10-Day Uganda Safari to Sipi Falls, Kidepo Valley and Mount Morungole

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Day 01

Arrival in Entebbe and Transfer to Your Hotel

• Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, where you will meet your driver-guide. He will brief you about the ten days and nine nights of culture and wildlife. Afterward, you will be transferred to your hotel, where you will have time to relax while enjoying the cool breeze from the lake. Later, have dinner and an overnight stay.

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Day 02

Transfer to Sipi Falls and Coffee Experience

• Sipi Falls is located in the eastern part of Uganda, northwest of Mount Elgon, rising in a series of massive basalt cliffs, often several kilometres in length, over which the mountain's rivers plunge as beautiful waterfalls with breathtaking views.
• We will venture out to see the waterfalls up close, experience the warm culture of the Sebei people, and witness how one of Uganda's most delicious coffees is grown.

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Day 03

Hike the Three Beautiful Sipi Falls

• After breakfast, you will have your lunch packed for the day, then explore the three waterfalls (75 m, 85 m, and 100 m) while hiking up Mount Elgon. This 4-hour hike starts from Budadiri via the Sasa Trail to the summit and then descends along the Sipi Trail back to Sipi Falls.
• The falls offer breathtaking views across L. Kyoga, the Karamoja plains, and the slopes of Mount Elgon. Expect to see different bird species, such as the tacazze, sunbirds, hornbill birds, and many more while hiking.

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Day 04

Transfer to Moroto and Karamojong Village Life

• After breakfast, embark on a journey to Moroto, the town on the slopes of the massive volcanic Mount Moroto and the surrounding savannah plains, which offer a range of things to do for everybody, including hiking, cultural experiences, bicycle tours, and archaeological tours.
• You will immerse yourself in Karamojong culture, participating in traditional games and daily activities such as preparing staple foods, harvesting, beading, learning, dancing, shooting a bow and arrow, and traditional friendly wrestling.
• You will experience typical Karamojong pastoral life by spending a night with the animals and shepherds in the kraal. Help bring the cows to the kraal, share stories around the campfire, play games with the warriors, and learn about nomadic life.

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Day 05

Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park

• After breakfast at 9:00 am, embark on a 3-4 hour journey to Kidepo Valley National Park while taking in breathtaking scenery and beautiful landscapes that capture the beauty of the wilderness spreading beyond the valleys. On arrival, check in to the hotel, have lunch, and relax for the rest of the day as you prepare for tomorrow's activities.

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Day 06

Climb Mount Morungole and Visit the IK Tribe

• After a hearty breakfast, undertake a journey to Mount Morungole to visit the IK tribe. During the village tour experience, you will immerse yourself in IK culture through traditional games, daily activities, learning, and dancing.
• The Ik people, who speak the Teuso language, live in the Morungole Mountains of Uganda, on the northwestern border of Kenya, in Kidepo Valley National Park. Also called the Mountain people, the Ik number fewer than 10,000 individuals today and primarily practice subsistence farming.
• The Ik were among the first people to travel to Uganda from Ethiopia and thus earned the name "Ik," which means "leaders of migration." Because of their common origins, they share many characteristics with the Karamojong people. History has it that they were also originally cattle herders. Still, after losing their livestock to raiders from neighbouring tribes such as the Tuposa of South Sudan, the Karamojong, and the Turkana and Pokot of Kenya, they turned to goat keeping, honey harvesting, and subsistence maize farming for their livelihood.

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Day 07

Game Drives in Kidepo Valley National Park

• After an early breakfast, undertake rewarding game drives that you will cherish in your memories long afterward. You will discover one of Africa's most scenic national parks, containing one of the most exciting faunas of any Ugandan park, with over 80 species of animals, several of which are only found in the Kidepo Valley, such as cheetahs, striped hyenas, caracal, lions, elephants, leopards, warthogs, ostriches, buffaloes, giraffes, and over 465 bird species such as the Abyssinian Crimson-wing, Abyssinian roller, African grey, African hill babbler, black-breasted barbet, brown warbler, and brown woodland warbler. Kidepo Valley captivates with its sprawling savannah grassland, dotted with rocky crags, sausage trees, and acacia trees. The park is a photographer's paradise, displaying a kaleidoscope of colours that are truly spectacular to see.

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Day 08

Transfer to Gulu for Acholi Cultural Experience

• After breakfast, you will embark on a journey to Gulu for an Acholi cultural tour. The Acholi people are an ethnic group from the districts of Agago, Amuru, and Gulu, and you will experience the Larakaraka. The Larakaraka is an Acholi courtship dance that allows young men to demonstrate their dancing prowess and physical vigour to secure a marriage partner. Along the way, you will enjoy breathtaking scenery and fascinating views of the surrounding landscape.

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Day 09

Return Journey to Kampala

• After breakfast, embark on a 5-hour journey back to Kampala. On the way, you will enjoy the stunningly beautiful scenery of the outskirts of Gulu city and be ready for the African road massage.

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Day 10

Departure Transfer to Entebbe Airport

• After breakfast and check-out from your hotel, your guide will be waiting to transfer you to Entebbe Airport to catch your flight back home. With all the unforgettable memories and experiences from your adventurous cultural safari, you will say your last goodbyes to the Pearl of Africa.