10 Days Best of Uganda Safari
This 10 days Best of Uganda safari offers you an abundance of wildlife, scenery, and cultural experiences in Uganda. Gorilla and chimpanzee tracking are the highlight of this safari, but expect to see rhinos, lions, hippos, buffaloes, leopards, elephants, and several species of birds and an abundance of dense green forest. Enjoy the top of the Falls in Murchison and the tree climbing lions and chimpanzee trekking in Queen Elizabeth National Park. This journey will bring you close to nature and culture.
Safari expectations,
- Rhinoceros trekking
- Top of the Falls
- Game drives
- Boat Cruise
- Chimpanzee tracking
- Bigodi wetland visit
- Tree climbing Lions
- Gorilla tracking
Day 1. rhinoceros trekking - Murchison falls
Drive north, with a first stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a reserve of rhinos where it is possible to take a walk guided by a Ranger, to photograph and contemplate these endangered animals. Lunch at the Masindi Hotel, continue to Murchison National Park reaching in time for dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge.
Day 2. Murchison falls national park
Have packed lunch at your hotel and proceed to search for the wildlife species on a game drive. Expect to see animals like the giraffes, lions, elephants, buffaloes, birds and many more. After the game drive, have lunch and then do an afternoon boat cruise. The boat will allow you to get close to the water animals, which include over 4000 hippos as well as Nile crocodiles. The Nile has got many stunning bird lives which is also enjoyed while taking your boat trip; these include the Bee eaters, colored king fishers, shoebill stork, grey throated and the yellow billed birds. Overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge.
Day 3. Murchison-Kibale Forest
Morning game drive at Murchison Falls and drive Kibale forest, home to various types of primates. Lunch en route, local restaurant. In the afternoon, trek through the forests surrounding the lodge, abundance of birds and small species of primates. Dinner and overnight at Isunga Lodge.
Day 4. mountains of the moon
Through the region of Fort Portal, we will cross large tea plantations, which we will visit. In Kasese, you will stop to observe the mythical Mountains of the Moon, the Ruwenzori range, with peaks of more than 5,000m. With a picnic lunch, we will trek from Kasese to the copper mines of Kilembe and its mountainous area. As early as the 3rd century BC, Ptolemy spoke of the Mountains of the Moon, and placed them on the map, and had them as the source of the Nile River, which has its share of truth as some of its waters flow into the White Nile. Lodging and dinner at twin lakes hotel.
Day 5 - Queen Elizabeth National Park
We enter another great Ugandan national park, the queen Elizabeth national park. In the morning Safari in search of the last lions. We will also visit interesting scenic areas such as Crater Lake. In the afternoon, we embark to tour the kazinga channel, full of hippos and elephants. Overnight and dinner at Bush Lodge in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, where we are likely to spot buffalo and elephants in the vicinity of the lodge.
Day 6. chimpanzee trekking
Today awaits another great activity, a trek through the African forest in search of chimpanzees in the wild. In the jungle of Kalinzu Forest, with a local guide we will look for one of the families of these large primates, during the tour it will be possible to see other small fauna such as colobus monkeys or duiker antelopes, and identify the mahogany tree. Accommodation at Bush Lodge.
Day 7. Bwindi impenetrable forest
Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest which will be the base for the gorilla visit. On our way to the south of the country, we will contemplate spectacular landscapes such as the Rift Valley viewpoint. Overnight at Rushaga Camp, located a few minutes from the gorilla mountain.
Day 8. gorilla trekking mountain gorillas
After a tasty breakfast, your guide will pick you up from the lodge, head for briefing and later enjoy the fullness of the mist forest as you see the gentle giants and other wildlife species like buffaloes, elephants, monkeys, butterflies, and different bird species. Only one hour is permitted with the gorillas. Locating gorillas can take a few hours or the whole day depending on how far they have moved from the place they spent the previous night. After the trek, transfer to lake Bunyonyi. Accommodation at Lake Buyonyi Eco Resort
Day 9. lake Buyonyi
Lake Buyonyi offers, in addition to spectacular landscapes of lush vegetation and small islands, the possibility of exploring the area on foot. In its waters are still observed specimens of African giant otter. Accommodation at Lake Buyonyi Eco Resort.
Day 10: Transfer to Entebbe
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and transfer to Entebbe with a stop over at Igongo cultural center for lunch arriving in the evening.
End of tour