12 DAYS UGANDA TOUR

DAY   1: Arrival
Arrival at the airport. You will  met by your safari guide on arrival and transfer to Cassia Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 2: Start our Uganda tour towards Murchison Falls National Park
The begins with a panoramic drive Northwest through the famous Luwero Triangle and Masindi Town. Stop over at Masindi hotel for lunch. Proceed to Murchison via Budongo forest. The Western Arm of the East African Rift valley and Lake Albert. Relax a bit at the spectacular falls where the park derives its name and see the Nile’s perfected beauty and marvel as it compresses and squeezes itself from over 1 kilometer wide down through a 7-meter canyon. The 150-meter drop of the falls creates a thunderous roar and a beautiful rainbow in a plume of spray-the best thing to ever happen to the Nile. Finally you can enjoy the sunset as you drive to your lodge at Nile safaris Camp, Paraa Lodge, Sambiya River Lodge or Red Chili for two nights

DAY 3: Morning game safari and Launch cruise
After a cup of tea embark on an early morning game drive on the northern bank where Your guide will help you spot elephants cape buffalo Rothschild’s giraffes, hartebeests, waterbucks, oribi, bushbucks, bohor reed bucks, hyenas, and if you are lucky leopards. Return to the lodge for breakfast. Relax at the swimming pool side. After lunch you will safari upstream by boat to the calm Victoria Nile and the base of the falls just tens of meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron”. There you marvel at toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over the 17-kilometers stretch you may also see elephants, waterbucks and Uganda Kobs. This is also the habitat of many bird species including goliath Herons, Egyptian geese, pelican bee-eaters, kingfishers, Hornbills, cormorants and the rare shoebill stork. After taking shots of the photogenic Murchison Falls you will return for dinner and an overnight stay at the respective Lodge.

DAY 4: Transfer to Fort Portal
After breakfast and with a picnic lunch drive via the Albertine Escarpment of the western Rift valley on the Masindi-Hoima-Fort portal road. This will be an all day drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal passing though verdant country side and Traditional homesteads and farms. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the Fabled “Mountains of the Moon”. Dinner and overnight at Luxury Primates safari, Ndali Lodge or Ataco Country Resort for two nights.

DAY 5: Primate Safari
After Breakfast we shall drive to Kibale Forest for primate viewing. The activity starts at 8.00a.m in the morning. A half day search for chimpanzees and other primates including L’hoestes, Red-Colobuses, Blue, Red-tailed and grey cheeked Mangabeys swinging through the dense forest and birds, butterflies and many small insects. The guide will provide detailed explanations on not only primates but also on all the forest’s fauna and flora ensuring that your walk is both informative and enjoyable. This walk is excellent for viewing bird life and primates in close quarters. A visit to Bigodi swamp eco tourism site is amazing as we shall encounter rare and beautiful flora and fauna. We return to the our respective place of accommodation for dinner and over night stay.

DAY 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After early Break fast proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park following the mystical Rwenzori Mountain Range most of the journey. A game drive En route may be rewarding with views of waterbucks, Elephant, Leopards, Buffaloes, Hyenas and a variety of Antelope species. Arrive early for lunch at Mweya Safari Lodge. After lunch enjoy the unique 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of schools of Hippos and many animals may be seen drinking at the water’s edge. This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography bird watching and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous with well over 550 resident species. Dinner and overnight at Luxury-Mweya Uganda Safari Lodge.

 

DAY 7: Chimp tracking and afternoon game safari
After a cup of coffee with a packed breakfast drive to Kyambura Gorge for a forest walk to look for the habituated chimpanzees and other primates. Expect also the hyena giant forest hog and lion. The rangers will provide you with a walking stick if you need one. After trekking drive back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch go sight seeing around the creator lakes region set deep into the volcanic creators and Baboon cliff is a wonderful memorable experience. Visit Lake Katwe to experience local methods of salt mining as well. Evening game drive as you return to the lodge. Dinner overnight at Luxury-Mweya Safari Lodge. 

DAY 8:  Transfer to Bwindi via the tree climbing lions
After a cup of coffee embark on an early morning game drive along Kasenyi track and Queens mile in the park and expect to see Lions, Elephants, cape buffalo, Warthogs, Leopard, hyena, mongoose, waterbucks, Kobs, and lots many small animals and birds. After the game drive proceed to Bwindi via Maramagambo and Ishasha sector. As you drive along the road via Ishasha sector animals such as the waterbucks, elephant, antelopes, buffalo, Kobs can be seen along the road. A game drive in this sector is most likely going to produce the tree climbing lions. We later proceed with our journey to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort or Buhoma Community Bandas for two nights.

DAY 9: Gorilla Tracking
There is an early morning entry into the gorilla sanctuary. The rainforest is spectacular as it offers a dramatic heavily forested and landscape crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access for tourists. Recorded mammals here include the endangered mountain gorilla, buffalo, elephants, black-fronted duikers, bushbucks, leopards, giant forest hogs as well as other animals. This park is best known for the fascinating gorillas where the time taken and terrain varies according to the movements of these marvelous primates. The thrill of spending time with and observe the gorillas is a rare moving awesome and exciting adventure. The gorillas are shy and peaceful animals and it is an unforgettable experience to watch and photograph them as they interact with each other.

DAY 10: Village walk then transfer to lake Bunyonyi
Today we have a morning village walk, or forest walk. The village walk takes us through plantations as we learn how the local people here live, visit the traditional healer, learn how to make banana juice and liquor and end up at the community of the pygmies. After this we have a hot lunch then drive to Kabale where we spend our  overnight at Arcadia Cottages.

DAY 11: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After an early breakfast you will drive to Lake Mburo National Park Lunch en route and enter the Park through the Nshara Gate. You will reach the park in the evening and go for an evening canoe ride. After you will go for a candlelit dinner and first class service at Mhingo Lodge, Arcadia Cottages or the Mantana Tented Camp all under canvas and in the heart of the African Bush underneath the Starlit African sky.

DAY 12: morning game safari and departure
The morning game drive will take you along the lakeshore track and with its own system of game trails. Here you can find herds of zebra, cape buffalo, eland, oribi and topi are easy to approach. Along with the game drive many visitors also enjoy a boat trip on Lake Mburo and self-guided nature trails. Bird watchers will enjoy more than 250 species of birds found in Lake Mburo including Papyrus Gonoleks Brown-faced, Lapwings, Carruther’s, Cisticolas the extraordinary White winged Warbler and proceed to Entebbe for your flight back home.