11 DAYS

10 NIGHTS

Uganda Luxury Experience

DJU15

Uganda

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Tour Overview

Explore the beauty of Uganda and experience the comfort of top lodges in spectacular destinations. The transfers are made with the domestic flights and private land cruisers.

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Safari Highlights

  • Visit bwindi
  • Visit kibale forest

DURATION : 11 DAYS

Safari Destination : Uganda

Safari Destination : ALL YEAR ROUND


Itinerary Details

Experiences off the beaten track.

Crafted for the bold + discerning.

Safari Day by Day details planned and crafted for you to help create ideas of what you want your adventure to be.

Day 1 – Entebbe

Bed and Breakfast

  • Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, our representative will take you to spend the night in a hotel, Protea Hotel Entebbe / Hotel Number 5. BB


Day 2 – Murchison Falls National Park

Full Board.

  • After breakfast, depart by private vehicle to Murchison Falls National Park. Murchison Falls is the largest in the country, traversed by the Nile until it reaches Lake Albert.
  • Optional supplement for the domestic flights.
  • Lunch en route.
  • Arrive by afternoon. The accommodation is located on the banks of the Nile River with a panoramic view of the river. Dinner and overnight, Nile Safari Lodge

Note: The trip is almost 7 hours and a distance of 350 km.

Supplement for the domestic flight from Entebbe to Murchison Falls (Pakuba / Bugungu Airstrip) depart at 13.00 arrival at 14.00 (Minimum Number of Passengers to operate this flight is 4 people)


Day 3 - Murchison Falls National Park.

Full Board.

  • After a cup of coffee, you will start a safari in your own car to explore the savannah, in the northern region of the Nile delta at Lake Albert. You can find elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, waterbucks, oribis, leopards, as well as spotted hyenas. The park has dense vegetation and offers a spectacular view. It is advisable to have your camera ready to take the best photos.
  • Return to your lodge for lunch.
  • In the afternoon you will do another safari, but this time by boat along the banks of the Nile where you will see hippos, crocodiles and a variety of birds such as the African goshawk- eagle, common pelican, a variety of kingfishers, the Nile goose.
  • Here they go followed by a hike to the top of Murchison Falls where the Nile passes through a very narrow canyon forming a spectacular and unforgettable waterfall.
  • Dinner and overnight at Nile Safari Lodge.


Day 4 - Kibale National Park

Full Board.

  • After breakfast drive to Kibale National Park, in the shadow of the Rwenzori, the largest mountain range in Africa. Optional supplement for the domestic flights.
  • Drive to the lodge in the Kasenda Crater Lakes area, one of the most spectacular sites in Uganda.
  • Lunch en route.
  • Dinner and overnight, Papaya Lodge.
  • Supplement KYANINGA LODGE / PRIMATES LODGE

Note: The trip is almost 7 hours and a distance of 350 km using the road.

Supplement for the domestic flight from Murchison Falls (Pakuba / Bugungu) to Kasese depart at 14.15 arrival at 15.15rf. (Minimum Number of Passengers to operate this flight is 4 people)


Day 5 – Kibale National Park Chimpanzee Trekking

Full board.

  • After breakfast, the day will start with a guided walk in the Kibale National Park to appreciate the tropical forest and find its main attraction: the chimpanzees in their home. Among the primates that you will find there are the black and white colobus, the red colobus monkey, the blue monkey.
  • Lunch at the lodge.
  • In the afternoon, we can organize a hike to see the crater lake sites.
  • Dinner and overnight at Kibale, Papaya Lodge.
  • Supplement KYANINGA LODGE / PRIMATES LODGE


Day 6 – Queen Elizabeth National Park

Full Board.

  • After breakfast, your journey continues to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
  • Lunch at your accommodation.
  • In the afternoon you will take a boat tour of the Mweya Peninsula on the Kazinga Channel, one of the most beautiful sites in Uganda for its concentration of jungle life and great photo opportunities. During this excursion you will see endemic bird species, as well as hippos, buffalo and elephants.
  • Return to the lodge, dinner and overnight at the Elephant Plains Lodge.

Note: The trip is 2 hours, through dirt and paved roads.

 

Day 7 – Bwindi Impenetrable

Full board.

