Elite 19 Days Best Of Uganda Safari
On this 19 days best of Uganda safari, you will experience the best of Africa’s pearl, Uganda, when you travel through the rolling hills terraced slopes and high mountains with dense rain forest. In Kibale Forest you will meet our closest relatives; Chimpanzees. In Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, you will face Mountain Gorillas and you will have the chance to see many of Africa’s large mammals including lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park. There are more than 600 different species of birds recorded here. A Uganda Safari is the journey to your dreams in Africa.
Highlights
• Game drives
• Guided nature walks
• Community visits
• Boat safaris
• Chimp tracking
• Gorilla tracking
• City tour
• White water rafting
Day 1: Airport pick up
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport just outside Uganda’s capital city Kampala, you will be welcomes by a representative of EBS TOURS and transferred to your lodge. Overnight at 2Friends beach hotel (Sem-luxury), Boma Guest House (Mid range) Or Airport Guest House (Budget)
Day 2: Transfer to Gulu
Today after early breakfast, you will begin your journey to Gulu- the Northern part.
We don’t have any activities planned today as we expect you will want to rest after a tiresome day. It is possible, however, to have a stroll around this wild town of the north.
Journey Time: 7 – 8 hours
Accommodation: Churchill Courts
Meal Plan: All meals
You will stay in a comfortable hotel with air-conditioned rooms.
Day 3: Transfer to Kidepo
Today after breakfast, you will be transferred to the most remote and pristine national park in the country, Kidepo Valley National Park. The park has some of the most amazing scenery in the country! For many people this is the most beautiful park of Uganda. Here you will find almost no tourists leaving you free to enjoy the park and its unique combination of wildlife without distraction.
Kidepo National Park is the arguably the true Africa’s wilderness. Later in the afternoon, you will go for a game drive. Dinner and overnight at Apoka Safari lodge (Luxury), Apoka Rest camp (Budget).
Day 4: Game drives
Today after breakfast and go for a game drive. In Kidepo Valley National park, you will find zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions and leopards. This is also the only place in Uganda where you can find the cheetah and ostrich.
Kidepo is famous for its lions relaxing on the rocks – a scene which may remind you of a certain Disney film. You might even be very lucky to spot a leopard or cheetah! Besides the 4×4 safaris you can also take a bush walk in the park with an armed ranger. Dinner and overnight at Apoka Safari lodge (Luxury), Apoka Rest camp (Budget).
Day 5: Transfer to Gulu
Today you will face a long, bumpy and dusty drive to the sizeable town of Gulu, get ready for the “African Massage!” No activities planned today as we expect you will want to rest after a tiresome day. It is possible, however, to have a stroll around Gulu town. You will stay in a comfortable hotel with air-conditioned rooms. Dinner and overnight at Churchill courts.
Day 6: To Murchison Falls N.P
Today you continue your journey to Murchison Falls National Park. You will game drive towards your lodge. You will be staying at a great mid-range lodge. From here you can relax the rest of your day. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari lodge (Luxury), Pakuba safari lodge (Mid range), Fort Murchison (Budget).
Day 7: Morning game drive, Boat safari & Hike to the top of falls
Today you will wake up very early. In the early morning hours’ animals are the most active, the sun is not yet so bright and temperatures are cooler. It offers the best time to spot wild animals. After an early breakfast you will go on a game drive to explore the northern part of the park.
You will be eye-to-eye with the African animal kingdom: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, different species of antelopes and many tropical birds may all be spotted during the game drive. So keep your eyes open, they are all there in Murchison Falls National Park!
In the afternoon you will take a boat safari up the Nile River to Murchison Falls. You will be watched by crocodiles, hundreds of hippos, buffaloes, water birds, monkeys and all the other thirsty wildlife that the Nile attracts, you will reach the base of the 43-meter high Falls which approach with a thunderous sound.
After the boat safari you will hike to the top of the falls. From here you have a wonderful view and fantastic photo opportunities! Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari lodge (Luxury), Pakuba safari lodge (Mid range), Fort Murchison (Budget).
Day 8: Transfer to Kibale National Park
After early breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale National Park. Keep an eye out for black-and-white colobus monkeys you continue the scenic drive to the lodge, which is set on a crater lake against a backdrop of high peaks. Dinner and overnight at Kyaninga Lodge (Luxury) Crater Safari Lodge (Mid range) Kibale Forest Camp (Budget).
Day 9: Chimpanzee tracking- Bigodi nature walk
After breakfast the today, head into Kibale National head park offices for chimpanzee tracking briefing. This tropical rain forest harbors 13 different primate species, including chimpanzees, black-and white Columbus, red tailed and blue monkeys, and the rare l’Hoest’s monkey. After a morning of chimpanzee tracking, you will have lunch and in the after you will take a short walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, on the lookout for primates, butterflies, and some 200 species of birds. Later, a resident primatologist joins us for a special talk. Dinner and overnight at Kyaninga Lodge (Luxury) Crater Safari Lodge (Mid range) Kibale Forest Camp (Budget)
Day 10: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to a high concentration of Uganda’s mammals, as well as more than 600 species of birds. Overnight at Mweya Safari lodge (Luxury) Enganzi lodge (Mid range) Irungu Forest safari Lodge (Budget)
Day 11: Game drive-Afternoon Boat trip on Kazinga channel
After an early breakfast, you will go for a guided early game drive in Kisenyi plains where you hopefully will see lions and other large mammals. After the morning safari, you will have lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, you will go for a boat tour on the Kazinga Channel where you will see hippo, crocodile, buffalo, elephant and a variety of other large animals that come to the river to drink. You will most likely also see an incredible variety of birds. After the boat trip, you drive back to your lodge. Overnight at Mweya Safari lodge (Luxury) Enganzi lodge (Mid range) Irungu Forest safari Lodge (Budget).
