27 Days Ultimate Uganda Safari and Adventure Vacations

This is your ultimate safari vacation in Uganda that is referred to as the pearl of Africa due to her beautiful tremendous natural beauty and diversity. the 27 days road trip takes you through the whole of the Uganda national parks and range of the exciting spots along the way. each park designation has something unique to offer from diverse landscape, wildlife and people of different tradition and cultures.

Tour Itinerary

Day1 Arrival in Uganda Optional Sunset Cruise on Lake Victoria

Arrival in Uganda via Entebbe international airport, meet your tour driver and transfer you to your hotel to relax and share off the jet log

Stay at; Airport link, Blue Monkey, Boma Entebbe/ Via Via hotel Entebbe BB

Day2 Kampala City Tour

Today you will  Start your Uganda vacation with a tour to the vibrant Kampala capital city , the city tour will include visiting historical, cultural , religion and commercial landmarks .some of the places to visit include the king’s palace ,to learn about the traditional governance systems of Buganda kingdom during and before colonial times ,the Bahai temple ,the Gaddafi mosque, national museum ,the beautiful goal course , kasubi Tombs , Namugongo Martyrs shrine among others .you will also walk through some streets , the local market there by getting into the lines of the local people . you will lunch in the local restaurant and try out some local cuisines.

Stay at; Kooki hotel kampala/ Sky hotel Bukoto/ arcadia hotel FB

Day 3 Jinja Day Tour Including Visiting Ssezibwa Falls, Mabira Forest and the Source of the Nile

After early morning breakfast you shall start your trip to eastern Uganda for a visit at the source of the Nile, Mabira forest, and Ssezibwa falls, serene water fall that is cultural heritage site. you shall take a guided walk to explore the water falls and surrounding wildlife and learn about cultural, traditional associated with the water fall, you will spend one hour here and then after continue to Mabira forest. the biggest forest in central Uganda is home to wildlife including monkeys and birds.

Optional ziplining in Mabira forest

The ziplining is an activity adventure you can do in Mabira forest in addition to the forest walk, butterfly, and tree species. On ziplining you cruise through the forest canopy & experience a rush of adrenaline and you will have achene to get up close with the dwellers of the ground such as the birding & monkeys.

After experience Mabira you shall continue to jinja & have lunch by the Nile.  After lunch you go for boat trip to visit the source of the river Nile

Stay at sunset hotel / Haven lodge FB

Day 4 Quad Biking Along the Nile or White-Water Rafting On the Nile and Transfer to Sipi/ Mt. Elgon National Park

Today you should set out for adventure in jinja you shall quad biking adventure along the Nile to experience the beauty along the Nile as it meanders through the use country side. The quad biking also takes you through the villages giving you the chance to see lives of the village people in country side.

Optional; you can instead to go for white water rafting in the mighty Nile, the Nile have some of the best rapids for rafting that will give thrill of lifetime.

After the adventure in jinja you will trans fer to the east wards of the country to Sipi falls in the foothills of mt. Elgon with En-route lunch either in Jinja or Mbale check in the lodge

Stay at optional lodge Sipi River lodge / Rafiki lodge.

Day 5 Sipi Falls Hiking & Abseiling Adventure and Sipi Tea Experience

You will wake up in the morning to view the beautiful Sipi falls, after the breakfast you should start your Sipi hiking at about 8am. The Sipi falls are made up of series of three water falls along the foothills of mountain Elgon. You will hike each of the water falls starting with the top coming down to the last one which is the biggest falling 100m can take a swim in the cold whirlpool which is famously referred to as natural swimming pool. At the mains biggest Sipi falls you shall do the epic abseiling& feel the adrenaline rush as you drop 100m & just few meters from the water falls.

