Uganda Safari Holiday

Uganda Safari Holiday

15 days Uganda safari holiday.

This 15 days Uganda tour package is dubbed as our "Off the beaten track Uganda safari holiday package" We start by visiting Uganda's Rhino Sanctuary for tracking of Rhinos at Ziwa Sanctuary, before we head to Gulu and finally onward to Kidepo for exciting game drives in beatiful secluded Kidepo Valley. The safari tour then heads to both Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth parks for boat cruises, game drives, viewings of cats including the famous tree climbing lions of Ishasha.
Sign up for this exciting safari journey package for a memorable 15 days on tour of Uganda.

Approximate TOUR travel times 
Kampala-Gulu-5hrs
Kampala-Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary-2.5hrs
Gulu-Kidepo-5hrs
Kidepo-Murchison-7hrs
Murchison-Hoima-3.5hrs
Hoima-Fort Portal-6hrs
Fort Portal-Queen Elizabeth-3hrs
Queen Elizabeth-Lake Mburo-4hrs
Lake Mburo-Kampala-5hrs

Tour highlights;
Kidepo game drives
walking safari in Kidepo Park
Visit to Northern Uganda town of Gulu
Game drives Queen Elizabeth National Park
Crater walk
Boat cruise along the Nile
Night game drives
Forest walks in Kibale
Launch trip on the Kazinga Channel
Game drives in Lake Mburo
Kampala City tour
Rhino tracking Zziwa Rhino sanctuary

Tour package Day 01:
Arrival- Entebbe - o/n Cassia lodge.
You will be picked up at the airport on arrival at tba by your driver guide who will transfer you to Cassia lodge. Overnight and dinner at Cassia lodge.

Tour package Day 02: 
Kampala- Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
After Breakfast at Cassia Lodge and briefing from your driver guide about the safari, you will depart Kampala town for Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Afternoon Rhino tracking and birding. o/n at Amuka Lodge.

Tour package Day 03:
Kampala – Gulu; o/n Acholi Inn Hotel. 
If unable to Rhino track the previous day, after breakfast you track Rhinos, and thereafter proceed to Gulu enroute to Kidepo National Park. On your way to Gulu you will get to experience different beautiful sceneries of Uganda and different culture. It’s an amazing journey that will take most part of the day with brief stopovers along the way.

Tour package Day 04
Gulu Town - Kidepo National Park; o/n Apoka UWA Bandas.
You will have an early morning breakfast at Acholi Inn Hotel, where Cosmas your guide will again brief you of the day’s activities after which you will embark on your onward journey to Kidepo National Park. You will have an amazing experience as you drive towards the Park, enjoying Uganda’s rich culture. As you drive through the Park, you will start seeing some the Park’s game. Kidepo National Park is known for having approximately 80 species listed, 28 of which were not known to be found in other Ugandan National parks, some of these include, Cheetah, Bat-eared fox, water bucks, lions, warthogs, Giraffes, Striped hyena, Elephants, Jackals, Aardwolf, Caracal, other animals include Lions, Leopards, spotted hyenas, there is a great chance of seeing tree-climbing hyenas. On arrival, take game drives through the park. Check-in and relax at Apoka UWA bandas. Overnight at Apoka UWA bandas

Tour package Day 05:
Kidepo National Park; Game drive - o/n Apoka UWA Bandas.
In order to be able to catch the cats, you will have a very early breakfast. You will start your game drive at six in the morning. During the game drive with luck and season you will be able to see the leopards, elephants, giraffes, lions, buffalos, Hyenas, Bat- eared Fox, . Your guide will take you through the best game tracks. After the game drive, you will be driven back to the bandas for lunch. After lunch you will take a walk around the park or relax at the lodge where you can still get to spot different animal species walking by. Overnight at Apoka UWA Bandas.

Tour package Day 06: 
Kidepo National Park- Murchison falls National Park. o/n Nile Safari Lodge

After a very early morning breakfast leave Kidepo National Parl and drive to Murchison Falls National Park. Murchison Falls Park is comprised of Bugungu and Karuma falls wildlife reserves and its one of Uganda’s oldest conservation areas. Uganda’s largest National park derives its name from Murchison falls, bisected by the mighty river Nile explodes through a narrow gorge as it flows down. The riverbanks are a habitat to animals like Hippos, Crocodiles, Buffaloes, and Waterbucks. The park has also got Savannah vegetation, riverine forest and woodland. Wildlife found in the park include Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Giraffes, Oribis, Uganda Kobs, Chimps and a variety of bird species. Your dinner and overnight at the Nile Safari Lodge. B/L/D

