10 Days Best of Uganda Safari – Explore the Best of Uganda Safari Adventures

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Rhino Tracking in Ziwa and Transfer to Murchison Falls

This 10-day Best of Uganda Safari starts with a pick-up from the hotel/airport and a drive to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary as you start your 10-day Uganda Adventure Safari. You pass via the Ziwa Rhino sanctuary, the only place in Uganda where rhinos are found in the wild. A trip to Murchison Falls cannot be complete without having a stopover at Ziwa and having an encounter with the Rhinos in the wild. After the tracking, we shall proceed to MFNP, up to the lodge. After checking in and a little bit of relaxation, you’ll go and visit the top of the falls, where you’ll be able to witness where the Nile River forces itself into an 8-meter gorge, creating a roaring sound. After you return to the lodge for dinner and overnight

• Luxury: Paara safari lodge,
• Midrange: Pakuba safari lodge.
• Budget: Parkside Safari Lodge

Day 2: Game Drive and Boat Cruise in MFNP

Morning game drive in the northern sector of the park which gives you an encounter with various animals like elephants, water backs, Jackson heart beasts, Uganda kobs, buffaloes and predators like lions and leopards which hunt in the morning, and relaxation at the hippo pool before embarking back on the Paara side for the boat cruise.

In the afternoon, you will have a boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, which will take approximately three hours. The views while on the cruise are rewarding. You will see various animals that come to the banks to drink water and wallow off the heat from their bodies. Different water birds are sighted during the cruise, and various water-loving animals like hippos and Nile crocodiles are always in abundance.

Meal plan: (breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the lodge)

Each day of the Best of Uganda Safari is filled with thrilling adventures, ensuring you make the most of your time in Uganda.

Accommodation:

• • Luxury: Paara Safari Lodge.
  • Midrange: Pakuba Safari Lodge.

As part of the Best of Uganda Safari, enjoy luxury accommodations that offer comfort and stunning views of the wildlife.

• Budget: Parkside Safari Lodge

Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park

You’ll have breakfast in the morning and check out of the lodge. You’ll then drive out of the park via Masindi and Hoima to Kibale Forest National Park for chimpanzee tracking, having an en-route lunch along the road. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Accommodation:

• • Luxury: Primate lodge
  • Mid-range: Turaco Treetops Lodge
  • Budget: Kibale Forest Lodge.

Experience the unique cultures of Uganda during your Best of Uganda Safari, from local villages to traditional performances.

Day 4: Chimp Tracking and Bigodi Wetland walk

On the 4th day of your 10-day Best of Uganda Safari, you’ll wake up early in the morning. After an early breakfast, drive to the park headquarters for a briefing and then go for tracking. Tacking may take an hour or more, depending on where the Chimpanzees might have stayed overnight. It’s a breathtaking activity where you come into contact with our closest relatives and see how they spend their daily lives. Kibale National park is a forested park found in western Uganda,  homes over 13 species of primates and it is registered to be one of the parks with the largest primates numbers, over  400 bird species with the great Rwenzori Turaco commonly found in this park, the park has endemic bird species like the green breasted pitta only found in Kibale National park. Over 200 butterflies and 55 mammals, including the forest elephants, giant forest hogs, and many more.

After chimp tracking, drive back to the lodge for relaxing, and then go for a community walk in Bigodi and birding. After the community walk, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation:

• Luxury: Primate lodge
• Mid-range: Turaco Treetops Lodge
• Budget: Kibale Forest Lodge.

Day 5: Transfer to QENP for an evening Game Drive

After breakfast in the morning, check out of the lodge and head to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Fort Portal town, where you may have lunch. Upon arrival, you’ll check in at the lodge for a little bit of relaxation.

The adventure continues with the Best of Uganda Safari, where every moment is an opportunity to connect with nature.

After relaxation, you will do an evening game drive in the Kasenyi plains. On the evening of the drive, you may encounter animals like kobs, savannah elephants, warthogs, among others, dinner at the lodge, and overnight.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Mweya safari lodge
• Midrange: Buffalo Safari Lodge
• Budget: Enshama Game Lodge

Day 6: Game Drive and Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel

Early in the morning, you will embark on the vehicle for another game drive in the Kasenyi Plains to Lake Nyamunuka, where you can buy crafts and souvenirs to support the women to earn a better life in the communities around the park, who sell their crafts in the park. You’ll spot animals like lions, leopards, antelopes, duikers, elephants, hippos, and many others. Then drive back to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.

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After lunch, a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel is taken on where schools of hippos are spotted along with this place. The highest concentration of hippos in the world is found in this place. You’ll also see a large number of water birds, and herds of elephants that come to the channel for water. The boat cruise takes about two hours. After the river cruise, head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Mweya safari lodge
• Midrange: Buffalo Safari Lodge
• Budget: Enshama Game Lodge

Day 7: Game Drive in Ishasha and Drive to Bwindi

After breakfast, the lodge, the drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park starts via the Ishasha sector, where a game drive is done in search of the famous tree-climbing lions. Lions here adopted this habit to spot prey from a distance and hide from the sun during the hot hours of the day. The journey proceeds and an en-route lunch in Kihihi. Checking in late evening at the lodge

Accommodation

• • Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge

The Best of Uganda Safari offers a perfect balance of adventure and relaxation, making it ideal for all travelers.

• Midrange: Gorilla Leisure Lodge
• Budget:  Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge

Day 8: Gorilla Tracking and Batwa Experience

After an early breakfast, the driver guide will drive to the tracking center where you will be briefed about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas. The tracking varies in time depending on the family tracked, You are then advised to get porters to carry your luggage because the tracking includes hiking. After tracking, the guide will drive you back to the lodge for a hot lunch, relax for some time.

In the evening, you can go for a Batwa experience and a community walk, and see how the people in the area live their lives, interact with them, and go back to the lodge for dinner

Accommodation

• • Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge
  • Midrange: Gorilla Leisure Lodge
  • Budget:  Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge

Participate in various activities during the Best of Uganda Safari, including canoeing, trekking, and more.

Day 9: Canoeing and Zip Lining over Lake Bunyonyi

After morning breakfast, transfer to lake Bunyonyi locally known as the lake of small birds, where the canoe cruise gives you a chance to discover the famous punishment islands where girls who got pregnant before marriage were thrown to starve to death as their punishment other islands like upside-down islands are some of the histories of the 29 islands on the lake,

After the breathtaking canoe, lunch at the lodge as you prepare for zip-lining activity over Bunyonyi at the bird Nest resort. The activity gives you the experience to feel the thrilling breeze of the lake as you touch the cold waters, after this activity you can try out swimming if you are a good swimmer. If not, then you are not advised to swim despite having clean waters, the lake is too deep next to Tanganyika of Tanzania in Africa.

Accommodation

• Luxury: Birdnest Resort
• Midrange: Bunyonyi Safaris Resort
• Budget:  Paradise Eco Hub

Day 10: Transfer to Kampala and Depature

After an early breakfast, pick up by the guide for a return journey through the winding hills and different scenery of the western town to Entebbe for your flight, having a lunch stop in Mbarara. You’ll also stop at the Equator crossing point in Kayabwe for an experiment. You’ll be able to stand in the middle of the world.

Your journey concludes with cherished experiences from the Best of Uganda Safari that will last a lifetime.

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