16 Days Uganda Safari Adventure
Experience 16 Days Uganda Adventure Safari from specifically North to South, Kidepo Valley NP to Bwindi Impenetrable NP. Firstly start by heading to the untouched wilderness of Kidepo. From there then continue the journey to the south with highlights of boat-cruise, game-drives and chimps trekking on the way. In the south you will also meet the gentle Giants of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the Mountain Gorillas. Lastly, along the way you discover Uganda’s varied nature and friendly people.
Proposed itinerary for 16 Days Uganda Safari Adventure
Arrival day at Entebbe airport
Start the drive towards Kidepo Valley National Park
Cultural encounter
A day to explore Kidepo Valley NP then morning and evening game-drives
Kanagorok hot spring
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Game-drive and boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park
Transfer to the crater lakes area by Fort Portal
Crater lakes exploration and transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
Chimps trekking in Kalinzu forest and surely proceed to a launch trip in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Transfer to the Ishasha sector
game-drive in Ishasha and straightaway to Bwindi
Gorilla trekking day- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Lake Bunyonyi
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Safari walk in Lake Mburo National Park and transfer to Entebbe airport
Detailed itinerary for 16 Days Uganda Safari Adventure
Day 1: Arrival day at Entebbe airport
Arrive at Entebbe international airport during the day/Morning or evening and you will be picked up by our safari guide to start your 16 days Uganda safari from north to south. You will then be transferred to the hotel to rest after the flight.
Location: Entebbe
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Latitude 0 Degrees or similar |
| Mid-Range | Kaazi Beach Resort or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 2: Kidepo Valley National Park – Start the drive towards Kidepo Valley National Park
After an early breakfast you start your 16-days Uganda Safari and straightaway set off on the journey that will take you to Kidepo Valley National Park. The drive takes you past Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary where a stop is made in order to track the Rhinos. Later driving north and have lunch in Gulu/ Enroute, Uganda’s second biggest town. Afterwards continue to the town Kitgum to check in.
Location: Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Apoka Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Adere Safari Lodges kidepo or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 3: Kidepo Valley National Park – Cultural encounter
Firstly, after breakfast set off for Kidepo valley National Park, the first park on this 16 days Uganda safari. In a landscape of not only vast plains and semi-arid savannah framed by jagged mountains but also wooded hills, Kidepo is one of the wildest and most spectacular reserves in Africa. On arrival before entering the park have a cultural experience that will bring you into contact with Karamajong peoples at Karenna and Kapedo. Then meet the local elders and have an opportunity to interact with them. They will therefore show you the kraals, the grinding stones and many more interesting items. Finally you continue to your lodge and check in.
Location: Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Apoka Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Adere Safari Lodges kidepo or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 4: Kidepo Valley National Park – A day to explore Kidepo Valley NP morning and evening game-drives
The morning-game drive certainly takes you towards Natabba gate. Area for specifically the cheetahs and other lower grassland mammals. The landscape throughout Kidepo Valley national park is especially studded with small hills, rocky outcrops and inselbergs. From which one can surely obtain stunning views in all directions enjoy panoramic views of the Narus River Valley and photographic opportunities of wildlife from all corners. Then an evening game drive along the Narus River Valley for game Viewing and photography of for instance Elephants, herds of Buffaloes, Jackals, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Klipspringer and possibly Lions.
Location: Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Apoka Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Adere Safari Lodges kidepo or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 5: Kidepo Valley National Park – Kanagorok hot spring
After an early breakfast, shortly proceed for a morning game drive to Kanagorok hot spring area crossing the sand river. A variety of animals can be seen roaming for example Ostrich among others. On reaching the hot springs, be amazed by nature and finally take a lot of photos as you would wish. After the activity, you will then return to your lodge and have lunch.
In the evening, head out for evening game drive focusing specifically on the buffalo track and the water holes around Narus Valley. Lastly return to your lodge and relax.
