14 Days all round Uganda safari tour offers you the intriguing safari moments to the Pearl of Africa, that is it takes you to various destinations in the country that is to the stunning Sipi falls in the eastern part of Uganda, this safari offers covers Uganda’s most iconic national parks to the big five experience to Murchison falls national park and Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary while combined, you will enjoy being in the presence of the chimpanzees in the primate capital that is Kibale Forest National Park, you will as well visit Queen Elizabeth National Park to sight the tree climbing lions, you will experience gorilla trekking as well as Lake Mutanda and hiking to Mount Sabyinyo and among many others.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Pick up from Kampala to Sipi falls.
On the first day of the safari, your safari guide will pick you from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe International Airport. After you will be given a brief about the safari. Then you will start your journey to Sipi falls while using Kampala-Jinja highway, the journey takes 5 hours. You will have wonderful views along the way including Mabira forest, sugarcane plantations and many others. Upon your arrival you will check in your lodge and be served with lunch. After lunch you will meet your safari guide that will take you for a coffee tour. During the coffee tour, you visit the group of the widowed Sabiny women that lost their husbands to the Karamajong cattle rustlers and now are coffee farmers. The visit is marvelous that includes a tour of the coffee plantations and an explanation of the different stages from planting to harvesting until coffee beans are very ready to drink.
After the coffee tour your safari guide will transfer you back to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Sipi River Lodge.
Day 2: Sipi falls hike and Abseiling.
On the second day of the safari you will get up early in the morning and have a hearty breakfast. After breakfast your safari guide will transfer you to the Sipi falls to do the sipi falls hike, visiting all the three waterfalls takes between 3 to 4 hours depending on overall fitness. This is the best safari experience where you will enjoy spotting all the three water falls, sighting various bird species, will also have opportunities to take great photos of Mount Elgon, Lake Kyoga and the Karamoja plains. After taking enough photos, the descent back to the starting point, you will be transferred back to your lodge for lunch. After lunch your guide will transfer you back to the falls to enjoy the abseiling which is the best destination to do so, is an unforgettable journey that invites you to conquer heights and explore the heart of eastern Uganda in a way that few other activities can offer. After your experience you will be transferred to the same lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Sipi River Lodge.
Day 3: Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
On the third day of the safari you will get up early in the morning and take your delicious breakfast, after breakfast you will check out from your lodge and depart to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary with your safari guide. The journey will take you between 6 to 7 hours, you will enjoy the stunning views of the wonderful landscape along the way, and along the way you will make a stopover have enroute lunch. After lunch you will proceed with your journey to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, upon your arrival in the late evening you will check in your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Amuka Lodge.
Day 4: Morning rhino tracking and transfer to Murchison falls national park.
On the fourth day of the safari you will wake up early in the morning and enjoy your delicious breakfast. After you will meet your safari guide and go for rhino tracking the activity takes 2 to 3 hours. During the rhino tracking you will see a number of the white rhinos at a very close proximity, as well you will get the chance of spotting other fascinating animal species like monkeys, bush bucks, oribis, and other beautiful bird species like shoebill stock and among others. During the experience you will be in position to take photos and you will get the opportunity about the rhinos and other related wildlife at large. After the experience you will return back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will check out from lodge and transfer to Murchison falls national park
You will proceed with your journey to Murchison falls national park which takes three hours, once upon you arrive you will be transferred to the top of the falls. Hiking at to the top of the falls gives you an insight to explore and the enjoy the pearl of Africa hidden secret beauties in the natural and incredible gorge of the park waterfall that is a small and narrow trench where the Nile water on very high pressure force its way through the gorge. This offers you thrilling views of various animal and bird species. After the experience you will be transferred to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Pakuba safari lodge.
Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise.
On the fifth day of the safari, get up and enjoy the hearty breakfast, after breakfast you will meet your safari guide and enjoy the morning game drive this takes between 2 to 4 hours. Morning game drive via the Buligi track, you will enjoy the view and you may observe the early raisers including the big four mammals of the big five mammals like elephants, lions, buffaloes, leopards and other animal species like giraffes, warthogs, bush backs, water bucks, heart-beasts and many more without forgetting bird species. After the morning game drive you will return back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will be transferred for the afternoon boat cruise.
