Uganda’s Best Safari

Day 1
Meet and greet at Entebbe International Airport by Africa Pride cheery Guide who will warmly welcome you and facilitate seamless arrival formalities. After transferring to your hotel you will be given a briefing about your safari. You are advised to have money changed this day. To get to know Kampala, you can visit some of the landmarks in town with the help of our driver/guide. Overnight at Serena or Africana Hotel. BB

Day 2
After early morning breakfast drive northwest through the famous Luwero Triangle and Masindi Town to Murchison Falls National Park, arriving in time for lunch. In the afternoon visit the top of the Falls where you can see the Nile’s beauty perfected! Marvel at the Nile, compressing from up to one km squeezed through a 7-metre canyon dropping 150 metres with a thunderous roar, creating a beautiful rainbow. Marvel at ‘The Murchison Falls’ and enjoy the sunset as you return to the lodge. Enjoy the superb comfort and service of Paraa Safari Lodge or Nile Safari Camp. FB

Day 3
Early morning game drive on the northern bank. Expect to spot elephant, lion if lucky, cape buffalo, Roth child’s giraffe, hartebeest, waterbuck, oribi, bushbuck, bohor reed buck, hyena and if extremely lucky, the leopard. After lunch, go for a launch cruise upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls stopping just tens of meters from the ‘Devil’s Cauldron’, marvel at the pleasurable hippos, crocodiles and over the 17km stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck and Uganda Kob. This is also the zone of many bird species like the goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican, bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. After taking shorts of the photogenic Murchison Falls, return to Paraa Lodge or Nile Safari Camp for dinner and overnight stay. FB

Day 4
All day drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal through the countryside and pass traditional homesteads and farms. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled ‘Mountains of the Moon’. The drive takes approximately 8 hours. Dinner and overnight at Ataco Country Resort or Rwenzori View Guest House. FB

Day 5
Depart early after breakfast for the hot springs and cap the day in the pygmy villages located near the Ituri Rainforest. The visit to the villages has proven to be an interesting cultural experience. The guide will have lunch arranged for you to be served as a picnic while you experience the "real Africa". Afternoon transfer to Fort Portal and arrive this evening at Ataco Country Resort or Rwenzori View Guest House for dinner and overnight. FB

Day 6
After breakfast we visit Kibale Forest National Park, with the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. Enjoy a guided nature walk in the tropical rainforest in search of the wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys and many others. After lunch we explore the Crater Lake region, which has many crater lakes. Later, sit back and relax as you let a traditional dancing group entertain you. Dinner and overnight at Ataco Country Resort or Rwenzori View Guest House. FB

Day 7
Proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park following the mystical Rwenzori Mountain Range. With a game drive enroute coupled with luck, w shall be able to view lion and leopard; we shall also be able to see the elephant, buffalo, hyena and a variety of antelope species. Enjoy the unique 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel connecting the George and Edward lakes. This launch passes through possibly the highest concentration of hippos and some crocodiles in the park and it also offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching with many migratory species and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous, with well over 550 resident species. Dinner and overnight at Jacana or Mweya Safari Lodge. FB

Day 8
Queen Elizabeth National Park’s diverse eco-system of grassy plains, tropical forest, rivers, swamps, lakes and volcanic craters is home to an incredible abundance of wildlife. Have an early morning Game drive where you have an opportunity to view the massive Rwenzori as backdrop, which provides excellent opportunities to see lion, leopard, giant forest hog, cape buffalo, elephant, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kob, topi and bushbuck. These two game drives and the boat trip (taken prior) are memorable experience which let you discover a vast array of Ugandan wildlife. After stretching our legs, we visit the bat cave and hunters cave where we take a close look at the bats, rock python and forest cobras. The same walk will provide a chance of seeing birds, primates, tree species etc. Dinner and overnight at Jacana or Mweya Safari Lodge. FB

Day 9
Drive through the ‘Switzerland of Africa area known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads to Bwindi through the Ishasha sector where you will have an opportunity to see the tree climbing lions. Dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Forest Camp or Lake Kitandara tented camp. FB

Day 10
Early morning entry into the gorilla sanctuary which is spectacular afro montane/rainforest. It offers a dramatic, steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. Mammals recorded include the endangered Mt. Gorilla, rare golden monkey, buffalo, elephant, black-fronted duiker, bushbuck, leopard, giant forest hog and others. This park is best known for the fascinating gorillas. The time taken and the terrain varies according to the movements of the marvelous primates. The thrill of spending time and observing the gorillas is a rare moving, awesome and exciting adventure. The gorilla is a shy and peaceful animal and it is an unforgettable experience to watch and photograph them as they interact. Dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Forest Camp or Lake Kitandara tented camp. FB

Day 11
As an option, participants can have a guided nature walk in Bwindi and choose from one of the 5 trails or the New Village trail. After a rigorous day at Bwindi, most clients will welcome some relaxing moments on the shores of this peaceful lake. The options here are birding, cycling, swimming or canoeing. Dinner and overnight at Bushara Island Camp. FB

Day 12
After breakfast, we proceed for morning excursions on lake Bunyonyi and the surrounding islands then later we drive to Lake Mburo National Park. A game drive enroute to Mantana might enable us see the zebras, topis, elephants, elands, impalas, buffaloes etc. Dinner and overnight at Mantana luxury tented camp or Rwonyo Resr Camp. FB

Day 13
After an early morning breakfast, we shall have a game drive as we prepare to transfer to Kampala, then to Jinja where we shall have our dinner and overnight at Nile Resort Jinja.

Day 14
City tour (depending on flight time) and departure
Today we shall have to visit places including the Bujagali Falls, the Source of the Mighty Nile and a number of fishing villages. After this we transfer to Kampala for partial city tour and time allowing we shall go for shopping then later taken to the airport for your flight back home.