Uganda Wildlife Holiday Safari – 8 Days

Our driver/guide will be at Entebbe International Airport to pick you up from your flight and transfer you to your accommodation in Kampala/ Entebbe.

Your guide will brief you on the details and expectations for your specific Uganda wildlife holiday safari program.

Accommodation:

Meal plan: Dinner

Today your journey begins from Kampala or Entebbe to Kibale National Park, with a stop-over for lunch in the friendly town of Fort Portal. The drive (approx. 8hrs) is incredibly scenic, passing through tea plantations and the lush green countryside which characterizes so much of Uganda.

Kibale forest is home to at least 13 primate species including the Red-tailed Monkey, Olive Baboon, Black and White Colobus Monkey, and Blue Monkey.

The birdlife in the forest is also prolific and includes the beautiful Great Blue Turaco. If you are very lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of a meandering herd of Forest elephants.

Accommodation:

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Kibale Forest boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including our delightful cousins, the chimpanzees.

Today, in Uganda, there are approximately 5,000 chimpanzees left in the wild, which makes it a perfect place to spot them!

The experienced ranger takes you to track chimpanzees in the morning or afternoon depending on your choice; in the meantime, showing you the many monkey species that live in this tropical forest. A wonderful jungle trip is a result, finishing in an hour of eye-to-eye contact with the chimpanzees.

Your swamp walk (2-3 hours) 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 3 or 4 different primate species during this walk, though the highlight is catching a glimpse of the Great Blue Turaco!

Accommodation:

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Early morning begin the day with a cultural tour of the ‘Amabere ga Nyina Mwiru’ Caves in fort portal passing through the tea plantations. You will also hike up to the explosion craters surrounding this place so be sure to have hiking boots.

Return back to Fort Portal town for lunch before going to tour the Tooro Kingdom palace.

Later you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s second largest park and located base of the majestic Rwenzori Mountain ranges, adjacent to Lake Edward and Lake George.(drive time: approx. 3-4hrs)

Accommodation:

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After an early breakfast, you go for an early morning long game drive at 6.30 a.m. in time to see the sunrise. You will search for all the wildlife in the park such as elephants, Buffalo, Lion, Waterbuck, leopards, Uganda Kob, Warthog, etc. After lunch, you will take a boat trip along the Kazinga Channel.

Here, you will see a lot of hippos (more than you can possibly imagine!), as well as a variety of other animals which come to the waterhole to drink or bathe.

You can expect to see: Buffalo, crocodiles, bathing elephants, and a range of beautiful birds. This will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your tour.

After the boat safari, you will enjoy a game drive as you drive back to the lodge.

Accommodation:

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Today you drive to Bwindi (approx. 7hrs) in the southwestern part of Uganda, close to the borders with Rwanda and Congo. You cross a beautiful part of the country often referred to as “the Switzerland of Africa.”

You will see the great countryside, and bamboo forest and have great views over the Virunga Mountains. For lunch, you will stop at a local restaurant en route to Bwindi.

Accommodation:

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Today is gorilla trekking day and you will wake up early to have breakfast and be at the park offices at 7:00 am. You will be briefed by the Park rangers on all the procedures before you can start your trek.

In groups of 8 and the rangers, you will go into the forest in search of the mountain gorillas that call this dense rainforest home.

The trek can be quite challenging but meeting the gorillas will make all that sweat more than worth it. You will spend 1 hour with the gorillas after which you will be led back to the starting point by your ranger guide.

A certificate is awarded by UWA at the end of every gorilla trekking experience. You will spend your afternoon relaxing at the lodge and enjoying the views of the forest.

Accommodation:

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

After breakfast, you drive back (approx. 9 hrs) to Kampala or Entebbe (Airport) with a stop at the equator, the best place for your souvenir shopping. Your driver/guide will bring you to your accommodation in Kampala/Entebbe or to Entebbe Airport (this is only possible for flights leaving at midnight or later).

Accommodation for tonight is not included in the program. In case you wish us to include one (or more) nights in Kampala and or Entebbe, please let us know. This will mark the end of your Uganda wildlife holiday trip.

Accommodation: None (Last day)

Meal plan: Breakfast & Lunch