14 DAY DELIGHTFUL BEST OF UGANDA SAFARI ADVENTURE
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Duration:
14 Days
14 Days
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Uganda
Uganda
Tour Type:
Wild and Cultural Safaris
Wild and Cultural Safaris
Overview
This ultimate adventure trip takes you around Uganda’s best destinations; to Murchison Falls national park, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park, Lake Bunyonyi, and Lake Mburo National Park. You’ll go on chimpanzee and gorilla treks, enjoy crater lakes and waterfalls, and see the Big Five, game viewing, cultural experience!!
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Accommodation as per the Itinerary.
meals as per the Itenrary.
A Professional English Speaking Guide
Activities as per the Itinerary.
Transport and Transfers. (Airport pick up and drop-off)
Soft drinks (water)
Entrance fees.
Sight seeing
Gorilla permit
Chimpanzee permit
Entery Visas (we can help you attain one at an extra cost)
Flight tickets. (Both International and Domestic, but they can arranged for you at an extra charge on request)
Travel Insurance (we can help you to get this at a cost).
Any Optional activities.
Any other personal expenditure.
Additional accommodation before and after the trip (but it csn be arranged at an exra cost)
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Itinerary
1
DAY 1
Arrival.
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our company representative who will welcome you to Uganda—the Pearl of Africa. You’ll then be transferred to your booked accommodations. If you arrive early enough, you may opt to go for a late afternoon ride around Kampala City. Otherwise, you can just relax at your accommodations. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport.
Accommodation: Cassia Lodge
Meals: Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drink
2
DAY 2
Transfer to Murchison falls National Park.
After breakfast, you’ll embark on a journey to Murchison Falls National Park. The highlights here include the roaring rapids of the falls, rolling plains, and viewing lions, giraffes, Jackson hartebeests, buffaloes, and elephants. You’ll surely be fascinated by the high concentration of hippos and Nile crocodiles here.
For birders, Murchison Falls, boasts 450 bird species, including the elusive shoe-bill stork, dwarf king fisher, the white-thigh hornbill, and the Goliath heron (among others). En route, you’ll visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for your first Big 5 experience—an hour of rhino tracking. You will have lunch in Masindi. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park.
Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drink
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DAY 3
Full day adventure in the park.
After breakfast, you’ll depart for an early morning game drive across the rolling plains of Uganda’s oldest and largest national park where you will view vast of animals such as giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, Jackson hartebeests, oribis, Uganda Kobs, leopards, loins, hippos at the hippo pool and different vegetation covers.
Then after, you’ll return to the lodge in time for lunch and some rest. Later after lunch, you'll head out for the boat trip to the bottom of the Murchison Falls (the world’s powerful water fall), where you will see hippos, crocodiles, and several water birds. If you’re interested, you can continue with a hike to the top of the falls. The hike may be a strenuous one, but the thrills of reaching the top is unforgettable—miss it only if you must!
In the evening, return to the lodge for refreshments, dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park.
Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drink.
4
DAY 4
Transfer to Kibale National Park.
After morning breakfast, you’ll drive to the top of the falls (if you didn’t hike yesterday), where you will take in a spectacular view of the falls before departing for Kibale Forest National Park. Otherwise, you’ll drive straight to Kibale. The drive is incredibly scenic, as you’ll be passing through villages, lush green countryside, and hills dotted with tea plantations (all of which characterize this part of Uganda). Kibale national park is popular for its chimpanzees, Colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked Mangabeys, and red-tailed monkeys.
On arrival at the park, you will check in the lodge, for refreshments, dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park.
Accommodation: Turaco Treetops Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
5
DAY 5
Chimpanzee tracking – Kibale.
After eating a hearty breakfast at the lodge, you will participate in a briefing by the rangers at the UWA Headquarters on your upcoming chimpanzee trek in the Kibale Forest. Then after the briefing, an experienced ranger guide will lead the trek. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour with them. Later, you will return to the lodge for a lunch break and some rest before going on a delightful adventure walk in the Bigodi swamp.
