10 days Uganda Wildlife Safari

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Safari summary

This 10 day wildlife tour is a sure way to discover the bush and wildlife experience in Uganda; all the action shall be in western Ugandan among thick forests and wide savanah grasslands filled with lots of wild animals. You will visit murchison falls national park (Uganda's largeste wildlife reserve), got to Kibale national park (has the biggest number of primate species in Uganda) and Bwindi forest - home to half of the remaining endagered mountain gorillas.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	January, February, June, July, August, December
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Lake Mburo Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth

Itinerary

Day 1

Day 1: Kampala to Murchison falls National Park. After your breakfast you will be picked from the hotel by a guide to the park. Lunch en route at Masindi and proceed to the park. Go to the top of the falls for a remarkable sight and sound of the Nile crushing through the chasm. Dinner and overnight stay at either Sambiya River Safari Lodge, Red chilli or Paraa Safari Lodge.

Day 2

Day 2: Game drive and Launch cruise. A cup of coffee and leave for the morning game drive around the park hoping to see the Uganda kob, giraffes, Leopards. Return back to the lodge for breakfast and rest. After lunch, you will go for a boat cruise on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls expecting to see crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes and numerous bird species like kingfishers, rare shoebills among others. Dinner and overnight stay at either Sambiya River Safari Lodge, Red chilli or Paraa Safari Lodge.

Day 3

Kibale

Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. Have breakfast in the morning and depart for Kibale forest National Park. Lunch en route in Fort Portal and proceed in the view of the Rwenzori Mountains. A guided nature walk in the Bigodi wetland sanctuary to see various bird species, butterflies and primates. Dinner and overnight stay at Bigodi.

Day 4

Queen Elizabeth

Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth. Enjoy your breakfast and head for chimpanzee tracking and other primates like the Red, Black and white colobus monkeys, Red-tailed monkeys plus a sight of some birds like the African pitas, Red-faced woodland warbler, Blue-headed sunbird and many more. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park after lunch. Go for an evening game drive around the park for a variety of wildlife species. Overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge / Enganzi Lodge.

Day 5

Day 5: Nature walk and Boat cruise. Breakfast in the morning and visit the Maramagambo forest hoping to see different bird species, chimpanzee, other primates and the python caves. After lunch head for a boat ride along the Kazinga channel expecting to see crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes, Topis, birds like Corncrake, African skimmer, Marital eagle among others. Overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge / Enganzi Lodge.

Day 6

Bwindi Impenetrable

Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. After breakfast, you will transfer to Bwindi through Ishasha to view the tree-climbing Lions. Lunch at Ishasha wilderness Camp; visit the Ishasha River for bushbucks, hippos, crocodile and the green vegetation. Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Homesteads or Gorilla Forest camp.

Day 7

Day 7: Gorilla tracking and Nature walk. A cup of tea and go the park headquarters to be briefed about the “dos and don’ts” when with the gorilla. After tracking, go back to the lodge for breakfast and rest. After lunch visit the Buhoma community to see the Batwa people, their cultural performances, traditional healers and brewers. Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Homesteads or Gorilla Forest camp.

Day 8

Lake Mburo

Day 8: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. Breakfast and drive to Lake Mburo National Park through the gorgeous scenery of Kabale. Go for a boat cruise after lunch expecting to see Impalas, zebra, crocodiles, Eland among other savanna species. Dinner and overnight stay at either Mantana Tented Camp, Rwonyo Rest Camp or Mihingo lodge.

Day 9

Day 9: Game drive and Transfer to Kampala. Take a cup of coffee and leave for the morning game drive to see zebras, Buffaloes, Impalas, Topis, Warthogs and different bird species. Return to the lodge for lunch and transfer to Kampala. Lunch en route in Mbarara and a stopover at the equator for photography. Dinner and overnight stay at either Serena Hotel, Tourist Hotel or Cassia lodge.

Day 10

Day 10: Drive to Uganda wildlife Education Centre or Airport. Have breakfast in the morning head to Entebbe Uganda wildlife Education Centre for a variety of wildlife species and birds or transfer to the Airport for your flight back home.

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