10 Days Best of Uganda safari

10 Days Best of Uganda safari will give you the utmost tourism experience in the pearl of Africa where you will get to visit a number of rewarding attractions and sites for a memorable Uganda tour. The safari will open up a new opportunity for you to have amazing experiences as you get to engage with the wildlife as you visit a number of wildlife sites like the national parks, sanctuaries where you will participate in a number of activities like the game drive where you will see a variety of wildlife in the different parks.

10 Days Best of Uganda safari

Highlights of your 10 Days Best of Uganda safari

  • Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe
  • Day2: Ngamba Island
  • Day 3: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
  • Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon launch cruise
  • Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala
  • Day 6: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
  • Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Day 8: Game drive evening boat safari
  • Day 9: Gorilla Trekking Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
  • Day 10: Batwa trail experience and departure 

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Airport transfer

  • Airport transfer: On day one of your 10 Best of Days Uganda safari upon arrival at the Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by a representative of our tour company who will welcome you to the pearl of Africa Uganda. He will give you a briefing session of your safari, he will give you the rules and regulations to follow for an amazing time in the different countries as you take part in the different activities. After the briefing session, you will be transferred to your hotel for refreshments, relaxing and overnight stay. Alternatively, depending on your time of arrival in the country if you have time to participate in a number of activities, you will be transferred to the Botanical gardens or the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre where you will get to see a number of wildlife animals like the lions, elephants among other attractions in the centre. After the amazing experience, head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day2: Ngamba Island

  • Ngamba Island: On days two of your 10 Best of Days Uganda safari, after early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked by your tour guide for the safari who will transfer you Ngamba Island where you will visit the Ngamba Chimpanzee sanctuary the only chimpanzee sanctuary in Uganda that was established by Dr. Jane Goodall a good friend to Dian Fossey who ensured the conservation of the mountain gorillas in volcanoes national park. at the sanctuary, you will get to see a number of attractions including the primates which will give you the opportunity to understand how they co-exist, their feeding patterns among other interesting features of the primates. Other attractions that will be seen during your visit at the island, you will get to see numerous bird species, amphibian and reptile species among other attractions at the sanctuary. Later on, you will transfer to Kampala city where you will have lunch and after you will participate in the Kampala city tour where you will visit a number of sites like the Kasubi royal tombs, Idi Amin torture chambers, Fort Lugard, Nakasero market where you will have the opportunity to understand how the Ugandans carry out their activities, you will also get to purchase a number of fruits, fabrics making the safari memorable. At the end of your safari, you will transfer to your hotel for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary.

  • Transfer to Murchison Falls: On day one of your 10 days Uganda after an early morning breakfast at your hotel, your guide will pick you up and transfer you tour Murchison falls national park the largest National Park in Uganda. During your way to the Park, you will make a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary the only rhino sanctuary in Uganda where you will have amazing experiences watching the endangered rhino species, different monkey species like the black and white colobus monkey, the Mona monkey and many more, crocodiles, hippos, antelopes and many more. Later on from the sanctuary, you will have lunch in Masindi town and you will proceed to the park. On reaching the park, you will participate in the top of the falls hike which is quite a memorable experience where you will get to see the water thunders and rapids on a high speed falling over a gorge which is a beautiful experience where you will get exceptional views of the park from an aerial view. Later on transfer to your hotel for relaxation, leisure and overnight stay.
10 Days Best of Uganda safari
Rhino Tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon launch cruise 

  • Morning game drive: On day four of your 10 Days Best of Uganda safari after early morning breakfast, your guide will pick you from your hotel and transfer you to the northern bank of river Nile where you will participate n the morning game drive. During the morning game drives you will witness the park coming to life with a number of early risers flooding the plains to catch an early morning bite for the day and among the different animal species that can be seen include; elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, lions, Hartebeest, Uganda kobs, Oribi, bushbucks, topis and waterbucks among other animal species for memorable safaris after the morning game drives, you will head back to your hotel for refreshments lunch and in the evening, you will participate in the evening launch cruise on Lake Albert.
  • Afternoon launch cruise: After lunch, your guide will transfer you to the park to participate in the launch cruise which will offer amazing experiences during your safaris  in the park, you will get to see the amazing views of the bottom of the falls where you will see a number of water birds like the African kingfisher, the cormorants, spoonbills, the bee-eaters along the river banks, you will also see a number of wild animals like crocodiles, hippos, elephants quenching their thirst from the river banks among other species for a memorable tour. You will head back to your hotel for relaxation dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Transfer to Kibale National Park

  • Transfer to Kibale: On day 5 of your 10 days Uganda Safari after early morning breakfast at your hotel, your guide will pick you and transfer you to Kibale national park and along the way you will have memorable rewarding experiences watching how Ugandans carry out their activities along the roadsides, you will have amazing views of the tea and coffee plantations you will continue with your long but rewarding journey to Kibale national park in fort portal where you will have lunch and continue to the primate destination in Uganda, Kibale national park. on reaching the park you will transfer to  your hotel for refreshments, dinner and overnight stay as you wait for next day’s activities.

