Jungleescape Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Transfer to Lake Mburo national park

Transfer to Lake Mburo national park

After an early breakfast at 8:30 am, you will drive to Lake Mburo National Park and arrive in the afternoon. Have lunch and relaxation and later go for a nature walk in the park with a ranger. The walk will enable you to see giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, Impalas, waterbucks, pumba, zebras, elands all these will furnish your visit with pride. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Rwakobo Rock.

Main Destination:
Lake Mburo National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to August (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to August and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
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LionNone
Accommodation:
Rwakobo Rock Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest

Start the day with breakfast and go for morning game drive in the park. Later embark on the journey to Bwindi forest. Lunch will be served in the way. You will arrive in Bwindi in the evening. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to rare mountain gorillas and a variety of primates including the blue and red-tailed monkeys. The forest itself is lush and green and there are streams running through it. You will stay overnight at Gorilla Mist Camp.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

Accommodation:
Bakiga Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Gorilla tracking experience and community visit

Gorilla tracking experience and community visit

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest is the major highlight of the visit Uganda safaris tour. You will set off early with guides after breakfast at 7:00 am to track the Uganda gorillas. The thrill of your encounter will wipe out the difficulties of the potentially laborious trek. Come in jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Use the time to watch the gorillas go about their activities. Each gorilla encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy to the extremes when adults are feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters play and swing from vines in a pleasantly good-humored show. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a magnificent green swaddle of dense rainforest, so ancient that survived the last ice age. After the trek, return to the lodge for relaxation and later in the evening, visit the community where you will meet the Batwa(Pygmies) and other groups of women. Return to the lodge and overnight at Bakiga Lodge.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Bakiga Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park via Ishasha for tree climbing lions

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park via Ishasha for tree climbing lions

You will have breakfast and at 8:30 am drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park viewing the magical DR Congo vilunga ranges and Vilunga national park. Go for a game drive in Ishasha looking for tree climbing Lions and on a lucky day, you will be able to sight them in a tree. Spend few minutes while taking pictures and proceed to the Northern side of Queen Elizabeth national park. Check into your lodge and later for a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. You will sport a variety of animals including elephants, crodiles, buffaloes, a variety of birds including the King Fisher. Return to the lodge for relaxation and overnight at Aardvark Safari Lodge.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
LeopardOccasional
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Aardvark Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 5

Game and evening game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park

Game and evening game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park

You will have breakfast early in the morning and at 8:00 am with your packed lunch, go for a game drive to catch up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts and you will most likely meet grazing hippos, elephants and lions, spotted hyenas, bush bucks, water bucks, stripped jackals, comical warthogs and the fierce leopards. Return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch. Later in the evening, go for an evening game drive to catch up with what you missed in the morning. After the game drive, return to the lodge for relaxation and dinner. Overnight at Aardvark Safari Lodge.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Aardvark Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 6

Transfer to Kibale Forest national park

Transfer to Kibale Forest national park

Start the day with Breakfast and transfer to Kibale Forest national park through the magic mountains of Mountain Rwenzori and beautiful crater lakes reaching the lodge for lunch. You may visit the community and different women groups weaving and coffee making plus the banana man. Return to the lodge for relaxation and dinner. Overnight at Kibale forest lodge. (Full board: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather January to February and June to July (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LionVery Rare
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 7

Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp walk

Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp walk

After an early breakfast at 8:00 am, you will report at Kanyanchu Tourist Centre where tourist activities begin and set out to track chimpanzees in the forest. The chance of viewing the chimps is over 90% but not a guarantee. Kibale National Park is one of the most beautiful and stunning forests in Uganda. This is the home of our closest living relatives the endangered chimpanzee, the threatened red Colobus monkey and the rare L’Hoests monkey. The forest also boasts of having one of the uppermost varieties and density of primates in Africa tallying up to 13 species including the black and white Colobus, blue monkeys, Grey-cheeked mangabeys, Red tailed monkeys and bush babies and Pottos. After lunch, you will visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, and enjoy a guided walk around Magombe Swamp which will present you with a chance to see a wide range of flora and fauna. Your overnight stay will be at Kibale Forest lodge.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 8

Transfer to Murchison falls national park

Transfer to Murchison falls national park

Have breakfast and after start the journey to Murchison falls national park through the city of Hoima. You will go through villages and small towns and different plantations. The countryside is beautiful to watch. Meeting different people along the way. Lunch will be served in the Oil city of Hoima and proceed to the lodge. Spend the whole evening relaxing at the swimming pool and later go for dinner. Overnight at Murchison River Lodge.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)

Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
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LeopardOccasional
ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Murchison River Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 9

Early morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Early morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

You will wake up early in the morning, have breakfast and at 8:00 am go for a game drive in search of unique African Savannah animals like the giraffes, antelopes, lions, elephants, and the Uganda kob. Birds are also in plenty with the eagle being one of the high-quality sightings and the rare shoebill. While enjoying your game drive, tell your guide to show you the Congo blue mountains, on a clear morning. You will go for lunch at 1:00 pm. After lunch, you will go for an evening launch cruise on the River Nile. This cruise will lead you to the bottom of the thundering falls where you will spot huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters, kingfishers, skimmers, fish eagles and sometimes the rare shoebill. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Murchison River Lodge.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Murchison River Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 10

Transfer to Kampala or Entebbe

Transfer to Kampala or Entebbe

You will have an early breakfast and at 8:30 am, start your drive to Kampala or Entebbe via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Reaching the Sanctuary, you will be welcomed by the rangers for a short briefing on the history of rhinos in Uganda and the different activities that take place such as the naming of the rhinos and after the briefing, you will drive to the starting point. You will walk a short distance to reach the rhinos where they gracing or resting. Spend some time with them while taking pictures and getting more information about these giant animals. Return to the camp, have lunch and continue the drive to Entebbe reaching in the evening. The guide will drop you at your booked hotel or airport. End of the 10 holiday safari with Gorillas and chimps.

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)

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.

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  • This tour is offered by Jungleescape Safaris , not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • This group tour requires a minimum of 2 people to run.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.