20-Day Lux Uganda Highlights

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Jinja and Source of the Nile

After your morning breakfast, you will Start your journey to Jinja. Established in 1907 Jinja is a former Industrial as well as the second largest town in Uganda and also home to the Source of the River Nile. Have a boat ride to the source of the Nile Arrive later at your lodge for an overnight.

Main Destination:

Jinja (Town)

Accommodation:

Wildwaters Lodge

Luxury lodge located near Jinja (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Optional Activities

Today you will Spend the day relaxing at the lodge or choose from the optional activities available. These include white water rafting on the Nile, Kayaking, Bungee jumping, horse riding where you enjoy leisurely rides through the villages and farmlands along the Nile or opt for a bike ride. Dinner and overnight at your hotel/lodge on Full Board (FB)

Note: Please let us know what activities you are interested in as some need to be booked in advance.

Main Destination:

Jinja (Town)

Accommodation:

Wildwaters Lodge

Luxury lodge located near Jinja (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Drive to Sipi Falls

After your early morning breakfast, you will Proceed to Sipi Falls, arrive in time for the trek through the Sipi Falls, characterized by spectacular falls along river Sipi. The region is predominantly panoramic with the view of the unique Karamoja valley. And in the afternoon go for a coffee community walk. You will learn about coffee and personally experience the processes of coffee growth, drying, and processing locally. The Sipi Falls area, found at the base of Mount Elgon is particularly famous for Bugisu Arabica Coffee produced and grown by the Local farmers. Bugisu Arabica only grows at an altitude of between 1,600 and 1,900 meters; it is the main cash crop in the area and genuinely one of the finest coffees in the world. Later return for dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Main Destination:

Sipi Falls (Highlight)

Accommodation:

Rafiki Lodge Sipi

Mid-range lodge located at Sipi Falls (Highlight)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Drive To Moroto

Today you will have your early morning breakfast and later drive out to Moroto town to spend the night right before your next destination. Along the way you will visit the Nyero rock paintings. They comprise of a three-tiered rock shelter with primitive paintings on the inner surface that dates back to the Iron Age. Enjoy the beautiful and quiet ambiance that this peaceful town exudes. You will have a stopover for lunch and later proceed to Kidepo Valley National Park.

Main Destination:

Moroto (Karamoja)

Accommodation:

Moroto Hotel

Mid-range hotel located in Moroto (Karamoja)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Kidepo Valley National Park

Today, you will be picked up from your hotel and drive to Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi-arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species. Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated national park is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses.

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Best Time To Visit September to March (Dry season)

High Season September to March (The park rarely gets crowded)

Best Weather September to November (End of the rains)

Wildlife in Kidepo Valley NP

ElephantCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraCommon

GiraffeOccasional

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogRare

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Apoka Safari Lodge

Luxury+ lodge located inside Kidepo Valley NP

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Nature Walk and Game Drive

Today at sunrise, you will have your breakfast, and head out fora morning nature walk in the park. In the afternoon you shall have a game drive through the Narus Valley where you will have a chance to see elephants, zebras, giraffes, huge herds of buffalo, warthogs, duikers, Jackson’s Hartebeest, lions, leopards, cheetahs and hundreds of bird species. Other animals that may be seen roaming around include Jackal Roan, Antelope, Waterbuck, Eland, Oribi, Klipspringer and Lions. The park also boasts of being the highest concentration of bird's endemic to Uganda like: Ostrich, Kori bustard, vultures, pygmy falcon, hornbills, eagles and more.

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Accommodation:

Apoka Safari Lodge

Luxury+ lodge located inside Kidepo Valley NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Drive drive and community Visit

After an early morning breakfast, you will then have a morning game drive that will take you to see herds of buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, zebras and hopefully some lions, leopard and the elusive cheetah. This will also give you a chance to see varieties of birds as well. Return to the lodge for lunch. Later in the afternoon, go for a cultural tour in the Karamajong community. Here you will spend a wonderful evening with Karamajong people and have an insight of their way of life and beliefs.

