9 Days Uganda Safari Covering The Best Parks
This 9-day Uganda safari is arranged to take you to the best national parks in Uganda including the magnificent Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
9 Days Uganda Safari Covering The Best Parks
This 9-day Uganda safari is arranged to take you to the best national parks in Uganda including the magnificent Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Activities
You will be able to participate in gorilla trekking in the Bwindi forests, chimp tracking in the Kyambura Gorge, rhino tracking at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and game drives in Murchison and Queen Elizabeth National Parks.
When to Go
All the activities stated above can be enjoyed any time of the year.
Safari Highlights: 9 Days Uganda Safari Covering The Best Parks
- Trek endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter.
- Track wild chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, the primate capital of East Africa.
- Explore Murchison Falls National Park, home to diverse wildlife and the powerful Murchison Falls.
- Enjoy thrilling game drives with opportunities to spot elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, giraffes, and antelopes.
- Discover Queen Elizabeth National Park, renowned for its rich biodiversity and scenic landscapes.
- Experience a boat safari on the famous Kazinga Channel, known for hippos, crocodiles, and abundant birdlife.
- Visit the spectacular Murchison Falls, where the Nile River forces its way through a narrow gorge.
- Explore Uganda’s diverse ecosystems, including rainforests, savannahs, wetlands, rivers, and crater lakes.
- Enjoy outstanding wildlife, birdwatching, and photography opportunities throughout the safari.
- Stay in comfortable safari lodges located in prime wildlife-viewing areas.
- Experience Uganda’s rich culture, warm hospitality, and breathtaking natural beauty.
- Perfect combination of gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, wildlife safaris, and boat cruises.
Safari Iteniraries
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Pick up from Entebbe International Airport by your driver guide who will transfer you to your accommodation where you will dine and spend the night.
Day 2: Visiting the Magnificent Murchison Falls
After breakfast drive northwards to the renowned Murchison Falls National Park, with a stopover for lunch in Masindi and another at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track rare rhinos that are protected in this sanctuary. Later arrive in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest well protected wildlife area covering 3,840 sq km. Move to the top of the falls to view the natural beauty, where the river squeezes itself through a 7-metre narrow gorge from a width of more than 1km and drops below with a thunderous roar forming a stunning rainbow, one of the wonders of the Nile River. Dinner and overnight at a hotel.
Day 3: The River Nile Boat Cruise
Have an early breakfast and explore the northern part of the park hosting a high number of savannah wildlife. This game drive offers great opportunities for photography of elephants, lions, Uganda kobs, buffaloes, giraffes, waterbucks, hippos, and if you are fortunate even the leopards, in addition to a big number of bird species.
Following lunch, set out for a 2-hour boat cruise to the bottom of Murchison Falls where great volumes of water escape through the small gorge forming an immense thunderous roar. During this boat ride you will see several water birds plus mammals in big numbers like hippos and crocodiles. Dinner and overnight at a hotel.
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have breakfast and depart from Murchison Falls National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park, driving southwest through Fort Portal and the Albertine Escarpment of the Western Rift Valley. Have lunch on the way in Fort Portal town. Continue to Mweya Peninsula found in Queen Elizabeth National Park, arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight at a hotel.
Day 5: Game Drive and Boat Cruise, Queen Elizabeth National Park
Following an early breakfast, have a morning game drive to see the nocturnal predators as well as the early morning risers like lions, buffaloes, antelope species, leopards, waterbucks, elephants, hippos and warthogs. For birders, Queen Elizabeth is a paradise hosting a diversity of migratory and Albertine Rift Endemic species. Dinner and overnight at a hotel.
Day 6: Boat Cruise and Chimp Trekking, Kyambura Gorge
Have an early breakfast and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest via the Ishasha region in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park to see the famous tree-climbing lions that are prevalent in this area. Have lunch along the way. Enjoy a community walk featuring the Batwa Pygmy cultural experience and entertainment in the evening. Dinner and overnight at a hotel.
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Forest via Ishasha Sector
Have breakfast and set out for a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel for game viewing and bird watching. Head back for lunch and then continue to the Kyambura Gorge to track chimpanzees. If time allows you can go for a forest walk in Maramagambo Forest to explore the bat cave as you look for pythons that feed on these bats. Dinner and overnight at a hotel.
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest
After breakfast proceed to the park headquarters to be briefed about gorilla trekking before going into the verdant forest led by the rangers. If you are fortunate it may take as little as 2 hours to encounter the amazing Bwindi giants. The experience of coming face to face with these peaceful Mountain Gorillas is very overwhelming. Head back for lunch and relax for the remainder of the evening. Overnight at a hotel.
Day 9: Transfer to Kampala
Have breakfast and return to Kampala having lunch along the way in Mbarara, reaching Kampala late in the afternoon for a city tour. You will be transferred directly to the airport for your outbound flight or to your accommodation if you do not have a flight this evening. End of 9-day Uganda safari!
Included in the Safari Cost
- Gorilla Permits
- Chimpanzee Permits
- Rhino Tracking
- Bottled Water
- English Speaking Guide
- Park Entrance Fees
- Boat Rides
- Cultural Tours
- 8 Nights Accommodation
- All Activities Mentioned
Excluded in the Safari Cost
- International flight fare
- Entry Visas
- Laundry services
- Tips
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Kampala accommodation fees(the night after and the eve of the safari)