Our 14 days Uganda safari is a 13 nights/14 day safari in Uganda trip that will enable you to do Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, Wildlife Viewing in Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, and Lake Mburo parks, Lake Bunyonyi, unique community Uganda African culture tours & Kampala City tour.
This 14 days Uganda safari tour offers an incredible face-to-face encounter with gentle Mountain Gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on foot. Bwindi is where almost half of the world’s population of these Earth’s largest living primates live and trekking to see them is a definite bucket list item for African safari lovers. We will also track chimpanzees, our closest living relatives on foot in Kibale National Park − a natural habitat that has one of the highest densities and diversity of primates in all of Africa.
We will visit Murchison Falls National Park for a game drive in its classic savannah plains in search of the Big 5, Rothschild’s Giraffes, and much more as the checklist of mammal reach 76 species. We will enjoy a stunning boat cruise along the world’s longest river to the bottom of the powerful Murchison Falls and hike to the top of the falls. The 14 days Uganda safari also includes a visit to Queen Elizabeth National Park which has one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any national park in the world as it hosts over 610 bird species and 96 mammal species. Here, we will enjoy a game drive in search of the tree-climbing and savannah Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Buffalos, Primates, and Antelopes. Here, we will also undertake a wonderful boat cruise on the 40km long Kazinga Channel to view some of the highest concentrations of hippos in the world.
Other highlights of this Uganda safari trip include white rhino tracking in Ziwa sanctuary, boat cruise on the magical Lake Bunyonyi, Batwa pygmy community tour at Bwindi, and a game walking safari amongst the wild mammals of Lake Mburo National Park. All these activities were selected to extremely make you feel the value of your money and your time in Uganda.
We will be happy to customize this 14 days Uganda safari tour trip to suit your budget and interest, please contact us.
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable N. P
Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park
Rhino tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Game drives in Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth & Lake Mburo National Parks
Boat cruises in Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth & Lake Mburo Parks
Hiking to the top of the world’s most powerful waterfall, Murchison Falls.
[Searching for the rare tree climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth park
Nature walk in Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
Scenic drive via the Albertine Rift Escarpment to Fort Portal Area
Photo session at the Equator
Batwa pygmy and Banyankole community tours
Walking amongst the wild mammals of Lake Mburo N.P
Boat cruise on the magical Lake Bunyonyi, Africa’s second deepest lake.
Kampala city tour
Day 1: Kampala
Day 2 & 3: Murchison Falls National Park
Day 4: Fort Portal Area
Day 5: Kibale National Park
Day 6 &7: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 8 & 9: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 10: Lake Bunyonyi
Day 11 & 12: Lake Mburo National Park
Day 13 & 14: Kampala
Day 1: Arrive in Uganda via Entebbe International Airport & transfer to the hotel
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park & visit to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
Day 3: Morning game drive, afternoon Nile launch cruise & hike to the top of the falls
Day 4: Transfer to Fort Portal in the shadows of the mystical Mountains of the moon
Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park & afternoon Bigodi wetland walk
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park & do an evening game drive
Day 7: Morning game drive & afternoon boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel
Day 8: Do a game drive in Ishasha in search of tree-climbing lions as you transfer to Bwindi.
Day 9: Undertake a Gorilla trekking encounter in Bwindi & an evening Community walk.
