14 Days Uganda Wildlife safari
The 14 days Uganda Wildlife Safari is an exceptional tour that starts from Kampala and ends in Kigali Rwanda. The safari will take you to Jinja for white water rafting and also to the most visited savannah destinations that is Murchison Falls National Park which is famously known for harbouring the most powerful waterfall in Africa and Queen Elizabeth national park where you will view different animals like elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos, rhinos, waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda kobs, Jackson’s hartebeest among others during the game drives and boat cruise. The 14 days Uganda wildlife safari will also take you to Kibale forest national park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park where you will be able to spend one hour with the chimpanzees, golden monkeys and endangered mountain gorillas in their natural environment.
Highlights of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to the hotel in Entebbe
Day 2: Transfer to Jinja-source of the Nile boat cruise
Day 3: White water rating
Day 4: Transfer to Murchison falls national Park-Rhino tracking
Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 6: Transfer to Kibale forest national park
Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Day 8: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 9: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 10: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 11: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 12: Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Day 13: Golden monkey trekking
Day 14: Departure to Kigali
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe
Depending on your location in Entebbe on the first day of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then transfer to the hotel in Entebbe for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Transfer to Jinja-source of the Nile boat cruise
On day 2 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the hotel to transfer to Jinja. On the way, you will pass via Mabira Forest, and Sezibwa Falls and upon arrival you will have lunch. After lunch, you will go for an interesting boat cruise to the source of the Nile where after you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: White water rafting
After breakfast on day 3 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for the adventurous white water rafting experience with an experienced guide. White water rafting takes almost a whole day and has different grades which range from grade 1 to grade 5. After the experience, you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast on day 4 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Murchison Falls National Park. The journey takes about 5 to 6 hours’ drive and on the way you will have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking and then continue the journey with another stopover for en-route lunch. After lunch, you will proceed to Murchison Falls National Park and upon arrival in the park you will drive directly to the top of the falls where you will have breath-taking views of the waterfalls, scenery, and animals among others. From the top of the falls you will drive to check in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Morning game drive and boat cruise to the bottom of the falls
Morning game drive,
After an early breakfast on day 5 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, warthogs, giraffes, Uganda kobs grazing in the savannah plains with due, view predators like hyenas, lions, leopards among others before going back to their hiding areas, view different birds among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for lunch.
Boat cruise,
After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls which starts at Paraa jetty landing site and takes about 2 to 3 hours. During the boat cruise you will be able to view large concentrations of hippos and crocodiles in water, view animals like elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, and antelopes along the water banks, and view water bird species like fish eagle, kingfishers, and cormorants among others. After the boat cruise, you will return back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast on day 6 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kibale National Park in western Uganda. The journey takes about 6 to 7 hours’ drive and on the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy stunning views of the traditional homesteads, local people, beautiful scenery, views of the Rwenzori Mountains, crater lakes, tea plantations among others. Upon arrival in the park you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Chimpanzee trekking,
After an early breakfast on day 7 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing you will be allocated a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide who is conversant with trekking trails. Chimpanzee trekking is an interesting activity that starts at 8:00 am and takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food, especially during the dry season. During trekking, you will be able to see other primates, view some bird species, plants species among others. Once the chimpanzees are found you will be able to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn about their behaviors, and habits, watch them feed, play, fight, hunt, mate, take photos and record the moments. After the one hour with the chimpanzees, you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide and return back to the lodge for lunch.
Bigodi swamp walk
After lunch, you will relax at the lodge and later go for an interesting nature walk in Bigodi swamp where you will get a chance to view different bird species, primates, animals like sitatungas, plant and tree species among others. After the swamp walk, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 8: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park-afternoon game drive
On day 8 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. On the way you will enjoy great views of the crater lakes, and tea plantations and upon arrival you will check into the lodge for lunch where after you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park where you will be able to spot different animals including elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, warthogs, bushbucks, lions, leopards among others. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Morning game drive/Lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise
Game drive
After an early breakfast on day 9 of the 14 days Uganda safari, you will meet up with your driver guide to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to view animals like elephants, lions, leopards, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, bushbucks, warthogs, giant forest hogs, bird species among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for lunch.
Boat cruise,
After lunch you will go for an amazing boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel a water body that connects Lake George and Lake Edward. The scheduled boat cruise starts at 2:00 pm and takes about 2 to 3 hours, during the boat cruise you will be able to cruise near a large concentration of hippos and crocodiles in the water, animals like elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs on the shores of the lake, bird species, view fishermen preparing their fishing gears among others. After the boat cruise, you will drive to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 10: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
On day 10 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park in south western part of Uganda. On the way, you will have en-route lunch and then continue with the journey to Bwindi forest national park. Upon arrival in the park you will check into the lodge, have dinner and overnight.
Day 11: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Gorilla trekking,
After an early breakfast on day 11 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will carry packed lunch and meet up with your driver to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations of gorilla trekking. Gorilla trekking takes about 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on where the gorillas are located. During trekking, you will have views of colorful bird species, animals, primates, plant and tree species among others. Once the mountain gorillas are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural environment which gives you an opportunity to watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, breastfeeding, playing, ask questions, learn more about their behaviors, habits, take photos and take pictures.
After the encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas, you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and then meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 12: Transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
After a relaxed breakfast on day 12 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with our driver guide to transfer to Mgahinga gorilla national park. Upon arrival, you will connect to your lodge for lunch where after you will spend the rest of the day at leisure or engage in optional activities like the Batwa cultural tour. Dinner and overnight.
Day 13: Golden monkey trekking
On day 13 of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will have breakfast, carry a packed lunch, and meet up with your driver to transfer to the park headquarters for Golden Monkey trekking briefing. After the briefing, you will start trekking in the forest which takes about 30 minutes to 5 hours or even more depending on where the golden monkeys are located. Once the golden monkeys are located, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you a chance to watch them carry out their daily activities, take photos, and record the breath-taking moments among others.
After the one hour with the golden monkeys, you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide and return back to the lodge for evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
Day 14: Departure to Kigali
After a relaxed breakfast on the last day of the 14 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kigali. On the way, you will have an en-route lunch and enjoy stunning views of the rolling hills, and traditional homesteads among others. Upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Kigali International Airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of advice.
End of 14 days Uganda wildlife safari
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Golden monkey permit
- Rhino tracking
- Top of falls
- Park entrance fees/game drives
- Boat cruise fees
- Lion tracking experience
- All activities included in the itinerary
- An English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Pick up and drop off
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled water
Tour excludes
- Air flight tickets
- Visas
- personal insurance
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, cigarettes, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others
