Entebbe Retreat
Hotel
Day 1
Uganda: Primates & Savannah - 7 Days (Entebbe, Kampala, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Ishasha)
Seven days with two primate permits. Seven days with both permits secured ahead, a private 4x4 and guide and the return flight rather than a ten-hour drive.
Acacia Line
Runs this trip
Wildlife & birdwatching
Seven days with two primate permits
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
Lake VictoriaEntebbe is on the lake and an hour from Kampala, which is where you actually want to sleep on arrival. Fort PortalThe road crosses the equator, and there is a marked line where everyone stops for the photograph. Kibale forestKibale has the densest primate population in Africa — thirteen species, including about fifteen hundred chimpanzees.
Itinerary
Entebbe is on the lake and an hour from Kampala, which is where you actually want to sleep on arrival.
Entebbe, KampalaHow the day runs
- 0 hrsTransfer to a lakeside guesthouse
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationEntebbe Retreat
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Guesthouse night
- Safari briefing
LANDMARKS Lake Victoria Entebbe botanical gardens Start point Entebbe, Entebbe International Airport (EBB), Uganda 00:00 - 23:59The road crosses the equator, and there is a marked line where everyone stops for the photograph.
Entebbe, KibaleHow the day runs
- 6 hrs7:00 AM — west through the tea estates
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationKibale Lodge
Included Activities
- Transport
- Lodge night at Kibale
LANDMARKS Fort Portal Crater lakes Kibale forest Kibale has the densest primate population in Africa — thirteen species, including about fifteen hundred chimpanzees.
Kibale, Queen ElizabethHow the day runs
- 4 hrs7:00 AM — into the forest with trackers
- 3 hrs2:00 PM — south to the savannah park
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationQueen Elizabeth Retreat
Included Activities
- Chimpanzee tracking permit
- Queen Elizabeth park fees
- Lodge night
- All meals
LANDMARKS Kibale forest Chimpanzees Kazinga channel The Ishasha lions climb fig trees and lie in them, which lions in most places do not do, and nobody is quite sure why these ones started.
Queen Elizabeth, IshashaHow the day runs
- 2 hrs9:00 AM — the Kazinga channel launch
- 3 hrs2:00 PM — south to the tree-climbing lions
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationIshasha Residency
Included Activities
- Kazinga boat
- Game drives
- Lodge night at Ishasha
- All meals
LANDMARKS Kazinga channel Ishasha Tree-climbing lions Bwindi holds about half the world's mountain gorillas and the forest is called impenetrable for a reason — it is dense, steep and wet.
Ishasha, BwindiHow the day runs
- 3 hrs9:00 AM — south into the Bwindi hills
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationBwindi Courtyard
Included Activities
- Transport
- Lodge night at Buhoma
- Gorilla trek briefing
Optional Activities
- A Batwa community visit, run by the community itself
LANDMARKS Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Buhoma Batwa community Uganda's permit is USD 800 against Rwanda's 1,500, and the trek is generally longer and steeper for it.
BwindiHow the day runs
- 8 hrs7:00 AM — into the forest with trackers and a ranger
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationBwindi Courtyard
Included Activities
- Gorilla permit
- Trackers and armed ranger
- Porter
- Lodge night
LANDMARKS Bwindi Mountain gorillas Bunyonyi is deep, cold and free of bilharzia and crocodiles, which makes it one of the few African lakes people swim in.
Bwindi, Lake Bunyonyi, EntebbeHow the day runs
- 2 hrs8:00 AM — east to the lake
- 2 hrs2:00 PM — the light aircraft back from Kisoro
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Lake visit
- Domestic flight to Entebbe
- Airport transfer
LANDMARKS Lake Bunyonyi Twenty-nine islands
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Guesthouse night
- Day 1Safari briefing
- Day 2Transport
- Day 2Lodge night at Kibale
- Day 3Chimpanzee tracking permit
- Day 3Queen Elizabeth park fees
- Day 3Lodge night
- Day 3All meals
- Day 4Kazinga boat
- Day 4Game drives
- Day 4Lodge night at Ishasha
- Day 5Lodge night at Buhoma
- Day 5Gorilla trek briefing
- Day 5A Batwa community visit, run by the community itselfCosts extra
- Day 6Gorilla permit
- Day 6Trackers and armed ranger
- Day 6Porter
- Day 7Lake visit
- Day 7Domestic flight to Entebbe
- Day 1 · 1 nightEntebbe Retreat
- Day 2 · 1 nightKibale Lodge
- Day 3 · 1 nightQueen Elizabeth Retreat
- Day 4 · 1 nightIshasha Residency
- Day 5 · 2 nightsBwindi Courtyard
- Day 1Entebbe to EntebbeTransfer to a lakeside guesthouse
- Day 2Entebbe to Kibale7:00 AM — west through the tea estates
- Day 3Kibale to Queen Elizabeth2:00 PM — south to the savannah park
- Day 5Ishasha to Bwindi9:00 AM — south into the Bwindi hills
- Day 7Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi8:00 AM — east to the lake
- Day 7Lake Bunyonyi to Entebbe2:00 PM — the light aircraft back from Kisoro
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Kibale Lodge
Lodge
Day 2
Queen Elizabeth Retreat
Hotel
Day 3
Ishasha Residency
Hotel
Day 4
Bwindi Courtyard
Hotel
Days 5, 6
What you'll eat
6 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 6 dinners across 7 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
- DinnerServed on days 1–6
- BreakfastServed on days 2–7
- LunchServed on days 3, 4, 6
15 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.7/5
Based on 11 reviews
Review summary
Food4.5/5
Guide4.3/5
Itinerary4.5/5
Transport4.5/5
Accommodation4.2/5
Tour operator4.4/5
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Rahul Menon – Nagpur2025-11-17 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Good value for what's included.
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Sofia Marchetti – Singapore2025-11-17 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Would book with them again.
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Aditi Rao – Bengaluru2025-11-17 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Would book with them again.
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Divya Reddy – Indore2025-11-17 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. No hesitation recommending them.
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Tara D'Souza – Pune2025-11-17 · Verified booking
Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Recommended.
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Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Sneha Kulkarni – Chennai2025-11-17 · Verified booking
Western Uganda was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
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Karan Shah – Kochi2025-04-15 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.
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Yuki Tanaka – Lisbon2025-04-15 · Verified booking
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Recommended.
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