16 day Safari Uganda

Day1: Arrival and Transfer to the Hotel.

On arrival a Driver Guide will warmly welcome you and pick you from at the Entebbe Airport and transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala.

Dinner and Over Night at 2 friends hotel in Entebbe or lake Victoria serena.

Day 2: Departure from Entebbe To Kidepo valley National park.

Early morning pick up from your place of stay in Entebbe, and travel to Kidepo valley National park along Kitgum-Moroto road or the eastern route. Check in to your booked accommodation on arrival.

Accommodation is at kedepo savanna lodge

Depending on the time of arrival, you can go and participate in an evening game drive where you will stand an opportunity to view beautiful sceneries of River Narus plus viewing a diversity of wild animals including, buffaloes, elephants, lions, hartebeests and klipspringer.

Dinner and Overnight at your Kidepo savana lodge

Day 3: Half day game drive and Cultural walks to the Karamojong communities.

On this day after breakfast .you will go for an early morning game drive. Stand chances of seeing a number of fauna and flora. Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will set off for a cultural walk, getting a chance to meet the Karamajong people at Kapedo and Karema.

One of the cultural items that you will see are the ‘Kraals’-the grinding stones, and many more African crafts which are so amazing Return to the lodge for dinner. Dinner and overnight at Apoka lodge.

Day 4: Transfer to Murchison falls national park.

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After a delicious breakfast, you will be transferred to Murchison falls national park via the scenic Pian-Upe plains and coffee plantations of Kapchorwa, and great views of the magnificent Mount Elgon. It’s quite a long journey and it takes about 7-8 hours.

Accommodation is at Pakuba lodge/ paraa safari lodge.

Day 5: Game Drive and Boat Cruise.

After your breakfast at 6:00am, you will cross the River Nile to the northern bank of the park where your guide will help you spot Elephants, Lion, Cape buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffe, hartebeest, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, hyena and leopards. Return to the hotel for lunch at 12:00pm.

After lunch, go for a boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over this 17 km stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck and Uganda Kobs not missing bird species like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, and many more, then hike to the top of the falls and your driver guide will be waiting for you to drive you back to the lodge. Overnight and dinner

Accommodation Pakuba lodge or paraa safari lodge.

Day 6: Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale national park

On this day after your breakfast at 8:00am you will have a long drive to the western part of Uganda to Fort portal pass tea plantations and beautiful landscapes with lunch enroute. Arrive at your hotel check-in, enjoy Fort portal city walk either at Tooro botanical Garden or at Amabere ganyina mwiru caves and crater lakes have dinner and overnight.

At Primate lodge or Kyaninga lodge or Turacco tree tops.

Day7: Chimpanzee tracking in kibale national park.

This trip will begin in Fort Portal, where your guide will pick you up at your hotel at 6:40AM. We will then drive 26km to the entrance of Kibale National Park, where we will pay the fee for chimpanzee tracking. From there, we will continue driving 10km inside the park to Kanyancu, where we will register our visit and receive a 15-minute briefing from the National Park Guides. After the briefing, the National Park guides will take you onto the chimpanzee trails. The National Park Rangers track the chimpanzees, so some days the tracking will begin from the briefing spot, on other days we will continue driving into the park to different trail heads. The tracking begins at 8:00AM and ends at 11:00AM (3 hours total). After tracking, your guide will bring you back to your hotel. (Approximate trip length: ~5 hours.

Accommodation is at Primate lodge/ Aramaga lodge or Kyaninga lodge.

DAY 8: SEMULIKI HOT SPRINGS DAY TRIP

This day trip will begin at 9:00am with a pick-up at your hotel in Fort Portal. We drive through the western rift valley approximately 58km to Semliki National Park where we will pay the entrance fee and receive a briefing from the Uganda Wildlife Authority Park Rangers. We will first explore the "female" hot springs, then walk through the forest to the larger "male" hot springs all while enjoying wild life and learning more about the park. After enjoying the springs (not for bathing) we will travel to Amabere Caves where you will be able to see stalagmites and stalagatites together, as well as a water fall. From the caves we will do a short hike to see three crater lakes.

