Classic Uganda Safari

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, meet & greet by your driver-guide, and drive to the accommodation about 7 minutes away.

Dinner and overnight at Jet Villas Guest House in Entebbe (Full Board).

After an early breakfast, we will head out to the Mabamba Wetlands on the shores of Lake Victoria. This is one of the few remaining swamps in the country, protected by the local communities. 

It is an extensive papyrus swamp, with a labyrinth of channels and lagoons, and is home to several pairs of Shoebills, Uganda’s most famous avian resident. This charismatic monotypic species is certainly among the most sought-after birds in Africa, and we’ll make special efforts today to find it.

There will of course be a good selection of classic East African water birds to observe along the way, like Pink-backed Pelican, Long-tailed Cormorant, Squacco Heron, Yellow-billed Duck, Malachite Kingfisher, Long-toed Plover, Blue-headed Coucal, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, etc

Dinner and overnight at Amuka Lodge (Full Board).

After breakfast, go for the Rhino trekking experience, then transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via the top of the falls. Take a short walk around the top of the falls and see the waters narrow as they are forced through a rocky cleft, plunging 35 meters in a majestic cascade.

Thereafter, continue with the drive to the accommodation, getting there in the late evening with a mini game drive en route.

Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge(Full Board).

After Breakfast, proceed for a game drive, getting back in time for lunch. 

While on the game drive, look out for more game like the graceful Roth child Giraffe, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Uganda Kob, Bushbuck, Defassa Waterbuck, Buffaloes, Elephants, Warthog, Oribi and, when lucky, a leopard and Lion among others.

At around 2:00 pm, head out for the boat trip up to the bottom of the falls, and while on this cruise, you will view hundreds of hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of bird life. 

Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge (Full Board).

Today we drive southwards to the Kibale area in Toro Kingdom. The drive will take you through Hoima, Kagadi, and Kyenjojo, among other places, and will make stopovers for anything exciting along the way.

Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge (Full Board). 

After an early breakfast, drive to the Kanyanchu Visitors Center, where you will be briefed before heading out to look for your distant cousin (Chimpanzee). Look out for other Primates like Red Colobus, Black and white Colobus, Grey-cheeked Mangabey, Olive Baboon, Red-tailed Monkey, and L’Hoest’s Monkey among others.

In the late evening, head out for the Bigodi nature walk to see more wildlife and plants.

Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge (Full Board).

Community walks in the AM; choose for an experience of the way of life of the indigenous Batoro tribe, like iron smelting, traditional medicines, and basket weaving, to mention but a few.

Lunch and then head towards Queen Elizabeth National Park, driving along the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, crossing the Equator. Game drive en-route to accommodation where you will be spending two nights.

Dinner and Overnight at Bush Lodge. (Full Board).

Game Drive and Kazinga Channel Boat Ride

The park, which is named after Queen Elizabeth, who visited it in 1954, is the second largest national park in Uganda. It ranks highest with respect to overall diversity, with a bird species list exceeding 600.

The park has a mosaic of habitats from moist forest at Imaramagambo to wild savannah excellent for Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Hyenas, Ugandan Kobs, Baboons, Giant Hogs, and warthog, among others. 

If you are an all-rounder, look out for birds like White-spotted Flufftail, Yellow-billed Barbet, African Emerald Cuckoo, Black-billed Turaco, Kingfishers, Lesser Striped Swallow, Cisticolas, Shrikes, Starlings, Widowbirds, among other birds.

Lunch and thereafter, an afternoon 2-hour boat ride on the Kazinga Channel.

Dinner and overnight at  Bush Lodge Lodge. (Full Board).

After breakfast with your packed lunch, start your journey to Bwindi via Ishaha and look out for game like Uganda Kob, Deffassa Waterbuck, Buffalo, Elephant, Bushbuck, Topi, Black and white Colobus, Olive Baboon, Red-tailed Monkey, Vervet Monkey, among others.

Dinner and Overnight at Ride 4 A Woman or Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge( Full board).

After an early breakfast, start gorilla tracking at 8:00 a.m. in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. While this is a very challenging walk, it is surely one of the highlights of a trip to Uganda and possibly one of the all-time nature highlights of our travelers’ lives.

Gorilla permits are strictly limited to protect these cousins of ours. Each group is limited to eight participants at a time. We recommend you wear good walking boots/shoes and carry good rain gear and enough drinking water.

Trekking can be tough and challenging, and so we trust you are in a reasonably fit condition. You will carry a picnic lunch with you into the forest, and you will be thrilled to have seen these rare primates (no guarantee). The return journey could be easier!

Dinner and Overnight at Ride 4 A Woman or Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge (Full board).

After breakfast, head out for a nature walk in Bwindi and see lots of plant life, primates, and magnificent waterfalls.

In the late afternoon, head out for the Batwa Community walk and get a feel of their way of life. The Batwa are the indigenous residents of the forest, and their livelihood depended on it. On this walk, they will show you how they used to hunt, cook, make fire using sticks, and also showcase their traditional dance.

After breakfast with your packed lunch, proceed for the drive to Lake Mburo National Park, getting there in the late afternoon. 

This park has varied habitats from open Acacia woodlands to several papyrus-lined lakes and swamps. We will continue our exploration this afternoon in Lake Mburo National Park, where we will be covering several different habitats.

Look out for animals like the gorgeous Eland, Zebra, Impala, Buffalo, Reedbuck, Topi, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Hippos, Oribi, Grey-duiker and others.

Dinner and overnight at Rwakobo Rock (Full board).

After breakfast, head out for a safari/game drive, looking out for game like the gorgeous Eland, Zebra, Impala, Buffalo, Reedbuck, Topi, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Hippos, Oribi, Bush-duiker, among others, coming back in time for lunch. In the afternoon, head for a boat ride on Lake Mburo itself, which is one of the few lakes surrounded by a National Park. 

Dinner and overnight at Rwakobo Rock (Full Board).                               

After an early breakfast, transfer to the Airport in time for your departure flight.