After lunch, you will head for the Bigodi swamp walk, where you will see divert of birds, monkeys, and vegetation cover. The Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is a fascinating area recognized for its extensive array of biodiversity. Baboons, black and white Colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys and the L’Hoest monkeys can all be found here. Bigodi is also a paradise for bird watchers. Among the major bird species within the sanctuary is the grand blue Turaco.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park.
Accommodation: Turaco Treetops Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
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DAY 6
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After having a morning hearty breakfast, you will leave Kibale national park and continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth is Uganda’s second largest park and is located at the base of the majestic Rwenzori Mountain range, adjacent to Lake Edward and Lake George. The park’s diverse ecosystem includes sprawling Savannah, which makes it the ideal habitat for classic big game, ten primate species (including chimpanzees), and over 400 species of birds. You will reach the park early enough to rest, have lunch at the lodge, and then after that short rest, go on a boat ride along the Kazinga Channel connecting the two magical Lakes George and Edward and you will see vast of wildlife along the channel such as hippos, buffaloes, elephants, crocodiles, antelopes, water birds and some migratory birds.
Then later in the evening around 5:00 pm, you will return to the lodge for relaxation while viewing the sunset, dinner and your overnight stay.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
7
DAY 7
Full day in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After an early breakfast, you’ll head out on a game drive in the park along the Kasenyi plains. You'll be on the lookout for lions, leopards (though hard to spot), elephants, buffaloes, bush-bucks, cape buffaloes, water-bucks, giant forest hogs, Uganda Kob, warthogs and others. Later on, you will return to the lodge for lunch and rest before going on a drive to a nearby crater such as Lake Nyamunuka. There is also plenty of wildlife to see along the drive, including Cape buffaloes and elephants. Dinner and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
(Visit Lake Katwe the creator lake, Edward fishing landing site around - optional).
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
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DAY 8
Tree climbing lions experience.
On this day, you will have breakfast, check out the lodge and then set off for a breathtaking game-viewing experience in the Ishasha area of Queen Elizabeth National Park which is famous area for its tree-climbing lions. You will have chances of spotting these lions. Hopefully, you will get lucky and see them because they make for a spectacular sight! You may also see Uganda Kob, Cape buffaloes, elephants, and warthogs.
After a long day tree climbing adventure, you will check in at Topi lodge, where you will enjoy some delicious dinner, relax and your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Accommodation: Topi Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
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DAY 9
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After breakfast, you’ll look for some more tree-climbing lions before transferring to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park along the transfer. Bwindi is a big habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda. An estimated 400 mountain gorillas about 50% of the world’s Mountain Gorillas —roughly half of the world’s population—live here, including several habituated groups.
On arrival, you will check in at the lodge, so you will spend the rest of today relaxing. Then in the evening hours have some dinner as your enjoying the facility while viewing the scenic beauty around.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Accommodation: Rushanga Gorilla Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
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DAY 10
Gorilla Trekking Experience.
After an early hearty breakfast, you will head to the briefing center and briefed by a ranger guide, then after, you will head for the gorilla trekking adventure where you will encounter the Mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. The beauty of this rain-forest is spectacular! The area offers a dramatic, steeply forested landscape that is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails (which gives tourists access). The amount of time you’ll take and the terrain you traverse will depend on the movements of these great primates’ apes. Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience that is meant to be savored.
After, you will return to the lodge for lunch and some rest before transferring to Lake Bunyonyi, one of the lakes in Africa with scenic beauty. You will check out the lodge and head to Lake Bunyonyi, on arrival you will check in at the accommodation, refresh as you are viewing the scenic beauty around the lake, have some Dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge. (Batwa cultural experience, nature walks – optional).
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Accommodation: Arcadia Lodge Lake Bunyonyi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
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DAY 11
Lake Bunyonyi Experience.
