This 19 days Uganda safari tour begins and ends in Kampala. The 18 nights/19 days Uganda tour takes you to Murchison Falls National Park, which is the biggest protected area of Uganda (with up to 3.840 kms).
Named after the falls on the river Victoria Nile, the most impressive in East Africa, Murchison Falls is Uganda’s favorite national park for sightseeing.
Ngamba Chimpanzee Sanctuary to see and feed caged orphaned Chimps, Jinja (Jinja Source of the Nile tour and Bujagali Falls).
The 19 days Uganda safari also takes you to Semilki National Park for birding and sightseeing, Kibale Forest National Park for chimpanzees trekking, birding, community tours and sightseeing, Queen Elizabeth National Park for game viewing, a boat cruise on Kazinga Channel, tree-climbing lions, and sightseeing, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla trekking, Lake Mburo National Park for game viewing, Kampala City tour and Uganda Wildlife Education Center along with Lake Victoria.
When you arrive, you will be met and welcomed by our Safari guide and then later transferred to Ngamba Chimpanzee Sanctuary.
You will leave the mainland at 12:45hours and carry out the afternoon chimpanzee feeding at 14:30hours.
Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Ngamba Island Tented Camp
After breakfast in the morning, Morning chimpanzee feeding at 11:00 hours will be carried out and later return to the mainland at 13:00hours.
You will have lunch en route while being transferred to the Jinja highway toward Jinja. When you arrive at Mabira Forest, you will like this magnificent forest with its trees, small mammals, birds, butterflies fauna, and flora.
You will be led along by a ranger who is well versed in Mabira, birds, butterflies, plants, and wildlife.
Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight at Gately On the Nile
After morning breakfast, you will go to the Bujagali Falls for white water rafting. You will spend the morning bouncing over, through, and under the water during this activity.
You will stop to have lunch at the Sunset Hotel and then visit the Source of the Nile and see where John Speke discovered what is known today as the Source of the Nile.
You can take a boat ride on the Nile and go right to where Lake Victoria and the Nile meet. You will have and lots of opportunities to take pictures from flowers to the Nile and its fishermen.
Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight at Gately On the Nile
Leaving for Murchison Falls National Park will be at 06:00hours in the morning. When driving, the Panorama is interesting.
You will have lunch at Murchison Falls National Park at either Paraa Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Tented Camp.
You will take a late afternoon game drive and most likely be astonished by the variety of wildlife that you will encounter along the 2 1/2 hour drive.
Accommodation: Dinner and and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Tented Camp (FB)
You will have an early breakfast and take off for a morning game drive. You will be able to see the sunrise over the savanna and enjoy, giraffes, buffaloes, birds the lions, antelopes, elephants, and more along the way.
We return for a break and lunch, you will enjoy a swim at Paraa Lodge. Late in the afternoon, we go for a boat ride on the Nile and often the highlight of the trip to Murchison Falls National Park.
Feel free to take pictures of crocodiles, birds, monkeys, elephants hippos, buffaloes, and of course the fabulous falls themselves.
Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Rest Camp (FB)
You will be driven early in the morning from Murchison Falls to Semilki Park. This is the only national park in Uganda where you can go for a night drive to view many cats, white-tailed mongoose, slim mongoose, and minuscule Genet, after having dinner, you will go on a night drive. This game drive will yield the night-jars which are very uncommon to see during the day and much nocturnal wildlife.
Accommodation: Overnight at Semliki Safari Lodge
You will have a boat trip on Lake Albert with your packed lunch. You will observe the colonies of Long-tailed Hawk, Forest Francolin, Nkulengu Rail, Western Bronze-napped Pigeon, Black-collared Lovebird, Red-throated bee-eaters dart, Spot-breasted Ibis, Hartlaub’s Duck, Chestnut-flanked Goshawk, Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, and many others.
Then have lunch at the waterfalls which provide a great picnic spot. Have views of several fishing villages along the way, and a visit to the tribal community at the foothills of the Rwenzoris, where the locals look forward to welcoming and entertaining visitors. Return to the lodge for dinner and relaxation.
Accommodation: Overnight at Semliki Safari Lodge (FB)
After early breakfast, drive to Fort portal with lunch en route. You will drive through traditional homesteads and farms and this will enable you to enjoy the beautiful scenery across that part of the country. You will have a leisurely late afternoon hike around the town.
Accommodation: return in time dinner and overnight at Ndali lodge or Primates Lodge (FB)
With your packed lunch, find your way to the forest after being briefed by the experienced guide who is to lead you while tracking.
