Gorilla Trekking Uganda: Camping & Lodge Safari

Gorilla trekking Uganda begins in Masindi. After meeting your guide and group, the route heads toward Murchison Falls National Park, where the Nile crashes through a narrow gorge at Kabaraga Falls. On the way, an optional stop at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary offers a guided walk with white rhino — one of Africa's few remaining wild populations. After settling into accommodation in Masindi, your guide covers the programme for the following day.

Leaving Masindi, the route heads to the edge of Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda, one of the country's most biodiverse parks. Known for its tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha sector, elephants, buffalo and the Kazinga Channel, this stretch sets the stage for the uganda safari wildlife experience. Tonight's accommodation sits on a hill with views over the idyllic Lake Kikorongo.

Bwindi gorilla trekking is the centrepiece of this gorilla trekking tour. Mountain gorilla permits are tightly controlled, and the trek length varies from one to six hours depending on where the habituated family is ranging that day. With roughly 1,000 mountain gorillas remaining across Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC, the gorilla trekking permit uganda fee funds direct conservation and community development work. If Uganda permits are unavailable, the group moves to Rwanda or the DRC — all guests are informed well in advance.

The gorilla safari uganda route moves on to Lake Mburo National Park, set in the Ankole sub-region near Mbarara. Covering around 260 square kilometres of acacia forest, savanna and wetlands, the park holds over 350 bird species — including the rare shoebill stork — as well as elands, impalas, zebras, hippos and crocodiles. This is one of the strongest birdwatching stops on any gorilla trekking africa circuit in Uganda, with walking safari access available in the park.