This 20 Days Best of Uganda Safari Experience where you will have game drives and boat cruises in Kidepo Valley National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Lake Mburo National Park. You will also have a chance to track gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park. You will track golden monkeys at Mgahinga National Park. You will also explore the Sipi Falls in Kapchorwa, Sezibwa Falls in Mukono, Aruu Falls in Pader. You will have a white water rafting experience in Jinja and a Kampala City Tour in Uganda’s capital city. 

Itinerary 

Safari Summary;

Day One; Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and Transfer to the Hotel. 

Day Two; Pick up and Transfer to JINJA with afternoon white water rafting. 

Day Three; Exit JINJA and Transfer to Sipi falls with afternoon coffee tour. 

Day Four; Sipi falls tour and afternoon transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park 

Day Four; Sipi falls tour and afternoon transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park 

Day Five; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon community visit to the Karamajongs. 

Day Six; Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park and an en-route visit to Aruu Falls in Pader. 

Day Seven; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise on the Nile. 

Day Eight; Transfer to Kibale National Park and Bigodi wetland nature walk. 

Day Nine; Chimpanzee Tracking and afternoon Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. 

Day Ten;  Morning Game Drive and Afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. 

Day Eleven; Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector. 

Day Twelve; Gorilla Tracking Experience 

Day Thirteen; Transfer to Mgahinga National Park with Evening Canoe ride on Lake Mutanda. 

Day Fourteen; Golden monkey tracking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi 

Day Fifteen; Boat Cruise on Lake Bunyonyi and community walk 

Day Sixteen; Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

Day Seventeen ; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat ride on Lake Mburo.

Day Eighteen;  Exit Lake Mburo National Park and Transfer back to Kampala to the hotel. 

Day Nineteen; Kampala city tour 

Day Twenty; Transfer to ENTEBBE International Airport for your flight back home. 

FULL ITINERARY

Day One; Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and Transfer to the Hotel. 

Welcome to Uganda the  Pearl of Africa: Upon arrival you shall be welcomed by a Likyadi Adventures guide at Entebbe International Airport from where you will transfer to your booked accommodation for the night. Depending on your time of arrival at the airport, you will have lunch before transferring to your hotel in Kampala for some rest as you prepare for the ultimate Uganda Safari experience the following day.  

Accommodation; Kabira Country Club

Meal Plan; Lunch and Dinner 

Day Two; Pick up and Transfer to JINJA with afternoon white water rafting. 

After your morning breakfast, you will transfer to JINJA for white water rafting. You will have a stop over at Sezibwa falls in Mukono where you will view the spectacular falls with a breathtaking view and learn the history of the falls. You will then continue to Jinja with  scenic views of Mabira forest, sugarcane plantations and Uganda’s first suspension Bridge. You will have lunch upon reaching JINJA and you will go for white water rafting in the afternoon. This activity will take about 4 hours and this activity will be recorded and you will take a film of the experience as a remembrance. 

Accommodation; 2 Friends Guest House/ Jinja Nile Resort/ The Nile Bridge Cottages 


Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day Three; Exit JINJA and Transfer to Sipi falls with afternoon coffee tour. 

After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the hotel in Jinja and transfer to Sipi falls in Kapchorwa. You will enjoy the scenic views of Eastern Uganda like the Mountain Elgon and other sightings. You will check in at the lodge and have lunch. You will then have an afternoon coffee tour in the community and you will learn how coffee is harvested, how it’s made into ready coffee for drinking.  After this experience you will return to the lodge and have dinner and overnight stay at the lodge. 

Accommodation; Sipi Valley Resort/ Rafiki Lodge 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day Four; Sipi falls tour and afternoon transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park.

After your morning breakfast, you will embark on the tour of the sipi falls in Kapchorwa. The sipi falls is ia series of 3 falls and you will visit all the falls with a nature walk doing the hike. This visit takes about 3 hours and after that you will return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will check out of the lodge and transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park in Kaabong that covers an area of 1,442km and is a home of over 75 mammal species and 475 bird species. You will arrive at the lodge, check in and have dinner and over stay at the lodge. 

Accommodation; Adere Safari lodge, Zebra safari lodge 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Five; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon community visit to the Karamajongs. 

After your early morning breakfast, you will depart for an early morning game drive as early as 6am in the rolling plains of Kidepo valley and look out for different mammal species such as lions, leopards, elephants, elands, zebras, ostriches, giraffes, buffaloes, cheetahs, which can be spotted at the Narus valley when they drinking water. 

You will then return to the lodge for lunch.  In the afternoon you will have a community visit to the Karamajongs where you will be able to learn about their ways of life.  You will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at the lodge. 

Accommodation; Adere Safari lodge, Zebra safari lodge 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Six; Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park and en-route visit to the Aruu Falls in Pader.  

