Day One: Airport Transfer
You will be met by our driver /guide at Entebbe International Airport who will drive you to Kampala the Capital City of Uganda. Check in at Cassia lodge or Holiday Express Hotel in the city centre dinner and overnight.
Day Two: Kampala - city tour
Morning cup of coffee and head for Kampala City tour highlights including the the mysterious Kasubi tombs – a burial ground for Buganda Kings. Visit Uganda Museum a display of all Uganda cultures, Bahai temples. Back to your Hotel in evening for dinner and overnight stay.
Day Three: Lake Mburo
Have an early morning game drive. This park was gazetted in 1982 and is situated between the towns of Masaka and Mbarara district and is the only one that contains an entire lake. The attractive acacia-dotted savannah is home of huge herds of impala as well as uncommon topi, eland, klipspringer and other antelope. Zebra and buffalo also graze these peaceful acres. At the lake, there are hippo and crocodile, and a wonderful diversity of birds. Because of the different habitats of the lakeshore and the broad savannah, the variety seems endless. Catch a glimpse of water birds diving for fish, the marabou stork, bee-eaters and cheeky bronze-tailed starling as well as the majestic crowned crane. Make sure you bring your binoculars!
After game drive, you will have lunch and afternoon go for a boat. Overnight at Mantana Tented Camp or Rwonyo Camp (FB)
Day Four: Lake Mburo- Kabale
Morning cup of tea and drive to Kabale with a stop over at the Ankole long-horned traditional cattle sighting enroute. Lunch stop on the way and continue to Kabale. Drive past beautiful hills, ridges and valleys in Ntungamo area plus the long-flat stretch of savannah before reaching Kigezi Hills. Visit Bakyiga cultural cites.
Arrive in Kabale and proceed to Lake Bunyonyi dinner and overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Overland Camp or Arcadia cottages.
Day Five: Lake Bunyonyi – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Camp
After breakfast go for a boat ride on L.Bunyonyi for a tour around the beautiful Islands on the Lake. The lake gives a sanctuary to many different species of birds and migrating birds from Europe. Learn about the Bakyiga culture through their cultural performances .Lake Bunyonyi provides living and is the only fresh lake in the country you can find otters. Enjoy sight seeing of Kigezi terraced hills, lunch and depart for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest passing through Mafuga forest. On clear day, view the Virunga's from a distance and the Western Rift Valley stretch as it disappears to border of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Check in Buhoma Community Bandas for overnight or Gorilla Resort.
Day Six: Gorilla trekking
Destination guides will brief you before you go for your gorilla trekking and then it’s off on the adventure. The time taken and the terrain vary according to the movements of these great primates. The thrill of meeting them face-to-face takes away the pain of the long and arduous trek. Back to the camp to recount your experiences in the forest. Evening will be entertained with local dances by a local troupe.
Day Seven: Bwindi – Queen Elizabeth National Park
Today a second will visit the communities by taking one of the village trails seeing the traditional herbalist, brewing of local gin, community projects and how the people live. A short interaction with the pygmies that used to share the Bwindi forest with gorillas and resettled among the local communities.
Another option or you may take a look at some of the creatures that share this forest with our Gorillas (forest walk). There is also unique game like the giant forest hog, the bushbuck and wealth of bird life while you enjoy the forest flora. Or Depart for Ishasha in to look for climbing lions in morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and proceed to check in at Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology.
Day Eight: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up before the sun rise and take a game drive. This may last for three hours. Return to the lodge for lunch and take an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel that joins Lakes Edward and George. This waterway is filled with schools of hippos, buffaloes, and elephants, which can be seen at the banks. There are also a rich variety of birds on the channel. Return for dinner and overnight at Mweya safari lodge or Mweya Hostel.
Day Nine: Queen National Park- Kibale Forest National Park
Game drive to explore different tracks exploiting all chances of viewing game that inhabit this beautiful part of the world. Or Track himps in Kyambura gorge.
After lunch depart for Kibale Forest National Park – home of chimpanzees. Check in at Ndali Lodge or Primates Lodge
Day Ten – Chimp tracking
After breakfast set off to track chimps in their natural habitat. Kibale Forest National Park is known for its concentration of primates in the world. Over 10 different species of primates including chimps in this park have been recorded in this park including the localized red colobus and L'Hoest's monkeys. Tracking the chimpanzee our 'cousin' is a very interesting experience. The way they feed, climb trees, respond to humans, caring for their young ones, is just phenomenal.
A network of shady forest trails provides much to delight botanists and butterfly lovers, while birders have record over 300 species including the endemic Prirogrine's ground thrush.
The elusive forest elephant, smaller and hairier than its savannah counterpart, moves seasonally into the developed part of the park, while other terrestrial mammals include buffalo, giant forest hog and a half dozen antelope species.
Return to your camp and afternoon visit communities and local markets if the day falls on market day and other activities that take place here and overnight.
Day Eleven: Kibale – Kampala
Depart for Kampala en route arriving late in the afternoon
SAFARI QUOTATION :
No OF PAX |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury | 5563 |
3931 |
3531 |
3325 |
3125 |
2935 |
| Budget | 4880 |
3273 |
2863 |
2565 |
2460 |
2280 |
Prices quoted include
1 Underground Transportation
2 Safari driver/guide allowance
3 Destination guiding allowance
4 Agreed upon accommodation and meals stated
5 Park entry and vehicle entrance fees
6 Game Drives and all other itinerary related activities
Prices exclude
1 Airfares to Uganda
2 Entry visas and airport taxes.
3 All personal expenditure such as laundry and drinks are excluded.