During the afternoon boat cruise, also known as Sun Downers, as you will enjoy beautiful views of equatorial sunset that reflects on the river, as you take the wonderful pictures of the sunset at the Nile. You will enjoy beautiful nature and animal species like elephants, buffaloes, giraffes thriving their thirst and other animal species like Nile crocodiles, hippos and sighting colourful bird species like rare shoebill stock, Abyssinian ground hornbill, Giant king fishers, Northern red bishop, Goliath Heron, Red-throated bee-eater and among other. After the boat cruise you will return back to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Pakuba safari lodge.
Day 6: Transfer to Kibale National Park.
On the sixth day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and be served with a delicious breakfast. After enjoying your breakfast you will meet your safari guide and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. The distance is between 4 to 6 hours, along the way you will enjoy the beautiful landscape which is a beautiful safari experience. Along the way you will enjoy the delicious enroute lunch. After lunch you will proceed with your journey to Kibale National Park. Upon your arrival you will check in your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Kibale forest lodge.
Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and community walk and swamp experience.
On the seventh day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and be served with a hearty breakfast. After breakfast, you will meet your safari guide and transfer to the park headquarters, where you will be briefed about the rules and regulations of chimpanzee trekking. After the briefing you will be allocated a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide that is conversant about the trails in the forest. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale takes from 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees slept last night. During chimpanzee trekking you will sight marvelous wildlife, birds, plants and among others. And once you spot the chimpanzees you will be given one hour to be in the presence of the chimpanzees. You will get the opportunity to observe their behaviours, watch them feed, breastfeed, play, hunt this is where you will take their pictures, record their videos with a fleshless camera. After the experience you will meet your safari guide and transfer you back to the lodge and have lunch.
After lunch you will go for Bigodi swamp walk, this is where you will be able to view different primates like black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, grey checked monkeys and mammals like bush bucks, sitatungas, and watching bird species like green breasted pitta, great blue turaco, and among others. After the activity you will be transferred back to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Kibale forest lodge.
Day 8: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park and afternoon boat cruise.
On the eighth day of the safari, get up early in the morning and enjoy your delicious breakfast. After breakfast you will check out from your lodge and meet your safari guide and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is a three hour drive journey from Kibale national park to Queen Elizabeth national park with the marvelous views along the way. Upon your arrival you will check in your lodge and be served with lunch. After lunch you will be transferred for the afternoon boat cruise, you will enjoy a 2 hours boat ride on the Kazinga Channel where you will encounter Buffaloes, Elephants, Hippos, Kobs plus warthogs among others washing away their thirst which is a great experience and sighting colourful bird species like fish eagles, cormorants, African Jacana and among others. After the boat cruise you will return back to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Bush Lodge.
Day 9: Morning game drive and Afternoon game drive to Ishasha Sector.
On the ninth day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your breakfast, after the breakfast you will meet your safari guide and go for a morning game drive this is when you are going to have great views of the sunrise, you will see the big four mammals like elephants, lions, buffaloes, leopards. You will sight other various animal species like bushbucks, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and among many others. You will as well view bird species in the park which will give you the unforgettable safari experience. After the morning game drive you will return back to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will meet your safari guide and go for the afternoon game drive to Ishasha sector in the southern sector, this is known as harboring the famous tree climbing lions that will viewed during the game drive. The tree climbing lions in Ishasha sector will be seen lazily lying up in the acacia/fig tree branches starling to other animal species like the water bucks, buffaloes, elephants, Uganda Kobs and others as their meals. After the game drive you will be transferred back to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Bush Lodge.
Day 10: Drive to Bwindi National Park and Batwa experience with community walk.
On the tenth day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and be served with a hearty breakfast. After breakfast you will check out from your lodge and transfer to Bwindi. You will have the enroute morning game drive as you will sight the early raisers like elephants, lions, leopards, and among many others as your departing Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will proceed with your journey to Bwindi that takes 4 to 5hours with the stunning views of the landscape with beautiful hills, and roads. Once you arrive the park, you will check in your lodge and be served with lunch.
