10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday. Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking tour

10 Days Uganda Safari holiday in Bwindi and Chimpanzees Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park. A number of activities will be done on this 10 Days Uganda Safari holiday in Bwindi and Chimpanzees Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park. This is one of the trips that brings out Uganda’s strength in the wild. You will have a chance to actively participate in several activities like; gorilla and chimp trekking, game drives, nature walks, bird watching, and lastly boat cruise among others. The trip starts in Kampala all along encountering multiple interesting scenery and events.

10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday Highlights

1. Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
2. Murchison Game drive and the Boat Cruise.
3. Transfer from Murchison Falls to Kibale Forest.
4. Kibale forest Chimpanzee Trekking
5. Game drive and Afternoon Kazinga Channel Boat Cruise at Queen Elizabeth.
6. Forest walk and chimpanzee tracking.
7. Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest.
8. Gorilla trekking and community walk- Bwindi.
9. Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
10. Return to Kampala.

Detailed 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday (Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking)

Day 1 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

You will start your day with morning breakfast, at around 8 am, our professional driver will drive into your hotel in Kampala to pick you up for the trip. He will brief you on how the whole journey will flow before you hit the road. All along the journey, you will keep coming across many interesting sceneries and events that you may need to engage the driver so that you get more information. This is a 10 Days Uganda Safari so you better brace yourself for a magical experience.

Drive from Kampala in the morning with your guide to Murchison Falls, Uganda’s largest park and home to over 450 bird species and 76 mammal species. Your eyes will be fed with lots of sightings along the way as you will enjoy a bottle of drinking water. You may possess a digital camera to enable you to capture some of these interesting moments. Additionally, possessing a binocular will help you sight distant animals and birds.

Recommended Accommodation facilities:

• Luxury: Para Safari Lodge, Fort Murchison/Pakuba Safari Lodge
• Midrange: Red Chili Rest Camp
• Budget: Heritage Safari Lodge
• Meals: full board plan

Day 2 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Murchison Game Drive and Nile Boat Cruise

This is the crucial and most interesting day of your stay at the park. You will have a hasty breakfast and set out for a game drive as early as possible. This will enable you to sight most of the animals in the park before they seek to hide out from the scorching sunshine as the day progresses. The tour guide will lead you to the finest place to easily see the animals he has all the required information about the animals that can enable you to get perfect timing and view of the animals.

Your eyes will be on the look for any sightings at this point. You will certainly enjoy Uganda’s true wilderness as you will be taking pictures of this unforgettable Uganda Safari holiday. The thrill will be seeing Lions, herds of elephants, Giraffes, Herds of Buffalos, antelopes especially the kobs, and much more, and the waterbucks grazing in the savannah.

Recommended Accommodation Facilities:

• Luxury: Para Safari Lodge, Fort Murchison/Pakuba Safari Lodge.
• Midrange: Red Chili Rest Camp.
• Budget: Heritage Safari Lodge
• Meals: full board plan.

Day 3 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Transfer from Murchison Falls to Kibale Forest

Early morning breakfast will be served at the lodge and after a drive to Kibale Forest; you will take pleasure in the gorgeous scenery of this countryside which makes the journey more exciting. Have our lunch stop en route at Fort portal town and continue as you will have a great time viewing the scenes of Rwenzori ranges. Check-in at your lodge on arrival

You could go for a guided nature walk In Bigodi wetland which is home to various birds and primates species. Later you will have dinner and overnight at the lodge as you prepare for the following day’s expedition!

Recommended Accommodation Facilities:

• Ndali lodge
• Primate Lodge
• Kyaninga Lodge
• Chimp nest lodge
• Meal; full board

Day 4 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Kibale for a Morning Chimpanzee Trekking

On this day, you will have to wake up in the dawn hours of the early morning for breakfast after which you will head to the park. You will be given all the necessary briefing and later start off with Chimpanzee trekking in the forest. Kibale forest is among the charming places well-known for different primates and several crater lakes within Uganda.

On this morning trek, you will see the chimps in their natural environment. These chimps are also exciting and having a very close encounter with them will reward you with a memorable and exciting experience on your trip.

After lunch, you will drive to the Mwea Peninsula in Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will arrive in the late afternoon. You will check in and have some time to rest as you wait for your dinner and rest.

Recommended Accommodation Facilities:

• Mweya Safari Lodge
• Katara Lodge
• Mazike Valley Lodge (upmarket), Bush Lodge
• Ihamba Safari Lodge
• Twin Lakes Lodge
• Meal plan: full board

Day 5 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Game Drive and Boat Cruise at Kazinga Channel- Queen Elizabeth

After an early breakfast on this day, there again you hit the road for another yet exciting game drive through the Kasenyi track and other tracks where you have a chance to observe different wildlife species like; lions, Elephants, antelopes, buffalos, waterbucks, giraffes, and if lucky enough Leopards together with multiple amazing beautiful bird species. Queen Elizabeth has a diversity of Uganda’s ecosystem such as the savannah, wetlands, lakes, forests, and over 600 bird species that live in the park.

With all this amazing vegetation cover and composition, its scenery is spectacular with crater lakes like Nyamunuka and various shrubs and forests. Later head back to the lodge for lunch and relax. In the afternoon go for a launch cruise on Kazinga Channel. This is one experience to reminiscence.

