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Arrival
Day 1
– Arrival at Entebbe International Airport, pick-up and transfer to your booked hotel
– Arrival at Entebbe International Airport, pick-up and transfer to your booked hotel
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by one of our English-speaking
professional tour driver guides. He will receive and welcome you to Uganda the Pearl of Africa, and then
drive you to hotel. You will check in and take your rest recovering from jet lag, and adjusting to the time
difference.
“In case you arrive early during day time, you can pay a visit to the Entebbe Botanical Gardens.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- ViaVia Uganda Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
– Visiting Mabamba wetlands in search of the Shoebill stork and transfer to Jinja
– Visiting Mabamba wetlands in search of the Shoebill stork and transfer to Jinja
This morning you will have breakfast at around 7am and then drive to Mabamba Wetlands where you will
get a wooden canoe. The area is considered one of only a few places in Uganda with a higher chance of
spotting the prehistoric shoebill stork. It's fascinating to watch this bird in its natural setting.
It may stand absolutely still for a long time awaiting its prey's movements and then suddenly strike with a
marvelous speed. From Mabamba, you shall return for lunch and thereafter, you shall be driven and
transferred to Jinja, a city famous as the historical source of the Nile River. You will arrive, check-in your
hotel and have the evening at leisure.
- Main Destination:
- Jinja (Town)
- Accommodation:
- 2 Friends Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Kayaking boat cruise and transfer to Sipi falls
Kayaking boat cruise and transfer to Sipi falls
You will wake up early in the morning and have breakfast. After it, you will be driven to the Nile river for
kayaking. A trip to Jinja, Uganda, is not complete without the river Nile, and we believe that the best way to
explore the world’s longest river is on the water itself. Away from engines and noise, kayaking on this majestic
river will be a soul-healing activity. You will have lunch and lunch time relaxation which will be followed by
a private boat cruise at the source of the Nile. After boat cruise, you will be transferred to Kapchorwa, check
in at Rafiki Lodge Sipi for dinner and over night.
- Main Destination:
- Sipi Falls (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- Rafiki Lodge Sipi
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Hiking Sipi falls and Sipi coffee tour
Hiking Sipi falls and Sipi coffee tour
You will have breakfast and thereafter, you will proceed to explore the 3 Sipi Falls. The hiking (about 2½ -
3 hours) takes you to explore the nearby Sipi Falls which is a set of 3 tall waterfalls. For the majority of this
hike, you follow a river, making it easy to stay on track. It will take you through farmlands and local
communities. The views there are breathtaking and will offer you an amazing experience while in
Kapchorwa. After this hike, you will go for lunch which will be followed by the coffee tour around the
communities of Sipi. Here, you will have the opportunity to join the local farmers on their coffee
plantations, learn about the coffee’s journey from nursery beds to mature trees, understand the ins and outs
of Arabic coffee and so much more. You would also have the opportunity to grind the beans and brew your
own coffee using traditional means. After this activity, you will just relax at the accommodation with a
spectacular view of Sipi right in front of you.
- Main Destination:
- Sipi Falls (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- Rafiki Lodge Sipi
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Trasnfer to moroto visit to the Tepeth community and over night at Karatunga Safari camp
Trasnfer to moroto visit to the Tepeth community and over night at Karatunga Safari camp
On this day morning, you will enjoy breakfast and then embark on journey to Moroto via Soroti. Moroto is a
town situated at the foot of the massive Mount Moroto and the surrounding savannah plains. A visit here
gets you closer to one of Uganda’s most indigenous communities, the Karamojong and the Tepeth.
Expect to arrive around 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm where you will check-in at the camp. There will be lunch
before you proceed to visit the Tepeth community. They are hunter-gatherers from origin and were the first
inhabitants of Karamoja land. When the nomadic pastoral Karamojong migrated into their land, they moved
into the highlands till today.
