14 DAYS BEST OF UGANDA
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14 DAYS BEST OF UGANDA
This is an amazing exploration adventure with Uganda’s wildlife in its diversity and it will give a memorable experience. Right from your arrival through the different communities the people are hospitable with unqic different cultural back grounds and setting. a visit to Lake Mburo National Park in the whispers of the wild and most famously known for its zebras, antelopes, hippos, birds, walking safaris, horse riding, boat rides and so much more.
We cannot forget to talk about Bwindi Impenetrable National Park home to the giant mountain gorillas and the Batwa community. Following the serenity of Queen Elizabeth National Park is also unqic with its wildlife safaris, famous tree climbing lions of Ishasha, wildlife boat rides on the kazinga channel and fact it being named after Queen Elizabeth of England visited. Kibale Forest National Park also known as the primate capital has a number of primates that you would love to see. Fort portal town is also famous and home to Toro palace. The Big 5 safari if you would refer to it with a visit to Murchison Falls National Park which is the oldest park and with the most powerful water fall in the world and of course not forgetting its diversity in wild life and with Uganda’s Rhinos in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola in serenity of nature and beyond. we also get to enjoy the capital city tour to most of the historical sites like the independence monument, Kasubi Tombs, Kings palace and the Bahai Temple.
Lastly a visit to jinja town home to white water rafting and Bunge jumping on along the world’s longest river (River Nile). Indeed, the visit to Uganda on the 17-day wildlife safari is worth it on your bucket list
Day 1 Transfer from Entebbe International Airport to your Hotel in Entebbe or Kampala
Travel time to accommodation around the airport is a few minutes and to Kampala is 45 – 60 minutes.
Accommodation: Budget: Acacia Beach Hotel, Midrange: 2 Friends beach hotel or Maries Royal Hotel, luxury: Protea or Fairway Hotel
Meal Plan: Lunch & Dinner
You will be welcomed by our tour guide on arrival at Entebbe International Airport with a transfer your hotel in either Entebbe or Kampala for an overnight.
Optional Activity: visit Entebbe zoo also known as Uganda wild life education centre, it has a number of animals that are exhibited in line to the animals that we have in our national parks. It’s amazing to sight animals like lions, buffalos, giraffes, chimpanzees, snakes, crocodiles, bird species like the African fish eagle, shoebills, African grey parrots, harmer cops, ostrich which is the biggest and fastest bird on land and so much more not forgetting monkeys like the velvets, Black & white colobus seen in the trees, patas monkeys, etc.
Behind the scenes at the zoo
You can also encounter the animals at the zoo in their enclosure depending on which animal that will be accepted by the zoo keepers such as feeding the elephant, giraffe, chimps, cats like the leopard, rhinos. All these options are possible on early arrival and the activity takes between 1 – 2 hours
Day 2 Transfer from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park with a Stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Travel time from Kampala to Murchison falls is 6 – 7 hours
Accommodation: Mid-range and Budget: Murchison River Lodge or Fort Murchison, Luxury: Parra Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
You will be picked up at 7:00 am from either Kampala or Entebbe and drive northwest of the Uganda to Murchison Falls. Through Kampala – Gulu road with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary (3 hours drive). Seeing rhinos in their habitat and re-introduction sanctuary and wild home. The rangers will guide you to the Rhinos after a short brief where you will sight them from a distance and the experience is memorable watching the rhinos on foot. We will leave the sanctuary and proceed back to the main road with stopover in Nakasongola District for lunch at the Kabalega Dinner. We shall proceed to Murchison Falls National Park, check in at the park and drive to the lodge, relax as you wait for dinner at the lodge.
Day 3 Morning Game Drive in the Park, Afternoon Boat Cruise to the Bottom of the Falls & Hike the Top of the Falls
Accommodation: Mid-range and Budget: Murchison River Lodge or Fort Murchison, Luxury: Parra Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
You will wake up at 6.00 am for your early morning breakfast then head for the morning game drive which may be a good chance for sighting cats such as Lions and Leopard early morning. Animals such as the Buffaloes, Elephants Giraffes, Antelopes. Murchison Falls National Park has the south and northern sides which are divided by the Nile River. The northern part that is covered by savannah and woodland with a number of animals as opposed to the southern region which is mainly covered by forest. After lunch drive out for a 2-hour Launch Cruise on River Nile which sets off at Parra docking area, to the bottom of the Murchison Falls. You will sight wild animals such as hippos in a profusion of crocodiles, Land mammals such as giraffes, elephants, antelopes drinking and cooling off the heat by the banks of river Nile. After reaching the bottom of Murchison Falls, off the boat hike to the top of the falls for about 45 minutes with a scenic view of the falls along the trail. On reaching the top you will find your guide waiting to drive you back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Note. If your accommodation is on the southern side of the park you will board a ferry to the northern side for the game drive and back on the side where your accommodation was booked.
Day 4 Drive from Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale Forest National Park
Travel Time from Murchison falls to Kibale Forest National park is 7 – 8 hours.
