13 Days Best of Uganda Safari takes you to the primates and wildlife national park in Uganda including, Murchison falls national park in the northwest, Queen Elizabeth national park and Kibale national park in the western part to the far south western part of Uganda to Bwindi impenetrable national park, Mgahinga gorilla national park and Lake Mburo national park. This trip then end with a visit of Lake Mburo national park.
Safari highlight
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Hotel
Day 2: Rhino trekking – Murchison falls national park – top of the falls
Day 3: Game drive and launch cruise – Murchison Falls
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale national park – Bigodi swamp walk and community tour
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking experience – transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 6: Morning game drive and launch cruise
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 8: Gorilla trekking experience
Day 9: Transfer to Kisoro – Mgahinga gorilla national park
Day 10: Golden monkeys tracking – Mgahinga National Park
Day 11: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi – Explore Lake Bunyonyi on a boat trip
Day 12: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park – walking safari
Day 13: Morning game drive in Lake Mburo national park – Transfer to Entebbe/Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Hotel
Upon arrival at Entebbe airport, you will be met by our company representative/driver guide, who will drive you to your hotel in Kampala, dinner and overnight stay at Fairway Hotel for mid-range/Forest Cottages for budget/Serena Kampala Hotel for luxury
Day 2: Rhino trekking – Murchison falls national park – top of the falls
You will be picked up early morning after your breakfast and connect to Ziwa rhino sanctuary for Rhino trekking. It’s a 2-3 hours’ drive from Murchison falls national park. After trekking, connect to drive to Murchison falls national park. You will enter through Kichumbanyobo gate and proceed to the top of the falls before you proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Parkside Safari lodge for budget/Pukaba Safari Lodge for mid-range/Paraa Safari Lodge for super mid-range
Day 3: Game drive and launch cruise – Murchison Falls
Early morning breakfast and then go for a game drive where you will spot various animal species like elephants, giraffes, lions, Uganda kobs among others. In the afternoon, you will go for a launch cruise on the park’s main tourist attraction the unique Murchison Falls as well as the River Nile with its streaming hippo and serried ranges of crocodile along the sandbanks, as well as large numbers of different species getting down to drink & bathe. Dinner and overnight as above
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale national park – Bigodi swamp walk and community tour
After breakfast, transfer to Kibale national park. It’s a 6-7 hours’ drive with en-route lunch in fort portal town. Proceed to Kibale national and connect for a nature walk –visiting the Bigodi swamp with lots of birds and primates and also do a community tour. Thereafter, proceed to your booked lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee forest Lodge for mid-range/Isunga lodge for budget/Chimpundu Lodge for luxury
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking experience – transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
On the 5th day of your 13 Days Best of Uganda Safari, Have early morning breakfast, and go for briefing and start Chimpanzee trekking. Kibale Forest National Park is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee tracking. Kibale’s 795km2 National Park contains one of the most beautiful and with the most varying tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda. This is place to a number of forest wildlife, most especially 13 species of primate coupled with chimpanzees.
After trekking and your lunch, transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park where you will arrive late afternoon and proceed to check-in at your booked lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at Pumba Safari Cottages (budget)/ Elephant Hub Lodge (midrange)/Elephant Plains Lodge for luxury
Day 6: Morning game drive and launch cruise
You will go for a morning game drive in the Kasenyi sector where you may spot various animals like the lions, elephants, Uganda kobs, leopards among others. Return to the lodge for late breakfast, in the afternoon you will go for a launch cruise where you will spot various water animals like Hippos and crocodiles, the cruise will also enrich you with various water birds. Dinner and overnight as above
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
After having your morning breakfast, you will set off for Bwindi impenetrable national park via Ishasha sector for a game drive where you will have a chance of spotting the tree-climbing lions, however, it is not guaranteed that you will see the lions on tree climbing but this is the best spot for them. Have en-route lunch and proceed to Bwindi impenetrable national park. Upon arrival, check-in at your booked lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Haven Lodge for mid-range/Buhoma community rest camp for budget/Mahogany Springs Lodge for luxury
Day 8: Gorilla trekking experience
After an early morning breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters for briefing and go for gorilla trekking. This could take 4-6 hours depending on the movements of the gorillas and on finding the creatures, you will be allowed to spend an hour with them. Return to your starting point where you will meet your guide after receiving your trekking certificate. Drive back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight at lodge as above
Day 9: Transfer to Kisoro – Mgahinga gorilla national park
On the 9th day of your 13 Days Best of Uganda Safari, After breakfast, check-out of the lodge and embark on your journey to Kisoro. It is a 4-5 hours’ drive arriving at good time for lunch at your booked lodge. Spend your afternoon relaxing at the lodge, dinner and overnight stay at Travelers’ Rest Lodge for budget/Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge for mid-range/Lake Mutanda Resort for luxury
Day 10: Golden monkeys tracking – Mgahinga National Park
You will have breakfast and head to Mgahinga national park, which is about 3 hours’ drive from Rushaga sector of Bwindi for your Golden monkey tracking experience. Upon arrival at the park headquarters at 7 am, you will receive a briefing from the park officials before entering the montane forest to search for the Golden monkeys. Trekking starts at 8 am taking about 2-5 hours tracking and on finding them, spend an hour with them before you return to meet your driver and drive back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 11: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi – Explore Lake Bunyonyi on a boat trip
On the 11th day of your 13 Days Best of Uganda Safari, After breakfast, check-out and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi which is a 2-3 hours’ drive from Kisoro. Upon arrival, check-in at your reserved lodge for relaxation while chilling and enjoying the views of the hills and the lake. After lunch, connect for a boat trip on the lake exploring some of the lake’s 29 islands found there, learning about the history and interacting with the locals. Meals will be served at your lodge.
Later afternoon, there are other optional activities to enjoy while staying near Lake Bunyonyi such as Zip lining across the lake, High-rope challenge activities, nature walks, so you can do these if you wish to as optional activities. Return to the lodge to relax. Dinner and overnight at Bunyonyi overland resort (budget)/Bunyonyi Safari Resort (Mid-range) Arcadia lodge (Luxury)
Day 12: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park – walking safari
On the 12th day of your 13 Days Best of Uganda Safari, After breakfast, check-out of the lodge and transfer to Lake Mburo national park with en-route lunch and stop at visit the Igongo museum for Ankole cultural experience. Proceed to the park and connect for a walking safari where you will view animals on foot before you connect to your booked lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at Leopard Rest Camp for budget/Lake Mburo Arcadia Cottages for mid-range
Day 13: Morning game drive in Lake Mburo national park – Transfer to Entebbe/Departure
You will go for an early, have breakfast then connect to Lake Mburo national park for an early morning game drive to find the early risers. It’s a said there are lions and leopards in Lake Mburo national park but quite difficult to see, if you go for a morning game drive, you have chances of seeing them, expect to see other animals such as the Impalas, Topi, Eland, and Klipspringer. Burchells Zebra, Giraffes, Buffalos also graze these areas.
After the game drive, embark on your jounery back to Kampala/Entebbe. It’s a 5-6 hours’ drive with en-route lunch and stop at the Uganda Equator. Proceed to Entebbe/Kampala and check-in at your own booked hotel or be dropped off at Entebbe airport for your onward flight back home. End of tour
