19 Days Best of Uganda Safari Adventure
Gorilla Trekking Experience
No other wildlife encounter in Africa matches the astounding experience of spending time face-to-face with wild gorillas. Trekking takes place in a handful of far flung locations, adding a layer of exotic adventure to these safaris that is hard to match on any other itinerary.
The fact that gorillas as a species are on the brink of extinction and treks are a highly restricted activity, encountering wild gorillas is considered a once-in-a-lifetime travel experience.
Safari Highlights
Our 19 Days Best of Uganda Safari is for those who have more time to explore and discover Uganda, also known as ‘The Pearl of Africa’. This safari takes you through Uganda’s four Savannah parks of Kidepo Valley National Park in northeastern, Murchison Falls National Park in northern, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Mburo National Park in southwestern Uganda. It offers you a chance for game drives and boat cruises. You will have a boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park to the bottom of the magnificent fall, a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park, as well as a boat cruise in Lake Mburo National Park and a bonus Canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale district southwestern Uganda. These four Savannah National parks also offer the best of game drives with high chances of spotting thousands of antelopes, hippos, elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards and so much more. The highlight of this tour is in the chance to trek the world’s Great Apes. You will trek chimps thrice in the different environments of Budogo Forest, Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kibale Forest National Park. The climax is definitely gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. To make sure that you also interact with the local communities around these national parks, we have several village and community walks that will take you to the nearby villages to learn more about the people and their cultures.
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See the African “Gorilla & Chimps”
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Witness unique Safari Experience
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Traverse the plains of the Country
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Wander through the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino Tracking
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Witness the Great Number of Animals
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See the magic of the Kibale Forest National Park
Day By Day Itnerary
It’s really beautiful. It feels like God visits everywhere else but lives in Africa.
DAY 1: To Gulu Town
After breakfast, you will be met by your guide for briefing about the tour. Thereafter, you will start your
- Accommodation: Lodge African Roots Gulu
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 2: To Kidepo National Park
After breakfast, drive to Kidepo valley National Park located in northeastern Uganda. Check in your
- Accommodation: Lodge Kidepo Savannah Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 3: Morning and afternoon game drives
Today, you will spend both morning and afternoon doing game drives in the Savannah plains of Kidepo valley National Park.
This park hosts a great variety of animal species in comparison to any other Ugandan parks. Eighty species of animals were recorded in this park in 1971. Twenty eight of these species weren’t known to exist in any other park within Uganda. Carnivores existing include lions, side-striped jackals, leopards, black-backed jackals, various small cats as well as spotted hyenas.The distinctive Carnivore species found in Kidepo are: Hunting dog, Bat-eared Fox, Cheetah, Striped Hyena, Caracal and the AardWolf. The more uncommon ungulates are: the greater & Lesser Kudu, roan antelope, Chandler’s mountain Reed buck, beisa oryx, Klipspringer and Bright’s Gazelle. However, these species have greatly decreased in number over the years due to poaching. Among the other big ungulates are: elephants, oribi, burchell’s zebras, Jackson’s hartebeests, bush pigs, bohor reed buck, warthogs, Rothschild giraffes, defassa water bucks, cape buffaloes, elands, bush duskiers and bush bucks . Five species primate are also found within this park, with Kavirondo bush baby as the most endemic
- Accommodation: Lodge Kidepo Savannah Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 4: Karamajongo villages and cultural visits
After breakfast, you will visit the the Karamajongo homesteads, known as the Manyatta. Here you will
have the opportunity to interact with the elders and get to know more about their culture and lifestyle. Here you can contribute by making donations on any kind towards their social welfare. As part of our sustainability practice, we take our clients to appreciate their lifestyle and daily activities which include grazing and milking cows. we fee this is the perfect opportunity for those who like to immerse themselves in the cultures of the communities they visit.
- Accommodation: Lodge Kidepo Savannah Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 5: To Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, you will drive back to Murchison Falls National Park in northern Uganda. This is the
biggest conservation area in Uganda with amazing Riverine, forest and Savannah environments. Depending on the location of your accommodation within the park, an afternoon game drive in this park is usually a rewarding experience. Drive time: Approximately 5-6 hours
- Accommodation: Lodge Murchison River Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 6: Morning Delta Cruise and boat cruise to the bottom of the Murchison Falls
Early morning departure from the lodge with picnic Lunch and transfer to catch the morning boat at the Jetty point.
