DAY 1: Arrival & Hotel Transfer

On arrival for your 15 days Uganda safari, you will be met by our company representative at Entebbe Airport and transfer to your lodge in Kampala for dinner and overnight Stay at Hotel Africana Kampala.

DAY 2: Kampala City Tour

You will enjoy breakfast and begin Kampala city tour visiting the Bahai temple, Uganda martyrs shrine Namugongo, Uganda museum, Kabaka’s lake, the craft village among others. Have lunch and later be transferred back to Hotel Africana. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Africana as above.

DAY 3: Transfer to Murchison falls

After breakfast, you will drive to Murchison falls national park. It will take you around 5 hours from Kampala with about 305 km. You will enter through Kichumbanyobo gate. Paraa covers a distance of about 85km from Masindi town by the shortest route. You will visit the top of the falls and then proceed to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Fort Murchison lodge or Paraa Safari Lodge.

DAY 4: Game drive and launch cruise

You will enjoy early morning breakfast and then go for a game drive where you may spot various animal species like elephants, giraffes, lions, Uganda kobs among others. In the afternoon you will go for a launch cruise on the park’s main tourist attraction the unique Murchison Falls as well as the River Nile with its streaming hippo and serried ranges of crocodile along the sandbanks, as well as large numbers of different species getting down to drink & bathe. Dinner and overnight as above.

DAY 5: Murchison – Kibale National Park

You will have breakfast and then transfer to Kibale national park. This is a full day drive and you will have lunch en-route. Dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee forest guest house or Kyaninga Lodge

DAY 6: Chimpanzee trekking

After breakfast you will go for chimpanzee trekking. Kibale Forest National Park is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee tracking. Kibale’s 795km2 National Park contains one of the most beautiful and with the most varying tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda.

This is place to a number of forest wildlife, most especially 13 species of primate coupled with chimpanzees. After trekking you will have lunch and then visit Bigodi wetland, after transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight at Enganzi Game lodge or Mweya safari lodge.

DAY 7: Game drive and launch cruise

You will go for an early morning a game drive in the Kasenyi sector, you may spot various animals like the elephants, Uganda kobs, leopards among others. Return to the lodge for late breakfast, in the afternoon you will go for a launch cruise on Kazinga Channel where you will spot various water animals like Hippos and crocodiles, the cruise will also enrich you with various water birds. Dinner and overnight as above.

DAY 8: Transfer to Bwindi

You will enjoy breakfast and transfer to Bwindi forest national park with a stopover for lunch en-route. Proceed to Bwindi arriving in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Ichumbi gorilla lodge or Buhoma haven lodge.

DAY 9: Gorilla trekking – Bwindi

You will have early morning breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters for briefing by the ranger guide and later head into the forest trekking until you encounter the mountain gorillas. This could take4-8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. On finding them, you will be allowed to spend one hour with these gentle giants and later return and transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above.

DAY 10: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

You will enjoy breakfast and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale where you will arrive well in time for Lunch. Enjoy lunch in Kabale and proceed to Lake Bunyonyi where you will embark on a boat cruise visiting the different islands while enjoying the magnificent scenery and a lot of birdlife. You will encounter the local people and get to know about their lives as they display their craftsmanship and weaving skills for ladies. Dinner and overnight at Bunyonyi overland resort for relaxation on your 15 days Uganda safari.

DAY 11: Transfer to Nshenyi Village

You will have early morning breakfast and transfer to Nshenyi village with a Lunch stopover in Mbarara town. Proceed to Nshenyi village for a cultural experience like no other! The village is nestled in the rolling hills of the Ankole Kingdom. Arrive in the evening, dinner and overnight at Nshenyi village.

DAY 12: Full Day at Nshenyi Village.

You will spend the full day in Nshenyi village and participate in all activities as you please! You will enjoy your stay at the charming and spacious farm, decorated according to the local customs. Participate in milking cows with your bare hands, accompany children to school, find out how matooke is prepared or follow the Kagera Trail to the natural border with Tanzania.

Let traditional dances and songs enchant you under the moonlit sky, while a campfire warms the cool evening. Relax in the raw comforts of nature and explore the rural charm of untouched Africa. Nshenyi village is such a rare experience that you will be delighted with.

DAY 13:  Transfer to Lake Mburo NP, Game drive and boat ride.

You will have an early morning breakfast and transfer to Lake Mburo National park where you will arrive well in time for lunch. Enjoy lunch at the lodge and later go for an afternoon boat ride where you will encounter a number of birds and enjoy the experience on your 15 days Uganda safari! Return for dinner and overnight at Rwakobo rock or Mihingo Lodge.

DAY 14: Game drive and Transfer back to Kampala

Enjoy early morning game drive; the park is home to herds of Impala, as well as the more uncommon Topi, Eland, and Klipspringer. Burchells Zebra and buffalo also graze these areas. Return to the lodge for late breakfast and lunch, then drive back to Kampala with a stopover at the equator for photography and the equator experience. Proceed to Kampala arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight at Cassia Lodge.

DAY 15: Airport Transfer

You will enjoy breakfast, leave the hotel and transfer to Entebbe, visit the Uganda Wildlife Education Center and have lunch in Entebbe. Later transfer to the airport for your flight back home with memories of this 15 Days Best of Uganda Gorillas, Wildlife and Cultural Tour