12 Days Uganda Safari
These 12 days Uganda Safari starts and ends in Kampala. It includes gorilla trekking, game drive and viewing among other activities. The safari takes you to Bwindi impenetrable national park in western Uganda, a home to 70% of mountain gorillas surviving in the whole world. Murchison Fall is famous for the mighty Murchison falls from where it derives its name. This safari will include Queen known for its diverse natural beauty and also a chance to visit the primate capital of Uganda, Kibale forest national park which has more 13 primate species.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison falls National Park
Early morning your safari guide will pick you up from the hotel in Kampala or Entebbe and drive straight to Murchison Falls national park, Uganda’s finest and largest national park with a gem. It has a record of 76 mammal species and 451 birds. Along the way you will stop over for breakfast and later track rhinos at Zziwa Rhino sanctuary for two hours then have lunch and proceed to Murchison falls National Park reaching in the evening. Check-in at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay. Accommodation Options; Paraa Safari Lodge (Luxury), Fort Murchison/Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid-range), Red Chili Rest Camp/Heritage Safari Lodge (Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Wake up early and have a quick breakfast and head out for morning breakfast, make sure to carry your camera for the best shots. You will be able to spot lions, leopards, giraffes, buffaloes, Jackson hartebeests, antelopes, duikers, hyenas, warthogs, all can be spotted in the savannah open grassland. Later return back to the lodge for lunch and refresh and in the afternoon go for a boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will have a close look to the thrilling white-water falls. Along you will also be able to spot schools of hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants at the bank of the lake, waterbird species such as storks, fish eagles among others. You also have a chance to hike to the top falls and meet your driver guide at the top and drive you back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation Options; Paraa Safari Lodge (Luxury), Fort Murchison/Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid-range), Red Chili Rest Camp/Heritage Safari Lodge (Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park
You will have an early morning breakfast at the lodge and check out driving to another destination, Kibale Forest National Park, a protected rain forest with over 5000 chimpanzees and several other 12 primate species. Along the way is a scenic drive of tea plantations and you will have your lunch en-route in Fort portal town and later proceed to the park. Check-in at the lodge and have a relaxed evening as you wait for dinner. Accommodation Options; Ndali lodge/Primate Lodge/Kyaninga Lodge/Chimp nest lodge Meal Plan; Full Board.
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk
Get up so early for breakfast and head to the park, where you will be briefed about chimpanzee rules and regulations, code of conduct while with them and later you kick start the experience led by the ranger guide into the forest park. Be on the lookout to spot other primates such red-tailed monkeys, black and white monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, olive baboons, and also mammal species such as duikers, forest elephants not forgetting a variety of bird species. When you find a troop of the chimpanzees, spend an hour with them as you observe their lifestyle, feeding, making nests, playful with the young ones, and after Return to the lodge afternoon rest and in the evening, you will do a nature walk in Bigodi, 12 Days Uganda Safari, exciting features are birds, duikers, bushbucks as well the community around.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
On this day, have breakfast at leisure and check out of the lodge to Queen Elizabeth National Park, this park as a full package, in it there are crater lakes, Forest, rift valley escarpment, mammals, primates, reptiles, wetlands and over 600 bird species. In other wards it has a richly diverse ecosystem. While on the way you take on a crater lake drive while you reach in the afternoon for lunch and boat cruise late on kazinga channel. For this, you will get an up-close sighting of crocodile, hippos, elephants, buffalos at the bank of the lake as well as a variety of water bird species. After this, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation options; Mweya safari lodge/Katara lodge (Up market), Ihamba Safari Lodge/Twin Lakes Lodge (Mid-range), Mweya Hostels/Bush lodge in Tents (Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 6: Game drive & community visit
An early morning game drive starts at 6am along kasenyi track with chances to spot lions, hyenas, leopards from catching their prey. You will be able to spot antelopes, elands, bushbucks, impalas, buffalos, warthogs among many other. Return to the lodge for late break fast then lunch and in the afternoon, you will visit the community around lake katwe to see how they extract local rock salt from the lake. Head back to the lodge and prepare for evening game drive through the park. Accommodation options; Mweya safari lodge/Katara lodge (Upmarket), Bush lodge/Ihamba Safari Lodge/Twin Lakes Lodge (Mid-range), Mweya Hostels/Bush lodge in Tents (Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board.
