22-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari with Birding and Primate Tracking

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, where your guide will be there to pick you up and transfer you to your accommodation.

Have an early breakfast.

Head to Mabamba Swamp, a large and accessible wetland on the shores of Lake Victoria. This is one of the best places to see the Shoebill Stork.

Later in the afternoon, visit the Botanical Gardens in Entebbe to see many beautiful bird species.

Proceed to Mabira Forest, 65 km east of Kampala, for birdwatching in the forest.

Go for lunch in Jinja.

Visit the Source of the Nile.

Then, head to Kampala city.

Drive to Murchison Falls National Park. Murchison Falls is one of the most beautiful national parks in Uganda. One of its main attractions is the Nile, with the spectacular Murchison Falls, where the whole Nile is forced through a narrow gorge and falls 60 meters. See elephants, giraffes, lions, hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, and maybe leopards.

In the afternoon, proceed to Kaniyo Pabidi (Budongo Forest) for birding.

Later, go to Murchison Falls and spend the night on the shores of the Nile.

Have an early morning game drive to see the large animals of Africa and the rare birds.

In the afternoon, go for a boat trip on the Victoria Nile up to the bottom of the falls. The boat is an ideal platform for taking photos of the birds.

Enjoy an early morning adventure on a private boat ride to the delta on the Nile.

Go for an afternoon game drive or visit the top of the falls.

Early in the morning, head to Budongo Forest for birding adventures through the jungle. Budongo Forest is also home to many butterflies and chimpanzees.

In the afternoon, drive to Hoima town, where we spend the night.

After breakfast, drive to Kibale Forest.

Roam through the forest in the afternoon. It is also possible to take a night walk through the woods to see nocturnal animals, such as bush babies, though both activities are optional. Kibale Forest is a spectacular jungle with 13 primate species, including chimps, baboons, black-and-white colobus, red colobus, grey-cheeked mangabey, and L'Hoest's monkey.

Go for chimpanzee tracking in the morning or the afternoon, and also enjoy birding at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary.

Go birding in Kibale Forest and the neighbouring area for a better experience.

Proceed to Semuliki National Park.

Visit the Sempaya Hot Springs while walking through the jungle for birding. Semuliki is a unique place and the only lowland jungle in East Africa, part of the Congo ecosystem.

Early in the morning, head to Semuliki Wildlife Reserve for a boat trip on Lake Albert.

In the afternoon, drive to Fort Portal. Semuliki is an exciting area, partly forested and partly savannah. The shores of Lake Albert are well known for seeing the Shoebill Stork.

Proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the best places in Uganda to spot lions. Expect to see elephants, lions, many hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, and maybe leopards.

On the way, pass along the equator, where we will make a stop for picture taking.

Go for a game drive for birding or an optional guided walk on the Mweya Peninsula in the afternoon.

Enjoy a game drive in the morning.

Go for a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon. The boat is an ideal platform for capturing pictures of the birds. The Kazinga Channel is one of the highlights of Uganda and has the highest concentration of hippos in the world.

Go birding through the park leading to Maramagambo Forest.

Head to Buhoma, Bwindi, in the afternoon. Bwindi Impenetrable is a unique jungle with many monkey species, and Bwindi is one of the two places in the world where you can find mountain gorillas.

Go birding in Bwindi National Park.

Enjoy birding through the neck area of Bwindi, and it is also possible to do gorilla tracking as an optional activity.

Head to Ruhija and enjoy birdwatching in this unique area, with many Albertine endemics.

Go birding in Mubwindi Swamp.

Head to Lake Bunyonyi, the deepest and most beautiful lake in Uganda.

Spend the night on one of the beautiful islands. Possible activities include a nature walk, a birding walk, canoeing, swimming, or visiting the local community, though all activities are optional.

Go birding on the island and along the lake shores.

Enjoy an optional boat trip on the lake.

After breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo. Lake Mburo is one of the two national parks with zebras and the only national park with impalas in Uganda. There are no elephants or lions, so walking safaris are possible.

Take a boat trip for birding on the lake in the afternoon.

It is possible to do a night game drive with high chances of seeing leopards and nocturnal birds, though this is an optional activity.

Enjoy an early morning game drive in Lake Mburo National Park.

Transfer to the airport for your return flight.