops into a boiling pool, then flows past hippos, crocodiles and elephants on its way to Lake Albert.
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Savannah, crater lakes, a wide channel full of hippos and a forest gorge with chimpanzees, all in one park. It is the most varied safari stop in Uganda and sits right next to Bwindi.
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A tall, humid forest near Fort Portal that is home to Uganda's best known chimpanzee trekking and a dozen other primates. It is the natural partner to a gorilla trek.
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Uganda's most remote safari park, set among rugged mountains on the borders with South Sudan and Kenya. It rewards travellers who want open country, a strong sense of wilderness and very few other vehicles.
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A small, open park with lakes, acacia woodland and zebras, only a few hours from Kampala. It suits short safaris and makes a good stop between Kampala and Bwindi.
View the tripThe Mountains of the Moon: a range of snow-capped peaks on the equator, with moorland, giant lobelias and glaciers. It is a trekking destination first and a wildlife destination second.
View the tripGorillas live in the south-west, in Bwindi and Mgahinga. The road from Kampala to Bwindi passes close to Lake Mburo, and Queen Elizabeth sits directly north of Bwindi, so these two are the easiest additions. Murchison Falls and Kidepo lie in the north and add more days, because each is a long drive or a flight from the south-west.
A common pattern is to travel in a loop: Entebbe, Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi, then back by Lake Mburo. Our 10-day best of Uganda safari follows this shape. Tell us how many days you have and we shorten or stretch it.
The classic Uganda loop. Rhinos on foot, the Nile at Murchison Falls, chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge and a gorilla trek in Bwindi.
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Uganda's two best known savannah parks in one trip, with a Nile cruise to the falls and a channel cruise in Queen Elizabeth.
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Four days in Uganda's most varied park, with game drives, a channel cruise and a choice of chimpanzee tracking or the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha.
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The most convenient way to meet wild chimpanzees. You drive west from Entebbe, trek chimpanzees in Kibale and walk the Bigodi wetland.
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A slower, high-comfort loop around Uganda. Fine lodges, private guiding and time at every stop for shoebills, rhinos, chimpanzees and gorillas.
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Uganda from corner to corner. It starts in the remote north-east with Kidepo and finishes with gorillas and golden monkeys in the south-west.
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Most travellers add two or three parks to a gorilla trek. Count on at least two nights in each park so that you are not spending every day in the vehicle.
Queen Elizabeth is the usual choice because it offers game drives, a boat cruise and chimpanzees close to Bwindi. Murchison Falls is a strong second.
Yes. Wildlife viewing runs all year. The drier months make roads easier and wildlife easier to see, and the green months bring fewer visitors and better birding.
Usually yes. Send us your dates and we build the parks around your gorilla permit date.
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