This 10 Days Safari Uganda Wildlife Safari is a combined ultimate safari destination that leads you to different Uganda national parks with magical attractions and activities to engage in while on the safari.
Places to visit; Murchison Falls National park for game drive and boat cruise.
Kibale Forest National Park for Chimpanzee trekking and guided nature walk.
Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drive and boat cruise experience.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla trekking as the main attraction in the park.
Visit Ngamba Island for chimpanzee feeding and nature walk.
Safari Highlight of 10 Days Safari Uganda Wildlife Tour
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport and be Picked
Arrival at Entebbe Airport: Upon your arrival at the Entebbe International Airport, you will meet our safari driver guide who will welcomes you in the beauty of the Pearl of Africa. Brief you about the 10 Days Safari Uganda Wildlife Safari as he drives you to your reserved hotel in Entebbe or Kampala. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Bed and Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls national park- Rhino tracking
Transfer to Murchison Falls: Wake up early enjoy your breakfast and drive to Murchison Falls National Park via the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will have a high chance to trek the Rhinos an activity which takes 1hour depending on their movements.
After, you will continue the journey to Masindi town for lunch en –route and after drive to Murchison Falls National park, a journey which is takes 4 to 5 hours’ drive to access the park. You will arrive at your reserved lodge. Optional to visit the top of the falls before accessing to your lodge. Dinner and Overnight stay
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Morning Game drive and Boat Safari-Nile River
Morning Game drive: Wake up early have relaxed breakfast and then set off for morning game drive as the sunrises out, drive to Nyamsika plateau best location for game drive in the park. You will be able to witness animals such as Rothschild’s giraffes, Cape buffaloes, Uganda kob, hartebeest and waterbucks as well as Oribis, bush duiker, bush duiker, hartebeest, waterbucks, Bohor reedbuck, shy sitatunga, warthogs, bush pig and large carnivores such as lions, leopards as well as spotted hyenas. In Murchison falls national park Chimpanzees and Olive baboons are the head of the six primate’s species.
As you will be driving along the banks of the Nile River expect to sight see Crocodiles and hippos and some other water birds like heron, pelican, bee-eaters, kingfishers, horn hill, cormorant, saddle bill stork and the rare shoe bill stork. Drive back to the lodge for lunch and later afternoon boat cruise.
Afternoon boat cruise: Later on, go for boat cruise at the bottom of the falls where you will witness spectacular view of hippos, Crocodiles, waterbuck. You will cruise close to Devil’s Cauldron for picture taking and sight viewing. Dinner and Overnight stay
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Visit the top of the falls &Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Visit the top of the Falls: After having breakfast. You will check out of the lodge, go visit the thunderous water falls where you will observe the River Nile squeezing itself in a 7-meter gorge before it goes 40 meters down in a thunderous explosion and then flows down into a very peaceful river.
After, drive out of Murchison Falls to Kibale Forest National Park while passing through a beautiful countryside dotted with traditional homesteads, tea plantation as well as trading centre where you can have a stopover for viewing. You will enjoy your lunch en – route. Arrive in the late afternoon. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking & Nature walk in Kibale Forest
Chimpanzee Tracking: Wake up early have breakfast, drive at the Kanyanchu Tourist Centre for briefing about chimpanzee rules. The track takes 2 to 6 hours depending on their movements in the jungle. You will have chances of seeing others primates like black and white monkeys, Vervet monkeys, Red tailed monkeys, species of birds and variety of butterflies.
Once you find them, you will be allowed one hour to watch them on how they play, feed as well as enjoying photography. After trekking, driving back to the lodge for lunch and relax.
Nature walk: Later on, you will go for nature walk around Bigodi wetland to view other notable bird species and monkey species. Dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
On day 6 of the 10 Days Safari Uganda Wildlife Safari, enjoy your yummy breakfast, check out of the lodge and go meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park – the second largest national park in Uganda. On the way, you will expect to have rewarding view of the farmlands’, traditional homesteads, crater lakes, Rwenzori mountain rangers among others. Arrive at the park, connect into your booked lodge for lunch and after lunch, relax abit.
Later, in the evening you will embark for a game drive in the park where you will be able to spot different animals species such as buffaloes, elephant, Uganda kobs, waterbucks many more. Dinner and overnight at Elephant hab –Mid range, Queen Elizabeth Safari Lodge – Budget
All meals included
Day 7: Game drive and Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Game drive: Wake up have breakfast, drive for early morning Game drive where you expect to see animals like leopards, giant forest hog, Cape buffalo, defassa waterbuck, Uganda kob, topi, bushbuck, tree climbing lions among others. Return to the lodge for lunch as you wait for afternoon boat cruise.
Boat cruise: In the afternoon will go for boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel which contains the highest population of hippos and offers perfect platform for photography. Bird viewing and game viewing along water shores. Dinner and Overnight stay as above.
All meals included
Day 7: Morning Game drive &Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Morning game drive: After morning breakfast, drive to Ishasha sector of the Queen Elizabeth National Park for en-route game drive –where you will be able to watch the rare tree climbing lions and other wildlife species. You will have en –route lunch. After, continue to drive through rewardable Country-side, bamboo forest and scenic landscape along the way.
Arrive at the park in the late afternoon, check in at the lodge for dinner and Overnight stay.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Gorilla trekking –Bwindi
Gorilla trekking: Wake up enjoy your early morning breakfast and after go to the park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:30am. Then meet park ranger guide to group you into a group of 8 people and he will lead you through forest trail in search for gorilla. Gorilla trekking experience covers 2 to 8 hours so you have to be energetic enough. After locating them, you will be given one hour to observe them, enjoy photography and capturing video among others. Return to the lodge for a bit rest. Later in the evening ‘’optional’’ go visit the Batwa trails where you will interact with them, enjoy their traditional dances and songs among others. Back to the lodge for donner and overnight as above.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 9: Return to Kampala
Return back to Kampala: After morning breakfast. You will check out of the lodge. Then drive back to Kampala with a stopover at the Equator to do water experience, photography, visit the craft shop around. Continue a drive to Kampala and arrive in the late afternoon. Dinner and Overnight stay
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 10:Visit to the Ngamba Island Chimp Sanctuary
Visit the Ngamba Island :After breakfast ,you will be picked by our safari driver guide from your hotel and be driven to Lake Victoria for you to take a boat cruise to Ngamba Island.
On arriving at the Island, you will be briefed about the sanctuary. After, you will be lead to chimpanzee fenced home to spend time with chimpanzees as you engage in feeding them, watch them as they swing on the tree branches.
Later on, you will be lead to guided nature walk on the Island to explore other species. Depending on your departure flight you will be driven to Entebbe International Airport for your flight or to be dropped to your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala. Dinner and Overnight stay
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
End of the 10 Days Safari Uganda Wildlife Safari
Quotation Includes;
- Pick up and drop off Kampala/Entebbe airport
- Gorilla trekking permits
- Chimpanzee permits
- Park entry fees and boat cruise fees in all parks
- Nile delta boat cruise
- Cultural tours
- All accommodation as per itinerary
- 4X4 safari Van & Fuel
- Full time English speaking driver/ guide
- All meals as indicated
- Bottled mineral water while on safari
- All activities as indicated
Safari excludes;
- Tips
- Visa fees and Air tickets
- Optional activities
- All items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beverages, extra meals, travel insurance e.t.c
- Anything else not included
