12-Day Explore Uganda Safari Luxury Tour

On arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by your guide will transfer you to your Hotel for dinner and overnight as you wait for the following day's adventure as mentioned below to participate in all the activities in the following days.

Main Destination: Entebbe (City)
Accommodation: Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Your driver/guide will pick you up from your location. After briefing you about the journey, you set off and drive northwest through the Luwero Triangle and arrive at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. On this 70 square kilometre woodland south of Kafu River, you will undertake a rhino tracking activity. This is one of the most exciting wildlife activities on offer anywhere in Uganda, not to worry, white rhinos are not generally aggressive to people. After this activity, you will drive to Kabalega Resort for lunch and later continue to Murchison Falls National Park. Enter through Kichambanyobo or Tangi gate.

Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Best Time To VisitDecember to February (Easier to spot animals)
High SeasonJune to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best WeatherJune and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
• Chimpanzee: Occasional
• Elephant: Common
• Giraffe: Common
• Buffalo: Common
• Hippo: Abundant
• Lion: Occasional
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Go for an early morning game drive. This is a beautiful drive across Borassus Palm Forest and grassland savannah down to Lake Albert where the Albert Nile heads north. In the afternoon, go for a boat ride up the Nile to Murchison Falls, where ‘the park derives its name. Enjoy these spectacular falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7-meter gap, and at the bottom bask Huge Nile Crocodiles. You have an option to climb the cliffs, to the top of the falls revealing another starting side of these falls.

Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Wake up on a heavy breakfast, depart for Kibale Forest National Park along the way you shall pass several tea plantations; having packed lunch en-route. Kibale Forest is the large protected block of rainforest, which has about 13 species of primates, such as Chimpanzees, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Red Tailed monkey and Red Colobus.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To VisitDecember to February and June to July
High SeasonJune to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best WeatherJune to July and December to February (Least rain)
Wildlife in Kibale NP
• ChimpanzeeCommon
• Elephant: Occasional
• Buffalo: Occasional
• Leopard: Very Rare
• Hippo: Rare
• Lion: Rare to None
Accommodation: Turaco Treetops Mid-range lodge bordering Kibale NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

You will go for Chimp tracking and enjoy a wonderful forest experience of trekking. In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity for a guided walk through Bigodi swamp. Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is managed by the Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental organization formed in 1992 with the aim of achieving social and economic development for local communities. This swamp is a home to approximately 137 bird species and it’s also rich in vegetation, such as wild palms, polita figs and the dominant papyrus.
Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Turaco Treetops
• Mid-range lodge bordering Kibale NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

You will wake up on a heavy breakfast drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will cross the Equator as well as have a chance to view quite a number of games as you enter the park with a evening game drive proceed to your lodge relax as u wait for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Best Time To VisitJanuary to February and June to July (Dry seasons)
High SeasonJune to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best WeatherJune to July and January to February (Less rainfall)
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
• Chimpanzee: Occasional
• Elephant: Common
• Lion: Common
• Buffalo: Common
• Hippo: Abundant
• Leopard: Occasional
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

You will have an Early Morning Game Drive, and an afternoon boat ride on Kazinga channel. Queen Elizabeth boasts one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park or reserve in the world, from the open Savannah to rain Forest, dense Papyrus Swamps and Crater Lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward. Set against the park’s magnificent vistas include dozens of craters carved dramatically into rolling green hills, panoramic views of the Kazinga channel with its banks lined with hippos, buffalos and elephants.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge Luxury lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

After breakfast, you will move to the Ishasha sector of the Queen Elizabeth National Park which is famous for the tree-climbing lions lounging in the tree branches keeping a close eye on the herds of Uganda kob, their favourite prey. It is also home to many buffalo, elephants as well as the rare shoebill.

You will have lunch at one of the best Uganda wildlife safari lodges in this part of the park, and then drive south to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. En route, you will see the great countryside and bamboo forest and have great views of the scenic landscape characteristic of the western Rift Valley. You will arrive in the late afternoon and retire to your booked lodge for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
• Gorilla: Common
• Chimpanzee: Rare
• Elephant: Rare
• White Rhino: None
• Black Rhino: None
• Lion: None
Accommodation: Mahogany Springs Lodge Luxury lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

After breakfast, you will go to Gorilla Trekking. Gorilla Trekking is a captivating and unforgettable experience which more than repays the effort needed to reach Bwindi and trek through the forest. Gorilla trekking can last from a few hours to the whole day depending on where the gorillas were left the previous day. In the afternoon, take a village walk where you have an opportunity to visit a pygmy Community. Alternatively, take a nature walk in the Forest (optional) and visit the amazing Muyaga waterfalls set in the middle of this Tropical rain forest to view birds and primates along the Forest edge.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation: Mahogany Springs Lodge Luxury lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Proceed to Lake Mburo National Park which is located in extensively rich Acacia woodland. The National Park is made up of a mixture of habitats ranging from dry hillsides, rocky outcrops, bushy thickets, and open wooded savannas to forest lakes and swamps. You will have a game drive on your way in.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Best Time To VisitJune to August and December to February
High SeasonJune to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best WeatherJune, July and January to February (Little rainfall)
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
• Buffalo: Common
• Zebra: Common
• Hippo: Common
• Giraffe: Occasional
• Leopard: Occasional
• Hyena: Occasional
Accommodation: Kigambira Safari Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Lake Mburo NP
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Have a morning guided nature walk into the wild, and return to the Hotel for a hearty breakfast. The Park is home to Elands, Zebras, Impalas, Warthogs, Buffalos, Hippos, Oribi Reed bucks, Hyena, Leopards and a few Lions. After lunch, you will have a boat trip to Lake Mburo.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Kigambira Safari Lodge Luxury lodge located inside Lake Mburo NP
Meals & Drinks:
• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Set off for Kampala with a stopover at the equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in 2 hemispheres at the same time and take some photos.
You will arrive in Kampala in the late afternoon and either be transferred to the airport for your departure, or to the hotel of your booking.

Main Destination: Entebbe (City)
Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.