Location: Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Apoka Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Adere Safari Lodges kidepo or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 6: Murchison Falls National Park – Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast we leave Kidepo Valley national park, maybe catching some last sights of its animals as we drive out. Continue on our 16-days Uganda Safari through the city of Gulu to masindi and finally to Murchison fall national park. Meanwhile have lunch in masindi and then check in and relax.
Location: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Paraa Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 7: Murchison Falls National Park – Game-drive and then boat-cruise in Murchison Falls National Park
In the morning you will particularly set off for a game-drive in Murchison Fall national park. On the broad savannah you search for mammals for instance big cats, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffalos, plus more as the checklist of mammals reaches 76. You will then continue browsing the circuits to the delta point for a cocktail of birds and mammals. However return to your lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon you will go for the 2pm boat ride on the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls where you get to see the Hippos (You have never seen more hippos yawning, Grooming in there Pods anywhere else than here- Believe me ), Nile Crocodiles, Elephants and a variety of beautiful bird species along the banks. After the boat-cruise you will lastly head back to the lodge.
Location: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Paraa Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-Range | Pakuba Safari Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout the journey
Day 8: Kibale Forest National Park – Transfer to the crater lakes area in Fort Portal
After breakfast transfer shortly towards the crater lakes area via Fort Portal. It’s a long drive today but we target to have lunch in Fort portal. A punctuation of stopovers at sceneries like the Rift valley escarpment on Lake Albert , typical African village setup in the far countryside and tea plantations along the drive unquestionably offer us chances of stretching. Later we check in late afternoon to an area with surely an amazing display of primates and lovely scenery.
Location: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation:
| Luxury | Kyaninga Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 9: Crater lakes exploration and then transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
Crater exploration with a hike to Nyakasura hills, here look out for different species of Monkeys, such as red colobus, red tailed monkey and bush babies. More in the forest canopy colored aviation creatures-butterflies various bird species for instance the native Great blue Turaco, joyful greenbul, olive long tailed cuckoo, Uganda Safari Adventure, the superb black bee eater. Return to the tourism city for lunch and then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park in order to check in and relax.
Location: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
| Luxury | Mweya Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Twin Lake Safari Cottages or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 10: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Chimps trekking in Kalinzu forest and then launch trip in Queen Elizabeth National Park
In the morning we straightaway make the drive over to Kalinzu forest for a chimps trekking adventure. Here you certainly go in a group with a specialized guide into the jungle to search for our close cousins the chimpanzees and enjoy the nature. Additionally on spotting the chimps, you will spend some good time enjoying their ways of socializing. You will then return to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch, it is time for specifically the Classic highlight of the 2hrs launch trip on the famous Kazinga channel, a 36kms channel linking Lake George to Lake Edward. On the banks you can not only see land and water Adapted Hippopotamuses Yawning some slashing canines to each other but also the National Geographical society Killing machine the Nile Crocodile gaping along the Banks.
Location: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
| Luxury | Mweya Safari Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Twin Lake Safari Cottages or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Lunch as well as Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 11: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Transfer to Ishasha sector and game-drive
After a relaxed breakfast we certainly start the adventurous journey through the park to the southern Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth NP. If we are lucky we can see animals such as elephants, monkeys, beautiful birds and even big cats along the road-side. We arrive at the lodge for lunch and then in the afternoon head out for a game-drive to search for tree-climbing lions. The Ishasha sector is one of only two locations in Africa where the lions have the habit of regularly climbing the trees in order to rest. While here, you will also enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Location: Ishasha Sector
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Ishasha Wilderness Camp or similar |
| Mid-range | Ishasha Jungle Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 12: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park – game-drive in Ishasha and transfer to Bwindi
In the early morning we will once again drive off in the adventurous vast savannah of the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth NP to search for interesting sights. After the game-drive we head to the lodge for lunch and then start the drive to Bwindi Mountains the home of the mountain gorillas. Furthermore the journey takes us from the savanna via cultivated hills to the jungle covered mountains of Bwindi. Finally check in and relax.
