15-Days Soul of Uganda Adventure

During this 15-Days Soul of Uganda Adventure, you will visit; Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Kidepo Valley, Murchison Falls, Kibale, Semuliki, Queen Elizabeth, Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable & Lake Mburo National Parks. Activities you will participate in include; Mountains Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Golden Monkeys & Tree Climbing Lions Tracking, Game drives, Boat Safaris, Zebras adventure, Batwa Community visit, Canoe Ride at Lake Bunyonyi, Guided Walk in Nature among others. You will also stay in the best mid-range accommodations Uganda's National Parks has to offer.

Itinerary

Day 1: To Kitgum with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary:

Stop At: Ziwa Rhino Wildlife Ranch, Nakitoma, Uganda
On this day, you will have your breakfast & transfer to Kitgum with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track White Rhinos.

You will arrive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary at around 10:00 am and enter the territory of the southern white rhinos on foot where well-trained rangers will guide you through the bush to where the white rhinos are. You will get the opportunity to watch these endangered, magnificent creatures in their natural habitat before proceeding to Kitgum.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Kitgum, Kitgum, Northern Region
You will continue and arrive to Kitgum in the evening & check in to Bomah Hotel Kitgum or Acaki Lodge for dinner & overnight stay in self-contained rooms with private bathroom facilities.

All meals and enough drinking water are all included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will check in to Boma Hotel Kitgum or Acaki Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: To Kidepo Valley National Park for Afternoon Game Drive:

Pass By: Kidepo Valley National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Northern Region
On this day, you will have your breakfast & transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park. The drive will take you through the Karamojong Villages and you will also be rewarded with splendid views of the countryside. Kidepo Valley National Park is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamojong would agree that it is also the most magnificent with ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses.

Stop At: Kidepo Valley National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Northern Region
You will arrive to Kidepo Valley National Park in the afternoon and go for evening game drive where you will be able to see various animals like; Zebras, Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Lions among others.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Kidepo Valley National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Northern Region
After your evening game drive, you will check in to Kidepo Savannah Lodge or Nga'moru Wilderness Camp for dinner & overnight stay in self-contained safari tents/rooms with private bathroom facilities.

The lodge is built with comfort in mindset and is inspired by the savannah surroundings, the grasslands, rocky outcrops and the Karamojong tribe with their typical manyattas and colorful blankets.

All meals and enough drinking water are all included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will check in to Kidepo Savannah Lodge or Nga'moru Wilderness Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Game Drive and Karamjong Community Visit:

Stop At: Kidepo Valley National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Northern Region
On your morning game drive a ranger with extensive knowledge of the park will join you in your vehicle. The Park is known for its massive elephant population, wide array of bird species and big herds of buffalo. Giraffes, lions, antelope and waterbucks can also be spotted here and if you search the trees carefully, you may even spot the elusive leopards.
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Karamoja, Uganda
In the afternoon after your lunch, you will spend time in a Karamjong village learning about their traditional way of life, traditional kraals, traditional dance, their typical manyattas and colorful blankets among others.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Kidepo Valley National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Northern Region
After your afternoon Karamojong Community Visit or experience, you will return to Kidepo Savannah Lodge or Nga'moru Wilderness Camp for dinner and overnight stay in self-contained safari tents/rooms with private bathroom facilities.

All meals and enough drinking water are all included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will return to Kidepo Savannah Lodge or Nga'moru Wilderness Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: To Murchison Falls National Park:

Pass By: Murchison Falls National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Western Region
On this day, you will have your breakfast and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. The drive will take you through the Karamojong villages where you will also be rewarded with splendid views of the countryside with several stopovers en-route for lunch, landscape and beautiful sceneries viewing.

Stop At: Murchison Falls National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Western Region
You will arrive to Murchison Falls National Park in the evening and check in to Fort Murchison Lodge for dinner and overnight stay in self-contained rooms with private bathroom facilities.

The lodge is set in a beautiful surrounding and looks out on the majestic Albert Nile that will add to your safari experience.