Day 10: Travel to Lake Bunyonyi, do boat cruise & visit the Island Communities
Day 11: Transfer to Lake Mburo N P & do an afternoon boat cruise on Lake Mburo
Day 12: Enjoy a morning game walking safari & afternoon Banyankole Community tour
Day 13: Transfer to Kampala with a stop at Uganda Equator Crossing at Kayabwe
Day 14: Undertake a Kampala city tour
Arrive in Uganda following the flight from your respective country of origin. You land at Entebbe International Airport which is the main gateway to Uganda where you will find the company representative dedicated to offer you a courteous welcome. The amazing weather and brightening atmosphere on the shores of Lake Victoria (the continent’s largest fresh water lake) give you a remarkable first impression of Uganda. After briefing about Uganda and your 14 days Uganda safari, you will connect to the hotel in Kampala for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Highlight of the day: – Touching down Entebbe International Airport with views of the serene waters of Lake Victoria.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Speke Resort Munyonyo/Kampala Serena Hotel /Sheraton Kampala Hotel
Midrange/Standard: – Cassia Lodge
Budget/Basic: – Biyem Hotel/Nexus Resorts Nansana
Meal Plan: – Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – Approx. 40km or 1-1.5 hours
Activities & services of the day:-
Optional activities you can choose to do on this day depending on your time of arrival include:-
You have breakfast at your place of stay in Kampala at around 6.30 am. We then embark on a 311km (6-5 hours) drive northwest of Uganda to Murchison Falls National Park. We drive through impressive flat landscapes of Central Uganda including the district of Nakasongola with scattered human settlement, towns and markets where you will see people going on with their daily life. We branch off at Nakitooma for 7km to connect to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the proud home of Uganda’s only wild rhinos.
Upon arriving in Ziwa, we embark on a thrilling 2 hours White Rhino tracking encounter on foot in the company of an expert ranger guide. Rhinos are part of the Big Five of land animals and by exploring them on foot; you’ll get to appreciate what a 2-ton animal really looks like while your adrenaline is pumping. Ziwa Sanctuary is home to 22 white rhinos. After this exciting activity, we continue on the drive to Murchison Falls Park, arriving in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
The highlight of the day: – Tracking wild Southern White Rhinos in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary on foot.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Paraa Safari Lodge/Bakers Lodge
Midrange/Standard: – Murchison River Lodge/Pakuba Safari Lodge
Budget/Basic: – Hornbill Bush Lodge/Red Chilli Rest Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – 311km or 6- 5 hours
Activities & services of the day:-
We will have breakfast at the lodge at around 6.30 am and then embark on a scenic game drive through the classic savannah plains of Murchison Falls Park’s northern sector. We have opportunity to see African bush elephants, Cape buffalos, Rothschild’s giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeests, Defassa waterbucks, Oribis, Hippos and Uganda Kobs as well as predators such as Lions, Leopards, Hyenas and many others. We will also see many of the park’s 451 bird species including Palm-nut vultures, Grey-crowned cranes and Abyssinian ground hornbills.
The game drive takes about 3-4 hours after which we return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch. In the afternoon, we connect to Paraa Jetty for an afternoon boat cruise along the Nile River to the bottom of Murchison Falls which starts at 2 pm. Gliding on this world’s longest river is an unforgettable experience: giant Nile crocodiles lurk menacingly from the sandbars, hippos snorting everywhere, elephants playing in the water and lots of water birds including the pre-historic Shoebills are often seen.
On reaching the bottom of the falls, we will disembark from the boat and undertake a hike to the top of the falls from where you will truly appreciate the staggering power with which the Nile River bursts through the 7 meter wide gap in the escarpment, gorge before dropping down 45 meters and then continues its epic 6,650km journey to the Mediterranean Sea. The hike may be a strenuous one but the thrill on reaching the top of the world’s most powerful waterfall is unforgettable. Miss it only if you must.
Retreat from the activity and connect to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Highlight of the day: – The afternoon boat cruise along the Nile River to the bottom of Murchison Falls.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Paraa Safari Lodge/Bakers Lodge
Midrange/Standard: – Murchison River Lodge/Pakuba Safari Lodge
Budget/Basic: – Hornbill Bush Lodge/Red Chilli Rest Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & services of the day:-
Optional activities you can choose to do on this day:-
After breakfast at around 7.00am, embark on a 441km (8-9 hours) drive southwest via the Albertine Escarpment of the Great Western Rift Valley, lush countryside, traditional farms and homesteads to Fort Portal Area. We have a lunch break in Hoima which is undergoing rapid growth due to oil discovery in the Albertine graben.