While on this boat cruise, you can spot several herds of buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, Jackson’s Hartebeast, Giraffes, Elephants, and several other wild animals that flock the River Nile to drink water. Not forgetting the several bird species that can as well be spotted while on the boat. In the afternoon, you will come back for yet another excellent boat cruise to upstream to the bottom of the Falls. You will be in a much better position to observe how the might River Nile water squeezes itself through a very narrow gorge to only later explode in what has been referred to as the strongest and most powerful Falls on the planet earth. You will return to the Lodge for overnight.
- Accommodation: Lodge Murchison River Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 7: Morning game drive and evening game drive.
After an early breakfast, you will head to the park for a game drive. Today, you will be able to
experience beauties within this park as you drive along the Nile Delta stretch. You will sure likely see several animals including; Lions, Leopards, Jackal, Elephants, Giraffe and several other species of the Albertine Rift birds. You will return to the lodge for lunch, after which you can go swim or just relax at the lodge as you wait to return for an evening game drive to catch a glimpse of the beautiful animals have their last meal of the day.
- Accommodation: Lodge Murchison River Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 8: To Kibale National Park.
As part of your 19 Days Best Of Uganda Safari, you will drive to Kibale Forest National Park via Fort Portal town.
You will have a stop in Fort portal town for Lunch before proceeding to check-in at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House. After checking in, you will drive to Bigodi Village for a wetland walk. This walk is designed and managed by the local community surrounding the park. All the fees you pay for this walk directly goes to benefit the local community living around Kibale Forest National Park. As Encounter Africa Safaris, we encourage our clients to take part in this walk as the money raised helps the communities to sustainably manage and utilize this wetland. Drive time: Approximately 4 hours
- Accommodation: Lodge Isunga Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 9: Chimpanzee trekking
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale National Park headquarters located at Kanyanchu.
Here, you will join other trekkers for briefing before you proceed into the forest for chimpanzee trekking. You will be led by a well-trained and experienced ranger/guide who will take you for a guided primate walk inside Kibale Forest National Park. This forest provides an opportunity to visit one of the habituated communities of chimpanzees. You are allowed to spend an hour with these Great Apes while observing their behaviour. You are allowed to take photographs. So make sure your cameras are nearby. Kibale National Park is also home to other 13 primate species which can also be spotted while trekking the Chimpanzees. Of course there are also numerous species of forest birds. In fact, this is another haven for bird lovers. Return to the Lodge for overnight
- Accommodation: Lodge Isunga Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 10: Drive to Northern Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, your will drive for 3-4 hours from Kibale National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
You will have an opportunity of passing through small towns while seeing several foothills of the magnificent Rwenzori Mountain. You will as well as cross the Equator at Kikorongo.Of course you will also see several small rivers that originate from the Rwennzori mountain ranges. You may head to the lodge for lunch or drive directly to Mweya jetty for an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. This two hour boat cruise is one of the highlights of Queen Elizabeth National Park. It provides you with an opportunity to view over 300 out of the 600 water bird species recorded here. There are also antelopes, crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes and hippos which can be sighted while on the boat. Drive time: Approximately 3-4 hours
- Accommodation: Lodge Elephant Hab Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 11: Morning and Evening Game Drives.
After an early morning cup of coffee, you will drive back to Kasenyi plains for a game viewing. It’s this
time of the morning that the big cats are usually out to hunt for their prey. There will be high chances of spotting lions and or leopards on a hunt or feasting on their kill. Obviously, there is a guarantee that you will see buffaloes, hippos, and several species of antelopes, and many more. You may return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation and return later in the day for an evening game viewing. Return to the lodge for overnight.
- Accommodation: Lodge Elephant Hab Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 12: Transfer to Southern Queen Elizabeth in Ishasha Sector.
Enjoy a Lazily morning game viewing en-route to the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park
otherwise known as the Ishasha. After your lunch, you will drive into the park in in the afternoon to search for the popular tree climbing lions. Although this is the best place to see tree climbing lions, the chances of seeing them is not guaranteed. The Ishasha region also has other animals’ species like Buffaloes, Elephants, Antelopes and many others. You may also drive to River Ishasha to see the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thereafter, you will return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Accommodation: Lodge Ishasha Jungle Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 13: Game drives and Evening Community Experience in Ishasha Sector.
