This 7 day Uganda Safari takes you to the misty Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, which is home to more than half the population Mountain Gorillas.Later to Lake Bunyonyi for some relaxation, which is said to be one of the most beautiful lakes in Uganda. Also you get to visit the Queen Elizabeth National Park for a great game viewing experience in the Ishasha sector. You will also enjoy a game drive and a boat cruise along the Nile River in the Murchison Falls National Park. With a visit to Kibale Forest National Park for the chimpanzee trekking activity, you will conclude your tour with some unforgettable memories.
Short Itinerary
Day 1 (Dec 12, 2024) - Kampala to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Murchison Falls National Park (Visit to Top of Falls)
Day 2 (Dec 13, 2024) - Murchison Falls National Park (Game Drives and Boat Ride)
Day 3 (Dec 14, 2024) - Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale National Park
Day 4 (Dec 15, 2024) - Kibale National Park (Chimp Tracking) to Ishasha Sector
Day 5 (Dec 16, 2024) - Ishasha Sector to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 6 (Dec 17, 2024) - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorilla Tracking) to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 7 (Dec 18, 2024) - Lake Bunyonyi to Kampala
Notes
No activities included in Bunyonyi. Clients can choose to do Community Walk, Canoe Ride, Boat Ride, Bicycle Ride, Bird Watching, Cray Fishing or any other activity in Lake Bunyonyi by paying additionally at the accommodation.
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Safari tour prices vary depending on the starting date, your group size, and the choice of stay.
Ensuite Accommodation Packages
Below are packages with a few popular ensuite options for your tour, starting on Dec 12, 2024, in a group of two adults
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Ensuite hotels are tented camps/lodges that can be inside/around national parks.
You will have a private room with attached bathroom. Meals are provided by hotels.
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Option E1: $2,508 per adult for safari with Safari Van
, $2,587 per adult for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
, $2,667 per adult for safari with Standard Land Cruiser
, $2,825 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Wild Palace Safari Lodge - Executive, Murchison Falls
from Dec 12, 2024 to Dec 14, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge - Main House, Kibale
from Dec 14, 2024 to Dec 15, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Enjojo Lodge, Ishasha - Self Contained Safari Tent, Queen Elizabeth (Ishasha)
from Dec 15, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Gorilla Closeup Lodge - Budget Crafted Room, Bwindi (Nkuringo)
from Dec 16, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Itambira Island, Seeds of Hope - Round house, Lake Bunyonyi
from Dec 17, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024 [Full Board]
Option E2: $2,667 per adult for safari with Safari Van
, $2,746 per adult for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
, $2,826 per adult for safari with Standard Land Cruiser
, $2,984 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Murchison Falls Bamboo Village - Cottage, Murchison Falls
from Dec 12, 2024 to Dec 14, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Kibale Forest Camp - Safari Tent, Kibale
from Dec 14, 2024 to Dec 15, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Enjojo Lodge, Ishasha - Self Contained Safari Tent, Queen Elizabeth (Ishasha)
from Dec 15, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Gorilla Valley Lodge - Ensuite, Bwindi (Rushaga)
from Dec 16, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort - Floating Cottage, Lake Bunyonyi
from Dec 17, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024 [Full Board]
Option E3: $2,846 per adult for safari with Safari Van
, $2,925 per adult for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
, $3,005 per adult for safari with Standard Land Cruiser
, $3,163 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Pakuba Safari Lodge, Murchison Falls
from Dec 12, 2024 to Dec 14, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Isunga Safari Lodge, Kibale
from Dec 14, 2024 to Dec 15, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Enjojo Lodge, Ishasha - Thatched Cottage, Queen Elizabeth (Ishasha)
from Dec 15, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge - Cottage, Bwindi (Rushaga)
from Dec 16, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Arcadia Lodge, Lake Bunyonyi
from Dec 17, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024 [Full Board]
Option E4: $5,104 per adult for safari with Safari Van
, $5,183 per adult for safari with Mini Land Cruiser
, $5,263 per adult for safari with Standard Land Cruiser
, $5,421 per adult for safari with Extended Land Cruiser
