The best of Uganda 10 days and 09 Nights

At your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by our company guide and transfer to Hotel for dinner and overnight. Accommodation Options:

Budget. Cycads Guest House / Karibu Guest House / Airport Guest House. Mid-Range: Admas Grand Hotel / Imperial Hotel Entebbe / k Hotel. Luxury. Protea Hotel Entebbe / Hotel Number 5 / Lake Victoria Serena Hotel.

After an early morning breakfast, transfer towards the north of the country, en route we visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a nature walk and lunch. After continue to Murchison Falls National Park, arrival and depending on time available we may visit the top of the falls or do it the following day. Accommodation Options:

Budget: Herritage Safari Lodge / Bwana Tembo Safari Lodge / Global Village Guest House.  Mid-Range: Pakuba Safari Lodge / Twiga Safari Lodge / Bamboo Village Lodge. Luxury: Nile Safari Lodge / Para Safari Lodge / Papas Camp Lodge.

Murchison Falls National Park, located in the north-western part of Uganda, is the country's largest national park, covering about 3,893 square kilometres. It is renowned for its breath-taking landscapes, incredible wildlife, and the famous Murchison Falls, which lie on the Victoria Nile River. The park is part of the larger Murchison Falls Conservation Area, which also includes protected areas like the Bugungu and Karuma Wildlife Reserves.

Established in 1952, Murchison Falls National Park has become a top destination for wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, and adventure seekers alike. The park's rich biodiversity includes elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, and numerous species of antelopes. Additionally, it's a paradise for birdwatchers, with over 450 bird species, including the rare shoebill stork.

Early morning breakfast and morning photographic game drive in Murchison Falls National Park in search of animals like lions, buffalos, Uganda kob, waterbuck and bush buck etc. Return to lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, we do a boat excursion to the base of the water falls. This is an excellent time spot animals like crocodiles, hippopotamus, elephants many bird species and reptiles. Accommodation Options:

Budget: Herritage Safari Lodge / Bwana Tembo Safari Lodge / Global Village Guest House.  Mid-Range: Pakuba Safari Lodge / Twiga Safari Lodge / Bamboo Village Lodge. Luxury: Nile Safari Lodge / Para Safari Lodge / Papas Camp Lodge.

Note: Sometimes due to availability, the boat excursion can be done in the morning, afternoon or evening.

After breakfast, short transfer to Budongo Forest for chimpanzee trekking. Budongo Forest is a tropical rainforest located in western Uganda, covering an area of about 825 square kilometers (about 318 square miles). The forest provides a natural habitat for chimpanzees along with various other species of mammals, birds, and plants. Lunch en route and continue to Hoima. In the evening optional community walk in Bugoma.  Accommodation Options:

Mid-Range: Bugoma Jungle Lodge / Kikonko Lodge.

After breakfast, transfer towards the western part of Uganda towards Fortportal, lunch en route in a local restaurant. Various stopovers are inlcuided en route, in the evening arrival and refreshment at Hotel.

The distance from Budongo to Kasese is about 220km and takes about 4 hours. Accommodation Options:

Budget: Kazinga Channel Resort / Tembo Safari Lodge.  Mid-Range: Enganzi Safari Lodge / Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge /. Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge / Jacana Safari Safari Lodge / Elephant Plains Lodge.

Breakfast and early-morning photographic game drive in the Northern part of Queen Elizabeth National park, return to lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, we do the magnificent boat excursion along Kazinga Channel, this offers us another opportunity to view wild animals as they graze along the banks of the channel. Accommodation Options:

Budget: Kazinga Channel Resort / Tembo Safari Lodge.  Mid-Range: Enganzi Safari Lodge / Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge /. Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge / Jacana Safari Safari Lodge / Elephant Plains Lodge.

Queen Elizabeth National Park, located in southwestern Uganda, is one of the country's most popular and diverse wildlife reserves. It spans over 1,978 square kilometers and is known for its stunning landscapes, including savannahs, wetlands, and tropical forests.

The park is home to a variety of wildlife, including elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippos, and a wide range of bird species.

After breakfast, transfer through Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi impenetrable forest. Lunch en route in Ishasha. The duration of the transfer depends on the location / sector of the gorilla permits, free evening at lodge.  Accommodation Options.

Budget: Noels Cottages Lodge / Bakiga Lodge. Mid-Range: Ichumbi lodge / Agandi Lodge / Lake Mulehe Lodge/ Rushaga Gorilla camp.  Luxury. Buhoma Lodge / Kiho Lodge / Nkuringo Safari Lodge.

After an early morning breakfast, we go for gorilla trekking, starting with the briefing from the rangers at 0800 hours. It is necessary to take packed lunch, surgical masks, hiking boats. After trekking and debrief return to lodge for dinner and overnight. Accommodation Options:

Budget: Noels Cottages Lodge / Bakiga Lodge. Mid-Range: Ichumbi lodge / Agandi Lodge / Lake Mulehe Lodge/ Rushaga Gorilla camp.  Luxury. Buhoma Lodge / Kiho Lodge / Nkuringo Safari Lodge.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is located in southwestern Uganda, near the borders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is one of the most biologically diverse and ecologically significant rainforests in the world, covering about 321 square kilometres of rugged terrain.

 It is home to approximately half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas, making it a prime destination for gorilla trekking. In addition to gorillas, Bwindi is rich in wildlife, including other primates, birds, reptiles, and a variety of plant species, many of which are endemic to the region.

Gorilla Trekking can be carried out in one of the allocated sectors Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga y Nkuringo. It is also advisable to take a porter for only USD 20.

Please see below for gorilla trekking rules and regulations.

Breakfast transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, lunch en route in Mbarara and an evening game drive in the park. Dinner and overnight in Hotel. Optional: Night game drive in Lake Mburo National Park. Accommodation Options:

Budget: Hyena Hill Lodge Mid-Range: Kigarama Wilderness Lodge / Rwakobo Rock Lodge.  Luxury: Mihingo Lodge.

Lake Mburo National Park is Uganda’s smallest National Park Located in Kiruhura District near Mbarara City only 240km from Kampala, a perfect stopover from Bwindi Impenetrable.

It's a home to 350 bird species as well as zebras, impalas, elands, buffalos, oribi, leopard, hippo, hyena, topi. Lake Mburo is a perfect destination for game drives and a birding paradise.

After breakfast, depending on the departure flights for today, we can do a short morning game drive and also a nature walk in the park. Return to lodge for lunch.  After return to Entebbe.

Note: The distance from Lake Mburo National Park to Entebbe is 250km and approximated drive time is 4 hours.

 For this night, no hotel is booked in Entebbe.