12 days Gorilla and Wildlife Uagnada safari To Uganda Tourism Destinations
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This is a 12-day Uganda Safari that takes you to Uganda’s best safari destinations. This Uganda Tour is scheduled as well as private. The tour starts from the Murchison Falls National Park, which many believe is the most beautiful national park.
A starting cruise on the Nile is one of the most adventurous tourist activities that cannot be easily removed from tourist memories. Later the tour will take you through the western arm of the Rift Valley as you drive to Kibale Primate Forests.
This Uganda Tour will also take you on a wildlife tour of Queen Elizabeth National Park’s savannah plains where you can see a wide range of games, including elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippos and leopards.
Other tour activities included in this Uganda Tour within Queen Elizaeth National Park include a hunt for the tree-climbing lions lounging on old fig trees in the Ishasha region as well as a launch cruise on Kazinga Channel where schools of hippos and crocodiles can be seen. A wide range of birds on the channel offers birders a haven, yet Maramagambo’s tropical rain forests are a treasure for nature lovers.
This tour later takes you through this ancient rainforest to the Bwindi Gorilla Forest for a gorilla safari. It is breathtaking and very rewarding to track some of the world’s last 700 mountain gorillas. This activity will be carried out in Bwindi where there are 3 habituated gorilla families.
From Bwindi the tour will take you to the Beautiful Lake Bunyonyi the deepest lake with historical islands. As you return to Kampala, you’ll have another game tour in Lake Mburo National Park, another beautiful savanna park in the west of Uganda.
Day 1: Kampala City Tour
After breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel for a Kampala City tour. The tour will take you to different heritage sites that include the Kasubi tombs-a burial site for the Kings of Buganda, the Uganda museum-the oldest museum in East Africa, Makerere University-one of the oldest educational institution in Africa and the Bahai temple-the only temple of Bahai faith in Africa. Spend the evening relaxing, or carry your own shopping in Kampala’s local markets that are also worthy to visit. Dinner and overnight at your preferred hotel in Kampala
Day 2: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Leave Kampala for Murchison Falls National Park in the north west of Uganda after breakfast. Passing via the Luweero have a panoramic drive northwest through the former battle zone of the Luwero Triangle. Have a stop at Ziwa Rhino’s sanctuary for a brief tour of this rhino restoration project.
Following the extinction of Uganda’s rhino in the early 1980s during civil unrest and heavy poaching, a sanctuary has now been set up to breed black and white rhino and restore Uganda’s protected areas at a later stage. Dinner and overnight at Masindi Hotel
Day 3: Game Viewing Uganda Safari / Top of Murchison Falls
Go for a morning viewing tour after breakfast, which will take you through various habitats. You could see various animals on the drive, including giraffes, elephants, Bushbucks, Lion, Jackal, Hartebeest, and a variety of birdlife. Take a drive to the top of the falls.
From the different viewpoints you will be able to see the refreshing spray as the second world’s longest river, the Mighty Nile thunders through different rapids from a 7-metre gap to fall over 40 meters below. Return to the lodge for lunch and then take a launch trip to the river from where you can see a number of animals.
These include hippos schools, crocodiles, water birds, sometimes, elephants, etc. Many birds can also be seen at the banks of the river. These include goliath herons, Egyptian geese, pelican bee-eaters, kingfishers, Hornbills, cormorants and the rare shoebill stork. Evening game drive before you retire for dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge
Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking in Budongo Forest
You will enter Budongo’s tropical rain forest for a guided nature walk after breakfast. There are a number of chimpanzees and other primates from the forest. Have lunch and relax as you regain for another superb evening a game viewing tour on the Northern banks of the Nile from where you may be able to spot elephants, lions, Rothschild’s giraffes, cape buffalos, waterbucks, oribi, bushbucks, spotted hyenas, hartebeests and at times leopards and lions. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge/
Day 5: Albertine Rift Tour To Fortportal
Start from Murchison Falls National Park for Fort portal after breakfast. Heading southwest through the Albertine rift, this journey takes you through the beautiful scenic region of the Great East African Rift Valley’s western side.
