Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met and assisted to transfer to Best Western Premier Garden Hotel. Located adjacent to the Victoria Shopping Mall, Best Western Premier Garden Hotel Entebbe gives guests direct access to the mall and its facilities. The hotel is also within walking distance of the UN Base, Entebbe Golf Course and Botanical Gardens. The hotel offers 51 modern rooms, all of which are equipped with Wi-Fi, a refrigerator and work area. Guests can enjoy a free American buffet breakfast at the hotels Garden Restaurant, which also served an international menu for both lunch and dinner. Guests can relax after a day of exploring at the hotel's Terrace Bar. Other hotel facilities include a business room and banquet area.

Transfer to the airport for your short flight to Mweya. Spend the day exploring Queen Elizabeth National Park and enjoy a relaxing afternoon cruise on the Kazinga Channel, seeing a variety of birdlife and local fishing villages along the banks. Upon arrival check in at the Ishasha Widlerness Camp. Situated in a remote reaches of the Queen Elizabeth National park, Ishasha Wilderness Camp is a tranquil retreat set on the banks of the Ntungwe River. Blending perfectly into their wild natural setting, just ten spacious tented rooms create a true refuge in the wilderness. Large, mosquito-netted beds look out onto private verandas with beautiful river views. Simple but elegant interiors, as well as hot bush showers and flushing toilets ensure a taste of pure comfort in this wild setting.

A spacious thatched lounge provides the ideal place for guests to relax, while meals are served either in the cosy dining area or al fresco on the banks of the river. A blazing bonfire is the ideal focal point for guests to share stories of the day’s adventures over an ice-cold beverage. Activities include game drives in some of the most unspoilt and remote sectors of the Queen Elizabeth National Park and bush walks, as well as the opportunity to visit the nearby community and experience the local schools and traditional medicinal herbalists.

Boasting one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any reserve in the world, Queen Elizabeth National Park is home to almost a hundred animal species as well as more than 600 types of birds. The park is 1,978 km2 in size, and is famous for its primate species, it’s unusual tree-climbing lions, and the large concentration of hippos.

Drive through scenic country to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park (about 2-3 hours). Bwindi National Park, located in south western Uganda on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, is considered the most diverse forest in Uganda. The park contains almost one half of the world’s population of the endangered Mountain Gorilla, making it an extremely valuable conservation site. If time permits, you may visit a Community Project en-route. Enjoy the remainder of your day at leisure in your intimate Buhoma Lodge. Buhoma Lodge, an intimate and charming property that commands spectacular and uninterrupted views of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, home to the rare and elusive Mountain Gorilla. One of only two lodges situated within the National Park, within a short walking distance from the meeting point for gorilla tracking and other activities in the Buhoma area. An elevated central area, complete with lounge, bar and dining area, offers a cosy, comfortable environment to discuss the day’s activities around the fireplaces which add atmosphere and warmth in the cool evenings.

Enjoy gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with experienced guides and trackers. Today will be a once in a lifetime experience! Coming face to face with mountain gorillas is a rare wildlife encounter. Experienced guides and trackers will accompany your party on an early morning trek into the dense rain forest on the mountain slopes. The opportunity to come within meters of these magnificent apes, sharing in their daily lives and experiencing their day-to-day activities, is an experience you won’t soon forget! Mountain gorillas are extremely rare with only an estimated 880 remaining in the wild. Following the trek you may return to the lodge or take part in optional activities in and around the park.

Today, you drive along winding mountain roads and through rural villages to Kisoro, at the Rwandan border. Crossing into Rwanda, you continue to the Gorilla Trekking base on the outskirts of Volcanoes National Park. You will check in at the Singita Kwitonda Lodge. Set right on the edge of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, where more than a third of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas find refuge, Singita Kwitonda Lodge’s unrivalled position puts life changing gorilla trekking experiences within easy reach. Each of the eight luxurious suites features a private heated plunge pool, wellness treatment area, in- and outdoor fireplaces and large timber-framed windows that welcome breathtaking scenery and volcano views inside.

The dense cloud forests of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park are indescribably beautiful. They're also home to one-third of the world’s most critically endangered species – the mountain gorilla. It's here, surrounded by wetlands and lush meadows on the edge of the park. Enjoy more gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park with expert guides/ranges. If you opt not to trek, you may choose to spend your morning on a hike to Dian Fossey’s grave or enjoy a forest walk with endangered Golden Monkeys (additional expense). Trekking groups are limited to eight people, with clear instructions about how how to behave and "speak" gorilla. The experience is humbling, mind-blowing and tear-jerkingly moving. The gorillas are the stars of the show here. Hikes to reach them can be long, but watching these intelligent, powerful yet tender primates will give you more than one ripple of recognition – there's a definite sense of meeting the relatives. (Gorillas share 98 per cent of their DNA with humans.)