  • After breakfast, transfer by private vehicle to Bwindi National Park. Optional supplement for the domestic flights.
  • Lunch en route.
  • Dinner and overnight at the Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Lodge
  • Supplement for CLOUDS MOUNTAIN GORILLA LODGE.

Note: The trip can be long, approximately 5 hours depending on the conditions of the roads and the location of the gorilla permits (180 km to Gorilla Forest Camp and 300 km to Clouds Lodge)

Supplement for the domestic flight from Kasese to Bwindi National Park (Kihihi or Kisoro) depart at 08.15 arrival at 09.15. (Minimum Number of Passengers to operate this flight is 2 people)


Day 8 – Trekking of mountain gorillas

Full board.

  • Very early breakfast and departure for the gorilla trekking. The activity will start at 8AM in the morning and with your ranger guide and a group of no more than eight people, you will meet the gorillas. You will be able to observe and enjoy the view of these gentle giants and take photos and videos. Do not forget to bring your picnic that the hotel will have prepared for you and water for the walk in your backpack. It is necessary to have the boots for the trekking, the raincoat or raincoat in your backpack. You can rent the porters of the park
  • The Bwindi Forest in Uganda contains a population of 460 gorillas which is half of the world's mountain gorillas according to the 2018 census, some families of which have become accustomed to receiving visitors.
  • Packed lunch.
  • Dinner and overnight at Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Lodge
  • Supplement for CLOUDS MOUNTAIN GORILLA LODGE.

Day 9 – Bwindi – Entebbe

Bed and Breakfast

  • After breakfast, transfer to Kihihi or Kisoro for domestic flight back to Entebbe (INCLUDED in the QUOTE) at 08.15am arriving at 11.25am.
  • Proceed to international flight transfer or for the extension to Jinja, Lemala Wildwaters Lodge.

EXTENSION TO SOURCE OF RIVER NILE JINJA 3 GIORNI - LEMALA WILDWATERS LODGE TOUR CODE DJU14


Day 9 – Entebbe – River Nile Jinja

Full Board.

  • Upon arrival at Entebbe Airport, pick by private vehicle and transfer to Jinja at Lemala Wildwaters Lodge. Located on roughly six hectares on Kalagala Island, Wildwaters Lodge lies on a unique private island mid-stream within the mighty River Nile.  It’s in a sublime location and only reached by boat which makes it a very adventurous place to stay (latest boat by 16). It is magically perched on granite rocks with dramatic and exciting rapids roaring all around.
  • Lunch in restaurant.
  • Dinner and overnight at Lemala Wildwaters Lodge.


Day 10 – River Nile Jinja

Full Board.

  • The day is free at leisure with some optional activities available (with a supplement): White water rafting on the river Nile; Bungee jumping; horse riding; family boat cruises on the Nile; cycling tours or guided walks. We also organize visiting the source of river Nile in Jinja if time allows.
  • Breakfast, lunch, dinner and overnight at Lemala Wildwaters Lodge.


Day 11 – River Nile Jinja - Entebbe

Bed and Breakfast

  • After breakfast, reserved to the transfer by private vehicle to Entebbe International Airport.

Sustainability Policies

  • We have a “water policy”: we don’t use plastic bottles, but cans of water to be refilled in the vehicles; please bring with you your bottle water.
  • Our tours are “carbon neutral”, whereby our carbon emissions are computed and compensated through the reforestation project Every 5 Acres.
  • Travelers can “plant a tree” in the reforestation project “One traveler, one tree, one forest” with KAFRED.
  • We support Association for Conservation of Bugoma Forest (ACBF – bugomaconservation.org) for developing eco-tourism and income generating activities in remote communities in Uganda and for the conservation efforts to protect Bugoma Forest Reserve.
  • We promote local typical products of Uganda and avail them under the brand “Jungle Taste”.
  • We use and avail cotton bags during the tour to reduce and avoid use of plastic bags while shopping.
  • We select the best eco-lodges with whom we partner for a more sustainable approach.

Safari/Trip Inclusions

- Airport transfers - Domestic flight Bwindi / Entebbe - Full board accommodation - Transport in a 4x4 Land Cruiser safari vehicle - English speaking driver guide - Entrance to the parks - Shared boat ride on the Murchison Falls & Kazinga cannel - Gorilla permits USD 800 - Chimpanzee permits USD 250

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