Then we proceed to arrive in Fort Portal for relaxation, dinner and overnight. Fort Portal, the seat of the ancient Kingdom of Toro is one of the most attractive towns in Uganda, situated amid lush rolling hillsides, swathed in neat tea plantations in the shadow of the legendary ‘Mountains of the Moon’ (The Rwenzoris- Africa’s tallest mountain range).
Highlight of the day: – A very scenic drive through impressive countryside landscapes with rural settlements and village towns en route.
Accommodation:-
Upmarket/Luxury: – Kyaninga Lodge
Midrange/Standard: – Mountains of the Moon Hotel
Budget / Basic: – Rwenzori View Guesthouse
Meal Plan: – Dinner
Drive distance & time: – Approx. 441km or 9 hours
Optional activities you can do in Fort Portal on this day:-
We will have an early morning breakfast at around 6.30am and then transfer to Kibale’s Kanyanchu Visitor Centre to catch up with briefing before embarking on the chimpanzee tracking expedition foot which starts at 8.00am. Kibale is a natural habitat for an amazing 13 primate species, and contains the highest primate density of any area on earth including over 1500 chimpanzee, our closest non-human relatives.
The park’s chimps have been tracked since 1993 and the chances of locating them are excellent. They are accustomed to human presence – some have been observed for over 25 years – and the chance of locating them is over 95%. Walks last between 2-5 hours. Contact time with chimpanzees is limited to one hour; group size is limited to 6 visitors; participants must be aged 12 or over. Kibale’s incredible biodiversity also include a total 60 other mammal species, 375 bird species and 250 species of butterflies.
After the one hour chimpanzee encounter, we connect to the starting point where you meet with your company guide, settle for your packed lunch after which you connect to Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for an afternoon swamp walk. Bigodi is the most successful community environmental conservation initiative in Uganda. Your swamp walk here will take you through grassland, small communities and some beautiful scenery, where the locals are likely to greet you with enthusiastic waves. It is usual to spot three to four different primate species during this walk, though the highlight is catching a glimpse of the Great blue Turaco! Retreat from the 2 hours walk back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Highlight of the day: – Tracking a troop of wild chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park on foot.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Crater Safari Lodge/Kyaninga Lodge/Primate Lodge Kibale
Midrange/Standard: – Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse/Kibale Forest Camp/Turaco Tree Tops
Budget/Basic: – Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse/Kibale Forest Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & services of the day:-
Optional activities you can choose to do on this day:-
Nocturnal walk in Kibale Park to see nocturnal creatures like Bushbabies, Nightjars, Tree hyrax and Genet.
After early morning breakfast around 7.00am, we will transfer to Queen Elizabeth N.P- a trip that may take you approximately 2-3 hours driving along remarkable scenic views of Rwenzori Mountains – the legendary Mountain of the moon towering to 5,109m above sea level with snowcapped peaks. You make stops en route to visit the Rwenzori Art Foundation – the only bronze Casting Center in Africa to encounter a range of items displayed in the gallery and you also have the chance to participate in the sculpture making itself.
You also visit the Ruboni Community craft village to explore the craft making process and you can also participate in the craft making process and learn a skill. Continue on the drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, check in at your lodge and after connect to the park for an evening game drive where you have possibilities of exploring Elephants, Buffaloes, Waterbucks, Kobs, among others. Retire for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Highlight of the day: – The exciting evening game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Mweya Safari Lodge/Mazike Valley Lodge/Katara Lodge
Midrange/Standard: – Enganzi Game Lodge/ Bush Lodge/Kasenyi Safari Camp
Budget/Basic: – Pumba Safari Cottages/ Park View Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – Approx. 127km or 2-3 hours
Activities & services of the day:-
Optional activities you can choose to do on this day:-
After breakfast at around 6.30am, embark on a 3- 4 hours morning game drive exploring the Queen Elizabeth National Park’s rolling savannah landscapes dotted with counts of wild game including Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, Waterbuck, Leopard, Uganda kob, Warthog and do not forget about the birds and the primates. The morning is the best time for a game drive as the African animal kingdom tends to be most active when during the golden hours of the first sunlight touching the savannah.
