Explore Uganda πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬-The Pearl of Africa.

18 Days | 17 Nights

  • Safari Overview
  • Day by Day
Safari Overview

The four of East Africa’s top travel experiences: Gorilla trekking in Uganda, Cultural interactions, Big 5 game viewing and a night game drive on this 18-Days, Explore Uganda. In addition to the life-changing experience that you’ll have with the Gorillas & pygmy people, you will also be able to go on a Big 5 safari, The visit to the most Forest areas, chimpanzee trek, birding and Boat cruises on the River Nile & the spectacular Kazinga Channel.

Day by Day
Day 1
Touch Down at Entebbe Airport.
Upon arrival at Entebbe Airport, meet our representative, greet and transfer to your hotel. The most beautiful place to touch down is Entebbe International Airport, being welcomed by beautiful weather, The cool breeze from Lake Victoria will be more than sommer on beaches in Europe and USA.
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Adamas Hotel
Day 2
Transfer To Jinja- Source of Nile
Today, you will make your way to the second largest town and the colonial manufacturing hub, Jinja. In Jinja the Nile River begins its journey from Lake Victoria all the way up to the Mediterranean Sea. The drive takes you to Jinja through the Mabira Forest- a generally developed ecotourism site. Mabira Forest the biggest tropical forest in Uganda is a moist semi-deciduous forest popular for natural stroll and cycling trails. The forest is host about 100 species of large moths, butterfly fauna, 300 bird species, for example, blue swallow, papyrus gonolek and the nahan francolin, the purple throated cuckoo and so on. Then later proceed to your lodge for rest and overnight.
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Retreat Haven Lodge
Day 3
Explore The Source Of Nile & White Water Rafting.
After a relaxed breakfast, you will embark on a remarkable adventure with guidelines from a whitewater rafting pro.The White Nile has up to seven times the volume of the Zambezi. It thunders between heavily forested islands and then leaps widely into a series of spectacular drops. You will plunge into the rapids and ride the mountainous waves downstream whilst relaxing and swimming in warm pools in the equatorial sunshine during parts of the trip. This is white water rafting at its best! or Else decide to go for the source of the Nile where you will take a boat and on the boat you will be told how the Water flow from Lake Victoria the biggest lake in Africa being shared by Uganda Kenya and Tanzania. This is the biggest of the of the Nile contributing 70% while 30% comes from the underground.
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Retreat Haven Lodge
Day 4
Transfer To Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
After your breakfast, its time to embark to our Journey to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary the home for the Rhinos. The Drive will take us in some Cities and Villages where we stop for the Market and Fruits like the Pineaples Water Melons so many so many others. We arrive for time of Lunch at the Hotel and have Lunch. Relaxing in the Afternoon before going for the Rhino watch at the Sanctuary. Ziwa is the only place where you will be able to see rhinos in the wild. Presently the sanctuary is home to southern white rhinos. The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists; for Rhino Trekking, Shoebill Trek and Canoe Ride, Bird Watching, Night Walk, Nature Walk and Relaxation
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Amuka safari Lodge
Day 5
Rhino Tracking & Transfer To Uganda's πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ Poplar Park.
After Your Break we head out for Rhino Tracking before driving to the Most Conservation area of Murchison Falls National Park. Uganda's best-known and biggest nature reserve. Its most memorable feature is the Victoria Nile which cuts through the park, running along a series of rapids before shooting out of a narrow crack in an incredibly powerful waterfall. A boat safari during your stay will offer a closer look at the majestic falls while providing ample opportunity to see some of the incredible wildlife that the park is known for along the way. Before heading to the hotel we first drive to the Top of the falls which is must watch when you make you safari in this Home of AFRICAN BIG 5
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Baboo Village Lodge
Day 6
Game Park Experience & Boat Trip
Have breakfast and depart for a morning game drive and then you will have lunch and prepare for the boat cruise to the bottom of the falls and then hike to the top of the falls then your guide will pick you up from the top and transfer you to your lodge for dinner. The highlight of the game drive is that you will be looking for so many cats like Lions, Leopards, Hyenas, wild cast Foxes and so many entilopes, Giraffes, Buffalos, Elephants. In the afternoon it’s the time to go for the boat ride along the Nile and the boat ride takes 2 hours and then back to the Lodge. A lot of the crocodiles on the Nile Hippos and so many birds
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Baboo Village Lodge
Day 7
Transfer To Lake Albert- Uganda's Rift valley
After our breakfast we transfer to Bugoma forest for the study purpose of the forest and the conservation of the Tropical Forest that still exist on the land of Africa. The forest is situated southwest of Hoima and northeast of Kyenjojo towns, and east of Lake Albert, in the Hoima district of western Uganda. It was gazetted in the 1930s and came under the mandate of the National Forestry Authority. It is home to the Rare mangabeys and also the primates well known as the Chimpanzee, and also the Black and white Clubus Monkerys . The forest is unbder threat now as the investers want to grow there sugar.