Accommodation: Budget: Kibale Forest Camp or Chimpanzee Guesthouse, Mid-range: Isunga Lodge, Luxury: Papaya Lodge or Kyaninga Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After your morning breakfast you will check out and on an 8-hour road trip to Kibale National Park. The road trip trails along the Albertine Rift Valley with a scenic view of the rift valley escarpment and the surrounding environment. You will make a stopover for lunch after which you will proceed to Kibale Forest national park, before reaching the park you go through Fort Portal town in Toro Kingdom with a sight view of the Mountains of the moon (Mountain Rwenzori ranges). After checking into the lodge, you will have dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park in the Morning & Afternoon Nature Walk in Bigodi Wetlands
Accommodation: Budget: Kibale Forest Camp or Chimpanzee Guesthouse, Mid-range: Isunga Lodge, Luxury: Papaya Lodge or Kyaninga Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, you will transfer to the visitor information centre at 7:00 am to meet the ranger guides for registration and briefing about the trek, dos and don’ts during chimpanzee trekking experience. After briefing you will be divided into groups and each group depending on the number of people available shall be given a ranger. You will then trek into Kibale forest to track the Chimpanzees in their community settings. This trek can take about 3-4 hours and this also depending on chimps’ movements, Our highlight are the chimps as once you find them you will spend one-hour sighting and following the chimpanzee through the Kibale forest The park has other primate species such as vervet Monkeys, Colobus Monkey, Grey-cheeked Mangabey and birds as well, Kibale forest national park has about 300 bird species hence being a good haven for birding. After the trek you will head back to the information centre where your certificates will be handled over to you.
Return to the lodge for lunch in the afternoon, later transfer to the Bigodi Wetlands on the eastern edge of Kibale forest in Bigodi swamp which is a good haven for birders. You will do the Swamp walk and the community walk. In the swamp walk, you will walk into the wetlands to sight of wildlife such baboons and other animals as well as birds. You will also have chance of sighting forest elephants and buffalos. After the swamp walk, you will have the community walk which is usually done by the local people or guides in the community. While in the community walk, we shall encounter local coffee processing, craft making and be taught how to make local beers through brewing. You will return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 Drive from Kibale Forest National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the Morning & Game Drive
Travel time from Kibale National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park is 2 hours
Accommodation: Budget & Midrange: Marafiki Safari Lodge, Luxury: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After your early morning breakfast, drive towards Queen Elizabeth National Park with a stopover in Fort Portal for lunch, continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park and embark on your game drive through Kasenyi Savannah Plains in the evening. Have dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 7 Morning Game Drive Savannah Plains, Boat Safari on Kazinga Channel & Evening Scenic Crater Drive
Accommodation: Budget & Midrange: Marafiki Safari Lodge, Luxury: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After your early morning breakfast at about 6:00 am. Get ready to discover Kasenyi Savannah Plains sighting animals such as Buffaloes, Elephants, Antelopes, chance for Lions, and Hyenas and a diversity of different bird species. After the wildlife drive you shall drive back to the lodge. After lunch you shall do the boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, expect to see more animals such as Hippos in a profusion of Crocodiles, Elephants, Buffaloes, Antelopes at the river banks and bird species in their natural habitat. Pictures would be memorable on the entire safaris. As you head back to the lodge, you will go through the scenic craters with in the beaten routes of Queen Elizabeth National Park and such spots are also memorable for pictures. Drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Day 8 Transfer from Queen Elizabeth National Park (north) to Ishasha Sector in the South for an afternoon Game Drive & Tree-Climbing Lions
Travel time from the north of Queen Elizabeth to Ishasha sector is 2 – 3 hours
Accommodation: Budget & Midrange: Enjojo Safari Lodge Ishasha Wilderness Camp, Luxury: Ishasha Jungle Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After having your morning breakfast, we shall transfer to the southern sector that is famous for tree climbing lions. Ishasha is also inhabited with animals such as elephants and antelopes and hyenas. Drive to the lodge in Ishasha for lunch, you will drive to Ishasha Sector on a game drive on the search for the tree climbing lions. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 9 Transfer from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Travel time: 2 – 5 hours depending on the sector and lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation: Budget: Buhoma Community Camp, Bwindi Lodge, Midrange Bwindi Lodge, Luxury: Buhoma Lodge, Mahogany Springs or Chameleon Hill Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, we shall drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, driving through Ishasha. You will stopover for lunch and later proceed to Bwindi arriving in the afternoon. Check into your accommodation and rest of the evening at leisure.
Day 10 Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation: Budget: Buhoma Community Camp, Bwindi Lodge, Midrange Bwindi Lodge, Luxury: Buhoma Lodge, Mahogany Springs or Chameleon Hill Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After your morning breakfast, you will transfer to the briefing centre by 7:30 am for registration and briefs and the dos and don’ts of gorilla trekking. After being registered to a gorilla group you will meet the ranger guide and start the trek into the Bwindi Impenetrable forest. Rubber boots are essential on the trek. You will trek and hike through the forest before you come face to face with the giant gorillas, (Trekking can take 1 to 4 hours or less). After observe them for 1 hour and taking pictures on this memorable safari, you return to the centre to pick your certificate and later meet the driver guide and transfer back to the lodge and overnight.