- Stay at Murchison River Lodge - Thatched Cottage, Murchison Falls
from Dec 12, 2024 to Dec 14, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Kyaninga Lodge, Kibale
from Dec 14, 2024 to Dec 15, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Ishasha Wilderness Camp, Ishasha, Queen Elizabeth (Ishasha)
from Dec 15, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Bwindi Lodge - Deluxe Banda, Bwindi (Buhoma)
from Dec 16, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024 [Full Board]
- Stay at Arcadia Lodge, Lake Bunyonyi
from Dec 17, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024 [Full Board]
A detailed list of inclusions is shared below. We have many more accommodations and addon tours to offer. Please share with us your requirements by clicking on the "Request Quote" button below, and our reservations team will get in touch with you.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Kampala to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary (Rhino Tracking) to Murchison Falls National Park (Visit to Top of Falls)
You will be picked up around 6:30 am from your hotel in Kampala (or Entebbe) and kick start this day’s adventure with an exciting road trip to Murchison falls National Park. Along the way you will make a stop at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where rhinos are being reintroduced to the wild in Uganda so that you have a complete feel of the African Big five mammals as it is the Rhinos, out of the big five that are missing in Murchison Falls National park.
You will have lunch at the sanctuary and embark on an exciting road trip to Murchison falls. Upon arrival inside the park, you will drive to top of the Falls. You will be amazed by the beautiful landscape while occasionally sighting warthogs and other wildlife with a drive to the top of the Falls whose views are breathtaking. About 300 - 400 cubic meters per second of Nile water force through a tiny gorge of about 7 meters to plunge into a violent tempest in a whirlpool about 42 meters below. It is such a beautiful sight with incredible picture moments here.
Day 2 - Murchison Falls National Park (Game Drives and Boat Ride)
After your early morning breakfast, our driver guide picks you up for the early game drive. Explore the major game trails especially in the northern bank for good game spotting including lots of Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, Antelopes, Jackals, Hyenas, Uganda Kobs, Waterbucks, Jackson's Hartebeests and hopefully the elusive Leopards among others.
Later on, get your lunch break and some relaxation for an indefinitely short time. Later we set out for the afternoon Boat Ride on the Victoria Nile which is the high spot of any Murchison Falls Safari for you get to spot lots of animals at a close encounter. You will have to spot lots of hippos, Nile crocodiles, Elephants, Buffaloes, and many other animals that come to drink water, refresh and cool themselves off the scorching sun and some animals to eat the fresh grass along the river banks.
Day 3 - Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale National Park
After a healthy breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale forest National Park, the capital world of Primates such as chimpanzee, baboons and monkeys. Upon arrival, you will check in at your lodge for dinner and peaceful rest at your lodge as you get prepared for the next day’s wildlife adventure in the tranquil forest.
Day 4 - Kibale National Park (Chimp Tracking) to Ishasha sector
Assemble at the park headquarters for briefing and then go for the most popular activity in this park which is Chimpanzee tracking. Chimpanzees are man’s closest cousins, although they are one of the most threatened primate species. More primates like Black and white Columbus monkeys, L’Hoest Monkeys, Grey cheeked Mangabey, Red tailed monkeys, bush babies, pottos and many bird species like the yellow spotted nicator, rumped tinker bird, Little greenbul, green breasted pitta, the crowned eagle, black bee eater and mammals like Elephants can be seen in this trek.
Have lunch and relax for some time. Later transfer to Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth national park where you will view wild animals en route as you transfer to the lodge for relaxation.
Day 5 - Ishasha sector (Game drive) to Bwindi National Park
Early morning Game drive at Ishasha sector to see the tree climbing lions if you are lucky and then post Lunch transfer to Bwindi National park.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a big habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda; harbouring an estimated 400 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda's oldest and most biologically diverse rain-forests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants.
With a strenuous day ahead, you will check into your accommodation, relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the following day.