Tour package Day 07 
Murchison fall NP; Game drive, Charitable work - o/n Nile Safari Lodge
Early in the morning, after ferry crossing have a game drive in the northern sector of the park where part of the movie "The African Queen" was filmed. You may see include elephant, oribi, giraffe, waterbuck, hartebeest, buffalo, sitatunga, bushbuck, warthog, bush pig, lions, leopard, e.t.c.
In the Afternoon, do dental charitable work in Cosmas' village which is close to Murchison Falls National Park

Tour package Day 08: 
Murchison Falls NP; Charitable work, Launch/boat cruise - o/n Nile Safari Lodge
After breakfast in the morning, you may return to Cosmas' village for further dental charity work.
In the afternoon have a launch trip on the Victoria Nile, along the river banks you get to see so many birds, crocodiles, hippos, elephants e.t.c. At the end of the launch trip climb to the top of the falls and get to experience the cool magnificent falls. e.tc. B/L/D

Tour package Day 09:
Murchison Falls National Park – Hoima Town o/n Eco Gardens Tourist Hotel
Leave Murchison Falls National Park very early in the morning after breakfast for Hoima town. You will spend the night in Hoima town at Eco Gardens Tourist Hotel.

Tour package Day 10:
Hoima Town- Lake Abert Safari Lodge.

Leave very early in the morning and drive to the Lake Albert area, leaving the Rift Valley and passing through agricultural countryside and across the foothills of the
In the afternoon you arrive at Lake Albert Safari Lodge, for an afternoon game drive and. Your meals and overnight accommodations are at Lake Albert Safari Lodge. B/L/D

Tour package Day 11:
Lake Albert Safari Lodge- Kibale Forest.
After breakfast, have an early morning game drive, and later drive to Kibale Forest. o/n Chimps Nest.
Possible night walk in the forest or visit to Bigodi Swamps/ Crate lakes depending on time of arrival.

Tour package Day 12: 
Kibale National Park - Queen Elizabeth NP o/n Katara Lodge.


Following a morning walk in the Kibale Forest you drive south to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is known for its various animal species like the 
tree-climbing Lions, Uganda kob, elephant, buffalo, hippo, baboons and chimpanzees, more than 500,species of birds have been listed for the park, making it a prime location for birdwatchers. Species recorded include the shoebill, black bee-eater, 11 types of kingfishers and a variety of falcons and eagles. Your luxurious accommodation, dinner and overnight at Katara Safari Lodge .

Tour package Day 13: 
Game drive & boat cruise - o/n Katara Safari Lodge
After an early morning breakfast go for game drives where you get to see lions, elephants, kobs, e.t.c. After the game drive ,have a launch trip on the Kazinga 
Channel in the afternoon. This freshwater system, joining Lakes Edward and George, boasts the highest concentration of Nile Hippos, animas drinking water on the banks like elephants, Water bucks. Birding is excellent, and you can expect to see species ranging in size from the tiny Malachite Kingfisher to the giant Goliath Heron. B/L/D

Tour package Day 14:
Queen Elizabeth NP – Lake Mburo National Park. o/n Mihingo Lodge Lake Mburo(luxury accommodation, but well worth the treat)
After breakfast, set off for Lake Mburo National Park. At 260 km², Lake Mburo National Park is small in comparison with many other East African parks, but with its mosaic of habitats - dry hillsides, rocky outcrops, bushy thickets, open and wooded savannas, forest, lakes and swamps - are home to a surprising diversity of plants and animals. If you reach in the afternoon, you will have a boat ride on the lake and get to see the animals in water like Hippos and crocodile. Overnight at Mihingo Lodge Lake Mburo


Tour package Day 15: .
Lake Mburo- Kampala; Game drive. - o/n Cassia Lodge
Have an early morning game drive, and get to see animals like gigantic eland antelope, as well as zebra, topi, impala, and several acacia-associated birds. The five lakes within the park attracts hippos, crocodiles and a variety of water birds, while fringing swamps hide secretive papyrus specialists such as the sitatunga antelope and red, black and yellow papyrus gonalek. Lunch at the Lodge and later depart directly to Entebbe Airport for your outbound flight.

Contact Info

Address:
Uganda: Katasi Road, Plot 203, Block 200, Namulanda, Entebbe Road, Kampala UG

UK: 87 Caernarvon Close, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 1XE, UNITED KINGDOM.

Phone:
+256.772-370-111, +44.790.863.9450

Email:
karibu@kariburwanda.com