Entale African Safaris presents you a 10 days safari packages which unwraps Uganda’s best safari encounters. On this 10 Days Uganda Big Five, Chimpanzee Habituation and Gorilla Safari is highly guaranteed to sight the big fives in their jungles, track chimpanzee and trek the endangered mountain gorillas from their world’s capital. Uganda is the best country for both chimpanzee habituation and gorilla trekking safaris. This is a around circuit safari trip which starts right from Kampala going to Northern Uganda to Murchison Falls National Park, turn to western Uganda for Kibale National Park, and Queen Eliabeth National Park, to southwestern Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and goes back to Kampala.
The means of transportation is road using the land cruiser 4×4 safari vehicle and the accommodation is midrange lodges/hotels. Every day of the trip starts with breakfast, has lunch en-route and ends as planned in the detailed itinerary.
Trip summary
- Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe and transfer to Kampala
- Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
- Day 3: Explore Murchison Falls National Park
- Day 4: Transfer to Kibale National Park
- Day 5: Track chimpanzee Habituation
- Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 7: Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 9: Trek gorillas
- Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala
Activities
- Rhino tracking, game drives, boat cruise, visiting the top of the falls, chimpanzee habituation, Bigodi community, tree climbing tracking, gorilla trekking, and Batwa community cultural visit.
Destinations:
- Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, and Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation class:
- Midrange (standard luxury)
Transportation class:
- 4×4 land cruise with rooftop pop-up
Trip details
Day 1: Arrive at Entebbe and transfer to Kampala
Upon reaching Entebbe airport, Entale African Safari driver guide will be ready to receive you and transfer you to your booked hotel in Kampala. The driver will brief you on the all trip and leaves to rest at your hotel.
Accommodation: Mestil Hotel (half-board)
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
This morning enjoy the breakfast, and embark on a drive northward from Kampala transferring to Murchison Falls National Park. Along the drive will en-route to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track the only rhinos in their natural sanctuary in Uganda. The sanctuary is located Nakasongola about 2 hours of driving Kampala along Kampala-Gulu road. On your rhino tracking adventure will also sight several bird species, antelope species among others. Tracking can last for about 2 hours, and after the track with lunch en-route either within the sanctuary or at Kabalega dinner and continue with your drive to Murchison Falls National Park for also about 2 hours, reaching the park by evening hours, check-in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Sambya River Lodge half (full-board)
Day 3: Explore Murchison Falls National Park
Following morning breakfast, roll into your 4×4 safari car with open rooftop pop-up ready to stretch your neck for eye catching moments filled with thousands of wildlife sightings. On this safari game driving adventure at Murchison expect to rare cats both leopards and lions around the Pakuba tracks, elephants, buffalos and rhinos which were watched previously will mark it a Big-Five game drive. The drive can designed with scenic towers of giraffes, Jackson hartebeest, Uganda Kobs, Hippos, bushbuck, waterbucks, zebras, duikers and many more animals, birds insects and flora species. And the most interesting track continues to the delta which is the hub to many wildlife species at the park, among which are the shoebill stork. The game drive in most cases lasts for 3 hours, after you return to your lodge for lunch and refreshments.
Go for an afternoon Boat cruise along the Victoria Nile going to the bottom of the Murchison Waterfalls. The waterfalls are arguably considered to be the world’s most powerful waterfalls with huge rapid forcing into a narrow gorge of 7m wider and pour down at 45m forming fuming thunderous roar. The cruise is accompanied with a lot of amazing encounters like the scenic cliffs, vegetation varies, many land and aquatic animals seen at the bank of the river either relaxed, feeding or drawing water. The full trip of cruise is 3 hours going to the bottom of the waterfalls from Para and returning to Para docking center.
Accommodation: Sambya River Lodge half (full-board)
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale National Park
Morning breakfast, then check-out of your lodge and take a morning drive to the top of the Murchison waterfalls. It’s an amazing moment feeling the breezing roars of the waterfalls, taking photographs from different angles and maybe a small nature walks along the falls. The all experience can be around 1 and half hours to 2.
