Accommodation

Check-in Time:

05:00

Check-out Time:

16:00

Accommodations during the safari are all self-contained, and rooms have mosquito nets.

Nights 1 and 10: Airport Guesthouse
Nights 2 and 3: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Night 4: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Night 5: Warujojo Safari Lodge
Nights 6 and 7: Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Night 8: Eagles Nest Lodge

Program

Day 1: Arrive in Entebbe

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport (EBB) and then transfer to hotel for overnight. Uganda, uniquely known as “the Pearl of Africa” is a nation of stunning greenery, deep lakes, soaring mountains, and rich biodiversity. Overnight at Airport Guesthouse or similar.

Meal plan: Dinner

Day 2: Depart for Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast, your adventure in Uganda begins by driving northwest towards Masindi and Murchison Falls National Park. You will stop over for a nature walk at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the breeding project that saw the rebirth of the endangered white rhinos in Uganda. You can see them closely while walking freely in the reserve which is their natural habitat. Lunch at a local restaurant. Proceed to the national park. Check in to your lodge for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 3: Game drives and boat cruise to the base of the falls

Today, set out on a game drive along the northern banks of the Nile in the heart of Murchison Falls National Park. You may see giraffes, buffalo, elephants, warthogs, leopards, lions, and antelopes. This afternoon, embark on a boat cruise to the base of the falls, watching for hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and birds on the river’s banks. Overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

After your breakfast at the lodge, you will visit the top of the falls and then embark on a scenic drive to Kibale Forest Park. Overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or similar.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking, Bigodi swamp walk, and transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park

After breakfast at the lodge, you will go for chimpanzee tracking along the network of forest trails. Seeing habituated chimps squabbling and swinging from the trees is an exhilarating experience. Later in the day, you will have the opportunity to visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, which is rich in bird species, vegetation, and wildlife. This is also a great opportunity to support local tourism initiatives that benefit social and economic development in the area.

Later, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to elephants, lions, hippos, buffalo, and baboons. You will take a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, 32 kilometers long followed by a game drive. This water system has the highest concentration of hippos in the world and you will get quite close to them. See also crocodiles, buffalos, and other games that drink from the channel, also marvel at the abundant ornitho-life that is supported here. Overnight at Warujojo Safari Lodge or similar.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 6: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Today, you will have breakfast and then continue into the western mountains, before reaching Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and your gorilla-trekking base in the rainforest. Overnight at Buhoma Community Rest Camp or similar.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 7: Gorilla encounters in their natural habitats

In the morning, you enter the rain tropical forest of Bwindi for the gorilla safari. The activity starts at 8:00 a.m. and you will follow the ranger guides in a group of a maximum of eight people as you search for the habituated family of mountain gorillas, which was allocated according to the permits. You have one hour to observe the primates and their behaviors while taking photographs. Ensure you take the packed lunch and water with you in the bag and for this, you might need the support of available porters. Dinner and overnight at your lodge at Buhoma Community Rest Camp or similar.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 8: Batwa (pygmies) cultural experience and transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast, you will go for a batwa (pygmies) cultural experience. You will learn of their ways of living. The adventure continues as you spend one night at Lake Mburo National Park. Have a game drive then return to Eagles Nest Lodge or similar.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 9: Depart to Entebbe for overnight

This morning you will have breakfast and then go for a walking safari in the park. Later, proceed to Entebbe having lunch en route. You will stop at the Equator-where you will be able to stand in both hemispheres simultaneously arriving in Entebbe overnight at Airportlink Guesthouse or similar.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 10: Visit the Mabamba Swamp and later to the airport for outbound flight

This day, you will head out to the Mabamba swamp, found on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. Later, you will head to the airport for your outbound flight.

Location

The safari will take place in Uganda. Entebbe is the arrival place and where the international airport is found. It is here where you will overnight before you start your adventure the next day. Uganda, uniquely known as “the Pearl of Africa” is a nation of stunning greenery, deep lakes, soaring mountains, and rich biodiversity.

Murchison Falls National Park

This park offers beautiful sceneries of grassland acacia savannah in the north and tropical forests in the south.

Kibale Forest National Park

This is home to some 13 species of primates including the red colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, and L'Hoest's monkeys as well as 70 mammal species.

Queen Elizabeth Park

The park is home to elephants, lions, hippos, buffalo, and baboons.

Kazinga Channel

This water system has the highest concentration of hippos in the world and you will get quite close to them. See also crocodiles, buffalos, and other games that drink from the channel, also marvel at the abundant ornitho-life that is supported here.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

The park, whose name references the dense forests it encompasses, is home to roughly half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. Though best known for its outstanding gorilla trekking, it also provides refuge to chimpanzees, monkeys, elephants, and various small antelope.

Bwindi is also a top Uganda birding destination, with 23 of Uganda’s 24 Albertine Rift endemics, including threatened species such as the African green broadbill and Shelley's crimson wing. Bwindi forest in Uganda has a population of about 420 gorillas, which is half the world's population. It is not predictable the time you will spend to encounter the gorillas.

Lake Mburo National Park

The 371-square-kilometer park is an extension of the Tanzanian Plains and has distinctly different fauna compared to other Ugandan parks. It is the best place in the country to see elands, antelopes, zebras, topis, impalas, and acacias. The five lakes within the park attract hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of water birds while fringing swamps hide black and yellow papyrus gonalek.

Mabamba Swamp

It is famed for the shoebill which is the most sought-after bird by both the birding and non-birding tourists who are intrigued by its peculiar look and massive size. The wetland is also home to over 300 bird species.

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Food

You will be served daily meals and drinking water while on safari included in the price.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Coffee

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Organic
Pescatarian
Hallal
Fruitarian
Whole food

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Things to do (optional)

Crater Lakes hike

Formed by ancient volcanic activity, the crater lakes of Uganda are located near Fort Portal and are a great hiking option. Typical hikes take you through local villages and tea plantations, to the base of several of these incredibly serene and beautiful lakes. With the Rwenzori Mountains in the background, this is by far one of Uganda’s most peaceful and extraordinary sights.

What's included

Game drives
9 nights accommodation
All meals
Drinking water while on safari
Airport transfers
All ground transportation in a comfortable safari vehicle
Park entrance fees
Services of a full-time English-speaking driver or guide

What's not included

Optional activities
Phone calls and bar bills
Any expenses of a personal nature
Airfare
Visa fees
Driver or guide’s gratuity

How to get there

Recommended Airports

EBB

Entebbe International Airport

2 km

Transfer included

Airport: Entebbe International Airport Airport transfer included: Entebbe International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 30% 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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