Retreat from the activity and settle for lunch at the lodge after which you gather at the Mweya jetty to embark on a thrilling 2 hours boat cruise on the 45km long Kazinga Channel to view some of the largest concentration of hippo in the world and other game with excellent birding. Retreat from the activity and do a game drive along the channel track as you head to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
The highlight of the day: – The afternoon boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth Park.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Mweya Safari Lodge/Mazike Valley Lodge/Katara Lodge
Midrange/Standard: – Enganzi Game Lodge/ Bush Lodge/Kasenyi Safari Camp
Budget/Basic: – Pumba Safari Cottages/ Park View Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & services of the day:-
Optional activities you can choose to do on this day:-
We have breakfast at around 7.00 am. We then set off for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with an en route game drive Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park in search of the uncommon tree-climbing lions that reside here. The chance of spotting these lions is about 70% though sometimes they are really hard to spot (most especially when they’re down in the grassland looking for prey).
Hoping you get the chance to spot them, the sight will be spectacular! Continue on the drive to make another stop in the local communities of Kanungu for a coffee plantation tour to explore the traditional coffee growing practices, its cultural attachment to the local people and its significance to the local community. Arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
As befits one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth, Bwindi has been designated a Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Alongside over 459 mountain gorillas that live here, Bwindi protects numerous mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and plants, many of them endemic to this part of Africa.
The highlight of the day: – Encountering the rare tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth Park.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Gorilla Forest Camp/Buhoma Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge
Midrange/Standard: – Haven Lodge Buhoma/Gorilla Mist Camp/ Gorilla Valley Lodge
Budget/Basic: – Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – Approx. 130km or 2-4 hours
Activities & services of the day:-
At around 6.00 am, after breakfast at your lodge and then go to the respective park headquarters to get briefed about the gorilla trekking experience from an expert local ranger guide. At 8:00 am, embark on the Uganda gorilla trek within the Impenetrable Forest in the company of an experienced local ranger guide. The trek might take 2 – 8 hours to find the gentle giants of the forest depending on where the family is located.
The trek itself can be along steep, slippery trails and through the bush so you should be in reasonable physical condition, but the rewards of spending an hour with our close cousins more than makes up for the effort of getting to them. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is indeed an awesome, exciting experience to be long savored. For up to five years each, these families have undergone an extremely delicate process that has gradually brought them to tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day and allow a few privileged visitors to interact with them in the wild.
After your one hour with the gorillas, return to the starting point where you will be rewarded with a gorilla trekking certificate and embark on the transfer to the lodge for relaxation. In the evening, you embark on the community tour to visit the last remaining members of the endangered Batwa Pygmy tribe that live peacefully with Gorillas of Bwindi for over 1000 years and later evicted from the forest to create the national park. A visit to their community is not only a way to learn more about the traditional forest practices of this hunter-gatherer culture, but a way to support a people whose ancient way of life has been almost completely wiped out by modernisation. You will listen to their stories and attend to their performances before retiring for overnight.
The highlight of the day: – The one magical hour with the endangered Mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Gorilla Forest Camp/Buhoma Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge
Midrange/Standard: – Haven Lodge Buhoma/Gorilla Mist Camp/ Gorilla Valley Lodge
Budget/Basic: – Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & services of the day:-
After breakfast at around 7.00am, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi (Africa’s second deepest lake) traversing the Kigezi Highlands commonly referred to as the Switzerland of Africa. The stunning geography of Lake Bunyonyi area offers a constant and lovely backdrop to your adventure, which will include a boat trip to gain impressive views of its spectacular 29 islands, and priceless interaction with the friendly and welcoming people of the region. Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
The highlight of the day: – The scenic boat cruise on the magical Lake Bunyonyi.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Birdnest @Bunyonyi Resort
Midrange/Standard: – Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort/Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Budget/Basic: – Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – 55-85 km or 1-3 hours
Activities & services of the day:-
After a relaxed breakfast at around 8.00 am, embark on the drive to Lake Mburo National Park 199km about 4 hours’ drive. You drive through amazing landscapes of south western Uganda with stretching cattle farms and banana plantations before approaching Mbarara town the largest in the sub region and proceeding for 12km to Igongo Cultural Center for traditional lunch.
