5 days best wildlife experience in Uganda

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Pick up and Transfer to Kibale forest National Park
1 stop
1
Our driver guide will pick you up at the airport or hotel and drive you through the countryside, enjoying the remarkable landscapes, and traditional homes while you catch a glimpse of the different beautiful landscapes and attractions. Have a stopover for lunch in Fort portal town, Uganda's tourism capital later proceed to Nyakasura to start your walk of the Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru Caves, where you will visit the caves and the waterfall after a short walk. Later continue your guided tour to Lake Kigere where you will climb up to a small hill from which you will have a nice view of not only Lake Kigere but also Lake Saaka as well as Lake Nyabikere Craters. You will also have an incredible view of the Rwenzori Mountains National Park in the backdrop. Later proceed to your Lodge for Overnight
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Chimpanzee Trekking & Bigodi walk
2 stops
2
Wake up early and report to the ranger station to start tracking chimpanzees in the forest, this will enable you to view other primates like the colobus monkeys, Mangabeys, baboons, Bushbabies and many more. You will move with a guide who will make your walk informative, productive, and enjoyable. He will provide information on both flora and fauna.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
3
In the afternoon Accompanied by a guide, you will follow the forest trails to go for a walk in search for different types of birds and rare fauna and flora in the Bigodi Swamp area Known as a bird-watching sanctuary, The swamp is home to 138 bird species which may be seen during guided walks along the boardwalk trail and viewing platforms. These could include the White-spotted Flufftail, Yellow-spotted Barbet, Hairy-breasted Barbet, Yellow-billed Barbet, Western Nicator, Grey-winged Robin-chat, White-tailed Ant-thrush, Brown-backed Scrub-robin, Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Superb Sunbird, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Bocage’s Bush-shrike, Black Bishop, White-breasted Negrofinch and Black-crowned Waxbill among others.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Drive from Kibale Forest National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park
2 stops
4
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Drive from Kibale Forest National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park After breakfast, we depart by road proceeding to Queen Elizabeth National Park as you go through the spectacular landscape characterized with open grasslands, the Rift valley Escarpment, and various woodlands driving through the lush hills of the Park with a game of the Crater drive through the volcanic craters on a 24 km drive through a scenic cluster of extinct volcanic craters filled with lakes forests and Savannah.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
5
Visit the Katwe Salt Lake and see communities and how they are producing salt through old evaporation methods. Later proceed to the lodge for dinner and overnight
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Morning Game drive and afternoon Boat safari
2 stops
6
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Begin your day with an early breakfast and your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for an adventurous game drive along the Kasenyi trail for great opportunities of seeing various animals like water bucks, Uganda Kobs, elephants, buffaloes, lions, warthogs as well as a variety of bird species.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Kazinga Channel
After lunch you will drive to the landing site near the luxury Mweya safari lodge for an interesting boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water channel that joins Lake George and Lake Edward. During the scheduled boat cruise which starts at 2:00pm, you will be able to enjoy stunning views of the beautiful scenery, landscape, view animals like elephants, warthogs, buffaloes, waterbucks at a close range drinking water along the banks, view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, aquatic birds like herons, fish eagles, kingfishers, hornbills, cormorants, bee-eaters among other. After the boat cruise which takes about 2 hours, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Departure to Kampala with a stop at the Uganda Equator in Kayabwe
2 stops
8
Kampala
After a relaxed breakfast on the last day of your safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to Kampala.
7 hours • Admission ticket free
9
Green Equator Masaka Rd
On the way, you will have a stopover in Mbarara town for lunch and another stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe to buy souvenirs and take photos. From the Equator you will continue the journey to Kampala arriving early evening upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop you off at any place of convenience.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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