Location: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation:
| Super Luxury | Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge or similar |
| Luxury | Buhoma Lodge or similar |
| Mid-range | Bakiga Lodge or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits Throughout.
Day 13: Gorilla trekking day in specifically Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is specifically the home to the forest giants that are cousins to human beings, the mountain gorillas. You will certainly be taken in a group by a specialized guide into the jungle for your gorilla trekking adventure. Then trek through the beautiful nature and spend one hour with the gorillas. This Impenetrable Forest is also full of birds, butterflies and plant species plus forest hog, forest elephants, sitatungas and dikers. Eventually head out to Lake Bunyonyi and check in.
Location: Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Bird nest @ Bunyonyi Resort or similar |
| Mid-range | Arcadia Cottages Bunyonyi or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 14: Lake Bunyonyi
Firstly have a free day to relax by beautiful Lake Bunyonyi. There is defiitely a short list of activities such as canoeing, canoe ride along Lake Bunyonyi, swimming (safe in this lake) and hiking along the lake-shores. Lastly, spend the whole day especially freshening up and relaxing.
Location: Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Bird nest @ Bunyonyi Resort or similar |
| Mid-range | Arcadia Cottages Bunyonyi or similar |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 15: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast straightaway transfer to Lake Mburo, the ‘Zebra magnet’. Meanwhile,leave Lake Bunyonyi and continuously drive through the hilly areas. Arrive in the park and have lunch at the lodge before heading for an afternoon game drive to view Zebras, Giraffes, Topis, Warthogs, cape buffaloes and impalas.
Location: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation Option:
| Luxury | Mihingo Lodge |
| Mid-range | Rwakobo Rock Lodge |
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
Day 16: Safari walk in Lake Mburo National Park and lastly transfer to Entebbe airport
In the Early morning basially have a safari walk while at the lodge. Get up early in order to have a chance to see zebras, waterbucks, birds and buffaloes in there day break jungle life. After the walk it is time for specifically breakfast at the lodge before you start the drive to Entebbe. Additionally have an en route to have lunch at the Equator. Furthermore take some photo poses where the southern- and northern hemispheres meet. Thus the end of the 16-days Uganda Safari Adventure.
Thank you for specifically choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations and we hope to see you in Uganda again.
Location: Kampala (City)
Accommodation Option: No (End of tour)
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch
Drinking Water and fruits throughout
Tour Includes on Uganda Safari Adventure
- Airport transfers
- 4×4 transport with English speaking local guide/driver for all road transport
- Accommodation & all meals above
- All park entrances fees
- Drinking water in the vehicle
- Mentioned activities
- Rhino, Chimp permits and gorilla permits
Tour Excludes:
- International visas
Accommodation facilities while in Kampala
All expenses of personal nature such as tips and drinks
Health
- Yellow fever and malaria prophylactics are specifically required
- COVID19 certificate
Officials have a right to surely refuse entry if you are found to have or show any signs of communicable diseases
Visas
Most nationalities require a visa to specifically enter Uganda which can be obtained on arrival at USD 50 per person, single entry. Additionally passport must be valid for a minimum of 6 months
Flights
It is imperative that you basically confirm your onward /return flights. Please contact our office for assistance.
Best of Uganda Safari Adventure Tour
We believe in value for money. Every guest would like to have the most reliable and comfortable vehicles on safari. In response to the clients’ needs, we have a very strict vehicle replacement policy that ensures a young fleet at all times. We have a total fleet of 225 well-maintained motor vehicles, predominantly 4-wheel drives. This does away with the problem of sub-contracting vehicles and driver-guides, which may compromise the quality of services. Our safari vehicles are specifically converted for maximum space and comfort. All of them have hatched roof and sliding windows to facilitate good viewing and convenient photography during game drives and sight seeing.
