These 21 days are going to be spent visiting tourist destinations like Jinja and you will take part in adventurous activities like Bungee jumping and water rafting, head to the Sipi falls and enjoy the breathtaking scenery.
Travel to
Murchison falls via the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to have a look at the Rhinos.
Also, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive in Ishasha for
lion tracking and a boat cruise on Kazinga channel, reach Kibale National Park
for chimpanzee trekking and a nature walk in Bigodi swamp, also Bwindi
impenetrable national Park is included on your Safari the popular tourist
destination because of homing the mountain gorillas and then connect to
Mgahinga for a cultural encounter and golden monkey trekking.
Head to Lake
Mburo national Park then Lake Bunyonyi to have a look at its blue waters and 29
islands and your tour will end with a city tour in Kampala.
Detailed
Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrival in Entebbe
When you land
at the airport in Entebbe, the company representative will welcome you and
immediately brief you and then drive to the hotel of your booking in Kampala
Day 2: Travel
to Jinja
The day will
begin with a delicious breakfast in the morning later on drive to the Eastern
part of Uganda enjoying seeing tea and sugarcane plantations along the way,
locals among others. During the colonial time, this city was an industrial town
and you will have alot to look at including the source of the longest river in
the world the River Nile. Have a stop at Mabira forest to look out for
some birds and primates.
Day 3: Bungee
jumping and white water rafting
Starting with
breakfast in the morning Bungee jumping will follow, Bungee jumping in jinja is
one of the adventurous activities carried out here and when you take part try
it for the first time, you will want to do it more and more. A rope will be
tied around your waist and legs then left to swing from the top to the water
then the boat will pick you up from there.
Water rafting
will follow after your lunch in the afternoon and you will enjoy it without any
regret.
Day 4: Sipi
falls hiking experience
Have
breakfast in the morning then head for a nature walk to view the falls which
originate from Mt. Elgon. Other things to look out for are; coffee and
sugarcane plantations, caves and other amazing nature.
Day 5: Road
trip to Murchison falls via the Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
Having
enjoyed breakfast at the lodge, start your drive to Murchison falls national
park the largest of all the national parks in Uganda it comes to the most
powerful waterfalls in the whole world and has a stop at the Ziwa Rhino
sanctuary Have a look at the rhinos in the swamps hiding away from the sunshine
then embark on your drive Murchison.
Day 6: Boat
cruise and hiking to the top of the falls
Enjoy your
breakfast in the morning then drive to where a boat cruise starts you will meet
a ranger guide who will brief you and then lead you throughout the whole
session. It will be a three-hour trip from Paraa to the Fajao Gorge which is
the oldest and most popular excursion. Residents of water like hippos, and
crocodiles, will be seen even elephants and buffaloes.
In the
evening hike to the top of the falls and feel the thunder made by the water.
Day 7: Drive
to Queen Elizabeth National park
Wake up on
this relaxing day, be served breakfast then check out and drive to Queen
Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda. This park is one of the savanna
parks and checks out for a lot while on a game drive and boat cruise in this
Park.
Day 8:
Morning Boat cruise and Ishasha game drive
You are going
to do a game drive on the Kazinga channel which is a river connecting the two
lakes of George and Edward. Hippos well lined on the river banks will be looked
at, crocodiles are also available for you to see, water birds like kingfishers
among others will also be spotted on shores of this river, elephants and
buffaloes also can be seen. Return to the lodge for lunch then head for an
evening game drive layer on in the Ishasha sector.
Ishasha
sector is where the rare tree-climbing lions speed their lifetime you are going
to carry out your game drive and have a look at them resting in the trees as
they are waiting for their time to go and hunt and other animals to look out
for are topis and other antelope species that lions normally hunt for food.
Return to the lodge.
Day 9: Road
trip to Kibale National Park and Bigodi nature walk
After having
breakfast in the morning, start on your road trip to the primate capital of the
world which is Kibale. Upon arrival, head for a nature walk in Bigodi swamp
which is one of a kind with alot for you to see like birds including great blue
turacos, Ross turacos, parrots, weavers and several more. Primates like
red-tailed monkeys, black and white, and red colobus are seen. Move to the
lodge.
Day 10:
Chimpanzee trekking
With
breakfast in the morning, drive to the Kanyanchu visitor centre where
chimpanzee trekking is done from. When you arrive there, you will be briefed by
the Park wardens and then lead by an expert ranger guide to the rainforest of
Kibale to search for chimpanzees.
Meanwhile, as
you are searching for chimpanzees, you will be looking at other primates like
red-tailed monkeys, red colobus, and black and white colobus monkeys among the
13 primates found in Kibale.
