16 Days Uganda Safari Birding & Primates Vacation.

 Safari Highlights

The 16 days Uganda wildlife adventure offers you a great experience on the true African wildness. This safari takes you to Kidepo valley national. The major safari activities include game viewing, Boat trips, Primate trekking, culture walks, excellent bird, Gorilla trekking, forest walks and photographs & so on. This tour starts and ends at Entebbe Airport in Uganda.

Day1. Arrival at Entebbe Airport Welcome to the Pearl of Africa.

Depending on your flight time, relax at your hotel or visit Mabamba swamp to track and see the rare shoe bill stork and other many bird species, on the boat ride you will see different species of birds such as herons, ibis black crake, Grey crowned crane the Uganda’s national bird, pied kingfishers, whistling duck, much more. After you will go for your lunch

Stay at; Kook hotel kampala/ Via Via hotel / Airport link/ Blue Monkey Guest house Entebbe/ Nkima safari lodge Mabamba

Day 2. Mabamba Wetland for Shoebill and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

After your early breakfast, you check out of the lodge, transfer to Lake Mburo national park. this is will be 6hours journey to lake Mburo national park the smallest park in Uganda ( savannah)  with stopover at Mabamba for shoebill trekking after you will proceed for En-route lunch at Equator O-line, after you continue to Mburo national park despite the size of the park is well endowed with amazing scenery and a wide variety of wildlife & after check in the lodge you shall drive through the park & watch some of the common sighting include; the Impalas , Zebras,  Elands which find them in Kidepo valley national park and in Lake Mburo national park not find anywhere in Uganda’s parks, also the park host species of wildlife such as Buffaloes, Bush bunk,, Waterbunks, Warthogs etc. and many bird species i.e. African darter, pelicans African fin foot, nightjar active at night  so on .

Diner and overnight stay at; Rwokobo rock / Rwonyo / Eagle nest safari lodge / Hyena safari lodge

Meal plan ;Full board

Day 3. Game Walk and Boar Cruise on Lake Mburo

After breakfast (hot) take a boat cruise on the lake Mburo for excellent birding include woodland king fisher’s, francolins, common quail, Dove, kingfishers etc. and you shall drive through the park & watch some of the common sighting include; the Impalas , Zebras,  Elands which find them in Kidepo valley national park and in Lake Mburo national park not find anywhere in Uganda’s parks, also the park host species of wildlife such as Buffaloes, Bush bunk,, Waterbunks, Warthogs , you will come closer to the wild animals like giraffes and zebras back to lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4. Transfer To Kisoro (Mgahinga National Park)

After your breakfast, check out of the lodge and you be transfer to Kigezi high lands, perhaps the most fertile and scenic region of Uganda. A land scape of expansive blue lakes, steep terraced slopes and dormant volcanoes. We will stop for lunch at Either Lake Bunyonyi or Kabale town on our way to Kisoro, after lunch you will proceed to our destination that Kisoro southwestern uganda check in the lodge  for dinner and overnight.

Stay at; mount Gahinga safari lodge/ Traveler rest hotel .

Meal plan; full board

Day5. Golden Monkey Trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Transfer to Bwindi

After your breakfast, you will be transfer to Mgahinga gorilla  national park head quarters where the GOLG MEET WITH SLIVER to explore the magnificent Virunga mountains. The Virunga Mountains is a chain of up 8 volcanoes that straddle along the border of Uganda, Rwanda and D R Congo. Three of these volcanoes [Sabinyo, Muhabura & Gahinga] are shared in Uganda and make up Mgahinga gorilla national park. The Virunga’s are the second home of mountain gorillas after Bwindi impenetrable forest national park. The mountain is also home to the GOLDEN MONKEYS, a simply beautiful monkey.

You shall trek the volcano to see golden monkeys which live in the Bamboo Forest close to the base of the mountains. You will spend one hour with them after you will be back to the starting point then you transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park

Optional Volcano Hike

You instead enjoy a full day on the one of the volcanoes i.e., mount. Sabinyo is the most popular for hiking because of its location in the middle of the chain offering you wonderful views of the Virunga, it is also located at the meeting point off three countries boarder Rwanda, Uganda& D R Congo giving you a rare chance to set into all the three countries

Check in the lodge for dinner and overnight

Stay at; Broadbill Ruhija/KFC Mist Buhoma / Haven gorilla lodge / Bweza lodge Rushaga

Meal plan; full board

Day 6 Gorilla Trekking In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

The Gorilla trekking is the most popular wildlife adventure in Uganda, giving you once life time chance to see the Gorillas in their natural habitat. Bwindi forest natural forest has over 500 mountain Gorillas which is close to half of the world’s mountains Gorillas population remaining in the world are in Uganda only .

