Upon arrival at Entebbe International airport, you will be met by our tour representative who will transfer you to Airport Guest House or any other hotel in Kampala a for an overnight stay (Bed and Breakfast).

 

Accommodation.

Mid-range

• Airport Guest House

 

After having breakfast, your safari guide will transfer you to Lake Mburo National park, passing through the beautiful Kigezi hills also known as the Switzerland of Africa; you will stop over for lunch at Mbarara town then proceed into the park later in the evening for dinner and overnight

 

This day you will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This park is a home to over half of the remaining population of the rare mountain Gorillas, and offers

visitors an excellent Gorilla tracking experience. Upon arrival, you will check in for dinner and an overnight stay at the Lodge.

After your morning breakfast and well equipped with packed lunch, you will proceed for a briefing by the rangers and then allocated a Gorilla family to track. You will then proceed into the Bwindi impenetrable forest and start your Gorilla tracking experience. Once the Gorillas have been tracked, you will be given an hour to interact and take pictures. Time permitting; you may also have a community walk for cultural experience of the Native Batwa communities; dinner an overnight stay will be at the Lodge as preferred.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National park, entering the park through the Northern crater Area. This is truly the most breathtaking scenery in the park where you will see beautiful lakes and rich grasslands which are set deep in the crater valley. The park harbors almost 100 species such as the Leopard, Buffaloes, and Hippos, Spotted Hyena, kobs, Lions and many others. There are also over different 606 species of birds found in this park including the rare black-rumped buttonquail, the martial eagle, African skimmer and Verreaux’s eagle owl to mention but a few. Upon arrival into the park, you will :-

 Transfer to the Ishasha Sector:-

 

Of Queen Elizabeth National park. This sector is a home to the tree climbing lions. Upon arrival, you will check in at the Lodge for lunch and afternoon relaxation. Later in the evening, you will have a sunset game drive in the park where you may

encounter tree climbing lions as well as other different animal species such as the elephants, Buffaloes, Uganda Kobs and different bird species. Dinner and an overnight stay will be at the lodge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accommodation.

Mid-range

Marafiki Safari Lodges

Room type: Double

Meals: Full board basis

 

Facilities: En suite

This day we shall set off for an early morning game drive to meet with early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. This morning, you are likely to meet Hippos, Elephants, spotted hyenas, Lions, leopard, bushbucks, and other animals. You will return to the lodge for lunch and relaxations.

 

 

Later in the afternoon, you will have a launch/ boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel that connects Lake Edward into Lake George. This trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of Hippos and animals like elephants and buffaloes which might be seen drinking at the water's edge. This boat cruise offers a unique platform for photography, bird watching with almost over 550 resident species, and game viewing which is ideal for the Uganda safari. Return for dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Accommodation.

 

 

Mid-range

Marafiki Safari Lodges

Room type: Double

Meals: Full board basis

Facilities: En suite

After an early morning breakfast and a game drive at QENP, we will drive towards Fort portal for a city tour and a visit to the historical site of the Mabere ga Nyina Mwiru and get crater lakes experience if time allows.

 

At the foot of Ruwenzori Mountains is Fort portal Currently known to be the cleanest city in Uganda and a gate way to various national parks including Kibale, Semuliki, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable, Ruwenzori, Toro – Semuliki Wild life reserves, and the Bigodi wetland Sanctuary. It is famous for the stalagmites and Nyakasura waterfalls linked to the historical rich Chwezi Culture. The area is surrounded by scenic crater lakes, beautiful tea plantations and the Ruwenzori

mountain ranges besides a cool climate and hospitable people boasting of the youngest and most handsome king in the world.

It is dubbed the tourism city of Uganda as a country comparable to Arusha in Tanzania; endowed with water resources and a host of other tourism attractions

found nowhere else in the country .It’s also booming as a cultural tourist destination with a king whose youthful vigor has made culture relevant to modern transformation; King Oyo Nyimba Rukidi the 4th .

Mid-range

• Mountains of the Moon Hotel

 Room type: Double

Meals: Full board basis

Facilities: En suite

After having breakfast, you will be transferred to Murchison falls National Park the most interesting destinations to visit while in Uganda well known for its wildlife, beautiful scenery and landscape. Along the way, we will stop to refresh and have our packed lunch; we will set off for the park through Budongo gate to the top of the falls for a viewing and hiking experience. We may take nature walks too when time is on our side. From the top of the falls, later in the evening, you will decline to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. Accommodation. Mid-range, Fort Murchison lodge Room type: Double Meals: Full board basis Facilities: En suite

This day you will go for an early morning game drive in the park, looking out for its residents that include Elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, Leopards and many more, including different bird species that may be sighted during the game drive. After lunch,  you will proceed for the boat cruise to the Nile delta where you will  be able to see different bird species and animals at the River banks, at the bottom of the

Murchison falls; getting closer to the site where river Nile violently explodes to form a very powerful waterfall. At the comfort of your boat, you will be able to see lots of

Crocodiles and Hippos, Elephants and Buffaloes at the river banks. Later in the evening, you will decline to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation.

