8-Day Uganda Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Early arrival and transfer to your lodge in Kampala

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport; meet and greet with our professional tour guide. The guide will brief you about what this 8 days safari will include, explain the different activities, animals to see, and destinations to visit. After this, you will immediately transfer to your lodge for relaxation or an optional city tour in Kampala.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

Dolphin Suites

• Mid-range hotel located in Kampala (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Murchison falls national park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary

Wake up early in the morning, have your breakfast and begin the trip to Murchison Falls National Park in the north-west of Uganda, a journey of 380km about 5 hours’ drive.
Traverse through the undulating hill slopes of Nakasongola before branching off at Nakitoma for 7 km to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, located about 176km north of Kampala.
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch is a proud home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda following their extinction and thus offers an unforgettable Rhino tracking experience. Ziwa is the only place in Uganda where you can see rhinos in the wild.
Presently the sanctuary is home to over 20 southern white Rhinos. The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists; for rhino trekking, bird watching, nature walks and relaxation.
After this activity, you will continue on the drive to Murchison Falls National Park for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)

Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LionOccasional

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LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Parkside Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game drive and Boat cruise

You will wake up very early in the morning to go for a morning game drive where you will have a chance to spot early risers and nocturnal species before they return to their hideouts. The 3,893 sq. km park is home to a range of animals, and you will have a chance to view some of the Park’s residents including lions, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeests, antelopes, buffalo, and elephants.
In the afternoon, go for a boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where the Nile thunders through a small 7-meter gorge plunging 43 meters into the Nile on the way to Lake Albert.
The cruise will take you close to the falls’ base where you will be shown the spot where Ernest Hemingway crashed during a sightseeing tour to Murchison Falls in 1954.
After this experience, you will sail back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Parkside Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Murchison falls national park to Kibale Forest National Park

After breakfast, continue out of the park. Pass through the Albertine Escarpments and the verdant countryside, traditional farms and homesteads for an arrival and enroute lunch in Hoima / Fort Portal in the afternoon.
Retire for dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

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

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest and afternoon visit to Bigodi wetland sanctuary

After breakfast, go for chimpanzee tracking in the forest with the highest concentration of primates in Uganda, like Red Colobus, Black & White Colobus, Grey cheeked Monkey, Blue Monkey, Red tailed Monkey, olive baboons and bush baby.
This park has also got wild mammals like forest Elephants, Bush pigs, Hyenas, Duikers, Antelopes, without forgetting 372 species of Birds like Blue headed Sun birds, Warblers, Bee- eaters, King fishers and many others.
After lunch, proceed to Bigodi wetland sanctuary for a simple nature walk and tour the neighboring Bigodi community.
Overnight stay and dinner at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Kibale Forest National Park - transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, embark on the trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south western part of Uganda.
Stop for sight-seeing and lunch enroute, then proceed on the drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park arriving in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.

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

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Haven's Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After an early breakfast, you will take a packed lunch, have a briefing by the game guides at the park headquarters and start your gorilla trail. Hiking through the thick, verdant, rainforest to eventually come across the gorillas in their natural habitat, is an amazing and unforgettable experience.
This encounter takes between 2 to 9 hours and is the highlight of an Africa exploration safari. You will only have 1 hour of close contact with these calm gentle apes, take pictures and get acquainted to them.
You are free to shoot as many photos as you desire before retreating from the activity to return to the starting point.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Haven's Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Bwindi National Park to Kampala

After breakfast, embark on the trip to Kampala, traversing the impressive plain lands in the countryside of southwestern Uganda before getting to Igongo Cultural Center 12km past Mbarara town for a traditional sumptuous lunch.
Proceed to the equator for memorable photo shoots. Arrive in the evening and head back to the hotel in Kampala or Entebbe airport for departure.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.