10 Days Adventure Uganda Safari is a Gorilla trekking Tours and one of the Uganda Safari highlights that you must do before you dream about Africa. However, both Rwanda Uganda, and DR Congo have more to offer in terms of wildlife and cultures. How will you feel when you are told that once upon a time, there used to be Mountain gorillas in Uganda? and Rwanda when you just reluctantly never visited them because you always postponed your time to Visit? Book us today for your Adventure Uganda Safari and we will tailor your itinerary accordingly. We will advise you about the best Adventure Uganda Safari time to visit Uganda or Rwanda and Tanzania and also the best time to see Mountain gorillas in Africa.
Adventure Uganda Safari
Day 1: Drive to Murchison Falls National park.
Morning breakfast, Uganda Safari starts from Murchison falls and the guide will come to pick you up from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe Then you will start your journey to Murchison falls National Park which takes about 5 hours before you get to Uganda’s largest national park. We go for Rhino Tracking in Nakasongola have lunch and proceed to the park.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge | Bakers Lodge | Nile Safari Lodge
Mid-range: Murchison River Lodge | Pakuba Lodge | Twigga Safari Lodge
Best Budget: Fort Murchison | Red Chilli Rest Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Game drive and Launch cruise
Have your early breakfast and then we go for the early morning game drive at the Northern bank of the Victoria Nile from where you will have the opportunity to see the Lions, Leopards, be sure to see the Giraffes, Buffaloes, Elephants, you might also be lucky and see the African Python, among so many other Savannah wildlife. You will return to the lodge, afternoon launch cruise to the Bottom of the falls, and while on the boat, you will see lots of hippos, so many Crocodiles and much other wildlife as they graze along the river banks and others taking some water. You can also opt for hiking to the top of the falls.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge | Bakers Lodge | Nile Safari Lodge
Mid-range: Murchison River Lodge | Pakuba Lodge | Twigga Safari Lodge
Best Budget: Fort Murchison | Red Chilli Rest Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Drive to Kibale National park
After your early breakfast, then we drive to Kibale national park in Fort portal. The park is known for chimpanzees tracking which is man’s closest cousin since they are more likely to be human, and the park’s major tourists activity is Chimpanzee trekking which starts from Kanyanchu. the drive will approximately take 8 hours with a stopover for lunch.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Kyninga Lodge | Crater Safari Lodge | Primate Lodge
Mid-range: Isunga Lodge | Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Best Budget: Kibale Forest Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking – Drive to Queen Elizabeth
You will have your breakfast in the morning and then your guide will take you for briefing before you start your chimpanzee trekking adventure. The trek takes between 1-3 hours and during the trekking, expect to see other types of primates like the most grey-cheeked mangabey and red-tailed monkey. There will be plenty of bird and you will hear them calling in the forest although it may be very hard to spot them and its better looking out for them in the rest of the camp and along the road. After trekking, you will walk out of the forest, have lunch and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the foothills of Rwenzori.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge | Kyambura Gorge Lodge | Katara Lodge
Mid-range: Parkview | Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge | Enganzi Game Lodge
Best Budget: Bush Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Game drive and launch cruise
You will have your full breakfast and then go for a game drive along Kasenyi track to see the herds of Buffalo, Elephant, Warthog, and Lions can easily be spotted from this part of the park as they are normally there waiting for their prey. At mid-morning, you will go back to the lodge to relax as you wait for your lunch to be served in the afternoon. After lunch, you head out for a two-hour launch cruise along the Kazinga channel that connects Lake Edward and Lake George, and this offer the visitors a chance to encounter a large population of hippos as they swim in the water, crocodiles, and various bird species common to the park since there are over 550 resident bird species. After the boat ride, you will go back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge | Kyambura Gorge Lodge | Katara Lodge
Mid-range: Parkview | Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge | Enganzi Game Lodge
Best Budget: Bush Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi National Park
On this day, you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park immediately after your breakfast and you will through the Ishasha sector, and there, you will search for the tree-climbing lions. Chances of seeing the lions from this section of the park are also high, so you will take pictures when you see them, and then later, you will have your lunch and then head to Bwindi impenetrable park. You will arrive in the evening, check in at your lodge.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge | Chameleon Hills Lodge | Silverback Lodge
Mid-range: Gorilla Mist Camp | Engagi Lodge | Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Best Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge | Ruhija Gorilla Friend Camp | Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Uganda Gorilla Trekking
After breakfast, you will go for briefing and registration at the headquarters before 8 am. You will get Uganda Wildlife Authority a ranger guide who will guide you through the jungle and help you spot the gorillas as he will know where they were the day before. He will provide you with all the information that you may need about the animals and the vegetation. You will need to carry your lunch because tracking will take hours between 1-10 hours and the one that they will give you to spend with them and watch them play with each other, feed their young ones and care for each other which will give you the best memories of your trip. After Gorilla trekking, you will walk back to your lodge and if you have some time, you will go for a community visit(the Batwa community) but this will be at an extra cost.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge | Chameleon Hills Lodge | Silverback Lodge
Mid-range: Gorilla Mist Camp | Engagi Lodge | Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Best Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge | Ruhija Gorilla Friend Camp | Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 8: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park.
You will have breakfast and then drive to Lake Mburo National Park. You will have your lunch when you get to Mbarara before you enter the park. In the afternoon, you will then go for a game drive in the park to enable you see the zebras, topes, elephants, elands, impalas, buffaloes antelopes, etc. Lake Mburo has noticeably different fauna to other reserves. It is the best place in the country to see the enormous eland antelope, topi, as well as zebra, impala, and several acacia-associated birds.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Mihingo Lodge | Arcadia Cottages
Mid-range: Rwakobo Rocks | Mburo Safari Lodge
Best Budget: Eagle Nest
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9: Today we drive to the source of Nile River
After breakfast, we drive to Jinja via the equator, head straight to Jinja where you will visit the Source of the River Nile or the Bujagali Falls. You will spend your Adventure Uganda Safari night at.
Luxury; Jinja Nile resort | Wild water Resort
Mid-range; Haven Lodge | 2 Friends Hotel
Best Budget: 2 Friend Hotel | Haven Hotel
Day 10: Jinja – Entebbe Airport
Breakfast will be at your hotel and then go for white water rafting and enjoy half day water rafting and then later after rafting, you will go have your lunch. After lunch, you will transfer back to Kampala, have a stopover in Mabira Forest for a short forest walk and this is at an extra cost. After the walk, you will head to Kampala or to Entebbe if you have a flight to catch. End of Adventure Uganda Safari