In the park, you may have a view of all the primates like Blue, Black-faced Red Colobus, Red Tailed Monkeys, Olive Baboons and an incredible array of bird life, including the Great Blue Turaco, Chimps, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, In the afternoon, have a Bigodi Swamp walk in a bid to view the birds and monkeys that live in the swamp.
Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Ndali lodge or Primates Lodge (FB)
After breakfast, en-route to Queen Elizabeth National Park which is situated at the foot of the Rwenzoris Mountains, protecting over 200 sq km of Rift Valley Savanna, interspersed with patches of forest and crater lakes thus thought for a safari.
At your arrival, carry out a launch trip along the Kazinga Channel. You will scrutinize the concentration of water birds, hippos, and crocodiles which is amazing. The bird species include the black bee-eater, 11 types of kingfisher, and several species of falcons, eagles and the raptors, and many more.
Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge /Jacana Safari Lodge / Institute of Ecology (FB)
Have an early morning game drive in the Park, to see wildlife like elephants, lions, Uganda Kobs, spotted hyenas, and the leopard plus many others.
In the afternoon, you will proceed you head to Kyambura gorge for the chimpanzee trekking. The walk takes 3 – 4 hours depending on the weather and is also a great opportunity to spot black-and-white colobus monkeys and a few more of those 600 bird species that have been registered in the park.
Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge /Jacana Safari Lodge / Institute of Ecology (FB)
In the morning you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest via Queen Elizabeth’s southern Ishasha sector.
Have hope of watching the tree-climbing lions and the elusive leopards. This is a dry and wild Savannah region, much less developed than the Mweya peninsula.
The game viewing is very good due to the fact that the region is well known for the tree-climbing lions.
Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort or Buhoma Community Bandas (FB)
We shall enter the sanctuary at dawn and enjoy the beauty and freshness of the forest, home of the mountain gorillas.
After a crumb briefing by the experienced guides, we shall then proceed through dense bush to trek for these endangered animals called the great Apes (Gorillas).
Other primates also inhabit the forest including the red tail monkey, chimpanzee, and black-and-white colobus monkey.
This can be very tiring because the ground is steep and densely forested but it really is worth it. Depart to the accommodation for relaxation or have an optional community walk.
Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort or Buhoma Community Bandas (FB)
Have yet another full day of gorilla trekking. You will trek several gorilla types. Treks cover either an hour or four hours– it all depends on where the gorillas are.
And so the time remaining after visiting the gorillas can either be spent hiking in the foothills, relaxing and remembering the trek, or and visiting local communities as you decide.
Accommodation: Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Resort or Buhoma Community Bandas (FB)
You will have an early breakfast with your packed lunch and drive to Lake Mburo National Park. This beautiful drive covers approximately 5 hours and allows time for an afternoon game drive in the splendor of Lake Mburo. You will reach in time for a boat ride on Lake Mburo.
The wetlands and acacia forests and are home to an impressive variety of antelope including the giant eland and impala.
The lake is rich with a diversity of animal and plant species which will be viewed clearly as you are on the boat trip.
Expect to watch hippopotami and birds like Heron, cormorant, fish eagle, African Fin-foot, Pelicans, Black crake, you may also see the rare Shoe-bill Stork and all these will bring pride to your visit.
Accommodation: Dinner and over night stay at Mantana Tented Camp or Rwonyo camp (FB)
We shall head for our morning game drive through the humid and haunting acacia forests gives yet another aspect to Uganda’s beauty and will hopefully provide us with leopard, bush-buck, zebra, hippo, and oribi.
We shall take a splendid boat trip across Lake Mburo in the afternoon and you will enjoy some excellent bird watching.
There are also opportunities of seeing water-buck, crocodiles, and the rare sitatunga before we make the two-hour trip back to Kampala.
Accommodation: Overnight at Sheraton Hotel or Hotel Africana (BB)
You will start off with the city tour after breakfast, by walking through the city center, the Uganda Parliament, the National Theater, Namirembe Cathedral, visit the Kasubi Tombs: which represent the Ganda Culture, and Bahai Temple. We shall finish the tour with a look at the culture and history that make up this fascinating country.
From Kampala, you will head to Entebbe for wildlife viewing at Uganda Wildlife Education Center like vervet monkeys, hundreds of beautiful colored butterflies, indigenous plant species, antelope, beautiful Terrazza monkeys, and a visit to the botanical gardens to appreciate different plant species.
Accommodation: Overnight at Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel
You will be transferred to the Entebbe International Airport for departure.
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