10 Days Uganda Vacation Holiday
Day 1: Arrival in Uganda.
Meet our company representative to be transferred to your hotel in Kampala. If you arrive in working hours it's advisable to change the money in order to simplify your activities of the day. Go for a city drive through places like the Uganda museum among others, Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, Kasubi Tombs. Dinner and overnight at Serena Hotel or Sheraton Hotel (Luxury Option)Hotel Africana or Acassia Lodge (Medium option) Holiday Express Hotel (Budget Option)
Day 2: Transfer to Kibaale National Park & evening walk - Bigodi swamp
Drive to Kibaale National Park after breakfast through Mubende road and have a lunch en route 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 overnight at Ndali or Primate Lodge (Luxury Option) Mountains of the Moon Hotel or Primate lodge (Medium option) Rwenzori Travelers Inn (Budget Option)
Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
This morning go for nature walk in for the extraordinary diversity of primates known in the great lakes region. You will hunt 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 lodge / Katara Lodge (Luxury option) Mweya Lodge / Simba Safari Camp (Medium Option) Mweya hostel (Budget Option)
Day 4: Game Drive, Launch trip - Kazinga channel
Go for a game drive early in the morning after breakfast to search for 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. Dinner and overnight at Mweya lodge / Katara Lodge (Luxury option) Mweya Lodge / Simba Safari Camp (Medium Option) Mweya hostel (Budget Option)
Day 5: Maramagambo Forest, Kambura gorge & transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
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. Dinner and overnight on Full Board basis. Birds Nest Lodge (Luxury option) Arcadia Cottages (Medium Option) Lake Bunyonyi Overland Camp (Budget Option)
Day 6: Boat Ride - Lake Bunyonyi
After a morning breakfast, go for a boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi in dugout 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. Dinner and overnight at Birds Nest Lodge (Luxury option) Arcadia Cottages (Medium Option) Lake Bunyonyi Overland Camp (Budget Option)
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park.
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 (it’s optional). Or you can take a rest in the afternoon at the lodge as you observe the sunset. Dinner and overnight on full Board basis. Buhoma Lodge or Gorilla Forest Camp (Luxury option) Engagi Lodge or Kitandara Tented Camp (Medium Option) Buhoma Community Bandas (Budget Option)
Day 8: Gorilla Tracking Bwindi forest.
You will have a briefing 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. Dinner and overnight on full board basis. Buhoma Lodge or Gorilla Forest Camp (Luxury option) Egagi Lodge or Kitandara Tented Camp (Medium Option) Buhoma Community Bandas (Budget Option)
Day 9: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park & evening game drive
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 plus the zebras. Dinner and overnight at Mihingo Lodge (Luxury option) Mantana Luxury Tented Camp (Medium Option) Arcadia Cottages (Budget Option)
Day 10: Game drive, boat ride & transfer back to Kampala
In the morning you will 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 breakfast and a boat ride on the Lake. Later you will leave for Kampala in the late afternoon to catch your flight back home depending on the time.