14 DAYS UGANDA PRIMATE AND SAVANNAH

Our 14-day trip brings you the highlights of Uganda: where the savannah meets the rainforest. Expect to see the animals of the savannahs (lion, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, hippo, leopard) and up to 15 primate species, including gorillas and chimps!!!

This trip specifically includes the most important and well known national parks of Uganda: Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi National Park, Mgahinga National Park, Lake Bunyonyi and Lake Mburo National Park.

Highlights

Game drives (Safaris) on the savannahs of Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Mburo National Park, with chances of seeing the wildlife from close quarters
Boat trip on the Nile to the Murchison Falls, where the Nile is forced through a gorge and drops 60 meters
See the chimpanzees and 12 other monkey species in Kibale Forest
Boat trip on the Kazinga Channel with the biggest concentration of hippos and spectacular birds
Search for the tree climbing lions in the Ishasha sector of the Queen Elizabeth National Park
Meet the Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi National Park, an experience you will never forget!
Visit the Golden Monkeys on the slopes of the Volcanoes in Mgahinga National Park
Enjoy the silence and beautiful landscape of Uganda’s most beautiful lakes, Lake Mutanda and Lake Bunyonyi
Do a game walk in Lake Mburo National Park to get close to the animals
Bicycle ridding in Entebbe or Kampala city tour or Ngamba Island (all this will be decided on arrival)
Visit the local people and/or the pygmies and experience their local way of living

Day 1: Entebbe Airport – Entebbe

Arrival at Entebbe Airport. Your guide will be there waiting for you. Pick up and proceed to your accommodation.

Included: airport transfer

Day 2: Entebbe – Murchison Falls National Park

After your early breakfast we will drive to Ziwa Sanctuary for a White Rhino bush walk. This is the only place in Uganda where you can see the white Rhino. Afterwards we will proceed to Murchison Falls National Park. In Murchison Falls we visit the top of the falls if time allows.

Murchison Falls is one of the most beautiful national parks of Uganda. One of the main attractions is the Nile, with the spectacular Murchison Falls, where the whole Nile is forced through a narrow gorge and falls 60 meters. Expect to see elephants, giraffes, lions, hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes and maybe leopards.

Included: Ziwa Sanctuary, visit top of the falls

Day 3:Murchison Falls National Park

Early morning game drive in this beautiful national park. Afternoon boat ride on the Victoria Nile up to the bottom of the falls and make the hike to the top of the falls.

The boat is the perfect platform to see and photograph many different bird species.

Included: game drive, boat trip, hike to the top of the falls

Day 4: Murchison Falls National Park – Kibale Forest

After breakfast we drive to Kibale Forest. You can make a walk around the community in the afternoon (optional).

Kibale Forest is a spectacular jungle, with 13 primate species! Including chimps, baboons, black and white colobus, red colobus, grey cheeked mangabey and L’Hoest monkey.

Day 5: Kibale Forest

Chimpanzee tracking in the morning or in the afternoon. It is also possible to upgrade this 1-hour tracking to a Chimpanzee Habituation Experience, a 4 hours tracking.

For people interested in primates and birds and willing to make another walk, we can make a community walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary as well. It is also possible to visit the local people or the crater lakes.

It is also possible to make a night walk through the forest to see the animals of the night, like bush babies (optional).

Included: chimp tracking, Bigodi Swamp Walk

Day 6: Kibale Forest – Queen Elizabeth National Park

Transfer to the Queen Elizabeth National Park. On our way we pass the equator. Game drive in the afternoon.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the best places in Uganda to see lions. Expect to see elephants, lions, many hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes and maybe leopards.

Included: game drive

Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Game drive in the morning. Boat trip on the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon.

The Kazinga Channel is one of the highlights of Uganda and has the highest concentration of hippos in the world.

Included: game drive, boat trip

Day 8: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Ishasha

After breakfast we drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park to the Ishasha sector in the South. It is also possible to go for a chimp tracking in Kyambura Gorge or Kalinzu Forest reserve, or make a forest walk and visit the bat caves in Maramagambo (all optional).

Game drive in the afternoon in search of the tree climbing lions.

In Ishasha there are 4 prides of lions that climb the trees. Unique in the world! The other attraction of Ishasha are the Topis, not found anywhere else in this National Park.

Included: game drives

Day 9: Ishasha – Bwindi Impenetrable

Early morning game drive in Ishasha to see the tree climbing lions. Afterwards we drive to Bwindi Impenetrable. On our way we pass through interesting villages and have some breath taking views of the mountains.

Bwindi Impenetrable is a unique jungle, with many monkey species. Bwindi is one of the 2 places in the world where you can find Mountain Gorillas!

Included: game drive

Day 10: Bwindi Impenetrable

Gorilla tracking!!! Early morning departure with your ranger to search for one of the world’s most interesting and endangered animal, the Mountain Gorilla! You will spend one hour with one of our closest relatives. An experience you will never forget.

Day 11: Bwindi Impenetrable – Lake Bunyonyi

In Bwindi it is possible to do one of the optional activities: second gorilla tracking, forest walk, birding walk or a community experience with the exceptional Batwa people.

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Relax or go for birding on the island.

Lake Bunyonyi is one of the deepest and most beautiful lakes of Uganda. This crater lake is located at an altitude of 2.000m and is created by multiple volcanic eruptions. Because of the altitude the lake is safe to swim in, as there are no diseases or hippos and crocodiles in the lake.

Day 12: Lake Bunyonyi – Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast we drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Game drive or optional boat trip on the lake in the afternoon. In the evening we make a night game drive with high chances of seeing leopards.

Lake Mburo is one of the 2 national parks with zebras and the only national park with impalas in Uganda. There are no elephants and lions, so walking safaris are possible.

Included: game drive, night game drive

Day 13: Lake Mburo National Park – Mabamba Swamp

Game drive or game walk in the morning. Afterwards transfer to Mabamba Swamp. On our way we can make a stopover at the Equator for photos.

Mabamba Swamp is a large and accessible wetland on the shores of Lake Victoria. This is one of the best places to see the Shoebill Stork.

Included: game walk or game drive

Day 14: Mabamba Swamp – Entebbe Airport

Relax at the lodge or go for an optional canoe trip in Mabamba Swamp to search for the elusive Shoebill Stork.

Transfer to the airport for your departure.

Included: airport transfer

Life-time experience