After this amazing experience, you will return to your camp for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Moroto
- Accommodation:
- Kara-Tunga Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Trek mount Moroto and evening karamojong community experience
Trek mount Moroto and evening karamojong community experience
On this day, you will wake up in the morning, have breakfast and move out to explore a bit of Mount
Moroto on a short trek (half-day). This will be a less strenuous climb offering a mix of rich encounters with
Uganda’s highland people. The breathtaking views of the landscapes and unique sights along the trail will
live you wowing.
After, you shall return to the camp for lunch and rest a bit before moving out again to encounter the local
people of the community. The Karamojong village experience will offer a firsthand impression of Uganda’s
last living traditional cultures. Experience traditional life, domestic duties and colorful dances and games.
Thereafter, you will return to the camp for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Karamoja Region
- Accommodation:
- Kara-Tunga Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Transfer to Kidepo valley National and evening nature walk
Transfer to Kidepo valley National and evening nature walk
After your breakfast, you will be driven off to Kidepo Valley National Park, arriving in time for lunch
before going out to explore the African savannah on foot. Accompanied by an armed ranger-guide, you will
venture along dry river beds, over rocky outcrops through bush land to track the resident wildlife in a nature
walk along the Narus Valley in the south sector.
It is also the area of the park with permanent water sources throughout the year and for that matter, many
animals gather here to quench their thirst. This will grant you a vast opportunity to observe and embrace
nature in close range. Later after this activity, you will return to the accommodation for dinner and your
overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kidepo Valley National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Budget Tent)
Wildlife in Kidepo Valley NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Morning game driver and transfer to Murchsion falls National park
Morning game driver and transfer to Murchsion falls National park
You will wake up early for a game drive where you will pass by herds of grazing buffalo, various species of antelopes, lions if lucky. It is also in this park that you only find cheetahs Uganda in their natural habitat. After this game drive, you will exit the park and head to Murchison Falls National Park via Gulu town, with lunch en route. The highlights of this park include the roaring rapids of the Murchison falls, the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest national park where you will have the chance of viewing the big 4 “lions, buffalo,
elephants and leopards”, giraffes, hartebeest among so much more. The concentration of hippos and Nile crocodiles on the Victoria Nile will fascinate you. You will reach Murchison Falls National Park and check into your lodge, have some moments of relaxation, and an early dinner after which you will do a night game drive, with our driver and an armed ranger guide. After your night game drive, you will return to your lodge for overnight sleep.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Fort Murchison (Tent)
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Murchison Falls Boat trip, spot fishing and evening game drive
Murchison Falls Boat trip, spot fishing and evening game drive
Early in morning breakfast before you will head out for the boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls where you will also be able to catch sight of more animals including hippos, crocodiles and several water birds. A boat safari here grants you the best safari moments where you will see millions of gallons of water plunge into a narrow cliff. After this marvelous activity, you will go for lunch as prepare your minds for spot fishing which you will do at the bottom of the falls.
you shall need to take caution of the hippos and Nile crocodiles that normally haunt these fishing grounds.
After, you will have an evening game drive across the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest national park. Be on
the look for the remarkable wildlife including lions and leopards plus other giant herbivores like buffalos,
elephants, many antelopes, giraffes among others. After this adventure, you will be driven back to the lodge
for dinner and overnight sleep.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Fort Murchison (Tent)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
- Hike to the top of the falls and transfer to the edge of Kibale National Park
- Hike to the top of the falls and transfer to the edge of Kibale National Park
After your breakfast be driven to the top of the falls to truly appreciate the beauty and magnificence
of the Murchison Falls. Here on top, you will be granted two-in-one opportunity where you will be able to
watch the birds and also enjoy the spectacular view of the Nile and the landscape of Murchison Falls
National Park. From the top of the falls, you shall do a transfer that will see you overnight at the edge of
Kibale Forest National Park.
The drive is quite long but incredibly scenic passing through villages, lush green countryside and hills dotted
with tea plantations that characterize this part of Uganda. The beautiful scenery will amaze you all the way.