It is also possible to start with the caves and crater lakes before going to the hot spring.

Accommodation is at Semuliki Lodge/ Aramaga lodge/ Mountains of the moon hotel.

Day 9: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.

On this day after your delicious breakfast at 9:00am. You will meet the drive guide and you start the journey to the beautiful Queen Elizabeth national park. You will stop at Uganda equator for photo shots and experiment as you arrival to the park then you continue the drive to the lodge. On arrival you will check in and order for lunch after lunch at 2:00pm you will drive to Kazinga channel for the boat cruise which departs at 3:00PM. The boat cruise lasts approximately 2 hours and covers 41km, ending at 5:00PM, we begin our drive back to the hotel or we go for the evening game drive and return at 7:00pm.

Accommodation is at Bush lodge or Mweya safari lodge.

Day 10: transfer to Eshasha to see tree climbing lions.

On this day after your breakfast at 6:00am you will be transferred to ishasha for morning game drive to see tree climbing lions, ant lops, hynnas, leopards. Hipos, elephants, topis and many more. At 12:00pm return to the hotel check have lunch and relax.

Return to the park at 4:30pm for evening game driving and return to the hotel for diner and overnight at 7:00pm.

Accommodation is at Ishasha wildness camp.

Day 11: Transfer transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park.

After breakfast at 1:00am you will meet your driver guide who will transfer you to your hotel in Bwindi impenetrable national park on the arrive you will check in and order for lunch and relax in a cool environment.

Overnight is at Nkulingo Bwindi Gorilla lodge and Buhoma lodge

Day12: GorillaTracking and Batwa community walk

Early morning after breakfast you will be transferred to the UWA’s Visitor information center with your parked lunch where you will be briefed about Gorilla tracking.

Gorilla tracking experience takes about 3-4 hours depending on the Gorilla family you will track. Later have lunch and after lunch.

Relax and then by 4:00pm, you will have a simple tour to the smallest a ethnic group (Bush men) where you will be entertained and listen to the live story by 6:00pm you will return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation is at Buhoma lodge or Nkulingo Gorilla or Icumbi lodge in Rushaga

Day 13: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park

On this day after your delicious breakfast, your guide drive will pick you and transfer you to lake Mburo national park. You will arrive at 12:00pm, check in order for lunch, after lunch you will chill up and wait for evening game drive or night game drive to see leapads, hynnas, buffalos, lots of aunt lops, different bird spices and so many others.

Accommodation is a Rwakobo Rock or Kigambira lodge.

Day 14: Morning game drive or bicycle riding or community walks.

On this day after breakfast you guide driver will be available either to take you for game drive or cycling around the park or the community to explore the way of life people live or to explore the park and sport some wild animals such as Zebras, Giraffes, hennas, leopard ant lops, beautiful birds, Elands and so many others. You can decide to relax in the morning, have lunch and do any activity of your choice in the evening.

Accommodation is at Rwako Rock (mid

Day 15: Transfer from Lake Mburo national park to Entebbe town

On this day after break at 8:00am, your drive will meet you at the hotel, then you will start the journey to Entebbe town with a stopover at Masaka town for lunch and at the Equator for Photos, crafts and water experiment and then proceed to Entbbe town near the airport for accommodation before taking the flight.

Accommodation is at 2 friends’ hotel or lake Victoria serena in Enteebe near the airport.

Day 16: Transfer to the airport for your flight back.

Depending on your departure time, if your flight is at night the driver will be available to take you to the airport to get your flight if it is in the afternoon the driver guide will be available to take you for the option activities for example shoebill tracking at lake victory (Mabamba swamp) Entebbe botanical garden, and Enteebe city tour lunch and transfer to the airport for your flight.

End of your 16 day Safari in Uganda.