Day 7: Guided Nature walk
Wake up so early and proceed for a walk through the Maramagambo forest which is one of the second largest forests in Uganda. This forest is a habitat to a number of primates and many forest dwellers. The forest harbors many wildlife species including; butterflies, birds, bats and chimpanzees which are found in Kyambura Gorge within the forest. This walk will also take you to the volcanic caves which are home to thousands of bat species as well as the predator pythons. These pythons’ prey on the bats that leave within the cave. The walk will expose you to the blue lake Kimeranjo which swallowed an elephant and got its name. More so, this walk will take you to the Crater Lake and the kyambura gorge where the chimpanzees are trekked from.
Later in the afternoon after enjoying your lunch, you will proceed for the game drive through the Ishasha sector where you will be able to view the tree climbing lions and many other animal species including the birds, buffalos, elephants, kobs, monkeys and many more.
Accommodation options; Ishasha wilderness, crater safari lodge, Katara lodge.
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast transfer Bwindi via the Ishasha sector as you will have a chance to observe tree-climbing lions in the wild. Bwindi National Park is home to mountain gorillas, over 346 bird species including 27 endemics of the Albertine rift valley, 120 mammal species, 400 plant species, among others. The Park covers an average area of 331 sq km. You will have lunch enroute and continue with your journey combined with amazing and spectacular views of banana, tea plantations and the overall green vegetation of the area. On reaching the park check in at lodge of preference. Have dinner and overnight stay as you wait the big day for gorilla tracking. Accommodation Options; Mahogany springs/Chameleon Hill/Silver back lodge/Buhoma lodge (Luxury), Gorilla Mist Camp/Bakiga Lodge/Ichumbi Gorilla Safari Lodge (Midrange), Ruhija Gorilla friends camp/Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Budget)
Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 9: Gorilla trekking -Bwindi impenetrable national park
Wake up very early for breakfast and drive to the park quarters for briefing at 7 am, gorilla tracking starts by 8 am you are led by the ranger guide to the starting point. Make sure you carry packed lunch, enough water, sturdy shoes, non-flash cameras, rain jackets, walking sticks for those who are not so fit. gorilla trekking takes an average time of 2-8 hours depending on how far the gorillas have moved. Make use of the 1 hour you spend with the gorillas to take pictures as well observe how they go about their day. 12 Days Uganda Safari, Later return to the lodge and relax. In the evening, go for a community walk where you will visit the Batwa, which is an indigenous group of people that lived in the forest for many years before eviction, enjoy traditional dances from them. Head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Options; Mahogany springs/Chameleon Hill/Silver back lodge/Buhoma lodge (Luxury), Gorilla Mist Camp/Bakiga Lodge/Ichumbi Gorilla Safari Lodge (Midrange), Ruhija Gorilla friends camp/Rushaga Gorilla Camp (Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 10: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Have breakfast and transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, which is approximately a 6-to-7-hour drive. You will drive through the beautiful scenery of Terraced kigezi hills, farms banana plantations until you reach lake Mburo. This Park is the smallest but surprisingly with 13 lakes inside, it is known mostly for having a dazzle of zebras, impalas, antelope species, over 332 bird species all occupying an area of 371 sq km. 12 Days Uganda Safari, You will have lunch en route in Mbarara and proceed with an afternoon game drive as soon as you enter the park. Check-in at the lodge for dinner and overnight rest. Accommodation options; Mihingo lodge (Luxury)/Rwakobo Lodge (Mid-range)/Rwonyo Rest Camp (Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 11: Game drive & afternoon boat cruise
In the morning have breakfast at your lodge, thereafter set out for a game drive through the park where your eyes will be fed with amazing sights and wildlife such as Impalas, Kobs, antelopes, also different bird species.
After, head back to your lodge for lunch with preparation for an unforgettable experience on the boat ride along the lake. Still a lot of animals will be seen like the crocodiles, and hippos among others. Accommodation options; Mantana Tented Camp/Mihingo (Upmarket), Rwaboko rock/Lake Mburo Safari Lodge (Moderate), Rwonyo Camp (Basic) Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 12: Return to Kampala/Entebbe
After an early breakfast, have a game drive through the park as you embark on your journey back to Kampala. Have lunch en route with a stopover at the equator to have experimented and take enough photos. Later arrive in Kampala in the evening or a drop off at the hotel or airport if there is a departure flight on schedule. End 12 Days Uganda Safari
This tour includes;
- Gorilla Permits
- Chimpanzee Permits
- Rhino Tracking permits
- Drinking bottled Water
- English Speaking Guide
- Park Entrance Fees
- Boat Rides
- Cultural Tours
- All Activities Mentioned
Exclusions
- International flight fares
- Entry Visas
- Laundry services
- Tips
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Kampala Hotel Fees
Any other optional activities.