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Kikonko Lodge
Day 8
The Continues To Home Chimpanzees.
Today you will depart Bogoma Forest heading to Kibale Forest National Park; you will drive through a scenic lush green countryside. On arrival at Kibale forest; you will enter a completely different world… some serious monkey business! Although you are here specifically to track Chimps, the forest is home to at least 12Primate species including the Red Tailed Monkey, Olive Baboon, Black and White Colobus plus Blue Monkeys. The bird life in the forest is also prolific and includes the beautiful Great Blue Turaco. If you are very lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of the meandering herd of Forest Elephant.
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Isunga Lodge
Day 9
98.8, Dibro Nucriac Acid (DNA)- Chimpanzee Trekking & Bigodi
In the morning, embark on a nature excursion. Your swamp walk (1- 2 hours) will take you through grassland and some beautiful scenery. It is usual to spot 3 or 4 different primate species during this walk though the highlight is catching a glimpse of the Great Blue Turaco bird! 2:00 Pm, Your Chimpanzee tracking excursion will commence. Kibale Forest boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including our delightful cousins- the Chimpanzees. During the excursion, your ranger will point out the other species living in the forest, including birds, flora and fauna.
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Isunga Lodge
Day 10
Transfer To Medley of Wonders- Queen E N Park.
Have breakfast and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national. You will arrive in time for lunch. Have you lunch and either you go for Crater lakes exploitation or for Evening Game drives looking for the Big cats animals. Queen Elizabeth National Park is known for its wildlife, including African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippopotamus, giant forest hog, warthog, Nile crocodile, African bush elephant, African leopard, lion, and chimpanzee. It is home to 95 mammal species and over 500 bird species. The area around Ishasha in Rukungiri District is famous for its tree-climbing lions, whose males sport black manes
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Ihamba Lodge
Day 11
Game Drive and Boat Cruise.
Today you will to get up close to wild African fauna on this is rewarding adventure- Lion Tracking. This unique experience allows visitors to actively participate in monitoring some of the lions in the park, using locator devices you will learn habituation calls, as well as monitoring weather, surroundings and behavior of these great cats. The results are added to researchers’ databases, contributing valuable information to the overall understanding of wildlife ecology - and helping to conserve this wonderful ecosystem. This will as well give you a 95% chance to see the lions! The number of people on each outing is limited in order to reduce stress on the animals and to increase the quality of the experience for visitors. Other experiential tourism activities currently available are; Mongoose Tracking, Hippo Census, and Bird Counts. Such nature excursions can be done in the early morning or evening, or occasionally at night. In the afternoon, you will take a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel- a natural channel which connects Lake Edward to Lake George. View Buffaloes, Elephants, Waterbucks, Crocodiles and the highest concentration of Hippos plus a variety of colourful species of Water birds like Crested Eagles, Pelicans and Cormorants – an Amazing diverse collection of the African animal Kingdom which comes to the waterhole to drink or bathe. This will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your tour.
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Ihamba Lodge
Day 12
Kyambura Gorge Experience.
The stunning Kyambura (or Chambura) Gorge also called the β€œValley of Apes” is located in the far eastern corner of the well- known Queen Elizabeth National Park in south western Uganda. Approximately 1 km across – at its broadest point and about 100 meters deep, this gorge is actually drained by River Kayambura. The landscape is among the most impressive you will find in Uganda and it is swarmed a rich wildlife bio-diversity that comprises of primates, wild animals as well as birds. The Kyambura Gorge is a section of the stunning Queen Elizabeth National Park or the Mweya (as it is referred to locally) in the lower Western part of Uganda. The majority of Uganda visitors into the Queen Elizabeth National park are offered a tour of this amazing gorge as a supplementary. Enter into this amazing Gorge and you will be marveled by the verdant, rich Tropical Rain-forest right close to the Equator crossing. The gorge is another world on its own. while the Savannah above has a reasonable amount of light, plus sun shine that offers brightness, the tree canopy within this under-ground forest comprised of rich blocks of plant life shut out most of the sun rays
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Ihamba Lodge
Day 13
To the Home Climbing Predators (Lions) 🦁
After break fast transfer to Ishasha the Home to the Climbings Lions in the whole of East Africa. The area is part of Queen Elizabethe national Park and has been named as the best area for the climbing lions by Wikepea. Its also the best for the phographers to watch the best Lion Movies
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Enjojo Lodge
Day 14
Transfer To Home of Giant Creatures- Gorillas 🦍 Bwindi NP