Mid-range,

Fort Murchison lodge

Room type: Double

Meals: Full board basis

Facilities: En suite

Kidepo Valley National Park is one of those out of the ordinary places in East Africa.  A place as you might imagine Africa would be, but only better.  Raw, remote, unspoiled and almost unvisited.

The perfect place for your African adventure.

 

Located in the northeastern corner of Uganda ,it  is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses.

You will continue the Safari to Kidepo Valley National Park through vast open plains and small settlements along the way to Karamoja .Driving time is 5-6 hours arriving for a hot lunch at the lodge.  If time allows we will set off in the mid afternoon for a nature walk   and   a guided cultural village tour where you will learn about the nomadic lifestyle of the people around Karenga and Kidepo. During this cultural tour you will visit the Karamojong homesteads (manyattas) and see the kraals of cattle, the traditional costumes, stools, spears, headdress, knives, bows and arrows, jewelry, grinding stones and utensils all made locally by the natives. The Karimojong culture is a unique one plus their homesteads which are similar to those of the Masaai people.

You will return to your lodge in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation options

Mid-range: 

(En- suite)

Meal Plan: Full Board

With our packed breakfast, we will wake up early for a game drive in the northern side of the park crossing the Kidepo River to catch up with the early predators that will be returning to their habitats after a night hunt. This drive is highlighted by a visit to the Kanatorok hot springs and the southern Sudanese border. In Kidepo you will find zebras, giraffes, elephants, lions, leopards and this is the only place in Uganda – Pearl of Africa where you can find the cheetah and ostrich. You’ll return to the lodge for an early lunch, and then set off in the afternoon for Pian Upe game reserve on your way to Sipi falls connected to Mountain Elgon.

The drive to Sipi is 5-6 hours, long but worthwhile seeing the Karamojong settlements and some attending to their cattle in open plains which offer food for the eyes.

We will be arriving late afternoon or in the evening depending on the weather and condition of the road. Pian Upe was gazette as the Debasien animal sanctuary in 1958 and graduated as a game reserve in 1962.

You will settle at the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation

Mid-range

Meal Plan: Full Board

Pian Upe is Uganda’s second largest protected area bordering various mountain ranges and water bodies. This makes it a birding hotspot, home to endemic wildlife species like the Roan Antelope and archeological site for rock paintings

After an early morning Breakfast, we will set off for the game drive in this reserve to see Ostriches  ,Elands ,Greater Kudu, Roan Antelope ,Cape Buffaloe , four – toed Hedgehog and a vast range of game in Pian - Upe ; being one reserve with a lot of unique sights expected like the Cheetahs and Leopards.

You will have lunch at the Reserve or set off to have it at Sipi falls, check out and set off for the falls experience

Later in the evening, will settle at the lodge for dinner and overnight at Sipi Falls near Mbale City.

Accommodation

Mid-Range

Meal Plan: Full Board

From Pian Upe aiming for Sipifalls, a series found in the eastern part of Uganda bordering Kenya, at the edge of Mountain Elgon National Park are the Sipi falls.

Depending on your arrival time in the afternoon   , you may take a Nature walk, Cave tour, Coffee tour and tasting to reward yourself from the long drive taken from Pian Upe Reserve.

You will have dinner and overnight at the lodge in Sipi falls location.

Accommodation

Medium Range / En Suite

Meal Plan: Full Board

After an early breakfast, we will go for a hike to see the beautifully stunning Sipi falls that cascade over a 100 metre cliff. You will follow the challenging trail to two other waterfalls. We will pass maize fields, coffee gardens, banana plantations and typical african homesteads on your way and enjoy the breathtaking views over the laid out valley. Those interested in experiencing a real thrill of watching the waterfalls from a very close distance will go abseiling down the mountain to the bottom of the famous Sipi Falls. At the end of the hike, we will have lunch and set off to Mbale for Dinner and Over Night stay   where we will experience a magnificent sunset before dawn.

Accommodation options

Mid-Range

Meal Plan: Half Board

After a lazy morning breakfast , we may have  a city tour of Mbale City or set off directly for the Busia Border or Kampala City then the Airport for our Flight back home .  

 

This day marks the end of our 15- Day Uganda Safari; bidding farewell to The Pearl of Africa.