Classic Wildlife Safari Tour Plus Chimps & Gorilla Kidepo Valley National Park, Rhinos, Murchison Falls, Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi and Lake Mburo National Park
This classic wildlife safari tour lets you explore Uganda significantly. It details your journey through the East, North, West and Southwestern parts of Uganda with spectacular encounters of numerous wildlife including animals, different bird species and Uganda`s main tourist attractions i.e. gorillas & chimps.
Our 21-day epic wildlife safari tour in Uganda accommodates all kinds of traveler’s i.e. Solo traveler’s, travelling couples, families, mini & large group travelers etc.
It also adapts to all client budgets i.e. budget, midrange and luxury budgets. This particular safari in Uganda allows all travelers to connect to the most beautiful natural surroundings that inhabit Uganda’s wildlife.
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TOUR DESTINATIONS
Kidepo Valley National Park
Located Karamoja region in northeast Uganda, Kidepo Valley National Park is marked by 1442 square Kilometers on the Map of Uganda. It is structured with an open tree savannah foliage, dominated by the 2,750 metres Mount Morungole and transected by the Kidepo and Narus rivers.
The park was gazetted in 1962 and hosts over 70 species of mammals and upto 500 species of birds guaranteeing every traveler intending to do a safari in Uganda the most outstanding safari experience in Uganda.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Established in 2005, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is a private nonprofit sanctuary in Uganda and is located north of Kampala the capital of Uganda.
Together with Uganda Wildlife Authority, Ziwa Rhino and wildlife ranch Limited maintains a home to the endangered southern white Rhinoceros, 40 mammal and reptilian species including monkies, hippos, crocodiles plus numerous bird species, etc.
The sanctuary is commonly known for on foot Rhino tracking, but also occupies travelers intending to do safari in Uganda with other activities for example, boat canoeing, birding, nature walks, etc.
Murchison Falls National Park
Located in North-western Uganda, Murchison Falls National Park splurges from the shores of Lake Albert, around the Victoria Nile and all the way to the stunning Karuma Falls.
The Park is known to be the Largest of Uganda’s National Parks covering upto 3983 square kilometers and is the location of Murchison Falls where the Nile waters current through a narrow Goerge of only 7 meters.
Murchison Falls National Park is a habitat to 76 species of mammals, the largest population of Nile crocodiles, upto 460 bird species and hosts all kinds travelers intending to do a safari in Uganda to outstanding Day and Night Game drives, boat cruises to the delta and Murchison falls plus nature walks and Chimpanzee tracking
Kibale Forest National Park
Located in Western Uganda, Kibale Forest National Park protects a clammy undyingly green rain forest. Covering and area of about 767 square Kilometers ranging between 1,100 metres to 1,600 metres in elevation the rain forest is a habitat to one of the biggest communities of the chimpanzees in Uganda considered to be the highest diversity and concentration of primates in Africa with a successful tracking rate of 90%. Some of the Examples of primates in Kibale Forest National Park include; common chimpanzees (endangered), diademed/ blue monkey, Black white Colobus monkeys, lohoests monkey, etc.
Kibale Forest National Park does not only host primates but also minimal populations of African forest elephants, red and blue duikers, bush pigs, etc
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Located in South Western Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park boasts among the most popular tourist destinations in Uganda engaging traveler on safari in Uganda with a number of activities for example boat cruises, Day and night guided game drives that may chance travelers to seeing tree climbing lions in the Ishasha sector etc.
Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park
Located in South-western Uganda is home to the endangered Mountain Gorillas situated along the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border next to the Virunga National Park and on the edge of the Albertine Rift.
There mainly four sectors in this park namely Buhoma Sector, Ruhija Sector, Rushaga sector and Nkuringo sector in the North, East, South &West respectively.
All the above sectors have different family groups that are all trekked in the search of these mighty gentle giants (Gorillas in Uganda).
Lake Mburo National Park
This is Uganda’s Smallest National Park and is habitat to numerous wildlife for example the Topi, Eland, Giraffe plus Zebra & is a habitat to over 300 bird species including the African Fish Eagle, crested francolin, Red necked spurfowl etc.
Lake Mburo National Park is located west of Uganda and is the closest amongst all national Parks of Uganda.
SAFARI TOUR SUMMARY
Day1
- Arrival at the airport, plus transfer to your accommodation.
- Check-in, later dinner and overnight.
Day2
- Breakfast, meet days guide.
- Briefing, then Kampala City tour.
- Lunch, later return to the lodge for your dinner & overnight.
Day3
- Breakfast, transfer to jinja, visit source of the Nile, enroute mini walk in Mabira Forest.
- Lunch then later transfer to Sipi.
- Head to sunset view point.
- Return to the lodge for dinner & overnight.
Day4
- Breakfast, then do 3 waterfalls visit.
