15 Days Uganda Primates, Wildlife and Cultural Safari

15 Days Uganda Primates, Wildlife and Cultural Safari

Duration

15 Days

Tour Type

Private Tour

Group Size

1 - 10 People

Languages

English, French, Chinese, German,

This 15-day safari in Uganda, famously known as the “Pearl of Africa” offers a captivating blend of primates trekking (chimpanzees, golden monkeys, gorillas) and Savannah Safaris in
Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Mburo National Park.
For the birdwatchers, there are so many species to watch out for while on this trip, not forgetting
the elusive shoebill. Rafting on the Nile is not to be missed.

Come let’s enjoy the rich biodiversity and natural beauty that this country has to offer.

10 Days /9 Night

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport (EBB) and then transfer to hotel for overnight. Uganda, uniquely known as “the Pearl of Africa” is a nation of stunning greenery, deep lakes, soaring mountains and rich biodiversity.

Overnight at: Cassia lodge or similar.    Meal plan: Bed and Breakfast.

After an early breakfast, your guide will pick you from your hotel in Kampala and drive you around Kampala where you will tour the city and its religious attractions. These include;
Namugongo Martryrs Shrine: The Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Ugandan Martyrs who shed their blood because of the Christian faith
Gadhafi Mosque: this is the third biggest mosque in Africa and one of Col. Gaddafi’s legacy in Uganda
Visit the King’s Palace: Famously known as the “Lubiri Palace”, this is the first modern palace in Uganda.
Visit the art and crafts market in Kampala: You will get to visit one of the biggest crafts markets in Kampala. While here, you will get to buy some art, crafts and other souvenirs that will remind you of your visit to the Pearl of Africa
Later you will have lunch at a local restaurant; Kampala is a town full of culinary wonders. You will get to taste some of the eclectic cuisine of the region including Uganda’s local foods. The rest of the day is yours to relax and enjoy.
Later in the evening, you will get to enjoy cultural dance perfomances at Ndere centre.

Overnight at: Cassia lodge or similar.   Meal plan: Bed and Breakfast.

After breakfast, your adventure in Uganda begins by driving northwest towards Masindi and Murchison Falls National Park, which offers beautiful sceneries of grassland acacia savannah in the north and tropical forests in the south. You will stopover for a nature walk at the Ziwa Rhino sanctuary, the breeding project which saw the rebirth of the endangered white rhinos in Uganda.
You can see them closely while walking freely in the reserve which is their natural habitat. Other animals to watch out for include; the warthogs, water backs, bushbacks and kobs. Birds to watch out for include the rollers, buzzards, folks, vultures, weavers, hornbills, herons, tchagras, francolins, guineafowls, sandpipers, plovers, wagtails, shrikes, fiscal's, and many others. Lunch at a local restaurant and then Proceed to the Park. Upon reaching you will get to visit the
top of the Falls, this will give you a chance to view and see how water forces it's self into a
narrow gap of 8 meters and drops to a 45 meters that provides a magnificent views of the longest
river in the world. Check in to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Overnight at: Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar. Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast

After an early breakfast, you will start your day with a morning game drive, expecting to see animals like the Giraffes, Buffaloes , Elephants, Kobs, Oribis, Bushbacks, water backs, warthogs, Jacksons heart beests, heyners, leopards,lions, jackals, and many others animals. See birds like the slender billed weavers, yellow weavers, absynian ground hornbills, African
crowned hornbill, spar winged lapwing, kitliz's plover, Kori bustardd, violet backed weaver, red
necked spur fowl, helmeted guinea fowls, grey herons, little bea eaters, African plantain eater, little egrets, cattle egrets, pia piac, and many other birds. You will have lunch then later, embark on a boat cruise to the base of the falls, watching for hippos, crocodiles, elephants and birds on the river’s banks like the African fish eagles, African datas, little and great comorants, peid
Kingfishers, papyrus gonolek, different plovers, gulls, ducks and many others.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight
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Overnight at: Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar.   Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast

After your breakfast at the Lodge, you will visit the top of the falls then embark on a scenic drive to Kibale Forest Park, which is home to some 13 species of primates including the red colobus monkeys, chimpanzees and L'Hoest's monkeys as well as 70 mammal species. Not forgetting the bird species found in there which are over 300.

Overnight at: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or similar. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner

After breakfast at the lodge, you will go for Chimpanzee tracking along the network of forest trails. Seeing habituated chimps squabbling and swinging from the trees is an exhilarating experience. Later in the day, you will have the opportunity to visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary,
which is rich in bird species, vegetation, and wildlife. This is also a great opportunity to support
local tourism initiatives which benefit social and economic development in the area. Here we
expect to see birds including the most sought after Green –Breasted Pitta, Malimbe, herons, great blue turraco, white thighed hornbill,black and white casqued hornbill, scarlet chest sunbird, weavers, yellow bishops, red Bishop, African thrush, white eye, canary, whyders, pied wagtails, pyprus gonolek, different species of cockoos, red eyed Daves, Namaqua Dave.
We also expect to see primates like the l'ehost monkeys, red tailed monkeys, red colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, baboons, black and white colobus monkeys and many others.