Then, embark on another long day drive transferring to Kibale National Park in western Uganda via Hoima and Fort Portal. This drive is about 4 to 5 hours and lunch is mainly possible when reached Fort Portal, and enjoy a moment in Fort Portal city. And in later evening hours, drive to Kibale National Park check-in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge (half-board)
Day 5: Chimpanzee Habituation
This early morning at around 6am, with packed breakfast will roll into the forest in the accompaniment of researcher and park ranger. Chimpanzee habituation is an activity done on wild chimpanzees for a period of not beyond 2years to make them familiar to human presence. This makes the apes stand with boldness for a close-up encounter with trackers. Chimpanzee habituation process need almost the full-day to undertake in a group limited to 4 visitors. The search to follow the chimpanzee can take about 30 minutes to 3 hours from the place where they had their previous night. Upon finding the chimpanzee, there are 4 hours in their presence following the apes wherever they are going.
Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge (half-board)
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
This morning take a nature walk through the Bigodi wetland searching for different primate species, many bird species, opportunity for forest mammals, and insects like butterflies. A nature walk to Bigodi wetland brings you to the breeding area for several primate species. There are chances of watching over 13 primate species, Bigodi is an extension of Kibale Park. The forest harboring various wildlife including several bird species, different monkeys, and other land mammals. The nature walk is mainly to watch some of the primate species like black and white calobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, baboons, the watching statunga antelopes and several bird species.
Afterwards will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park about 3 hours’ via Kasese at the foothills of Mt. Rwenzori ranges. Reaching the park, check-in at your lodge and rest for the next day.
Accommodation: Park View Safari Lodge (half-board)
Day 7: Explore Queen Elizabeth National Park
It’s great recommendation to take an early game drive with packed breakfast, and enjoy a bit at wildlife watch under the sun rising arrays. Expect a lot of mammals, bird species, some of the big fives mainly buffalos, elephants, lions and rarely leopards. Kaseny section is the best place to see wildlife at the park with a rich biodiversity. Some of the wildlife to watch include antelopes, warthogs, wild dogs, hippos, so many bird species among others. For about 3 hours the game drive goes through various driving tracks. The take a drive to Lake Katwe to encounters locals in salt mining afterwards return to your lodge for lunch.
Then, the afternoon boat launch at Kazing Channel an amazing adventures done on safari to Uganda. This boat launch is done on Kazing channel which is conduit of two small lakes Lake Edward and Lake Gorge. This boat launch is very amazing like there no other with a lot of pursuit including wild animals seen at the bank of the channel feeding, relaxing, and drawing water, a lot of aquatic life including hippos, crocodiles, monitor lizards and a number of bird species. For those interested in butterflies it’s a common adventure here. After for about 2 to 3 hours return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Park View Safari Lodge (full-board)
Day 8: Game Drive & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
This morning drive south of Queen Elizabeth National Park ‘Ishasha sector’, the drive is about 2hours reaching the location and will have an opportunity of watching tree climbing lions. Then will take a drive through various driving and on a good day, lions are found lousily relaxed under tree branches. The sector is a famous region in East African for hosting these amazing tree climbing lions.
Afterwards, with lunch en-route board to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and will reach the park in the evening hours and enter the park via Buhoma section, check-in at your lodge enjoy your dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Accommodation: Bwindi Forest Lodge (half-board)
Day 9: Trek gorillas and Batwa Community Visits
Early morning following the delicious breakfast, will drive to the starting point before 7:30am. Will be briefed and grouped 8 per group and be assigned to a habituated gorilla family, then under the lead of an armed ranger guide will start a search through the inflatable thick terrain of the forest. Well equipped, wearing long pants, jungle boots, carry at least 1 litter of drinking water and rain proof gears. Gorilla searching in the jungle can go from 30 minutes to 4 hours to find your assigned gorilla family and upon finding them you have an hour in their presence. Searching for the endangered giants.
After seeing the gorillas you will return to the starting point, enjoy your relaxed lunch and take a rest at your lodge. Then in the later afternoon hours will take a drive to the Batwa community for cultural entertainment. Afterwards will take a drive to Kabale to Lake Bunyonyi, check-in at your lodge and rest for the next day.
Accommodation: Bwindi Forest Lodge (half-board)
Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala
The last day of the trip, enjoy a relaxed picnic breakfast at your lodge, then still in morning hours will depart for another day of a long journey driving back to Kampala. There is one expected stopover at Mbarara for lunch, and will reach Kampala by evening hours. Drop off will be either at Entebbe International airport or to your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe.
Trip inclusive;
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- All trip fuel
- All meals and soft drinks
- Rhino tracking
- All Park entrances and activities
- Gorilla permits
- Chimpanzee habituation permits
- Accommodation
- Driver guide
Exclusive;
- Visa and air ticket
- Laundry
- All hard drinks
- Souvenirs
- Tips
- All international flights