8 Day Best of Uganda Wildlife Safari at Incredible National Parks
Uganda Safari
Kampala capital and vibrant city is the Alpha and Omega of this eight-day incredible pearl of Africa primate safari as well as a lasting adventure. The trip offers you a stay in the jewel of the forest which is surrounded by lush impenetrable vegetation.
Key information
- Group safari
- Starting and ending points: Entebbe
- English-speaking guide
- All park fees are included
Highlights
- 9 game drives
- Chance to see gorillas, lions, elephants, buffaloes, and waterbucks
- Ride in a pop-up roof 4X4 vehicle
- Visit Lake Mburo, Bwindi Impenetrable, Queen Elizabeth, and Kibale Forest National Parks and Bigodi Wetland
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
- Transfers from and to the airport
- All park fees included
Styles
Accommodation
You will stay in various accommodations during the safari.
- Night 1: Mihingo Lodge (luxury), Lake Mburo Safari Lodge (mid-range), or Rwakobo Rock Safari Lodge
- Nights 2 and 3: Accommodation in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Nights 4 and 5: Mweya Safari Lodge (luxury), Park View Lodge or Eganzi Lodge (mid-range), or Simba Safari Lodge (budget)
- Nights 6 and 7: Primate Lodge (luxury), Isunga Lodge (mid-range), or Rwetera Lodge (budget)
Program
Daily itinerary
Day 1: Arrival - Lake Mburo National Park
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by your guide who will meet and greet you and then drive you to your hotel in Entebbe to freshen and later enjoy breakfast before hitting the road for your journey to the wild. Following breakfast as early as 6:00 a.m., your driver will pick you up for a scenic drive to Lake Mburo National Park. While on the journey, a stopover at the drum makers center in Mpambire is epic and unavoidable as well as at the Equator for amazing memorable photographic scenes.
On arrival at the park, proceed to check in at the lodge followed by lunch as you prepare for the afternoon game drive experience in search of various animals including the prominent zebras sighted almost at every point of the park. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Mihingo Lodge (luxury) or Lake Mburo Safari Lodge (mid-range).
- Travel time: 4 hours
Day 2: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Travel time: 8 hours
Day 3: Ultimate gorilla trekking - Community walk to the Batwa
Wake up very early and have your breakfast before heading to the park offices for a briefing at 8:00 a.m. After this, you will be accompanied by armed ranger guides in the forest to search for the mountain gorillas. You will pass through the forest, slashing at the undergrowth, and parting thick creepers to track gorillas. The time taken to track the gorillas is unpredictable since it depends on their movements in search of food and shelter. However, it can take from two to nine hours.
Upon reaching the gorillas, you will have one hour with them and this will enable you to sit down and watch them as they interact with each other, communicate and you are also free to take photographs and videos. Return to your lodge, freshen up, and head out for a community visit to the Batwa pygmies - the early dwellers of the Bwindi Forest. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Ishasha tree-climbing lions - Queen Elizabeth
Enjoy your breakfast and thereafter drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the isolated Ishasha sector famous for tree-climbing lions. Following the search and sightings of the tree-climbing lions, you will proceed for lunch before embarking on your journey to the main parkland where you will have an opportunity to sight a variety of wildlife species such as elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, lions, and many others while on your game drive the next day.
On arrival at the park, you check in at your accommodation standing above the Kazinga Channel, and wildlife is regularly spotted from your verandah. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge (luxury), Park View Lodge or Eganzi Lodge (mid-range), or Simba Safari Lodge (budget).
- Travel time: 5 hours
Day 5: Game drive - Boat cruise
Begin your day with a cup of coffee before stepping out for an early morning game drive in the savannah plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park to have a glimpse of the early morning risers including the lions and leopards hunting their prey, watch the Impala skipping around as the giraffe makes a lonely journey towards the river, the solitary buffaloes, kobs, elephant herds are seen on the move, and their footsteps send a perceptible rumble across the savannah.
It is such a great and exciting time as you watch these animals closely. Later in the day, retire at the lodge for a late breakfast followed by lunch as you get prepared to sail along the wildlife-rich Kazinga Channel for an afternoon boat cruise which reveals a succession of giants. Elephant herds squirt water on the banks as large hippo pods roll on sandbanks, and crocodiles bathe in the sun.
Some hippos escape the water to wander across the savannah and barge past a series of ungulates also in search of water. This is also a bird haven with a variety of birds including the; malachite kingfishers, and pink-backed pelicans, to mention but a few. Have Dinner and Overnight at your lodge in the park. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge (luxury), Park View Lodge or Eganzi Lodge (mid-range), or Simba Safari Lodge (budget).
Day 6: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Wake up early and prepare for a tasty African breakfast. Following breakfast, hit the road for your journey northwards in search of the “primate capital” Kibale Forest National Park harboring 13 primate species including the incredible chimpanzees that will wrap up you are your Pearl of Africa trip. On arrival, proceed to check in at the lodge followed by an evening relaxation as you get ready for the chimpanzee tracking experience the following morning. Dine and slumber at Primate Lodge (luxury), Isunga Lodge (mid-range), or Rwetera Lodge (budget).
- Travel time: 5 hours
Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking, nature walk in Bigodi wetland
After an early breakfast, have a short drive to Kibale Forest National Park headquarters for a briefing and head for a trek in search of chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, and the white and black colobus monkeys. After trekking, return and have lunch at the lodge and go for a nature walk in the Bigodi wetland in the afternoon. You will meet different people that stay there as well as spot different birds like the Great Blue Turaco and more primates like the baboons among others. Dine and slumber at Primate Lodge (luxury), Isunga Lodge (midrange), or Rwetera Lodge (budget).
Day 8: Transfer to Entebbe - Departure
Following breakfast, start your journey back to Kampala via Mubende with beautiful scenic views. Stopover in Mubende for lunch and embark on your journey to Entebbe. If time permits it is possible to stop in Kampala for shopping of souvenirs. You are then transferred to Entebbe International Airport to connect with your departure flight.
- Travel time: 5 hours
About the safari
Explore the western national parks including beautiful Lake Mburo National Park which sits at 371 square kilometers famous for zebras You also experience the “primate capital” Kibale Forest National Park prominent for harboring 13 primate species including the chimpanzees, the “Medley wonders” of Queen Elizabeth national park for wildlife game drives, the tree climbing lions and the Kazinga channel.
Enquire NowFurthermore, you will visit the amazing Bwindi impenetrable national park popularly known for harboring the highest number of these gentle giants in the world as well as grabbing most of the gorilla-related vacations in Uganda and a variety of birds.
Location
The safari will take place in Uganda.
Kibale Forest National Park
The forest is popularly known for having the largest diversity as well as many primates in East Africa. You are also at the advantage of seeing many birds and an array of butterflies.
Food
You will be served daily meals and drinking water included in the price.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
What's included
- 9 game drives
- Activities as per itinerary
- 7 nights accommodation
- All meals
- Drinking water
- Airport pick-up and drop-off
- Chimpanzee permit
- All park fees
What's not included
- International flights
- Entry visa
- Soft and alcoholic drinks
- Tips
- Shopping
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Entebbe International Airport
213 km
Transfer included
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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