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Accommodation:

Apoka Safari Lodge

Luxury+ lodge located inside Kidepo Valley NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Murchison Falls national park

After Breakfast, you will drive to Murchison Falls National Park in the north-western part of Uganda. Murchison Falls National Park sits on the shore of Lake Albert, in northwest Uganda. Murchison Falls national park is one of the country’s biggest national parks. The park boasts of 76 mammal species and 451 bird species that thrive in the open savannah and tropical forests. Have an afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at your Lodge. Return to the lodge for an 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

LeopardRare

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Nile Safari Lodge

Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Game Drive and Boat Ride to the top of the falls

Today after breakfast, experience the morning game drive in these savannah national parks and expect some of the animals like elephants, buffalos, giraffes, waterbucks, oribis, bushbucks, among others if lucky lions, spotted hyenas and leopards. In the afternoon, take a boat cruise on Victoria Nile to the base of the Murchison Falls. Expect to encounter some of the animals like hippos, crocodiles, variety of water bird species and after drive or hike to the top of the falls for an amazing viewing experience. You will then drive through to the lodge as you do a game drive, arrive for dinner and later an overnight.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Nile Safari Lodge

Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 11

Kibale Forest National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Kibale National Park. Kibale National Park is suited in the western part of Uganda and covers an area of about 795km and its acknowledged to have one of Uganda’s most gorgeous tropical forests, and the park’s highest point is at 1590m above sea level. It is one of Uganda’s most rewarding destinations to explore. The park is home to a total of 70 mammal species, most famously 13 species of primate including the chimpanzee. It also contains over 375 species of birds. Along the way you will pass many tea plantations, you will arrive later in the afternoon, stopover in Fort Portal town, and then proceed to your accommodation for an overnight. Depending on the time you arrive, you may visit the nearby crater lakes, or visit the Kings Palace in Fort Portal; otherwise, you will relax at the 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

GiraffeNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Accommodation:

Chimpundu Lodge

Luxury lodge bordering Kibale NP (Chimps) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 12

Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary Walk

After an early breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters for briefing about the does and don’ts while trekking chimpanzees. Led by an experienced ranger guide, trekking the chimpanzees will take about 2 to 6 hours depending on the location of chimpanzees. You will also be able to see different birds, monkeys like the black and white colobus, grey cheeked Mangabey, golden monkeys among others. After lunch, you will take a walk to the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, which is one of the most fascinating areas, located in Magombe swamp. This area is recognized for an extensive array of biodiversity among which are several primate's species like the red colobus monkey, baboon, black & white colobus monkey, blue monkey grey cheeked, mangabey, vervet monkey, red tailed monkey and the L’Hoest monkey. Additional Mammals such as chimpanzees, Sitatunga, mongooses, bush pigs, otters plus bush bucks, also visit this swamp coming from the adjacent Kibale National Park.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Chimpundu Lodge

Luxury lodge bordering Kibale NP (Chimps) without fences

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 13

Semiliki National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park

After an early morning breakfast, you will be picked by your driver guide and head Bwamba County, a remote part of the Bundibugyo District in the Westernregion of Uganda. Along the journey, will have a chance to drive through the Rwenzori Mountain formation with a very beautiful scenery of the vegetable grass. Upon arrival at Semuliki national park, u will have a nature guided walk through the forest while viewing a variety of bird’s species and monkeys towards the Sempaya hot springs. This is among the most interesting things to see in Semuliki National Park, the male and female hot springs have a rich local history attached and have attracted numbers visiting the Park (both male and female springs) to witness boiling water that cooks an egg in 10 minutes using its natural forces. You will then return for hot lunch and later drive to queen Elizabeth National Park passing the equator along the way for pictures and then have brief evening game drive while you retire to the lodge.

