14 Days Vacation in Uganda

Overview

This 14 days’ tour will show you the best that Uganda has to offer
Murchison Falls National park, Kibale Forest and the Chimpanzees,
Queen Elizabeth National Park and off course Bwindi National Park
for its Mountain Gorillas. The tour will end with a city excursion
around Kampala where you will engage in the daily life of the
people, visit religious and cultural sites and markets.

Travel Plan

• 01

  Day 1: Arrival and transfer to your hotel.

  As soon as you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be
  picked up by a driver who will then transport you to the hotel. Here
  you can relax or, depending on your arrival time, spend some time
  exploring before settling in.

• 02

  Day 2 : Transfer to Lake Mburo N/Park.

  Today you go to Lake Mburo National park, the park is famous for
  its large herds of zebras and recently groups of Giraffes can be
  transferred to the park. You will have a stop at the equator for a
  photo moment and the experiment. Check in at your lodge for
  lunch.

  After lunch, you go a boat cruise on Lake Mburo where you will be
  guide and shown around as you enjoy wildlife like crocs, hippos
  with other many birds. In the evening you can opt for an evening
  nature walk or a bicycle tour in the park (This activity can be paid
  from the park).

• 03

  Day 3: Morning game drive and transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla
  National park.

  After breakfast head out for a morning game drive, have a chance to
  get deep into the park to explore its whispers. Have a chance to
  view zebra herds, giraffes and other wildlife. After the drive return
  to the lodge have lunch, refresh and check out. Head to the hills of
  Kisoro driving through the winding roads and arrive at Mgahinga in
  the evening.

• 04

  Day 4: Golden Monkey tracking and Relaxation on Lake
  Mutanda.

  Today you will start the day with a Golden Monkey trekking in
  Mgahinga national park. You will be transferred to the briefing
  Centre by your guide. After the briefing you enter the forest with a
  guide for golden monkey tracking. After the tracking you will drive
  back to the lodge for lunch.
  The afternoon is at leisure, you will visit Lake Mutanda for a boat
  cruise.

• 05

  Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park and visit
  the Batwa (Rushaga).

  Wake up have, breakfast and after drive to Bwindi Impenetrable
  national park. Drive on the winding road with the views of
  cultivated hills. Arrive at Bwindi check in at your lodge and have
  lunch, after lunch visit the Batwa and have a chance to learn about
  their history and culture.

• 06

  Day 6: Gorilla Tracking.

  Today you track the mountain gorillas in Bwindi NP. After breakfast
  you go to the park offices for the briefing. After the briefing, the
  search begins for the Mountain Gorillas. Depending on the location
  of the family you are going to visit, the trip can take a few hours to
  7 hours. The landscape is mountainous so take good walking shoes
  and it involves hikes. After this exciting experience, it’s time to relax
  at the lodge.

• 07

  Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, through
  Ishasha sector.

  Today you get up early for the drive to Queen Elizabeth National
  park. The drive is through Ishasha sector. The sector is known for
  tree climbing lions and you get a chance to spot the lazy cats as
  they rest in the figs. Then continue to the northern art of the park
  where you will check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.

• 08

  Day 8: Morning game drive and Cruise on the Kazinga Channel.

  Today you get up early for the game drive in the Kasenyi plains.
  This is the area with the biggest chance to spot lions, but there are
  many more animals. During the game drive will also visit one of the
  craters and salt lakes that are in the park.

  After the game drive you will have lunch before you take a boat trip
  on the Kazinga channel. This channel connects two lakes and along
  this canal many different animals live, especially waterfowl. After
  the boat trip, return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

• 09

  Day 9: Transfer to Kibale National park with a Fort Portal tour.

  Today after breakfast, you will drive for about 2 hours to Fort Portal
  town. Upon your arrival, you will visit the Kings Place- (Tooro
  Kingdom) and the Karambi tombs, you will learn about the history
  and the culture of the Batooro. After have lunch, where you from
  lunch visit the Amabeere G’anyinamwiru, stalactites and
  stalagmites in Nyakasura. From here, drive to your lodge for check
  in.

• 10

  Day 10: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Wetland walk

  You drive to the visitors Centre in the park for a briefing. Then the
  walk starts in the rainforest, the walk can be quite heavy and it
  lasts for about 3 hours, take good shoes and long pants plus rain
  jackets. There will be a lot of time to listen carefully to see if you
  can hear the Chimps; the rangers are trained in this so chances are
  that you will find the Chimpanzees!

  After the Chimp trek it is time for lunch and then a walk through
  the Bigodi wetland. During this walk you will spot many different
  birds and perhaps some monkeys.
  If you still feel like a walk then you can go to “top of the world”
  where you have beautiful views over the area with a number of
  crater lakes.

• 11

  Day 11: Transfer to Murchison falls National Park.

  Today the journey continues to Murchison Falls National Park from
  Kibale. It is a ride of 6 to 7 hours. The journey is long but also very
  beautiful with a beautiful varied landscape, the hills and mountains
  you drive through are become greener and greener, until you reach
  the savanna of Murchison falls.

• 12

  Day 12: Game drive and Victoria Nile boat ride

  At 6am wake up for breakfast and at 7 you are on your way to spot
  the game in the park. Drive through the savanna as you look out for
  lions, leopards, giraffes, antelopes and colorful birds. After the ride
  through the park you go back to the lodge for lunch.

  At 2pm the boat trip to the bottom of the falls on the Nile starts.
  The trip takes about 3 hours and during the tour you will see a lot
  of wild animals, such as Hippos, Buffalo, Crocodiles and perhaps
  some Elephants. You will be dropped at the bottom of the Waterfall
  and to take a hike up, along the Waterfall and get to the top of the
  falls.

  This hike is pretty steep and slippery. After the boat trip / hike it is
  time for dinner at the lodge. Your guide will meet you at the top and
  transfer you to the lodge.

• 13

  Day 13: Transfer to Kampala via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary.

  After breakfast, it is time to travel back to the city. Together with
  the guide you drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, here you go on foot in
  search of the White Rhino! Ziwa is the only place where the
  rhinoceroses have 24-hour surveillance.

  The trip to Ziwa takes about 2 – 2.5 hours. After lunch you drive to
  Kampala where you check in at your lodge. Later at night you can
  opt for a night life experience.

• 14

  Day 14: City tour and transfer to the airport for departure.

  After breakfast, have a tour around the city; visit the local markets,
  Old Kampala Mosque, Lubiri and Amin torture chambers and the
  craft market. Depending on your outbound flight, the guide takes
  you to the airport.
  End of the trip.