All meals and enough drinking water are all included
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will check in to Fort Murchison Lodge or Hornbill Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Game Drive & Boat Safari on Victoria Nile:

Stop At: Murchison Falls National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Western Region
On this day, your safari breakfast will be served before the day breaks so that you can start your morning game drive as the sun comes up. Sunrise is the best time for wildlife spotting as animals tend to be the most active during the “golden hours”, when the first rays of sunshine come to rest on the savannah. Elephants, buffalo and several species of antelope are some characters you may come across today, & if you’re lucky, you may even spot a lion or leopard.
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Nile Delta Cruises - Murchison Falls, Paraa vanaf Paraa river crossing, Murchison Falls National Park Uganda
You will return for lunch in the afternoon & go for a 3-hours boat safari upstream on the Victoria Nile to the falls where you will pass by breathtaking scenery, as well as many crocodiles, hundreds of hippos, buffaloes, water birds, monkeys & other animals that come down to the Nile. The boat will drop you near the waterfall for your hike (1-1.5 hours) up to the top of the falls (optional at additional cost of $15 per person).
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Murchison Falls National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Western Region
After your boat safari, you will return to Fort Murchison Lodge or Hornbill Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight stay in self contained rooms with private bathroom facilities.

All meals and enough drinking water are included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will return to Fort Murchison Lodge or Hornbill Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6: Top of the Falls Walk & Transfer to Kibale National Park for Crater Lakes Walk:

Pass By: Kibale National Park, Kibale National Park, Western Region
On this day, you will enjoy your last sunrise & breakfast in this beautiful National Park in Uganda with a walk to top of Murchison Falls for about 30 minutes to 1 hour & transfer to Kibale National Park with several stops along the way for lunch, beautiful scenery, landscape viewing among others before reaching the Park.

Stop At: Fort Portal, Fort Portal, Western Region
You will arrive in the afternoon, have lunch and go for guided crater lakes and plantations walk. Among the crater lakes that you are likely to see are; Lake Nkuruba, Nyabulitwa, Nyabukere among others.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Kibale National Park, Kibale National Park, Western Region
After your guided Crater lakes and plantations walk, you will check in to Kibale Forest Camp or Isunga Lodge for dinner & overnight stay in self-contained safari tents or rooms with private bathroom facilities.

Your stay in Kibale Forest Camp will offer you a unique jungle experience. You will get absorbed by forest smells and sounds, spot primates swinging through the trees and observe rare birds and beautiful butterflies fluttering around. The elegant tented camp is located in a patch of evergreen forest which borders the Magombe swamp and is a mere 10-minutes drive to where your chimp tracking will start.

All meals and enough drinking water are all included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will check in to Kibale Forest Camp or Isunga Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 7: Chimpanzees Tracking & Visit to Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary:

Stop At: Kanyanchu Visitor Center, Chimpanzee Tracking Kibale National Park, Kibale National Park Uganda
On this day, you will wake up early and have breakfast before moving to Kibale National Park for Chimpanzees Tracking experience where you will have the opportunity to follow an experienced guide into the forest to observe these fascinating creatures at a close range. Watching them interact with each other and go about their daily routine of grooming, playing and foraging is an incredible experience. While your chances of encountering chimpanzees are high during your tracking excursion, it is never 100% guaranteed. These are, after all, wild animals with wills and minds of their own!
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary, Kamwenge Road, Fort Portal Uganda
In the afternoon after your lunch, you can choose whether you would like to go for Community walk or go deeper into the forest on a Swamp Walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary; home to 8 primate species, over 200 bird species, butterflies and various reptiles.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Kibale National Park, Kibale National Park, Western Region
After your guided walk in Nature at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, you will return to Kibale Forest Camp or Isunga lodge for dinner and overnight stay in self-contained safari tents/rooms with private bathroom facilities.

All meals and enough drinking water are included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will return to Kibale Forest Camp or Isunga Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 8: To Amabere Caves & Semuliki National Park:

Stop At: Amabere Caves, Fort Portal Uganda
On this day, you will wake up early and have breakfast before moving to Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru Caves for a guided walk in nature, stalagmites experience that is believed to be breast milk, hill climbing, crater lakes experience, birding and other wildlife viewing among others.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Semuliki National Park, Semuliki National Park, Western Region
After the guided walk in nature at Amabere ga nyina mwiru Caves, you will have lunch and go for another guided walk in nature at Semuliki National Park where you will be able to see abundant wildlife including; baboons, red-tailed Colubus monkeys, Vervet monkeys, various bird species, butterflies, Sempaya hot springs and many more.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Fort Portal, Fort Portal, Western Region
After your guided walk in nature at Semuliki National Park, you will check in to Fort Motel or Rwenzori View Guest House for your dinner & overnight stay in self-contained rooms with private bathroom facilities.

