10 Days Best of Uganda Safari Tour

10 Days Best of Uganda Safari takes you to Uganda’s commonly visited sightseeing destination including featuring visiting Kibale national park, Bwindi impenetrable national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, and last but not list Mgahinga Gorilla national park and finally Lake Bunyonyi. These are the most popularly visited places in Uganda blended with different activities and experiences all enjoyed in 10 days in Uganda. Kibale national park is Africa’s best chimpanzee trekking destination with guaranteed best views of the chimpanzees and the other 12 existing primates in the park. It is also a home to 138 species of birds, 250 tree species and 60 species of forest wildlife including forest elephants, bushbucks, warthogs, giant forest hogs and buffaloes.

Queen Elizabeth national park is the second largest wildlife national park located in the western part of Uganda in Rubirizi district near Kasese district. Queen Elizabeth national park has a massive biodiversity with landscape including bushland, savannah, wetland and lush vegetation. The park covers an area of 1,978 square kilometres and was first founded in 1952 as Kazinga national park however later after the visit of Queen Elizabeth 11; it was renamed Queen Elizabeth national park. The park inhabits about 95 mammal species including the big 4 game (Lions, Leopards, buffaloes, and Elephants), other animals including; hyenas, hippos, waterbucks, Oribi to mention a few and over 600 bird species.

Bwindi Impenetrable national park is one of Uganda’s oldest national park with diverse rainforest of over 25,000 years ago and contains about 400 plant species. Bwindi Impenetrable national park inhabits half of the remaining endangered mountain gorillas in the world and it is divided into 4 sectors including; Buhoma sector which is the oldest trekking sector, Rushaga sector which has the largest number of gorilla families, Ruhija sector and finally Nkuringo sector. Bwindi forest also shelters some species of mammals including the forest elephants and the different species of antelopes. The park is also rich with different bird species including Albertine Rift endemics. You will start and end this trip in Kampala as the nearest city to connect to Entebbe airport. Book this safari and enjoy a lifetime experience.

Mgahinga national park is a home to both gorillas and Golden Monkeys in the Virunga Mountains. Both these activities can be done in the same park giving visitors a feel of Volcanoes national park in Rwanda since the two parks are only separated by the country borders. The Golden monkeys and Gorillas in this park are the same as those of Rwanda however at a lower price as compared to Rwanda. Lake Bunyonyi is Uganda and East Africa’s deepest lake with estimated depth of about 44meters to 900 meters deep and a width of about 7 kilometres to 25 kilometres wide. Visiting Lake Bunyonyi is the best way to end your gorilla trekking safari as a way of relaxing before you return to your final destination. This trip starts and ends in Kigali – Rwanda to reduce the driving hours take could be taken from Kampala to the far south western part of Uganda close to the Rwanda borders of Katuna and Cyanika.

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Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Kampala – Hotel

Upon arrival at Entebbe airport, you will meet our company representative/guide who will be waiting to receive you and transfer you to Kampala city which is 37km away. You will be transferred to your hotel to check-in and rest from the long flight. In the evening dinner will be served and spend a comfortable night at the hotel. Accommodation and meals:

Day 2: Drive to Kibale national park (5-6 hours) – Bigodi swamp

After breakfast at your hotel, set off to transfer to Kibale forest national park in the western part of Uganda with stopovers to stretch and lunch depending on your location and time. Connect to your lodge with en-route visit of the crater lakes near the park. Explore the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary. The reserve is abundant with butterflies, plants, animals, in particular, birds and primates. Spectacular birds like Great Blue Turaco and rare Papyrus Gonolek will be of great interest to birders. The swamp is also home to more elusive animals such as Red Colobus monkeys and Sitatunga antelope. There is also the opportunity to visit local community projects that have been financed by tourism. Dinner and overnight stay at

Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking activity – transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

After breakfast, drive to Kibale park head offices for briefing about the chimpanzees. Enter the forest and start trek the chimpanzees in their natural habitat, its take 2-5 hours to find them and on finding them, you are allowed 1 hour to be in their process as they swing from the branches in the canopy high above the forest floor.

After lunch, transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park to reduce your distance for the next day transfer. It’s a 3 hours’ drive from Kibale national park to Queen Elizabeth national park. Dinner and overnight at

Day 4: Lion tracking/game drive – boat cruise in Kazinga channel

After your breakfast, you will set off to an early lion tracking experience where you are guaranteed to encounter lions before a game drive. You will also encounter other animals like buffaloes, elephants, waterbuck, Uganda Kob, and other types of antelopes. Then go back for lunch.

Afternoon, go for a 3 hours launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel into Lake Edward, this cruise will let you pass through a place of the highest concentration of hippos and you may also see many animals drinking at the water’s edge. The cruise also offers a good platform for photography, bird watching, and games. Dinner and overnight stay at as above

Day 5: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable national park (6 hours)

After breakfast, meet your driver to depart for Bwindi. Drive via the Ishasha sector for changes in seeing the tree-climbing lions. Proceed to Bwindi with en-route lunch. Connect to your lodge in the Buhoma or Ruhija sector of the Bwindi forest. Dinner, and spend a night at;

Day 6: Gorilla trekking

Have breakfast and transfer you to park offices for briefing about Mountain Gorilla trekking by a local guide. The time taken is usually between 2-8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. Meeting the gorillas unexpectedly is one of the most captivating lifetime experiences. You will have a chance to observe and take pictures at very close range. You will observe adults feeding and groaning among themselves. After an hour with the long-awaited gorillas, your guide and rangers will lead you back to the starting point where your driver will readily be waiting to transfer you back to the lodge. Depending on the time you return from the trekking activity, you may do an optional community tour. Have dinner and overnight stay as lodge above

Day 7: Transfer to Kisoro – Mgahinga national park

After breakfast, meet with your guide for a Batwa community tour which will take about 2 hours, thereafter transfer to Kisoro which takes about 3 hours from Buhoma. Have lunch in Kisoro town. Later afternoon visit Lake Mutanda for a canoe ride and visit some of the interesting islands on the lake. Later in the evening, connect to for dinner and overnight stay at

Day 8: Golden Monkey tracking – Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast, transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla national park for your golden monkey tracking experience. You will meet with the park officials who will brief you about the experience and allocate in groups. Thereafter enter the forest to start your trekking experience of the golden monkeys. It takes about 5-6 hours in search of the creatures and on finding them; you will be allocated 1 hour to be in their presence while taking pictures and videos. Return to the starting point where your guide will be waiting to drive you back to the lodge. Refresh and check-out of the lodge and drive to Lake Bunyonyi. Dinner and overnight stay at

10 Days Best of Uganda Safari Tour

Day 9: Explore Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast, explore Lake Bunyonyi on a canoe ride. This is the place to relax after all the hiking experience. Lake Bunyonyi is the second deepest lake in Africa with about 29 islands such as the punishment island, Bushara, Bwama and Njuyeera islands to mention a few.

The lake is surrounded by steep terraced hillsides and best of all, unlike other lakes, Lake Bunyonyi is Bilharzia, hippo and crocodile free with crystal clear waters good for swimming.

After lunch, you can either relax at the lodge or go for Zip-lining at your one cost or do any other interesting activity of your choice. Return to relax at the lodge with great views of the hills and the lake. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above

Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe and Departure

After breakfast, depart the lodge and embark on your journey to Kampala or Entebbe. En-route lunch in lunch and visit at the equator and refreshing then proceed to Kampala, depending on what you will advise.

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