On reaching the colorful and beautiful Fort Portal town located in the shadow of the mythical Mountains of the Moon, continue to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Dinner and Overnight at Ndali Lodge/Primate Lodge/Rwenzori View Guest house/Kanyanchu Ecological site
Day 6: Kibale Forest National park
Go to Kibale Forest National Park for Chimpanzee trekking after an early breakfast. While on the track you will be able to encounter other different primate species which include Red-Colobuses, grey cheeked Mangabeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, the blues as well as other wildlife such as butterflies, birds and many other small insects.
Your Uganda safari tour guide will guide you through forest tree identification and describe the other forest characteristics to you. Upon returning to the lodge for lunch, you can walk through the Bigodi Swamp. On the walk different birds and mammals can be seen. Dinner and Overnight at Ndali Lodge/Primate Lodge/Rwenzori View Guest house/Kanyankyu Ecological site
Day 7: Kibale Forest To Queen Elizabeth
Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park after lunch. You can enter the park as you watch the mysterious Rwenzori Mountains. With a game drive en-route you may see different animals that include the comical warthogs, lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, hyenas and a variety of antelope species.
After lunch, proceed to Kazinga Channel for a launch cruise. Various species can be seen on the boat along the shores drinking water. Hippos, horses, buffaloes and water birds are included. Dinner and Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge – Full board
Day 8: Game Viewing Tour in QENP
Wake up early in the morning to check out wildlife for a game trip. Relax during the day’s heat and then go on an evening Uganda safari game tour of Queen Elizabeth’s savanna plains.
The game seen will depend on the season; the Kasenyi plains are good for lion and the Mweya peninsula for a variety of animals. Dinner and overnight at Mweya/Jacana / Institute of ecology (FB)
Day 9: Chimp Tracking Tour in the Kyambura Gorge.
Today you’re going to have an excursion to the gorge of Kyambura and get a chance to watch the fast moving and elusive chimpanzees, one of the closest relationships of man. The population of chimpanzees is quite mobile and watching is erratic, but the walk is wonderful.
Alternatively go for a nature walk in Maramagambo Forest to see other primates and visit the bat cave and the blue lake on this Uganda safari. In the afternoon take a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel where the wildlife and a vast array of birds come for a drink. Dinner and overnight at Mweya/Jacana / Institute of ecology (FB)
Day 10: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – Uganda safari
After an early breakfast, you can travel to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, in the southwestern part of Uganda. Either drive via Ishasha, where you will have a chance to see the tree-climbing lions, roads permitting, or take the alternative route through cultivated expanses.
If you get there early; you will go for a guided nature walk. Dinner and overnight at Volcanoes Bwindi Lodge/ Gorilla forest Resort/ Buhoma community bandas (FB).
Day 11: Gorilla Trekking Safari in the Impenetrable Forest
Go gorilla tracking (subject to availability when booking), walk up steep densely forested hills before eventually reaching the camouflaged gorillas in the vegetation.
A moment of inspiration! Bwindi Gorilla Forest tracking needs stamina and can often take most of the day. Alternatively go for a leisurely nature or community walk. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort/ Buhoma community Bandas (FB);
Day 12: Guided Nature Walk & Local Community Tour
In the thick forest, rich in birds, butterflies and monkeys go for a guided nature walk after breakfast. Better take a walk around the lodge or a group tour with local communities in the surrounding area. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla forest Resort/ Buhoma community bandas (FB);
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What’s included
Destination: Uganda Discover Uganda
Departure Location: Entebbe International Airport or Kampala City Uganda
Return Location: Entebbe International Airport or Kampala City Uganda
Price includes
- Accommodation
- Meals, unless expressly states
- Observation and participation in allowed activities
- Park Entrance fees
- Professional tour guides
- Souvenir
- Unlimited bottled water
Price does not include
- Internal flights
- Personal Expenses
- Travel insurance and health insurance
- Visa
Additional Prices
Gorilla Permit: $700 Chimp Permit: $200