Day 6 - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorilla Trekking) to Lake Bunyonyi
You will have an early morning breakfast at 6:30 am and with packed Lunch you will move to the Park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:30 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access by tourists. You will will stay with Gorillas sometime once sited and later transferred to Lake Bunyonyi.
The drive will be in the beautiful part of the country often referred to as ‘the Switzerland of Africa’ because of its unique cool weather despite being near the Equator. This lake is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second deepest lake in Africa (900 meters deep) and also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharzia free.
Note: Depending on your time of arrival at Lake Bunyonyi, you can pay the extra amount for the activity (Community Walk, Canoe Ride, Boat Ride, Bicycle Ride, Bird Watching and Cray Fishing...) directly at the accommodation and do the activity on this day or on the next day before departing back to Kampala (or Entebbe).
Day 7 - Lake Bunyonyi to Kampala
On this final day of your adventure in Uganda, you can choose to have an optional activity in the early morning and later after breakfast, you will start heading back to Kampala (or Entebbe). On the way you will have Lunch before reaching Kampala (or Entebbe).
Stay Locations
Day 1 (Dec 12, 2024) - Murchison Falls
Day 2 (Dec 13, 2024) - Murchison Falls
Day 3 (Dec 14, 2024) - Kibale
Day 4 (Dec 15, 2024) - Queen Elizabeth (Ishasha)
Day 5 (Dec 16, 2024) - Bwindi (Ruhija) or Bwindi (Rushaga) or Bwindi (Buhoma) or Bwindi (Nkuringo)
Day 6 (Dec 17, 2024) - Lake Bunyonyi
Maps
Meals
Day 1 (Dec 12, 2024) - Lunch & Dinner
Day 2 (Dec 13, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3 (Dec 14, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4 (Dec 15, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5 (Dec 16, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6 (Dec 17, 2024) - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7 (Dec 18, 2024) - Breakfast & Lunch
Transfer Times
Day 1 (Dec 12, 2024) - Kampala to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Murchison Falls National Park takes about 2.5 to 4hrs (164-169 km)
Day 2 (Dec 13, 2024) - No Transfers
Day 3 (Dec 14, 2024) - Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale National Park takes about 6 to 8.5 hours (345-389km)
Day 4 (Dec 15, 2024) - Kibale National Park to Ishasha sector takes about 4 to 4.5 hours (167-190km)
Day 5 (Dec 16, 2024) - Ishasha sector to Bwindi National Park takes about 2 to 2.5 hours (69.9km)
Day 6 (Dec 17, 2024) - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Lake Bunyonyi takes about 2 to 3 hours (65 to 100 km)
Day 7 (Dec 18, 2024) - Lake Bunyonyi to Kampala takes about 7.5 to 9 hours (450 km)
Note: These are estimated drive times. Because of the traffic, location of the accommodations, and several other factors, actual drive times may vary. Driving distances are approximate and do not account for exact places.
Inclusions
Activities mentioned in the itinerary.
Park Fees (for Non-Residents).
A professional English speaking driver/ guide.
Chimp tracking permit in Kibale.
Game drive as mentioned in the itinerary.
All Taxes and VAT.
Meals as per itinerary.
Drinking water while on safari (2 liters per person per day).
4x4 Land Cruiser or Safari Van.
Gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi.
Exclusions
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).
Tips (Tipping guidelines).
Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary.
Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.).
International flights.
Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).
Government imposed an increase of Taxes, Gorilla trekking permits, Chimp tracking permits and or Park Fees.
This 7 day Uganda Safari takes you to the misty Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, which is home to more than half the population Mountain Gorillas.Later to Lake Bunyonyi for some relaxation, which is said to be one of the most beautiful lakes in Uganda. Also you get to visit the Queen Elizabeth National Park for a great game viewing experience in the Ishasha sector. You will also enjoy a game drive and a boat cruise along the Nile River in the Murchison Falls National Park. With a visit to Kibale Forest National Park for the chimpanzee trekking activity, you will conclude your tour with some unforgettable memories.
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