Bush Breakfast Start the day with a very short drive to our amazing Bush breakfast spot. Accompanied
by your driver guide, you will enjoy your morning breakfast with the view of the Ishasha beautiful wilderness. After breakfast you will embark on yet another game drive in the rich Ishasha areas in search of wildlife including warthogs, bush bucks, water bucks, Uganda Kob, Elephants and countless bird species. Remember you also still have yet another beautiful opportunity to see Tree Climbing lions that are only famously found in the Tree figs. You will visit the Ishasha community projects later on in the day.
- Accommodation: Lodge Ishasha Jungle Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 14: To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After breakfast, you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park which is located in southwestern Uganda
Your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park will take you through the rolling hills with terraced gardens of irish potatoes and sometimes tea. You will arrive late afternoon for overnight at the Lodge. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to almost half of the world’s endangered Mountain Gorillas. By the way, this is the only National Park in Uganda where wild Chimpanzees co-exist with the Mountain Gorillas. Of course your well experienced guide will help you understand the differences between these Great Apes. Drive time: Approximately 4-5 hours
- Accommodation: Lodge Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 15: Gorilla tracking and Village walk
After breakfast, you will transfer to the park headquarters to join other trekkers to be allocated a Gorilla family that you will trek.
Of course the park staff will first give you a full briefing concerning the Dos and Don’ts while with the gorillas. After that, you will be driven to the starting point of your allocated gorilla family to start your trek into the beautiful Impenetrable Bwindi Forest. This trek may take between 30 minutes to three quarters of the day, depending on where the Mountain Gorillas will be found. Please noted that gorilla trekking can be strenuous and as such a certain level of fitness is required. Once you find the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend one hour to observe them and take photographs. Although this time may seem too short a time, the experience you get will be worth it. Thereafter, you will return to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate in recognition of your effort in contributing to the conservation of these endangered mountain gorillas. Return to the lodge for relaxation followed by a village walk in the evening to learn more about the local people living around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This walk will enable you appreciate the effort of these people in conserving the forest and the gorillas. You can choose to support them through donation in kind. Please note that this is a voluntary act.
- Accommodation: Lodge Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 16: To Lake Bunyonyi
Drive from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale District. Lake Bunyonyi is one
of the three Lava damned Lakes in Uganda. The Lake was formed when lava flowing from one of the volcanoes blocked a river channel and water was forced to flow back hence filling the space to create the Lake Bunyonyi. Bunyonyi locally means small birds. So the Lake got its name because of the abundance of small birds in this area in filled the area. Lake Bunyonyi is said to be the deepest lake in Uganda and the second deepest in East Africa. The beauty of this Lake Bunyonyi will surely not disappoint you. It is one of the best places in Uganda to relax after your gorilla trek. Drive time: Approximately 3-4 hours
- Accommodation: Lodge Bird nest Resort
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 17: Canoeing or Hiking
After breakfast, you are free to admire the beauty of the lake and its surrounding hills. You will have a
choice of either taking a canoe ride on the lake to explore the different Islands with exciting histories behind them. For example, you will visit the Punishment Island. The story about this Island, it is the place where girls who were known to have conceived babies out of legitimate traditional marriage would be dumped and left to die. This is a whole day activity and you will surely enjoy it. Alternatively, you can hike one of the hills around the Lake Bunyonyi. Encounter Africa Safaris supports some projects around this area, which is part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). So, for those who want to do something in the community while on their tour, this is another opportunity for you to go for volunteer work. Return to the Lodge for overnight
- Accommodation: Lodge Bird nest Resort
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 18: To Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National Park via the Great Lakes Museum or Igongo Cultural
center to learn more about the cultures of the ethnic groups in western Uganda. Lunch will be served en route. You will arrive at Lake Mburo National Park just in time for an evening game drive. Lake Mburo National Park is popular for animals such as Impalas, Giraffes, Zebras and so much more. Return to the Lodge for overnight. Drive time: Approximately 6 hours
- Accommodation: Lodge Rwakobo Rock
- Meals Planed: B.L & D
DAY 19: Drive to Entebbe International Airport
Today marks the end of your 19 Days Best Of Uganda Safari. But, depending on your flight time, you can
have a morning walking Safari or just embark on your journey to Entebbe International Airport. Of course you will have a stop at the Equator crossing in Kayabwe for photography and stretching. Drive time: Approximately 5-6 hours
- Accommodation: None/On Reguest
- Meals Planed: B & L
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