13 Days Trip Essential Uganda

Uganda

$3500/

Person

OVERVIEW

We appraise this as not only Uganda’s super eminent safari but also prestigious by most tourists with much time in Uganda to explore the virginal wildness comparable in the most impressive and magnificent wildlife parks and game reserves in Uganda ranging from Murchison National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Lake Mburo National Park. It merges local cultural proficiency with wildlife discoveries and most thrilling Gorilla familiarity on earth.

Kent Safaris gives you the juncture to take you to the apex of Uganda’s amazing and awesome Safari memories you could partake and enjoy as an individual, couple, group and family to destinations like Murchison National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Lake Mburo National Park.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Tree climbing lions
  • Gorilla tracking
  • Bird watching
  • Chimpanzee tracking
  • Game viewing
  • Scenery viewing
  • Culture Tour
  • Equator
  • Butterfly watching
  • Banana and tea plantation

ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe – (Ngamba Chimpanzee Island)

On arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will be met by a Kent Safari delegate to relocate you to your hotel for a trip concise and if time permits take a boat cruise to Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, and home to over 40 orphaned Chimpanzees. This is dependable because it also supports the endangered wild chimpanzees throughout Uganda. You can also seek out the wildlife education center in Entebbe and Entebbe Botanical gardens. Entebbe town is very factual in Uganda and the Buganda monarch if time permits  

Overnight: Boma Lodge, Africana Hotel or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Kampala – Murchison Falls

Begin the panoramic drive northwest through the famous Luwero triangle and travel to Masindi via Rhino project. Field trip to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking is a must. After lunch drive to Murchison falls.

Overnight: Paraa Safari Lodge, Sambiya River Lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Murchison Falls – Kibale

Sunrise game drives in the park to behold blooming of animals, birds and the Magnificent Scenery. Adventure the vast grasslands in the northern area of the park where you shall be susceptible to a scope and diversity of game glancing and viewing which include Buffaloes, Lions, Uganda Kobs, Giraffes, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Oribi, Hyenas, Leopards, Baboons, Patas Monkeys and many more. Birds are in profusion with the beautiful Carmine Bee-eater and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill being conspicuous throughout the game drive. In the afternoon after lunch revamp to Kibale National Park along the way enjoy the blooming scenery and further game viewing as you head south through the game park.

Overnight: Kyaninga Lodge, Primate Lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Kibale chimpanzee and monkey trekking – Bigodi

After early breakfast report at Kanyanchu visitor center where tour activities begin and set out to track Chimpanzee in the forest. Kibale national park is one of the blooming and stunning forest parks in Uganda. It is home the endangered chimpanzee, the threatened Red Colobus monkey and the rare monkey. The forest also elevates to be having one of the highest distinct and consistency of Primates in Africa totaling 13 species including the black and white Columbus blue monkeys, grey checked mangabey, red tailed monkey and bush babies and pottos.

After wards, visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary where you will take a guided tour around swamp which will provide you with the favorable circumstances to see a wide range of flora and fauna. Glimpse a variety of butterflies, birds and other insects. Have a tour of the crater region around Ndali lodge. You may also stop over at any tea plantation along the road if you covet, have an evening tour of the crater region on a clear day you will be able to have a glimpse of the snow cap on the Rwenzori.

Overnight: Kyaninga Lodge, Primate Lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Kibale – Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, a drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park viewing the mystical Rwenzori Mountain range for much of the journey. Check in at your accommodation facility as you wait for your lunch. After lunch take on afternoon boat cruise along Kazinga channel adjoining Lake Edward and George. The cruise is a wonderful way to see teeming hippos, buffalos, kobs and the occasional Nile crocodile (which up until recently did not inhabit this area) and a spectacular bird watching on the Water bank. Many who experience the boat cruise consider it the highlight of their entire African Safari.

Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Sunrise with your packed lunch take on a morning field trip to catch up with the early risers and predators. Returning to the hide outs you will most likely meet grazing hippos, elephants, lions, spotted hyenas, bush buck, water buck, stripped jackal, comical warthogs, and the elusive leopards. Proceed to Maramagambo forest, many incredulities await you here for example pythons are often glanced in the bat cave floor using the bats as source of food.

The cave is near a formerly blue like and hunter's cave. You may also see forest birds such as bat hawks, brown eared woodpecker and other primates.

Overnight: Mweya Safari Lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park- (Isasha)

With prior day memories proceed to Isasha drive along the deep and wide dry craters that are occupied by savanna grasses and Acacia. The drive takes you through the unique western rift valley escarpment and the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Isasha sector where you will take on yet another game drive in search of tree climbing lions in the afternoon and evening.

Overnight: Ishasha Jungle Lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast lunch and dinner

Day 8: Isasha – Bwindi

Early morning guided bush walk for a closer interaction with nature. The mid-morning will be spent on a game drive for the tree climbing lion thereafter proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The journey takes 2 hours but driving through interesting features. Arrive at Bwindi Impenetrable National park in the evening. In this park apart from Gorillas there are a wide variety of primates to see including the blue and red- tailed monkeys, the forest itself is lush and green and there are streams running through it.

Overnight: Buhoma Lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 9: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi.

After breakfast we begin our trek into the forest. The thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek, bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet, we spend time watching gorillas go about their activities. Each gorilla safari encounter is different and has its own rewards but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngster’s frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a magnificent green swathe of dense rain forest so ancient that survived the last ice age. A recently proclaimed world heritage site stated it’s one of the most biologically diverse areas on earth and its unique precious flora sustains roughly half of the world population substantial chimpanzee population and research shows that Bwindi is the only forest in Africa in which these two apes live together.

Time permitting you will spend the afternoon on a community foot safari to explore the life style of the people living and surrounding the park. Return to camp exhilarated to relieve the encounter with friends over a drink.

Overnight: Buhoma Lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 10: Bwindi Cultural Tour

Begin a day with an early breakfast ready for Batwa Cultural Experience, where the Batwa demonstrate hunting techniques. Honey harvesting and point out medicinal plants. The Batwa women of the community perform a sorrowful song and leaves guests with a morning sense of humor and the riches of this fading culture.

Overnight: Buhoma Lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 11: Bwindi National Park - Lake Mburo

After breakfast drive to Lake Mburo National park for an evening game drive. The park is situated along the Kampala western highway and renowned for zebra, impalas, buffaloes, hippos, topi and elands including the rare shoebill crested crane, pelicans, fish eagle, heron and many water birds.

Overnight: Mihingo lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 12: Lake Mburo

After breakfast, you will go for a morning bush walk around the Park. Lake Mburo National park is a very special place and every part of it is alive with variety interest and color. It contains an extensive wetland where you are likely to see elands, Impalas, waterbucks, warthogs and zebras.

Overnight: Mihingo lodge or Standard

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 13: Transfer to Entebbe/Kampala

After breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive around and through the Park while heading back to kampala, have lunch along the way then continue the journey back. Depending on your flight time you will be transferred to the Airport for your flight back home or stay in Kampala.

Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch

Note: A room will be made available for refreshment before your flight.

INCLUSIONS:

  • Airport transfers
  • Gorilla permits and all Park fees
  • Meals per itinerary
  • English speaking guides /Drivers
  • 4WD Safari Vehicle
  • Emergency Evacuation (AMREF)
  • Accommodation

EXCLUSIONS:

  • Visa fees
  • International flights
  • Travel Insurance
  • Cigarettes and Alcohol
  • Sovuniors
  • Gratuity

Covered
  • Ngamba Chimpanzee Island

  • Murchison Falls National Park

  • Kibale National Park

  • Queen Elizabeth National Park

  • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

  • Lake Mburo National Park

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