After your early morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge in Kidepo Valley National Park and transfer to Murchison Falls national Park. You will have a stop at Aruu falls in Pader and you will enjoy the falls as they are considered to be the most beautiful waterfalls in Uganda.  You will have an en-route lunch break before proceeding to Murchison Falls National Park. 

Accomodation; Tilenga Safari Lodge/ Ikorom Safari Lodge/ Paara Safari Lodge. 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day Seven; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise on the Nile. 

After your very early morning breakfast, you will embark on a game drive in Murchison Falls National Park as early as 6am with chances for seeings Giraffes, Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Oribis, Jackson Hartebeest, Waterbucks, Warthogs, Hyenas and if you so lucky you could spot leopards in the rolling plains of the park. After the game drive you will have time to relax and have lunch. 

In the afternoon you will enjoy a Nile boat cruise to the bottom of the water falls and you will spot different animal species like the crocodiles, hippos, Elephants and many bird species for the bird lovers. After the boat cruise, you will visit the top of the falls and later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at the lodge. 

Accommodation; Tilenga Safari Lodge/ Paara Safari Lodge/ Ikorom Safari Lodge 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Eight; Transfer to Kibale National Park and Bigodi wetland nature walk. 

After your morning breakfast, you will out of the hotel and start your journey to Kibale National Park in Fort Portal in Western Uganda through the tea plantations and rolling hills to reach Fort portal town. While in Fort portal you will have an en-route lunch and continue your journey to Kibale National Park. After checking into the lodge, you will embark on a guided nature walk in the Bigodi wetlands and you have a chance to spot 138 bird species. 

Accommodation: Primates Lodge/ Turaco Tree Tops Lodge/  Kibale Forest Camp
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Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day Nine; Chimpanzee Tracking and Afternoon Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. 

After your early morning breakfast, you head over to Kibale Forest Headquarters at Kanyanchu where you will be briefed on the dos and don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. With a ranger guide, you will venture into the jungle in search of the chimpanzees and while tracking, you will be able to spot other primate species like the Red Colobus, Black and white Colobus, Vervet monkeys, Red-tailed Monkey, and L’Hoest’s Monkey among others and bird species. You will spend one hour with the chimpanzees as you watch them play, feed and groom each other in the forest. After the chimpanzee tracking experience you will be awarded a  chimpanzee trekking certificate and after you return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will exit the lodge in Kibale National Park and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park later in the afternoon. 

Accommodation; Kikorongo safari Lodge/ Elephant Plains Lodge/ Ihamba Lakeside Lodge 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Ten;  Morning Game Drive and Afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. 

Have your breakfast very early in the morning and depart for an early morning game drive as early as 6am in the Kasenyi plains in Queen Elizabeth National Park. While in the park you will look out for wildlife such as Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Buffaloes, Waterbucks, Uganda kobs, Antelopes, and many others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge and some rest, relax as you wait for lunch. After lunch you will for a 2 hour afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel where you will have a chance to spot Elephants, Buffaloes, Hippos, Crocodiles, and many bird species. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. 

Accommodation; Kikorongo safari Lodge/ Elephant Plains Lodge/ Ihamba Lakeside Lodge 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day Eleven; Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector. 

After your early morning breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park and you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector. You will have a game drive in the Ishasha sector and you will have a chance to see the tree climbing lions that are seen resting in the fig trees. After you will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and you will have lunch along the way. 

Accommodation; Rushaga Gorilla Lodge/ Bakiga Lodge/ Mahogany Springs/ Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Twelve; Gorilla Tracking Experience.

After the early morning breakfast, you will proceed to UWA visitor’s reception where briefing is done before tracking at 7:30am about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas. Remember to carry your packed lunch and enough drinking water since you may stay in the forest up to afternoon in search of these gentle giants in their natural environment. Gorilla tracking exercise  is physically demanding but an exciting activity! You may need to hire a porter to assist you during tracking and these are readily available at the park headquarters. Time allowed to spend with gorillas is 1 hour when you have found them and this is enough to ask all the questions about their behavior. Return to the lodge after trekking and freshen up. In the evening, Batwa pygmies will be invited to entertain you with their dances, storytelling after you have dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge/ Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge/  Bakiga Lodge/ Four Gorilla Lodge/ Mahogany Springs.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day Thirteen; Transfer to Mgahinga National Park with Evening Canoe ride on Lake Mutanda. 

After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and transfer to Mgahinga National Park. You will arrive at the resort where you will have lunch and check in. 

In the afternoon you will go canoeing on Lake Mutanda. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge. 

