17 Days Uganda Wildlife-Culture Safari

Drive to the Spectacular Sipi Falls. Have a break at the mighty River Nile and explore it by boat and see how this River makes its exit out of Lake Victoria to head north for a journey over 6,000km.

Embark on a Sipi Falls trek (four falls) this morning which will take you through the local communities. You will have a chance to take a glance at the people’s way of life and interact with some. After the activity, head back to the lodge and proceed to Moroto.

Proceed to Kidepo N.P where you will have an evening game drive. This park is blessed with about 80 species of mammals and above 465 species of birds and was voted as the fourth best African National park by CNN in Africa.

This morning, explore Narus Valley and enjoy the beautiful wilderness and scenery. You have an opportunity to see Elephants, Zebras, African Buffalos. If you are lucky, you may see the lion, leopard or even a cheetah.

After breakfast, you will head south to Murchison Falls National Park; Uganda’s largest National Park.

Today, you will have a morning game drive. You will have an opportunity to look out for Elephants, hartebeests, antelopes and on a good day Lions and leopard. After lunch you will explore the mighty Nile on a boat that heads to the bottom of Murchison Falls. This trip takes two hours and offers an opportunity to see water birds and other big game that flock the river to cool off the heat of the day. Hike to the “Top of the Falls”.

Today, you will drive south to the jungle of Kibale. You will have lunch along the way. You can choose to relax at the lodge or take a guided walk after the long drive.

After an early breakfast, drive to Kibale Forest National Park a tropical rainforest or you can call it the Primate Capital of the world with 13 species of primates and check in for a briefing. You will later on be divided into small groups and enter the forest with a Park ranger. This activity usually takes around three hours including a full hour of their company. You are advised to carry enough drinking water.

Drive south to Queen Elizabeth, the medley of wonders and check into your lodge at lunch time. After lunch head to the Northern sector of the park for the evening game drive. This is the most bio-diverse park yet not the biggest with a mammal checklist of 95species and 610 species of birds and much more.

After an early breakfast, head to the northern part of the park for a game drive. You will have a chance to take pictures of your moments with the animals. Queen Elizabeth offers a good opportunity to watch the big game and lots of birds considering the fact that it is the park with the highest number of species of birds-610 to be exact. Drive back to the lodge for lunch before heading to the starting point of your boat trip. The Boat trip will take you two hours offering an opportunity to see water birds and other big game which flock the Kazinga Channel for water in the heat of the day.

After an early breakfast, head to the northern part of the park for a game drive. You will have a chance to take pictures of your moments with the animals. Queen Elizabeth offers a good opportunity to watch the big game and lots of birds considering the fact that it is the park with the highest number of species of birds-610 to be exact. Drive back to the lodge for lunch before heading to the starting point of your boat trip. The Boat trip will take you two hours offering an opportunity to see water birds and other big game which flock the Kazinga Channel for water in the heat of the day.

Today, you will have an early coffee and head for a game drive. After the game drive come back for a hearty breakfast and a short rest. You can choose to have lunch before driving to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park or carry a snack. The drive to Bwindi will depend on which part of Bwindi you have been allocated but anything between two to five hours.

After an early breakfast, you will drive to the briefing point in the forest of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to get to be enlightened about your adventure with the Mountain Gorillas. You are advised to carry enough drinking water and a lunch box. At a cost of 15 US dollars, you can get a potter to carry your bag and give you a hand in slippery or steep parts of the forest. After the briefing, you are distributed into groups of eight and led by a park ranger into the forest. A rain gear is important considering that Bwindi is a tropical rainforest.

You have an option to do a Batwa trail and learn about the way the first people of the forest used to live or go for a golden monkey trek in Mgahinga National Park. After here, you will head to the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi.

After breakfast, explore Lake Bunyonyi by Boat proceed to Lake Mburo National park. Have lunch en-route. You will later on have a game drive in the evening.

Before you embark on your return journey, you will have an option between a game drive or a walking safari in the company of a Park ranger. Lunch stop at the Equator and proceed to Entebbe to catch your flight.