Today you transfer to Bwindi National Park the home of Mountain Gorillas. The drive to Bwindi will lead you through breath taking; ever green mountain country - deep to the south-western part of Uganda; close to the borders of Rwanda. You will see a great country-side of bamboo forest and have great views of landscape. Check into your hotel for relaxation. We recommend an early night in-order to be ready for your big day tomorrow
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Mucha River Lodge
Day 15
Mutanda Canoe πŸ›Ά Experience.
After travelling in all area Toda is your free day to Have experience of Lake Mutanda . The Lodge is gives you chance to Explore the lake's many islands in traditional dug-out canoe, just like the local fishermen. There is also the Motor boat that will take you the communities and you interact with them how they live. You can also Visit the Batwa well known as the Pygmies , the first people to live in the forest before they were Uganda Wildlife Authority had to say no to human being with wildlife. In the evening most of the time the Lodge arranges the Dance from the Community and if its available make sure you around to attend the dance
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Mucha River Lodge
Day 16
Gorilla 🦍 Sight Encounter.
Today is the big day… Prepare yourself for an encounter with one of Bwindi’s gentle giants: the rare Mountain Gorilla. For most people this is the absolute highlight of their tour in Uganda. You will be required to wake up early in the morning then be led to the visitor’s reception center for a briefing about the park. You are allocated guides before heading into the forest in search of Mountain Gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest boasts around half of Mountain Gorillas, There are also some Communities of Chimpanzees which are living in park making it the only forest in Africa named World heritage site named by UNESCO. It also hosts five other species of primate, 113 species of mammal, over 200 butterflies and 360 birds. Gorillas which you track belong to one of the habituated family groups who can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day. Your trek will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes and bamboo before you eventually reach the Gorillas’ habitat The time taken to track the Gorillas can take as little as 2 hours or more! Once the Gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. Coming face-to-face with a Mountain Gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Uganda’s very own β€˜Gorillas in the Mist’.
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Mucha River Lodge
Day 17
Transfer To Echuya Forest For Batwa Experience
Today morning you will drive to the β€˜Batwa’ (pygmies) Cultural Trail in Kisoro. Doing this trail will enable you interact and learn about the interesting lifestyle of Uganda’s unique pygmies. The Batwa Trail is unique in a way that it show-cases authentic culture of the original inhabitants of the Bwindi forest whose lives mainly depended on the natural habitat transfer to lake Mburo national park one of Uganda’s smallest parks but certainly not to be underestimated. Lake Mburo is the only Ugandan national park (besides Kidepo valley N P) which is home to zebra, eland and impala as well as an abundance of other wildlife like giraffes, bush bucks, warthogs, Uganda kob, oribi, topi, buffaloes, water bucks, baboons, monkeys and 250 bird species in the papyrus swamp land- not to mention the lake itself, which is teeming with hippos and crocodiles!
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Kigarama Lodge
Day 18
Walking Safari & Night Game Drive.
In the morning, you will indulge in a nature walk in the park. Lake Mburo N.P. is one of the parks in Uganda where it’s possible to go for a walking safari with an experienced ranger. This opportunity should not be missed. From footprints and animal droppings, the ranger will be able to tell you which animal has left and how long ago. It is exciting to approach wildlife at such close range. Note: You can either opt for a walking Safari or mountain bike safari. $ 15 pp(1 hour), horseback safari-$ 60p.p(1 hour). As the sun goes down, embark on a night Game drive. A night drive experience is completely different from a day safari - a whole new world of animal species (nocturnal) awaits you! It gives you a different perspective of the park and wildlife. See how the guides find the smallest of creatures from Chameleons to the elusive Leopard. The dark night sky and the slight unknown get your heart pounding. A powerful spotlight on an open safari vehicle ensures great views and lots of animal encounters in the dark African Bush. During a night game drive watch an amazing sunset before heading out, once twilight sets in it is often considered the best time to continue looking for African wildlife. Your ranger will share expert knowledge and information about each nocturnal species and their behavior.
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Kigarama Lodge
Day 19
Back To Entebbe
Today you will depart Lake Mburo N.P to Entebbe. En-route, you may have a stopover at the Uganda equator crossing for a requisite snap shot and some souvenir shopping or meals. This is the perfect place for you to have the most svenears for back home like the crafts and the sprits and so many others that hyou would like to buy any sovernors. Upon arrival in Entebbe, depending on the time of your departure flight and how you feel, you can simply relax at your Lodge or if you flight is tonight then we can go to the airport
Main Destination:
Accommodation
Via Via Guest Lodge

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