7 Days Budget Uganda Wildlife Safaris, Gorilla Trekking & Hiking

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival – Entebbe
2 stops
1
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by a Sankofa Afrika's representative and transferred to Hotel No. 5 and check in to your home for the first night in Uganda. Lunch is on own account..
5 hours • Admission ticket included
2
Nestled in the leafy suburbs of Entebbe, Hotel No.5 is a stylish boutique hotel. Luxurious rooms open onto the garden and swimming pool, providing an intimate and tranquil setting. Unwind beside the swimming pool, pamper yourself with a spa treatment, or work up a sweat in the gym. A flavoursome dining experience, paired to an international wine list is served with an attentive guest experience. Hotel No 5 is the perfect choice for a restful stay in this bustling city.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
1 stop
3
Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast you shall be welcomed by a guide/driver of Sankofa Afrika Safaris, who will brief you about the trip, later embark on the road to Murchison falls national park via luwelo, have stopover at luwelo for fruit buying, later check in Zziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking, after have lunch and check in the park.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Game drive and boat cruise
1 stop
4
Murchison Falls National Park
On this day you'll have an early morning breakfast and set off for the morning game drive. Here, you will also have a chance to see some of the interesting wildlife species that call the park home including elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, bushbucks, waterbucks, giraffes, and warthogs among others, after you will then return to the lodge for lunch and an afternoon Nile boat cruise to spot the Nile crocodiles, hippos as well as unique bird species that will take your breath away. Also, the phenomenal appearance of the waterfalls will blow your mind and make you wish to spend more time in the park. After the cruise, you will then head back to the lodge and relax.
7 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Transfer to kibale national Park
1 stop
5
Kibale National Park
After your breakfast, you will check out of the safari lodge to embark on your drive to Kibale Forest National Park. Your journey will certainly involve trans-versing through the magnificent Albertine Escarpments and enjoying the views of the cool countryside. Eventually, you'll have lunch in Hoima and arrive at Kibale National Park in the evening.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national Park
1 stop
6
Kibale National Park
Have breakfast in the morning, you will go to the park headquarters at Kanyanchu Visitor Center at 7:00 am for a pre-tracking briefing before entering the jungles of Kibale Forest to search for mankind’s closest relatives once the chimps are seen you are given 1 hour to watch them, expect to see several primate species including the red-tailed monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, and olive baboons among others as well as birds, butterflies, and tree species of interest. Return to the lodge for lunch and shortly check out before starting your journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the afternoon. Meanwhile, you will be able to view the glamorous ranges of the mountains of the moon.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Game drive and boat cruise at Queen Elizabeth National Park
1 stop
7
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have an early morning breakfast before heading for a game drive through the Kasenyi Plains where you are likely to spot the Uganda kobs, Elephants, buffaloes, bushbucks, Defassa waterbucks and warthogs in add this park is a home to 612 bird species, after the drive you'll head back to the lodge for lunch as you prepare to go for the boat cruise on Kazinga Channel where hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, and Uganda Kobs, as well as bird species like Kingfishers and African fish eagle, can be spotted.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable
1 stop
8
You'll have breakfast and check out of the lodge heading to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda’s mountain gorillas’ capital) through the spectacular savannah grasslands of Queen Elizabeth National Park. And the small towns of Uganda, have lunch stop over on the way, later check in the lodge.
5 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 8
Gorilla trekking and community walk
1 stop
9
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Have an early breakfast and proceed to the park headquarters for a pre-tracking briefing at 7:00 am. Later embark in the jungles to track the adorable mountain gorillas in their natural habitat characterized by thick forests covered by mist. Once sighted, you will be required to spend only one hour with the allocated gorilla family while studying their behavior and taking photos then proceed to the lodge to relax. Suppose time allows or in case you are still energetic you will continue for a cultural walk to Batwa villages to be immersed in their ancient lifestyles and be entertained by their traditional dances.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 9
Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for a night and Transfer to Kampala for Departure
1 stop
10
Kampala
You will wake up to a cup of coffee or tea and embark on the game drive conducted through varying landscapes (rocky outcrops, acacia woodland, and hillsides among others). Here you will get the chance to see a variety of wildlife species including the zebras, giraffes, impalas, topis, elands, waterbucks, bushbucks in addition to the bird species that call the park home. After the drive we shall continue to Kampala/ Entebbe. Here marks the end of our trip, thank you for choosing Sankofa Afrika Safaris.
5 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

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