Jewels Of Uganda: 14-Days Safari Adventure Through Uganda’s Enchanting Wonders

14-Days Safari Adventure Through Uganda’s Enchanting Wonders, you will have Ugandan adventure in six national parks and Lake Bunyonyi, The parks to be visited for adventure includes Kibale forest national park for chimps trekking, queen Elizabeth national park for incredible wildlife experience including the big four (lions, elephants, buffalo, leopard, Topi, Uganda kobs, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, warthogs and much more, queen Elizabeth is famous for tree climbing lions found at Ishasha sector and kazinga channel boat cruise for wildlife and bird watching /viewing. Bwindi impenetrable national park for gorilla trekking, lake Mburo national park for wildlife including zebras, impalas, eland, giraffes and buffalo.

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport

On arrival at Entebbe international airport, you will be received by our delegate who will transfer you to your accommodation around Entebbe or Kampala to rest from long flights.

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls

After breakfast you will drive to Kampala following the north west, visit the impressive Ziwa Rhino sanctuary to trek rhinos and have lunch along the way to Kabalega dinners/Masindi town. From there you will continue to Murchison falls national park, if time allows you will hike to the top of the fall of the great Nile which makes its way through a seven-meter gorge wide and thunderous drop to more than 43 meters below. Back to the lodge for check in, dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Accommodation option: Para safari lodge, Nile safari lodge (luxury), Sambiya river lodge, Twiga bakers (moderate), red chili, Tangi safari lodge fort Murchison (budget), Pakuba safari lodge.

Day 3: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Nile

In the morning you will have a game drive along the northern banks of the river with the help of the guide and you will see various mammals such as elephants, zebras, buffalo, lions’ leopards and birds such as hornbill, vultures etc. after you will come back to your lodge for lunch and later you will have a boat ride to the bottom of the fall and you will see several animals such as water barks, elephants, buffaloes, and birds like fish eagle, Bee eater etc. There you will be coming back to the lodge for dinner and overnight at the previous lodge.

 Day 4: A Drive to Kibale National Park

After breakfast you will be ready to embark on your journey to Kibale National Park the Primate Capital of East Africa. The journey will take you through the country side it’s about 4-5 hours’ drive to Fort portal with En-route lunch at Hoima city /fort portal city. Kibale forest park is the best safari destination in Africa with almost 13 species of primates where chimpanzee is some most visited. Upon arriving at the pack check in your lodge have dinner and overnight stay.

 Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking In Kibale Forest National Park.

After your morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the park headquarters for a short briefing before starting to track the chimpanzee, the experienced guide will lead you through the tropical forest for the unforgettable and reward experience in search for closest relatives of the chimpanzee, after an hour with them return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.  Later in the afternoon connect for a nature walk in Bigodi wetland then go for a swamp walk this walk-through the wetlands will bring you close to nature, which will also give you a chance to see some primates like black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, grey manga bey, red-tailed monkey, ghost monkey and many bird species such as blue turaco, hornbill among others, you will have a chance to meet the community and have a coffee experience, banana, brewing and conversations wine the medicine man, this activity allows you spend more time in the forest learning more about the life of the primates.

 Day 6: Amabeere Cave and Sempaya Hot Springs

After your morning breakfast, you will be transferred to king’s palace, visiting the Karuzika palace gives you 360- degree panoramic views of the town.  The circular structure was built in 1863, but fail into after the abolition of the royal kingdoms by Idi Amin, after you will visit the Amabeere caves, also known as the “Amabeere Ganyina Mwiru” which translates to “Breasts of Nyinamwiru” are caves named after an ancient folklore where a local king had his daughters’ breasts cut off to make her less attractive to men. The kings plan failed and his daughter got pregnant, he then hid her in the cave, a visit to this place you will learn more about its history. In the afternoon, you’ll embark on a journey to Semuliki to explore the captivating Sempaya Hot Springs. These remarkable natural wonders boast water so hot that can even boil an egg in just 15 minutes and cook matooke in a mere 25 minutes. As you venture into the unique landscape, you’ll encounter two distinct springs, each possessing its own character one referred to as the Female Spring and the other as the Male Spring, engage in absorbing stories about the magma beneath the earth’s surface while observing the steam rising from the bubbling hot springs. After you transfer to Queen Elizabeth for dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Explore the Jewelry of Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park