Upon arrival, you will check-in at Kibale Forest Camp and just relax.
Optional (extra cost 15$): If interested, you can proceed with the crater lakes excursion. You will enjoy the
beauty of the numerous small lakes, surrounded by gentle hills, and stunning views all over. Else, just enjoy
your rest at the facility.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
-
Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
AN early morning breakfast before head straight to the headquarters for the briefing about chimpanzee tracking You will head into the forest and look for these intelligent creatures that share over 90% DNA with humans, which makes them very intelligent and behave almost like humans. Meeting these animals will depend on the last nesting location of the
previous night, and when you reach them you will be given one (1) hour around them learning their behavior and discovering more about the park. After this activity, you will have your lunch that you will have packed. After lunch, you will head to Bigodi swamp for another episode of the safari experience. Here, you will explore the swamp and aquatic vegetation, there are also various species of birds in this area that you will have a great opportunity of viewing.
At sun set, since this day already involves enough walking, you will head back to your accommodation
earlier for relaxation, dinner and overnight sleep.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Bigodi community experience
Bigodi community experience
After your breakfast, you shall be driven to Bigodi village for a community walk, to interact
with the local people, learning about their livelihoods, enjoying and participating in their cultural dances and
listening to their music and folktales, appreciating their art and crafts, you will have the opportunity to learn
how to make local brews and possibly taste them, taste on the coffee locally processed there. Still on the
livelihood point of view there is a traditional healer whom you will have an opportunity of visiting, schools,
churches and homes of elderly people that you will have a chance to visit.
You shall have lunch with in the community, where by if you so wish, you will have the opportunity of
tasting on the local and traditional meals prepared within the communities. After this day’s activities, you
shall head back to the accommodation for resting and refreshment as you wait for next day’s activities.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 13
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, visit katwe salt mines and evening game drive
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, visit katwe salt mines and evening game drive
On this day, you will wake up with a warm meal and drive down to Kasese for a refreshment, then continue
to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will drive to Lake Katwe for the salt mining experience.
Lake Katwe is a customary lake on which salt mining is done, formed through long ago volcanic eruption
close to 10,000 years back. There are two activities that take place there, Rock salt activity and salt winning.
Rock salt activity is carried out in the main lake by only men whereas salt winning is carried out in the salt
pans by both sexes.
You will have lunch, after which you will head for a visit to the crater lakes in the park, and then continue
for an evening game drive. During the game drive, expect to see animals such as Buffaloes, elephants,
hippos, lions and leopards luckily resting under the trees after a day hunt.
Later you will be driven Buffalo Safari Lodge, check in and have dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Katwe Crater Lakes (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Buffalo Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 14
Experiential Lion Tracking and afternoon boat cruise at Kazinga channel
Experiential Lion Tracking and afternoon boat cruise at Kazinga channel
After your breakfast, you will head to the northern section of the park “Kasenyi plains” where
you will interface with the predators under the guidance of a ranger guide and researchers who drive around
the park with radiation trackers which will help them to find lions that have radio collars placed around the
neck. Lion tracking experience takes about 3 hours and after, you will continue with a morning game drive. You
will have lunch in the park and after it, you will head to Kazinga channel for a boat cruise where you will see countless hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, very many water birds including the migratory ones, and many of the other park animals that come to the banks of this channel to quench their thirst. It also a
mating and breeding ground for many animals.
The boat will go for around 2-3 hours on the Kazinga channel that connects Lakes George and Edward. After, you can proceed for an evening game drive as we going to the lodge for accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 15
Ishasha sector, and connection to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Ishasha sector, and connection to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Be up early and proceed for an early morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains. Be on the look for Cape
buffalos, herds of elephants, lions, and leopards (though hard to spot) among others. You will later return to
the lodge and check out then head to the Ishasha sector in search of tree-climbing lions.
The chance of spotting these lions is about 70% though sometimes they are hard to spot (most especially
when they are down in the grassland looking for prey). Should you get to spot them, the sight is picturesque
and memorable.
