10 Days Uganda Safari – Wildlife, Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzees (Best Uganda Wildlife Safari Package)
This 10 Days Uganda safari package will show you the best of what Uganda has got to offer. You will experience a perfect combination of nature, culture, animals and so much fun. A local professional safari guide will guide you throughout your 10-day Uganda wildlife safari tour. You will stay in beautiful lodges with great views.
Itinerary for the 10 Days Uganda Safari Tour: Wildlife, Gorilla trekking, Chimpanzees
Day 1: Transfer to the Murchison Falls National Park, En-route rhino tracking
Very early in the morning your Uganda safari guide will pick you up from the hotel. Then, he will transfer you to Murchison Falls National Park 311km about 5 hours’ drive. On your way, you will pay a visit to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – where white rhinos are kept in a natural environment.
The next stop-over shall be at the Kabalega diner for your lunch and arrive in the evening at the top of the falls where the world`s longest river – the Nile River is forced to flow through a 7 meters wide narrow rocky gorge before ferociously plunging down 43 meters.
Thereafter, you will have relaxation, dinner, and overnight at your hotel of residence.
Accommodation Choices
- Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge
- Standard: Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Basic: Heritage Safari Lodge
Day 2: Game Drive and Launch Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park
To begin with, you will have a cup of coffee when you wake up. Then, you will leave for the morning game drive around the park, hoping to see a number of animal species like elephants, the Uganda kob, giraffes, buffaloes, leopards, lions, among others.
Afterwards, return to the lodge for breakfast and relaxation. After lunch, you will head for an amazing boat cruise on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls, expecting to see crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes, and numerous bird species like kingfishers, rare shoebills, among others.
Lastly, Dinner and overnight stay at your respective lodge.
Accommodation Choices
- Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge
- Standard: Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Basic: Heritage Safari Lodge
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Early in the morning after breakfast, embark on the transfer to Kibale Forest National Park 441km, approximately about 9 hours’ drive through rural landscapes of Hoima and Kagadi before approaching Kyenjojo in the evening. The lunch stop is made in Hoima. Then, you arrive in Fort Portal Area in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight
- Luxury: Ndali Lodge
- Standard: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse
- Basic: Rwenzori View Guesthouse
Day 4: Kibale Chimpanzee Tracking Experience & Bigodi Swamp Walk
Today, on your 10 Days Uganda safari, you will experience some serious monkey business. Kibale Forest National Park boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including chimpanzees. In addition, approximately 5,000 chimpanzees live in the wild in Uganda, which makes it a perfect place to spot them!
In the early morning, you will go with an experienced ranger for chimpanzee tracking; you will also be in position to see other monkey species that live here. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour of eye-to-eye contact with them.
Later, you go for a swamp walk in Bigodi and afterwards travel back to your lodge.
- Luxury: Ndali Lodge
- Standard: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse
- Basic: Rwenzori View Guesthouse
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Your 10-day Uganda safari trip will start with breakfast and later a two-hour-plus drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Before we check in at our lodge, we take the most scenic Katwe Explosion Crater drive. 27 kilometers of scenic wonders. It is the highest point of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Additionally, it has;
- Splendid views of the Rwenzori Mountains of the Moon
- The Western Rift Escarpment with the vast Savannah below
- Lake George and Lake Edward are connected by the natural Kazinga Channel – there are about 12 explosion craters, made famous recently by a picture in National Geographic.
Check into the lodge that you have chosen for Queen Elizabeth National Park. Afternoon short game drives across the candelabra euphoria tree-studded savannah, you will see lions, leopards, bush pigs, giant forest hogs, elephants, buffaloes, various species of antelopes, savannah birds, hyenas, monitor lizards, an occasional rock python, and lots more.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Mweya Hostel.
Day 6: Game Drive and Boat Cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park
In the morning before dawn, wake up to a cup of coffee or breakfast to set off for a game drive in the park to view animals, especially the predators such as the Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Uganda Kobs, buffaloes, and others.
After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for a late breakfast. Later, you will have lunch to prepare for the boat ride on the Kazinga channel. The Kazinga channel connects Lake Edward and Lake George. In addition, the launch will take you about two hours, and you should expect animals like the buffalo, hippos, and elephants at the shore not forgetting birds, both migrants and residents.
Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Mweya Hostel.
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is a haven for half of the total population of the existing Mountain Gorillas. This drive is so rewarding with numerous en route attractions like tree-climbing lions, warthogs, and Uganda Kobs.
For lunch, you will stop at a local restaurant on the road.
Arrive in the park in the late evening and check into your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Journey time: 8 hours.
Accommodation Choices
- Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge
- Standard: Gorilla Mist Camp
- Basic: Broadbill Forest Camp
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking Experience
After breakfast, take a short drive to Park Headquarters and meet with the local guides and trackers who will take you through a briefing about the Uganda gorilla trekking guidelines and regulations. We then hike into the forest where the mountain gorillas are seen the night before and track from that point. The trek can take from 1 to 6 hours (the terrain is rough and at times muddy).
Although the Hike is physically demanding, the beauty of the forest and the surrounding scenery make the Uganda gorilla trekking experience worthwhile. Once the gorillas are located, all fatigue is forgotten, as the experience is often described as being the most profound natural history experience in the world.
Also, picnic lunches are provided, and it is important to take plenty of water. Cameras and plenty of fast-speed film are recommended. It can rain at a few minutes’ notice; hence waterproof clothing is a good essential, including zip lock bags for cameras and film. This is the highlight of your 10 Days Uganda safari tour.
Accommodation Choices
- Luxury: Chameleon Hill Lodge
- Standard: Gorilla Mist Camp
- Basic: Broadbill Forest Camp
Day 9: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Early breakfast and off to Lake Mburo National Park. This is a perfect place to break a long journey at one of the most delightful places in Uganda. It is about a 5-hour drive to reach here, so it is best that we leave at 7 am for Lake Mburo.
We arrive at lunchtime at Lake Mburo National Park and check into our lodge for relaxation and lunch. Afternoon Boat Ride on Lake Mburo, where you will see hippos, crocodiles, otters, water birds, and mammals coming to the water.
Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation choices
- Luxury: Mihingo Safari Lodge
- Standard: Arcadia Cottages Mburo
- Basic: Eagles Nest
Day 10: Morning game walk in Lake Mburo National Park and transfer to Kampala
After your early morning breakfast, you will undertake a nature walk-the most interesting game walks in the country that will expose you to various species of primates, birds, antelopes like elands, waterbucks, Impala, Topis, Bushbuck, Klipspringer among others, buffaloes, Rothschild giraffe, Burchell’s Zebra, warthogs among other species not forgetting the beautiful savannah landscape dotted with great acacia.
Retreat from the activity and embark on the transfer to Kampala 240km about 3 – 4 hours’ drive making a stop at Uganda Equator crossing Kayabwe for magical photo shoots where one leg can be placed in the northern hemisphere and the other remains in the south. Thereafter, proceed to Entebbe Airport where your driver/guide will gladly drop you off. We hope to see you (or any referral) when next you visit. Thanks for choosing Grandnexus Africa.
End of the 10 Days Uganda Safari – Wildlife, Gorilla trekking, Chimpanzees
Tour Inclusions
- Park Entry Fees
- Gorilla permit
- Chimpanzee permit
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Bottled Water
Exclusions
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips & Personal Items