- Return to the lodge for lunch.
- After lunch, enjoy afternoon at leisure.
- Head to sunset view point, then return to the lodge.
- Dinner & overnight.
Day5
- Breakfast, then do Coffee tour.
- Sights & sounds.
- Return to the lodge for Dinner & overnight.
Day6
- Breakfast and lunch enroute, transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park.
- Arrival at lodge, then dinner & overnight.
Day7
- Breakfast, then morning Game Drive.
- Return to the lodge for lunch.
- After lunch, do afternoon Game drive.
- Later return to the lodge for dinner & Overnight.
Day8
- Breakfast, do Karamojong Cultural visit.
- return to the lodge for lunch.
- After lunch, relax and evolve around the famous rock for a sundowner.
- Then later dinner & Overnight.
Day9
- Breakfast, transfer to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary.
- On arrival, check in, then dinner & overnight.
Day10
- Breakfast, quick brief, then do On-foot Rhino tracking.
- Return to the lodge for lunch.
- After lunch, nature walk around the sanctuary.
- Later return to the lodge for dinner & overnight.
Day11
- Breakfast, then transfer to Murchison falls National Park.
- Enroute, will be a visit to the top of Murchison Falls.
- Arrive at the lodge, check in and have lunch.
- After lunch, do a boat cruise on the Nile.
- Later return to the lodge for dinner & overnight.
Day12
- Carry breakfast, do a morning game drive.
- Lunch enroute, transfer to Kibale National Park.
- Arrival at the lodge, then dinner & overnight.
Day13
- Breakfast, spend morning at leisure.
- Later have lunch.
- After lunch do chimpanzee trekking in Uganda.
- Later return to the lodge for dinner & overnight.
Day14
- Breakfast, then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- On arrival, check in and later have lunch.
- After lunch, do a boat cruise on Kazinga Channel in Uganda.
- Return to the lodge for dinner & overnight.
Day15
- Breakfast, do Lion tracking in Uganda.
- Return to the lodge for lunch.
- After lunch, spend entire afternoon at leisure.
- Dinner & overnight at the lodge.
Day16
- Breakfast, then transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National park.
- On arrival, check-in, then later dinner & overnight.
Day17
- Breakfast, quick briefing and later do activity of Gorilla Trekking in Uganda.
- Return to the lodge for lunch.
- After lunch, spend the entire afternoon-evening at leisure.
- Later Dinner & overnight.
Day18
- Breakfast, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
- On arrival, check into your accommodation.
- Have lunch and thereafter do a Nature Walk and Game viewing on the island.
- Later dinner & overnight.
Day19
- Breakfast, spend entire morning at leisure.
- Have lunch, then you will go for a Sunset Cruise.
- Later return to the lodge for dinner & overnight.
Day20
- After breakfast, transfer back to Kampala.
- On arrival, check into your accommodation, thereafter dinner & overnight.
Day21
- Breakfast, then prepare for flight.
Later transfer to Entebbe Airport for your flight.
DETAILED ITINERARY
Arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will then be picked up your guide and will be transferred to your overnight accommodation in Kampala.
Accommodation: Villa Kololo.
Activities: N/A.
Driving Time: Upto 2hrs
0730hrs
After breakfast, you will be picked up by your guide; here you will begin your tour of
Kampala. You will visit all the Kampala attractions including; the Uganda Museum,
Bahai temple, Namirembe Cathedral (Oldest & larges church in Uganda), Ghaddafi Mosque (Largest Mosque), the Kabaka`s Palace, Kabaka`s Parliament, On-foot market visit and later visit on of the fishing villages.
You will end the day with a Tilapia Meal at Speke Resort Munyonyo.
Later you will be driven back to your accommodation.
Accommodation: Villa Kololo.
Activities: Kampala City Tour.
Driving time: upto 4hrs
0730hrs
Early morning after your breakfast, you will embark on a journey to Jinja for a source of the Nile Visit; Enroute will be a mini walk in Mabira Forest.
Later after lunch, you will hit the road to arrive in Sipi with a visit to Itanda Waterfalls Enroute.
On arrival, you will head for the sunset viewpoint for spectacular views of the sunset. Later you will check into your accommodation for your dinner & overnight.
Accommodation: Sipi River Lodge.
Activities: Source of the Nile visit, Mabira Forest walk, Itanda waterfalls visit, sunset views.
Driving time: Upto 6hrs.
0700hrs-0800hrs
After your breakfast, you will visit the three waterfalls in Sipi with a local guide from the area; thereafter you will return to the Lodge for Lunch.
After lunch, you will spend the afternoon at leisure.
Later you will enjoy your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Sipi River Lodge.
Activities: Waterfalls visit.
Driving Time: 45mins
0900hrs.
