Name: 12 Day Exclusive Wildlife and Gorilla Safari Experience in Uganda
Brand: Arrive Africa Safaris
Price: 5325 USD
Availability: InStock

Astonishing Uganda Safaris

Experience the ultimate safari with AA Safaris. Immerse yourself in the wilds of Uganda and explore the country in a variety of ways. Discover the beauty of Murchison Falls National Park with a game drive and a hot air balloon ride. Track chimpanzees in the lush Kibale forest. Come face to face with mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Track lions and other big games in Queen Elizabeth National Park. AA Safaris offers an all-encompassing, once-in-a-lifetime adventure that combines land, air, and water experiences to give you the most comprehensive tour of Uganda.

Key information

Private safari
Starts in Kampala, ends in Entebbe
English-speaking guide

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Highlights

Game drives to view wildlife
Afternoon boat ride on the Kazinga Channel
Opportunity to see crocodiles, hippos, buffalos, elephants, warthogs, antelopes, etc.
Lion tracking in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park
Transport in a 4x4 vehicle during game drives
11 nights accommodation
Daily meals

Styles

12 activity days

Group size: Maximum of 8 participants

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

12:00

Check-out Time:

08:30

Hotel Africana

Hotel Africana is a luxurious hotel situated in the heart of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. It is located only 40 minutes away from Entebbe International Airport and offers easy access to the city's major commercial and cultural centers. The hotel boasts of 233 elegant rooms and suites, equipped with modern amenities such as air conditioning, satellite TV, high-speed internet, and a mini-bar. The hotel features various dining options, including a restaurant that serves international cuisine, a pool bar, and a coffee shop.

The hotel also offers a wide range of leisure facilities, such as an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, sauna, and spa services. It is an ideal destination for both business and leisure travelers who seek comfort, convenience, and luxury.

Red Chilli Rest Camp

Red Chilli Rest Camp is a popular accommodation destination located near the stunning Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. The camp is nestled in a peaceful and serene environment and is the perfect location for travelers seeking to experience the wild side of Uganda. The camp features a range of accommodation options, including furnished tents, en-suite cottages, and comfortable dormitory-style rooms. The camp has a restaurant that serves a variety of local and international cuisine, a fully stocked bar, and a campfire area.

Guests can enjoy a wide range of activities such as game drives, boat safaris, nature walks, and bird watching. The camp also has an outdoor swimming pool where guests can relax and cool off after a long day exploring the park. The Red Chilli Rest Camp offers a fantastic blend of comfort, affordability, and an unforgettable wildlife experience.

Kibale Forest Camp

Kibale Forest Camp is a charming accommodation facility located at the edge of Kibale Forest National Park in western Uganda. The camp offers a range of accommodation options, including self-contained safari tents and simple cottages. The rooms are spacious, comfortable and equipped with all the basic amenities for a comfortable stay. The camp has a restaurant that serves a variety of local and international dishes, a bar, and a campfire area where guests can enjoy drinks and socialize.

The camp offers a wide range of activities such as chimpanzee trekking, nature walks, bird watching, and community visits. The Kibale Forest Camp is an excellent base for those looking to explore the lush tropical forest and its diverse wildlife, including primates, birds, and butterflies. The camp is an ideal destination for nature lovers, adventure seekers, and those seeking a peaceful retreat in the heart of the African wilderness.

Tembo Safari Lodge

Tembo Safari Lodge is an exclusive lodge located in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. The lodge is nestled in a serene environment surrounded by wildlife, with stunning views of the Rwenzori Mountains. The lodge features luxurious cottages that offer comfortable and spacious living spaces, elegantly furnished with African-inspired decor. Each cottage has a private balcony with a breathtaking view of the park, and the en-suite bathrooms are equipped with hot showers and flush toilets. The lodge has a restaurant that serves a wide range of local and international cuisine, a fully stocked bar, and a swimming pool where guests can relax and cool off after a long day exploring the park.

Guests can also enjoy a range of activities, including game drives, boat safaris, nature walks, and bird watching. The Tembo Safari Lodge provides a unique blend of luxury, comfort, and an unforgettable wildlife experience in the heart of Uganda's national park. It's an ideal destination for honeymooners, families, and anyone seeking an exclusive African safari experience.

Ride 4 Women Lodge

Ride 4 Women Lodge is a charming eco-lodge located in the heart of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. The lodge is owned and operated by a group of women who are passionate about preserving the environment and empowering their community. The lodge offers a range of comfortable and affordable accommodation options, including en-suite tents, dormitories, and cottages. The rooms are spacious and well-furnished with all the necessary amenities to ensure a comfortable stay. The lodge has a restaurant that serves delicious local and international cuisine, a bar, and a campfire area where guests can relax and enjoy the breathtaking views of the forest.

