10 Day African Safari: Game and Primate experience in Uganda

Itinerary

Itinerary for the 10 Day African Safari

Day 1, Arrival
Arrive Entebbe international airport, you will meet and greet with our representative who will then transfer to your hotel for overnight.
Distance; Approx. 10 Kms, 15 Minutes’ Drive
Meals Plan; None
Accommodation;Airport Guest House
Boma Guest House
No. 5 Boutiques Hotel

Day 2, Entebbe to Murchison Falls National Park
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park with Rhino tracking at Ziwa and lunch en-route.
The drive northwards will take you via Luweero to Nakasongola and after tracking the rhinos you will continue to Murchison Falls National park on of the oldest parks in Uganda. First gazetted as a game reserve in 1926 Murchison Falls Park is located in the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley Hosting over 76 species of mammals and 451 species of birds. It is also bisected by the Victoria Nile which 45m over the remnant rift valley wall, creating the spectacular Murchison Falls. The river offers a great opportunity for a game drive and the regular visitors to the riverbanks include elephants, giraffes and buffaloes, while hippos, Nile crocodiles and aquatic birds are permanent residents.
Distance; Approx. 350 Kms, 6 hours’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation;Hornbill bush Lodge
Twiga Safari Lodge
Bakers Lodge

Day 3, Game drive and boat cruise
Early morning game drive in the park searching for the animals, major species likely to be sited on the game drive includes elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, kobs, and on a lucky day even a lion can be sited. After lunch go for an afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of falls where you will disembark and take a hike to the top of falls, this is a rewarding adventure as the hike is relatives and takes you along the water fall through a forested hill with great views of the waterfalls.
Distance; Approx. -
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation;Hornbill bush Lodge
Twiga Safari Lodge
Bakers Lodge

Day 4, Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale Forest National Park
This day starts with a morning breakfast and drive to Kibale, picnic stops en-route for lunch and stunning views of the scenery will spice up the drive, tea plantations are one of the friendliest to your sight en-route, arriving in the late afternoon.
Distance; Approx. 330 Kms, 6 hours’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation;Isunga Lodge
Turaco Treetops
Ndali Lodge

Day 5, Chimpanzee Tracking
Kibale forest has over 1,450 individuals (Chimpanzees) protected within the park. At Kanyanchu, a community of chimpanzees has been habituated since 1991, allowing visitors an outstanding opportunity to Track these apes in their natural Habitat. Tracking starts at 7am with a briefing at Kanyanchu park headquarter where you will be allocated rangers to take you to the forest. An advance team already in the forest keep tracking the chimps and communicates with your ranger on the radio call. Tracking can last for 2 to 4 hours depending on how far the chimps could be feeding.
Visit Bigodi swamp in the afternoon, this is a community project aimed at improving the livelihoods of the local people, a local guide will lead you on a developed 4.5 km trial through the swamp for approximately 3 hours where you can find several bird species including the great blue Turacos, Hornibils Kingfishers and also Black and White Colobus, Red Colobus, Red Tailed Monkey, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Olive Baboon, L’hoest Monkey, Vervet Monkeys can be spotted.
Distance; Approx. -
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation;Isunga Lodge
Turaco Treetops
Ndali Lodge

Day 6, Kibale Forest to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Morning visit to the crater lakes and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park with lunch en-route, and afternoon launch cruise on the Kazinga channel will give you great views of several game including Hippos, Buffaloes, elephants and birdlife that queen Elizabeth National Park has to offer. Off the boat cruise and continue with and evening game drive in the park if time permits before returning to your lodge for an overnight.
Distance; Approx. 125 Kms, 3 hours’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation;Baboon Safari Resort
Buffalo Safari Lodge
Katara Lodge

Day 7, Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi Gorilla Park
Morning game drives in the Kasenyi plains through to Katwe Kob mating grounds. Most of the animals you are likely to find here include impalas, sitatungas and lions when lucky enough. Transfer to Bwindi Gorilla Park lunch en-route, arriving late in the afternoon and relax at the lodge contemplating on the Gorilla Trekking adventure the next morning.
Distance; Approx. 70 Kms, 2 hours’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation;Buhoma Community Camp
Buhoma Haven Lodge
Mahogany Springs Lodge

Day 8, Gorilla Trekking Adventure
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park located in south-western Uganda at the edge of the great east African Rift Valley. It is a home to over 400 species of mountain gorillas about half of the world’s population. Many of these are habituated in families that are daily visited by tourists. The forest is also a home to over 350 species of birds and 400 flora species.
Gorilla trekking starts at 8am after a briefing at the park headquarters, you will trek through the dense steep forest searching for the gorillas depending on where they were seen making nests the previous evening. The trekking can last 2-7 hours depending on how soon you find the gorillas, this is influenced by the location they stayed overnight. Trekking can be a tasking adventure, but coming to a facial close-up with these close relatives to human is a reward worthy to earn.
Distance; Approx. 5 Kms, 20 Minutes’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation;Buhoma Community Camp
Buhoma Haven Lodge
Mahogany Springs Lodge

Day 9, Bwindi Gorilla Park to Lake Mburo National Park
After morning breakfast transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, a stopover at Mbarara the city of milk for lunch will be a refreshing moment before heading to Lake Mburo Rwonyo peninsular for an afternoon boat cruise.
The park is the smallest of the Uganda’s protected savannah parks with lots of metamorphic rocks and a home to over 350 species of birdlife, zebras and buffaloes are the face of the game in this savannah land. Elands, Oribi Waterbucks, Hippos, Reedbucks, Topi and a Leopard can also be spotted on a lucky day.
Distance; Approx. 250 Kms, 7 hours’ Drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation; Leopard Rest Camp
Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Mihingo Lodge

Day 10, Lake Mburo to Entebbe and Departure
The last day of your safari starts with a short game drive out of the park with the last chances of enjoying the view of the beautiful game in Lake Mburo National Park. Drive back to Entebbe with lunch en-route and a stop at the Equator arriving in time to check in for your flight back home.
Distance; Approx. 250 Kms, 5 hours’ drive
Meals Plan; Breakfast, Lunch.
Accommodation;None
End of the Game and Primate experience in Uganda