Safari in Uganda & Safari Holiday
This 15 days Safari in Uganda & Safari Holiday will take you to Murchison Falls for hiking to the top of the falls and wildlife viewing, Kibale forest for Chimp tracking and Bigodi walk, Queen Elizabeth where you will enjoy game viewing and also Climbing lions in Ishasha, Bwindi Impenetrable forest to trek Mountain Gorillas, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for Golden Monkey Trekking, Lake Bunyonyi for sightseeing, Lake Mburo National park, and end with Jinja for rafting.
Day 1: Travel to Murchison Falls National Park
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park – Game drives & Boat cruises
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest
Day 4: Kibale Forest Chimpanzee tracking Uganda safari
Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 6: Game drive & Boat cruise along Kanzinga Channel
Day 7: Game drive & transfer to Ishasha sector to Bwindi
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi Forest
Day 9: Golden Monkey trekking in Mgahinga gorilla national park
10: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 11: Lake Bunyonyi
Day 12: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park- Home of Zebras
Day 13: Drive to Kampala
Day 14: White water rafting & discovering the Nile
Day 15: Return to Kampala the Entebbe International Airport
Day 1: Travel to Murchison Falls National Park
Pick up by your guide from the Hotel in Kampala in the morning after breakfast and transfer you to Murchison falls through the Luwero triangle. On the way, visit Ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will track rhinos and have lunch at the restaurant.
Proceed to the park, visit the falls at the top where you will see the magnificent falls passing through the 7 m gap with rocks and form the Victoria Nile. After head to the lodge, have super and an overnight.
Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge | Chobe Safari Lodge
Mid-Range: Pakuba Safari Lodge | Fort Murchison Lodge
Budget: Hornbill Safari Lodge | Heritage Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park – Game drives & Boat cruises
After your breakfast at the lodge and set out for a 2 to 3 hours game drive in Uganda’s largest park with a variety of wildlife such as leopards, hippos, lions, warthogs, buffaloes, elephants, antelopes, giraffes, waterbucks as well as different bird species. Safari in Uganda & Safari Holiday
After the drive, drive to the lodge and have lunch, then have a 3 hours boat cruise on the Nile where you will see a number of animals along the banks such as elephants, hippos, crocodile, antelopes, and also monkeys and birds will be spotted along to, sail to the bottom of the falls where you will hike for about 1hour and 30 minutes after which you will return to your lodge for dinner and Overnight stay.
Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge | Chobe Safari Lodge
Mid-Range: Pakuba Safari Lodge | Fort Murchison Lodge
Budget: Hornbill Safari Lodge | Heritage Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Today you wake up early and have breakfast checkout from your lodge and have a game drive out of the park to Kibale Forest via Fort portal.
Kibale Forest is one of Africa’s beautiful rain forests and home to 13 primates and most common ones are Chimpanzees.
It is also a great place for birders since it harbors over 325 bird species. Driving to this park great scenic views are spotted along the way. Have a nature walk in the evening in the park, For Dinner and an Overnight at booked accommodation.
Destination: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge | Ndali Lodge
Mid-Range: Chimpanzee Guest House| Turaco Treetops
Budget: Rweteera Safari Park | Lake Nkuruba & Camp Site
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 4: Kibale Forest Chimpanzee tracking Uganda safari.
Breakfast, head to the park head offices for briefing and after set out for Chimpanzee tracking through the forest. Remember that only 1 hour is given to trackers when they meet with the chimpanzees. On seeing chimpanzees, other primates can be spotted such as the Red Tailed Monkeys, LHoest’s Monkeys, Blue Monkeys, Black & White colobus Monkeys among others and also elephants, antelopes, buffaloes can be spotted in the forest.
Go back to the lodge for lunch. In the evening go for a walk through the Bigodi wetland where you will see birds, baboons, bush babies among other wildlife species. Have dinner and Overnight.
