Uganda Safari Vacation
12 Days Safari in Uganda
Day 1 : Arrival in Uganda,you will be met by Abeam Safaris representative who will transfer you to a Hotel in Kampala.If you arrive in working hours it’s advisable to change the money in order to simplify your activities and you might have carry back souvenirs. Go for a city drive through places like the Uganda museum among others, Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, Kasubi Tombs. Dinner and overnight at Sheraton Hotel / Hotel Africana for excellent services.
Day 2: Drive to Kibale NP after breakfast through Mubende road and have a lunch enroute to arrive in the afternoon. Go for a late evening walk a long Bigodi swamp to search for variety of bird species like the White-winged Warbler, primates and many more not forgetting the flora. Dinner and night at Luxury-Ndali safari lodge /Mid range- Rwenzori View Guest House / Basic- Kanyankyu ecological site.
Day 3 : Have a cup of tea, go for nature walk in for the extraordinary diversity of primates known in the great lakes region.You will search for chimpanzees,watch monkeys swing through the forest while tracking. Retire from the forest walk for lunch at the lodge and then drive off to Queen Elizabeth National Park to pass through the crater lakes region with over 30 crater lakes to be explored- to have a panorama of enticing terrain. Dinner and night at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Jacana Safari Lodge/ Lake Kitandara camp/ Budget- institute of Ecology .
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Day 4: Go for a game drive early in the morning after breakfast in search of animals like Hyenas, Elephants, Hyenas, Hippos, Buffaloes, the Lion and many more. Return from the drive to have late breakfast and lunch at Mweya Safari Lodge. In the afternoon go for a launch trip on the Kazinga Channel to Lake Edward to see animals like buffaloes, elephants, hippos and plenty of birds migrant and resident. Overnight at -Mweya Safari Lodge / Jacana Safari Lodge/ Lake Kitandara camp/ Budget- institute of Ecology .
Day 5 : Have breakfast to proceed to Maramagambo forest for a walk to see a number of bats, the rock Pythons and the forest Cobras. Have a lunch picnic in the forest to proceed to the Kyambura gorge. Take a walk in the gorge and along Kyambura River where the game reserve derives its name. This walk rewards you with a view of a great number of primates such as chimpanzees, antelopes, Black and white Colobus monkeys and water birds like the flamingos. You can then drive to Lake Bunyonyi where you will reach in the evening. Overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Overland Camp / Crater Bay Cottages.
Day 6 : After breakfast go for a boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi in dug out canoes. Bunyonyi is known to be a place for small birds although large ones are also available. After the boat cruise have lunch and embark on any activity of your choice. Overnight at Bushara Island Camp/ Lake Bunyonyi Overland Camp / Crater Bay Cottages.
Day 7: Drive off to Bwindi early in the morning to arrive in the afternoon. Have a walk around the communities to interact with the people of the area (its optional). Or you can take a rest in the afternoon at the lodge as you observe the sunset. Overnight at Lake Kitandara luxury tented camp or Basic - Buhoma community bandas.
Day Eight:
Go for gorilla tracking in the morning. You will be briefed by the guide at the headquarters about the overall activity. The activity is unpredictable, and therefore difficult to determine the time it takes however, it ranges between 2-9 hours. Depending on the movement of these giants. You will go through hardships but the experience of observing the gorillas interact and feed is awe-inspiring and erases the poor memories of trying to find the gorillas. Gorilla forest Camp / Buhoma community bandas.
Day Nine:
Drive to Lake Mburo National Park to reach in the evening and go for an evening game drive in search for; Buffaloes, Water buck Topes, and not forgetting the Eland, (the largest of the Antelopes found in Uganda). Overnight at Luxury- Mantana Tented Camp or drive to Mbarara at Agip Motel or basic at Rwonyo rest camp at the park headquaters.
Day Ten:
Take a cup of tea and go for a game drive in the park to search for hyenas, side stripped jackal, white tailed mongoose, vervet monkeys and olive baboons etc. Return to the lodge for a late break fast and a boat ride on the Lake . Drive to Kampala in the late afternoon to dine and spend the night at Sheraton Hotel / Serena Hotel etc .
Day Eleven:
In the morning have breakfast to go for a city ride at 8:00 am . You will visit places like the Bahai temple, check out the best university in the country Makerere , Uganda Museum, the Kasubi tombs and many more. The places to check will be your choice to make, depending on many factors like time and money.
Day Twelve
You will be collected from your hotel to be transferred to the airport to catch the flight back home.
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