Everything below is a routing we drive, not a package we resell.

Our most requested routing and the one we would put a first-time visitor on. Primates at both ends, savannah in the middle, and the crater field between Fort Portal and Kibale that nobody expects.

• Day 1Entebbe arrivalMet at the airport, one night on the lake shore, itinerary walked through over dinner
• Day 2Lake Mburo, 240 kmEquator crossing, afternoon game drive, optional walking safari with a ranger
• Day 3Mburo to Bwindi, 280 kmFive hours through Kabale and the terraces, arriving in time for the briefing sheet
• Day 4Gorilla trekRegistration 07:00, trek two to seven hours, one hour with the family, porters arranged
• Day 5Bwindi rest or second permitBatwa forest experience, the Ride 4 a Woman workshop, or a second trek if booked
• Day 6Ishasha and Queen Elizabeth, 160 kmSouthern sector for the tree-climbing lions, north to the channel for the night
• Day 7Kazinga Channel to Kibale, 190 kmMorning launch, afternoon transfer past the craters to Fort Portal
• Day 8Chimpanzee trek, return 320 kmKanyanchu 08:00 briefing, Bigodi wetland, evening arrival at Entebbe

For travellers with a week and a preference for water. Rhino on foot, the falls from below, and the source at Jinja either at speed or entirely at rest.

• Day 1Kampala to Ziwa, 176 kmRhino tracking on foot with the sanctuary rangers, on to Masindi for the night
• Day 2Into Murchison, 135 kmBudongo forest edge, the top of the falls on foot, ferry across to the north bank
• Day 3Buligi circuit and launchDawn game drive for giraffe and hartebeest, afternoon boat to the base of the gorge
• Day 4Murchison to Jinja, 380 kmThe long transfer of the trip, broken at Luwero, arriving before dark
• Day 5Source of the NileGrade V rafting with our licensed partner, or a source cruise and the Bujagali walk
• Day 6Jinja to Entebbe, 130 kmMabira forest stop if the flight is late, otherwise straight to the airport

A genuine mountaineering week with a summit day on ice. We run it with Rwenzori Mountaineering Services guides and cap the party at six climbers so the Elena hut does not become a queue.

• Day 1–2Kampala to Nyakalengija, 380 kmKit inspection, hire of boots, gaiters and harness, park registration
• Day 3To Nyabitaba, 1,000 m gainThrough the bamboo, first night at 2,650 m, the Rwenzori turaco if you are lucky
• Day 4–5John Matte and BujukuThe Bigo bog on duckboard, giant lobelia, camp under Mount Speke
• Day 6Elena hut, 4,541 mShort stage, long acclimatisation, rope and crampon drill in the afternoon
• Day 7Margherita PeakAlpine start at 02:00, Stanley plateau, summit and down to Kitandara the same day
• Day 8–9Guy Yeoman and outFreshfield pass, the long muddy descent, back in Kasese by mid-afternoon