After breakfast you will meet with your guide who will brief you on your next activity; here you will begin your Coffee Tour activity; here you will meet with one of the local Arabica coffee farmers who will take you through the process of how coffee ends up in your cup.
You will during this our visit a coffee plantation, explore coffee as crop and later the processing and drinking experience of the final product.
You will then return to the lodge for your lunch, after lunch you will spend the afternoon at leisure.
Accommodation: Sipi River Lodge.
Activities: Coffee Tour.
Driving time: N/A.
0730hrs
Early morning, after breakfast & with lunch Enroute you will embark on a journey to Kidepo Valley National Park.
Kidepo Valley National Park; is a 1,442 square kilometres national park in the Karamajong region in northeast Uganda. Kidepo is rugged savannah, dominated by the 2,750 metres Mount Morungole and transected by the Kidepo and Narus rivers.
On arrival, you will check into your accommodation for dinner & overnight.
Accommodation: Kidepo Savannah Lodge.
Activities: N/A.
Driving time: Upto 6.5hrs.
0600hrs
With an early breakfast, you will begin your morning game drive.
On your morning game drive expect to encounter numerous wildlife i.e. birds, reptiles, animals etc.
Depending on how long your game drive takes, you will return to your accommodation for lunch.
After lunch, you do an afternoon game drive; for this particular game drives expect to encounter with the same wildlife as was during the morning game drive, even much better plus more that was not seen in the morning.
Later, depending on what else you see and how long the game drive takes, you will return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Kidepo Savannah Lodge.
Activities: Morning & Afternoon Game drives.
Driving time: upto 8hrs.
0900hrs
After breakfast, you will meet with your guide and you will embark on a 30-40mins drive to a nearby Karamajong Community; here you will mostly learn about the traditions, and the livelihood of the Karamajong; here you will make some contributions towards the community in terms of books, writing material etc, so please travel with if you have something to donate.
Later after the activity you will return to the lodge for you lunch; after lunch, you relax and evolve around the famous rock for a sundowner.
Thereafter you will return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Kidepo Savannah Lodge.
Activities: Community Visit, Sundowner.
Driving time: upto 1hrs
0800hrs.
After breakfast and with lunch Enroute, you will embark on a journey to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, home of the Rhinos.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary; is a private, non-profit, animal sanctuary in Uganda. It proudly harbors Uganda`s endangered Rhinos.
On arrival, you will check into your accommodation for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Amuka Lodge.
Activities: N/A
Driving Time: Upto 8hrs.
0900hrs
After breakfast, you will embark on a journey to Murchison Falls National Park.
Murchison Falls National Park: Covering an area of 3,893 km² this particular park sits s on the shore of Lake Albert, in northwest Uganda. It’s known for Murchison Falls, where the Victoria Nile River surges through a narrow gap over a massive drop.
On arrival with a visit to the top of the falls enroute, you will have a quick lunch at the lodge and thereafter do a boat cruise on the Nile. Expect to see numerous wildlife during this experience i.e. reptiles, animals and birds etc.
You will after this experience be dropped back at the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge.
Activities: On-foot Rhino tracking, Boat Cruise on the Nile, to the top falls. Driving time: 3.5hrs
0700hrs.
With breakfast, you will star your day with a quick briefing to start your On-foot Rhino tracking.
Heated with the tragic history, fear, and excitement, we followed a ranger on foot to track down our first white rhinos.
After the tracking you will return to the lodge for your lunch; after lunch you will spend the early afternoon at leisure.
Late afternoon, you will embark on a nature walk around the sanctuary.
Later you will have your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Amuka Lodge.
Activities: On foot Rhino Tracking, Late afternoon walk.
Driving time: N/A.
0600hrs
With packed breakfast, you will hit the road for your morning game drive in the park.
Expect to encounter numerous wildlife i.e. animals, birds and reptiles and depending on how long the drive takes and what you see, you will embark on a journey to Kibale National Park.
Kibale National Park; is a national park in Western Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rain forest. It is 766 square kilometres in size and is located between 1,100 metres to 1,600 metres in elevation; this forest is known for harboring primate’s e.g. The Chimpanzees & black and white colobus monkeys, numerous bird species and Forest elephants.
On arrival, you will check into your accommodation for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge.
Activities: Early Morning Game drive.
Driving time: Upto 7hrs.
0900hrs.
Breakfast Spend morning at leisure.
Later after lunch, you will head for the briefing area; here you will begin your Chimpanzee trekking activity.
Expect to see numerous wildlife i.e. primates, birds etc. watch out for special encounters of the forest elephants.
Later after the trekking, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Chimpanzee forest Lodge.
Activities: Chimpanzee trekking.
Driving time: upto 1hrs.
0900hrs.
After breakfast, you will embark on a journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Queen Elizabeth National Park: Occupying an area of 1,978 km², this National Park is located in Fort Portal-Mpondwe Road, Rubirizi. It was established in 1952 and named after Queen Elizabeth II.
