DESTINATIONS TO VISIT
DESTINATIONS TO VISIT
A 20-day safari in Uganda covers the country’s top highlightsincluding Kampala city tour, the iconic Nile River views in Murchison Falls and diverse wildlife. Kibale offers great scenic views and mind blowing community activities, while Bwindi allows for unforgettable gorilla trackingng. Queen Elizabeth impresses with tree-climbing lions and Kazinga Channel boat rides. The journey includes the remote Kidepo Valley’s wildlife-rich savannahs. Lake Mburo is renowned for zebra sightings and an abundance of birdlife and all this enhances the experience. Throughout, you will encounter Uganda’s diverse ecosystems, abundant wildlife, and rich cultural heritage.
Upon your late arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will receive a warm welcome from your driver guide and will be transferred to Kampala for a rest and sleep over at your accommodation
After breakfast you will go for an adventurous Kampala city tour. Places to visit include Kasubi Royal Tombs, the burial ground of the Buganda Kingdom Royals, the Buganda Kingdom Parliament (Bulange House), The Buganda King’s Palace, Ghaddafi Mosque Old Kampala, Nakasero fruit market where you can interact with Kampala’s friendly people. You will have lunch and later proceed to your accommodation for dinner and overnight. (Lunch at own cost)
On this day our driver guide will pick you up after breakfast and head to Northern side of Uganda. On arrival, you will check in at your accommodation and have lunch before heading out for rhino tracking. The sanctuary was set up to reintroduce rhinoceros in Uganda following their extinction in
Wake up to breakfast and be ready for a 6-7 hours’ journey to Kidepo Valley national park. This journey will reward you with Acholi and Karamojong culture and homesteads. You will have an enroute lunch stop in Gulu and arrival at the lodge will be later in the afternoon. You will check in at your lodge and have a relaxed evening as you prepare for the next day’s activities
After breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive expecting to see game such as lions, leopards, rare cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, elephants and many more. After the game drive, you return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon have a cultural experience that will bring you into contact with Karamojong people and learn more about their cultural practices and their ways of living. Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.
You will start your day with a delightful breakfast and then after head out for a guided nature walk that will bring you closer to the Kidepo’s wilderness. Lunch will be at the lodge, have a relaxed afternoon and later in the evening you will take on a night game drive in search of some of the elusive predators. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Falls National Park. Kidepo is about 6 hour’s drive to Murchison. You will have breakfast and depart Kidepo for Murchison Falls National Park with an en-route lunch stop in Gulu. On arrival, you will check in at the lodge and you may opt to engage in some activities at the lodge or spend the evening at the swimming pool. Dinner and overnight at the lodge. This day will be for transfer from Kidepo Valley National Park to Murchison
Optional activities at the lodge
In the morning after breakfast, you will go for a game drive through the park searching for predators and other game. The drive will reward you with game like Hyena, Leopard, Elephant, Lion, Jackson’s hartebeest, Oribi, Uganda kob, Giraffe. After the game drive you will have a picnic lunch in the park. In the afternoon you will be transferred to the Victoria Nile dock for a boat ride that takes you to the bottom of the falls. The ride will reward you with game like Crocodile, Monitor lizard, Hippos, Buffalo, and plenty of birds like the Kingfisher. Later that evening you will have a cocktail sundowner at the top of the falls. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
After breakfast you will depart for a 6 hours’ drive to Kibale National Park, passing though verdant countryside, traditional homesteads, tea plantations, matoke (banana) plantations and much more. You will have a stopover in Hoima town for lunch, and later continue to Kibale National Park. Dinner and overnight at the booked accommodation.
The lodge you will be staying at was designed on the theme of safari and built on agricultural land, next to the Kibale Forest National Park and its primates, separated from the forest by the roaring river with its rapids. If you’re lucky, don’t be surprised to see the chimpanzees in front of you! This local family lodge was built for people who love travel, nature and conservation. Every effort has been made to ensure a memorable stay for all their guests. In honour of the tropical environment, each cottage (6 in total) has a variety of organic tropical fruit trees available at your fingertips. For example, you can see, touch, harvest and eat a papaya!
Today you will have a jungle breakfast and later you will engage in different activities available at the lodge. Later in the evening, you will have a campfire with a traditional dance performance to wrap up the day.
Activities at the lodge; Making Ugandan waragi gin, banana juice and brewing experience, Vanilla growth chain experience, Vegetable garden experience, Botanical experience (African medicinal plants), , Tree planting experience in Africa, Coffee experience, Tea experience, Lawyer growth experience, Community walk, Nature walk/Crater Lakes (Great Views), Local culinary experience, Massage in nature.
Today after breakfast, you will take on a nature walk to have a magnificent view of the crater lakes. On return from the walk, you will have lunch at the lodge. After lunch, you will check out and start your journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to the tree-climbing lions. As you approach the park, you will have an route game drive arriving at the lodge in the evening. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Wake up before sunrise for breakfast and set off to the park tracks for a game drive. It is important to set off early to be able to see predators as they return from their hideouts. During the drive, look out for game like leopards, lions, giant forest hogs, hyenas, Uganda kobs, warthogs and others. After the game drive you will head back to the lodge to refresh and later have lunch before a boat ride. The boat ride takes you along the Kazinga channel that connects Lakes George and Edward. You will spot game like hippos, elephants and buffaloes at the shores, not forgetting plenty of birds. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and drive to Kalinzu forest for chimpanzee tracking. The activity involves moving in the forest in search of the chimpanzees and once they are located, you spend an hour watching and learning about their different behaviors. After you will proceed with the journey to Kabale where you will have lunch and then later continue to Lake Mutanda. Arrival will be in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Have an early breakfast, and get transferred to the park headquarters for briefing before setting off in search of gorillas at the impenetrable Bwindi Forest. The time you will take searching for these humble apes is unpredictable, however, it ranges between 2-9 hours depending on their movement. The thrill of encountering these giant primates is one of a lifetime. You will stay with them for 1 hour for observation and photographs, and later return to the lodge for lunch and a relaxed afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
What to Pack for a Gorilla Tracking Safari
On this day, breakfast will be followed by transfer to Lake Bunyonyi with wonderful sceneries en- route. Kabale area is known as the Switzerland of Africa, characterized by terraced cultivated hills. You will have lunch on arrival the lodge. In the afternoon, you may relax at the swimming pool or you may opt to visit Arcadia lodge for amazing views and drinks. Later return to the lodge for Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, you will take on a boat ride to different islands on Lake Bunyonyi. Bunyonyi means “A place with many little birds”. After the boat ride, you will return to the lodge for lunch and unwind the day at the swimming pool. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and start your journey to Lake Mburo National Park. Lunch will be at Igongo Cultural Centre before proceeding to check in at your lodge for a relaxed afternoon at the swimming pool or opt for a game drive. It is also possible to have a night game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
After breakfast, you will go for game viewing in the park. You may opt to do this by taking a nature walk, by cycling or by horse riding in search of animals, the common ones being the zebra, impala, buffalo, topi, and eland as herbivores plus predators like the rare leopard, hyenas and jackals. Return to the lodge for lunch, later go for a boat cruise on Lake Mburo. After you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
After an early breakfast, you will have a game drive as you drive out of the park to take the road to Kampala. Expect scenic views en route including long-horned Ankole cattle. You will have a lunch break at the Equator line where you will have an opportunity to take photos too. Later proceed to Kampala. Dinner and overnight at the booked accommodation. (Dinner at own cost).
On this day, you will wake up at leisure and have breakfast. Relax by the pool and depending on your flight itinerary and check-in time, the driver will drop you off at Entebbe International Airport later that evening