From Ishasha, we shall continue to the accommodation at the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
With a strenuous day ahead, we recommend that you check in and relax in preparation for tomorrow's trek.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Gorilla Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 16
Gorilla tracking in Bwindi
Gorilla tracking in Bwindi
You will be tracking the whereabouts of one of the habituated family groups who reside here.
Your tracking experience will be an exciting, yet challenging journey along forested (often muddy and
slippery) slopes, tangled vines, thick vegetation, and bamboo forests before you reach the territory of these
gentle giants.
You will have an early morning breakfast, and be led to the park headquarters for briefing. After it and with
an experienced guide, you will start on this activity which is one of the top highlights of this safari.
Depending on the location of the gorillas on any given day the walk can take anything from 2 to 7 hours.
Once the family of gorillas has been located, you will settle into your surroundings and enjoy the 1 hour you
have to quietly observe these fascinating primates. You will travel with packed lunch which you will enjoy
during this activity. After tracking you will transfer to the lodge for relaxation.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Gorilla Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 17
Tranfer to lake Mutanda for canoeing and relaxation
Tranfer to lake Mutanda for canoeing and relaxation
On this day, you will wake up in the morning for breakfast and check out of Gorilla Safari Lodge. You then
shall be transferred to Lake Mutanda where you will check in Mutanda Eco Community Centre. It is a very
short distance, and on reaching, you will immediately go for canoeing to one of the nearby islands. Lake
Mutanda islands are blessed with diverse species of birds and butterflies so on reaching there you will have a
feast for the eyes. After, you will ride back to your accommodation for the whole day relaxation. Lunch and
dinner will be gotten here.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mutanda
- Accommodation:
- Mutanda Lake Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 18
Transfer to lake Mburo National park and evening game drive
Transfer to lake Mburo National park and evening game drive
You will wake up and have breakfast, and check out of Mutanda Eco Community center, and start on your
journey to Lake Mburo National Park via Mbarara city, where you will have lunch. This drive will take you
maximum 5 hours, but you will reach in time for relaxation before doing an evening game drive. Elands,
buffalo, waterbuck, zebra, giraffes, warthogs, hippos and many other animals call this park home, so will
have a great opportunity of viewing them in them in an evening game drive here. After this activity you shall
go back to your accommodation for dinner and overnight sleep.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Hyena Hill Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 19
Cycling in the park and further relaxation
Cycling in the park and further relaxation
After your breakfast, you will go for the Mburo morning park (bush) cycling in the presence of an armed
Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guide. On this early morning guided cycling, you will have the opportunity
to encounter (at close range) zebras, giraffes, eland, topi and other antelopes, Cape buffaloes among others.
The fact that you will be in the evening of your 21-day safari, it is understandable that exhaustion will have
kicked in. So, after cycling, you will return to your lodge for lunch and lunch time relaxation. The fact that
Hyena Hill lodge is located at the heart of Mburo savanna, you will rest with sounds of chirping birds, view
of the landscape and other surrounding wildlife which will take your relaxation to a whole next level.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Hyena Hill Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 20
Walking safari ann then tranfer to entebbe airport with a stop over at the equator
Walking safari ann then tranfer to entebbe airport with a stop over at the equator
On day of your safari, after your breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and then go for a walking safari
in Lake Mburo National Park. With the rich biodiversity here comprising of both woodland vegetation and
swamp vegetation, various species of fauna including the giant herbivores, a guided walking safari on one
the trails in here grants a traveler a great opportunity to enjoy nature at its best in this savanna park. After
this walking safari, you will get in your car already with your baggage loaded there, and you will start on
your journey back to Entebbe. You will have a stop-over at the equator where you will have both lunch and
moments of photography. There are craft shops so you can do so shopping in case you so wish. After here,
you will continue on your journey to directly to Entebbe International
and your safari to Uganda will have ended. You will have your supper at the airport.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
