Experience the popular national parks of Uganda with our 11 Days Best of Uganda Wildlife Adventure. Visit Lake Mburo National Park for boat cruises and game drives; gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; enjoy game drives and boat rides on the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park; trek chimpanzees and Bigodi Wetland Walk in Kibale Forest National Park; and finally, drive to Murchison Falls National Park for game drives and boat rides to the bottom of the falls.
Detailed Itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Kampala
Upon arrival, you will be met by our driver guide who will transfer you to Kampala, our driver guide will brief you about 11 Days Best of Uganda Wildlife Adventure. Relax as you prepare for the next day. Have dinner and stay overnight at Kampala Serena Hotel, Golf Course Hotel or Forest Cottages.
Day 2: Lake Mburo National Park
Drive to Lake Mburo National Park after breakfast, stopping at the Equator for a picture and some easy experiments. You should arrive in Lake Mburo National Park in time for a boat ride on the lake and a game drive while en route.
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Proceed to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in South Western Uganda after breakfast and take a game drive through Lake Mburo National Park. This trip passes through Uganda’s verdant, undulating hills, which are home to farms of tea and bananas as well as beautiful scenery. You will arrive in Bwindi in the evening after eating lunch along the way.
Day 4: Gorilla Tracking Experience.
You will report to the park headquarters early in the morning for registration, breakfast, and a packed lunch. At 7:45 am, you will join other trackers for a briefing on the dos and don’ts of gorilla tracking. It may take you 30 minutes to three quarters of the day to locate the gorillas as you and your guides hike through dense underbrush and creepers. Tourists can approach the extremely dense, heavily forested area through the numerous animal trails that traverse it. Being with these exquisite yet threatened creatures is an incredible experience.
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
You will leave for Queen Elizabeth National Park this morning; be ready for some amazing sights along the road. You’ll reach the lodge in time for lunch, after which you’ll go on a game drive across the Kasenyi plains in search of savannah animals, which could include herds of buffalo, antelopes, elephants, and, with luck, some wild cats like lions and leopards.
Day 6: Morning Game Drive – Afternoon Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel.
To see what you might have missed the day before, you will return to the plains of Kasenyi for an early morning game drive this morning. After lunch at the lodge, you’ll go for the afternoon boat excursion to the jetty along Kazinga Channel. You may see hippos, water birds, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles, and a variety of other species that comes down the channel to drink water on this tour.
Day 7: Morning Game Drive and Transfer To Kibale National Park
Following an early breakfast, drive to the Kasenyi area on the northern bank of Queen Elizabeth National Park to search for wild animals such as buffalos, elephants, wild cats, savanna birds, and various antelope species, including Uganda kobs and water buck. After lunch, drive to Kibale Forest National Park, where you will arrive at your lodge in the evening.
Day 8: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale.
You will drive to the park headquarters this morning after breakfast to meet with other trackers for a briefing. Following that, you will be driven to track chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park. Many of the 13 native monkey species found in Kibale Forest National Park may be visible to you during this trek. You’re going to drive to Bigodi for a swamp stroll after lunch. This marsh is a part of the neighbourhood that borders the park.
Day 9: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Drive to Murchison Falls National Park through small towns, villages and great views of the escarpment arriving late evening.
Day 10: Morning Game Drive – Afternoon Boat Cruise
After enjoying a cup of tea in the morning, head to the northern region, sometimes referred to as Para, for your morning wildlife drive. Here, you may have the chance to see giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, hippos, and, with luck, big cats like lions and leopards. After lunch, head back to the lodge and head to the dock for your two-hour boat ride to the base of the falls, where you can see how the River Nile squeezes into a tiny gorge before exploding out, making for an unforgettable experience.
Day 11: Transfer to Entebbe International Airport.
After enjoying your breakfast early in the morning, head to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a game drive in the morning to monitor rhinos. Both black and white rhinos can be found here. After viewing the stunning surroundings, drive back to Kampala or Entebbe Internal Airport, depending on when your flight is scheduled to depart.
End of the 11 Days Best of Uganda Wildlife Adventure.
The 11 Days Best of Uganda Wildlife Adventure includes;
- Airport transfers
- Gorilla and Chimpanzee permit
- Transport safari vehicle
- Services of an English speaking driver guide
- Fuel for the whole trip
- Accommodation and meal plan as per the itinerary
- All park entrance fees
- Nature walk
- Game drive
- Ferry crossing
- Drinking water while in the vehicle
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like; Airfare, Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, and personal shopping bills.