After lunch you will go and enjoy the Batwa experience with the community walk. The activity starts with a guided nature walk in the forest where they used to live and during the Batwa experience, you will be accompanied by the batwa guides who will show you how they used to hunt small animals for food, their gathering skills, demonstrating how they used to live in small huts made of trees and grass, visit their traditional homestead, listen to their ancient stories and traditional songs, taste their traditional meals prepared by Batwa women and among others. After the batwa experience you will be transferred back to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Bweza Lodge Rushaga.
Day 11: Gorilla trekking and transfer to Lake Mutanda.
On the eleventh day of the safari, wake up early in the morning enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast. You will meet your safari guide that will transfer you to park headquarters for the briefing about gorilla trekking. After the briefing you will be assigned in the different groups led by the experienced safari guide that will take you in the forest to look for the gorillas. The activity takes around 30 minutes to 6 hours, along the way looking for the gorillas you will watch various wildlife. Once you spot the gorillas you will be given one hour experience that’s watching them play, breastfeed, feeding and among many others, you will be given the opportunity to take pictures of the apes, recording their videos using flash less cameras. After the activity you will return to the starting point and be awarded with the gorilla trekking certificates for taking part in the activity. You will be taken back to your lodge and be served with lunch.
After lunch you will check out from your lodge and be transferred to Lake Mutanda for the next day’s activities. This journey will take you 5 hours, along the way you will have wonderful sightings of the landscape and once you arrive you check in your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Lake Mutanda resort hotel.
Day 12: Relaxed day at Lake Mutanda.
On the twelfth of the safari, wake in the morning and be served with a delicious breakfast, after breakfast you will meet your safari guide for the whole day relaxation at Lake Mutanda as relaxing, preparing for the next day’s hiking activity. You will enjoy canoeing in wooden dug-out canoes, you will experience unique way to explore the beautiful waters of the lake. You will able to sail out a number of the islands on the Lake from where you can base to enjoy a swim. After you be transferred back to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you can opt either to do fishing activity that is fascinating or visiting the locals living on those islands and view a number of water birds that reside in the area. After you will be transferred back to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Lake Mutanda resort lodge.
Day 13: Hike to Sabyinyo Mountain and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
On the thirteenth day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your hearty breakfast. After breakfast, check out from your lodge and you will meet your safari guide that will transfer you to Mount Sabyinyo with your packed lunch, this is the wonderful experience that takes you 7 hours to reach the summit that will reward you with sighting 3 countries at the same country that is Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. You will enjoy sighting of the amazing animal species, bird species that are such rewarding with the unforgettable safari experience. After the experience you will meet your safari guide that will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi with the amazing views along the way and if time allows you can engage in the late afternoon boat cruise at Lake Bunyonyi once you arrive. Later you will check in your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Arcadia cottages Lake Bunyonyi.
Day 14: Drive back to Kampala.
On the last day of the safari. Wake up early in the morning and be served with a hearty breakfast. After taking breakfast. You will check out from your lodge and depart back to Kampala. You will enjoy the serene scene as you proceed with your journey. You will enjoy your lunch in Mbarara after lunch you will proceed with your journey and make another stopover at Kayabwe at the equator for equator experience and taking the stunning pictures. After you will proceed to Kampala and upon your arrival your will dropped at your convenient place either at your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe International Airport for your next flight.
End of safari.
Safari includes.
Airport pick up and drop off.
Ground transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle.
All meals as per itinerary.
All accommodations as per itinerary.
Enough drinking water.
All activities as mentioned in the itinerary.
All entrance fees.
Service of an English speaking driver-guide.
Game drives as per the Itinerary.
Government taxes.
Enroute lunch.
Gorilla trekking permit.
Chimpanzee trekking permit.
Boat cruise fees.
Hiking fees.
Rhino tracking fees.
Safari excludes.
Visa and air ticket.
Laundry fees.
Tips.
Life insurance.
Optional activities.
Other drinks other than water.
Personal expenses such as emails and airtime.