After breakfast, you will take part in a Batwa trail experience for cultural encounter and learn about their ancient hunting skills, hand crafts, cultivation, foods, architecture and other ways of living in the rural setting. For generations, the dense Mgahinga forest was home to the indigenous Batwa (hunter-gatherers and fierce warriors), who depended on the forest for shelter, food, and medicine. Now they lead visitors through the forest and introduce them to their old home and the techniques they used to survive in it. This remarkable trail speaks to the true cultural background of the Batwa.
Later, you will return to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation and stunning views of the Bunyonyi little islands and enjoy sunset canoe ride. Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of 2,200–2,478m, but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical—you could admire them all day.
Main Destination: Lake Bunyonyi.
Accommodation: Arcadia Lodge Lake Bunyonyi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
13
DAY 12
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park.
After breakfast, you will check out the lodge and start your journey to Lake Mburo National Park. This is a small national park in Uganda that should not be underestimated. It is the only place in southern Uganda to see zebras, and the only park in the country with impalas, slender mongoose, and giant bush rats. You can also look for hyenas, leopards, topis, elands, and the beautiful Rothschild's giraffes, not to mention the lake itself which is teeming with diversity of wildlife like the hippos, birds and crocodiles. (There are a lot of wonderful activities on offer here, including horseback riding, bush walks, boat safaris, and mountain biking). It is exciting to approach the wildlife at such close range here, especially when you combine it with the fresh air and beautiful scenery.
On arrival at the park, you will check in at the lodge for refreshments, dinner and overnight stay waiting for the next day adventure.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park.
Accommodation: Kigarama Wilderness Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
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DAY 13
Full day in Lake Mburo National Park.
You will have breakfast early in the morning and then begin your game drive. You will encounter vast of animals such the hyenas returning to their dens after a night on the prowl or hippos sinking into Lake Mburo to keep cool during the day and protect their sensitive skin from the sun. On a nature walk, you will see zebras, giraffes, elands, topi, buffaloes, birds, and butterflies. If you take the trail to the top of the hills, you’ll have a great view of the nine regional lakes in the area.
In the afternoon, you can go on a boat ride along the lake to see the flora and fauna. Later on, return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park.
Accommodation: Kigarama Wilderness Lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner.
Drinks: Soft drinks.
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DAY 14
Departure.
After a morning hearty breakfasts at the lodge check out, and then you will embark on your return journey to Entebbe International Airport to catch your flight back home. You’ll stop at the equator along the way have some photo moment. You will enjoy some en route lunch and do some shopping of the souvenirs.
You’ll arrive at the airport in the late afternoon/evening dependably. or may choose to stay and have some more leisure at the beach in Entebbe or explore the Nile river in Jinja city.
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Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport.
Accommodation: None.
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.
Drinks: Soft drink
FAQs about
14 DAY DELIGHTFUL BEST OF UGANDA SAFARI ADVENTURE
The best time to visit Uganda is during the dry seasons from June to August and December to February. These months offer the best conditions for trekking and game viewing.
Yes, most visitors require a visa to enter Uganda. You can apply for an e-visa online before your trip.
Essentials include comfortable trekking shoes, lightweight clothing, a waterproof jacket, insect repellent, sunscreen, a hat, binoculars, a camera, and personal medications.
Uganda is generally safe for tourists, especially in the national parks and tourist areas. However, it is always advisable to stay informed about local conditions and follow safety guidelines.
Chimpanzee and gorilla treks can be moderately to very strenuous, depending on the location of the primates and the terrain. A reasonable level of fitness is required.
The minimum age for gorilla trekking is 15 years, while for chimpanzee trekking it is usually also 15 years. This is to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all participants.
The trip offers a range of accommodations, including lodges, tented camps, and hotels, ranging from Mid-range options.
Yes, the trip includes visits to local communities where you can learn about Ugandan culture, traditions, and daily life.
During game drives, you can expect to see a variety of wildlife including lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopards, rhinos, hippos, crocodiles, zebras, giraffes, Chimpanzee, Gorillas and various antelope species and birds.
Yes, special permits are required for both chimpanzee and gorilla trekking. It is advisable to book these permits well in advance as they are limited and in high demand.
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