Day 12: Tree lions - Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable Forest
Leave the park via the southern plains of Ishasha, known for tree-climbing lions. Stop to view wildlife and enjoy a picnic lunch as you travel towards Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. In the thick forests that blanket the hills of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, roughly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas make a home alongside rare birds and a wealth of other wildlife. Overnight at Buhoma Lodge (Luxury) Silverback lodge (Mid range) Buhoma community camp (Budget).
Day 13: Gorilla tracking
Early this morning, head out with park rangers to track mountain gorillas. Sit among these gentle giants, observing their interactions, listening to their distinctive grumbles, and viewing one of the planet’s most endangered creatures from an awe-inspiring, up-close perspective. Time permitting, you may go for an afternoon walk to waterfalls set amid tree ferns and orchids, or pay a visit to a nearby village and watch a dance performance by the Batwa Pygmies. Overnight at Buhoma Lodge (Luxury) Silverback lodge (Mid range) Buhoma community camp (Budget).
Day 14: Bwindi - Lake Bunyonyi
Today, you will have a good heavy breakfast before proceeding to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale. Lake Bunyonyi is the deepest lake in Uganda and second deepest in Africa. Upon arrival, you will check into your accommodation and have lunch. In the afternoon, you will go for a boat trip, enjoying the spectacular scenery. There is an option for canoeing and or fishing. Return to your lodge for dinner. Bunyonyi means a place of small beautiful birds. Dinner and overnight at Birdnest (Luxury), Arcadia Lake bunyonyi (Mid range), Crater Bay cottages (Budget).
Day 15: Lake Bunyonyi- Lake Mburo National Park
After early breakfast, you will depart from Lake Bunyonyi to Lake Mburo National Park through a beautiful landscape of hills and terraced farmland. Lake Mburo houses a large number of savannah animals like the Zebra, wart hogs, impalas, elands, and buffalo. You will arrive at the lodge in time of lunch. In the evening, you may decide to relax or go for optional guided nature walk. Dinner and overnight Mihingo Lodge (Luxury), Rwakobo Rock (Mid range), Eagles Nest (Budget).
Day 16: Morning Game drive- Afternoon Boat
Today after breakfast, you will go for an early morning game drive. Look out for zebras, topi, Elands, leopards, impalas and many other animals. Return to the lodge and in the afternoon after lunch; go for a boat trip on Lake Mburo. Dinner and overnight Mihingo Lodge (Luxury), Rwakobo Rock (Mid range), Eagles Nest (Budget).
Day 17: Lake Mburo National Park –Kampala
Today, after breakfast, you will be transferred to Kampala with en route stopover at the equator for a photo session and for lunch. You will stand in both the southern and northern hemispheres at the same time. In the evening, you will arrive in Kampala. Dinner and overnight at Kampala Serena (Luxury), Cassia Lodge (Mid range), Red Chilli hideaway (Budget).
Day 18: Full day White water rafting
Today after early breakfast at 7am, you will be picked and transferred to Jinja, the adventure capital of East Africa. Today you will go for a full day white water rafting experience.
The stretch of rapids along the upper Nile near Jinja is considered one of the most spectacular places in Africa to go white-water rafting. Despite the intensity of some of the rapids (grade IV and V), most people who venture here are first-time rafters seeking an adrenaline rush as part of their tour in Uganda.
In the evening, you will return back to Kampala for dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at Kampala Serena (Luxury), Cassia Lodge (Mid range), Red Chilli hideaway (Budget).
Day 19: City Tour
Today after breakfast, you will go for Kampala city tour- You will visit Kasubi tombs, Uganda museum, Nakasero market and the Bahai Temple. Later, you will be transferred to Entebbe airport for your out bound flight back home.
Meal plan: Bed and breakfast
Tour Reviews
What an awesome adventure! I feel unbelievably lucky to have visited so many spectacular parts of Uganda! We saw every wildlife animal I have ever wished to see, from our closet relatives the gorillas and chimps right through to lions, elephants and the breathtaking herds of giraffes. Whitewater rafting on the Nile was an absolute blast! But visiting communities and getting to spend time with the beautiful Ugandan people, learning about what their life is really like, will always be etched in my heart. Thank you so much to the EBS team for taking such great care of me on the trip of my life time!
He tenido la suerte de realizar tours con vosotros tres años consecutivos. Lake Mburo National Park, Queen Elisabeth N P y Murchinson Falls.
Todos ellos experiencias fantáticas. El mejor recuerdo, la escapada a Bunyony con visita a los Gorilas.
Podeis ver fotos en mi Instagram @oriolsuarezb
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