Brief about Bwindi
Bwindi National Park, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a home to the endangered giant mountain gorillas with more than half of the gorillas left in the world and it covers about 321 square km between 1,160 meters and 2,600 meters above sea level. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has 4 gorilla tracking sectors that is Buhoma in the north, Ruhija in the east; Rushaga in the south and lastly Nkuringo in the south west. And with about 19 habituated gorilla families.
Day 11 Batwa Community Tour Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation: Budget: Buhoma Community Camp, Bwindi Lodge, Midrange Bwindi Lodge, Luxury: Buhoma Lodge, Mahogany Springs or Chameleon Hill Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast we shall encounter the Batwa Community. The Batwa natives of Bwindi from way back in the ancient days just like the Giant Mountain Gorillas. While on this encounter with the Batwa, we shall get to know more about how they used to hunt and life in the jungle and we shall further interact with them. Return to lodge for lunch and later dinner.
Note: The Batwa were initially hunters but due to the changing world they resorted to farming.
Day 12 Transfer from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Lake Mburo National Park, Boat Cruise
Travel time from Bwindi forest to Lake Mburo is 4 – 5 hours
Accommodation: Budget: Eagle’s Nest, Midrange: Rwakobo Rock, Luxury: Mihingo Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After our morning breakfast, we shall drive towards Lake Mburo National Park with a stopover in Mbarara town (Also known as the land of milk & honey) for lunch and then proceed to the park. While in the park you will get the chance to see groups of zebras, Impalas, topis, giraffes, buffaloes, Elands (An eland is also known to be the largest Antelope) etc. After checking in at the lodge, with a bit of relaxation you will drive out to embark on a boat ride on Lake Mburo to sight of both land and water mammals such as Hippos, Buffaloes, birds in compliment of the scenic views with in the nature of Lake Mburo. We shall drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 13 Game Walk in the Park & Transfer from Lake Mburo National Park to Kampala
Travel time from Lake Mburo to Kampala is 4 hours
Accommodation: Luxury: Protea Hotel or Boma, Midrange: 2 Friends Beach Hotel or Central in Entebbe, Budget: Acacia Beach Hotel or Maries Royale Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Early morning you shall head for an early morning walk into the park to see animals and nature on foot. After the experience you will return to the lodge for hot breakfast, you will check out of the lodge ready for the journey back to Kampala capital. A stopover will be made at the Equator line experience and not forgetting the nice art & craft. We shall proceed to Kampala in the mood for lunch with a later transfer to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Day 14 Transfer to the Airport
Travel time to the airport depends on the accommodation booked and accommodation in Entebbe take a few minutes’ drive to the airport.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
Optional activity.
Based on time before check in flight schedules, you could encounter behind the scenes at the zoo in Entebbe and this ranges between 1-2 hours and then drive to Entebbe International Airport for your flight back home.
Tour Costs
Tour Includes
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- Meet & greet at Hotel or place of stay in Kampala or Entebbe
- Ground transport in a private well-maintained safari van or land cruiser
(Selection at time of inquiry) with a popup roof for game viewing with internet
- English speaking driver / guide
- Fuel costs as per your itinerary
- 13 nights’ Accommodation at your selected lodge or hotel
- Meals mentioned on the itinerary
- Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
- Activities & Park entrance fees: 13 nights 14 days
- Game Drives
- Boat trip to Murchison falls
- Kibale Forest National Park
- 1 Chimp Permit
- Bigodi Wetland walk
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Boat Cruise Safari
- Crater drive
- Boat trip on Lake Mburo
- Top of the falls hike
- Bwindi National Park
- 1 Gorilla Permit
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Boat Cruise
- Game Walk
- Equator line
- Box of material water in your Safari Vehicle
- Drop off at your hotel or place of stay
Tour Excludes
- X International flights
- X Visa Fees and Requirements
- X Meals not listed in the itinerary
- X Optional activities during the trip
- X Medical & travel insurance
- X Tips to different service providers eg guides, helpers and hotel staff
- X All personal expenses (Beverages/ Soft Drinks on meals, alcohol, laundry services,
- X souvenirs
General Tips on your safari:
- Health is key all trekkers as its key to have your safari and trek the gorillas in a heath condition. Usually clients with infectious diseases like flu are not allowed to track reason being it can easily affect the endangered giant chimps or gorillas. Their DNA is 98.7% close to that of human beings
- The age limit for gorilla tracking and chimpanzee tracking is 15 years and above.
- Booking of your gorilla and chimpanzee permits is done in advance in order for you not to miss out on the experience when permits are fully booked.
- A porter can be hired in case you want to be carried for trekking, bags. For the trekking porter or helper, a fee of US$ 15 is charged
- Hot air Balloon safari can also be experienced in Murchison falls National Park and this includes bush breakfast
- Lion Experiential is an amazing experience you get to track the lions off the main tracks. On this track you are accompanied by a doctor from Uwa
What to bring on your safari:
- Rubber Boots, trousers and rain gears or rain coats and cloth gloves
- Mosquito repellent.
- Sun screen
- Drinking during the trekking experience
- Binoculars are also essential for birders or when one books a hot air balloon safari
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