Destination: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge | Ndali Lodge
Mid-Range: Chimpanzee Guest House| Turaco Treetops
Budget: Rweteera Safari Park | Lake Nkuruba & Camp Site
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast set off for a 3 to 4 hours’ drive to Queen Elizabeth which is one of Uganda’s outstanding wildlife National parks such as over 600 bird species, mammals like elephants, buffaloes among others.
During the journey you will enjoy great views including the Rwenzori ranges. On reaching the park go for a game drive in the evening where you will see a number of animals. Dine and sleep at the lodge.
Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge | Katara Lodge
Mid-Range: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge | Elephant Hub Lodge
Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages | Bush Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 6: Game drive & Boat cruise Along Kazinga Channel
Today after breakfast go for an early morning game drive through the park where you will see different wildlife species like waterbucks, lions, elephants, hartebeests, giraffes, antelopes, buffaloes, leopards, warthogs, also view different crater lakes.
After the 3 to 4 hour drive, head back for lunch as you prepare for the afternoon 2 hour boat cruise on Kazinga channel which is home to over 550 hippos; also you will birds and other animals like crocodiles, elephants, antelopes among others. Return and have dinner and overnight.
Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge | Katara Lodge
Mid-Range: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge | Elephant Hub Lodge
Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages | Bush Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 7: Game drive & transfer to Ishasha sector continue to bwindi
Have breakfast then check out from your lodge. If you are transferring from queen by road, you will pass via the Ishaha area, pronounced for the famous tree climbing lions.
It will take you 3-4 hours to reach the park. By air, you be transfer to Kasese Airstrip for the scheduled charter which departs at 10:05 am. Within 30 minutes, you be in Kihihi Airstrip which is a one-hour drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park- the home of the threatened mountain gorillas.
Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge | Gorilla Safari Lodge
Mid-Range: Gorilla Mist Camp | Mutanda Lake Resort
Budget: Bakiga Lodge | Broadbill Forest Camp
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 8: Gorilla Tracking and Transfer Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Talk of gentle giants with a 98% DNA close to that of humans, it’s the Mountain gorillas which made Bwindi Forest their home.
Also other species like butterflies, plants, primates, mammals, butterflies, frogs, among others are also found here. After briefing at the headquarters, you will be led by the rangers into the jungle to track gorillas.
This experience usually takes 1 hour to about 8 hours since gorillas move differently also and only 1 hour is granted to capture your greatest moments with the gorillas. Safari in Uganda & Safari Holiday, Just in case some of you are not interested in tracking gorillas, you can go for a short guided forest walk or Village walk to the Batwa community.
Destination: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Mutanda Lake Resort
Mid-Range: Lake Mulehe gorilla lodge
Budget: Kisoro Tourist Hotel
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 9: Golden Monkey trekking in Mgahinga gorilla national park
Golden Monkey trekking: You will wake early in the morning have aroma coffee tea served with delicious snacks with packed lunch.
After morning breakfast, your driver or guide will drive you to the briefing point where the golden monkey trekking experience start same as the previous day. To your briefing, a ranger guide will share information on what to expect while in the Virunga volcanoes trekking for the golden monkeys.
After your briefing will then start hiking up in volcanoes searching for golden monkeys since there is much hiking needed you will be joined by porters to help those are interested and in any case, you meet the wild buffaloes and Elephants which can be dangerous to you.
These golden monkeys are swift in their movement unlike the mountain gorillas and you will have to follow them as they move to feed. Once you see them, you’re given 1 hour to spend with the golden monkeys see them feeding, playing before you begin your descent back to the lodge.
Destination: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Mutanda Lake Resort
Mid-Range: Lake Mulehe gorilla lodge
Budget: Kisoro Tourist Hotel
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 10: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi.
Today after breakfast while still in the mood of reminiscing about the previous days gorilla experiences, you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi, which is Africa’s second deepest lake and a birders spot.
