20 jours safari découverte de l’Ouganda avec gorilles et chimpanzés, Ouganda

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Jinja

Your guide will pick you up at Entebbe International Airport (EBB) and take you to the hotel in Jinja to relax after the flight.

• Accommodation: Kingfisher Safaris Resort Jinja

Day 2: Boat cruise and horseback riding on the source of the Nile

After breakfast, you will set off for the first adventure of this safari, a boat cruise on the Nile. You have to be prepared for a day of great experiences with speed and excitement. When the experience is over, your guide will pick you and take you to the hotel.

• Accommodation: Kingfisher Safaris Resort Jinja

Day 3: Transfer to Kapchorwa

After having an early breakfast, your guide / driver will transfer you to Kapichorwa where you will have a long day in a car passing through the windows and viewing the beautiful landscapes. You will have a stopover to have lunch and then continue to the lodge in the evening.

• Accommodation: Noah’s Ark Hotel

Day 4: Hike on Sipi Falls and transfer to Kitgum

After a morning breakfast, your guide will transfer you to the starting point of hiking Sipi Falls where you will be marveling at the different attractions and experiencing the hike up to the ancient cave which is known to be the first royal family of the Sabines’ hence the hike will take about three hours. Then, you will get back to the lodge for lunch.

• Accommodation: Bomah Hotel

Day 5: Transfer to Kitgum

You will meet your guide and start your Kidepo safari. You have a long day in the car ahead of you and can enjoy the Ugandan landscape by the windows.

• Accommodation: Bomah Hotel

Day 6: Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park

After breakfast, you make the last part of the journey to Kidepo Valley National Park. This park is known as one of the last untouched wildernesses in Africa. You will reach the park in time for a game drive and then get to the lodge for lunch. After some relaxation, you will head out for an evening game drive and have the chance of seeing giraffes, zebras, elephants, lions, and leopards.

• Accommodation: Bomah Hotel

Day 7: A day at Kidepo Valley National Park

You shall get up early to enjoy a morning game drive in the area of the Kanangorok Hot Springs. If you are lucky, you can see ostriches in this area. After lunch, it is time for a cultural experience visiting a Karamojong village. See how the locals live and learn about their culture. *Accommodation: Apoka Hostel Bandas

Day 8: Transfer back to Gulu

This will be an interesting day in the car as you are traveling through remote parts of Uganda. You will see villages and natural surroundings by the window. You will spend the night in Gulu, Uganda's second-biggest town.

• Accommodation: Church Hill Hotel

Day 9: To Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast, you will set off for the drive to Murchison Falls National Park. You will arrive at the national park around lunchtime. When you have finished your lunch, it is time to experience the top of the falls. It is an amazing feeling to stand there enjoying the view and hearing the water roar. You will have a relaxed evening at the lodge.

• Accommodation: Murchison River lodge

Day 10: Game drive and boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park

Get up early in the morning to meet the animals of the savanna. During this morning game drive, you can see giraffes, elephants, lions, and more. In the afternoon it is time for a boat cruise on the mighty Nile spotting for example hippos, crocodiles, and birds on the shores. *Accommodation: Murchison River lodge.

Day 11: Transfer to Kibale National Park

You will be prepared for a long day in the car and it is made easier by making a stop in a village to stretch your legs, taking a look at a tea plantation, and studying the Ugandan countryside passing by the window.

• Accommodation: Rwenzori View Guest House

Day 12: Chimps trekking day

You will be woken up by the sounds of the jungle and get ready for your chimps trekking experience. Your guide takes you to the starting point and you set off into the beautiful jungle to see the chimpanzees. After the chimps trekking, your guide meets you and takes you to the lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

• Accommodation: Elephant Hab lodge

Day 13: Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park

You shall wake up early in the morning for a game drive in the Kasenyi part of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Here, you have the chance of seeing lions, elephants, buffaloes, an abundance of birds, and more. After lunch, your guide will take you on an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. This two-hour boat ride is a great highlight where you can see hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and warthogs along the shores of the channel.

• Accommodation: Elephant Hab lodge

Day 14: Tree-climbing lions in Ishasha and transfer to Bwindi

You will head off to the Ishasha part of Queen Elizabeth National Park in the morning. The drive there goes along an adventurous road and you have the chance of seeing baboons and elephants along the way. In Ishasha, you’ll find topis, buffaloes, and search for the tree-climbing lions. The lions in this area are famous for climbing up great fig trees to take a rest. After finishing your game drive, the journey goes on to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Enjoy the changing landscape as the car slowly climbs up towards the misty mountains of the gorillas. *Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp

Day 15: Gorilla trekking day

You have reached a highlight of this discover Uganda safari, the gorilla trekking day. Your guide will take you to the starting point of the gorilla trekking in the morning and you will set off for your adventure. The trek takes you through the jungle up to the point where the gorillas are and you get to spend one hour with them. When you are back from the gorilla trekking, your guide will take you to the stunningly beautiful Lake Bunyonyi.

• Accommodation: Birdnest Lodge

Day 16: Relax by Lake Bunyonyi

This is a free day by Lake Bunyonyi. Here, you can rent a canoe to explore the islands, take a swim (the lake is free of hippos, crocodiles, and bilharzia), go for a hike or just relax with a book. *Accommodation: Birdnest Lodge

Day 17: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast, you will start off with your guide towards Lake Mburo National Park. A landscape of rolling green hills will pass by the windows before you reach the town of Mbarara for lunch and then continue to the lodge in Lake Mburo National Park.

• Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock

Day 18: Walking safari and game-drive

You’ll start the day early with a walking safari in Lake Mburo National Park. You will get the experience of being one with nature as you see the animals close by during the walk. You shall have breakfast at the lodge and relax a little bit before lunch. After lunch in the afternoon, it is time for your game drive in the park where you can see impalas and zebras. You shall get back to the lodge to enjoy your last evening in Uganda's national parks on this Discover Uganda safari.

• Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock

Day 19: Transfer to Kampala

You will have a relaxed breakfast and then start the journey to Kampala. You will make a stopover along the way for lunch at the Equator and take a chance to stand with one foot on either side on the southern and northern hemispheres. After the last part of the drive to Kampala, your guide will take you to the hotel for a relaxed afternoon / evening.

• Accommodation: Cassia Lodge

Day 20: City tour and flight

Today, you will go for a city tour of Kampala before heading to Entebbe International Airport (EBB) for your flight. The city tour can be adapted to your interests in crafts shopping, cultural sites, or community tourism. The length of the city tour depends on your flight time and your guide will transfer you to the airport in time for your flight back home.