BEST OF UGANDA – 10 Days – 9 Nights

Detailed Itinerary

DAY 1: ARRIVAL ENTEBBE

On arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda and after finalizing the formalities, you shall be welcomed by your guide, who will then drive you to your hotel.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

DAY 2: DRIVE TO MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK, VISIT ZIWA RHINO SANCTUARY

After breakfast you shall start your tour. Driving through Kampala, you proceed to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Here you shall have a walking Safari to the Southern Park to trek White Rhinos that have been re-introduced in Uganda. In the afternoon you will drive to the legendary Murchison Falls, from which the National Park derives its name.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

DAY 3: GAME DRIVE AND LAUNCHCRUISE ON THE RIVER NILE

After an early breakfast, you will go for game drive. This is a beautiful drive across savannah, Borassus PalmForest and grassland down to Lake Albert where the Albert Nile heads north. Drive in the open African savannah in search for Lions, Leopard, Hyena, Buffalo, Elephant, Jackson Hartebeest. Oribi, Waterbucks, Uganda Kobs, and enjoy spotting various Bird species such as the Secretary Bird, Black Chested Snake Eagle, Tawny and Marshal Eagles Carmine and Swallow-Tailed Bee-Eaters, and many more.

In the afternoon, go for a scheduled boat ride up the Nile, to Murchison falls, whence the park derives its name.

Enjoy these spectacular falls by hiking to the top of the falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7meter gap andat the bottom you will see Huge Nile Crocodiles bask.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

DAY 4: FLY OR DRIVE TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

Today you will choose to fly to Kasese and drive to Fort Portal Kibale National Park. Or drive to Kibale National Park. Along the way you will pass many tea plantations. On the way you stop in Fort Portal. In the afternoon you will arrive at your accommodation. You may from choose alternative activities available at the Lodge. Like visiting one of the local communities and getting to learn about their different lifestyles, take a crater lake walk or visit one of the Tea farms.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

DAY 5: CHIMPANZEE HABITUATION EXPERIENCE, BIGODI SWAMP WALK

Today you will experience Chimpanzee Habituation in Kibale Forest National Park. You will arrive at the park Head-quarters at 6:30 am for briefing. Led by an experienced Ranger Guide, you will start off into the forest to find the Chimps as they awake from their Nests. Thereafter you will follow a Chimpanzee family, observing how they hunt, feed, Mate, play with the young, interact and rest. You will get to learn to identify them as individuals by their markings, scars and other unique features that make them stand apart from rest. There are 4950 chimpanzees within Uganda; Kibale Forest alone has the most with almost 1500 Chimpanzees. In the afternoon after tracking, you have the opportunity to take a guided walk through the swamps of Bigodi or in a nearby village.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

DAY 6: DRIVE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast you will drive today to the world-famous Queen Elizabeth National Park, crossing the equator along the way. Named after her Majesty the Queen of England, it is Uganda’s most popular and most scenic game reserves. It stretches from the crater-dotted foothills of the Rwenzori range in the north, along the shores of Lake Edward to the remote Ishasha River in the south, incorporating a wide variety of habitats that range from savanna and wetlands and lowland forest. You shall have an evening game drive in the park.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

DAY 7: GAME DRIVE & BOAT RIDE ON THE KAZINGA CHANNEL

Have an Early Morning Game Drive. There are over 100 mammal species that include Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Elephants and the elusive Giant Forest Hog in this park. The Primates include Chimps, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Blue, Black faced Red Colobus, and Red-tailed monkeys and Olive Baboons.

In the afternoon, you shall have a scheduled boat ride on Kazinga Channel. Queen Elizabeth boasts one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any game park, from the open Savannah to Rain Forest, dense Papyrus Swamps and Crater Lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 8 : GAME DRIVE IN ISHASHA, DRIVE TO BWINDI NATIONAL PARK

Depart for Bwindi National Park in the Morning on your way; you will have a chance to have a game drive in Ishasha sector where the tree climbing lions are found, then continue to the home of the Mountain Gorillas, Bwindi National Park. Of Uganda’s Forested Parks, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known for gorilla tracking, but it also provides refuge to elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys and various small antelopes, as well as 23 bird species restricted to the Albertine.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 9 : GORILLA TREKKING

This morning you will get up very early for gorilla trekking. Trekking the Mountain Gorilla is one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The trek will take between 2 and 6 hours, but is well worth the effort. You will be led by an experienced ranger who will tell you interesting facts about flora and fauna and the lifestyle ofthe Gorillas.