Highlights of Uganda
Spend your vacation exploring the highlights of Uganda and discover the very best the country has to offer. Explore the beautiful national parks in search for Chimpanzees and Gorillas and take boat cruises to experience the nature from a different angle. This is a small group lodge safari with all nights accommodated in permanent tented camps or lodges.
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Small group lodge safari
11 days
Entebbe, Uganda
Uganda |
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10 x Breakfast
10 x lunches 9 x Dinners
4×4 safari vehicle 2×4 vehicle for transfers
Min. 4* / Max. 12 |
2023 Cost:
$4970 per person sharing a room
Single supplement: $1199 per person
Park fees and Activities: $850pp
DEPARTURE DATES 2023
| MONTH | TOUR START | TOUR END | TYPE | MONTH | TOUR START | TOUR END | TYPE |
| January | 26/01/2023 | 04/02/2023 | 19/08/2023 | 28/08/2023 | F | ||
| February | 28/02/2023 | 08/03/2023 | September | 01/09/2023 | 10/09/2023 | F | |
| April | 03/04/2023 | 12/04/2023 | F | 17/09/2023 | 26/09/2023 | ||
| May | 07/05/2023 | 16/05/2023 | October | 04/10/2023 | 13/10/2023 | ||
| June | 25/06/2023 | 04/07/2023 | November | 07/11/2023 | 16/11/2023 | ||
| July | 29/07/2023 | 07/08/2023 | December | 11/12/2023 | 20/12/2023 | ||
| August | 14/08/2023 | 23/08/2023 | D | 26/12/2023 | 04/01/2024 | D |
D – German guided departures / F – French guided departures
ITINERARY
B = Breakfast L = Lunch D = Dinner
DAY 1: ENTEBBE
Meet and Greet at the Airport, transfer to your hotel.
Accommodation: 2 Friends Beach Hotel or similar
DAY 2: ENTEBBE TO MURCHISON FALLS BLD
You will be met and collected from your hotel in Entebbe and driven to Murchison Falls. Visit the Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch en route, which has the honour of hosting the only wild rhinos in Uganda. Presently the sanctuary is home to nineteen southern white rhinos. The ranch has become increasingly popular with tourists for rhino trekking, bird watching, nature walks and relaxation.
We will enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing the drive to the spectacular Murchison Falls, located within one of Uganda’s oldest conservation areas. Excluding the stop, the journey will take approximately 7-8 hours. Murchison National Park is suited in the northern part of Albertine Rift Valley, where the massive Bunyoro escarpment amalgamates into the enormous plains of land traditionally inhabited by the Acholi people.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch at Rhino Sanctuary
Dinner: At Paraa Safari Lodge or similar
Approx. distance: 370 km
Approx. driving time: 8-9 hours (including game drives & game drive speed)
DAY 3: MURCHISON FALLS BLD
After an early breakfast, you will be taken on a morning game drive in Murchison Falls National Park in search of wildlife such as elephant, buffalo, giraffe, hartebeest and oribi. Continue to the launch site for a boat ride combined with a cheese and wine cruise.
A highlight of any visit to Murchison Falls Conservation Area is the launch trip to view the magnificent Murchison Falls. The scheduled boat trip normally departs in the morning and afternoon. Hippos and crocodiles are abundant and you will see plenty of game and bird life. The voyage takes about three hours.
Return to the lodge for lunch, followed by an evening game drive.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge or similar
All meals: At Paraa Safari Lodge
DAY 4: MURCHISON FALLS – HOIMA BLD
Trek man’s closet genetic relative, the cheeky chimpanzee on a trekking excursion in the Budongo Forest. In the afternoon you will drive via the Albertine Escarpment of the western Rift Valley on Masindi-Hoima-Fort portal road. This will be a fairly long drive south to Hoima.
Accommodation: Hoima Cultural Lodge or similar
Breakfast & Lunch: Paraa Safari Lode
Dinner: Hoima Cultural Lodge
Approx. distance: 150 km
Approx. driving time: 5 hours (including visit to the top of the falls)
DAY 5: HOIMA – KIBALE BLD
After an early breakfast, you will depart for Kibale National Park via Fort Portal, passing through verdant countryside and traditional homesteads and farms. Picnic lunch will be provided. Kibale National Park contains one of the loveliest and most varied tracts of tropical forest in Uganda. Forest cover, interspersed with patches of grassland and swamp, dominates the northern and central parts of the park on an elevated plateau.
In the afternoon you will go for a guided walk in Bigodi Swamp to look for different bird species like the Shining Blue Kingfisher, Blue Throated Roller and other rare specifies and also find the fruiting trees, which attract Narina Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Yellow Spotted, HairBreasted and Yellow-Billed Barbets.
