15 Days Gorilla Trekking & Wildebeest Migration Safari Tour – The 15-day Gorilla Trekking & Wildebeest Migration Safari Tour offers a unique combination of mountain gorilla encounters and savanna wildlife viewing experiences in Uganda and Kenya, East Africa.
In Uganda, you’ll visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla trekking and a Batwa cultural experience, enjoy game viewing in Murchison Falls National Park, and track chimpanzees in Kibale.
You’ll then cross to Kenya for the dramatic wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara National Reserve.
This safari also includes a visit to Lake Nakuru National Park, a birders’ paradise in Kenya and home to a variety of big game.
Wildebeest Migration & Gorilla Trekking Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Arrival in Uganda
- Day 2: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park
- Day 3: Full Day Safari in Murchison Falls National Park (Game Drive, Boat Cruise & Top of the Falls Visit)
- Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
- Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking & Bigodi Swamp Walk
- Day 6: Game Drive & Boat Cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 8: Gorilla Trekking Experience
- Day 9: Transfer to Entebbe
- Day 10: Entebbe to Kisumu, Kenya
- Day 11: Lake Nakuru – Full Day Wildlife Encounter
- Day 12: Transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Day 13: Full Day in Maasai Mara National Reserve
- Day 14: Maasai Mara – Nairobi
- Day 15: Departure from Kenya
Detailed Wildebeest Migration & Gorilla Trekking Safari Itinerary
See the detailed itinerary for this 15-day wildebeest migration & gorilla trekking safari below.
Day 1: Arrival in Uganda
Meet your company driver, who will warmly welcome you to Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, and provide a briefing on the highlights of this 15-day safari. Transfer from Entebbe Airport (EBB) to Kampala for an overnight stay.
Day 2: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park
Depart Kampala for Murchison Falls National Park, located in northwestern Uganda, a 5-6 hour drive.
Take the Luweero-Gulu highway with a stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking, a 2-hour experience, before continuing to Masindi for lunch.
Arrive at Murchison Falls National Park for an overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 3: Full Day Safari in Murchison Falls National Park (Game Drive, Boat Cruise & Top of the Falls Visit)
After breakfast at the lodge, enjoy a guided game drive along the northern circuit, lasting 2-3 hours or more.
In a 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof, expect sightings of African bush elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, warthogs, oribis, Rothschild giraffes, hartebeests, birds, and palm-dotted landscapes.
After lunch at the lodge, take a 2-3 hour boat cruise in the afternoon.
Along the way, spot hippos, basking Nile crocodiles, and birds as you cruise toward the base of Murchison Falls.
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Embark on a 7-8 hour drive to Kibale Forest, the Primate Capital of the World, for a chimpanzee trekking adventure.
Depart early and stop for lunch in Fort Portal before reaching your destination.
Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking & Bigodi Swamp Walk
After breakfast, proceed to the Kanyanchu Visitor Center for a briefing on chimpanzee tracking. Treks in Kibale are conducted in groups of six with a park guide. Besides chimpanzees, Kibale National Park is home to 13 primate species, 375 bird species, and other wildlife.
Following lunch at the lodge, continue to Bigodi Swamp for a guided nature walk lasting around 2 hours. Here, you’ll encounter a variety of primates, birds, and other wildlife. Then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 6: Game Drive & Boat Cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early breakfast, enjoy a guided game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, particularly the Kasenyi Plains. This 2-3 hour excursion may reveal lions, buffaloes, elephants, leopards (if lucky), antelopes, birds, and more.
After lunch, take a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, where you’ll observe hippos, crocodiles, aquatic birds, and other wildlife.
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a gorilla safari park located 4-5 hours from Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Driving through the Ishasha sector offers the chance to see tree-climbing lions and other species in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking Experience
Depart from your lodge in Bwindi for a briefing on gorilla trekking rules in Buhoma or another designated sector.
After being assigned a gorilla family, begin your trek, which may last 2-6 hours.
Explore Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to encounter one of the 20 habituated mountain gorilla families.
Day 9: Transfer to Entebbe
Drive from Bwindi via Kabale, Mbarara, and Masaka to Entebbe, with packed lunch for the journey. Stop at the Equator for photos and a water experiment.
Day 10: Entebbe to Kisumu, Kenya
Have breakfast and transfer to Entebbe Airport for a flight to Kisumu. From Kisumu, proceed to Lake Nakuru National Park, where you’ll witness flamingoes, other birds, and diverse wildlife.
Day 11: Lake Nakuru – Full Day Wildlife Encounter
After a morning tea or coffee, embark on a guided game drive through Lake Nakuru National Park.
Expect to see leopards, lions, hyenas, antelopes, birds, and more.
Enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing with wildlife sightings.
Day 12: Transfer to Maasai Mara National Reserve
Drive to Maasai Mara National Reserve with a stop at Lake Naivasha to view wildlife.
Continue to Narok County, arriving at your lodge in the Maasai Mara for evening relaxation.
Day 13: Full Day in Maasai Mara National Reserve
After breakfast, spend a full day on a guided game drive and experience the wildebeest migration, with around 1.5 million wildebeests, plus thousands of zebras and gazelles.
The game drive includes a bush lunch.
Day 14: Maasai Mara – Nairobi
After a morning game drive, depart the Maasai Mara and drive to Nairobi, where you can relax or take a brief city tour.
Day 15: Departure from Kenya
Enjoy breakfast, then transfer to the airport in Kenya. Check in early for your flight, marking the end of your 15-day safari adventure.
