10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking safaris

10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking safaris

10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking safaris is one of the few Uganda Safari Packages that gives a traveler a chance to travel to the top destinations in the country. This tour of western Uganda will give you ten days of wildlife sightings, primate experiences and nature encounters that will leave you breathless and give your lifetime memories.

Highlights of the 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking safaris

• Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Sanctuary
• Day 2: Game Drive & Boat Cruise
• Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park
• Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking & Bigodi Wetland Experience
• Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP & Evening game Drive
• Day 6: Game Drive & Boat Cruise
• Day 7: Lion tracking Experience & transfer to Bwindi
• Day 8: Mountain Gorilla Trekking & transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
• Day 9: Nature Walk & Lake Bunyonyi experience
• Day 10: Transfer to Kampala

Details of the Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

• Transfer to Murchison Falls: This first day should find you either in Kampala or Entebbe, you will be up quite like by 7 am, have breakfast, check out of your accommodation and at 8 am you will embark on your journey to Murchison falls National Park in North-Western Uganda. This journey is about 4 to 5 hours so you will be in the park in the afternoon.
• Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary: On your way to the park, you will have stops for bathroom breaks and snacks plus the main stop at Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary to view Rhinos and after you will enter the park where you will check into your accommodation and have a late lunch. After your late lunch, you will take a nature walk in the park for appreciating the park’s beautiful sceneries and after you will spend the rest of the evening as you wish. You will have dinner and a night rest at your accommodation.

Day 2: Game Drive & Boat Cruise

• Game Drive: You will be up by 6 am, have breakfast and then head into the wild to view the different wild animals the stay in the park; you will see animals like zebras, elephants, leopards, kobs, impalas, giraffes and many more. The game drive will take most of your morning and after the game drive, you will head back to your accommodation for lunch.
• Boat Cruise: After lunch, you will then head to the Nile River a refreshing boat cruise,  that will take you downstream to the falls; at this point, if you are up for it you will take a hike to the top of the falls. After this you will head back to you accommodation for dinner and a night rest.

Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park 

• Transfer to Kibale: You will have breakfast at your accommodation and then check out and at 9 am be on your way out of the park and on your way to Kibale National Park. This is a whole day journey so you will have lunch en route and you will be in Kibale National Park in the evening. When you get to Kibale National Park, you will check into your accommodation, have dinner and a night rest.

Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking & Bigodi Wetland Experience

• Chimpanzee trekking: You will be up early, have breakfast and head to the park headquarters for a briefing at the chimpanzee trekking experience, after which you will head into the forest with a ranger for your trekking experience. This experience will take about 4 to 6 hours with one hour spent with the chimpanzees. You will be done by the afternoon and then head to your accommodation for lunch. 
• Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary: After lunch, if you are up to it you will then go for a nature walk in the Bigodi Swamps to see birds and other creatures. After your nature walk, you will head back to your accommodation for afternoon at leisure later have dinner and a night rest.

Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP & Evening game Drive

• Transfer to Queen: You will get up early, have breakfast, check out of your accommodation and then head south of Kibaale to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a wildlife experience. You will be in a QENP in the late midmorning, check into your accommodation and have lunch. After lunch, you will head out for a nature walk to see the numerous craters in the park that are habitats for different bird species.
• Evening Game Drive: After the nature walk, you will then go for an evening game drive to see diurnal animals as they move around the wild and retire for the day. The game drive will go into the early evening. After the game drive you will head to your accommodation for dinner and a night’s rest. 

Day 6: Game Drive & Boat Cruise 

• Game Drive: You will be up early by 5 am and after your breakfast go for a morning game drive, where you will see most of the nocturnal animals. The game drive will be done by the early mid-morning and you will head to your accommodation for a chill and later lunch. 
• Boat Cruise: After your lunch at 2 pm, you will go for a boat cruise on the kazinga channel to see numerous water birds and water animals. You will also see enjoy the water breeze and the beautiful sunset on the channel. After your boat cruise, you will head back to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 7: Lion tracking Experience & transfer to Bwindi

• Lion tracking Experience: You will be up early, have breakfast, check out of your accommodation and head to Ishasha to see the tree-climbing lions; these lions are normally elusive so it is very helpful if you get a lion tracking device from the park offices, this device comes at an extra fee though. 
• Transfer to Bwindi: After your lion experience you will head further south Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, you will arrive in Bwindi in the early afternoon, check into your accommodation and have lunch. 
• Batwa Trail Experience: After lunch, you will then have a chill and later go for a Batwa trail experience that will go on into your evening. After the Batwa trail experience, you will head back to you accommodation, have dinner and rest for the night. 

Day 8: Mountain Gorilla Trekking & transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

• Gorilla Trekking Experience: You will be up early, have breakfast and then head to the park offices for a trekking briefing that stays at 7 am. After the briefing, you will head into the forest to search for the mountain gorillas. When you find them, you will spend one hour with the gorillas and then head out of the forest. This entire experience will take up to 5 or 6 hours. After you will head back to your accommodation for a late lunch.
• Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi: After lunch, you will head further to Lake Bunyonyi, where you will check into your accommodation, have dinner and night rest. 

Day 9: Nature Walk & Lake Bunyonyi experience

• Nature Walk: You will be up by 7 am have breakfast and after head out for nature and community walk to see and appreciate the beauty of the surrounding areas. You will see the local people of the area including the Batwa and Abaheesi and experience the cultures of these people. You will be done with the walk by 12 pm or 1 pm and then head to your accommodation for lunch.

• Boat Cruise: After lunch, you will head to the lake for a boat cruise to explore the 29 Islands of the lake as you enjoy the cool breeze of the lake. After the boat cruise, you will head back to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 10: Transfer to Kampala

• Transfer to Kampala: You will have breakfast and then check out of your accommodation, at 8 am you will set off for your drive to Kampala. On your where to Kampala you will stop by Igongo cultural centre and the Equator, having lunch at Igongo Cultural centre. You will be in Kampala in the evening and the guide will drop you at a location of your choice either in Kampala or Entebbe.

End of the 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Gorilla Trekking safaris

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