All meals and enough drinking water are included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will check in to Fort Motel or Rwenzori View Guest House for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 9: To Queen Elizabeth National Park for Afternoon Game Drive:

Pass By: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western Region
After your early morning breakfast, you will embark on an exciting drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park situated in the shadows of Mt. Rwenzori with several stops along the way for lunch, equator and landscape viewing before reaching the Park.

Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western Region
You will arrive in the afternoon, have your lunch and go for your afternoon game drive where you will expect to view animals like elephants, buffaloes, Lions, bush pigs, antelope’s families among others.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western Region
After your long journey and afternoon game drive, you will check in to Bush Lodge or Simba Safari Camp for your dinner and overnight stay in self-contained bandas/rooms with private bathroom facilities.

The Bush Lodge forms an excellent base for your safari activities in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The lodge is built along ecological principals, the self-contained safari tent with private bathroom facilities are designed and spaced in such a way that they maximize privacy and enhance the safari aspect of its guests. Surrounded by the National Park and bordering the Kazinga channel, the lodge has a truly unique setting. Animals’ literary roam in and out of the camp and the sounds of hippo’s and hyenas will compliment your trip. When at Bush Lodge expect a great outdoor safari atmosphere, close to nature with excellent food and friendly service.

All meals and enough drinking water are included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will check in to Bush Lodge or Simba Safari Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 10: Game Drive & Boat Safari on Kazinga Channel:

Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western Region
On this day, your safari breakfasts will be served before the day breaks so that you can start your morning game drive as the sun comes up. Sunrise is the best time for wildlife spotting as animals tend to be the most active during the “golden hours”, when the first rays of sunshine come to rest on the savannah. Elephants, buffalo and several species of antelope are some characters you may come across today, and if you’re lucky, you may even spot a lion or leopard.
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda
You will return for lunch and later in the day when the sun is high in the sky and the animals make their way to the river for a drink, you will head to Kazinga Channel for an exciting boat safari. You will spot more hippos today than you can possibly imagine. Herds of elephants and buffaloes will also be wandering down to the shoreline to bathe in the cooling waters. It will be a wonderful experience.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western Region
After the boat safari, you will return to Bush Lodge or Simba Safari Camp for your dinner and overnight stay in self-contained rooms or bandas with private bathroom facilities.

All meals and enough drinking water are included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will return to Bush Lodge or Simba Safari Camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 11: To Mgahinga National Park with a stopover at Ishasha Sector for Tree Climbing Lions Game Drive:

Pass By: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Western Region
On this day, you will wake up early and have your breakfast then transfer to Mgahinga National Park while enjoying a scenic drive that allows you to view the beautiful and varied countryside. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is one of the luckiest and smallest parks in Uganda where the world’s critically endangered mountain gorillas are found, and it happens to be part of the Virunga massif where more than 480 mountain gorillas are known to be living.

Stop At: Ishasha, Uganda
You will stop for a game drive at Ishasha Sector where you will be likely to view tree climbing lions, elephants, buffaloes among other species.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Western Region
You will continue and arrive to Mgahinga National Park in the evening and check in to Travelers’ Rest Hotel or Lake Mutanda Resort for your dinner and overnight stay in self-contained rooms with your own clean private bathroom facilities. Travelers' Rest Hotel is one of the oldest hotels in Uganda, with a history steeped in gorilla conservation, Traveler’s Rest becomes a must for gorilla trekking in this area. It also boasts of an impressive list of guests. To name just one: Dian Fossey, who even called this her second home. This mid-range hotel was built in 1955 by Walter Baumgartel, the so-called father of gorilla tourism, it quickly became a meeting place for people interested in the mountain gorillas. Travelers’ Rest Hotel is situated just outside Kisoro, the area is of astonishing beauty and the views of the Virunga volcanoes dominating the landscape will remain engraved in your memory.

