7 Days Uganda Adventure Holiday : This 7 Days Uganda Adventure Holiday takes you to three incredibly fascinating Uganda National Park; Murchison Falls National Park for game viewing safari, boat cruise and wildlife viewing. Kibale Forest National Park for chimpanzee trekking and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for Gorilla Trekking Experience.
On this safari you will have the opportunity to experience and see the beauty of Uganda and get the clear meaning of why it is called the “Pearl of Africa”.
Photo of a chimpanzee.
Detailed itinerary of 7 Days Uganda Adventure Holiday
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Have an early morning breakfast at the hotel in Kampala or Entebbe, meet your safari-guide and drive towards Murchison Falls National Park, you will go through the Luwero Triangle, stop at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a home to rhinos for rhino tracking experience on foot. Have en-route lunch in Masindi and continue to the park. Arrive in the late afternoon, check in at your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation options include; Paara Safari Lodge (Luxury/Upmarket), Murchison River Lodge (Mid-range), Red Chilli Rest camp (Budget).
Day 2: Morning Game Drive and afternoon Boat Cruise
Have early morning breakfast and proceed to the park for a game drive, you will above able to view various animals such as elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, giraffes, lions, and different bird species among others. After lunch go for a boat cruise during the afternoon on the Nile River.
The boat stops a few meters from the bottoms of the falls where the Nile River squeezes through a narrow gorge of 7 meters to fall below as Murchison Falls – the world’s most powerful falls. Later proceed for a hike to the top of the Falls where you will be able to see the Nile and how its makes its way through the narrow gap, after meet your driver-guide and drive back to the lodge. Have dinner and overnight.
Accommodation options; Paara Safari Lodge(Luxury/Upmarket), Murchison River Lodge (Mid-range), Red Chilli camp(Budget).
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Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, you will checkout of your lodge and embark on a journey to Kibale Forest National Park in west Uganda. On your way you will enjoy the sights of the beautiful countryside endowed with the Albertine escarpments, pass via Hoima to Fort Portal.
Have a stopover in Masindi for lunch. Then continue to Kibale Forest National Park, the park is home to 13 primate species such as chimpanzees, red colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys and birds such as green breasted pitta, yellow spotted nicator among others. Arrive at the park, then check in at your lodge, relax, have dinner in the evening and overnight.
Accommodation options; Ndali Lodge (Luxury/Upmarket), Primate Lodge (Mid-range), Kibale forest camp(Budget)
Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking and a visit to Bigodi Swamp Sanctuary
Wake up early for breakfast and head to the park headquarters with your packed lunch from the lodge. Here you will be briefed about chimpanzee trekking, enter the rainforest of Kibale to look for the chimpanzees, meeting them will be one of the most amazing wildlife experience as you will enjoy watching them play around, feed young ones, and the males guarding the territories.
After the 1 hour experience, enjoy your packed lunch in the wild. Visit Bigodi Swamp in the afternoon where you will be able to see some other primates like the mongoose, bush pigs, baboons, otters among others.
Accommodation Options; Ndali Lodge (Luxury/Upmarket), Chimpanzee Forest Guest(Mid-range), Kibale Forest camp(Budget).
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Set off for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park after an early morning breakfast. The drive takes you through the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park where you can see the tree climbing lions.
Arrive in the afternoon, check in at the lodge, relax or go for a guided nature walk.
Accommodation options; Buhoma Lodge(Luxury/Upmarket), Silverback Lodge(Mid-range), Buhoma Community Camp(Budget).
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking
Wake up early for breakfast and head to the park headquarters for briefing about gorilla trekking, a ranger will take you through rules and regulations to follow while in the presences of mountain gorillas. Head to the starting point, enter in to the forests of Bwindi and start looking for mountain gorillas, the trek takes approximately 30 minutes to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas and where they spent their previous night.
You are allowed to spend only one hour in the presence of the gorillas watching them go on with their life in the forest and take amazing pictures. Later in the evening you could opt for relaxing at the lodge or visit the Batwa Community to have fun as you enjoy their cultural dances.
Accommodation options; Buhoma Lodge (Luxury/Upmarket), Silverback Lodge (Mid-range), Buhoma Community Camp(Budget).
Day 7: Departure
Have a leisurely breakfast and depart back to Kampala, with en-route stopover at Igongo Cultural Center for lunch and the Equator for photography.
End of The Safari
PRICE INCLUDES
- Gorilla Permits
- Chimpanzee Permits
- Bottled Water
- English Speaking Guide
- Park Entrance Fees
- Boat Rides
- Cultural Tours
- All Activities Mentioned
PRICE EXCLUDES
- International flight fare
- Entry Visas
- Laundry services
- Tips
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Kampala Hotel Fees( On eve of the safari and the night after the safari)