11 Day Ultimate Uganda Wildlife Safari & Adventure Vacation
This 11 Day Uganda Wildlife Safari and adventure vacation explores the best of Uganda Safari attractions including Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzee Tracking, white water rafting and game park Safari in the major National Parks. The 11 Day Uganda Wildlife Safari starts from Entebbe and ends in Kampala. By the end of the 11 day Uganda Wildlife Safari, you will have maximized the nature experience of destination Uganda.
11 Day Uganda Wildlife Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet and greet with a representative of Engabi Tours and Travel who will welcome you to the Pearl of Africa and transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe for overnight after a short briefing about your upcoming safari activities.
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park
After a very early breakfast at your lodge, you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park which is home to half of world’s mountain gorillas. During the drive into the countryside, you will stop at the equator shortly after Kampala for photos and later have lunch in Mbarara town. Later you will continue further southwest via Kigezi rolling highlands to Bwindi where on arrival you will check in to your Lodge and relax in preparation for the Gorilla Trek the next day. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 3: Gorilla tracking and Pigmies Cultural
After breakfast at 07: 30 AM you will attend a 30-minute briefing at the park center to learn the rules and regulations. You will later walk on foot in the forest in search for gorillas though sometimes you will encounter with other primates. On finding the gorillas, you will be allowed 1 hour to see and take photos of gorillas as they feed on vegetation. Later you will return for lunch and then visit the pigmies community to learn about their way of life. Dinner and Overnight at your lodge.
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park Game drive and boat cruise at Kazinga channel
After breakfast, you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park arriving in time for a boat cruise on Kazinga channel in the Mweya peninsular. The boat on kazinga channel is a great place to observe wildlife such as huge populations of hippos, Nile crocodiles and lots of birds. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 5: Game drive and transfer to Kibale forest national park
At 06:30am you will wake up and have a cup of coffee and snack after which you will enjoy a morning game drive in kasenyi game tracks where you can spot elephants, Uganda kob, lion, warthogs and if lucky nocturnal creatures like a leopard, hyena, and mongoose. After your picnic lunch, you will continue with the game drive and thereafter transfer to Kibale National Park arriving in time for dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 6: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi wetland sanctuary walk
After breakfast you will be transferred to the park headquarters for briefing on how to see chimps. During the chimp trek in the forest by the help of the guide you hope to see chimpanzees and other primates such as red tailed monkey, colobus monkeys, L’hoest monkey, and blue monkeys. Return back for lunch and after transfer to Bigodi wetland sanctuary an ecotourism project run and managed by locals under kibale forest association for rural development. The board walks offer access to walk in the wetland with a guide learning about flora and fauna including primates, birds, and medical uses of various plants. The local people managing Bigodi are well known for their gifted hands, you can check out souvenirs to support them before you return for dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 7: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, you will transfer from kibale via Albertine to Murchison falls national park Uganda’s largest conservation. It is home to big five African mammals and over 400 species of birds. The park is also bisected by world longest River Nile which creates world’s strongest Murchison waterfalls. If your accommodation has swimming pool it will enable you swim and relax from the long drive. Dinner and overnight at your lodge
Day 8: Game drive and boat cruise
You will start your early morning game drive at 06:30am after having a cup of coffee. You will explore the burigi game tracks with your guide looking to see elephants, lion, leopard, giraffe, zebra, Jackson’s hartebeest, Uganda kob, patas monkeys. Later return to relax at your lodge till afternoon when you will go for a boat cruising on River Nile to the devil’s cauldron and return while spotting hippos, Nile crocodiles and a variety of birds. Diner and overnight at your lodge
Day 9: Rhino tracking and transfer to Jinja
After breakfast, you will visit the top of the cliff to view the strongest waterfall in the world after which you continue to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary to embark on a guided rhino tracking on foot with a ranger as you learn about the conservation of Rhinos. After seeing the rhinos, you will have lunch and drive to Jinja arriving late in the evening. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 10: White Water Rafting and Transfer to Entebbe/Kampala
For those who love white water rafting, today you will go for a half day white water rafting excursion to Jinja city at the source of River Nile departing as early as 6:00am. Spend half day rafting the Nile and then transfer to Kampala late in the evening. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 11: Optional City tour and departure
After breakfast and depending on the schedule of your flight, you may decide to stay the comfort of your hotel as you await for your transfer to the Airport or you may choose to visit Entebbe/Kampala’s popular attractions or Craft shops and later continue to the Airport marking the end of the trip.
End of 11 Day Uganda Wildlife Safari