Uganda Wildlife and culture

11Days Wildlife, Primates and Culture

$4720-5320 USD

pp

Safari summary

This 11 Days Uganda Safari leads you to wildlife parks, tropical forests and cultural spots which will give you a taste of the Uganda culture. You will be able to do both gorilla and chimpanzee trekking in some of the continent’s most dense forest. Be ready to meet locals and have a taste of the local culture as well search for the African big five and other animal species.


About this tour

Tour type Custom, tailor-made, private
Main focus Primate trekking
Activity level Moderate activity
Best months All months
Countries
Parks

Fine details

Safari highlights
  • Bird watching—with professional guide
  • Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
  • Wildlife sanctuaries
What’s included?
  • Accommodation
  • Airport transfers
  • Meals
  • Park fees
  • Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Hot air balloons
  • Internal flights
  • International flights
  • Laundry
  • Spa treatments
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Visas

Itinerary

Arrival in Entebbe

On your arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will be welcomed/picked up by your guide for transfer to your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe to relax. On this day you will be briefed about your whole tour

Via Via guest house / Malakai Eco Lodge

Travel to Murchison falls NP

Murchison Falls

After having breakfast, depart for Murchison falls National Park. Have lunch on the way and arrive in time for an evening game drive. This park has more giraffes than all other Uganda parks combined. Expect some traffic jam as these gentle giants try to cross the roads. We then check in the lodge and relax.

Hornbill bush lodge

Game drive and boat trip

Murchison Falls

After having breakfast, you are to have game drive in search for giraffes, water bucks, elephants, warthogs, hyenas, leopards and so on. You then feed on your packed lunch as you get ready for the boat trip to the bottom of the Murchison Falls. You will then hike with your guide to the top of the falls to see how the Victoria Nile plunges over 45 meters over the Remnant rift valley wall thus creating the amazing Murchison Falls. We then have a game drive which leads us to our lodge to relax.

Hornbill bush Lodge

Travel to Kibale forest NP

Kibale

Having had breakfast, travel to Kibale Forest, the primate capital of the world. The forest is home to 13 primate species . In the evening, you have an option to a walk in the Bigodi wetlands giving you an opportunity to see several bird and primate species or go for a Bigodi Swamp walk which might give you an opportunity to see some primate species including; black and white colobus monkeys, olive baboons, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys and so on. This is also a ramsar site for bird watchers.

Kibale Forest Camp/Top of the world Royal Cottage

Chimpanzee trekking

Kibale

Wake up early for breakfast and then travel to Kyanyanchu Park head quarters where you will be briefed about the dos and don’ts of chimpanzee tracking. You then enter the tropical rainforest as you search for man’s closest relatives; the chimpanzee. Having encountered them, enjoy a full hour observing their behavior and then return to your lodge to check out and travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The whole journey overlooks the mountains of the moon also known as Rwenzori by the locals.

Tembo Safari lodge/ The bush lodge

Game drive and boat trip

Queen Elizabeth

We wake up for early breakfast and embark on a game drive around Kasenyi sector to search for the early risers. This sector is known as a matting ground for antelopes and therefore a hunting ground for predator such as lions, leopards and so on. We are to have lunch on the Mweya peninsular and then a boat safari on the Kazinga channel. It is a water stream that joins lakes George and Edward and is known as a hippo paradise because it has the highest concentration of hippos in the world.

Tembo Safari lodge/ The bush lodge

Game drive in Ishasha

Queen Elizabeth

Have breakfast and then travel to Ishasha, the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. This area is famous for the rare tree climbing lions. After the game drive, you will embark on your journey to Bwindi impenetrable forest. This is home to more than half of the world’s only surviving mountain gorillas and other mammals. You will have a lunch stop and arrival will be in the evening where you will check into your hotel for dinner and relaxation

Broadbill Forest camp/ Ruhija Rest camp

Gorilla trekking and visit Batwa

Bwindi Impenetrable

On this day, you wake up very early, move to the park headquarters for paperwork and then get briefed about gorilla trekking before entering the Impenetrable forest. Be ready to walk for one to six hours depending on where you will find the gorillas. Having encountered them, you will be given a full hour to associate with them. The one hour you spend with the gorillas is unforgettable. You will then visit a Batwa community. These are the original inhabitants of Bwindi forest.

Broadbill Forest camp/ Ruhija Rest camp

Visit a women empowerment project

Bwindi Impenetrable

After a morning breakfast, you will visit a women empowerment project at Bwindi. This will give you an opportunity to see how the live hoods of poor women are improving through their empowerment. You then return to your hotel for lunch and embark on your journey to Lake Bunyonyi. Your lodge is a resort on Lake Bunyonyi. This is Uganda’s deepest and Africa’s 2nd deepest lake and the world’s 3rd deepest lake. Relax and feel free to take part in a number of optional activities while here.

Bunyonyi Overland Resort

Travel to Lake Mburo NP

Lake Mburo

Having had breakfast you will travel to Lake Mburo National park. This is Uganda’s smallest savannah park and is dominated by large herds of zebras and impalas. Other big game to see include the eland, buffaloes, waterbucks, topi and so on. Arrive in time for an evening game drive and later check in your lodge for overnight.

Eagles Nest camp/ Leopard Rest camp

Optional activities and Entebbe

Lake Mburo

Having had breakfast, feel free to take part in any of the optional activities such as safari walk,(30usd) bike safaris,(25usd)horseback safaris,(50usd) boat trip(30usd). You then travel to Kampala or Entebbe. You will have a lunch stop at Kayabwe/Equator village. This is where the earth is divided into south and northern hemisphere. In this case, you will cross from south to northern hemisphere and arrival at your destination will be in the early evening hence end of safari.

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