7 Days Uganda Wilderness Adventure

7 Days Uganda Wilderness Adventure

Itinerary Overview

This 7-day Uganda safari is the kind that rewires your senses. You’ll begin where the wild begins—on foot, face to face with rhinos in Ziwa Sanctuary. Then follow the Nile north to Murchison Falls, where Africa’s longest river rages through a crack in the rocks and spills into the savanna. Spend two nights here, then descend south through Queen Elizabeth’s predator-rich plains, onto Bwindi’s ancient jungle for a powerful gorilla encounter. The journey ends at Lake Bunyonyi—Uganda’s alpine lake of stories—where the stillness will surprise you.

Summary Itinerary

• Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – Rhino & Top of the Falls Hike – Evening Wildlife Drive
• Day 2: Morning Game Drive – Nile Boat Safari – Relax at Lodge
• Day 3: Scenic Drive to Queen Elizabeth NP – Rwenzori Views
• Day 4: Game Drive & Kazinga Channel Boat Safari
• Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi – Forest Arrival
• Day 6: Gorilla Trekking – Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
• Day 7: Morning Lake Experience – Return to Entebbe or Kigali

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Face to Face with Rhinos – Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Depart Kampala/Entebbe after a meet and greet by your Friendly Gorilla safari and start your drive north of the country. After about 3 hours of driving, you finally arrive Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Your first encounter comes on foot—in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

You walk gently, guided by expert rangers through the bush. Then you see them: white rhinos grazing calmly, massive yet peaceful. It’s humbling to stand within meters of these pre-historic giants in the only place they still exist in the wild in Uganda.

After the encounter, you drive proceeding to the top of the falls for a magnificent wild water roaring.  spend the night nearby, with stars above and the pulse of adventure beginning to rise. , where the Nile forces itself through a 7-meter gap in the rock and explodes into white thunder.

Mist hits your face. Rainbows arch through spray. You feel the power.

Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation:

• Budget: Hornbill Bush Lodge
• Standard: Pakuba Safari Lodge
• Luxury: Nile Safari Lodge

Day 2: Morning Game Drive & Nile Boat Safari

Today begins early, chasing the golden hour as the savanna stirs. You might spot lionesses stalking in the long grass, hartebeest standing sentinel, or a leopard slipping back into shadow.

Later, trade land for water. You’ll cruise the Victoria Nile upstream—hippos huffing beside your boat, elephants drinking from the banks, crocodiles sunning like logs. You stop just below the falls, engines off, listening to the raw power that carved this wild land.

Return to the lodge for sunset drinks and stories around the fire.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3: Journey South – Rwenzori Mountains & Queen Elizabeth

Leave the Nile behind. Today is a scenic drive past tea plantations, crater lakes, and if clouds lift—a rare view of the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains.

By afternoon, you reach Queen Elizabeth National Park—where lions climb trees and elephants stroll past fishing villages. Settle into your lodge on the edge of the park. The air is warm, the skies wide.

Accommodation:

• Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages
• Standard: Buffalo Safari Lodge / Engiri Game Lodge
• Luxury: Elephant Plains Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4: Game Drive & Kazinga Channel Cruise

At dawn, the plains shimmer with promise. You’ll go in search of predators—lions in fig trees, hyenas skulking, or maybe even a leopard draped over a branch.

In the afternoon, float along the Kazinga Channel. Hippos jostle in pods, Nile monitors slide through reeds, and hundreds of birds flash their colors in the sun.

This is Queen Elizabeth at its finest—a fusion of wilderness and water.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation:

• Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages
• Standard: Buffalo Safari Lodge / Engiri Game Lodge
• Luxury: Elephant Plains Lodge

Day 5: Road to Bwindi – From Savannah to Rainforest

Today, the scenery changes. You descend from open plains into lush hills and winding valleys. Farms climb steep slopes. The road gets narrower.

Then suddenly, you’re in it. Bwindi. Thick, ancient, and buzzing with life unseen.

Arrive at your forest lodge. The air smells of moss and bark. Gorillas are out there, waiting.

Accommodation in Bwindi:

• Budget: Rafiki Safari Lodge / Ride 4 a Woman
• Standard: Buhoma Gorilla Camp / Ichumbi Safari Lodge
• Luxury: Mahogany Springs

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6: Gorilla Trekking – Lake Bunyonyi Escape

It starts early—with boots, excitement, and a little nervous breath. After your briefing, you step into the forest, trackers guiding you through dense trails.

The moment you find them—everything goes still. A baby gorilla peeks from behind its mother. A silverback watches with deep, ancient eyes.

It’s more than a sighting—it’s a connection.

After your hour, you return to camp changed. Then drive to Lake Bunyonyi—a peaceful end to a powerful journey. The lake is still. The light is soft.

Accommodation:

• Budget: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
• Standard: Acardia Safari Lodge
• Luxury: Bird’s Nest Lake Bunyonyi

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7: Reflections & Return

Your final morning is quiet. A canoe ride on Bunyonyi. A short hike. Or just a coffee on the deck, listening to the birds and the water lapping below.

Then begin the journey back—whether to Kigali or Entebbe. But a part of you won’t be going home. It’ll stay here—where the rhinos walk, the river roars, and the forest holds your memory.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

This Is Uganda—Raw, Real, and Deeply Moving.
From the Nile to the gorillas, this is a wilderness story written across landscapes—and lived by you. Are you ready?