Accommodation: Primate Lodge or similar
Breakfast: Hoima Cultural Lodge
Lunch: Hot lunch in Fort Portal
Dinner: At Primate Lodge
Approx. distance: 250 km
Approx. driving time: 5 hours (including game drives & game drive speed)
DAY 6: CHIMP TREKKING KIBALE – QUEEN ELIZABETH NAT. PARK BLD
After an early breakfast, beautiful morning drive through the dramatic landsape of the Crater Lakes. In the afternoon transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This National Park is understandably Uganda’s most popular tourist destination. The Park has diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands.
Accommodation: Park View Safari Lodge or similar
Breakfast & Lunch: At Primate Lodge
Dinner: At Park View Safari Lodge
Approx. distance: 170 km
Approx. driving time: 5 Hours (Including stop in Kasese, Equator and Queen’s Pavillion)
DAY 7: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK BLD
After breakfast, we continue our journey to observe chimpanzees on a morning chimp trek in Kalinzu forest. In the afternoon go on a boat excursion on the Kazinga Channel which has the world’s largest concentration of hippos and Nile crocodiles.
Accommodation: Park View Safari Lodge or similar
Breakfast & Dinner: At Park View Safari Lodge
Lunch: Lunch at Mweya Safari Lodge
DAY 8: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK – BWINDI BLD
After breakfast, enjoy game viewing via Ishasha to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park (the drive is approximately 4 – 5 hours). Afternoon at leisure or enjoy one of the various optional activities available in the area (time permitting).
Accommodation: Mahogany Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Park View Safari Lodge
Lunch & Dinner: Mahogany Lodge
Approx. distance: 220 km
Approx. driving time: 6-7 hours (including game drives & game drive speed)
DAY 9: GORILLA TREKKING – BWINDI! BLD
After an early breakfast, you will be taken to the Park Headquarters for a short briefing after which you will enter the forest and start your Gorilla trek (please note that a drive may be required to your trekking starting point). The trekking can be quite strenuous, so a good walking fitness is essential!
Accommodation: Mahogany Lodge or similar
Breakfast & Dinner: At Mahogany Lodge
Lunch: Lunch pack from Mahogany Lodge
DAY 10: BWINDI – LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK BLD
After breakfast, you will depart Bwindi and drive to Lake Mburo National Park (approximately 4-5 hours’ drive). Enjoy a late afternoon boat cruise.
Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge
Breakfast: At Mahogany Lodge
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Mahogany Lodge
Dinner: Mihingo Lodge
Approx. distance: 300 km
Approx. driving time: 5-6 hours (including game drives & game drive speed)
DAY 11: LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK TO ENTEBBE/KAMPALA BL
After breakfast, you will depart Lake Mburo and drive to Kampala/Entebbe. Time permitting you can stop for curio shopping and a photo opportunity at the Equator (approximately a 5-6 hour drive).
Breakfast: At Mihingo Lodge
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Mihingo Lodge
Approx. distance: 260 km
Approx. driving time: 4-5 hours (including game drives & game drive speed)
Please note:
Departure flights to be booked for late evening, alternatively we will be happy to assist you with additional pre and post tour accommodation.
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PRE-DEPARTURE INFORMATION
TRANSPORT:
We use fully equipped, customized, 4×4 safari vehicles, Toyota Land Cruisers, or other appropriate vehicles with comfortable seating, all window seats for game viewing and a music system. These non-air-conditioned vehicles are equipped with pop-up roofs to facilitate the best game viewing. All luggage, besides hand luggage and photo equipment, is carried on the vehicle roof rack or trailer to ensure maximum comfort in the vehicle.
TRAVELLING TIMES AND DISTANCES:
All travelling times are affected by road conditions, detours and weather conditions, therefore on certain days travelling times may be longer than anticipated especially where there is a lot of distance to be covered. Please keep in mind that the time it takes to travel 100 km in your home country is not equivalent to the time it takes to travel 100 km on African roads, therefore we encourage you to sit back and enjoy the spectacular scenery Africa has to offer. Where possible additional stops will be made to ensure your travelling comfort at all times.
ACCOMMODATION:
For this accommodated safari, we make use of mid-range lodge accommodation. Your accommodation is situated either in National Parks, on the banks of a river, or in other places of interest. The accommodation will be a mix of lodges, chalets and permanent tented chalets with en-suite facilities. Some properties are equipped with swimming pools and/or bar areas.
MEALS:
Breakfast and dinner will be prepared by the lodge where you are staying. They will also prepare lunch or a lunch pack depending on the itinerary for the day. Please advise us of any special dietary requirements in advance.
VISAS:
The onus is on the client to organize all visas required to visit Uganda, prior to departure.
TRAVEL INSURANCE:
Please note that travel and cancellation insurance is mandatory for every guest travelling. All insurance is solely the responsibility of our guests. Please ensure you arrange your own insurance with protection for the full duration of your journey to cover personal injury, damage and loss of personal items including but not limited to camera equipment and other electronic items, medical expenses, repatriation expenses and loss of luggage, etc. Please speak to your travel agent if you require assistance.
Call or text (818) 353-9500