10-Day Uganda Grand Safari

Our fullest single-country route: north to south through every headline park, then a soft landing at Lake Mburo before the airport.

Ten days means no rushed mornings and room to sit with the animals you want to sit with.

Duration: 10 days / 9 nights
From: USD 4,790 pp
Effort: Moderate throughout · strenuous on the gorilla day
Permits: 1 chimpanzee permit (USD 250) + 1 gorilla permit (USD 800); Ziwa rhino tracking; Lake Mburo activity
Best months: Jun–Sep, Dec–Feb

00°36′S 30°57′EAcacia country · Lake Mburo

Day by day

Entebbe → Murchison Falls
Drive 5–6 hrs via Ziwa rhino tracking
White rhino on foot at Ziwa, then on to the Nile.
Northern plains game drive
Full day
The Buligi plains with the ranger — lion, giraffe, elephant, hartebeest.
Nile launch & top of the falls
Boat to the falls, hike to the brink
The cruise, then the climb to the head of the falls.
Murchison → Kibale
Drive 5–6 hrs
South to the tea country and Kibale forest.
Chimp trek & Bigodi
Trek 2–4 hrs · afternoon wetland walk
Chimps, then the Bigodi swamp.
Kibale → Queen Elizabeth
Drive 2–3 hrs via the crater field
Crater viewpoints on the way to the Kazinga plains.
Game drive & Kazinga cruise
Dawn game drive · afternoon boat
Kasenyi plains and the channel launch.
Ishasha → Bwindi
Early game drive, then drive 3–4 hrs
Tree-lions, then up to Bwindi for the briefing.
Gorilla trek → Lake Mburo
Trek 3–7 hrs, then drive 4–5 hrs
The trek day, then east to the acacia country of Lake Mburo.
Mburo walking safari → Entebbe
Guided walk or boat, then drive 3.5–4 hrs
The one park where you can walk among zebra and eland, or take a boat for finfoot and hippo, before the last drive to the airport.

Included

Permits: 1 chimpanzee permit (USD 250) + 1 gorilla permit (USD 800); Ziwa rhino tracking; Lake Mburo activity
Guide: Private English-speaking driver-guide throughout
Vehicle: 4×4 safari Land Cruiser, fuel & all park entry fees
Activities: Every trek, game drive, boat cruise & walk in the day-by-day
Lodging: 9 nights · Murchison, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi & Lake Mburo, full board on safari
Meals: All meals from lunch on day 1 to breakfast on the final day
Transfers: Airport pickup & drop-off, bottled water in the vehicle

Not included

Lake Mburo at the end is deliberate — a low-key park close to Entebbe that takes the pressure off the final travel day.

Price by group size

Per person sharing, land only. The final figure depends on lodge tier and season — your quote confirms it. Get a dated quote →

Other routes

Keep looking

The direct route: forest-edge lodge, one dawn trek, out again. For tight windows done right.

The quieter park. One gorilla family, plus a troop of golden monkeys in the bamboo.

Four hours with a semi-habituated group and the research team. Limited permits, USD 1,500.