Enjoy the eye-catching landscapes such as the locally terraced interlocking hills where most locals carryout their farming. Also while here you are in the base that was named by Britishs great diplomat Winston Churchill as the Switzerland of Africa. Accommodation options; Destination: Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort | Arcadia Cottages Bunyonyi
Mid-range: Hawk’s Eye Lodge Bunyonyi | Bunyonyi Overland Resort
Budget: Bunyonyi View resort | Crater Bay Cottage
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 11: Lake Bunyonyi
After your breakfast having amazing views from surrounding hills, forests and the beautiful rays of the morning sun.
After head out for a canoe ride on the lake which harbors 29 islands and almost every island with a history such as the Punishment Island – enjoy the stories from the guides on this boat ride.
Return to the lodge, have lunch and in the afternoon, take a walk, or hike up the hills to enjoy more spectacular views of forests and lakes, or watch birds, or read a book while relaxing by the lake shores, or swim in the lake which is Bilharzia free and safe for swimming.
Destination: Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort | Arcadia Cottages Bunyonyi
Mid-range: Hawk’s Eye Lodge Bunyonyi | Bunyonyi Overland Resort
Budget: Bunyonyi View resort | Crater Bay Cottage
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 12: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park- Home of Zebras
After breakfast, embark to the 4 hours and 30 minutes’ drive to Lake Mburo National Park- among Uganda’s smallest parks with lunch en route you will be passing through stunning sceneries, farms, and plantations.
The park is home to a big number of Zebras, also impalas, oribis, buffaloes, warthogs, waterbucks and also over 332 bird species made it their home. When you arrive in the park- in the afternoon go on a boat cruise along Lake Mburo, take enough photographs.
Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Mihingo Lodge | Mburo Safari Lodge
Mid-Range: Arcadia Cottages | Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Budget: Eagle nest | Leopard Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 13: Drive to Kampala
Enjoy an early breakfast, after do a game drive as you continue to Kampala, have a stop at the Equator line; take photos and also buy some souvenirs from craft shop. Enjoy lunch still at the Equator or in Kampala depending on the time you arrive there. Safari in Uganda & Safari Holiday
After lunch drive to Jinja located in the East of Uganda and the home of the source of the Nile River. Arrive in the evening and have dinner and take a rest at the lodge/hotel of your choice.
Destination: Jinja Uganda
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Wild waters lodge
Mid-range: Haven Lodge
Budget: Nile cottages
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 14: White water rafting & discovering the Nile
Have an early breakfast and head out for today’s activities. The Nile River finds its source in Jinja where it starts the 4000 km through different African countries.
So your driver will take you to where the beginning point is as you go for discovering the Source of the Nile; you will go for a guided boat cruise on the Nile. After the boat, go for half day rafting on the rapids which is an adventure and an unforgettable experience.
Have lunch and after you could choose to rest at the lodge on the swimming pool or go for optional activities like bungee jumping or kayaking or quad biking or Horse riding
Destination: Jinja Uganda
Accommodation Options
Luxury: Wild waters lodge
Mid-range: Haven Lodge
Budget: Nile cottages
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Day 15: Return to Kampala the Entebbe International Airport
Take breakfast leave Jinja for Kampala buy some souvenirs to take home with you. If you have a flight on the same day your guide will transfer you to Entebbe as you bid farewell to Uganda. Safari in Uganda & Safari Holiday
We believe you had a great time in this 15 Days Safari in Uganda Adventure & Wildlife with both different people and also in the wild. Thank you so much for choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations, We hope to see you again!!!!
Destination: Kampala
Accommodation: No
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drinking Water Throughout
Things Included
All accommodation
ALL permits (Chimpanzee, Golden Monkey & Gorilla)
All Meals Plan
Park Entrance Fees
English Speaking Guide/Driver
4wheel Drive Safari Vehicle
Ranger guide during game drives
Ranger for trekking
Water Rafting
Bottled Drinking Water
Boat Trips
Transport
All mentioned activities apart from the extra/optional ones.
Things Excluded
International Flights
Uganda Visa Charges
Alcoholic Drinks
Laundry
Tips to Guides and Staff
Insurance
Extra activities not mentioned in the Itinerary
Enjoy your 15 days Safari in Uganda & Safari Holiday
