Explore wilderness of Uganda Over a 16-Day Safari From Entebbe
Highlights
Entebbe, Lake Mburo National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park
Locations Covered
Entebbe, Lake Mburo National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park
bird, safari, Wildlife
Private Tour
16 Days
Easy
English
Description
Embark on an adventurous Ugandan safari to explore the wilderness of Mabira and Kibale Forest, see tree-climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park and track gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Enjoy game drives at several national parks such as Lake Mburo, Kidepo Valley and Murchison Falls. Also, witness the incredible imaginary Equator line, which decides Earth into two halves.
Itinerary
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Day 1- Arrival in Entebbe
- Our tour guide will receive, greet, and brief you about your trip upon arrival at the Entebbe Airport.
- Then, you will be transferred to your booked hotel in Entebbe for an overnight stay.
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Day 2- Kidepo Valley National Park
- After having your breakfast, you will be driven to Kidepo Valley National Park in the morning.
Overnight: Kidepo savannah lodge
Meal Plan: Dinner and Breakfast
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Day 3- Kidepo Valley National Park
- After breakfast, your tour guide will pick you up and go for a game drive to the park's northwest through Narus valley to Kidepo valley. Narus Valley is vast grassland rolling plain among distant mountains and hills. It's very rewarding with permanent water supplies from the Narus River that attracts large concentrations of animals like savannah elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, Uganda Kobs, waterbucks, lions, etc. Kidepo, unlike Narus, has fewer animals. However, driving through it is thrilling when exploring its white sand bed, not missing out on the diffused stunning ostriches, cheetahs, zebras, lions, leopards, warthogs, bush duikers, to mention but a few and the Kanangok hot springs.
- Have your packed lunch, and after that, hike the Morungole mountain range (2,750m) northeast of Apoka.
- Go to your hotel, relax, have dinner, and have an overnight stay.
Overnight: Kidepo savannah lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 4- Murchison Falls National Park
- At 6:30 am, after your breakfast, you will be transferred to Murchison Falls National Park.
- Have lunch en-route and participate in game drives.
Overnight: Fort Murchison lodge
Meal Plan: Dinner and Breakfast
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Day 5- Murchison Falls National Park
- At 06:30 am, after having your early morning breakfast, you will be ready for a game drive to catch a glimpse of the early risers and nocturnal animals going back to their hideouts. Wild games to encounter will include; elephants, buffaloes, Jackson's hartebeest, oribi, reedbuck, hyenas, and exclusive species like elusive shoebill stork, yellow fronted tinker birds, goliath heron, malachite, kingfisher, etc.
- After lunch, you will go for a delta boat cruise, which launches from Paraa and sails down gently on the flowing Nile waters meeting numerous floating papyrus islands.
Overnight: Fort Murchison lodge
Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 6- Kibale National Park
- Following your breakfast at 06:30 am, you will set off to the primate capital of the world (Kibale Forest National Park).
- You shall have packed lunch on your way and then proceed to your lodge in the late afternoon, and if it is a clear day, you will enjoy the beautiful hot orange sunset.
Overnight: Kibale forest camp
Meal Plan: Dinner and breakfast
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Day 7- Kibale National Park
- After your breakfast, drive to the Kanyunchu visitor’s center and get ready for the chimps trail. This is a fascinating jungle experience with your mesmerizing relatives observing them swinging from one tree to another, feeding, playing about, or progressing speedily on the ground. Other primates to look out for include; black and white colobus, red-tailed monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, and forest birds.
- After trekking, you will be driven to Bigodi wetland sanctuary, another engaging site of the park with over 200 bird species, including purple breasted sunbirds, Abyssinia, crown eagle, flycatchers, various primates and mammals like; olive baboons, grey-cheeked monkeys, bush pigs and vervet monkey.
Overnight: Kibale forest camp
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 8- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- After breakfast, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park for an afternoon boat cruise running along the Kazinga channel. But before the cruise, you will do a 27 km crater drive which will present you distant sights of stunning crater lakes.
- Watch out for Lake Kitagata, a lake fed by salty hot spring with no wildlife around, but more than beautiful can describe.
- Have rewarding sights of Mount Rwenzori- the mount of the moon, the tremendous western rift valley with its associated features, Kazinga channel.
