12-Day Uganda Safari Experience of a Lifetime

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Fort Murchison (Tent)

Budget tented camp located just outside Murchison Falls NP (Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Morning Game Drive and afternoon boat ride

After an early breakfast, proceed for a game drive inside Murchison falls National park. This is a beautiful drive across savannah, Borassus Palm Forest and grasslands down to Lake Albert where the Albert Nile heads north. Drive in search for Lions, Leopard, Hyena, Buffalo, Elephant, Jackson Hartebeest. Oribi, Waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and enjoy spotting various Bird species. In the afternoon, go for a boat ride on the Nile, to Murchison falls, whence the park derives its name. Enjoy these spectacular falls by hiking to the top of the falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7 meter gap.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Fort Murchison (Tent)

Budget tented camp located just outside Murchison Falls NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Depart to Kibale Forest National Park

After breakfast, you will embark on a long drive to Fort Portal. Along the way you will pass many tea plantations. You have the opportunity to stop there for photo moments. In the evening you will arrive at your accommodation and take a deserved rest.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit December to February and June to July

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LeopardVery Rare

HippoRare

LionRare to None

GiraffeNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)

Mid-range tented campjust outside Kibale NP (Chimps, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp visit

Today you will track the most famous inhabitants of Kibale National Park: the chimpanzees. With over 1,450 individuals protected within the park, Kibale forest is home to the largest number of the endangered chimpanzees in Uganda as well as the threatened red colobus monkey and the rare L’Hoest’s monkey. The forest has one of the highest diversity and density of primates in Africa totaling 13 species including the black and white colobus, blue monkey and grey-cheeked mangabey, red tailed monkey, bush babies and potatoes. In the afternoon after tracking, you have the opportunity for a guided walk through the swamps of Bigodi. After the fascinating walk you have the choice of relaxing in the accommodation or community walk in a village nearby. Alternatively, you can visit a school in the local community, talk to the students and teachers and participate in the lessons.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)

Mid-range tented campjust outside Kibale NP (Chimps, Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast you will drive today to the world-famous Queen Elizabeth National Park, crossing the equator along the way before, we will drive through the park as we enjoy the views and tee plantations.
Queen Elizabeth National park boasts of very high biodiversity capacities due different habitats of fauna that it has.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Irungu Forest Safari Lodge

Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Game Drive and Kazinga Chanel Boat Trip

You will have an early Morning Game Drive. There are over 100 mammal species that include Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Elephants and the elusive Giant Forest Hog in this park. The Primates include Chimps, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Blue, Black faced Red Colobus, and Red tailed monkeys and Olive Baboons. In the afternoon, you will have a boat ride on Kazinga Channel.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)

Accommodation:

Irungu Forest Safari Lodge

Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP (Uganda)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Leave for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest through Ishasha

This morning, we will leave for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. We will drive through the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth called Ishasha. Here we will take lunch by the Ishasha River and try to find the famed Ishasha tree-climbing lions before continuing on to Bwindi, home to the few remaining mountain gorillas. Birdlife and primate life in Bwindi are quite superb, and there is an incredible variety of flora. Bwindi is a bird watchers' haven! It holds 348 species of birds and supports 24 of 26 Albertine Rift endemics that occur in Uganda; and seven red data book species. Bwindi is now an ecological island, surrounded by cultivation on rich volcanic soils. Your overnight stay is at Buhoma Community self-contained bandas.

Main Destination:

Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda)

Accommodation:

Buhoma Community Haven Lodge

Budget lodgejust outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas, Uganda)

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Gorilla Trekking

You will rise relatively early for a hearty breakfast to give you the energy needed for gorilla tracking. Report to the ranger station at 8.00 am where the guides will take you through the forest, slashing at the undergrowth, parting thick creepers, to track gorillas. This trek can take from half an hour to eight hours so a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes. You will sit in the forest among the gorillas listening to them grumble at each other and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male, the silverback. It is amazing to think that there are only about 750 or so of these creatures left in the world! Your overnight is at Buhoma Community in self-contained bandas.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

LionNone

GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone