The 14-day Uganda safari will give you an opportunity to nature, wildlife, and experience Uganda the pearl of Africa. your safari will start from Lake Mburo the home of zebra and caps. It is the smallest national park in Uganda but full of attractions and memories on Uganda national park Day. it’s one of the leading game parks in Uganda with over 350 bird species. You will not miss visiting Kibale national park for chimpanzee trekking, a game drive Boat cruise at kazinga channel, and the beautiful scenery of crater lake in Queen Elizabeth national park. the ultimate gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi’s impenetrable national park is the highlight of the safari.
These 14 days will take you through the gorilla trekking in Bwindi’s impenetrable national park, game drive, boat cruiser, cultural work, and chimpanzee tracking in the most visited places in Uganda just for 14 days. the 14days Uganda safari will end at Entebbe international airport
14days Uganda safari highlights
d1: Arrival at Entebbe international airport
Day2: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
Day3: Game drive in Lake Mburo national park
Day4: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for day offshores on lake
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day6: Gorilla trekking and cultural Walk
Day 7 Transfer to ishasha forest
Day8: Game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 9: Rest Day In queen Elizabeth national park
Day10: Transfer to Mt Rwenzori national park
Day 11: Tour around Mt Rwenzori national park
Day12: Transfer to Kibale national park
Day 13: Chimpanzee tracking
Day 14: Return to Entebbe for the flight
Detailed 14 days Uganda safari
Day1: Arrival at the airport,
You will be welcomed by the professional driver /guide, who will take you through the itinerary and later transfer you to the hotel around Entebbe town for refreshment and rest. The accommodation will be 10-20 minute drive from the airport. The accommodation booked will provide lunch and supper for the first day
You can stay at Airport Link guest house,Blue Monkey, Via via guest house, or gorilla guest for the budget
Middle class, you can stay at 2friends hotel,Victoria hotel,wild frontier hotel
Luxury: k hotel imperial beach hotel,Protea Hotel
Day2: Transfer to lake Mburo national park
On the next day you will be picked from the hotel at around 8am after your break fast, you will pass Via the express road to masaka and Lake Mburo.You will stop at Kayabwe at the Equator for simple drinks and take some pictures for a memorable time This is can be done within 30min and later continue the journey to Lake Mburo which is approximately 3hours drive from equator. The lunch will be taken from the hotel in Mburo national park, after Lunch you can have the sun bath and have some rest
Lunch and super will be taken at the hotel you will sign in for a night.
Day 3: Game drive in Lake Mburo national park.
In the morning you will wake up, refresh and go for the breakfast. At 8am and the driver will pick you after the breakfast for morning game drive. You will see different animals in park like Zebra, impala eland, bush buck buffalo, leopard, hyena zebra .Since there is no Lions and Elephant you can do safari walk and bird watching in lake Mburo since its one of the park with different bird species later you will return back to the hotel for lunch and refreshment and have rest. Afternoon you can go back for the evening Game drive if possible 2-3hours and after the game drive you will return to the hotel for the second night lunch will be taken from the hotel.
Day 4: Transfer to lake Bunyonyi
In morning you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi, lunch will be taken in Kabale town on your way to Lake Bunyonyi you can spend like 1hour moving around Mbarara town learn the way how the people of Mbarara live and the reason behind calling it the city of honey and water. After the tour you embark on journey to Lake Bunyonyi.The journey may take around 4hours due to stopover in Kabale town for lunch.
Day 5: Full day at Lake Bunyonyi
The whole day will be spent on lake Bunyonyi enjoying the fresh air coming from the one of the deepest crater lake in Africa.you can have also a boat cruise in lake Bunyonyi with a professional guide. Swimming is also allowed if you can swim and cultural dance from the local people called Bakiga as you enjoy the local drink called Enturire
Day6:Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park
After the breakfast, you will be transferred to Bwindi impenetrable national park for Gorilla trekking. The Journey will take you like 1-3house,.Accommodation will Depend on the sector and the group you’re going for the trekking but enganje lodge could be the best accommodation for budget Travelers. will check into the hotel for one night. during your drive, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the terraced hill of western Uganda in kigezi region highlands, and the way how gardens are prepared in kigezi for planting the potatoes.
