11-Day Uganda Cultural and Wildlife Safari with Kidepo and Sipi Falls

• Whatever time you arrive at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met and warmly welcomed by a driver-guide from Trek Rwenzori Tours. Your guide will brief you and then transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala.

Accommodation: Via Via Hotel

• Enjoy breakfast at 8:00 am, then depart for Sipi Falls via Mbale. Arrive at 1:30 pm, check in at your hotel, order lunch, and rest after lunch before heading for a coffee tour.
• At 4:30 pm, you will start a walk to trace the story of coffee from seed to cup. Sipi Falls Arabica coffee is some of the finest in the world. Meet local farmers, tour their plantations, and learn about the lifecycle of the crop and their role in the process.
• Visit the local processing plant to see the selected green beans before shipment. Finally, learn the traditional art of roasting your own coffee and enjoy your own cup. At 6:30 pm, return to the hotel for a shower and dinner.
• Accommodation: Kasa Lodge or Sipi Lodge overnight.

• After your delicious breakfast at 8:00 am, you will start the walk to the waterfalls, with stunning views down to the plains that create an awesome sense of adventure and curiosity.
• You will reach the Chebonet Waterfalls, the second-highest waterfall after the stunning Sipi Falls, which is 100 meters high compared with the 94-meter Chebonet Waterfalls.
• The hanging valleys on both sides of the escarpment offer scenic, pictorial views and cool breezes from the plains.
• The winding trails passing through the community give you a tranquil adventure and make you feel at home away from home. After 3-4 hours of this unique and exciting experience at Sipi Falls, your guide will take you back to the hotel, and then you will start the journey towards Kidepo Valley National Park. For this day, you will stay in Moroto town, closer to Kidepo Park.

Accommodation: Karatunga Guest House.

• Visit a traditional Karamajong village, called a Manyatta. Then continue to the Karamoja historic museum. In the afternoon, travel to the very end of the Karamoja region, to the town of Kaabong. You are now in one of the most remote places in Uganda. You will sleep in a budget hotel in Kaabong.

Accommodation: Kaabong Resort Hotel

• Climb Mount Morungole to meet the Ik people, one of the smallest ethnic groups in Uganda. The Ik language is a Nilo-Saharan language. The Ik people lived in Kidepo Park before it was created. You will hear their story and learn more about their life during the evening. Stay with them around the campfire, or hike Mount Morungole and return to the hotel in the evening.

Accommodation: Kaabong Resort Hotel.

• Climb down Mount Morungole and head to Kidepo. You will spend the rest of the day on a great game drive and sleep in budget accommodation inside the park at Kidepo Savannah Lodge - Safari Tent.

• Enjoy your second day of game driving in Kidepo Valley National Park. You will sleep inside the park again at Kidepo Savannah Lodge - Safari Tent and enjoy the quiet abundance of wildlife and the stunning views of the park.

• On this day, you will meet your guide at the hotel at 8:00 am and start the journey to Murchison Falls through the amazing and beautiful landscapes of northeastern Uganda, arriving in the afternoon. You may choose to do an evening game drive in Murchison Falls National Park or relax at the hotel.

Overnight is at Tilenga Safari Lodge, Bwana Tembo Safari Camp, or Red Chilli Rest Camp.

• If you sleep in the southern part of the park, at 6:00 am you will cross over the bridge to the north bank of the Nile, taking along a packed breakfast from Red Chilli Rest Camp, for a 5-hour game drive around Common Wealthy Track, Victoria, Research 1, and Research 11, which stretch between the Victoria and Albert Niles and down to the Nile-Lake Albert Delta.
• Most of the park's game and birdlife can be seen from here. We cannot guarantee that you will see all the animals, but because you spend a good amount of time in the park on the game drive, you are likely to see a lot of wildlife. At 11:00 am, cross back to the south bank and have a hot lunch at Red Chilli Rest Camp.
• At 2:00 pm, depart for a 3-hour boat cruise along the Victoria Nile to the base of the Falls. Along the way, you will observe a wide variety of birds and wildlife, including numerous hippos and crocodiles, as well as breathtaking scenery.
• Cold beverages are available during the boat tour at your own cost. You will arrive at Big Falls at 4:00 pm and then take a guided walk around the thunderous Murchison Falls. A mini-hike to view the sister falls, Uhuru, which was created in 1962 when the river burst its banks, is optional.
• At 5:00 pm, your driver-guide will meet you at the falls and take you back to the hotel.

• Enjoy an early morning breakfast. Then meet your driver-guide and hit the road to Entebbe or Kampala via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking. You will arrive at the sanctuary at 9:00 am, be briefed, and set off at 9:30 am for tracking.
• You will spend 2 hours there and return at 12:30 pm, then proceed to Kabalega Dinner Restaurant for an early lunch. After lunch, continue to Entebbe town via Kampala.

Overnight is at Vivia Guest House or Blue Monkey.

• Depending on your flight time, your driver-guide will be available to transfer you to the airport for your flight back home.