Trip Highlight.
9 Days Uganda Africa Safari.
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Kampala
Day 2:Kampala-Jinja for rafting-Kampala
Day 3:Transfer to Kibale National Park
Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale and transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP. Day 5: Game drive and Launch Cruise on Kazinga Channel
Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi national park.
Day 7 : Gorilla trekking and Transfer to lake Bunyonyi. Day 8: Lake bunyonyi Tour and Boat Cruise.
Day 9: Transfer to Entebbe Airport.
Detailed Itinerary of the Uganda Africa Safari.
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Kampala
Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our company representative who will drive you to Kampala for refreshment and overnight stay at your hotel.
Day 2: Transfer to Jinja for rafting at Source of the Nile.
After morning breakfast, your guide will transfer you to Jinja for rafting. You will explore the Nile on a boat as you peddle past six different grades of rapids with your wooden peddle.Expect to be overturned with your boat as you pass these rapids as you enjoy one of the most thrilling adventures where only the strong hearted will participate. You will have lunch and later return in the Afternoon to your Kampala hotel.
Day 3 :Transfer to KIBALE National park
After an early breakfast, Leave Kampala for Kibale NP. the drive to the west through Mityana to Mubende and later to Fort Portal is about 6-7hours but rewards you with sights of plantations, local shops and the lifestyle of the people of Uganda. At Mubende, you have a chance to visit the Nakayima tree which acts like a shrine where local people always visit to seek blessings from the spirit Nakayima, a Muganda goddess. You will learn the superstitions surrounding its existence from the local attendant. This 400 years old tree is like a house, with an entrance where ladies with trousers are prohibited from entering.You will proceed to to have lunch in Fort Portal as you catch a glimpse of the Tooro kingdom palace as well as local shops and markets.After lunch you will drive for not more than an hour to Kibale Forest national park whilst glancing at the scenic peaks of the Rwenzori Mountains if the weather allows.
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking
Uganda gorilla tour
Take an early breakfast and report to the park headquarters with packed lunch for briefing about Chimpanzee tracking. You will then proceed to track these primates that are believed to share 98.4% of the DNA with human beings. While in this forest, you are likely to encounter other primates like the black and white colobus monkey, the red tailed monkey, the olive baboon, the blue monkey, grey cheeked mangabey, Vervet monkey, bush baby, L’hoest’s monkey among others. A number of bird species will sing for you good melodies as you track primates. Of the park’s 325 species, 6 are endemic to the Albertine rift including the black capped apalis, blue headed sun bird, dusky crimsom wing,and the red-faced woodland warbler among others. Remember that Kibale Forest is regarded as the Primate capital of the world for its 13 primate species; the highest primate population in Africa. It is also home to the East Africa’s largest population of the threatened red colobus monkey. After your lunch,you will take a nature walk around Bigodi wetland sanctuary. The walk will reward you with primate and bird viewing as well as a chance to visit different community projects at Bigodi and interact with the local people.
In the late afternoon Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP.
Day 5 : Game drive and boat cruise
After an early breakfast, embark on a rewarding game drive along the Kasenyi trail with hopes of viewing a variety of wildlife like the elephant, the buffalo, the giraffe,topi, water buck, bush buck, kob, warthogs among the park’s 100 mammal species. Do not forget to look out for the carnivores like lions, jackals, spotted hyenas, and leopard if lucky as they retire from a night’s hunt. Return for lunch at your lodge before carrying out an afternoon boat trip along Kazinga channel which will captivate you with fascinating views of yawning crocodiles, hippos, buffalos, elephants and other wildlife that storm the channel for water as well as an array of bird species including the African fish eagle, African skimmer, the pelicans, and the prehistoric looking shoe bill among others. Return for an overnight at your Hotel.
Day 6 : Transfer to Bwindi NP
Take beakfast at leisure and depart for Bwindi through Kabale town as you encounter the local people en route carrying out their daily activities. You may stop briefly to visit the local markets and then proceed to the southern part of Bwindi.Check in at your booked lodge in the afternoon and have the rest of the day at leisure.You may decide to take an optional walk to the neighbouring Bakiga community to explore how they make their local beer, traditional dishes among others. Overnight stay at your Hotel.
Day 7: Bwindi Gorilla tracking
After an early breakfast, report to the park headquarters with your packed lunch for pre-tracking briefing by the senior park ranger guide.Proceed for this thrilling adventure that will lead you through the dense forest with steep wet slopes on your quest for the endangered apes.The time taken
to see the Mountain gorillas is not specific as it may range between 2-8 hours depending on where
they will have spent the previous night.Once you catch a glimpse of them, you are guaranteed an hour with them as you observe and learn their behaviors while taking photos to back up your memory.
Later in the Afternoon transfer to lake Bunyonyi.
Day 8: Tour of lake Bunyonyi for a boat Trip
After your break fast, transfer to L. Bunyonyi as you enjoy the magnificent views of Kabale hills adorned with terraces. Arrive in time for lunch and thence take an a boat trip to explore the different islands on this 2nd deepest lake in Africa. You are likely to be fascinated by the overwhelming variety of birds from which the lake derives its name.You may have a picnic lunch on the island and return in the evening to your booked Hotel.
Day 9 : Lake Bunyonyi – Kampala
After breakfast, depart for Kampala, having lunch en route and a chance to explore the region’s culture at Igongo cultural center in Mbarara before a mini stop for photography at the Equator in Masaka.You will then reach Kampala in the late afternoon to connect to Entebbe for your departure flight depending on schedule.
END OF SAFARI
