10 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari
10 Days Uganda Chimpanzee tracking and wildlife Safari
The 10 Days Ultimate Uganda Wildlife Safari, covers the Western Uganda safari circuit for big game viewing, boat cruise, and primates tour. Book 10 Days Ultimate Uganda Wildlife Safari covering Western Uganda and all National Parks in the circuit which includes Queen Elizabeth National Park the oldest national park in Uganda for a great wildlife tour.
Safari highlights,
- Wild life
- Chimpanzee tracking
- Gorilla tracking
- Kampala city
- Kazinga channel
- Rhinos
- The big five
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet our tour guide who will be holding a sign post bearing your names. Greet and later depending on arrival time you will either transfer to your assigned accommodation in Kampala or Entebbe for dinner and overnight stay (for evening and night arrivals) or take you on a short city tour around Kampala and Entebbe.
Accommodation at Admas Grand Hotel
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast at your Hotel in Kampala or Entebbe, your driver guide will meet you up and brief you shortly about your tour. Later you will transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Luweero-Nakasongola and Masindi. En route, you can have a stopover at the Luweero Triangle and also at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking. You will reach Masindi town in time for lunch. After lunch, proceed to the park where upon arrival, you will go and visit the top of the falls. This is the most interesting area with in the park. At the top of the falls, you will experience the beauty of the mighty river Nile where its waters squeeze its self into a 7-meter gorge deep down over 45metres and hence making a thunderous roar.
Accommodation at Paara Safari Lodge
Day 3: Game drive and launch cruise
After breakfast early morning, you will go for the game drive in the northern part of the park. The game drive will reward with beautiful and a variety of wildlife in the parks such as Elephants, Lions, leopards, buffaloes, Antelopes like bush bucks and water bucks, Kobs, warthogs and so on. Later on you will return to your lodge for lunch as you wait for the afternoon launch cruise along the Albert Nile. During the afternoon launch cruise, look out for water loving animals like crocodile along the river banks, elephants taking water, hippos and many bird species.
Accommodation at Paara Safari Lodge
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale forest National Park
After breakfast, you will set out and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. En route to the park, the journey will reward you with beautiful scenery especially of the great Rwenzori Mountains in Kasese. You will also pass by different homesteads of local people in Hoima, plantations of tea and bananas and so on. You will have lunch in Hoima town and later proceed to fort portal reaching in the evening. Transfer to the park for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation at Turaco treetops Lodge
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest and Bigodi swamp walk
Breakfast will be served in the morning after which, you will set out for the short chimpanzee briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority officials. The rangers will guide you on how to walk while in the forest and also how to behave. After this, you will get into the forest to start your search for the chimpanzees. These great apes are known as man’s closest friends because of different characteristics that they have in common with man. Look out in the trees for chimpanzees, other primates such as white colobus monkeys, grey-checked mangabey, red colobus, black-and-white colobus, Baboons and different bird species like the great blue turaco, Africa pied king fisher, malachite’s and so on. Return back to the lodge after the trek for lunch after which you will go for the Bigodi swamp walk to search for the water loving bird species. The forest is not only known for its 13 species of primates, but this swamp area with in it, is a bird watchers paradise.
Accommodation at Turaco treetops lodge
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After a fully served breakfast, you will leave Kibale Forest National Park and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. En route, the journey will provide with different scenic views of the great mountains of the moon. You will reach the park with a game drive en route which will offer you with sights of different animals and how they behave at different times. Look out for animals like Elephants, Leopards, Lions and Kobs. You will reach the park headquarters at Mweya in the late afternoon where you will have lunch. Relax while having a small tour around the area.
Accommodation at Buffalo Safari Lodge
Day 7: Game drive and Launch cruise
After breakfast early morning, you will go for the game drive in Kasenyi area with in the park. The game drive will reward with beautiful and a variety of wildlife in the parks such as Elephants, Lions, leopards, buffaloes, Antelopes like bush bucks and water bucks, Kobs, warthogs and so on. Later on, you will return to your lodge for lunch as you wait for the afternoon launch cruise along the Kazinga commonly known as the area with the highest concentration of hippos in Africa. The launch cruise will reward you with views of the most famous water loving animals like crocodile along the river banks, elephants taking water, hippos and many bird species.
Accommodation at Buffalo Safari Lodge
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi National Park
Take breakfast and check out as you also wait for the driver. The driver will start the journey to Bwindi in the morning and reach in the afternoon. Once you reach your hotel, check in, shower and relax by the hotel premises as you take a drink as you chat with other travelers.
Accommodation at Four Gorillas lodge
Day 9: Mountain gorilla trekking – Batwa Pygmies visit
You will wake up early to take your breakfast and then wait for the driver to take you to the park offices for the briefing. Briefing for gorilla trekking starts at 7:00 am. During the briefing, you will learn about the history of the park, the gorilla groups and other creatures in the forest.. Listen to what the Rangers tell you. You will have one hour with the gorilla family. Ensure that you complete the activity with great photos.
After the one hour has elapsed, you will go back to the starting point where our guide will be waiting to take you to the lodge for lunch and rest. Later in the evening, you will go to visit the Batwa Pygmy community.
Accommodation at Four Gorillas lodge
Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala for departure
After yesterday’s demanding activities, wake up at your own time and take breakfast as you wait for the company Guide/Driver. The driver will start the 8-hour journey back to Kampala using another route. This time you will pass through Mbarara town and finally to Masaka. The journey will not be boring as there is so much to see along the way. You will have a stop at the Igongo Cultural Centre, the equator crossing in Kayabwe and also to visit the Buganda Royal drum makers as you approach Kampala. Lunch will be taken either at the Igongo Cultural Centre or at the equator crossing. The Driver will take you to the airport for your flight or to a hotel if you are still in the country.
End of Safari
The trip will cost 5,785USD per person traveling
The safari includes,
- Park entry fees
- Chimpanzee tracking permits
- Gorilla tracking
- Rhino tracking
- Boat cruises
- Game drives
- An English-speaking guide
- Accommodation on full board arrangement
- Top of the falls
- Transportation
- En route meals
The safari excludes,
- Visas
- Personal insurance
- Tips
- Flights