Day 6: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience 

  • Chimpanzee Habituation: On day 6 of your 10  days Uganda safari after early morning breakfast at your hotel with your packed lunch, you will be picked by your safari guide who will transfer you to Kibale national park where you will carry out chimpanzee habituation which takes a full day. You will have amazing experiences during chimpanzee habituation where you will participate in taming and training the chimpanzees to be accustomed to human presence as you get to understand more about the primates for rewarding experiences in the park like their feeding patterns, their co-existence with one another. During the activity, you will get to see a number of rewarding attractions for instance primate species like L’hoest’s monkey, baboons, white and black colobus monkeys, grey checked mangabey, red colobus, blue monkeys and pottos among other attractions. After the amazing encounters with the primates, you will head to your hotel for refreshments relaxation dinner and overnight stay.
10 Days Best of Uganda safari
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park

Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

  • Transfer to Queen Elizabeth: After early morning breakfast at your lodge, your guide will pick you and transfer you to transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. On reaching the park, you will head to your hotel for check-in, relaxation, entertainment, lunch and in the evening, you will have a chance to participate in the evening game drive where you will see a number of animals catching their last bites for the day in the plains as they get ready to go to their resting place animals like zebras, elephants, elands, antelopes, crocodiles can be seen sun basking, leopards, lions, hyenas are easily seen during the evening games drives because they come out of hiding in order to hunt for their prey which is a thrilling adventure to see. After the game drive, you will head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Game Drive & Evening boat safari

  • Morning Game Drive: On day 8 of your Uganda safari after early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked by your guide and transfer you to the park to participate in the morning game drive where you will have the opportunity to see a number of early risers grazing in the plains, for instance, the antelopes, buffaloes, elands, impalas among other animal species. You will then transfer to the Ishasha sector for the ultimate lion tracking experience where the tree climbing lions will be seen which is quite a mesmerising trait that the lions in the park posses which is quite unique from the lions around the world. It is believed the lions climb trees t keep an eye on their potential prey like the kobs. After the exciting adventure, you will then head back to your hotel for lunch and relax as you await the evening boat cruise.
  • Evening boat safari: After your lunch, you will then head to the park and participate in the boat cruise along the Kazinga channel which will offer a vast look at the landscape including a number of water birds like shoe bill stork, flamingos, king fisher’s great cormorant, little grebe, northern lapwing, red-necked grebe, wandering albatross pied. Animals like the hippos elephants, waterbucks buffalos, crocodiles can also be seen sun-basking among other animals. After the adventure activity, you will transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national Park where you ill check in your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 9: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

  • Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi: On day nine of your 10 Days Uganda safari after early morning breakfast at your hotel with your packed lunch, your guide for you your safari will pick you from your hotel and transfer you to Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will carry out gorilla trekking in Uganda. When you get t the park headquarters, you will participate in a briefing session where you will get to know the different rules and regulations to follow during gorilla trekking in Uganda, you will participate in gorilla trekking where you will get the chance to track one of the different habituated Uganda families, during the activity, you will come across the different bird and primate species that will make safari memorable. When you get in contact with the gorillas, you will observe their behaviour in the park, you will get to see their feeding patterns, their co-existence with one another, and their grooming patterns among other interesting features of the primates as you take pictures for rewarding experiences. At the end of your safari, you will meet your driver/guide who will transfer you to back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
10 Days Best of Uganda safari
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi

Day 10: Batwa trail experience and Departure 

  • Batwa trail experience: On day 10 of our 10 days Uganda safari after early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be transferred to the Batwa community and embark on the Batwa trail experience which will give you the opportunity to know more about the forest people who depended on the forest products as they lived harmoniously with the wildlife especially the mountain gorillas, you will also visit their communities and witness how they carry out their daily lives after being banned from the forest, you will be entertained by their traditional dances, traditional folk songs among other rewarding activities.
  • Departure: After the experience, you will embark on your journey to Kampala city where you will be transferred to a location of your choice or at the airport and the end of your 10 Uganda days safari.

End of the 10 Days Best of Uganda safari

Trip inclusions

  • All activities on the itinerary
  • all accommodation as per itinerary
  • 4X4 safari vehicle, Fuel
  • Pick up and Drop off at Entebbe
  • Full-time English speaking driver/ guide
  • Bottled mineral water while on safari

Trip Exclusions

  • Tips
  • Visa fees
  • Air tickets
  • Personal expenses
  •  Other expenses  
  • All items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, beer.
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