The lodge also offers a range of activities, including gorilla trekking, nature walks, bird watching, and cultural visits to the local Batwa community. The Ride 4 Women Lodge provides a unique opportunity for guests to experience the beauty of Bwindi Forest while supporting a worthy cause. It's an ideal destination for nature lovers, adventure seekers, and those looking for an authentic African experience.

Program

Day 1: Arrival in Uganda

Experience the best of Uganda’s culture and landscapes with Arrive Africa Safaris. Your tour driver will be your guide and ambassador to the country’s rich soil. Take a tour of Entebbe town, with its picturesque beaches, bustling local markets, and vibrant small businesses. Conclude your day by being driven to your hotel in the heart of Kampala City Center.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Africana

Days 2-4: Murchison Falls National Park

Embark on a thrilling adventure with your journey starting from Kampala. Make a stop at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will get the opportunity to track rhinos in their natural habitat. This sanctuary is a protected conservation area where these endangered animals can live wild and free. After an exciting experience with the rhinos, enjoy a lunch break before continuing on to the stunning Murchison Falls National Park. This park is home to the powerful Victoria Nile River, which runs through it and creates rapids before plummeting down to form the majestic Murchison Falls. Spend the evening in the park and take in the natural beauty of this unique ecosystem.

Rise and shine for an early morning game drive that will give you a front-row seat to the wild awakening before your eyes. Watch as antelopes, buffalos, elephants, and more leave their resting places to head to the falls for a drink, bath, or play in the water. With the guidance of an expert game ranger, venture down trails to discover the unique nesting places of four of the “Big 5” animals: lions, elephants, leopards, and buffalos.

Experience the beauty of Murchison Falls National Park from both land and air with a relaxing boat ride on the Nile River and an early morning hot air balloon safari. The boat ride will take you to the base of the falls where you can hike to the top and take in the breathtaking views. Along the way, keep an eye out for hippos and crocodiles lounging on the shores and elephants using the river to cool off. Spot a variety of water birds from the 451 species found in the park.

The hot air balloon safari offers a unique perspective of the park with views of the Victoria Nile running through the park, the lush savannah, and the falls. After the safari, enjoy a champagne bush breakfast as the park awakens. In the afternoon, choose between white water rafting (available on special request) or relax at the hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Red Chilli Rest Camp

Days 5-6: Kibale Forest National Park and chimpanzee trekking

Embark on a scenic road trip from Fort Portal to Kibale Forest National Park, and discover the vibrant culture and lush landscapes of western Uganda. See district town centers, street vendors, miles of green vegetation, tea plantations, and village roadside markets as you drive through the region.

Kibale National Park is a biodiversity hotspot, home to a diverse array of primates such as the rare red colobus and the black and white colobus monkeys. The park is also one of the top 21 places in Africa to track chimpanzees. Upon arrival, meet with an experienced park ranger who will take you deep into the Kibale Forest to track these majestic creatures. Watch as they go about their daily routines, grooming each other, hunting for fruits and insects, playing, and sitting in close proximity to one another. This experience will change your perspective of these apes, and will help you understand why scientists say that chimpanzees share 98% of human DNA.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp

Days 7-9: Queen Elizabeth National Park, boat and game safaris, and Ishasha

Prepare for a scenic road trip to the breathtaking Queen Elizabeth National Game Park. This park is a nature lover’s paradise, boasting a diverse landscape of bushland, savannah plains, forests, and wetlands. The Kazinga Channel, which flows through the park, connects to Lake George and Lake Edward and serves as a vital source of water for the park’s abundant wildlife and bird population. With one of the highest concentrations of hippos in the world, the park is a must-see destination for any wildlife enthusiast.

Take an afternoon boat ride on the Kazinga Channel, where you will have the opportunity to see a variety of animals up close. As the sun beats down, the channel becomes a popular spot for animals to cool off and drink, making it the perfect time to spot crocodiles, hippos, buffalos, and more, as they immerse themselves in the water. The animals may be unbothered by your presence, allowing you to take photos and observe them at a comfortable distance

Start your day off before dawn with a delicious breakfast to begin a game drive during the “golden hours” of the day. This is the perfect time to witness the savannah inhabitants awaken and go about their day, such as elephants, buffalos, warthogs, kobs, and antelopes. In the afternoon, take a hike in the Kyambura Gorge, a geological wonder known as the “valley of apes.” This area is home to several primate species such as vervet monkeys, chimpanzees, baboons, and red-tailed monkeys.

Experience the thrill of lion tracking in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park with a team of lion researchers. The Ishasha sector is famous for its tree-climbing lions, and you will have the opportunity to see them as they climb and relax in the big fig tree branches. These lions are particularly active during the evening and night, when they hunt for their prey. Join the team as they track the daily routine of a pride of lions. End the day with a relaxing afternoon at the pool.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Tembo Safari Lodge

Days 10-11: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and mountain gorilla trekking

Start your day with a delicious bush breakfast before setting off to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to 50% of the world’s mountain gorilla population. Join a team of lion researchers and track lions in the Ishasha sector of the park to collect data for the Lion Conservation Program, Uganda. The Ishasha sector in Queen Elizabeth National Park is famous for its tree-climbing lions, where you will have the opportunity to see them as they climb and relax in the big fig tree branches. These lions are particularly active during the evening and night, when they hunt for their prey. Join the team as they track the daily routine of a pride of lions.

