10 Days Uganda Safari – Wildlife, Gorillas, Chimpanzees

Uganda

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Duration

10 days

Tour Type

Explore Tours

This 10 Days Uganda Safari takes you to Murchison Falls where you will enjoy game viewing drives, a hike to the top of the falls and a boat cruise on the Victoria Nile. After proceeding to Kibale Forest for Chimpanzee trekking and a Bigodi nature walk then connect to Queen Elizabeth National Park for more game sightings and a boat ride on the amazing Kazinga channel. The last leg of the safari takes you to the Bwindi impenetrable Forest national park through the Ishasha sector where you will see the tree climbing lions.  The last activity on the trip will be Gorilla Tracking where you will see the Endangered Mountain Gorillas.

Included/Exclude

  • Gorilla and Chimpanzee trekking permits
  • Boat Cruise
  • All activities on itinerary & park entry fees
  • Accommodation and meals
  • Transport in Standard Safari vehicle
  • Professional Tour Guide
  • Additional Services
  • Tickets

Tour Plan

Our driver/ guide will receive and welcome you to Uganda from Entebbe international airport. He will transport you to Kampala the capital city of Uganda, where he will drop you to hotel and brief you on history of Uganda and brief on safari. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Accommodation Options:

  • Forest Cottages (budget)
  • Cassia Lodge(mid-range)
  • Kampala Serena Hotel(luxury)

Our driver will transfer you to Murchison falls, driving to northwest, passing by the famous Luwero Triangle, and then proceed to Masindi via Ziwa Rhino Project. Our driver will drive you to Zziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino trekking. You will have a lunch stop and then proceed to Murchison falls.

Accommodation options:

  • Heritage Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Safari Lodge, Parkside Safari Lodge (budget)
  • Murchison River Lodge or Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid-range)
  • Paraa Safari Lodge or Chobe Safari Lodge (luxury)

Early in the morning, you will have game drive around northern banks of river Nile. You have great chances of spotting elephants, lions, giraffes, hartebeest to list the few and bird species. Head for lunch and afternoon you will go for boat ride. You will make boat ride to the bottom of the falls and you will see how the water forces it’s self out of the rocks. You will view hippos and others animals drinking water from the river bank. Dinner and overnight at lodge.

Enjoy an African cup of coffee and the driver will transfer you to kibale national park. You will be view local homesteads, green countryside and local farms along the Albertine Rift escarpment. The journey takes 7-8 hours’ drive and you will check-in at the hotel on arrival.

Accommodation Options:

  • Chimpanzee Forest Guest House(budget)
  • Kibale Forest Camp (mid-range)
  • Primates Lodge(luxury)

Take breakfast, report to headquarters for briefing. Enter the jungle to search for chimpanzees. Game rangers know where to find the chimpanzees easily, after find the chimpanzee spend one hour with them. Return for lunch, after lunch head to Bigodi swamp which is well known for best destination for birds. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park will start off after your morning breakfast. The driver will drive through the south passing the Crater Lake area, you will be viewing beautiful landscape and rolling hills. You might have a chance of viewing animals from the road from queen Elizbeth national park. Check-in to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Options:

  • Bush Lodge(budget)
  • Marafiki Safari Lodge(mid-range)
  • Mweya Safari Lodge(luxury)

Take African cup of coffee and head to park for game drive, expect to see to see buffaloes, lions to list the few and variety of bird species. Head back to the lodge for lunch, after you go for an exciting boat cruise along the Kazinga channel. You will spot a lot of animals during boat ride like hippos, buffalos, and elephant’s drinking water. End of the day back to the lodge.

Take African coffee and then the driver will transfer you to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park for gorilla trekking. You will pass via the Ishasha area where you will see tree-climbing lions and other wildlife. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Accommodation Options:

  • Broadbill camp(budget)
  • Gorilla Mist Camp / Ichumbi Gorilla lodge(mid-range)
  • Chameleon Hill Lodge (luxury)

Take cup of coffee and report to the headquarters for briefing from the game rangers. You should carry packed lunch from lodge, enough drinking water and trekking equipment. Enter the jungle and the trekking will start. After finding the gorillas family will spend one hour with the gorillas and then return to the lodge.

You will have breakfast and after breakfast our driver will be waiting to transfer back to Kampala. You will have stopover from Mbarara town for lunch and then proceed to Uganda equator for photo shots. You will arrival to Kampala; the driver will either drop you to the hotel or to Entebbe international airport to catch-up with your flight.

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10

Min Age

15+

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