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:

Katara Lodge

Luxury lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 14

Game Drive, Boat Ride on kazinga channel

Today after breakfast, you will head out for an early morning game drive experience in the national park intending to see animals like elephants, buffaloes, spotted hyenas, waterbucks, Ugandan kobs, and if lucky lion and leopard. This will also take you to the Katwe Salt Lake. In the afternoon after lunch, you will take the most exciting 2 hours boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, one of the most popular sites in Uganda for its concentration of wildlife and bird.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation:

Katara Lodge

Luxury lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 15

Ishasha Sector

After an early morning breakfast, you have a very early morning game drive and later depart for Ishasha sector the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Only here the lions have a habit of climbing trees and it is one of the few places in Africa where lions are found in Fig trees preying on other animals like the Uganda Kobs and Topi. still to the lions, there are number of other beautiful species of birds, butterflies and so many monkeys.

Main Destination:

Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)

Accommodation:

Ishasha Wilderness Camp

Luxury tented bush camp (with rustic facilities) located inside Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 16

Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Today you will have an early morning with Breakfast and later proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park home to the endangered mountain gorillas. The park is home to the largest population of mountain gorillas and hosts a variety of spectacular birds including 23 of the 24 Albertine Rift endemic bird species including Blue-throated Broadbill, bar-tailed Trogon and other beautiful forest species. You shall go to bed earlier this evening so that you are well rested for thrilling experience of gorilla tracking the next day.

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:

Buhoma Lodge

Luxury lodge located inside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 17

Gorilla Trekking Experience

After an early morning breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters and meet with excellent local ranger guides and trackers who will brief you about the etiquette of gorilla trekking. Thereafter head off to the forest for Gorilla trekking in the company of an experienced ranger who will tell you interesting facts about flora and fauna and the lifestyle of the Gorillas. Trekking the Mountain Gorilla is one of the most exciting wildlife experiences, although the hike is physically demanding the beauty of the forest and surrounding scenery makes the trekking worthwhile. The trek will take between 2 and 6 hours but is well worth the effort and such an amazing experience. A forest walk in Bwindi rewards the travelers with an exclusive feeling of a natural virgin forest, sweet melodies of birds singing up in the trees as well a close encounter with wild animals such as baboons, vervet monkeys, L’Hoest’s Guenon, duikers, giant forest hogs and bush pigs among others.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Buhoma Lodge

Luxury lodge located inside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 18

Drive to Lake Bunyonyi

Today, you will drive to a wonderful place by the Lake Bunyonyi. Along the way you will have spectacular breathtaking views of the terraced hills in Kabale. Kabale is very hilly and in most instances referred to as the Switzerland of Uganda. Drive straight to your accommodation, spend the day relaxing and have an afternoon boat ride on the Lake. Lake Bunyonyi has about 29 islands and each of these islands has got a unique story that your local site guide will help you out in interpreting. After the 1-hour trip, you will then have to relax at the lodge after a long journey and later dinner.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation:

BirdNest Resort

Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 19

Drive to Lake Mburo National Park

After your early morning breakfast, you will be picked by your safari guide and head out for an early morning drive to Lake Mburo National Park a compact gem, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda. It is the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national parks, and it is home to 350 bird species including flame head Barbet, Long-tailed Zitting Cisticola (Tabora), African Bins Rail, Collared Barbet, binding Bush singer among others, as well as Zebra, Impala, Eland, Buffallo, Orbi, Defassa waterbuck, Topi, Leopard, Hippo, Hyna, Reedbuck and many more. The park forms part of a 50km-long wetland system linked by a swamp. Once covered by open savanna, Lake Mburo National Park now contains much woodland as there are no elephants to tame the vegetation. In the western part of the park, the savanna is interspersed with rocky ridges and forested gorges while patches of papyrus swamp and narrow bands of lush riparian woodland line many lakes.

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

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Mihingo Lodge

Luxury lodge bordering Lake Mburo NP without fences