Accomodation; Lake Mutanda Resort. 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Fourteen; Golden monkey tracking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi 

After your early morning breakfast, you will proceed at  the visitors centre in Mgahinga National Park at Ntebeko where you will be briefed about the dos and don’ts while with the golden monkeys. After the briefing you will then head inside the forest to search for the golden monkeys and once you have identified a group, you will be given one hour to spend with the monkeys watching their behaviors and you will take as many pictures as you want. After the tracking, you will return to the resort for lunch and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in the afternoon. 

Accomodation; Hawks Eye Lodge/ Birds Nest Resort 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Fifteen; Boat Cruise on Lake Bunyonyi and community walk.

After your morning breakfast at the Lodge, you will go for a boat cruise on the deepest lake in Uganda Lake BUNYONYI and on this cruise you will be able to see the 29 islands of Lake Bunyonyi and the famous Punishment Island. You will also have a community walk around the Lake Bunyonyi community. You will then have lunch at the lodge. After lunch you will embark on the High Ropes course and ziplining on lake bunyonyi at Supreme Adventure Park. 

Accomodation; Hawks Eye Lodge/ Birds Nest Resort. 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Sixteen; Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with a stop at Igongo Cultural Center.

After your morning breakfast, you will exit Lake Bunyonyi and transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, the smallest Savannah national park in Uganda. You will have a lunch break at Igongo Cultural Center. After lunch you will have an opportunity to tour the Igongo Museum that illustrates the culture of the Banyankole. You will also hike the Biharwe Eclipse Monument at the centre.  You will then proceed to Lake Mburo National Park and check in at the lodge. 

Accommodation; Mpogo Safari Lodge, Mihingo Lodge, Rwakobo Rock, Kigambira Safari Lodge. 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Seventeen ; Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat ride on Lake Mburo.

After your morning breakfast, you will embark on a game drive in Lake Mburo National Park as early as 7am with chances for seeing Giraffes, Zebras, Buffaloes, Elands, Oribis, Jackson Hartebeest, Waterbucks, Warthogs, and if you so lucky you could spot leopards in the rolling plains of the park. After the game drive you will have time to relax and have lunch. 

In the afternoon you will go for a boat cruise on Lake Mburo and you will be able to spot mammals like crocodiles, hippos and many bird species.  After the boat cruise you will return to the lodge and relax as you wait for dinner. 

Accommodation; Mpogo Safari Lodge, Mihingo Lodge, Rwakobo Rock, Kigambira Safari Lodge. 

Meal Plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Eighteen;  Exit Lake Mburo National Park and Transfer back to Kampala to the hotel. 

After your morning breakfast, you will have a morning game drive as you exit the park and set off to Kampala or ENTEBBE for your flight. Along the way you will have a stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for memorable photos and the famous water experiment  that shows that earth is separated into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and you will have a chance to enjoy both the hemispheres as you will take so many pictures of the beautiful moments. You will have an en-route lunch and you continue your journey to Kampala or Entebbe for your flight.  Do not forget to purchase a souvenir for yourself as a remembrance for this wonderful trip. 

Accomodation; Kabira Country Club

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Nineteen; Kampala city tour.

After your early morning breakfast, you will embark on a tour of Kampala city. This tour will give you an opportunity to explore the different sites like the Uganda Museum, The Kasubi tombs, the Baha’i Temple, the Kabaka’s Palace, the local markets, the Gaddafi Mosque, the Crafts village. During this tour you will try out the local food like the luwombo, the famous Ugandan delicacy of the “Rolex”. After the Kampala city tour you will return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay at the hotel. 

Accomodation; Kabira Country Club

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day Twenty; Transfer to ENTEBBE International Airport for your flight back home. 

After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the hotel depending on your time of the flight and transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your flight back home and we shall be looking forward to seeing you again in Uganda for more adventures. Thank you for travelling with Likyadi Adventures and we hope to see you again soon and also recommend Likyadi Adventures when you reach home. We at Likyadi Adventures wish you a safe journey back home. 

END OF THE TRIP

TRIP INCLUSIONS

• Gorilla permit(s)
• Chimpanzee permit(s)
• Golden monkey tracking fee
• Comfortable 4*4 Safari vehicle 
• Full time English speaking tour guide 
• Aruu falls visit fees 
• Sezibwa falls visit 
• Sipi falls visit fees 
• White water rafting fees. 
• Park Entry fees
• Game Drives 
• Boat cruises
• All airport/ hotel pick ups and drop offs 
• Bottled drinking water in the safari vehicle 
• All meals
• Accomodation 

TOUR EXCLUSIONS. 

• Air ticket 
• Visa 
• Expenses of personal nature such as drinks, laundry, telephone, cigarettes 
• Driver guide’s gratuity. Recommended but not mandatory.
• Any activity stated as “OPTIONAL”
• All other services of personal nature.