15-Day Best of Uganda&#039;s Wildlife Adventure

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Red Chilli Rest Camp

Budget lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Game drive Murchison Falls NP

After an early breakfast you will have a boat ride to the Nile delta (optional), keep a look out for a variety of bird species especially the Shoebill. In the afternoon, go for a game drive. Drive in the open African savanna in search for Lions, Leopard,
Hyena, Buffalo, Elephant, Jackson Hartebeest. Oribi, Waterbucks, Uganda Kobs, and enjoy spotting various Bird species such as the Secretary Bird, Black Chested Snake Eagle, Tawny and Marshal Eagles Carmine and Swallow Tailed Bee-Eaters and many more.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Red Chilli Rest Camp

Budget lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Game drive + Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park

After a rather early breakfast, morning games drive. Afternoon, we’ll have a boat cruise to the bottom of the Falls. The Falls are rare and magnificent, they are one of Africa’s wonders and a must see for everyone. We of course cannot fail to mention that it’s from these falls that Murchison derives its name. Catch up with pods of Hippos, crocodiles and a vast number of water birds. There are high chances of seeing the Shoebill stock from which our company derives its name. Enjoy these spectacular falls with a hike to the top of the Falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7-meter gap and at the bottom bask Huge Nile Crocodiles.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Red Chilli Rest Camp

Budget lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

We depart Murchison Falls and head towards Kibale forest. The drive is almost eight hours but will provide you with some stunning views as you pass small African villages and banana plantations as well tea plantations. Kibale Forest is reputable of having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa.

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:

Rweteera Safari Park

Budget lodge located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Chimp Trekking and Swamp Tour

After breakfast, chimp tracking and meet the rather real cousins of humans’ beings. There is a rich bird life in this forest. If you are a keen birder you will record a reasonably high number of different bird species. Notable are various
monkeys that keep tossing from one tree to another as you walk along. Lunch at the lodge.

At afternoon we have a Swamp Tour. The Bigodi swamps are home to about 137 species of birds, and they are rich in lush vegetation such as wild palms, figs and the dominant Polita Papyrus. The Bigodi Wetland Reserve is managed by the Kibale Association for rural development and environmental protection.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Rweteera Safari Park

Budget lodge located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

We transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. It is a beautiful route via Kasese, with the Rwenzori Mountains on your right side and the green valley on the left. A game drive on our way to the accommodation in the middle of the national park gives us the chance to spot waterbucks, warthogs and other wildlife.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

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:

Pumba Safari Cottages

Budget lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga Channel

After a early cup of tea or coffee morning game drive to the vast park for any chances of the early hunting cats, herds of elephants, antelopes, buffalos and many more. Return to the camp for a full breakfast, free time, after lunch go for the launch cruise on the famous Kazinga channel where you get to the schools of Hippos, buffalos and a variety of beautiful water bird species like jacanas, fish eagles and pelicans along the channel. Yes, get to see the feared crocodiles as they sun bath away.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation:

Pumba Safari Cottages

Budget lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Morning game drive and transfer to Bwindi forest

Depart for Bwindi National park in the Morning. On your way, you will have a chance to have a game drive in Ishasha Wilderness where the Tree Climbing Lions are found, then continue to the home of the Mountain Gorillas (Bwindi
Impenetrable Forest).

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known for superb gorilla tracking, but it also provides refuge to elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys and various small antelopes, as well as 23 bird species restricted to the Albertine. You
may have an optional village walk or visit a nearby school.

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

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Bakiga Lodge

Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Gorilla Trekking

Another highlight of your safari: a meeting with the gentle giants of Bwindi forest! Especially hikers will love the tracking in the beautiful ecosystem of the park. It is difficult to foresee how many hours you will hike, it may take two to eight hours. Expect to walk a long distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. But it will definitely be worthwhile as you observe them closely while they eat, play and rest. A unique and unforgettable experience! For conservation purposes, time spent with the gorillas is limited to one hour. The ranger guide always briefs you on how to behave with these giant apes.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Bakiga Lodge

Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 11

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Breakfast will be at leisure on this day. Then later we depart to Lake Bunyonyi, the deepest lake in Uganda. This area is often called “Little Switzerland of Uganda” and boosts one of the most beautiful parts of the country. You will relax as you different calls from nature and also watch the beautiful sunset.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation:

Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi

Budget lodge located at Lake Bunyonyi

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 12

Transfer to Lake Mburo

After breakfast we drive to Lake Mburo National Park which takes us about four hours with lunch en route. As we enter the park and head towards the accommodation it is likely that you will see some wildlife, like impalas, topis, warthogs, zebras and buffaloes.

Main Destination:

Lake Mburo National Park

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June, July and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

GiraffeOccasional

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LionRare

ElephantNone

CheetahNone