10 Days Best Of Uganda Safari Tour : This 10 Days Best of Uganda Safari is one of the best safari packages in Uganda offering you the best experiences in Uganda. You an opportunity to explore Uganda gorillas, chimpanzees, wildlife and cultural tours. This package offer transportation, accommodation, meals and other new experiences in the wild. Continue reading this article to get acquainted with our 10 Days Best Of Uganda Safari Tour package
Safari Highlights 10 Days Best Of Uganda Safari Tour
- Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Kampala – Hotel
- Day 2: Drive to Kibale national park (5-6 hours) – Bigodi swamp
- Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking activity – transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
- Day 4: Lion tracking/game drive – boat cruise in Kazinga channel
- Day 5: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable national park (6 hours)
- Day 6: Gorilla trekking
- Day 7: Batwa community tour – transfer to Kisoro – Mgahinga national park
- Day 8: Golden Monkey tracking – Lake Bunyonyi
- Day 9: Explore Lake Bunyonyi
- Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe and Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Kampala – Hotel
Upon arrival at Entebbe airport, you will meet our company representative/guide who will be waiting to receive you and transfer you to Kampala city which is 37km away. You will be transferred to your hotel to check-in and rest from the long flight. In the evening dinner will be served and spend a comfortable night at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at Forest cottages for budget/Fairway Hotel for mid-range/Sheraton hotel for luxury – full board
Day 2: Drive to Kibale national park (5-6 hours) – Bigodi swamp
After breakfast at your hotel, set off to transfer to Kibale forest national park in the western part of Uganda with stopovers to stretch and lunch depending on your location and time. Connect to your lodge with en-route visit of the crater lakes near the park. Explore the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. The reserve is abundant with butterflies, plants, animals, in particular, birds and primates. Spectacular birds like Great Blue Turaco and rare Papyrus Gonolek will be of great interest to birders. The swamp is also home to more elusive animals such as Red Colobus monkeys and Sitatunga antelope. There is also the opportunity to visit local community projects that have been financed by tourism. Dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse/Isunga lodge for budget/Chimpundu Lodge for luxury
Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking activity – transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
After breakfast, drive to Kibale park head offices for briefing about the chimpanzees. Enter the forest and start trek the chimpanzees in their natural habitat, its take 2-5 hours to find them and on finding them, you are allowed 1 hour to be in their process as they swing from the branches in the canopy high above the forest floor.
After lunch, transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park to reduce your distance for the next day transfer. It’s a 3 hours’ drive from Kibale national park to Queen Elizabeth national park. Dinner and overnight at Elephant Hub Lodge for mid-range/Pumba Safari Cottages for budget/Elephant Plains Safari Lodge for luxury
Day 4: Lion tracking/game drive – boat cruise in Kazinga channel
After your breakfast, you will set off to an early lion tracking experience where you are guaranteed to encounter lions before a game drive. You will also encounter other animals like buffaloes, elephants, waterbuck, Uganda Kob, and other types of antelopes. Then go back for lunch.
Afternoon, go for a 3 hours launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel into Lake Edward, this cruise will let you pass through a place of the highest concentration of hippos and you may also see many animals drinking at the water’s edge. The cruise also offers a good platform for photography, bird watching, and games. Dinner and overnight stay at as above
Day 5: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable national park (6 hours)
After breakfast, meet your driver to depart for Bwindi. Drive via the Ishasha sector for changes in seeing the tree-climbing lions. Proceed to Bwindi with en-route lunch. Connect to your lodge in the Buhoma or Ruhija sector of the Bwindi forest. Dinner, and spend a night at
Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp for budget option/Buhoma Haven Lodge for mid-range/Mahingany Springs Lodge for luxury
Day 6: Gorilla trekking
Have breakfast and transfer you to park offices for briefing about Mountain Gorilla trekking by a local guide. The time taken is usually between 2-8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. Meeting the gorillas unexpectedly is one of the most captivating lifetime experiences. You will have a chance to observe and take pictures at very close range. You will observe adults feeding and groaning among themselves. After an hour with the long-awaited gorillas, your guide and rangers will lead you back to the starting point where your driver will readily be waiting to transfer you back to the lodge. Depending on the time you return from the trekking activity, you may do an optional community tour. Have dinner and overnight stay as lodge above
Day 7: Batwa community tour – transfer to Kisoro – Mgahinga national park
After breakfast, meet with your guide for a Batwa community tour which will take about 2 hours, thereafter transfer to Kisoro which takes about 3 hours from Buhoma. Have lunch in Kisoro town. Later afternoon visit Lake Mutanda for a canoe ride and visit some of the interesting islands on the lake. Later in the evening, connect to for dinner and overnight stay at Travellers’ Rest Hotel for budget option/Lake Mulehe Safari lodge for mid-range option/Lake Mutanda Resort for luxury option
Day 8: Golden Monkey tracking – Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla national park for your golden monkey tracking experience. You will meet with the park officials who will brief you about the experience and allocate in groups. Thereafter enter the forest to start your trekking experience of the golden monkeys. It takes about 5-6 hours in search of the creatures and on finding them; you will be allocated 1 hour to be in their presence while taking pictures and videos. Return to the starting point where your guide will be waiting to drive you back to the lodge. Refresh and check-out of the lodge and drive to Lake Bunyonyi. Dinner and overnight stay at Bunyonyi BirdNest lodge for Luxury option/ Mid-range option: Bunyonyi Arcadia Cottages / Budget option; Bunyonyi Eco-resort
Day 9: Explore Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, explore Lake Bunyonyi on a canoe ride. This is the place to relax after all the hiking experience. Lake Bunyonyi is the second deepest lake in Africa with about 29 islands such as the punishment island, Bushara, Bwama and Njuyeera islands to mention a few. The lake is surrounded by steep terraced hillsides and best of all, unlike other lakes, Lake Bunyonyi is Bilharzia, hippo and crocodile free with crystal clear waters good for swimming.
After lunch, you can either relax at the lodge or go for Zip-lining at your one cost or do any other interesting activity of your choice. Return to relax at the lodge with great views of the hills and the lake. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe and Departure
After breakfast, depart the lodge and embark on your journey to Kampala or Entebbe. En-route lunch in lunch and visit at the equator and refreshing then proceed to Kampala, depending on what you will advise. End of trip
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