After your breakfast together with packed lunch, report to the park office by 7am to attend the briefing & allocation of the habituated Gorilla families, not more than 8 people can be allocate the group. Bwindi  Impenetrable forest national park has up to 18 habituated groups. By 8:30am you shall set off into the forest / jungle to look for the gorillas, trekking through think jungle / forest, hike up hills, ridges & sometimes crossing water streams. The time taken to find gorillas varies from an hour to several hours depending the movement & allocation of the gorillas. After find the gorillas you will spend one hour with them take photos as you can, observe how they feed their babies, praying after a forgettable gorillas encounter you will return to park office to award the certificate of trekking these giants then back to lodge for relaxation and evening go for Batwa cultural after back to lodge for dinner and overnight

Stay at; previous lodge

Day 7 Transfer to Ishasha Sector for Tree Climbing Lions & Sun dower

After your breakfast, you will check out of the lodge & transfer to Ishasha sector for tree climbing lions also in queen Elizabeth national park in southern part of the park, the Ishasha sector is popular for tree climbing lions & it has a great chance to lions on tree relaxing during the hot day and it can spend full day on fig tree, also experience the untouched wildlife in the park.

The drive will take 2-3 hours to Ishasha and on arrival you do game drive and you for tree climbing lions which often climbs up in the tree to relax after morning hunting. There also other animals to see such as Elephants, Buffaloes, Topi, Uganda kobs, etc.

Later you shall go for lunch at Topi safari lodge in Ishasha, then check in the lodge in evening you shall a sundowner &snort in a beautiful natural setting to wind up the day

Stay at ,Topi safari lodge Ishasha   on full board basis

Day8. Game Drive & Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel

After very early morning breakfast, you will go for drive towards Queen Elizabeth national park in Kasenyi pains to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Queen Elizabeth national park is one of the Top safari destinations in Uganda formed for amazing scenery & landscape of grassy hills filled with sporting create lake & lovely back drop of Mt. Rwenzori in distance. Numbers of wildlife include; Elephants, Buffaloes, Hyenas, Uganda kobs, Lions, Leopards, etc. after  hours go to the lodge for check in and lunch and in evening go for boat cruise.

After lunch go to kazinga channel to watch more wildlife & enjoy beautiful scenery, the kazinga channel stream which connects the lakes in the park Edward &George. This channel hosts a lot of wildlife to see large number of Hippos, Crocodiles& Elephants, Buffaloes, antelope’s species such as water bunks, Uganda kobs, Oribis & many bird species such as kingfisher, African fish eagle, Pelicans, and other wildlife flocking on the shores of channel. Back to lodge for dinner and overnight stay at bush lodge / Irungu lodge /Tembo safari lodge / Pumba safari lodge.

Day 9. Morning Game Drive And Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

You will rise for breakfast, and go for short game drive in Kasenyi plains after you will transfer to Kibale forest national park in western Uganda with stopover for lunch around fort portal city before you proceed to Kibale forest, upon arrive in the region you will go on crater lakes tour & explore this breathtaking landscape that is dotted with some of the most beautiful crater’s lakes, later you shall continue to lodge and check in for dinner and overnight Stays at; optional lodge Isunga / Kibale forest comp /Chimpanzee lodge Bigodi /Kibale forest lodge.

Meal plan, Full board

Day10. Chimpanzee Trekking In Kibale Forest National Park and Bigodi Wetland Nature Walk

Rise early in the morning, after hot breakfast you will be transfer to park office for the briefing how to trek the chimps about the DOS and DONTS at Kanyunchu visitors center. Kibale forest national park has the biggest and large population of chimpanzees in Uganda as it offers you the primate destinations for chimpanzees with chance of 100% to see them in the forest. you will meet the park guide at park office who will lead to the forest to trek our relatives in the forest, the trekking will takes about 2-5hours and find them you spend one hour with them then back to office to award certificate of trekking chimp then back lodge relaxation and lunch , evening go to wetland nature walk in Bigodi which located on the edge of Kibale forest national park the wetland host number of primate species like black and white colobus monkeys, grey manga bey, red colobus monkeys etc. and bird species includes Great Blue Toraco rare shoebill stork much more

Optional Chimpanzee Habituation Experience

You can opt to go chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale forest which give you more time with the chimps, seeing them for 4hours with them back to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Day 11 Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

After your breakfast check out of the lodge at leisure time then transfer to Murchison falls national park via Hoima with En-route lunch in that city center then proceed to Murchison falls national park via  through Eastern arm of rift valley in Bulisa next lake Albert to Bugungu gate  check in the lodge

stay at; Para safari lodge / Twiga / Pakuba safari lodge / Red chill/ Kabalega wildness /Ikorom safari lodge / Tangi safari lodge / Hornbill safari lodge.

