Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Pick up from airport and trasnfer to your booked hotel
Pick up from airport and trasnfer to your booked hotel
On your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by our company representative and your driver guide for your transfer to Kampala City to check-in at your reserved hotel, briefing about your 10 Days Best Of Uganda Wildlife Safari, dinner and an overnight.
NB, if time allows after relaxing and briefings about your safari, you will go for Kampala evening city tour to explore the historical places of Uganda such as Kabaka’s palace, Uganda National Museum, Namugongo martyr’s shrines, Kasubi tombs (One of the UNESCO’S recognized site).
- Main Destination:
- Kampala (City)
- Accommodation:
- Airport Link Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to murchison falls national park
Transfer to murchison falls national park
After your early morning bite, begin your panoramic road drive north west of Uganda through the famous Luwero Triangle with an en-route stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. On your arrival at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary, have a short break to relax, some refreshments and later go for white Rhino tracking adventure which will provide you with opportunities to explore them close to their feet. During your tracking. After tracking, have a short break and start your drive to Murchison falls national park with an en-route stop for lunch from Masindi Town. Murchison falls national park is one of the Uganda’s ancient protected areas and recognized for getting immense number of international visitors. On your arrival, go straight to encounter the world’s strongest falls to witness the whole Nile squeezing through a narrow gorge of about only 7 meters wide exploding into violent waterfalls into a whirlpool of about 43 meters below. Meeting Murchison fall is breathtaking. Dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Red Chilli Rest Camp
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning game drive and afternoon boat trip at victoria Nile
Morning game drive and afternoon boat trip at victoria Nile
After breakfast, go for your morning game drive in the northern sector of the park. During your early morning game drive, expect to spot various animals, bird and other wildlife species such as Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, Spotted hyenas, cape buffaloes, leopards, Uganda Kobs, Jackson hartebeest, waterbucks and different species of bird such as Senegal thick-knee, Black-headed lapwing, Grey crowned crane, African Jacana etc. After the safari, have a short break to relax, have lunch and later go for your afternoon boat cruise up-to the bottom of the falls which will expose you to a number of hippopotamuses, Nile crocodiles, different bird species such as shoebill stork and large numbers other mammals as they come to drink water and swimming. Later in the evening, start your evening game drive and this will specifically be based at searching for the big predators of the park search as Lions, Leopard, hyenas. Then return for your lodge to relax, have dinner and an overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Red Chilli Rest Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to kibale forest for evening nature walk at bigondi wetland santuary
Transfer to kibale forest for evening nature walk at bigondi wetland santuary
After breakfast, meet your driver at the reception to start your drive to meet Kibale Forest national park a primates’ capital. Kibale Forest national park provides home to over 13 primate species such as chimpanzees our closest relatives with 98.8% DNA of human, olive baboons, Red tailed monkeys, L’hoest’s monkey, Ugandan red colobus, Grey checked mangabey, De brazza’s monkey, Bush babies etc. Three (3) of these primates are nocturnal.
Before reaching Kibale forest, you will have an en-route stop for lunch in Fort port city and later go to Bigodi Sanctuary Swamp for an evening nature walk. The walk will take you to Batooro and Bakiga which are the indigenous communities neighboring the park. Going through the local communities will offer you the whole knowledge of coffee and banana beer making, local herbs and giving a hint of how they locally treat themselves and live without modern technology.
Later drive to check in at your reserved lodge to relax, dinner and an overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Morning chimpanzee tracking then transfer to queen elizabeth national park
Morning chimpanzee tracking then transfer to queen elizabeth national park
Have breakfast and transfer to the park information center for briefing to start your main day activity. In the course of your chimpanzee tracking, expect to see a lot of primate species like chimpanzees, black and white Columbus monkeys, and many bird species, reptiles as well as a colorful variety of butterflies, after meeting chimpanzees, you will spend an three to four with them and return to the office for certificate of recognition, lunch break then transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.
Queen Elizabeth national park is one of the most popular national parks in Uganda because of its diverse ecosystems such as sparkling lakes, humid forest, sprawling savanna and fertile wetlands which attracts many wildlife species such as birds and mammals to their home. This park is also well-known for the Kazinga channel and harboring the tree climbing lions in Ishasha sector. Then Dinner and Overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Tembo Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning game drive, afternoon boat cruise and evening game drive
Morning game drive, afternoon boat cruise and evening game drive
Today enjoy your coffee and head to the park to start your morning game drive to search for wildlife on Kasenyi track. The common sightings here are; Caped Buffaloes, Elephants, Warthog, Waterbuck, Uganda kob, Lions, Hyena, and so much more including a variety bird species.
Retire from your Safari to have lunch and depart for your afternoon adventurous boat safari on the famous Kazinga Channel. The Kazinga Channel contains the highest concentration of hippopotamuses in Africa, big number of Nile crocodiles and it is a glory place for birders to enjoy most to see hundreds and hundreds of birds on the shore of the channel. Also expect to see a number of other big and small mammals on the shores quenching their thirty and swimming such as Elephants, Buffaloes, and Antelopes. After, have a short break to relax and depart for your evening game drive that will be focusing at searching for the big predators.
Later return to the lodge for the overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Engiri Game Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Last Game drive to search for tree climbing lions and head to Bwindi Forest
Last Game drive to search for tree climbing lions and head to Bwindi Forest
Have breakfast and leave Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park via Ishasha sector for your mid-morning game drive to search for the tree climbing lions and other missed animals during your previous game drive. Then continue with your drive to Bwindi Impenetrable national park – home to the remaining half mountain gorillas in the world.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Gorila tracking and Transfer to lake Mburo national park
Gorila tracking and Transfer to lake Mburo national park
After your early morning breakfast, your driver guide will take you to the park briefing center for highlights of specific details about the way of life of the gorillas and how to behave during tracking. Morning mountain gorilla tracking can take 2-8 hours depending on the movements of the gorilla family that you have been given. Tracking will be through the steep, densely forested hills and muddy gorges and finally meeting mountain gorillas in their privileged home feeding and swinging in the branches of trees. After you have reached the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them as you stand 6 meters away and you are free to take many memorial photos as you want. Upon completion of this magical encounter, return to the park information center to be awarded your gorilla tracking completion certificate, have lunch and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation while canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi and bird watching. Dinner and an overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Hyena Hill Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Transfer to Jinja at River Nile
Transfer to Jinja at River Nile
After having your breakfast, start your drive to Jinja city and the home to the source of the River Nile. The drive will take you through sugar and tea plantations. On your way to Jinja, you will have an en-route stop at Kayabwe Equator cross point for pictures and videos moments and buying some few crafts for your loved ones, also at this international landmark you will be thrilled to watch water experiment where the two hemispheres split and then have lunch and continue to Jinja city.
Upon your arrival in Jinja, drive to the Source of the Nile with a boat ride from the shores of the Nile to the exact point where John Speke, the first European to see the source of the world’s longest river stood, enjoy the ride further into Lake Victoria and the beautiful landscapes.
Then check in at your reserved hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Jinja (Town)
- Accommodation:
-
Kingfisher Safaris Resort Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
White water raftting and return to Entebbe Airport
White water raftting and return to Entebbe Airport
After breakfast, go to the meeting yard for your half day white water rafting adventure safari on the River Nile, this is one of the most adventurous and trilling activities which you must not miss during your stay in Uganda. You will be exhilarated and trilled by the 3, 4 and 5 grade rapids slowly from less water rapids to where it becomes crazy. After white water rafting adventure, have lunch and free beers then return to Entebbe International airport to end your 10 Days Best Of Uganda Wildlife Safari.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
