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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Arrival and transfer to your hotel

Arrival and transfer to your hotel

As soon as you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be picked up by a driver who will then transport you to the hotel. Here you can relax or, depending on your arrival time, spend some time exploring the city before settling in. You can even take a short city tour if you arrive early enough.

Main Destination:
Entebbe (City)
Accommodation:
Cassia Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located in Kampala (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

Today you go to Lake Mburo National park, the park is famous for its large herds of zebras and recently groups of Giraffes were transferred to the park. You will have a stop at the equator for a photo moment and geographical experiment. Check in at your lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you proceed for a boat cruise on Lake Mburo where you will be guide and shown around as you enjoy wildlife like crocs, hippos with other many birds. In the evening you can opt for an evening nature walk or a bicycle tour in the park (This activity can be paid from the park).

Main Destination:
Lake Mburo National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to August (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to August and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
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LionNone
Accommodation:
Rwakobo Rock Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Morning game drive and transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National park

Morning game drive and transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National park

After breakfast head out for a morning game drive, with endless chances of getting deep into the park to explore its unique whispers. Spot numerous park residents like zebra herds, giraffes, antelopes, buffaloes, and diverse bird species.
After game drive, return to the lodge for lunch, refresh and check out. Head to the hills of Kisoro driving through winding roads and arrive at your lodge near Mgahinga National Park in the evening.

Main Destination:
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to January (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather Jun to Aug and Dec to Jan (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP

GorillaCommon
BuffaloOccasional
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LionNone
ZebraNone
HippoNone
Accommodation:
Ichumbi Hotel - Kisoro
  • Mid-range hotel located less than 1hr drive from Mgahinga Gorilla NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Golden monkey tracking and relaxation on Lake Mutanda

Golden monkey tracking and relaxation on Lake Mutanda

Start this day with Golden Monkey trekking tour in Mgahinga national park. You will be transferred to the briefing Centre by your guide, after which you will enter the forest with a guide for golden monkey tracking adventure.
After the trek, drive back to the lodge for lunch. The entire afternoon is spent at leisure, or visit Lake Mutanda for a boat / canoe ride in the evening.

Main Destination:
Lake Mutanda
Accommodation:
Ichumbi Hotel - Kisoro
  • Mid-range hotel located in Kisoro (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park and visit the Batwa villages

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park and visit the Batwa villages

Wake up for breakfast and later drive to Bwindi Impenetrable national park. Drive on the winding roads of Kigezi region with incredible views of terraced hills. The journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park will take about 2 hours’ drive but dotted with stunning and magical landscape. Arrive and check in at your place of accommodation.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

Accommodation:
Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi NP

Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi NP

Take part in gorilla trekking adventure where you will visit one of the gorilla families in Bwindi for an hour and this will be done on foot. Briefing will commence at the offices of the park followed by penetrating into the jungles with park guides who will take you to the location of these great apes. Spend a maximum of an hour in their presence and after trek back to the lodge for another afternoon community excursion.
The Batwa community experience will reward you with knowledge about how these people used to live in the forest, admire their traditional music and dances, hand craft making and making fire traditionally. You will thereafter head back to the lodge for dinner.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park through Ishasha sector

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park through Ishasha sector

Get up early for adventurous game drive around Queen Elizabeth National park. The drive passes through Ishasha sector, which is known for tree climbing lions. Get a chance to spot the lazy cats as they rest in the fig trees. Then continue to northern section of the park where you will check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.

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
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Enganzi Game Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Morning game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga Channel

Morning game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga Channel

Have a morning game drive to catch up with the early raisers such as lions, spotted hyenas, leopards and vultures. Other animals that may be spotted include elephants, buffalos, and different antelopes. During the game drive, also visit some of the craters and salt lakes that are within confines of the park.
After the game drive, have lunch before heading straight to Kazinga channel for the afternoon boat cruise which lasts for about 3 hours. This is another adventure of your lifetime. Spot crocodiles and hippos in the waters of Kazinga channel and after this immediately proceed to the lodge for checking in.

Main Destination:
Kazinga Channel (Queen Elizabeth NP)
Accommodation:
Enganzi Game Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Transfer to Kibale National park with a Fort Portal tour

Transfer to Kibale National park with a Fort Portal tour

Today after breakfast, you will drive for about 2 hours to Fort Portal town. Upon arrival, you will visit the King’s Place- (Tooro Kingdom) and Karambi tombs, you will learn about the history and the culture of Batooro people.
After lunch, visit the historical Amabeere G’anyinamwiru, stalactites and stalagmites in Nyakasura area and drive to your lodge for checking in.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather January to February and June to July (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LionVery Rare
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Wetland walk

Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Wetland walk

You drive to the visitors Centre in the park for a briefing. Then the walk starts in the rainforest, the walk can be quite heavy and it lasts for about 3 hours, take good shoes and long pants plus rain jackets. There will be a lot of time to listen carefully to see if you can hear the Chimps; the rangers are trained in this so chances are that you will find the Chimpanzees!
After the Chimp trek it is time for lunch and a walk through the lush Bigodi wetland. During this walk, you spot many different birds and perhaps some monkeys.
If you still feel like a walk then you can go to "top of the world" where you have beautiful views over the area with a number of crater lakes.

Main Destination:
Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
Best Time To Go January to February and June to July (Trails are driest)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather
Accommodation:
Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 11

Transfer to Murchison falls National Park

Transfer to Murchison falls National Park

Leave Kibale forest and head to North western Uganda passing via Hoima and Buliisa districts. This park is a famous home of the world's most powerful waterfall on river Nile and forms a rainbow where water squeezes itself in the narrow gorge.
You will notice that the park is divided into two parts by the River Nile making the northern part to be a savannah and the southern part to be a woodland forest. Arrive and check in the northern part for easy movement in the morning for game drive.

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
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
Show more
LeopardOccasional
ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 12

Game drive and Victoria Nile boat ride

Game drive and Victoria Nile boat ride

Discover the beauty of Murchison falls national park through taking these two main activities. The game drive will be conducted in the morning and it takes about 2 hours of full exploration with a stopover at the hippo pool for breakfast of either fruits or tea. While on this game drive expect to meet different antelopes such as Bushbucks, Oribis, water backs among others.
Other animals are the lions, elephants, buffalos, warthog, leopards, olive baboons and many more. Head for a boat cruise that will take you to the bottom of the falls and this will be another soft adventure in your life time. Have an option of hiking to the top of falls or a drive depending on your choice. Head to the booked lodge for your accommodation.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 13

Transfer to Kampala via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary

Transfer to Kampala via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary

After breakfast, it is time to travel back to the city. Together with the guide you drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, here you go on a rhino trekking expedition in search for the endangered southern black Rhinos! Ziwa sanctuary is the only place where rhinoceroses can be visited in Uganda, following their extinction in the 1980s.
The trip to Ziwa sanctuary takes about 2 - 2.5 hours. After lunch proceed on a drive to Kampala where you check in at your lodge. Later at night you can opt for a night life experience.

Main Destination:
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
Best Time To Go June to August and December to February (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather
Accommodation:
Cassia Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located in Kampala (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 14

City tour and transfer to the airport for departure

City tour and transfer to the airport for departure

After breakfast, have a tour around the city; visit local markets, Old Kampala Mosque, Lubiri palace, Amin torture chambers and the craft market for souvenir shopping. Depending on the scheduled outbound flight, you will be driven to the airport, marking the 14 days Uganda safari.

Main Destination:
Kampala (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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