Private 12-Day Wildlife Tour in Uganda

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arrival & Pick up⌄

   Today when you arrive, you will be met by our representative at the airport and will transfer you to your accommodation where you will refresh and relax to recover from the flight. You will have an overnight here before the start of your adventure the next day.

   Meals: Dinner

   Overnight: Airport Link Guest House

2. 2Ziwa Rhinos and to Murchison Falls⌄

   Today we have breakfast and drive towards Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary on our way to Murchison Falls National Park. A 70sqkm tract of tangled woodland situated after River Kafu, Ziwa is the only place in Uganda where you can see Rhinos in a more-or-less wild setting. Check-in, walk on foot with a ranger to the rhinos and return. Have Lunch at a dinner and continue. Arrive at Murchison Falls in the evening and visit the top of the fall, where the Nile River fixes its self in a 7m gap (Its greatest obstacle).

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Pakuba Safari Lodge

3. 3Game drive and boat Safari⌄

   You will set off at 6:30 am cross to the northern bank of river Nile head for a sunrise game drive to see the Cape buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffes, Uganda kob, hartebeest and waterbucks. You may also spot oribi, bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, warthog and bush pig plus large carnivores including lions, leopards and spotted hyenas. Chimpanzees and olive baboons head the list of six species of primates found in the park. Crocodiles and hippos will be seen along the banks of the Nile. You will return to your lodge for a late breakfast and some relaxation before setting off in the afternoon for a Boat cruise on the placid Victoria Nile, upstream, to the base of the falls. En route you will see hippos, crocodiles, water buck and a wide variety of birds. The boat stops just tens of meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron” for pictures to be taken of the photogenic and majestic Murchison Falls. Later get back to the lodge for a relaxed evening plus dinner and overnight.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Pakuba Safari Lodge

4. 4Transfer to Kibale National park⌄

   To Kibale Forest, an early rise for breakfast and our transfer to the “Primate Capital”. The scenic drive on a smooth road and exciting sceneries of Uganda’s west side bring us to one of Uganda’s most kept tract of Forest that keeps 13 primate species that include chimpanzees. We shall have various stops for lunch, landscape viewing arriving late afternoon. Check-in and you can opt for a village walk.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge

5. 5Chimpanzees of Kibale & to Queen Elizabeth National Park (Evening game drive)⌄

   Chimpanzee day. After breakfast head to Kibale Forest. The activity begins at 8.00 am with a briefing of the rule for trekking the chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the forest. Kibale Forest National Park, it boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including the chimpanzees. Approximately 5,000 chimpanzees live in the wild in Uganda, which makes it a perfect place to spot them! An experienced ranger will take you chimp tracking in the morning. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will spend an hour with them and then head back to the accommodation for Lunch. Post Lunch you will drive to Queen Elizabeth national Park. Uganda’s most famous park. After check-in, prepare for a evening drive through the park.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Elephant Hab Lodge

6. 6Morning game drive and afternoon boat⌄

   Time to explore Queen Elizabeth’s Kasenyi plains. We shall have a drive through the network of tracks as we search for Big game (Lions, leopards, elephants, serval cats, kobs, buffaloes, hippos, etc.) before an afternoon boat safari on the Kazinga Channel. The channel is 40km long and a converging place for wildlife (that come to drink) during the dry season. It has the highest number of hippos, has crocodiles, and several water birds. A 2-3 hour cruise will get you magic. After the cruise, we explore the crater lakes on a Crater Lake drive.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Elephant Hab Lodge

7. 7Transfer to Bwindi through Ishasha sector⌄

   A drive to Buhoma but through the park most famous region-Ishasha. Ishasha is remote and runs south from Lake Edward flanked by Ishasha River. It is an alluring game viewing area famous for tree climbing lions but the areas also supports large herds of buffaloes, topis, waterbucks, kobs, elephants, and kobs. It retails a relatively untrammeled wilderness character. After here we shall have Lunch at Topi Lodge, and continue to Buhoma for an overnight. In the evening you can have time with the women on the community project by the lodge, learn how to sew, and make crafts.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Ride 4 a Woman

8. 8Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park⌄

   Uganda’s single most important tourist hotspot is the 331sqk Bwindi forest that covers a rugged landscape of steep hills and valleys abutting the Congolese border south of Ishasha sector. The forest provides shelter to some of Africa’s diverse mammalian fauna that includes half population of mountain gorillas and the main activity here is gorilla tracking. Today we shall drive to the head offices of Bwindi Forest Park for orientation and briefing before we hit the trails for an amazing encounter with the mountain gorillas. The activity can last 3-8 hours depending on the location of gorillas. After the tracking we shall transfer to the lodge for overnight.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Ride 4 a Woman

9. 9Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi⌄

   A drive through the country side to Africa’s second deepest lake. The transfer is through the districts of south western Uganda, on the African brown roads through the Bwindi sector of Ruhija and exit on to the Kabale Kisoro Road to join the road to Lake Bunyonyi. Arrive in the afternoon, and have a relaxed evening at the lodge. There activities you can engage in if you want on the evening (optional).

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort

10. 10Explore Lake Bunyonyi and evening walking safari at Lake Mburo National Park⌄

    Explore the treasures of Lake Bunyonyi. The flooded river valley has Africa’s second deepest lake, a beautiful lake dotted with 29 Islands and with great history and importance. It connects people from the 2 ends of it, and is bird rich. We shall visit the Islands (The Punishment Island, where they used to dump girls that would get pregnant before marriage) and few that your local guide will choose. Then after, we transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. (About 3 hours transfer time). When you arrive, check in at the lodge, and in the evening go in for the walking safari with a ranger guide. Walk with wildlife, learn the small details you may miss while in the vehicle.

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: Mpogo Lodge

11. 11Game drive and transfer to Entebbe⌄

    After a hearty breakfast at the lodge, take a game drive and meet resident favorites like buffalo, impala, zebra, eland, warthogs, and bushbuck. This will be with your guide and later drive back to Entebbe, crossing the equator. Arrive in the late afternoon and check at your lodge. You can choose to walk around the Entebbe town on your own, or be at the lodge.

    Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

    Overnight: ViaVia Uganda Entebbe

12. 12Visit Mabamba swamp for the Shoebill and exit through Entebbe⌄

    You may not be a bird watcher but this bird is amazing and something you should not miss. We shall drive to the landing site, where you will board a boat to the Mabamba swamp. This is Uganda’s most sought after bird and the destination its self is amazing. From here, you will transfer to the airport for your exit flight.