After your morning breakfast will go for game drive in Kasenyi plain or Mweya peninsula having a chance of seeing herds of buffaloes, elephants, bush backs, water bunks, warthogs, lions ,leopards, hyenas, some bird species like jacana, pelican, grey crown crane the Uganda’s national bird, savanna birds grey heron and much more return to lodge for lunch and in after noon go for boat ride on Kazinga channel which connect two lakes l. George and L. Edward, the channel is 40km and is the big construction of hippos in uganda followed by Murchison falls which is mostly see at hippo  pool, while on boat you will able to see schools of hippos, crocodiles, monitor lizards, some wildlife come for water on the shores of the channel such as elephants, buffaloes, water bunks, Kobs and so many birds species like pied king fishers, African fish eagle, cormorants, African darter, pelicans, spoon bill, marabou stalk, cattle egrets and much more back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

 Day 8: Transfer to Ishasha Sector for Tree Climbing Lions

After your morning breakfast, check out of the safari lodge and transfer to Ishasha sector for a game drive to track the   tree-climbing lions, Topi antelopes, herds of buffaloes, leopards, elephants, uganda Kobs, and much more wildlife, after go for lunch at Topi safari lodge. After lunch, check in your lodge freshen up and relax around the park as you wait for your dinner and overnight stay.

Day 9: Bid Farewell to Queen Elizabeth and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

After your morning breakfast, check out of your lodges and be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park with an exhaling game drive through the Ishasha sector with an En-route lunch in an African Restaurant after lunch, procced to Bwindi Forest national park driving throaty hills, mountains and terraced land prepared for local agriculture. Reach the park late in the evening, check in your accommodation optional as you prepare for according to the trekking location check in for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 10: Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Cultural Experience

After your early morning breakfast with your cameras, hiking boot, long trousers, long Sliver shirts, rain jackets and a pair of gloves, will be transferred to the park offices/ headquarters for briefing on what to expect during your Gorilla trekking / trekking activity.  With your packed lunch, you will set into the impenetrable forest to look for the gentle giants which will take 2 to 5 hours depends on their movements when you find them, will be allowed to spend one hour with them studying their way of playing, feeding, nurturing young ones take photos as many as can for memory, here you will be 100% seeing them no disappointment here, after an hour with them back to the park head offices to be awarded the certificate of trekking these giants. Trekking Mountain Gorillas will be rewarded by a signed Gorilla trekking certificate with your name on it as a memory to share with family and friends. Return to lodge for refreshments and a few minutes of relaxation before you get into Batwa cultural experience here learn the way they dress, their food, their life style. Return to the lodge have dinner and an overnight.

Day 11: Transfer to Bunyonyi Boat Ride and Ziplining

After your breakfast, be transferred to the Switzerland of Africa (Lake Bunyonyi) upon reaching check in your lodge and later 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: Bunyonyi overland, Bunyonyi safari lodge, Keije resort Bunyonyi.

Day12: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast proceed to Lake Mburo National Park with En-route lunch in Mbarara City later continue your journey to Mburo with a night game drive. Back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation Option: Hyena safari lodge/ Eagle nest

Day13: Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast, you will have a safari in lake Mburo national park the smallest of the Uganda’s national park and there you will have a chance to see eland, Topi, Impalas, oribi, zebras and cape buffaloes. This park is very bird stunning paradise with 250 bird species such papyrus gonoleks and brown faced lamp wing etc. After you will be transferred to Mabamba with stopover at the equator crossing for photographs and Equator experience. Dinner and overnight

Accommodation optional: Nkima forest lodge/ Mabamba safari lodge

DAY14: Shoebill Tracking and Transfer to Entebbe for Your Departure Back Home

The last day of the twelve days Uganda safari you checkout of the lodge and be transferred to Mabamba swamp where you will take the boat into the swamp to track the shoebills and so many other bird species such as Papyrus gonoleks, Grey crested crane, purple heron, Kingfisher etc. after track you will be transferred to Nakiwogo landing site by  boat where you will find your driver guide to take you for lunch around Entebbe later be later transfer to the airport for your departure flight and this will make the end of your twelve-day adventure in the pearl of Africa.