15 Days Luxury Uganda Safari Tour

After breakfast our driver guide will pick you up from the hotel and start the journey to Kidepo Valley National Park which is in Northern Uganda. It’s a full day journey but to break up the journey you will have a stopover in Gulu town. On your way to Gulu you will have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking. Afterwards you will continue the journey (with en route lunch) with spectacular and incredible views of the beautiful landscape, homesteads, and local people. Upon arrival in Gulu town you will check into the hotel/lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Gulu Churchill Courts Hotel or Similar

On day 3 you will have breakfast and your driver guide will pick you up from the hotel/lodge and proceed with the journey to Kidepo Valley National Park. The journey takes about 3 to 4 hours and on your way you will enjoy great views of the landscape, hills, Karamajong manyatas, and seasonal rivers. Upon arrival you will check into the lodge and have lunch. After lunch head out on an evening game drive where you have an opportunity to take beautiful pictures of the sunset and look out for animals like giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, lions, elephants, leopards, waterbucks, Jackson’s hartebeests among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Mara Safari Lodge Kidepo or Similar

After an early breakfast on day 4, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to spot different wildlife species such as lions, zebras, waterbucks, elephants, reedbucks, impalas, elands, Uganda kobs and more. After the game drive you will return to the lodge to relax and have lunch and later go for an evening game drive where you will be able to view other wildlife. After you will head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Mara Safari Lodge Kidepo or Similar

After an early breakfast your driver guide will pick  you up for a morning game drive in the Narus valley, a permanent water body in the Kidepo Valley National Park that attracts large concentrations of wildlife species. During the game drive look out for animals like lions, cheetahs, buffaloes, bush duikers, jackals, bushbucks, elephants, giraffes, waterbucks as well as bird species like ostriches, kori bustard, yellow barbet, dark chanting goshawk, purple heron, yellow billed shrike, little green bee-eater, Karamoja Apalis among others. After the game drive you will head back to the lodge for lunch.

After lunch you will go back for a cultural tour where you will be able to visit the Karamajong people that live near Kidepo Valley National Park. During the cultural tour you will interact with the local people in the community which gives you an opportunity to know more about their lifestyle, culture where you can marry as many wives depending on the number of cattle you own, learn about their way of living, visit their homesteads which are known as the manyatas, enjoy traditional performances in form of dances and songs, listen to ancient stories among others. After the cultural tour you will head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Mara Safari Lodge Kidepo or Similar

After breakfast on day 6, you will check of the lodge and your driver guide will start the journey to Murchison Falls National Park. On your way you will have great views of the beautiful landscape and farmlands. Upon arrival you will directly go to the top of the Falls where you will enjoy stunning views of the waterfall, stunning scenery, water splashes, rainbow, and listen to the roars of the waterfall. From the top of the Falls, you will drive to check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Pakuba Safari Lodge or Similar

After an early morning breakfast your driver guide will pick you up to go for a morning delta drive where you will able to see animals like warthogs, buffaloes, giraffes, Uganda kobs, zebras, Patas monkeys, baboons and elephants grazing in the open savannah plains as well as look out for predators like lions, hyenas and leopards, before they go back to their hiding areas. Also look out for many different birds species. After the game drive you will head back to the lodge for lunch.

In the afternoon you will drive to Parra jetty landing site for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls. During the boat ride, which takes about 2 hours, you will have spectacular views of the beautiful scenery, hippos and Nile crocodiles in the water, elephants, buffaloes, warthogs and antelopes along the shores, water birds like the kingfishers, bee-eaters, cormorants, and fish eagles. After the boat cruise you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Pakuba Safari Lodge or Similar

After breakfast you will check out of the lodge and your driver guide will start the journey to Kibale National Park in Western Uganda. It’s a whole day journey and on the way you will have enroute lunch. Along the way enjoy stunning views of the traditional homesteads, local people, beautiful scenery, views of Rwenzori Mountains, crater lakes and tea plantations. Upon arrival in the park you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Kibale Guest Lodge or Similar

After an early morning breakfast on day 9, your driver guide will transfer you to the park headquarters for the chimpanzee trekking briefing. Afterwards you will be grouped into 6 people allocated to a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide who will lead you into the forest during the trekking. Chimpanzee trekking is an interesting activity that starts at 8:00am and takes from around 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search for food especially during the dry season.

During trekking you will be able to see other primates like red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, and vervet monkeys, and view some bird species, mammals, and plant species. Once the chimpanzees are found you will be able to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn about their behaviors, habits, watch them feed, play, fight, hunt, mate, and take photos and record the moments. After the one hour with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet your driver guide and transfer to the lodge for lunch.

After lunch, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. 0n the way you will enjoy breathtaking views of the crater lakes and tea plantations. Upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Lake Munyanyange Caves Lodge or Similar

After an early morning breakfast, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning drive or lion tracking experience through Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you will be graced with great views of animals like buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, giant forest hogs, elephants, bushbucks, lions, leopards and hyenas as well as different bird species. After the fascinating game drive return to the lodge for lunch.

After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise which is carried out on the Kazinga Channel, a 40km long channel that connects Lake Edward and Lake George. The boat ride starts at around 2:00pm and rewards you with breathtaking views of the large concentrations of hippos and crocodiles in the water, views of elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes along the shores, and water birds like kingfishers, fish eagles, hornbills, cormorants, and bee-eaters. After the boat ride which takes about 2 hours you will drive back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Lake Munyanyange Caves Lodge or Similar

After breakfast on day 11 of the 15 days, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park via Ishasha sector where you will be able to view the tree climbing lions lazily laying up in the tree branches during the game drive. After the game drive, you will have lunch and then continue to Bwindi impenetrable national park and upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Buhoma Gorilla Camp or Similar

After an early breakfast on day 12, you will carry packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations of gorilla trekking. After the briefing you will start trekking in the jungle with an experienced park guide who is well conversant with gorilla trekking trails. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park takes from around 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on where the gorillas are located as they like to move from one to another in such for food.

During trekking you will be able to view other primate species like chimpanzees, L’hoest monkeys, baboons, bird species, mammals, different plant and tree species. Once the gorilla family is located you will be able to spend one hour the gorillas where you will get an opportunity to watch them carry out their daily activities, learn about their behaviors, habits, take photo photos, and record the breathtaking moments to show people back at home. After one-hour experience, you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet your driver guide and return back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Buhoma Gorilla Camp or Similar

After breakfast on day 13, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale, which is the deepest lake in Uganda. Upon arrival you will check into the lodge for lunch after which you will go for an amazing boat cruise – a great opportunity to explore the 29 islands, view the stunning scenery, landscape and farmlands. After the boat ride, you will return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort or Similar

After the breakfast on day 14, you check out of the lodge and your driver guide will transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. Upon arrival, you will check into the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon enjoy a boat ride where you will be able to view animals like hippos and Nile crocodiles in the water, view buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs and impalas along the shores. After the boat cruise, you will return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Option: Rwakobo Rock Lodge or Similar

After an early breakfast on the last day, you will check out of the lodge and meet with your driver guide to for a morning game drive where you will be able to view animals like giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, oribi, impalas, elands,topi, warthogs, among others. After the game drive, you will drive out of the park and start the journey back to Kampala with en route lunch on the way. You will also have a stopover at the equator in Kayabwe where you will take photos, buy souvenirs and proceed to Kampala. Upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of your convenience. End of Tour.