15 DAYS ULTIMATE WILDLIFE SAFARI IN UGANDA

Based on 2 people sharing a room.
Budget single supplementary and $1000 p/p for 14 nights.
Mid range single supplementary and $1450 p/p for 14 nights /15days.
Overview:
Our 15 – day trips brings you the highlights of Uganda: where the savanna meets the rainforests. Expect to see the animals of the savanna (lions, elephants, buffaloes, graffes, hippos and leopards) and up to 13 primate species including gorillas and chimpanzees.
The trip specifically includes the most important and well known national parks of Uganda. Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth, Mburo National park, Bwindi Imp National park, Lake Bunyonyi and Mgahinga.
Inclusion:
– Airport transfers.
– Accommodation with meals mentioned.
– Bottled drinking water.
– 4×4 custom – built Safari vehicle and fuel.
– Professional driver and safari guide (read our reviews).
– Entrance and activities to the included national parks.

Day 1: Entebbe – Kampala.

Arrive at Entebbe airport. Your guide will be there waiting for you pickup and
proceed to your hotel / lodge.

Day 2: Kampala – Murchison falls NP

In Murchison falls NP early morning game drive in this beautiful NP afternoon boat ride on the Victoria Nile up to the bottom of the falls the boat launch is the perfect platform to see and photograph a lot of wild life.

Day 3: Murchison falls NP

Early morning game drive in this beautiful national park, afternoon boat cruise on the Victoria Nile up to the bottom of the falls. The boat is the best platform to see and photograph many bird species and walking to the top of the falls is the entire spice for the whole safari.

Day 4: Hoima – Kibale Forest.

After breakfast, we drive to Kibale forest. You can make a walk a round the
lodge in the afternoon. During this walk its possible to see monkeys and birds.
Its also possible to make a right walk through the forest to see bush babies and all the 15 species of primates including chimpanzee.

Day 5: Kibale forest.

Chimp tracking in the morning or afternoon, for people interested in primates
and birds walking in the forest is the answer or alternatively we can take a
swamp walk as well. Or take an exploration of the crater lakes

Day 6: Crator Lakes.

Take a walk around the great crator lakes of Uganda and explore the beauty and nature of Uganda. You will be able to see 25 creator lakes in a short perimeter from one crator lake to another.

Day 7: Kibale forest – Queen Elizabeth NP.

Transfer to the Queen Elizabeth national park on our way we pass the equator. Where we will make a stop over. Game drive in the afternoon queen Elizabeth is the best places in Uganda to see lions and a lot of wild animals.

Day 8: Queen Elizabeth National Park

This is the Best of Uganda Wildlife Safari most exciting day you’ll have on this trip. Have an early morning breakfast and move to the Park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:45 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you 2-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access by tourists. You will have one hour to stay with the Gorillas once sited before returning to your lodge to rest. You will have dinner and overnight at the lodge of your booking.

  • Lower Budget: Buhoma community Rest camp / Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp / Travellers Rest Hotel Kisolo  / Gorilla Valley Lodge
  • Moderate: Gorilla Resort Bwindi /Gorilla Safari Lodge / Silver Back Lodge / Lake Kitandara Camp / Chameleon Hill Lodge / Lake Mutanda Resort.
  • Upmarket: Mahogany Springs Lodge / Buhoma Lodge / Rushanga Gorilla Satari Lodge.
  • Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 9: Relaxing day or another Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and transfer to Kisoro town

You can decide to have this Best of Uganda Wildlife Safari day to relax and chill back – recollect your previous gorilla encounter, share stories, and more. Or chose to take another chance at gorilla trekking after your morning breakfast and move to the Park headquarters to join other trackers at 7:45 am for a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you 2-8 hours depending on the location of the gorillas as they range freely in the impenetrable forest. You will have one hour to stay with these intelligent, majestic, and gentle giants that share over 90% of their genetic material with humans.

  • Luxury: Mihingo Lodge/ Mantana Lake Mburo Camp/ Arcadia Cottages
  • Moderate: Lake Mburo Safari Lodge/ Rakobo Rock
  • Budget: Eagles Nest Camp
  • Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11: Nature walk and Game drive in the park and Boat cruise on Lake Mburo

You will after breakfast go for a tour of the park on foot with an experienced game ranger who will explain to you which animals have left behind footprints and droppings and how long ago. Mburo is one of the two parks in Uganda where it is permitted to go for a tour on foot. You will after the nature walk go for a game drive and return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you will go for a 2-hour boat cruise that will get you quite close to the water animals including crocodiles, hippos, and a variety of birds. You will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

  • Luxury: Mihingo Lodge/ Mantana Lake Mburo Camp/ Arcadia Cottages
  • Moderate: Lake Mburo Safari Lodge/ Rakobo Rock
  • Budget: Eagles Nest Camp
  • Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 12: Travel to Kampala

After breakfast you will set off for Kampala. You will have a stopover at the Equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in two hemispheres at the same time and take some photos. The entire stretch of this journey will take 6-7 hours arriving in Kampala in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight will be at the hotel of your Best of Uganda Wildlife Safari booking.

Day 13: Visit the chimp sanctuary on Ngamba Island.

After breakfast you will set off for Kampala. You will have a stopover at the Equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in two hemispheres at the same time and take some photos. The entire stretch of this journey will take 6-7 hours arriving in Kampala in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight will be at the hotel of your Best of Uganda Wildlife Safari booking.

15 DAYS ULTIMATE WILDLIFE SAFARI IN UGANDA...?

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Price: Due to the customizable nature of this trip and varying group sizes, all prices are given as quotations in consultation. please contact us with ideas what your safari might include and we'll prepare a quotation just for you!

Price per person includes

  • Park Entrance
  • Gorilla Permit
  • Chimpanzee Permit
  • Golden Monkey Permit
  • Round airport transfer
  • Professional driver guide
  • All taxes/VAT
  • All accommodations
  • Bottled drinking water
  • All meals
  • Park fees

Packing List

  • International flights from home back to home

  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

  • Personal items, souvenirs, visas and travel

  • Insurance

General Information

Hotels have Wi-fi, self contained rooms.

Meals served are of your choice (Starter, Main course & Dessert)

Transport

Insured Custom build safari vehicles (4WD Toyota Land Cruisers, Safari Van)