Our 10 Days Uganda Safari Experience is specially designed to take you to the most sought after tourist destinations in the beautiful Pearl of Africa, while exposing you to unique wildlife species that will make your time in Uganda a rather memorable one. Discover Uganda’s most beautiful parks and be sure to spot animals such as; elephants, lions, buffaloes, giraffes, hartebeest among many others. You will also get to take part in tracking chimpanzees of Kibale Forest National Park and mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Contact us to book this amazing Uganda safari.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After your early morning breakfast at your hotel in Kampala, you will be picked up by a Unique Rwanda Vacation Experts tour guide who will take you on a journey to Murchison Falls National Park. Drive north-west through the famous Luwero Triangle and make a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking tour. After lunch, proceed to Murchison Falls National Park arriving at the lodge in the evening.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
- Chobe Safari Lodge (luxury)
- Pakuba Safari Lodge (Midrange)
Day 2: Morning Game Drive – Afternoon Boat Cruise
Begin the day with a cup of African Coffee and go for a morning game drive, where your guide will help you spot a number of animals such as; elephants, lions, buffaloes, giraffes, oribi, hyenas among many others. Return to the lodge for breakfast and lunch. After lunch, go for a boat cruise upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls. En-route, marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over this 17km stretch you may see elephants, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and crocodiles. This is also a zone of many bird species like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. There you leave the boat and start a 1 hour hike to the top of the falls for more spectacular views and photography. Your driver/guide will be waiting for you to bring you back to the lodge.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
- Chobe Safari Lodge (luxury)
- Pakuba Safari Lodge (Midrange)
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
All day drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal through verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms along Albertine Rift escarpments. Fort-Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
- Chimpundu Lodge (Luxury lodge)
- Chimpanzee Forest Lodge (Midrange)
Day 4: Kibale Chimpanzee Trekking – Bigodi Walk
After early breakfast, report at Kanyanchu Tourist Centre where tourist activities begin and set out to track chimpanzee in the forest. Kibale National Park is one of the beautiful and stunning forests in the Uganda. The forest also boasts of having one of the highest diversity and density of primates in Africa totaling 13 species including the Black and white colobus, Blue monkey, Grey-cheeked mangabey, Red tailed monkey and Bush babies and Patas.
After lunch visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary from where you will take on a guided walk around the Swamp which will provide you with the opportunity to see a wide range of flora and fauna. View a variety of butterflies, birds and other insects. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
- Chimpundu Lodge (Luxury lodge)
- Chimpanzee Forest Lodge (Midrange)
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park viewing the mystical Rwenzori Mountain range for much of the journey. Check in at your accommodation facility as you wait for your lunch. After lunch, take on an afternoon Launch cruise along Kazinga Channel . The cruise is a wonderful way to see hippos, buffalos, kobs, crocodiles and spectacular bird watching on the water bank.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
- Mweya Safari (Luxury)
- Enganzi Safari Lodge (Midrange)
Day 6: Morning Game Drive – Maramagambo Forest Visit
After your morning game drive, go on a morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. You will most likely meet grazing Hippos, Elephants, and Lions, spotted Hyenas, bush buck, water buck, stripped jackal, comical warthogs and the elusive leopard. Proceed to Maramagambo forest. Many surprises await you here for example pythons are often observed in the crevices of the bat cave floor using the bats as a source of food. You may also see forest birds such as bat hawks, brown eared woodpecker and other primates.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
- Mweya Safari (Luxury)
- Enganzi Safari Lodge (Midrange)
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Enjoy your breakfast ready for guided Chimpanzee/primate walk along Kyambura Gorge to look for habituated chimps through the gorge. After the primate walk, proceed to Ishasha. You will drive along the deep and wide dry craters that are occupied by savanna grasses and acacia. The drive takes you through the unique western rift valley escarpment and the (southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park) Ishasha sector where you will take on yet another game drive in search of tree climbing lions before proceeding to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening. This park is home of the rare mountain gorillas. Apart from gorillas, there are a wide variety of primates to see including the blue and red tailed monkeys.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
- Rushaga Leisure Lodge (Luxury)
- Rushaga Gorilla Lodge (Midrange)
Day 8: Bwindi Gorilla Tracking Experience
After breakfast set off early with guides to track the gorillas. Bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Spend time in awe watching the gorillas go about their activities. Each gorilla safari encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
- Rushaga Leisure Lodge (Luxury)
- Rushaga Gorilla Lodge (Midrange)
Day 9: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National Park and make a stopover at Igongo Cultural Center to explore and learn about the Ankole culture. This is the place where the future meets the past. Lake Mburo National Park is renowned for zebras, impalas, buffaloes, hippos, topi and elands including the rare shoebill, crested crane, pelicans, fish eagle, heron and many water birds. Take an evening boat cruise as you spot many water animals and bird species. Check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation Options:
- Mihingo Safari Lodge (Luxury)
- Acadia Cottages (Midrange)
Day 10: Return to Kampala – Departure
After early breakfast, drive back to Kampala with enroute game drive. You may be lucky and spot big herds of Zebra, Impala, Eland, Warthogs, buffalo and other savannah species. For birders, this is one of the best place to find African Fin foot, Papyrus, Bush Shrike among others. Continue your drive with a stopover at the Equator crossing with your lunch enroute before you drive to back to Entebbe to catch up with your flight back home.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch).
End of the 10 Days Across Uganda Safari Experience.
The 10 Days Across Uganda Safari Experience includes;
- Ground Transportation.
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
- Igongo Cultural Center visit.
- Boat trips.
- One Gorilla permit per person.
- Park entrance fees.
- Hike to top of the falls.
- Kibale Chimpanzee and Kyambura Gorge chimp Permits.
- Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Tour.
- Services of an English-speaking tour guide.
- Enroute lunches.
- Game drives.
- Bigodi Guided Nature Walk.
Exclusions in the 10 Days Across Uganda Safari Experience are; International flight ticket expenses, expenses of personal nature like: drinks, laundry, tips, telephone, any activities not highlighted in the itinerary cigars, etc.