most enjoyable Uganda safari

14 days most enjoyable uganda safari

$8000-9500 USD

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Safari summary

This is probably one of the most popular Safari that will take you to Uganda’s largest national park with vast savannah & landscape bisected by the Victoria Nile which plunges 45 metres over the remnant rift valley. Along the way before Masindi town, visit the Ziwa sanctuary & track rhinos to support the initiative that wants to reintroduce them back into the wild. Game drives within Murchison falls park and a boat trip upstream the Nile to Spot the Murchison falls, formed by eternal war between rock and water.

Driving past a verdant countryside with traditional homesteads & farms to the Primate Capital of the World – Kibale forest via Hoima, Fort portal the tourism city. This is where you will have a 90% chance to see Chimpanzees in their natural habitat plus 13 other primate species. The nearby Bigodi swamp has a wide range of flora & fauna with beautiful birds, butterflies & insects.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Walking safari—with armed guard
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Lake Mburo Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth

Fine details

Safari highlights

Bird watching—with professional guide
Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
Primate trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

: Arrival Entebbe Airport – Kampala

You’ll be personally met by our company representative upon arrival at Entebbe airport, transfer to Kampala for overnight stay and dinner.

Adonai Guest House entebbe

: Kampala – Murchison Falls

Murchison Falls

Begin the panoramic drive north-west through the famous Luwero Triangle and, travel to Masindi via Ziwa Rhino Project. A visit to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking is a must. After lunch, drive to Murchison falls national park at the spectacularly situated site at the top of the fall where you will see the Nile’s beauty perfected!! Marvel at the Nile, compressing from up to 1 km squeeze through a 7-meter canyon dropping 45 meters with a thunderous roar creating falls

Fort Murchison lodge

Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls

Begin the day with a cup of African Coffee. Thereafter, Your guide will help you spot Elephants, Lions, Cape buffaloes, hyena and if you are lucky, the leopard. Return to the hotel for breakfast and lunch. After lunch, go for a boat safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls stopping just tens of meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron”. En-route, marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and Uganda Kob,. This is also a zone of many bird species like rare shoebill stork.

Fort Murchison lodge

Murchison Falls – Kibale forest

Kibale

Drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal through verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms along Albertine Rift escarpments. Fort-Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. Overnight stay at your lodge with a stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled “Mountains of the Moon”.

Mountains of the Moon Hotel

Chimpanzee Trekking & Bigodi

Kibale

After early breakfast, report at Kanyanchu Tourist Centre where tourist activities begin and set out to track chimpanzee in the forest. Chances of viewing the chimps are over 90% but not a guarantee. Kibale forest national park is one of the beautiful and stunning forests in the Uganda. It is home to our closest living relatives the endangered Chimpanzee, the threatened Red Columbus monkey and the rare L’Hoest’s monkey.

Mountains of the Moon Hotel

Kibale – Queen Elizabeth P

Queen Elizabeth

After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park viewing the mystical Rwenzori Mountain range for much of the journey. Check in at your accommodation facility as you wait for your lunch. After lunch, take on an afternoon Launch cruise along Kazinga Channel – one that joins Lakes Edward and George. The cruise is a wonderful way to see hippo, and the occasional Nile crocodile (which up until recently did not inhabit this area) and a spectacular bird watching on the water bank.

Bush lodge

Queen Elizabeth National Park tour

Queen Elizabeth

Rise very early with your packed lunch take on a morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. You will most likely meet grazing Hippos, Elephants, and Lions, spotted Hyenas, bush buck, water buck, stripped jackal, comical warthogs and the elusive leopard. Proceed to Maramagambo forest. Many surprises await you here for example pythons are often observed in the crevices of the bat cave floor using the bats as a source of food.

Bush lodge

Queen Elizabeth NP – Bwindi forest

Bwindi Impenetrable

You will drive along the deep and wide dry craters that are occupied by savanna grasses and acacia. The drive takes you through the unique western rift valley escarpment and the (southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park) Ishasha sector where you will take on yet another game drive in search of the tree climbing lions before proceeding to Bwindi. The journey takes about 4 hours but driving through interesting features. Arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable forest in the evening.

Rushanga gorrila camp

: Bwindi forest Gorilla Tracking

Bwindi Impenetrable

After early breakfast, set off with guides to for Gorilla Trekking. Bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Spend time in awe watching the gorillas go about their activities. Each gorilla safari encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngster’s frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display.

Rushanga gorilla lodge

transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

After an early breakfast transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale. Lunch break is made in Kabale. The afternoon is spent on relaxation and sightseeing around the Lake.

Bunyonyi Overland Camp

Relax at Lake Bunyonyi

Whole day dedicated for relaxation and after Lunch break then take on an afternoon boat ride to some of the islands on the lake.

Bunyonyi Overland Camp

Lake Bunyonyi – Lake Mburo

Lake Mburo

After breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National park. This time a visit to Igongo cultural center to learn and experience the life style and culture of the Ankole and the Bahima. It is only at Igongo where the future meets the past.

Rwakobo rock lodge

explore Lake Mburo national park

Lake Mburo

Morning game drive. The park is renowned for zebras, impalas, buffaloes, hippos, topi and elands including the rare shoebill, crested crane, pelicans, fish eagle, heron and many water birds. Afternoon boat cruise amidst the Hippos is amazing.

Rwakobo rock lodge

Lake Mburo – Kampala

After early breakfast, take on a morning Bush walk. Lake Mburo National Park is a very special place; every part of it is alive with variety, interest and colour. It contains an extensive wetland. You are likely to see elands, impalas, waterbucks, warthogs, and zebras. There-after drive back to Kampala with a stopover at the Equator monument and later transfer to Entebbe to catch up with your evening flight back home.

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