This 10 Days Explore Uganda Safari tour is well designed with mixed activities ranging from Primate viewing safaris, wildlife viewing safaris, hiking safaris, boat cruise safaris and many more. 10 Days Uganda safari starts and ends in Entebbe – Uganda.
Detailed itinerary
- Day 1: Fly to Uganda (Book own flight) – Hotel
- Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
- Day 3: Gorilla trekking experience
- Day 4: Transfer to Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth national park
- Day 5: Kasenyi morning game drive and boat cruise along the Kazinga channel
- Day 6: Transfer to Kibale national park – Bigodi swamp – crater lake exploration tours
- Day 7: Chimpanzee Habituation experience
- Day 8: Transfer to Murchison falls national park – top of the falls
- Day 9: Morning game drive and boat cruise along the Nile
- Day 10: Rhino tracking – Kampala/Entebbe – Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Fly to Uganda (Book own flight) – Hotel
Depending on your flight arrival time, you will be picked up and transfer to your hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at Protea Entebbe Hotel for luxury/Des Mille Collins Hotel for mid-range/Step town motel for budget
Day 2: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park located in the western part of Uganda with approximately 540km from Kampala by road. You will have a stopover at the equator for photography and the experiment and another stopover in Mbarara town for lunch. Proceed to Bwindi arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Community Rest Camp for budget option/ Buhoma Haven Lodge for mid-range option/Mahogany springs lodge for luxury
Day 3: Gorilla trekking experience
Have breakfast and transfer to park headquarters for briefing about gorilla trekking and at around 7:00 am, you will set off for the gorilla search. The search time for these apes is unpredictable but normally ranges between 2-8 hours depending on their movement. This activity takes you through the steep rocks climbing up and down making it tiresome but in an adventurous way. However, after encountering these humble giant primates for 1 hour, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 4: Transfer to Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth national park
After breakfast, transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. It’s a 4-5 hours’ drive from Buhoma sector with en-route lunch. Connect for an afternoon game drive in Ishasha sector then proceed to your booked lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Bush Lodge for budget / Elephant Hub Lodge for mid-range option/ Elephant plains lodge for luxury
Day 5: Kasenyi morning game drive and boat cruise along the Kazinga channel
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will enjoy a game drive in search for early risers in the Kasenyi area. This area has the highest population of animals such as lions, antelopes, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, waterbuck, Uganda Kob and other types of antelopes.
Connect for your boat cruise experience along the Kazinga channel and into Lake Edward. This cruise will let you pass through a place of the highest concentration of hippos and you may also see many animals drinking at the water’s edge. The cruise also offers a good platform for photography, bird watching, and game viewing. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 6: Transfer to Kibale national park – Bigodi swamp – crater lake exploration tours
After breakfast, transfer to Kibale forest national park which is about 3-4 hours’ drive from Queen Elizabeth national park with en-route lunch. Proceed for a nature walk in the Bigodi swamp. Take a walk to the Bigodi sanctuary for plenty of bird species plus the rare flora and fauna. Thereafter, drive to visit the crater lakes before you proceed to your booked lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee Guesthouse Cottages for mid-range option/Isunga lodge for budget option/Crater Safari lodge for luxury
Day 7: Chimpanzee Habituation experience
Wake up very early, enjoy your breakfast and set off to the park headquarters with your trekking gears, packed lunch and water. Meet with other trekkers and gather for a briefing from the park officials where you will be guided on the expectations. Thereafter in only a group of 6 people and ranger guides/researchers, set off for chimpanzee habituation experience. This is a full day activity were you will visit a semi-habituated chimpanzee group that in the process of habituation. These chimpanzees are usually difficult to find because they keep running away however the researchers will find them and allow you to spend 4 in their presence. Return to meet your safari guide and receiving your certificate and drive back to your lodge; dinner will be serve and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 8: Transfer to Murchison falls national park – top of the falls
After early morning breakfast, embark on your journey to Murchison falls national park. It’s a long drive taking about 7-8 hours with en-route stops to refresh and lunch. Upon arrival in the park, connect to visit the top of the falls before you proceed to check-in at your booked lodge with en-route game drive, dinner and overnight stay at Pakuba Safari lodge for mid-range/Heritage Safari Lodge for budget option/Nile Safari lodge for luxury
Day 9: Morning game drive and boat cruise along the Nile
Have breakfast and then head for a morning game drive in the delta area, explore some of the wildlife in the park on a game drive such as the jackals, hyenas, giraffe, lion, elephant, antelope, elephant, Uganda Kob, Jackson hartebeests, buffaloes among others.
After lunch, connect for a boat cruise on the River Nile. Cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will find animals like the hippos, buffaloes, elephants, crocodiles, and variety of water birds like on a good day you may see the rare shoebill, fish eagles, among others. Thereafter, you will hike to the top of the falls and find different viewpoints of the mighty Murchison falls, meet your driver at the top of the falls to drive back to your lodge for relax with en-route evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at lodge as above
Day 10: Rhino tracking – Kampala/Entebbe – Departure
After early morning breakfast, meet your guide to start your journey to Ziwa rhino sanctuary. It’s a 3-4 hours’ drive from Murchison falls national park with en-route drive through the Budongo forest with en-route lunch in Masindi town, Proceed for a 2-3 hours’ rhino trekking experience. You will be briefed about the rhinos and guided by the rangers to trek the rhinos on foot. Thereafter, proceed to connect to Entebbe. You will either be dropped off at a location you advise or be dropped off at the Entebbe international airport for your onward flight back home.
End of 10 Days Explore Uganda Safari