10-Days Superb Uganda’s National Safari Parks
Overview
This Safari seeks to explore the National Parks’ Murchison Falls and other Uganda wildlife. 2) National Park Kibaale 3) National Park Queen Elizabeth 4) Impenetrable Forest in Bwindi 5) Bunyonyi’s lake Lake Mburo National Park comes sixth.
Trip Itinerary ( Detailed Safari )
Day 1: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park.
This Safari begins right after your breakfast when our driver-guide gets you up at 08:00 am and drives out to the Northern section of Uganda, home of Murchison Falls National Park. This is a six-hour trip, and along it you will be able to see the many towns.
Arriving at the park, you will be transported to the Top of the Falls and thereafter to your lodge for lunch. You will be transported on an afternoon game drive after lunch that last up to 06:00pm. Buffalos, Elephants, Giraffes, Kobs, and many more species will be seen on this game drive, but not limited to.
You will be transported back to your resort for evening supper and sleep after your gamed drive.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Day 2: Game Drives and Boat Cruise.
You will be driven to the docking site for your early morning bottom of the falls boat ride after your breakfast at 07:00 am. As you sail approach the most strong falls in the world, the Murchison Falls, you will be able to see the Nile Crocodiles, Waterbucks, Hippopotamus and other species along the banks of the river on this trip.
This cruise runs two to three hours, then you will have a game drive back to your resort for lunch and downtime.
You will then go search for the King of the Jungle, lion, after lunch; if fortunate enough, you will see it in the woods from a distance. You would return to your lodge for supper and an overnight at the conclusion of this trip.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Day 3: Drive to Kibaale National Park.
After breakfast, you will leave the park having another opportunity to have a final game drive in Murchison Falls National Park for Kibale Forest National Park. This is five to six hour journey.
Once at Kibale, you will then go to your lodge for lunch, check-in, and a fresh-up. Having all this, you will set out the walk over the Bigodi Swamp.
Dinner at your hotel and overnight, Turaco Tree tops.
Accommodation: Turaco Treetops Lodge.
Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibaale National Park.
You will check out of the resort early in the morning after breakfast and then go to the nearest known chimpanzee habitat. You will have the chance to locate them in the jungle hanging in the trees and snap pictures, thus this Chimpanzee trekking will last three to four hours.
Along this path you come across various species such the Black and White Colombus monkeys, Red Colombus, Blue monkeys, Olive Baboons, Vervet Monkeys, Galago, Red woodland Duiker, Grey Checked Mangabey, Red tailed monkey and many more.
Following this lifetime adventure, you will return to your base and travel out of Kibale Forest National Park to go for Queen Elizabeth National Park.
This trip will take around two hours; upon arriving at the resort, you will clean yourself, wait for your lunch, then lounge around the pool for dusk and supper.
Accommodation: Kingfisher Lodge.
Day 5: Game Drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Early on, everyone fresh for the Queen Elizabeth National Park wildlife drive.
Starting your breakfast at the lodge, you will go for the game drive and, should luck be kind, you will see African elephant, African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippopotamus, topi, waterbuck, warthog, gigantic forest hog, Nile crocodile, leopard, spotted hyena, and lions.
After lunch at Mweya Lodge, you will ride the 02:00pm boat excursion in Kazinga Channel.
Spending around two to three hours, this boat excursion will let one to see the hippopotamus, waterbuck, Nile crocodile, and many other species along the water banks.
Later on, you will have supper and stay at your lodge from a game drive back.
Accommodation: Kingfisher Lodge
Day 6: Tree Climbing Lions and Game drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and go for Ishasha Sector, the Tree-climbing Lion Territory. Seeing lions at the top of the trees is a lifetime chance.
Once everything is said and done, you will go out for a community stroll and the Batwa experience after lunch and freshening at your lodge. Later you will return to your lodging and get ready for tomorrow.
Dinner and over night at your resort.
Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge.
Day 7: Gorilla Trekking.
The day you have been waiting for has arrived to meet the mild giants. Not sure of the time you will be leaving the jungle, hence the day starts with an early morning meal before you go to UWA headquarters—the beginning and briefing place for the hike. Remember to bring your packed lunch.
Following your registration and ranger guide briefing, you will be allocated a family to walk and a guide to lead you to the deep forest. Following the several paths, search for the gorillas and they are wild animals, they keep moving from one place to another in the forest to look for food and build nests thus it is difficult to predict their exact location in the greenery which makes the trekked distance a little longer and a bit of straining with the hikes up and down lasting for about 9 hours.
After one hour of fun with the gorillas, travel back to the park headquarters for your certificate; then, go back to the lodge for supper and sleep.
Accommodation: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
Day 8: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi – Bird Watching.
From Bwindi Impenetrable forest after breakfast, you will travel to Lake Bunyonyi.
Arriving to Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort, you will check in and unwind while having lunch.
You will go bird viewing at the lake baths after lunch. There are around two hundred different birds in this lake. One might engage in bird watching at extra expenses.
Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Day 9: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park.
You will have your breakfast and then go for Lake Mburo National Game park. Among other species, Lake Mburo National Game park boasts of a range of zebras, giraffes, hippopotamus.
This trip will run four to five hours; upon arriving, you will be checked in Rwakobo Rock Lodge, enjoy lunch, and get ready for the afternoon wildlife drive. This game drive runs until six o’clock and returns to your lodge for supper and sleep.
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock Lodge.
Day 10: Game Drive and Drive Back to Entebbe.
You will enjoy breakfast and a game drive out of Lake Mburo National Game Park after this unforgettable safari.
End of tour
Tour Includes
- Safari Park fees
- All Tour activities
- All Tour accommodation
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation ( To & From )
- All Taxes/VAT
- Everyday Meals ( As specified )
- Drinking water ( On all days )
Tour Excludes
- International flights ( From / to home )
- Additional Accommodation
- Tips
- Personal items(Souvenirs, etc.)
- Visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Gov increase of taxes and/or park fees