On arrival, you will have lunch and thereafter do an afternoon boat Cruise on the famous Kazinga Channel; in Uganda is a wide, 32-kilometre long natural channel that links Lake Edward and Lake George, and a dominant feature of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Depending on what you see, you will return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Elephant Plains Lodge.
Activities: Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel.
Driving time: Upto 3.5hrs.
0600hrs
Early morning, with a cup of coffee, you hit the road to drive to Katunguru gate, Queen Elizabeth National Park; here you will meet with your Local Guide who will take you through your experiential game Drive.
Depending on how long the drive takes, you will break for a Rolex Meal and thereafter return to the lodge to freshen up and later spend the entire afternoon at leisure.
Accommodation: Elephant Plains Lodge.
Activities; Morning Game Drive.
Driving time: Upto 3.5hrs
0900hrs
Early morning, you will meet with your guide have breakfast and later embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park: The Park is a sanctuary for colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, and many birds such as hornbills and turacos. It is most notable for the 400 Bwindi gorillas, half of the world’s population of the endangered mountain gorillas. 14 habituated mountain gorilla groups are open to tourism in four different sectors of Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga and the Nkuringo in the Districts of Kanungu, Kabale and Kisoro respectively all under the management of Uganda Wildlife Authority.
On arrival, you will check into your accommodation for your dinner and overnight. Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp.
Activities: N/A Driving time: 4.6hrs.
0600hrs
After breakfast you will attend briefing and thereafter begin your gorilla trekking experience; this might last you about 3-6hrs.
After the trekking, you will return to the Lodge for your lunch.
After lunch, you will spend the afternoon/evening at leisure and thereafter you will have your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp.
Activities: Gorilla Trekking in Uganda
Driving time: Upto 2hrs
0900hrs.
After breakfast you will embark on a journey to Lake Bunyonyi.
Lake Bunyonyi (“Place of many little birds”) is in south-western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale, and it is close to the border with Rwanda. The lake appeared from 2004 to 2009 on the 5,000 Ugandan shilling note under the title “Lake Bunyonyi and terraces” Scientific literature generally quotes a maximum depth of 40 m (130 ft) but some tourist guides and locals insist that it is much deeper, about 900 m (3,000 ft), which would make it the second-deepest lake in Africa.
On arrival, you will check into your accommodation and thereafter wait on your lunch.
After lunch, you will go for a Nature Walk and Game viewing where you will enjoy the beautiful nature at our Island as you walk with our Knowledgeable guide around the nature trails at Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort!. On your trail you are likely to meet the President of the Island – the only Monkey living in the Island! You are likely to see the Water Bucks, Impalas, the Uganda Kob and Zebra grazing on the Island.
Later you will return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Activities: Nature walk and Game Viewing.
Driving time: Upto 4hrs
0900hrs.
After breakfast, you will spend the entire morning at leisure.
Later you will have your lunch; and after your lunch, you will go for a Sunset Cruise.
You are invited to reserve a coveted spot on one of Lake Bunyonyi most popular sunset cruise. The one-hour cruise encourages guests to bring their favorite snacks and beverages as well as their cameras as they encounter breathtaking vistas and colorful sunsets.
Please note, in the fall, most cruises are offered through our open motorized boat.
Our Sun Downer boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi will leave you a lifelong memory. You will visit most notable of the 29 Islands with selections of onboard drinks.
After the experience, you will return to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort.
Activities: Boat Cruise, afternoon Boat cruise.
Driving time: N/A
0900hrs.
After Breakfast and with lunch Enroute, you will embark on a journey back to Kampala.
Accommodation: Villa Kololo.
Driving time: upto 7hrs
0900hrs.
After breakfast, you will proceed to checkout to head to the airport for your flight
SAFARI-TOUR COST
Safari Tour Cost
Cost Per Person
7109$ pps
INCLUSIVES
- Mid-Range-Full Board accommodation
- All park entry fees.
- All Activities mentioned in the itinerary.
- Ground transportation-4X4 fully safari customized vehicle.
- Fuel for entire trip.
- Return Airport transfers.
EXCLUSIVES
- International flights (from/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (souvenirs, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
WHAT TO CARRY
- A pair of gloves.
- Binoculars.
- Long sleeved shirts & Long pants.
- Standard hiking boots.
- A raincoat.
- A camera.
- Long socks.
- Insect repellent.
- First aid kit: painkillers, antidiarrheal, hand sanitizer, malaria medication,
- antibacterial medicine.
- Universal adaptors.
- Sunhat or cap
- Sunglasses.
- Sunscreen.
- Lip Balm with.
- Anti-malarial meds (check with your travel doctor before your trip.
- Bug spray.
BOOKING
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