10 Days Best of Uganda safari
This 10 Days Best of Uganda Safari takes you on a round trip to some of the most iconic tourist destinations in the “Pearl of Africa.” During these 10 days Uganda safari, you will be visiting Mabamba Swamp, where you will get to see the prehistoric Shoebill stork bird and then drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking before proceeding to Murchison Falls National Park where you will get to witness the world’s most powerful waterfalls. During this safari, you will also track chimpanzees in Kibale National Park and mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Highlights for 10 Days Best of Uganda Safari
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe
Day 2: Birding at Mabamba swamp
Day 3: Transfer to Murchison falls national park
Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 5: Transfer to Kibale national park
Day 6: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 7: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 9: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 10: Transfer Back to Kampala/Entebbe and Departure
Detailed itinerary for 10 Days Best of Uganda Safari.
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to a hotel in Entebbe
Depending on your arrival time at Entebbe international airport on day 1 of the safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then transfer to a hotel in Entebbe for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Birding at Mabamba swamp
After breakfast on the second day of the safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the hotel and transfer to Mabamba swamp for birding, where you will be able to spot different bird species including the shoebill stork, swamp flycatcher among others. After the swamp tour, you will return to the hotel for lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure, dinner and overnight as above.
Day 3: Transfer to Murchison falls national park
After breakfast on day 3 of the 10 days best of Uganda safari, our driver guide will pick you up from the hotel to start the journey to Murchison Falls National Park which is the largest national park in Uganda. 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 where after you will continue the journey with another stopover for en-route lunch. After lunch you will proceed to Murchison falls national park and upon arrival you will drive directly to the top of the falls where you will be able to view the waterfall, enjoy water splashes among others. From the waterfall, you will drive to check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
After an early breakfast on day 4 of the 10 days best of Uganda safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be rewarded with stunning views of animals like giraffes, buffaloes, elephants, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, lions, leopards, warthogs, Jackson’s hartebeest among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will be able to view animals like elephants, antelopes, buffaloes which will be drinking water along the shores, view hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view aquatic bird species like hornbills, cormorants, king fishers, bee-eaters, fish eagles among others. After the interesting boat cruise you will return back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight as above.
Day 5: Transfer to Kibale national park
After breakfast on day 5 of the 10 days best of Uganda safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to start the journey to Kibale forest national park, which is located in western Uganda. It’s a whole day journey and on the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy stunning views of the beautiful scenery, landscape, tea plantation, Rwenzori Mountains, views of the crater lakes among others. Upon arrival in Kibale national park, you will continue to check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
After an early breakfast on day 6 of the 10 days best of Uganda safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to transfer to the Kanyachu park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing you will start trekking in the forest in search of chimpanzees. Trekking of chimpanzees in Kibale National Park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located and during trekking you will be rewarded with views of other primates, different bird species among others. Once the chimpanzees are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their environment which helps you to watch them feed, play, fight, hunt, rest, observe their behaviors, take photos and record videos. After the one hour encounter with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is the second largest national park in Uganda. On the way you will enjoy spectacular views of the scenery, landscape and upon arrival in the park you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
After an early breakfast on day 7 of the 10 days best of Uganda safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you will be able to spot different animals like elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, Uganda kobs, waterbucks which will be grazing in open savannah plains, view predators like lions, leopards, hyenas which will be looking for a morning hunt, view bird species among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch you will go for an interesting boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water channel that connect lake Edward and lake George where you will be able to view large herds of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, view buffaloes, elephants, warthogs, waterbucks drinking water along the shores, view water birds like hornbills, cormorants, fish eagles, king fisher’s among others. After the boat ride you will return to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight as above.
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
On day 8 of the 10 days best of Uganda safari, you will enjoy a relaxed breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. On the way you will have a stopover in Ishasha sector where you will be able to view the famous tree climbing lions which will be lazily lying up in acacia/ fig tree branches if you are lucky. After the game drive in Ishasha sector you will have lunch and then continue the journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
After an early breakfast on day 9 of the 10 days best of Uganda safari, you will carry packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a gorilla trekking briefing. After the briefing you will start trekking in the jungle in search of the mountain gorillas which takes about 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on where the gorillas are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking you will be able to view other primate species, different birds, plants among others and once the mountain gorillas are found, you will be able to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to observe their behaviors, watch them carry out their daily activities, take photos and record videos.
After the one hour encounter with the gentle giants you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be rewarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and then meet up with your driver guide to either return to the lodge for relaxation or go for an Optional Batwa cultural tour where you will be able to interact with the Batwa, learn about their culture, tradition, way of living, visit their homesteads, listen to their ancient stories, enjoy their traditional performances among others. After the cultural tour, you will return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above
Day 10: Transfer Back to Kampala/Entebbe and Departure
On the last day of your safari, you will embark on your return journey to Kampala with a brief stopover for lunch in Mbarara town. Upon your arrival in Kampala in the evening, you can have the driver drop you off at a hotel of your choice or proceed to Entebbe international airport if you have a late-night flight out of Uganda. We hope to see you again on your next adventure to East Africa!
End of your 10 Days Best of Uganda Safari!