Meal plan; Full board

Day 12 Game Drive in Murchison Falls National Park and Boat Cruise

After your breakfast you will go to explore Murchison falls national park the Uganda biggest national park covers over 5000sqkm all together and most power full water falls in the world destinations in Uganda due to abundance of wildlife.

Murchison falls national park is situated along River Nile on which the spectacular Murchison falls gives the park its name.

You will have early morning breakfast & set all for the game rive on the northern banks of the Nile which is dominated with by savannah &there are harbors the animals Nubians giraffes , Elephants, Buffaloes , Lions, Leopards, Warthogs, Patus monkeys etc. ,the game drive will last for 4-5hours and you return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation , in the evening set off to go boat cruise along  the Nile here you expects to see huge crocodiles , Hippos ,Buffaloes, Elephants & Antelope species come for water on the shores of the River and many bird species i.e. kingfishers, Pied kingfishers, Kori Bustard, Bishops, Abyssinian Ground Horn Bill, African Fish Eagles , Bee eaters at Nyamusika cliff, and much more ride up to the bottom of the fall take photos as many you can the boat ride will takes about 2-3 hours hike to the top of the fall through Bakers’ tail  back to lodge for relaxation dinner and  overnight

stay at; Para safari lodge / Twiga / Pakuba safari lodge / Red chill/ Kabalega wildness /Ikorom safari lodge / Tangi safari lodge / Hornbill safari lodge.

Meal plan; full board

Day 13 Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park via Gulu or Kitgum for Lunch

Wakeup early morning for breakfast and embark on a photographic journey to Kidepo valley national park, arriving in time for rest and lunch before going out for game viewing in the Narus valley in the south sector of Kidepo. Narus is the sector of Kidepo that has savannah grasslands mixed with acacia woodland. It is also the area of the park with permanent water source throughout the year and for that matter, most of the animals are in the part of the park. Be on the look for large herds of buffalos, elephants, many zebras, antelope’s species and the lions the elusive leopards. You will return to the accommodation for dinner and overnight

stay at; savannah tents Kidepo/ Apoka safari lodge

Day 14 Safari in Kidepo Valley National Park

Early morning breakfast set out for the full day safari in Kidepo valley national park, this will offer you features in interruption tears publications & the media being ranked as one of the national parks Africa, especially for having the best landscape. When you imagine safari in Africa in Kidepo is what you thinking about, a rugged landscape, dry savannah & lots of animals. you will visit the Narus River valley which is main animals watching area of the park because it has permanent water source & greater than other areas of the park. Some of the animals expected to see includes; Zebras, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Antelope’s species i.e. Impala, Uganda kobs, Dik Diks, Klipspringers etc. lions, Leopards herds of Elephants much more. You will go to the north of the park to visit the Kidepo which has less animals but amazing scenery & unique their features such as the dry River bed where you have a picnic lunch & Kanangorok springs.

After a full day safari return to the lodge for dinner and over night.

Stay at ; previous lodge

Day 15 Morning Safari & After Noon Karamojong Community Experience

Today you shall go for another safari experience in Kidepo valley national park for more wildlife sightings. You can option for the walking safari or can go for game drive to more distant tracks & expects to increase of you animals sighting, return to lodge for relaxation and lunch.

After lunch in evening, you shall go to visit the Karamojong’s community outside the park for cultural experience. The Karamojong’s live a traditional lifestyle that has not been influenced modernity, you shall visit their houses learn about their traditions and get treated the Karamojong’s dance, back to lodge for dinner and overnight.

Stay at ; previous lodge

Day 16 Transfer To Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Trekking Rhinos & Continue to Entebbe for Your Departure

Raise up early for breakfast, checkout of the lodge, Then after proceed to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary in Nakasongola which is the only place in uganda to these in the wild in uganda, Uganda have been with these animals in 70s but since they were poachers who killed them for their horns its medicinal in some countries like chain. Rhino  Re-introduction project was a joint project between Rhino Fund Uganda and the Roy family. Six southern white rhinos were introduced to Ziwa back in 2006. But, since then we have had many successful births, bringing our number to 41 individuals in Ziwa. The Ziwa Rhino sanctuary harbors of the only Rhinos in the in Uganda & the member of  big five (5) which includes; Rhinos, Lions, Elephants, Buffaloes, and Leopards. As the Rhinos in not found in the Uganda’s national parks, you would visit and you observe them from a safe distance. There after you will be transferred back to the Entebbe International Airport for your flight back home after enjoying the pearl of Africa.