You shall go back to lodge for lunch and relaxion in evening go for a coffee tour visit, the coffee plantation to see & learn how coffee is grown,harvests processed for consumption. This is grown as the lifestyle of coffee at the experience you make a cup of coffee from your own processed coffee

Dinner and overnight

Stay at; day 4 lodge

Day 6 Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park via Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve

After breakfast by 6.30am, check out of the lodge and start your long trip to Kidepo valley national park. About one hour drive from Sipi falls you should PIAN UPE wildlife reserve for you first safari experience. Pian Upe is the one of the untouched safaris in Uganda yet to be discovered. You will set off for game drive to catch wildlife & some animals to be seen includes Zebras, Buffaloes,manyantelope’s species etc. if you are lucky, you will see the cheetahs

After the safari in Pian Upe wildlife reserve you will continue to Kidepo valley national park where you arrive late evening with En-route lunch at Moroto at Hotel African then after lunch procced with your journey toKidepo valley.

Optional Accommodation; Apoka bandas/ Kidepo savannah safari lodge FB

Day 7 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 overnight

Stayat; day 6 lodge.

Day 8 Morning Safari & after Noon Karamojong’s 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 relaxion and lunch.

After lunch in evening, you shall go to visit th eKaramojong’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; day 7

Day 9 Ik Tribe and Mountain Morongore Hike in Kidepo Valley National Park

On this day you will shall be going or hiking adventure in Kidepo valley national park, you shall have early morning breakfast & set off to the mt. morongole in the worth of the park. As part of the hiking, you shall visit IK tribe of which lives in mountains. The IK people are small tribe of few thousands lives and live in a unique lifestyle with unique culture and traditional

Stay at; lodge of day 8.

Day 10 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 Kitgum with En-route lunch at Gulu city center then proceed to Murchison falls national park through Tangi gets or Walker gate check in the lodge

Stay at; Paraa safari lodge / Twig a / Pakuba safari lodge / Red chill/ Kabalega wildness FB

Day 11 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 5000 skm 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 relaxion , 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, African fish eagles , bee eaters at Nyamu sika 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  back to lodge for relaxion dinner and  overnight

Stay at; day 10 lodge.

Day 12 Top Of the Falls Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Trekking Rhinos & Continue to Hoima

Risa up early for breakfast, checkout of the lodge, go for hiking to the Top of the falls witness the Nile squeezing through rock of 7m wide and exploding into the world strongest and most powerful water falls in the world.It’s quite aspects the Murchison falls hike is about 45minates depending the fitness, take photos,videos for good memory safari. Then after proceed to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary in Nakasongola which is   3-4hours drive from Murchison fall national park. The Ziwa Rhino sanctuaryharbors 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 go for En-route lunch at kabalega dinner and continue to Hoima where you shall have diner and overnight

Stay at; Hoima cultural lodge / Kloping hotel Hoima.

Day 13 Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park And Crater Lakes Tour

You will rise for breakfast, and travel to Kibale forest national park in western Uganda, 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 with En-route lunch in fort portal the green city

Stays at optional lodge Isunga / Kibale forest comp / Kyaninga safari lodge.

Day 14 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 chimpanzee  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 relaxion and lunch , evening go to wetland nature walk in Bigodi which located on the edge of Kibale forest national park the wetland host numbery of primate species like black and white colobus monkeys, grey manga bey, red colobus monkeys etc. and bird species includes Great blue turaco 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

Stay at day 13 lodge FB

Day 15 Early Mornings and Transfer to Semuliki National Park for the Mwiru and Overnight at Fort portal City.

After breakfast, transfer too Semuliki national park with stopover at Amabeere Ganyina Mwiru caves you get a story telling and back ground even historical for the place why she was killed after cut off her beast by her farther being refused to get married to the man got her father BUKUKU. After visit the caves you proceed to the Semuliki national park to visit the sempaya hot springs the female and male hot springs see how hot water come out from under ground when is hot and can boil food stuffs like matoke, Eggs etc., go for short nature walk in the forest. Semuliki protect an extension of the Ituri forest which is the central African Forest region.

Return in the evening and overnight in fort portal city

Stay at; mountain of the moon / papaya lake lodge/ Kalya courts fort portal/Kibale forest comp/ Kibale forest lodge.

Day 16 Transfer to Kasese and Day at Leisure

Today you will have a breakfast at leisure, check out of the hotel and transfer to mountain Rwenzori national park in Kasese

You may do a leisurely hike in the community to see the way of life &participate their culture as well dinner and overnight

Stay at; Kasese traveler’s hotel.

