Step into Uganda with grace and ease. After a VIP meet & greet at Entebbe International Airport, you’ll be chauffeured to Hotel No.5, an intimate boutique retreat of elegance and serenity. Relax in your suite, framed by lush gardens and soft contemporary design. As the sun dips low, embark on a private Lake Victoria sunset cruise. With champagne in hand, watch fishermen paddle home in dugout canoes as the horizon blazes gold and crimson. A gourmet dinner awaits upon return, perhaps freshly caught tilapia paired with fine South African wine.
Hotel Number 5 | Meal Plan: B
After a leisurely breakfast, board a scenic flight to Kasese, where your private guide awaits. Journey through crater lakes and lush hills until you reach Kibale Lodge, your forest sanctuary of eco-chic design and panoramic views.
This evening, gather around a storytelling fire beneath the stars. Sip infused gins or single-origin coffee as conservationists share tales of protecting primates and forests. Dinner is a candlelit affair, crafted from locally sourced ingredients with an elegant modern twist.
Kibale Lodge | Meal Plan: B,L,D
Today offers an extraordinary privilege: a chimpanzee habituation experience. Spend hours with researchers and rangers as they follow our closest relatives, documenting behaviors and forging bonds of trust. Few wildlife encounters bring you this close. After lunch, walk into the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary, where rare primates swing in the trees and shoebills hide in papyrus. Your visit directly funds education and women’s craft initiatives, turning conservation into community empowerment. Back at Kibale Lodge, indulge in a spa treatment or toast the day with sundowners as the forest hums with life.
Kibale Lodge | Meal Plan: B,L,D
Drive into Queen Elizabeth National Park, where savannah plains melt into volcanic craters. Your destination: the stylish Kyambura Gorge Lodge, a haven of modern luxury with sweeping Rift Valley views. In the afternoon, set out on a gentle game drive, watching elephants, kob, and buffalo graze against a backdrop of crater lakes. Later, unwind in the lodge’s infinity pool, cocktail in hand, as the wilderness unfolds before you.
Kyambura Gorge Lodge | Meal Plan: B,L,D
Start the day alongside conservationists on a lion-tracking expedition, helping monitor the park’s iconic tree-climbing lions. Your presence directly supports vital predator research. This afternoon, a private boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel reveals pods of hippos, bathing elephants, and dazzling birdlife at close range. As the sun fades, step ashore for an exclusive bush sundowner, with canapés and chilled wine served in the wild.
Kyambura Gorge Lodge | Meal Plan: B,L,D
Journey through the Ishasha sector, keeping watch for lions lounging in fig trees. Midday, visit Save Wildlife Uganda, a grassroots conservation initiative founded by one of our own safari guides. Learn how biodiversity protection and community livelihoods intertwine here. By afternoon, the road leads you into Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Check in at Bwindi Lodge or Gorilla Forest Camp, where luxury cottages perch on the edge of mist-draped jungle. Tonight, dine by firelight with the haunting call of forest crickets all around.
Bwindi Lodge | Meal Plan: B,L,D
This is the pinnacle of your journey. Guided by rangers, venture deep into Bwindi until you stand before a family of mountain gorillas. For one unforgettable hour, watch them feed, groom, and play, an encounter that will stir your soul. After lunch, experience a respectful Batwa cultural immersion. Through music, dance, and storytelling, the Batwa share their ancestral connection to the forest. This exchange not only preserves their traditions but also provides sustainable livelihoods. Return to your lodge for a complimentary massage and a celebratory farewell dinner paired with South African wines.
Bwindi Lodge | Meal Plan: B,L,D
After a leisurely breakfast, transfer to Kihihi airstrip for a flight back to Entebbe. Depending on your departure, enjoy access to a private lounge or a day room for freshening up before your onward journey. You leave Uganda with far more than memories, gorillas in the mist, lions in the trees, chimps in the forest. You carry the knowledge that your journey has uplifted communities, protected wildlife, and indulged every one of your senses.