You proceed for 33km to Lake Mburo National Park entering through Nshaara gate to embark on an afternoon boat trip along the waters of Lake Mburo. The possible sights include impressive Hippos, Nile crocodiles and a range of birds such as African Fish eagle and African finfoot. Retire for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Highlight of the day: – The afternoon boat cruise in Lake Mburo National Park.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Mihingo Lodge
Midrange/Standard: – Rwakobo Rock/Arcadia Cottages Mburo/Mpogo Safari Lodge
Budget/Basic: – Eagles Nest Mburo
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – 199km or 4 hours
Activities & services of the day:-
Optional activities you can choose to do on this day include:-
After breakfast at around 7.00am, embark on a thrilling game walking safari passing through the impressive savannah ecosystem with lots of Acacia. You enjoy beautiful views of the area including open stretching plains. The walk offers you an opportunity to explore the a range of wild game including; Rothschild giraffes, Impala, Burchell’s Zebra, Elands Topis, Warthogs, Waterbucks, Bushbucks, Elands and Spotted hyenas not forgetting acacia associated birds. Hiking the Kazuma hill offers you one of the magical scenic views in Uganda.
You connect back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch and in the afternoon, you connect to the Enyemebwa Cultural center and upon arrival, the local guides take you around the home stead exploring the exterior and interior of the local thatched huts, the views of the cattle Kraal, the crop gardens and banana plantations after which you head to the wilderness for grazing the cattle along with other herd’s men.
Retreat in the evening back home with the cows for traditional hand milking after which you attend to the traditional performances before retiring for dinner and overnight.
The highlight of the day: – Walking amongst the wild mammals of Lake Mburo National Park.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Mihingo Lodge
Midrange/Standard: – Rwakobo Rock/Arcadia Cottages Mburo/Mpogo Safari Lodge
Budget/Basic: – Eagles Nest Mburo
Meal Plan: – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities & services of the day:-
Optional activities you can choose to do on this day include:-
We will have a relaxed breakfast at around 8.30 am after which we will embark on a 240km (3-4 hours) drive to Kampala. We will make a stop at the Uganda Equator at Kayabwe along Masaka road where you will be able to stand in both the northern and southern hemispheres and also experiment how water swirls in different directions when placed in the northern and southern hemispheres, take photos and even buy some of the beautiful souvenirs. Have lunch at the Equator and proceed to Kampala arriving in the afternoon for relaxation and overnight.
The highlight of the day: – The Uganda Equator experience at Kayabwe.
Accommodation:-
Luxury/Upmarket: – Speke Resort Munyonyo/Kampala Serena Hotel/Sheraton Kampala Hotel
Midrange/Standard: – Cassia Lodge
Budget/Basic: – Biyem Hotel/Nexus Resorts Nansana
Meal Plan: – Lunch & Dinner
Drive distance & time: – 240km or 3 – 4 hours
Activities & services of the day:-
After breakfast at around 9.00 am, your guide will pick you up from your hotel and you embark on the famous Kampala tour. You will penetrate the busy capital city and tour all the gothic era cathedrals, mosques, the Baha’i temple, Namugongo shrine-where the famous Uganda Martyrs were murdered, visit the famous Owino market downtown, Kabaka`s palace and lake, Kasubi tombs and the Uganda parliament. Transfer to the airport for you flight back home.
The highlight of the day: – The Uganda Equator experience at Kayabwe.
Meal Plan: – Breakfast & Lunch
Activities & services of the day:-
Full time English professional safari driver guide
4×4 safari van/ 4×4 Safari land cruiser with poop up roof for game viewing with functional A/C
Full board accommodation
Gorilla & chimpanzee trekking permit fees
Boat cruise fees
Wi-Fi Internet on board the safari vehicle
Bottled water
International &domestic flight fees
Visa fees
Laundry services
Items of personal nature
Gratuities and tips
Other beverages/ drinks
Other extras not mentioned in the itinerary above
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