16 DAYS BEST OF UGANDA SAFARI

Duration

16 Days

Tour Type

Safari

Group Size

30 People

Languages

English

    • The source of the Nile
    • Sipi falls with a stop in Jinja
    • Hiking the foot hills of Mt Elgon
    • Game drives in Kidepo
    • Boat cruise
  • Gorilla trekking experience
  • Explorer lake Bunyonyi
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  • Source of the Nile.
  • Kidepo valley national park
  • Murchison falls National park.
  • Hiking the foot hills of Mt Elgon

16 Days /15 Night

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kampala Our driver/tour guide will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to Kampala, Depending on your arrival time we can choose to go for a guided city tour of Kampala on Boda Bodas or by car. We later checking and at your hotel for dinner and overnight: Travel time 1hr

Day 2: Transfer to Siipi falls with a stop in Jinja at the source of the Nile. After breakfast you will drive to Jinja and do a walk along the nile, visit the source of the Nile by boat and take pictures. It is also possible to do white water rafting here. (Please let us know if you want to do white water rafting, because it must be booked in advance) continue and drive to siipi falls and check in for at your lodge for dinner and overnight: Travel time 7hrs

Day 3: Hiking the foot hills of Mt Elgon You will have your breakfast and go for a hike to view the water falls, it’s a series of 3 water falls and highest is 100 meters high, This a beautiful waterfalls on the foot prints of Mt Elgon, hike to the highest waterfalls and take pictures, go for a walk on the slopes of Mt Elgon as you learn about the culture of the people leaving in the Mountains of Elgon. This place is known for its beautiful views of the eastern Rift Valley. These are the highest waterfalls in Uganda [100 metres high]

Day 4: Transfer to Kidepo. After your breakfast you will start your journey to Kidepo valley national park. This park is still undiscovered. You will pass by local villages and probably run into other tourists. The scenery and the views are very impressive! Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated national park but few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent, Kidepo ranks among Africa’s wilderness park. From Apoka in the heart of the park, a savannah landscape extends far beyond the gazette area, towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges.Travel time 8hrs

Day 5: Game drives in Kidepo We will have our breakfast early in the morning and go on a morning game drive along the trails of kidepo valley. The park inhabits one of the most exciting faunas of any Ugandan parks, with over 80 species of mammals. Several of which are endemic to kidepo national park like the cheetah, the striped hyena the caracal and over 460 bird species including ostriches. Dinner and overnight as above.

Day 6: Drive to Murchison falls National park. After your breakfast you will drive to murchison falls National park, reach early enough for an afternoon check in at your lodge. You can go swimming if our lodge has a swimming pool. Travel time 7hrs

Day 7: Game drives and boat cruise. A very early morning rise to go for your Game drive on time to cross River Nile with Ferry and go for a game drive in search for predators and early risers on the Northern bank of the Nile. You may have a Chance to see game like hyenas, giraffes, Lions, birds,Hartebeests, buffalos, elephants, primates and others as well as different species of Birds. After the game drive return to the camp for lunch. In the afternoon go for a launch cruise on the great Victoria Nile to the Bottom of the falls. The boat ride will reward you with water game like hippos, crocodiles, elephants and plenty of birds dashing and walking along the banks. Dinner and overnight as above

Day 8: Transfer to Kibale An early start depart from Murchison Falls and transfer to Kibale National Park late in the afternoon. We will have a picnic lunch en route and later we will continue and drive to our lodge for checking, Dinner and overnight at: Travel Time 8hrs

Day 9: Chimpanzee tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park. An early morning report to the park Headquarters ranger station for a short briefing to go for your chimp trekking. You will be briefed about the whole process of tracking and then you will head along the tracks in the forest to search for chimpanzees. The walk through the park will be guided providing information about not only the chimpanzees but also on flora and fauna. You will then meet the chimpanzees and spend sometime watching them feed and making their calls. If you are lucky to find them hunting this is the best time, as you watch them share the meat amongst themselves. After tracking you will have Lunch and later drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park to reach in the evening. Travel time 3hrs

Day 10: Game drives and boat cruise. Wake up before sunrise to a cup of tea or a glass of water and then set off to the park tracks for a game drive to be able to see predators as they return to their hide outs and the early risers. During the drive watch out for game like the Leopards, Lions, giant forest hogs, hyenas, Uganda kobs, warthogs and others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for heavy breakfast and then later have lunch and later transfer for your afternoon Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel. The launch that takes you along the Kazinga channel that connects Lakes George and Edward will reward you with game like Hippos, elephants and buffaloes. Dinner and overnight as above

Day 11: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park. After your breakfast drive through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National park famous for tree climbing lions, do a short game drive in the afternoon and depart to Bwindi National Park. Arrive and checkin to your accommodation: Travel time 7hrs

Day 12: Gorilla trekking experience and transfer to lake bunyonyi. You will carry you packed Lunch and be at the Park headquarters by 7am for briefing about your gorilla trekking experience before you say off for this remarkable experience of searching for the famous mountain gorillas. The activity takes 2- 9 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas in the jungle however the thrill of encountering these humble and gentle giants erases the poor memories you went through while finding them. While looking out for the gorillas, except to meet a few other forest species such as monkeys, forest elephants duikers, birds and many more. Later we will drive to lake bunyonyi, arrival and checking for dinner and overnight. Travel time 3hrs

Day 13: Explorer lake Bunyonyi. Leisure breakfast and we later go for a guided boat cruise on the lake bunyonyi islands. visit different islands and learn about the culture of the people living around this lake. Learn about the famous Punishment island with the help of a local guide. The punishment island, is an island where young girls were dumped, Because of early pregnancy. This action was stopped after a girl who got impregnated before marriage and the family was on shame so they decided to take her to the water fall because the family new that she was excellent in swimming so she could service while at the island. Perhaps, At the waterfalls, the Elder brother was the one to push that girl down the falls stream. So this time around, this girl while she was pushed into the falls, she hold up his brother and died into the falls. The Parents Cried hard and kept saying that there son had no problem, and because of this action, Punishing of Girls that are impregnated before marriage, was stopped Among the 29 Islands, one over turned upside down and killed all the people that were on it because of the Old woman’s charms who was denied a drink. Diner and overnight at our lodge.

Day 14: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. We will drive to Lake Mburo National Park through Mbarara town and sometimes we can have lunch here before we continue to Lake Mburo, a smaller but unique park, and the only one in the Western part of Uganda with impalas, zebras, elands. and topi. We will go for a village/cultural walk in the afternoon after arriving at our accommodation Travel time 4hrs

Day 15: Game drive and Boat trip on the Lake Mburo Enjoy a morning game drive or go for a game walk in the park. We will take an afternoon boat trip on the Lake Mburo and another game drive in evening. This Small park has variety of animals, that is to say 68 mammal species, including a large number of Impalas (the antelope from which Kampala is named after), plain zebras, Uganda kobs, duikers, bushbucks, topis, buffaloes, leopards, spotted hyenas, Defassa waterbucks, warthogs and 315 bird species. The vegetation is mainly open savannah of acacia trees, olea and boscia. This park is a natural haven for fauna and flora. Crocodiles and hippos will be easily seen when you take the boat trip.

Day 16 Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe. This is the day you will be reflecting of stories to tell after your 16 days of adventure and how it felt to be in nature, close to lions, Elephants, hippos and Golliras. We will have a lazy morning at our lodge in lake mburo and drive to Kampala after breakfast. This is the last part of the safari that will bring us back to Kampala doing lazy activities like water experiment at the equator and photo shooting. Depending on your departure time we will transfer you to the airport for your flight back home.

END OF THE SAFARI

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