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 · 5 nights · 6 days
Uganda gorilla and Nile leadership retreat
Entebbe recovery night, Bwindi trek matched to fitness, then Queen Elizabeth or Jinja. Smaller lodges than One&Only Rwanda — we contract rooms and permits together.
Group fit
8–16 directors
Best for
Executive retreats that want gorillas plus a second ecology, at permit costs below Rwanda
Nights
5 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
Lake hotel. Briefing. Optional board afternoon in Kampala only if the diary insists — most lists should sleep.
- Accommodation
- Hotel Number 5Hotel Number 5 or a lake-view peer in Entebbe. Kampala Serena only if the working session cannot wait.
- Logistics
- EBB to Entebbe hotels 10–20 minutes. Kampala 1–2 hours depending on the hour. Yellow fever on the first checklist.
- Meals
- Dinner at the hotel.
- Planner note
- Nobody treks on landing day.
Activities
- — Meet-and-greet
- — Check-in
- — Light briefing
- — Optional Kampala board only if contracted
ExperiencesKampala board morning, forest next
Day 2
Fly Bwindi
Scheduled hop to Kihihi or Kisoro, or a charter. Lodge arrival. Rest. Kit check.
- Accommodation
- Clouds Mountain Gorilla LodgeClouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp or Volcanoes Bwindi. Split if the list is over one camp.
- Logistics
- Entebbe civil to Kihihi about 1–1.5 hours. Road from the strip to camp can still be an hour. Permits named.
- Meals
- Breakfast Entebbe. Lunch at lodge. Dinner at lodge.
- Planner note
- Bwindi lodge scale is smaller than One&Only Rwanda. We say so in the RFP.
Activities
- — Breakfast
- — Light-aircraft west
- — Lodge arrival
- — Ranger briefing
Day 3
Bwindi trek
Trek matched to fitness. Lodge fire. No slides after a six-hour walk. Parallel morning for anyone who should not walk.
- Accommodation
- Clouds Mountain Gorilla LodgeSame Bwindi lodge.
- Logistics
- Dawn to park gate. Porters. Allocation of families is UWA’s, not the DMC’s. Return times vary.
- Meals
- Early breakfast. Packed lunch. Dinner at lodge.
- Planner note
- Fitness split written into the ops note before wheels-up from Entebbe.
Activities
- — Gorilla trek
- — Non-trek forest or lodge morning
- — Spa or fire, nothing else
ExperiencesBwindi Impenetrable Forest trek
Day 4
Queen Elizabeth or Jinja
Air or road to Kyambura / Ishasha, or a hop to Entebbe and the Source of the Nile. A second landscape so the trip is not only one permit.
- Accommodation
- Kyambura Gorge LodgeKyambura Gorge Lodge for the savanna chapter, or a Jinja river lodge if the Nile is the brief.
- Logistics
- Kihihi–Mweya or Kihihi–EBB depending on the second chapter. Do not invent a 12-hour road with directors.
- Meals
- Breakfast Bwindi. Lunch en route. Dinner at the second lodge.
- Planner note
- Choose Queen Elizabeth or Jinja — do not attempt both after a trek morning.
Activities
- — Breakfast and check-out
- — Air or road to Queen Elizabeth or Entebbe/Jinja
- — Afternoon Kazinga boat or Nile briefing
ExperiencesQueen Elizabeth and the Kazinga ChannelSource of the Nile, Jinja
Day 5
Second ecology day
Kazinga Channel boat and savanna drives, or a Source of the Nile morning. Celebration dinner — short speeches.
- Accommodation
- Kyambura Gorge LodgeSame second lodge.
- Logistics
- Boat slots booked. Ishasha tree-climbing lions are luck, not a line item. Jinja water is graded — directors are not a rafting stag party unless they ask.
- Meals
- All meals at lodge.
- Planner note
- This night is the celebration. Tomorrow is an airstrip.
Activities
- — Morning game or Nile activity
- — Afternoon still
- — Closed dinner
ExperiencesQueen Elizabeth and the Kazinga ChannelSource of the Nile, Jinja
Day 6
Entebbe and depart
Return EBB with a buffer. US and Latin America often need a seventh night.
- Accommodation
- Hotel Number 5
- Logistics
- Air to Entebbe. International metal with a real buffer. Hotel Number 5 day rooms if the flight is evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast. Lunch only if holding in Entebbe.
- Planner note
- Permits and lodge rooms were contracted together — that is the product.
Activities
- — Breakfast
- — Flight to EBB
- — International departure
Outcomes
- — A once-in-a-lifetime centrepiece
- — Honest fitness split
- — A second landscape so the trip is not only one permit
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.
Uganda destination →2 nights
Queen Elizabeth and the Kazinga Channel
Uganda’s savanna counterweight to the forest: Kazinga Channel boat, Ishasha’s tree-climbing lions when luck holds, Kyambura gorge chimps as a lighter primate morning than Bwindi.
Uganda destination →Day trip from Kampala/Entebbe
Source of the Nile, Jinja
River, history, and optional adventure — a contrast day that reminds the group they are in the Pearl of Africa, not only in a forest permit queue.
Uganda destination →Destinations on this itinerary
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Programme questions
Who is the Uganda gorilla and Nile leadership retreat programme for?
Executive retreats that want gorillas plus a second ecology, at permit costs below Rwanda
How long is Uganda gorilla and Nile leadership retreat?
5–7 days (5 nights). Typical group fit: 8–16 directors. Entebbe recovery night, Bwindi trek matched to fitness, then Queen Elizabeth or Jinja. Smaller lodges than One&Only Rwanda — we contract rooms and permits together.
How do we request a proposal for Uganda gorilla and Nile leadership retreat?
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.