When you come
into contact with one of the Chimpanzee family, one hour of watching them will
be given to you. Trek back to the headquarters meet your driver guide then
travel back to the lodge. Don’t forget to pack lunch.
Day 11: Drive
to Bwindi impenetrable national Park
On this day,
wake up to an early breakfast then pack your luggage and check out from the
lodge and start on your drive to Bwindi impenetrable national Park in the
southwestern region of the country Uganda, this Park is home to half of the
remaining population of mountain gorillas and on your way to the park enjoy
seeing the high lands of Kisoro, the locals and several more beautiful
creatures. Check-in at the lodge.
Day 12:
Mountain gorilla trekking
Today on your
gorilla trekking day in Bwindi, you are going to wake up as early as an early
bird have a heavy breakfast then get your packed lunch from the lodge and then
drive to the park headquarters for a briefing before you head for trekking in
the forest. You may wonder the reason why you need to carry packed lunch from
the lodge is that the gorilla trekking experience can even last for the whole
day so you have to enjoy your lunch from the forest.
After being
briefed by the Park offices, you will be divided into a group of 8 people
because that is the recommended number of people that are allowed to do
trekking per day. Immediately staff to search for one of the gorilla family and
when you finally come to see it, you will only be allowed to remain in its
presence for only one hour, take photos, watch them do their everyday work and
after the trek back to the offices than to the lodge.
Day 13:
Mgahinga gorilla national Park and Batwa trail
Have a warm
breakfast then drive off from Bwindi impenetrable national Park to the extreme
southwestern part of Uganda where Mgahinga gorilla national Park lies. This
park is as well referred to as where gold meets silver because mountain
gorillas and golden monkeys live in this Park, check-in in at the hotel and
have lunch and head for the Batwa trail experience.
While on your
Batwa trail experience, you are going to be led by a Twa guide to the forest
where the Batwa before being transferred to the outskirts of the forest lived.
You are going to see how they used to hunt animals for meat, make fire and
several more this will give you the real history of Batwa.
Day 14:
Golden monkey drive to Lake Mburo
Enjoy
breakfast in the morning then drive to the park headquarters for a briefing
about the rules followed when trekking golden monkeys. Trekking these monkeys
is yet another amazing experience that every traveller wants to take part in
you are going to be led to the forest by a park ranger guide to search for them
in the forest and when you find one group of golden monkeys the contact time is
one hour. Embark on your drive to the lodge for lunch then later on drive to
lake Mburo national Park the smallest of all the national parks we are having
in Uganda. Upon arrival, check-in at the lodge.
Day 15:
Horseback ride and night drive
Wake up in
the morning, have breakfast then head to the Eastern part of the park which is
explored on a horse ride and it is operated by Mihingo lodge. Alot will be seen
like zebras, warthogs, buffaloes and several antelope family species not
forgetting several birds including the endemic species.
Late in the
night, enjoy a night drive in the Park and bushbabies, common pottos even
sometimes predators like leopards, and lions can rarely be seen.
Day 16: Drive
to lake Bunyonyi
You are going
to drive and connect to lake Bunyonyi today after enjoying breakfast. Lake
Bunyonyi is one of the second largest lakes in Africa located between the
Kisoro and Kabale districts. This lake is having 29 islands and alot of
activities are carried out on it and you will also take part in some.
Day 17- 18:
At Lake Bunyonyi
These two
days are going to be spent on this lake as you explore the islands and take
part in some other activities. Among the islands you will visit include;
Akampene Island also known as Punishment island and where the girls who were
pregnant still in the father’s house were thrown, Bushara, Kyahugye, Bwama and
Bucuranuka islands can be visited on a boat ride.
Hang out with
the Bakiga in their community to learn more about their lifestyle and culture,
if you like Birding, you are not going to be disappointed because there are
alot of birds available for you to add to your checklist.
Day 19: Drive
to Kampala
Having had
your breakfast, carry your luggage and drive to Kampala the capital city of
Uganda and the entertainment city of East Africa. The drive will only take you
a 5 hours’ drive from Bunyonyi to Kampala and have a stopover at the equator
for photographic moments to continue with the journey to Kampala. You will
enjoy your picnic lunch on the way.
Day 20: City
tour
On this
relaxing day, wake up at the hotel enjoy breakfast and set off for a city tour,
visit religious places like the Uganda Martyrs shrine in Namugongo, Rubaga
cathedral with beautiful aches and buttresses, Namirembe cathedral and the
national mosque among others. Also visit the local Markets, local shops and
several more.
Day 21:
Departure
Wake up in
the morning have breakfast then drive to Entebbe international airport for your
flight back to your home country.