1–2 nights city + gorilla or savanna chapter
Kampala board morning, forest next
A working session at Kampala Serena or Speke Resort Munyonyo, then a scheduled flight west — the Uganda version of Nairobi-plus-bush.
Uganda destination →
5–7 days · 6 nights · 7 days
Kampala meetings and Bwindi gorillas
Kampala Serena, Sheraton or Speke Munyonyo for the working session, then a scheduled hop west. Permits and lodge rooms contracted together. Entebbe is the airport; Kampala is the meeting. Nobody treks on landing day.
Group fit
8–24
Best for
Boards and small conferences that must work in the capital before a gorilla morning
Nights
6 nights — lodge names confirmed on proposal
Destinations
Day by day
An operable outline, not a locked rooming list. Air sectors, permits and stays are contracted against the brief. Dates and costs sit on the proposal — not on this page.
Day 1
Arrive Entebbe · Kampala
EBB to the city or Munyonyo. Check-in. No forest on day one.
- Accommodation
- Kampala Serena HotelKampala Serena, Sheraton Kampala or Speke Resort Munyonyo.
- Logistics
- EBB to Kampala 1–2 hours. Munyonyo can be cleaner for groups. Yellow fever on the checklist.
- Meals
- Dinner at the hotel.
- Planner note
- Entebbe is the airport. Kampala is the meeting.
Activities
- — Arrival
- — Transfer
- — Light briefing
ExperiencesKampala board morning, forest next
Day 2
Kampala working day
Board or plenary. Closed evening. AV contracted.
- Accommodation
- Kampala Serena HotelSame Kampala hotel.
- Logistics
- Meeting rooms at this headcount. Security and traffic built into the day, not hoped away.
- Meals
- All meals at the hotel.
- Planner note
- A capital meeting Kenya planners already understand.
Activities
- — Board or plenary
- — Working lunch
- — Closed dinner
ExperiencesKampala board morning, forest next
Day 3
Fly Bwindi
Hop to Kihihi or Kisoro. Lodge arrival. Kit check. Rest.
- Accommodation
- Sanctuary Gorilla Forest CampClouds, Sanctuary Gorilla Forest or Volcanoes Bwindi.
- Logistics
- Scheduled or charter west. Road from strip to camp. Permits named.
- Meals
- Breakfast Kampala. Dinner at lodge.
- Planner note
- Nobody treks on the flight day.
Activities
- — Flight west
- — Lodge arrival
- — Ranger briefing
ExperiencesBwindi Impenetrable Forest trek
Day 4
Bwindi trek
Trek matched to fitness. Lodge fire. Parallel morning for anyone who should not walk.
- Accommodation
- Sanctuary Gorilla Forest CampSame lodge.
- Logistics
- Dawn to the gate. Porters. UWA allocates families.
- Meals
- Early breakfast. Packed lunch. Dinner at lodge.
- Planner note
- Fitness split written into the ops note.
Activities
- — Gorilla trek
- — Non-trek lodge morning
- — Nothing after lunch
ExperiencesBwindi Impenetrable Forest trek
Day 5
Forest recovery
A still day or a short community/forest walk. Celebration dinner — short speeches.
- Accommodation
- Sanctuary Gorilla Forest CampSame lodge.
- Logistics
- No second trek unless permits were bought. Most lists should not.
- Meals
- All meals at lodge.
- Planner note
- Lodge scale in Bwindi is smaller than One&Only — we said so in the RFP.
Activities
- — Optional short walk
- — Spa or fire
- — Closed dinner
Day 6
Return Entebbe
Fly EBB. Buffer night if the international is tight. US and Latin America often need it.
- Accommodation
- Hotel Number 5Hotel Number 5 or a lake peer if holding.
- Logistics
- Kihihi–EBB. International buffer.
- Meals
- Breakfast lodge. Dinner Entebbe if holding.
- Planner note
- Build a buffer; weather can hold the strip.
Activities
- — Flight to Entebbe
- — Day rooms or overnight
Day 7
Depart EBB
International metal.
- Accommodation
- Hotel Number 5
- Logistics
- 10–20 minutes to the airport from Entebbe hotels.
- Meals
- Breakfast.
- Planner note
- Permits and rooms were contracted together.
Activities
- — Breakfast
- — International departure
Outcomes
- — A capital meeting Kenya planners already understand
- — Gorilla permits that are not an afterthought
- — Fitness split written into the ops note
Experiences on this itinerary
Full day
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest trek
Uganda’s gorilla morning — sector-matched to fitness (Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga, Nkuringo) and lodged at Clouds, Sanctuary or Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge.
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Stays on this itinerary
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Programme questions
Who is the Kampala meetings and Bwindi gorillas programme for?
Boards and small conferences that must work in the capital before a gorilla morning
How long is Kampala meetings and Bwindi gorillas?
5–7 days (6 nights). Typical group fit: 8–24. Kampala Serena, Sheraton or Speke Munyonyo for the working session, then a scheduled hop west. Permits and lodge rooms contracted together. Entebbe is the airport; Kampala is the meeting. Nobody treks on landing day.
How do we request a proposal for Kampala meetings and Bwindi gorillas?
Send company, group size and dates to sales@serengetiexperience.com or use https://www.serengetiexperience.com/rfp. We confirm stays, internal air and the operations annex together — we do not publish nightly rates on this site.