All meals and enough drinking water are included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will check in to Travelers’ Rest Hotel or Lake Mutanda Resort for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 12: Mountain Gorilla Tracking & Batwa Community Visit:

Stop At: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Western Region
After your breakfast, you will hike to the Park headquarters just meters from the Lodge for briefing by Uganda Wildlife Authority guides before transferring to the starting point for Mountain Gorillas tracking. Your tracking experience will be an exciting, yet challenging, journey along forested slopes, tangled vines, thick vegetation & bamboo forests before you reach the territory of these gentle giants. The visit will give you a glimpse into the life of a Mountain Gorilla family & if you are lucky enough to gaze into the eyes of a Mountain Gorilla. Visiting Mountain Gorillas will take you 3 hours to a full day trek through the forest since Mountain Gorillas move from one place to another every day looking for food & water.
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Batwa Trail, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Uganda
After Mountain Gorillas tracking, you will visit the Batwa community for them to take you through their traditions like traditional dance, beer making, setting fire, way of life among others.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Western Region
After Batwa trail experience, you will return to Travelers' Rest Hotel or Mutanda Lake Resort for dinner & overnight stay in self-contained rooms with private bathroom facilities.

All meals and enough drinking water are included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will return to Travelers' Rest Hotel or Mutanda Lake Resort for dinner & overnight stay.

Day 13: Golden Monkey Tracking & Canoe Ride on Lake Bunyonyi:

Stop At: Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Western Region
Just like Mountain Gorillas tracking, you will go for golden monkey tracking starting with pre-tracking briefing at the Park headquarters. Hiking through the forests to sight the golden monkeys is not so strenuous like gorilla trekking because golden monkeys live in lower areas, so you will not track for more than 3 hours. When you encounter the golden monkey family, you will be given one hour to spend with them (to take photographs and observe their behavior). With this activity, there is no minimum number of visitors and the age limit is 12 years.
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
In the afternoon after your lunch, you will go for canoe ride on a scenic lake Bunyonyi. This lake is the only one were you can ride a canoe to visit all the 29 islands on this lake including the floating Island and the punishment Island where the young girls who got pregnant before marriage would be dumped and left to die.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
After the canoe ride, you will check in to Arcadia Cottages, Lake Bunyonyi or Bunyonyi Safaris Resort for dinner and overnight stay in self-contained cottages or rooms with private bathroom facilities.

All meals and enough drinking water are included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will check in to Arcadia Cottages, Lake Bunyonyi or Bunyonyi Safaris Resort for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 14: To Lake Mburo National Park for Afternoon Boat Safari:

Pass By: Lake Mburo National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Western Region
On this day, you will have your morning breakfast and transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. It is the smallest and is home to 350 bird species as well as zebra, impala, eland, buffalo, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, leopard, hippo, hyena, Topi and reedbuck.

Stop At: Lake Mburo National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Western Region
You will arrive in the afternoon and have lunch and go for afternoon boat safari that will get you come face to face with the flora and fauna of the lake. And along the bank, you will also see many animals that come to the water especially in the dry season. You will also see many hippos, crocodiles, antelopes, buffaloes, and over 3 types of otters that are found in the lake. Also, when it comes to the birds, you will view the malachite kingfishers, African Fish eagles, blue headed weavers, Rufuos long-tailed starlings, the pied kingfishers, hammerkobs, Herons, pelicans, the rare shoebill as well as the cormorants.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Lake Mburo National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Western Region
After your boat safari, you will check in to Eagle's Nest Lodge located on a high hill with best views in Uganda or Rwakobo Rock or Arcadia Lodge, Lake Mburo in self-contained rooms or safari tents or cottages with private bathroom facilities.

All meals and enough drinking water are included.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will check in to Eagle's Nest Lodge or Rwakobo Rock or Arcadia Lodge, Lake Mburo for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 15: Game Drive & Departure:

Stop At: Lake Mburo National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Western Region
On this day, you will enjoy your last sunrise in this beautiful side of Uganda with your safari breakfast served before the day breaks so that you can start your morning game drive where you will be assured of spotting Zebras, Buffalos, Impalas, Warthogs, Waterbucks among others.
Duration: 4 hours

Pass By: Entebbe, Entebbe, Central Region
After your game drive, your guide will drive you across the beautiful sceneries back to Entebbe and drop you off at Entebbe International Airport 3 hours before your departure time with a stopover for lunch en-route. Please make sure your flight departure is after 5 pm at the very earliest. Did we hit all the items on your travel bucket list for this safari? If not, don’t worry. We specialize in tailor-made tours and can customize this program to create your dream trip. Get in touch to create your personalized program.

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.