6-Day Uganda Gorilla & Wildlife Safari

This safari is designed for travellers who want Uganda’s headline wildlife experiences without feeling that every day is a race. Queen Elizabeth introduces the savannah, Ishasha creates a natural bridge into gorilla country, Bwindi provides the emotional centrepiece, and Lake Bunyonyi gives you a quiet day to absorb it all before returning.

Day 1 – Entebbe/Kampala to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Meet your FAZZI guide and travel west toward the Albertine Rift. Stop for lunch and scenic breaks before entering Queen Elizabeth National Park. If arrival time allows, enjoy a short evening wildlife drive en route to your lodge.

Day 2 – Queen Elizabeth Game Drive & Kazinga Channel

Set out early to search for lions, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kob, warthogs and other wildlife. After lunch, board the Kazinga Channel boat and watch hippos, crocodiles, water birds and mammals gathering along the banks. Return to your lodge for sunset and dinner.

Day 3 – Ishasha Sector to Bwindi

Drive south through the Ishasha sector, looking for the area’s famous tree-climbing lions while enjoying a final stretch of open savannah. Continue into the greener highlands toward Bwindi, where the landscape changes from plains to steep cultivated hills and forest.

Day 4 – Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi

After an early breakfast, attend the trekking briefing and enter the rainforest with rangers and trackers. The route depends entirely on the gorillas’ location. When the family is found, spend the permitted viewing time observing quietly before returning to the trailhead. The rest of the day is kept light so you can rest and enjoy the moment rather than rush onward.

Day 5 – Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi

Enjoy a slower morning and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Check into a lakeside or island lodge and spend the afternoon at your own pace. Take a canoe or boat ride, walk a nearby hill, watch birds or simply sit beside the water. This is deliberately a recovery day after the trek.

Day 6 – Lake Bunyonyi to Entebbe/Kampala

After breakfast, begin the return journey through the South-Western highlands. Stop for lunch en route and arrive in Kampala/Entebbe in the evening. The itinerary can be adapted with Lake Mburo or a domestic flight for travellers with additional time or different pacing needs.