9 Days Uganda’s Exploration in Savannah and Forest Park

9 Days Uganda’s Exploration in Savannah and Forest Park, Uganda safari offers travelers an opportunity to take part in several activities in Uganda including chimpanzee trekking, gorilla trekking, wildlife viewing/boat cruise along the Kazinga channel, birding and visiting the Batwa pygmies. You will get an opportunity to visit Murchison falls national park,Kibale forest national park, queen Elizabeth national park and Bwindi impenetrable national park, the journey begins with a stopover at Ziwa rhino for rhino tracking, the end of this nine days safari, you would have explored many of the places that make Uganda a beautiful country to visit.

     Main Activities

• Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale national park
• Game drives including one at Ishasha
• Boat cruise along the Kazinga channel
• Gorilla trekking at Bwindi
• Visiting the Batwa people
• Rhino trekking

Detailed Itinerary

 Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

After your morning breakfast you will be transferred to Murchison fall national park by our company representative who will pick you and transfer you to Murchison falls national park Ugandan as biggest national park, the park is habitant for big four including lions, elephants, buffalo and leopards. however, you will have a stopover for about 2to 3hours at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking. have lunch and dinner at Ziwa restaurant, proceed to the home of magnificent falls with visit to the top of the falls, connects to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Options;  Pakuba safari lodge (luxury), red chills, Bakers,Ikorom safari lodge, Murchison lodge, Kabalega wilderness /Tilenga safari lodge / Tangi safari lodge.

Meal Plan; full board

Day 2: Game Drive and Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National  Park.

After early morning breakfast you will go for morning game drive at the northern bank of the park. the activity will take place about 3-5hours. you will be able to view variety of wild life including elephants, giraffes, buffalo, lions, hartebeest, Uganda kobs, water bank and birds like fish eagle, billed stock among others. back to the lodge for lunch and rest.

After lunch go for boat cruise on the Nile with existing panoramic view at the bottom of the might Murchison falls. along the cruise, you will encounter, crocodiles, hippos, elephants, antelope, come for water and birds on the river banks i.e., kingfisher, bee eater. after go back to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Stay at; previous lodge

 Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park and Evening Nature Walk in Bigodi Swamp.

After an early morning breakfast, you will be picked by your driver guide at 06:00AM who will transfer you to Kibale national park via Eastern arm of rift valley to fort portal with En- route lunch. You will enjoy the journey with the amazing view of trading centers and the ever-smiling peasants. Upon reaching you will check in your accommodation and have a leisurely evening nature walk around in Bigodi community and swamp near the forest here you will able to see some primates like red colobus monkeys, red tailed monkey if you go for night walk in Bigodi you also able to see Bush babies, Nightjars and many noctrous animals  back to the lodge for and have dinner and overnight

Stay at; Kibale Forest lodge /Kibale forest comp Turaco Tree Bigodi lodge F/B

Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking In Kibale Forest National Park and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth

After your breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale Park headquarters where you will be briefed about the chimpanzees trekking conduction, after the briefing you will be guided by the armed rangers to trek chimpanzee, after finding them spend an hour with them as taking photos and studying more about them, after return to the briefing center to be awarded the certificate of trekking chimps. After being awarded the certificate, you proceed to the lodge for lunch and transfer Queen Elizabeth National Park for dinner and overnight

Stay at ;Pumba Safari lodge/ Bush lodge/ Tembo safari /Engiri safari lodge full board.

Day 5: Game Drive and Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel Queen Elizabeth National Park

After your early morning breakfast, you will have game drive at Kasenyi plain/Mweya peninsular where you will be lucky to see elephants, buffalo, lions, leopard, Uganda Kobs, water bunks, warthogs etc and some bird’s species like pelican, Jacana, Pied wagtail and much more. After your game drive have lunch and embark on your evening boat cruise at Kazinga channel. The Kazinga channel is one of Africa’s greatest birding sites, you can spot residence and migrant’s birds in large number, during the boat cruise you also spot most of water dwelling mammals such as lions, leopard, antelopes and primate drinking water on channel and crocodiles are always seen bathing /drinking along the shores of the channel. Dinner and overnight

Stay at; Pumba Safari lodge/ Bush lodge/ Tembo safari lodge / Engiri safari lodge/ Pumba safari lodge full board.

Day 6:Transfer To Bwindi Via Ishasha Sector for Tree Climbing Lions.

After morning breakfast, check out of the lodge go for game drive at Ishasha sector where you will be able to see the tree climbing lion, leopard, elephant, Uganda Kobs, water buck etc. We go for enroute lunch at Topi safari lodge and after lunch will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park. Reaching late evening dinner and overnight Stay at; KFC Mist Cottages Buhoma sector/ Bakiga Safari lodge Broadbill lodge Ruhija sector Havens gorilla lodge Rushaga sector full board.

Day 7: Mountain Gorilla Trekking Bwindi Forest and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast, the driver guide will drive you to the park office where you will find the parker ranger who will be leading you to the forest, the briefing covers many topics but the most important one is how to behave when you are with the gorillas, what to carry with trekking gorillas. you will be given the gorilla family to track depending on your well fitness and age. This is because some of the gorilla groups are located deeper in the forest hence requiring more time of trekking. Porters are available to help you with extra luggage. when you find gorillas take as many photos as you can because you will be allowed to stay with them for only one hour. After one hour of observing the Gorilla, you will be taken back to the starting point where your guide will be waiting for you. And don’t forget to pick your certificate on completion of tracking, go back to your lodge for lunch and some rest. after your rest your driver guide will pick you and drive you to the Batwa community for cultural encounter with Batwa pygmies, expect Batwa cultural dance and others. Back to lodge dinner and overnight

Stay at; KFC Mist Cottages Buhoma sector/ Bakiga Safari lodge / Broadbill lodge/Ruhija sector Havens gorilla lodge Rushaga sector full board.

 Day 8: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi Boat Ride and Zip ling

After your morning breakfast, you will be transferred to lake Bunyonyi in southwestern uganda, upon reaching you will take a boat ride along the deepest lake in uganda and the second deepest in Africa of about 900m deep to some islands because this lake has many islands up to 29 islands, visit the punishments island where the Bakiga tribe used to put unmarried pregnant girl to die from there, but some men who fail or don’t want to pay dowry pick them and marry them for free of charge, after you will go for zip lining before you go for evening relaxation at lodge as you seeing sunset. Dinner and overnight

Accommodation Optional; Keije resort Bunyonyi/ Bunyonyi safari lodge/ Bunyonyi overland

Day9: Bunyonyi-Kampala

This is the last day of the safari and you will wake up at your own time preparing for your departure time the driver guide will follow another route with a stopover at Igongo culture Centre in Mbarara for lunch and equator experience at Kayabwe for photographs, if time allows, we shall also have a stopover at the Buganda royal drum makers to learn how giant drums were crafted. we hope that you enjoyed your stay in Uganda. The driver will drop you at the Entebbe Airport for departure.