10 Days Of Wild Wonder: Best Of Uganda Small-Group Safari

To further accelerate this Uganda safari, you will have an early morning game drive towards the northern river bank in search of Cape buffalo, elephants, boho reedbucks, lions, Rothschild’s giraffes, hyenas, hartebeests, waterbucks, oribi, bushbucks, and if lucky, leopards. Return to the lodge for relaxation till you take your lunch. After lunch, you’ll go for a boat cruise to the bottom of Murchison Falls. This boat trip along the Nile is the highlight of a tour to Murchison Falls National Park and is so fascinating. It allows you to have a close and personal interaction with the animals. With over about 4,000 hippos reported to be along this stretch of the river and numerous Nile crocodiles and a birdlife stunning with brightly colored kingfishers and bee-eaters dwelling along the riverbanks, you are assured of a great adventure.On your lucky day, you may see the rare shoebill-a cross between the dodo and a dinosaur. The boat cruises you to the base of the falls to further your impression of the falls and the Nile at large. You settle for your overnight

Early in the morning after breakfast, embark on the transfer to Kibale National Park 285 km about 5 hours’ drive driving through rural landscapes of Hoima and Kagadi before approaching Kyenjojo in the afternoon. You will pass through scenic tea plantations and carpeting rolling hills on the way to Fort Portal where you will have lunch.From Fort Portal, you will drive through dense forests to Kibale Park. On arrival, you will check into your lodge and spend the evening at leisure. Alternatively, you can go explore the crater region to see the beautiful numerous small lakes if time allows and you are also up for it. The lunch stop is made in Fort Portal and you arrive in Kibale Area in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

After breakfast early in the morning go to the ranger station in Kibale National Park at 08.00 am for a briefing before tracking the habituated chimps. These beautiful apes − more closely related to humans than any other living creature are a great adventure watching as they squabble and jump from tree to tree. This forest is home to over 13 primate species including the red Colobus monkey, bushbabies, the rare L’Hoest monkey, black-faced vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, grey mangabey, pottos, plus baboons. Birders have close to 335 species recorded to watch including the endemic Prirogrines ground thrush. The shady forest trails offer much delight to botanists and butterfly lovers, the forest elephant, smaller and hairier than the savannah one, moves seasonally into the developed part of the park and other mammals including the giant forest hog, buffalo and antelope species like duiker are all that will spice your Uganda safari adventure.Right after the encounter, you will embark on the transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park driving past the Rwenzori Mountains with impressive magical sights before arriving in Queen Elizabeth NP in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Have an early morning game drive to spot the early risers such as the elusive leopards and spotted hyenas. The game drive also offers you possible views of lions, Buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, spotted hyenas, and Uganda Kobs among others. After the game drive return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch after which you gather at Mweya jetty for an afternoon boat trip along the Kazinga channel to have a likely close look at hippos and crocodiles. The banks of the channel are also home to many bird species including the saddle-billed stork, the pink-backed pelicans, the pied, and malachite kingfishers among others.From the 2-hour activity, you can undertake a game drive along the channel track in the Mweya peninsular to spot more game before retiring for dinner and overnight.

After early morning breakfast, embark on your transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park via Ishasha Sector in the south of Queen Elizabeth National Park. In Ishasha, you search for tree-climbing lions that tend to lie on the fig tree branches in the daytime. Settle for lunch in Ishasha and continue on the drive to arrive in Bwindi in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

After a heavy early breakfast but with a packed lunch, you will transfer to the park headquarters in the respective region where your gorilla permit is located for a briefing before embarking on your gorilla trek at 8:30 am. Park guides will after take you through the thick buttress root tree forest plus undergrowth- tracking the gorillas. This 2 – 8 hour Gorilla trek requires a reasonable degree of fitness and a pair of jungle shoes. Once tracked, interaction with the gorillas as you listen to them grumble as well as taking photographs with them takes only 1 hour. It’s important to note that there are only about 880 of these beautiful apes left in the world most of them over 400 are fortunately found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You retreat from the activity and connect to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

After an early morning breakfast, drive to Bunyonyi traversing the Kigezi Highlands commonly referred to as the “Switzerland of Africa”. Upon arrival, you embark on the wooden engine boat cruise exploring the calm waters of Lake Bunyonyi – the second deepest lake in Africa intercepted by counts of 29 Islands some of which are inhabited. You disembark your boat to explore (community walk) some of the Islands and their communities including the Batwa populations with their rich heritage not forgetting the Bakiga natives. The traditions including the food preparation, dances and performances, and other stories make your encounter rewarding. Retreat to the lodge for relaxation and overnight.

Early in the morning after breakfast, transfer to Lake Mburo N.P 199km about 4 hour's drive making a lunch stop en route at Igongo Cultural Center 12km from Mbarara town.Proceed to Lake Mburo National Park for an evening boat cruise on arrival or a game drive if preferred. Whichever you choose, you have an opportunity to encounter a range of wildlife including the Nile crocodiles and Hippos not forgetting birds like African fish eagles. Settle for dinner and overnight.

After your early morning breakfast, you will undertake a nature walk-the most interesting game walks in the country that will expose you to various species of primates, birds, antelopes like elands, waterbucks, Impala, Topis, Bushbuck, Klipspringer among others, buffaloes, Rothschild giraffe, Burchell’s Zebra, warthogs among other species not forgetting the beautiful savannah landscape dotted with great acacia. Retreat from the activity and embark on the transfer to Kampala 240km about a 3 – 4 hours’ drive making a stop at Uganda Equator crossing Kayabwe for magical photo shoots where one leg can be placed in the north sphere and the other remains in the south. It is also an impressive site for purchasing memorabilia to take back home as a remembrance of this safari in Uganda. End of the 10-Day Uganda Wildlife Sighting and Primates Safari.