Upon arrival at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, arise early before 8:00 AM so that you can have a morning meal before your AA Safaris tour guide drives you to the park headquarters. The tour guide will brief you about the trekking experience, what to expect and dos and don’ts while in the midst of the mountain gorillas. A park guide will then lead you on well-maintained paths into the Bwindi forest to track one of the 13 mountain gorilla families.

Once a family is sighted, you will be guided to a distance of 6 meters, where you can sit and observe the gorillas go about their day. Watch them feed, hunt insects, tree bark and fruits, play, climb trees, and groom one another. Remember not to mimic the sounds they make, no flash photography, and no feeding the gorillas. Lunch will be readily packed for the day. Stay hydrated throughout the day due to the long walk and energy you will need to move through the thick bushes.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Ride 4 woman Lodge

Day 12: Return to Entebbe

Start your final day with a delicious hot local breakfast before your AA Safaris driver transports you to Entebbe International Airport for your flight back home. Accommodation for this day is not included, but it can be arranged upon request for an additional fee. Alternatively, you can choose to drive back to Entebbe via Lake Mburo, please inform the AA Safaris consultant when making your booking.

Meals included: No meals
Accommodation: No accommodation

Location

Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls National Park is situated at the extreme northern end of the Albertine Rift, where the sweeping Bunyoro escarpment collapses into the palm-dotted savanna. Murchison Falls National Park was announced as a game park in 1926. It is Uganda’s oldest and largest conservation area, with 76 mammal species and over 400 bird species.

The park is divided by the Victoria Nile, which drops a height of 45 meters steeply over the rift valley wall, creating the Murchison Falls, one of the main attractions and highlights of the park. The mighty cascade drains the river’s energy, transforming it into a broad stream that flows quietly across the rift valley floor into Lake Albert.

This river stretch provides one of Uganda’s most remarkable wildlife spectacles. Regular animals that visit the riverbanks include elephants, giraffes, and buffaloes, while crocodiles, hippos, and aquatic birds are permanent residents.

Kibale National Park

Kibale National Park has the loveliest and most deviated tropical forest in Uganda. This forest cover, interspersed with grassland patches and swamps, dominates the northern and central parts of the park. Kibale National Park houses over 70 mammal species, where 13 of the species are primates, including the chimpanzee. It also contains over 375 species of birds.

Kibale National Park touches Queen Elizabeth National Park to the south to create a 180-kilometer-long corridor for wildlife between Ishasha, the remote southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Sebitoli, which is located north of Kibale National Park. The Kibale - Fort Portal area is one of Uganda’s most rewarding destinations to explore. The park nears the Rwenzori Mountains and Semuliki National Parks, as well as the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve.

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most visited national park. Its diverse ecosystems, including sparkling lakes, fertile wetlands, savannah, and shady and humid forests make it an ideal habitat for a huge range of primate species, including chimpanzees, lions, hippos, and over 600 species of birds.

The park is situated on the sides of Mountain Rwenzori and is also well known for its volcanic activity with enormous crater lakes. Salt is extracted from one of these crater lakes, namely Lake Katwe. At the heart of Queen Elizabeth National Park is the Kazinga Channel, whose banks are always lined with hippos, buffaloes, and elephants.

The park’s endless Ishasha Sector is home to the famous tree-climbing lions, which always wait for the easy meal like antelopes. The culture of Queen Elizabeth National Park is most intriguing. There are many opportunities for tourists to meet and interact with the local communities and enjoy stories, music and dances, and more. You will be filled with awe when you visit this remarkable park.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is situated in the southwestern part of Uganda, near the edge of the rift valley. Bwindi’s hillsides are covered by a very old and biologically diverse “impenetrable” rainforest, which has been around for over 25,000 years and comprises almost 400 species of plants. More importantly, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to the country’s famously known mountain gorillas, estimated to be around 320 in number.

This includes several habituated gorilla groups which can be tracked. Not only does Bwindi National Park house the gorillas, but is also home to over 120 primates, which include baboons, chimpanzees, antelopes, and elephants. There are over 300 different species of birds in the forest. Expect to find your accommodation at any of the two neighboring towns - Nkuringo and Buhoma.

They both have all ranges of accommodation ranging from luxury lodges to budget campsites. You’ll also find crafts, restaurants, and an opportunity to discover the local traditions, for example, the culture of the Pygmy people and the culture of the Bakiga people through village tours and performances by the locals.

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