Best 2 Weeks Luxury Safari in Uganda To See Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Rhinos and Big 5 Animals
This luxury Uganda safari itinerary is a relaxed and all-inclusive travel plan that takes you to visit Uganda’s most iconic wilderness and unfolds over 14 days. The 14-Day luxury safari in Uganda brings you the best of a Uganda tour by combining primates with big 5 safari experiences in the major National Parks in the country. This bespoke luxury Uganda Safari features luxurious accommodation, personal service and wildlife sightings all delivered in some of the world’s wildest settings where you can soak up the scenic natural beauty and witness the cycle of life’s raw drama play out between predator and prey.
The 14-day private tour combines game drives in Murchison Falls National Park & Queen Elizabeth National Park with gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale. Other activities to encounter on this tour include Rhino tracking, boat excursions and community visits. The 14-Day luxury Uganda Safari tour starts and ends in Entebbe.
Detailed Itinerary for 14-Day Luxury Uganda Safari:
Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe and Transfer to Your Hotel
Welcome to Uganda the pearl of Africa. On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet and greet with a representative from Engabi Tours and Travel who will welcome you to Uganda and transfer you to your hotel in Kampala. He will brief you about your upcoming trip.
Accommodation Option: Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 2: Stay at Leisure at the Hotel
This day is to help you adapt to your current altitude and weather before the start of your trip activities. You will stay at leisure at the hotel with options playing a round of golf or doing a Kampala City tour
Accommodation Option: Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 3: Transfer by road to Murchison falls National Park with Rhino Tracking on the Way
Today you will depart Kampala city after breakfast with your guide taking you to Murchison falls national park the largest conservation is in Uganda. Along the 5 hours journey there will be regular stops and you will visit Ziwa rhino sanctuary, home to 20 white rhinos on the way in Masindi. You will then take a guided Rhino tracking on foot with a ranger and later have lunch. After lunch you will proceed into the park and before you check in your lodge you will visit the top of Murchison waterfalls for beautiful scenic views of the Nile. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: Nile Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Drive Time: 6 Hours with stops
Day 4: Full Day in Murchison Falls National Park (Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise)
At 06:30am after a cup of coffee, you will start the game drive with your guide to explore wildlife of Murchison falls including herds of elephants, buffalo, Uganda kob, lion, giraffes, hyena, topi. You will then return to the lodge on time for full breakfast and later lunch. After lunch you will head to Paara to enjoy a private 3 hours boat cruise on the River Nile, the world’s longest river which boasts of high concentration of hippos, Nile crocodiles and a variety of water birds such as giant kingfishers and fish eagles.
Accommodation Option: Nile Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Day 5: Stay at Leisure at the Lodge
Today you will stay at leisure either spending a quiet day lounging on a sun bed by the hotel’s swimming pool watching elephants gather for a drink on the River Nile or in the spa and other in-house activities and experiences.
Accommodation Option: Nile Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Day 6: Flight to Kasese and Road Transfer to Kibale forest National Park
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Pakuba Airstrip to catch your flight Kasese Airstrip from where you will be transferred to your lodge in Kibale forest national park the primate capital of the world and home to 13 species of primates including chimpanzees.
Accommodation Option: Chimpundu Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Day 7: Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi Swamp Walk
After your morning breakfast, your tour driver will lead you to Kanyanchu park headquarters for briefing from the senior park ranger. At 8:00 am you will join the rest of other trackers and transfer to the starting point which is 2 Km away from the park headquarters. Most often chimpanzee tracking goes for 3 to 4 hours.
While in the forest you may interface with primates including, Chimpanzees, the red-tailed monkey, L’Hoest monkey, baboons, white and black Colobus monkeys, grey checked mangabey, red Colobus, blue monkeys and pottos. Other animals include forest elephants unique from the common type, giant forest hogs and a striking tree species. Later you will embark on a nature walk in Bigodi wetland sanctuary, an eco-tourism destination managed by local people.
Accommodation Option: Chimpundu Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Day 8: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Afternoon Game Drive
After Breakfast, you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park arriving in time for check in and lunch at the lodge. Later in the afternoon, you will head out for a game drive in search of the big 5 including lions, buffalo, elephant and many more including hippos and leopard.
Accommodation Option: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Day 9: Full Day in Queen Elizabeth national park (Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise.
Today you will go for an early morning game drive where you will be able spot different animals including elephants, buffaloes and lions among others. You will return for lunch in the afternoon and thereafter head out for a boat cruise on Kazinga channel which boasts over 5000 hippos. The boat cruise provides a sight of Nile crocodiles, elephants, and water birds. After the boat cruise you will head to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Option: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Day 10: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park
After breakfast you will be transferred to Bwindi forest National park arriving in time for check in at your Lodge. Renowned as home to half of world’s mountains gorillas, Bwindi is famous gorilla tracking destination. derived from the Rukiga word, “Bwindi” means a dark place, Bwindi rainforest has remained untouched since the last ice age 250, 000 million years ago.
Accommodation Option: Kiho Gorilla Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Day 11: Gorilla trekking and Visit to the Nearby Community
You will get up so early in the morning for breakfast and thereafter your driver will drive you to the Park head offices with your packed lunch. On reaching there by 7:30am you will be briefed about what to do and not to do while trekking after which you will be led by the ranger guides through the mist jungle. Trekking usually takes between to 8 hours or even a full day due to the location of gorillas. When you see them, it will be a great and fun time as you watch them and only 1 hour is permitted to watch them. Also ensure you carry enough water with you, hats, sun glasses, rain coats, and non-flash cameras.
Later return to the lodge and in the afternoon, you may go for a walk in the communities or visit the pigmies or the Women’s crafts centre.
Accommodation Option: Kiho Gorilla Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Day 12: Stay at Leisure at the Lodge
Today you will stay at leisure either spending a quiet day lounging in your room or in the spa and other in-house activities and experiences. You may choose to ride a bicycle or take a walk in the nearby communities.
Accommodation Option: Kiho Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: All-Inclusive
Day 13: Flight from Kihihi Airstrip to Entebbe
After Breakfast, you will be transferred to Kihihi Airstrip to catch your flight to Entebbe arriving in time for check-in to your lodge.
Accommodation Option: Hotel No.5
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
Day 14: Flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport
Depending on the schedule of your flight, you will be transferred to Entebbe International Airport to catch your flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania. On arrival at Kilimanjaro, you will meet and greet with a representative of Engabi Tours and Travel who will transfer you to your hotel in Arusha.
Accommodation Option: Arusha Coffee Lodge
Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
End of the Vacation
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