Overnight at: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge or similar. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning, you will go for the Crater Lakes Hike: Formed by ancient volcanic activity, the crater lakes of Uganda are located near Fort Portal, and are a great hiking option. Typical hikes take you through local villages and tea plantations, to the base of several of these incredibly serene and beautiful lakes. With the Rwenzori Mountains in the background, this is by far one of Uganda’s most peaceful and extraordinary sights.
Later, you will transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to elephants, lions, hippos,
buffalo and baboons. You will take memorable pictures on the Equator monument. You will take
a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, 32 Kms long followed by a game drive. This water system
has the highest concentration of Hippos in the world and you will get quite close to them. See also crocodiles, buffalos and other game that drink from the channel, also marvel at the abundant ornitho-life that is supported here.

Overnight at: Twinlakes Safari Lodge or similar. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and dinner

Today you will go for a game drive then proceed to Ishasha, home to the famed tree climbing lions. The lions are located in the Southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National
Park, and are best seen in early hours of the morning. Have a game drive before stopping for lunch, and another game drive in the afternoon before dinner.

Overnight at Ishasha jungle lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Today you will have breakfast then continue into the western mountains, before reaching Bwindi
Impenetrable National Park and our gorilla-trekking base in the rain forest. The park, whose name references the dense forests it encompasses, is home to roughly half the world’s remaining
mountain gorillas. Though best known for its outstanding gorilla trekking, it also provides refuge
to chimpanzees, monkeys, elephants and various small antelope. Bwindi is also a top Uganda birding destination, with 23 of Uganda’s 24 Albertine Rift endemics, including threatened species such as African green broadbill and Shelley's crimson wing.

Overnight at: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge or similar. Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast

In the morning you enter the rain tropical forest of Bwindi for the gorilla safari. The activity starts at 8 am and you will follow the ranger guides in a group of maximum 8 people as you search for the habituated family of mountain gorillas, which was allocated according to the permits. Bwindi forest in Uganda has a population of about 420 gorillas, which is half the world population. It is not predictable the time you will spend to encounter the gorillas. You have one hour for observing the primates and their behaviours, while taking photographs. Ensure you take
the packed lunch and water with you in the bag and for this, you might need the support of available porters.
Later, you will go for the Batwa (pygmies) cultural experience. While here, you will learn of their ancient ways of living. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Overnight at: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge or similar. Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast

Have breakfast then head to the forest in search of the golden monkeys. These are a local
subspecies of the widespread skyes monkey, known as the “blue monkey”. Seeing these playful
and inquisitive monkeys leap from bamboo branches or frolicking on the forest floor is awesome. Then head to Lake bunyonyi for overnight. Lake Bunyonyi (“Place of many little birds”) is the perfect place to stop for a break. The serene lake is rumored to be the deepest in
Africa, reaching depths of 900 meters. The lake stretches around 25 km in length and 7 meters
wide, with 29 islands scattered throughout. Although it can be very tempting to just sit by the water and soak up the sun, there are many different activities available for one to engage in.

Overnight at: Arcadia Lodge or similar. Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast

After a heartily breakfast, you will go for a canoe boat ride on the Lake. You will get to visit some of the different islands including one where pregnant girls /women where taken as an isolating place for having gotten pregnant before marriage.
The adventure continues as you spend one night at Lake Mburo National Park. The 371 sq
km park is an extension of the Tanzanian Plains and has distinctly different fauna compared to other Ugandan parks. It is the best place in the country to see Eland Antelope, Zebra, Topi, Impala, and Acacia. The five lakes within the park attract hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of water birds, while fringing swamps hide black and yellow papyrus gonalek. Have a game drive then return to the lodge.

Overnight at: Rwakobo Rock or similar. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

This morning you will have breakfast and then go for a walking safari in the Park. You will see birds like the batluers, osprey, vultures, woodland Kingfishers, weavers, hornbills, herons, tchagras, francolins, guineafowls, sandpipers, plovers, starling, hornbills, herons,and other bird species. Later, proceed to Jinja having lunch enroute. You will stop at the Equator-where you will be able to stand in both hemispheres simultaneously arriving in Jinja for overnight.
Optional activities: Kayaking, Quad biking, Horse riding.

Overnight at: 2 Friends Hotel or similar. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

This morning after your breakfast, you will go for a half day rafting on the rapids and falls which is an adventure and a memorable experience on the Nile. Later in the day, you will have a guided boat cruise to the source of the Nile. The Nile River has its source in Jinja
where it starts and stretches northwards 4500 km through different African countries. After
the boat cruise, head to the Entebbe for overnight.

Overnight at: Admas Grand Hotel or similar. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

This day, you will head out to the Mabamba swamp, found on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. It is famed for the shoebill which is the most sought after bird by both the birding and non-birding tourists who are intrigued by its peculiar look and massive size. The wetland is also home to over 300 bird species. These include the Long-tailed Cormorant, Squacco Heron,
Yellow-billed Duck, Malachite Kingfisher, Long-toed Plover, Blue-headed Coucal and Blue-
breasted Bee-eater.

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