- Reach Mweya, and go for a boat cruise. This is a 20 miles long natural channel running between Lake George to Lake Edward with the highest concentration of water submerged Hippos and Nile crocodiles. There are over 550 species of migrant and resident birds spread at water edges. The cruise offers excellent photography, bird watching, and game viewing platforms.
Overnight: Enganzi lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 9- Kyambura Forest
- At 06:30 am, after eating your breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains, a perfect place for a classic African safari experience. You will encounter vast herds of Kobs that attract pride of lions, Cape Buffaloes, Leopards, Topis, Elephants, Waterbucks, Warthogs, Hyenas and side-striped jackals.
- Have lunch, and then head to Kyambura forest, where you will have a chance to see chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, olive baboons, white colobus monkeys, and bird species ranging from beautiful flamingos, Africa skimmers, white-tailed lark papyrus gonolek, Verreaux eagle and owl lesser shoebills.
Overnight: Kyangabi safari lodge
Meal Plan: lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 10- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- After breakfast, you will be driven to Bwindi National park through the Ishasha sector, located on the southern rim of the park. The sector is characterized by a magnificent landscape dominated by savannah woodland tree species, for example, fig trees, cactus, acacia trees, with big branches that allow lions to hang up and look down at the delicious Kobs grazing in the fields.
- Have packed lunch and then proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Overnight: Gorilla Mist Camp
Meal Plan: Dinner and Breakfast
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Day 11- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- At exactly 06:30 am, after eating breakfast, you will be ready at the information center for instructions to follow when tracking through the dense montane and lowland forest trail. You will encounter different primates like chimpanzees, baboons, colobus monkey, L'Hoest, Red-tailed monkey, vervet monkey, forest elephants, as well as the giant Mount gorillas- the most impressive endangered species of the wild. You will also encounter 346 birdlife species, including the Albertine endangered species, 200 butterflies, flowering plants, and 324 tree species.
Overnight: Gorilla mist camp
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 12- Lake Bunyonyi
- At exactly 06:30 am, after having a hot cup of coffee, you will be ready at the information center for a 5.2 km Muzabajiro loop trail, and this will offer you a breathtaking view of Bwindi forest, the western rift valley, and the Virungas.
- On the way, you will witness hundreds of prehistoric tree ferns. The top of this is an excellent place for a picnic lunch.
Overnight: Lake Bunyonyi eco-resort
Meal Plan: Dinner and breakfast
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Day 13- Lake Bunyonyi
- At precisely 06:30 am after your breakfast, you will have a chance to tour Lake Bunyonyi, this lake is believed to be the second deepest in Africa and third in the world with an approximate depth of 900m. The lake is blessed with over 28 islands, and the most prominent of these include Akampene Island.
- Do a highland hike to witness the skilful techniques applied in controlling soil erosion, crops are grown, and the alluring highland terrain.
- Return for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight: Lake Bunyonyi eco-resort
Meal Plan: lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 14- Lake Mburo National Park
- At exactly 06:30 am, after your hot coffee, you will drive to Lake Mburo National Park for an afternoon boat cruise, another rewarding activity one can look for. The cruise guarantees you a view of the amazing flora and fauna in the park, such as crocodiles, hippos, antelopes, buffaloes and birds such as kingfishers, African fish eagles, pelicans, hammer Kobs.
- Afterwards, you will head for a guided nature walk to find many animals enjoying the environment of salty rocks.
Overnight: Rwakobo rock
Meal Plan: lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 15- Lake Mburo National Park
- At 06:30 am after your breakfast, you will transfer to Rubanga forest, another relevant feature worth a visit, located at the confines of Lake Mburo National Park. It's home to over 40 bird species commonly referred to as forest birds, suitable enough to attract tourists like; green pigeon, harrier hawk, double toothed barbet, shoebill, and grey-backed camerptera. The forest also constitutes several tree species, including gigs, platycaluz markhamia, palm, acacia, and mammals such as topis, impalas, warthogs, buffaloes, zebras, to mention but a few.
- Have your packed lunch and head for an afternoon game drive. This will offer you a fantastic opportunity to see the park constitutes bird and wildlife species, including Eland, antelopes, giraffes, topis, warthogs, zebras, and impalas. Besides those, other features in the park to glance at include the alluring beautiful sceneries comprising of parent rocks and open savannah vegetation.
Overnight: Rwakobo Rock
Meal Plan: lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 16- Departure
- After your breakfast at 06:30 am, you will be transferred back to Entebbe International Airport for your return flight.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and lunch
What's Included
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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