Safari Day by Day of the 10 days Uganda Wildlife Safari

Day 1 of the 10 days Uganda Wildlife Safari: Pick Up From The Airport

You will receive a warm welcome by a representative from Mega Wild safaris and be transferred to your hotel after which you will be briefed about your safari.

Depending on the time of arrival you are advised to have your money changed this day. You will enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

Overnight Stay Luxury Lake Victoria Serena Midrange Cassia Lodge

• Day 2 of the 10 days Uganda Wildlife Safari: Transfer to Murchison Falls NP

Depart early morning for Murchison Falls National park via the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will have the opportunity to trek the Rhinos.

The sanctuary houses Uganda’s Rhino reintroduction project. There are 9 white rhinos and tracking is done on foot and takes about 1 and half hours. Continue to Masindi Town for lunch and later drive to Murchison Falls National Park.

Overnight Stay Luxury Hotel Chobe/Luxury Nile Safari Lodge Midrange Murchison River/Pakuba Safari Lodge Budget Red Chilli Rest Camp

• Day 3 of the 10 days Uganda Wildlife Safari: Morning Game Drive, Boat Ride and Hike To The Falls

Embark on a game drive early morning on the northern bank of the River Nile. Expect to view elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, different species of antelope and many tropical birds during the game drive.

The guide will help you spot elephant, lion, cape buffalo, Roth child’s giraffe, hartebeest, waterbuck, oribi, bushbuck, bohor reed buck, hyena and if you are lucky, the leopard.

After lunch, go for a boat ride upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls where you will see the River Nile said to be the 2nd longest river in the world, crushing through a narrow gorge and forming the magnificent Murchison falls.

You will also view the hippos and crocodiles. You may also spot many birds like goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork.

After the boat safari you will hike to the top of the falls. From here you will have a wonderful view and fantastic photo opportunities.

Overnight Stay Luxury Hotel Chobe/Luxury Nile Safari Lodge Midrange Murchison River/Pakuba Safari Lodge Budget Red Chilli Rest Camp

• Day 4 of the 10 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safaris Tour: Transfer to Kibale National Park

Departure for Kibale Forest National Park after your morning breakfast driving south via Hoima.

You will enjoy the scenic features of tea plantations in Fort Portal. You will have a stopover in Fort Portal for Lunch enroute. Then you drive one more hour to the lodge after lunch.

Overnight Stay Luxury Hotel Ndali/Primates Safari Lodge Midrange Chimps Nest/Kibale Safari Lodge Budget Hotel Nyinabulitwa country resort

• Day 5 of the 10 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safaris Tour: Full Day at Kibale National Park

After breakfast we visit Kibale Forest National Park. The park boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including the chimpanzees with approximately 5,000 chimpanzees living in the wild in Uganda. The park is most famous of its 13 species of primates is the Chimpanzee.

It is also a home of species like the rare I’Hoest’s monkey, the black and white Colobus, Blue monkey, Grey cheeked mangabey, Red tailed monkey and the Olive baboon among others. The walk takes 2-3 hours.

After lunch go for Bigodi swamp walk where you may see a variety of bird species and other smaller mammals.

Overnight Stay Luxury Hotel Ndali/Primates Safari Lodge Midrange Chimps Nest/Kibale Safari Lodge Budget Hotel Nyinabulitwa country resort

• Day 6 of the 10 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safaris Tour: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Departure for Queen Elizabeth National Park in the morning where you’ll spot the ranges of Mt. Rwenzori enroute. As you go through the game park you may spot some animals like the Elephant, Buffaloes, bushbucks, and Uganda Kob, Antelopes, Warthogs, among others.

After lunch enjoy the unique 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. It is a 42kms channel that joins Lake Edward and Lake George.

The boat ride offers an excellent platform for photography along which you will encounter several hippos, crocodiles, elephants and over 500 bird species.

Overnight Stay Luxury Hotel Mweya Safari Lodge Midrange Kingfisher/Baboon Safari Lodge Budget Pumba Safari Cottages

• Day 7 of the 10 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safaris Tour: Full Day at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Have an early morning Game drive where you may have an opportunity to see the lion, leopard, giant forest hog, Cape buffalo, elephant, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kob, topi and bushbuck among others.

In the afternoon you will be transferred to Ishasha sector in search of tree climbing lions.

Overnight Stay Luxury Hotel Mweya Safari Lodge Midrange Kingfisher/Baboon Safari Lodge Budget Pumba Safari Cottages

• Day 8 of the 10 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safaris Tour: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Have another morning game drive through the park and thereafter proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest passing through the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads. You will enjoy the beautiful scenery of Kigezi terraced hills enroute.

Overnight Stay Luxury Hotel Mahogany Springs Safari Lodge Midrange Silverback lodge /Buhoma community Rest Camp Budget Hotel Bwindi Guest House

• Day 9 of the 10 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safaris Tour: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National park

After breakfast, transfer to the park Headquarters in which you will be briefed about gorilla trekking. Bwindi National Park is renowned for its impressive mountain gorillas, although it is unpredictable for how long you will track before finding them since it all depends on their movement.

You will set out with a packed lunch and enough drinking water, and you are advised to wear strong comfortable boots plus a light rain-jacket since the weather in Bwindi Impenetrable forest is highly unpredictable.

You will be availed with Walking sticks by the park rangers. Visitors are allowed to spend only one hour with the gorillas for the purpose of conservation. The ranger guide will brief you on how to conduct yourself while in the presence of the gentle giants.

In the evening, proceed to the village for a cultural walk to interact with the local people and participate in captivating traditional performances.

Overnight Stay Luxury Hotel Mahogany Springs Safari Lodge Midrange Silverback lodge /Buhoma community Rest Camp Budget Hotel Bwindi Guest House

• Day 10 of the 10 Days Wildlife Safari in Uganda Gorilla Trekking Safaris Tour: Departure for Kampala

You will depart for Kampala after breakfast and have an opportunity to take pictures at the equator enroute.

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