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10-day Safari To Uganda's Four Prominent National Parks From Kampala
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Safari, Wildlife

  • Duration

    10 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Embark on a wildlife search tour and visit Uganda's four national parks. Spot the big five in Murchison National Park and go boating in River Nile to see the water animals. Take a pit stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to sight the endangered white rhinos before reaching Kibale Park to track chimpanzees. Find the African elephants in Queen Elizabeth National Park and flamingos in Lake Katwe. End your tour with gorilla trekking in Bwindi National Park.

Highlights
  • Spot giraffes in Murchison Falls National Park 
  • Find hippos and crocodiles in River Nile in Murchison Park
  • Take a look at Uganda's wild endangered rhinos in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary 
  • Track chimps and gorillas in Kibale and Bwindi National Parks
  • See all the big cats in Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Visit Salt Lake Katwe and sight flamingos
  • Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport expand_more
    • Upon your arrival at Entebbe airport, meet your guide and get transferred to the lodge/hotel where you will unwind.

    Dinner and overnight stay at Sheraton Hotel Kampala or Anderita Hotel Entebbe.

  • Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park and Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary expand_more
    • Post breakfast, drive to Murchison Falls National Park. Enjoy a view of the 'top of the thunderous Murchison falls. Observe the River Nile squeezing itself in a 7-meter gorge before tumbling 40 meters down in a thunderous explosion. It then flows down into a very peaceful river whose water banks are swarmed with a profusion of water and land animals and birds and a hike if time allows. It will take you around 5 hours from Kampala with about 305 km. Enter through the Kichumbanyobo gate. Paara covers a distance of about 85km from Masindi town by the shortest route. 
    • Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where we track Rhinos on foot. It is the most unusual experience with some great picture taking opportunities. Here you are led by a ranger who will take you within 10 meters of the rhinos, which in itself is the most adventurous activity. This Rhino sanctuary aims to protect and release the Rhinos into Murchison Falls Park under heavy protections where they lived in abundance.

    Dinner and overnight stay at Fort Murchison Lodge or Paraa Safari Lodge.

  • Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park expand_more
    • Have early morning breakfast, and then go for a game drive. Spot the various animal species like elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, African Buffalos, and Uganda kobs.
    • In the afternoon, go on a boat ride to the park’s main tourist attraction, the unique Murchison Falls, as well as the River Nile with its streaming hippo and serried ranges of crocodile along the sandbanks.

    Dinner and overnight stay at Fort Murchison Lodge or Paraa Safari Lodge.

  • Day 4: Kibale Forest National Park expand_more
    • After your breakfast, you will set off on a 9-hour journey to Kibale Forest National Park. The drive is through verdant countryside inter-passing traditional homesteads and farms and via the towns of Hoima and Fort Portal, which rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon.

    Dinner and overnight stay at Primates Lodge Kibale or Kibale Forest Camp.

  • Day 5: Kibale Forest National Park expand_more
    • Have early morning breakfast and start chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest National Park. It contains one of the most beautiful and the most varying tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda.
    • After trekking, have lunch. 
    • Visit Bigodi wetland and experience a lot of birdlife, butterflies, and unspoiled nature.
    • Return to the lodge. 

    Dinner and overnight stay at Primates Lodge Kibale or Kibale Forest Camp.

  • Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park expand_more
    • Have breakfast and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, where you will arrive well in time for lunch.
    • Enjoy your lunch and unwind at your lodge or embark on a brief evening game drive.
    • Visit community and salt Lake Katwe for an experience in salt mining, creator lake safaris and grab a chance to spot rare pink flamingos that migrate from Lake Nakuru to Lake Munyanyange. 

    Dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge or Bush Lodge at Kazinga Channel.

  • Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park expand_more
    • Go for an early morning game drive in the Kasenyi sector. Spot various animals like the elephants, Uganda kobs, leopards, among others.
    • Return to the lodge for late breakfast.
    • In the afternoon, go on a boat ride to spot various water animals like hippos and crocodiles.

    Dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge or Bush Lodge at Kazinga Channel.

  • Day 8: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park expand_more
    • After having morning breakfast, set off for Bwindi, passing through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park and spot some tree-climbing lions.
    • Have lunch en-route and arrive in Bwindi late in the afternoon. 

    Dinner and overnight stay at Volcanos Lodge/Bwindi Lodge/Gorilla Valley Lodge.

  • Day 9: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park expand_more
    • After early morning breakfast, drive to the Park Headquarters for briefing and go for gorilla trekking. 
    • After trekking, return for lunch, visit the community, hike, or relax and preview your camera photos.

    Dinner and overnight at Volcanos Lodge/Bwindi Lodge/Gorilla Valley Lodge.

  • Day 10: Departure expand_more
    • After breakfast, pack your luggage, have lunch en-route, top over in some towns, and stop at the equator for a few photos.
    • Then proceed to Kampala or Entebbe Airport for your flight back home.

    End of Tour.

What's Included
  • Accommodation

  • All meals with one mineral water bottle every day

  • English speaking local guide

  • All transfers in a private vehicle with a driver and fuel
  • Game drive in a safari van with a pop-up

  • Gorilla and chimp permit

  • Boat ride

  • All fees 

  • All taxes and services

What's Excluded
  • Anything not included above
  • Personal expenses
  • Tips
Meeting Point

Entebbe International Airport, Kitaasa Rd, Entebbe, Uganda

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 1 USD 4199 Per Person
2 To 4 USD 3666 Per Person
Child
1 To 1 USD 4199 Per Person
2 To 4 USD 3666 Per Person

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USD 4199 / person