12 Days Uganda Safari

Overview

This 12 days Uganda Safari starts and ends in Kampala. It includes 1 gorilla permit of $700 per person in the final cost. The 12 Days Uganda safari takes you to Bwindi impenetrable national park in western Uganda. This park has got over 340 mountain gorillas making it half of the mountain gorillas remaining in the whole world.

Day 1; Arrival at Entebbe international airport

Your guide will pick you up on arrival at Entebbe international airport and welcome you for your safari to Uganda. You will be driven to your hotel in Entebbe for check in.

Accommodation; 2friends guesthouse

Day 2; Visit Chimpanzee Sanctuary on Ngamba Island

After having breakfast at the hotel, you will start your tour to Ngamba island with a boat transfer on Lake Victoria to the chimpanzee sanctuary. You will engage in a half-day experience on Ngamba island which will start with a personal briefing ta the visitors center about the island and its residents.

You will also enjoy watching as the chimpanzees are fed and take photos as you tour the islands and get a close view of the chimpanzees. You will also see different bird species during your visit and after the tour, you will take the boat back and your guide will drive you to the hotel where you will relax.

Accommodation; 2friends guesthouse

Day 3; drive to Murchison falls national park via Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary

You will start your day with breakfast at your hotel in Entebbe before checking out ahead of your journey to Murchison falls national park. You will have a stop at Zziwa rhino sanctuary in Nakasongola for a rhino tracking experience.

After a short briefing, you will move the park rangers for a experience of rhino tracking on foot at Zziwa rhino sanctuary. During this activity, you will enjoy a close encounter with the rhinos and take photos of them in their natural habitat. After completing this activity, you will have a stop for lunch in Masindi and your guide will drive you to Murchison falls national park for a top-of-the-falls viewing experience. You will later continue to your lodge for check-in and to prepare for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation; Pakuba safari lodge

Day 4; game drive and bottom of the falls boat cruise

You will wake up early for an early morning game drive in Murchison falls national park to search for wildlife species such as lions, giraffes, elephants, leopards, elephants, buffalos, warthogs, impalas, waterbucks, impalas, and many others as you watch the beautiful sunset.

After your morning game drive, you will return to the lodge for refreshments. In the afternoon you will engage in the bottom of the falls boat cruise which takes about 2 to 3 hours. During the boat cruise, you will see wildlife species around the water shores such as elephants, hippos, buffalos, crocodiles, and giraffes as well as different bird species. You will also see the beautiful Murchison falls from your boat and later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation; Pakuba safari lodge

Day 5; drive to Kibale Forest National Park

After having breakfast at the lodge, you will check out ahead of your journey to Kibale national park. You will enjoy an en route game drive in Murchison falls national park and also have a stop for lunch in Hoima town.

You will continue your drive to Kibale national park and your guide will drive you to the lodge for check-in and dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation; Turaco treetops lodge

Day 6; Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi tour

You will wake up early for breakfast at the lodge and proceed to the park headquarters at Kanyanchu for a briefing on chimpanzee trekking. You will be briefed by the rangers and also divided into groups to begin your search for the chimpanzees in the Kibale forest. during the search for the chimpanzees, you will encounter other primates like black and white colobus monkeys, baboons, and also a variety of bird and butterfly species. You will also learn about the different tree species found in the forest.

An hour will be spent with the chimpanzees when you find them in the Kibale forest and you will enjoy taking photos and recording the chimpanzees and observing their behavior. After completing the activity, you will return to the park headquarters where you will receive your certificates. You will also engage in the Bigodi tour during your visit to Kibale national park which is a guided nature walk and also an activity to experience the rich biodiversity and beauty of the Bigodi wetlands. Bigodi is also a good birding spot and you will see various bird species during your tour and see more primates like black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, olive baboons, L’hoest monkeys, vervet monkeys, and also blue monkeys. After this tour, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation; Turaco treetops lodge

Day 7; drive to Queen Elizabeth national park and Kazinga boat cruise

You will have breakfast and check out of the lodge in Kibale national park and your guide will drive you to Queen Elizabeth national park. You will arrive in time for lunch at your lodge in Queen Elizabeth national park.

After lunch, you will engage in a boat cruise which takes place on Kazinga channel where Lake Edward and Lake George meet. During the boat cruise, you will enjoy seeing bird species along the water shores and also see wildlife species such as schools of hippos, buffalos, elephants, Nile crocodiles among others. After the boat cruise, you will be driven to the lodge for a relaxing evening and dinner and overnight stay overlooking the open plains of Queen Elizabeth national park.

Accommodation; Elephant hab lodge

Day 8; drive to Bwindi National Park

After breakfast at the lodge and checking out, you will engage in a morning game drive around Queen Elizabeth national park in search of wildlife species like lions, leopards, elephants, buffalos, impalas, waterbucks among others and then continue your drive to Bwindi national park.

Accommodation; Four gorilla lodges

Day 9; Gorilla Trekking and optional Batwa cultural tour

You will wake up for early breakfast at the lodge and your guide will drive you to the park headquarters for the gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will be divided into groups of 8 and allocated rangers. You will move into the Bwindi impenetrable forest to being search for the gorillas following different trails and when you find the gorillas, you will spend 1 hour with them.

After seeing the gorillas, return to the park headquarters to receive your certificates.  You will engage in an optional batwa cultural tour and interact with the locals, get to know more about their culture, watch and participate in traditional dances and later your guide will drive you to the lodge.

Accommodation; Four gorilla Lodge

Day 10; drive to Lake Mburo national park

You will start your day with breakfast at the lodge and your guide will drive you to Lake Mburo national park you will have a stop at the equator for photos and also a stop in Mbarara for lunch. After checking in at your lodge, you will engage in an evening nature walk around Lake Mburo national park

Accommodation; Arcadia lodge

Day 11; morning game drive and drive to Entebbe

After having breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and engage in a morning game drive around Lake Mburo national park and search for wildlife species such as zebras, impalas, elands, buffalos, topi, waterbucks, duikers among others. You will proceed to Entebbe after the game drive and check in at the hotel in Entebbe.

Accommodation; 2friends guesthouse

Day 12; visit the botanical garden and transfer to the airport

You will have breakfast at the hotel and check out and your guide will drive you to the botanical gardens by the shores of Lake Victoria. After visiting the botanical gardens, you will be driven to Entebbe airport for your flight out of Uganda which will bring the tour to an end.