10-Day Uganda Safari with Chimpanzee Trekking and Sipi Falls

• You will arrive at Entebbe International Airport, where our guide will meet you, welcome you to the Pearl of Africa, and transfer you to your hotel for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

• After breakfast, you will embark on your journey to Mountain Elgon National Park. Along the way, you will make a stop at the Source of the Nile for sightseeing and other leisurely experiences such as birdwatching, scenic views, and a city tour around the historic town of Jinja to explore its unique ancient buildings and take photos.
• You will have lunch en route, reach the park in the evening, check in to your hotel, and enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.

• After your morning breakfast, you will have your lunch packed for the day, then explore the three waterfalls on a hike up Mountain Elgon, which takes 4 hours, starting from Budadiri via the Sasa Trail to the summit and then descending the Sipi Trail back to Sipi Falls.

The falls offer breathtaking views across L. Kyoga, the Karamoja plains, and the slopes of Mountain Elgon. Expect to see different bird species like the Tacazze, sunbirds, hornbill birds, and many more while hiking.

• After breakfast, you will check out of your hotel and start your journey to Murchison Falls National Park, with lunch en route, then proceed to the park.
• You will arrive in the evening, check in to your hotel, relax, and stay overnight.

• Later in the afternoon, you will set out for a 3-hour boat cruise on the Albert Nile to the bottom of the falls.
• Expect to see animals like hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks, riverbank elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, and many water birds, including the yellow-billed stork, Abyssinian ground hornbill, squacco heron, and African skimmer.
• You will reach the "Devil's Cauldron," where you can see the majestic, powerful Nile River forcing itself through a narrow gorge before dropping 45 meters. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

• After an early morning breakfast, embark on a journey to Kibale National Park.
• The drive is very scenic, with magical views of the lush green countryside, impressive landscapes, and views of the Mountains of the Moon (Mountain Rwenzori).
• On arrival, check in, settle in for lunch, and undertake a nature walk starting from either Kanyanchu or Sebitoli, traversing villages surrounding the forest such as Kikoni, Nyaibanda, and Nyakalongo.
• As you go through these villages, you will interact with local cultures and communities such as the Bakiga and Batoro, who are from the Runyakitara-speaking tribes in Uganda. Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

• After a healthy breakfast, you will connect to the Kanyanchu Visitor Center, where you will meet the park ranger guide for a briefing on how the trekking is conducted. He will then lead you into the magnificent rain forest in Kibale for your unforgettable chimpanzee trekking experience, which starts at 8 AM.
• The trekking experience takes 2-3 hours and involves hikes through challenging forest landscapes covered by mature trees and verdant flora (371 tree species). Once the chimpanzees are sighted, you can spend one hour with them.
• You will watch them play, eat, feed, and patrol their territories. Return for lunch and relax.
• Connect to Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a wetland walk. The sanctuary is an eco-tourism site and one of the best in Uganda, with over 200 bird species, including the great blue turaco. It is also a habitat for the swamp-dwelling sitatunga antelope and several primates.
• Return for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

• After having breakfast, embark on a journey to Lake Mburo National Park.
• On arrival, you will check in to your hotel, have lunch, and relax.
• Later on, embark on a walking safari in the park and look out for animals like zebras, impalas, antelopes, elands, giraffes, and buffaloes, among others.
• Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

• After breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive. This is the most rewarding game drive, where you get to see animals when they are most active.
• Expect to see different animals like zebras, impalas, antelopes, and buffaloes. You will take as many pictures as you want and also expect to see different bird species during the drive.
• You will return for lunch, relax, and prepare for a launch cruise where you will see different aquatic animals like hippos and crocodiles, as well as birds such as the shoebill, kingfishers, and oribis, among others.
• Return for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

• After morning breakfast, embark on a journey back to Kampala.
• You will make a stopover at the equator in Masaka to have lunch, take memorable photos, and take part in the water experiment at the equator. You will then continue your journey to Kampala.