Take pleasure in observing different water birds together with their echoing sweet sounds and animal such as hippos, African crocodiles, waterbucks, buffalos, and elephants among others. After experiencing the true wilderness, drive back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Recommended Accommodation Facilities:

• Mweya Safari Lodge
• Katara Lodge
• Mazike Valley Lodge (upmarket)
• Bush Lodge
• Ihamba Safari Lodge
• Twin Lakes Lodge
• Meal plan: full board

Day 6 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Forest Walk and Chimpanzee Tracking

For the best experience on this day, you will start your morning with an early morning breakfast and then head for a guided forest walk in Maramagambo forest with the hope to see diverse bird species, python, and bat caves.

You will also track chimpanzees in the Kyambura Gorge. Head back to the lodge and have lunch as you prepare for an evening game drive through the Park for more eye-catching and amazing moments.

Recommended Accommodation Facilities:

• Mweya Safari Lodge
• Katara Lodge
• Mazike Valley Lodge (upmarket)
• Bush Lodge
• Ihamba Safari Lodge
• Twin Lakes Lodge

Day 7 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

After breakfast, you will check out from your lodge and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via the Ishasha sector as you will have a chance to observe tree-climbing lions in the wild. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to over 346 bird species, 120 mammal species, 400 plant species, and 27 frog species among others. It covers a land area of 331 square kilometers.

We shall have lunch en route and continue with the journey combined with amazing and spectacular views of banana, tea plantations, and overall green vegetation not forgetting the terrain of the land in the rift valley. On reaching the park, check-in at the lodge. Have dinner and overnight.

Recommended Accommodation Facilities:

Luxury:

• Mahogany springs
• Chameleon Hill
• SilverBack Lodge

Midrange:

• Gorilla Mist Camp
• Bakiga Lodge
• Ichumbi Gorilla Safari Lodge

Budget:

• Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp
• Rushaga Gorilla Camp
• Meal: Full Board

Day 8 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Gorilla Trekking and Community Walk-Bwindi

After a morning cup of tea, head to the park head offices with your guide, and have a briefing about the dos and don’ts while in the Park with the Gorillas. After the briefing, you will head for gorilla trekking through the mist rain forest, trekking can take the least 2hrs or up to 6hrs, and this is based on the location of the gentle giants.

You can spend up to an hour with the Gorillas as you take memorable pictures ensuring your camera flashlight is off. Make sure that you carry a picnic lunch, enough water, sturdy shoes, non-flash cameras, rain jackets, and walking sticks for those who are not so fit!

Later return to the lodge and relax. Depending on the time you took to trek the gorillas, you can decide to a stroll at your accommodation facility or choose to relax as you enjoy the natural breeze of the environment.

In the evening, go for a community walk where you will visit the Batwa, an indigenous group of people that have lived in the forest for many years, and enjoy traditional dances from them. Head back to the lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.

Recommended Accommodation Facilities:

Luxury:

• Mahogany springs
• Chameleon Hill
• SilverBack Lodge

Midrange:

• Gorilla Mist Camp
• Bakiga Lodge
• Thumbs Gorilla Safari Lodge

Budget:

• Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp
• Rushaga Gorilla Camp
• Meal: Full Board

Day 9 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast, transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. This is approximately a 6 to 7 hours drive by road. You will go through the outstanding scenery in Kibale which is a combination of terraced hills, forests, and banana plantations among many other sightings. Have lunch in Mbarara en route to Lake Mburo, which is home to 332 bird species, sitting on a land area of 371 square kilometers.

As you drive through this amazing park, you will have a chance to spot animals like zebra, impalas, warthogs, topis, waterbucks, buffalos, and red bucks among others. Upon arrival, you will have a boat cruise on the lake where eyes will be able to sight lots of wonders like birds, crocodiles, hippos, and zebras among others. Later you will drive to check in at your lodge, have dinner, and rest

Recommended Accommodation Facilities:

• Luxury: Mihingo Lodge
• Midrange: Rwakobo Lodge
• Budget: Rwonyo Rest Camp
• Meals: Full Board

Day 10 of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday: Return to Kampala

As you wrap up this Uganda adventurous safari, you will have a strong relaxed lunch and leave for an early game drive as you leave the park and off back to Kampala. You will be able to sight numerous interesting animals like zebras, impalas, warthogs, antelopes, and much more in their natural habitats.

You will exit the park and hit the road to Kampala, with a stopover for lunch in Masaka and another stopover at the equator for a cool photo moment hence arriving in Kampala in the late evening. If you have a flight on the same day, then you will be transferred to Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight.

End of 10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday

10 Days Uganda Safari Holiday Inclusions and Exclusions

Safari includes:

• Transportation in a tour van/Land cruiser.
• Service of an English -speaking tour guide/driver
• All activities mentioned in the itinerary.
• Park admissions
• Accommodation on full board.
• Entrance fees to all destinations as per the program.
• Transfer to and from the airport

Safari exclusions

• All activities not mentioned in the program.
• Phone calls bills
• Tips
• International transfers.
• Gratitude to tour guides
• Personal insurance.
• Personal effects of any nature
• Hotel fees before and after the safari.

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