Day 17 Rwenzori Hike Traker Base Comp (1460metres) Sine Nut (2596metres)

After early morning breakfast you should transfer to Rwenzori mountains national park for you hike. The mt. Rwenzori have been ranked for the best mountain hike in Africa. The mountain is endowered with amazing scenery diverse habitants, and a lot of wildlife features such as Glaciers,rivers, lakes etc. The Rwenzori have the third highest mountain in Africa mt. Stanley (5109metres) which has snow peaks and its roughly 8days round trip to hike to the summit. On this 3days hike you shall explore the beauty in lower areas of the mountain & also spot some peaks. You will hike up to altitude (3147metres)

You will set off to from trekkers hostel in kyanyuki (1460metre) & check in the park to begin your hike, you will trek through the Afromontane zone that will give you encounter of different wildlife include monkeys,birds,chameleon, different types of trees, lichens, ferns, etc. you will go through Bamboo zone shortly before reaching the sine Hut your overnight, is still have energy can continue Kalalamaat (3134metres) which offers you more scenic views.

Day 18 Rwenzori Hike, Sine Comp (2596metres) Samalira Comp (3147metres)

Today you will continue with the Rwenzori trek, going through Bamboo zone & forest sporting more wildlife a crossing lovely views of the Rwenzori Mountain& eventually reach the heather zone at about 3000m. You will find the fascinating Giant heather trees. This zone also has beautiful flowering plants &moss. continue & descent down to Samalira camp for the overnight.

Day 19 End of 3days Rwenzori Hike & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Today you shall descent back down through the Bamboo Afro montane forest & exit the park.

After this beautiful experience in the Rwenzori, you shall drive to Queen Elizabeth national park & relax away at the lodge have dinner and overnight.

Optional accommodation; Bush lodge, /Pumba safari lodge /, Mazike lodge Jacana / Engiri safari lodge/ Tembo safari lodge FB

Day 20 Game Drive & Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel

After very early morning breakfast, you will go for game drive 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. Numbery of wildlife include; Elephants, Buffaloes, Hyenas, Uganda kobs, Lions, Leopards,etc. after 3-4 hours back to the lodge for relaxion 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.

Day 21 Transfer to Ishasha Sector for Tree Climbing Lions & Sundowner

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   FB

Day 22 Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

After the breakfast, you will check out of lodge & you transferred to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park, the home of the mountain Gorillas in Uganda.

Dinner and overnight stay at; KFC Mist cottages, Buhoma lodge, / Silverback lodge / Ichumbi / Clouds mt. gorilla safari lodge FB

Day 23 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.

You 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 forest national park has up to 18 habituated groups. By 8am 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 relaxion dinner and overnight

Stay at; day 22 lodge

Day 24 the Batwa Cultural and Transfer to Lake Mutanda

After your breakfast, check out of the lodge go to nearby BATWA community to learn their culture, dance, food, houses, &lifestyle, after proceed to lake mutanda in Kisoro and relax away to the incurability beautiful lake while enjoying the breathtaking scenery, check in the lodge, after lunch you will do canoeing ride on the lake mutanda explore the beauty back to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Stay at; Mount Gahinga safari lodge Travelers Hotel Kisoro.

Day 25 Golden Monkey Trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

After your breakfast, you will be transfer to Mgahinga national park head equators 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 theGOLDEN 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 spend one hour with them

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 back to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Stay at day 25 lodge

Day 26 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 En-route lunch at Mbarara , despite the size , 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,, Water banks, Warthogs etc. and many bird species i.e. African darter, pelicans so on .

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

Day 27 Transfer to Entebbe for Departure

Today you will do a walking safari in lake Mburo national park to enjoy the lovely scenery and sport animals up close thereafter check out of the lodge. Depart to Entebbe with stop over at the Equator get lunch from here then take photos on the Equator the line which cross the earth and separate the earth into two after experience on Equator proceed to Entebbe Airport for your flight back home and you say good bye to the pearl of Africa

End of the Trip