Day7: Gorilla trekking,
Very early in the morning, you will report to the briefing point where you will find a group Rangers from UWA, they will take you through about the rules and guidelines to follow during the gorilla trekking, each group of 8 people will be assigned to one gorilla family. At the briefing point that’s where you will be able to I denitrify the type of gorilla family to trek. Weak and old people are always assigned to trek the easier family and the Strong group also take the gorilla family that requires energy. This activity can take around like 5-6hours trekking the gorilla with the help of the guide and you will have some good time to take photos and interact with gorillas. The time for trekking will vary depending the movements of gorillas. Beside gorilla trekking you will be watching birds in the forest and other animals like Monkey.
Day 8: Transfer to ishasha forest and then Queen Elizabeth
The next morning you can have a cultural walk and visit to the people staying around the Bwindi forest and there well known to be the pygmies, you will learn where they originated from the life they live and the food they depend on. This activity can take around 1-3 hours and later transfer to Ishasha. Ishasha you will have a chance to see the tree-climbing lion which is not common in Africa, drive through the forest, and then transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.in the evening you can go for a boat cruise at kazinga channel and watch the hippos
Day9:Game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park
In the morning you will wake up refreshed and have breakfast. After the breakfast the driver will pick you up and enter the park for the game drive,Gamed drive is done in two places, queen kasenyi plains and Mweya the night game drive is only done in Mweya but kasenya plains they allow only the day game drive, the best season for the game drive in queen is the dry season that’s January to march and June to September the rest of the season its rainy which makes it difficult to do the game drive because its slippery and its always busy, Queen Elizabeth is the outstanding national park in the country for the game drive due to the vast community of the wild animals and birds. the main animals are Elephant,Lions,buffalo Hippos. You can do the morning game drive , the afternoon. Evening or night.
Day10: Resting Day In queen Elizabeth national park
This day will be for refreshment and having a good time at the hotel. The full day will be spent at the hotel having a green savanna view of the park as you can enjoy the fresh air from the natural trees as you hear the voice of different animals and Birds
Day11: Transfer to Mt Rwenzori
In the morning after breakfast and refreshment, you will be transferred to Mt. Rwenzori national park where you will spend a day Doing the walking safari and other activities like community walks. Mt.Rwenzori is famous for its hiking activity this involves climbing the second highest mountain in East Africa After Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Besides mountaineering, the low planes of Mount Rwenzori have green vegetation, and this is where the national park starts from. Rwenzori national park is home to various wild animals and birds, you can find chimpanzee, white colobus, monkeys, and birds in the vegetation zone.
You can spend a night at the Ruboni community camp.
Day12:Transfer to Kibale national park
The morning after breakfast you will transfer to Kibale national park. You can the stopover around the fort portal town where you will have your lunch, visit the Tooro palace, and walking around fort port the Uganda tourism city. After your Lunch, you can transfer to the park where you will check in to the hotel within Kibale national park and speed on the night. Dinner and breakfast will be provided at the lodge/guest house.
Day13: Chimpanzee trekking
After the morning breakfast you will report to the briefing point where you will be taken through the procedure of chimpanzee tracking. You will be guided by the rules and regulations for chimpanzee tracking. This activity can take 3-4 hours depending on your interest in the chimpanzee, you will have time to take pictures with chimpanzees and interact with them. Kibale national park is the great park for chimpanzee tracking in Uganda. it has a beautiful tropical forest in the whole country with different tree species, it has almost 13premites and different bird species.
After the trekking, you can go for lunch at the Guest. After lunch, you can walk to Bigodi wetland. It’s the best place you can find the bird species during your walking safari after returning to the guest house for a night.
Day 14: Transfer to the airport
The driver will peak you up from the guest house after the beak fast and drive to Entebbe international airport for the departure. The drive will take 6-7hours. You can pass by Kampala city for lunch and then transfer to the airport making it the end of a 14days safari in Uganda