10 DAY PERFECT UGANDA SAFARI TOUR ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrival in Uganda

On arrival at the Entebbe International Airport, a guide from Nungi Safaris Uganda will be eagerly waiting to receive you and transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe / Kampala overnight. Depending on your arrival time to Uganda for an exclusive 10-day 9 night best of Uganda ultimate chimpanzee trekking Photo Safari tour, gorilla trekking photo safari tour, and exclusive Uganda wildlife photo safari tour; you will have dinner at your lodge.

Day 2: Transfer to Kibale national park

After your breakfast at your hotel, your driver guide from Nungi Safaris Uganda will pick you up from your hotel and start the journey to Kibale forest national park which is known to be the primate capital. The drive is through Uganda’s countryside with past lots of agricultural lands, homesteads, roadside fruit and vegetable markets, and Tea plantations. On arrival at fort portal which commonly know as the Tourism City of Uganda, you will have lunch in this beautiful town and enjoy the spectacular landscape views of the Rwenzori Mountains in the background and ever-green lawns. After lunch, you can then proceed to Kibale national park to check in at the lodge and rest because tomorrow is going to be a trekking day to look out for chimpanzees. Dinner & overnight

Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national

Today is the day your 10 days 9 nights best of Uganda's ultimate chimpanzee trekking Photo Safari tour, gorilla trekking photo safari tour, and exclusive Uganda wildlife photo safari tour will officially start to get exciting and interesting because you will be heading for Chimpanzee tracking in the primate capital of the world – Kibale National Park. After your breakfast, your driver guide will transfer you to the briefing point before the chimpanzee trekking. The experienced ranger guide will take you through a briefing on what to expect and how to conduct yourself in the forest.

After the briefing, you will start the hike through the tropical rainforest for an unforgettable and rewarding experience in search of man’s closest relatives the Chimpanzees. You are allowed 1 hour in their presence after locating them. Later after coming close and face to face with the chimpanzee, you will head back to the lodge for lunch. Alternatively, the lodge can pack for your lunch and we move with it in the morning

After lunch, take a Swamp walk in the Bigodi community – proceeds from this help in community development. In addition to the swamp, you will visit different homes for coffee experience, banana brewing experience, basketry, and traditional medicine. Later retire to your lodge for an overnight stay and dinner.

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National

Your 10 days 9 nights best of Uganda's ultimate chimpanzee trekking Photo Safari tour, gorilla trekking photo safari tour, and exclusive Uganda wildlife photo safari tour continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park passing through the Crater Lakes region of Kasenda but this will primarily (depending on the road condition and enjoying views of the Rwenzori mountain ranges.

You have an option of a free afternoon at your lodge where you choose to relax and rest. Alternatively, you can choose to take a game drive through the park before proceeding to your lodge or you can take an afternoon village walk around your lodge.

Day 5: Wildlife Safari Game drive and Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth national park

Africa is home to a vast, unrivaled number of species living in the wild. Queen Elizabeth national park has the highest biodiversity of any protected area in Africa. The best time for game viewing is morning when the predators are looking out for prey and before they go back into hiding. You will be using a car that allows the roof to pop up so the opportunities of watching the game are maximized. Enjoy the exotic and rare species which include Elephants, Lions, Leopards, Buffaloes, Uganda kobs, etc.

In the afternoon enjoy a launch cruise on Kazinga Channel – towards Lake Edward where you will watch different wild animals that come to its waters and those that live therein and numerous species of birds.

Day 6: Transfer to Ishasha sector for tree climbing Lions

Ishasha is the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth national park famous for the tree-climbing lions. After their meals, these predators like to climb fig trees to rest and experience the winds but also easily watch their prey because of the high savanna grass. Today morning after a late breakfast, you will leave for Ishasha for the lions, the different bird species, and other mammals. Dinner & overnight at the lodge

Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi for the mountain gorillas

Today after a late breakfast, we leave for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – the home of half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

If you missed seeing the lions the previous day, you can choose to do another game drive through the park to try another opportunity to sight the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha. Dinner & overnight at the lodge.

Day 8: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi's impenetrable National park

The ultimate safari experience in the ‘jungles of Africa’, spending the day with the gigantic gentle mountain gorillas in Bwindi's impenetrable national park. The day starts with the adventure of hiking through Bwindi's impenetrable forest in search of gorillas is a unique experience. You will start with a briefing from the ranger guides after which you are divided into groups to track different gorilla families.

You will then hike the forest in search of the gorillas with leading from the ranger guide. Once you locate the gorillas with your ranger guide, observe them for an hour after which you will start the walk out of the forest. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 9: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park

After the exhilarating experience in Bwindi's Impenetrable forest coming face to face with the gorillas, your driver guide will pick you up after breakfast to start the journey to the calm and beautiful Lake Mburo National Park. Enjoy the winding roads from the Kigezi region with stopovers for pictures.

Once you arrive at the park, you can choose to take a boat trip on Lake Mburo or take a nature walk/ walking safari with a ranger guide. After this experience, you will retire to your lodge with much-needed rest. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 10: End of Tour and Transfer Back to the AIRPORT

Your driver guide will pick you up after breakfast for a short game drive before exiting the park. Today you drive back to Kampala. You will drive out of the park and stop over at the Equator monument for lunch, souvenirs, and photo sessions in both the north and southern hemispheres.

This will mark the end of your 10 days 9 nights best of Uganda's ultimate chimpanzee trekking Photo Safari tour, gorilla trekking photo safari tour, and exclusive Uganda wildlife photo safari tour. Thank you for Discovering, exploring, and wandering Uganda with us. We hope you had an amazing time and that you will encourage others to visit the Pearl of Africa. You are also welcome back to explore other parts of Uganda that you missed out on 10 days 9 nights best of Uganda's ultimate chimpanzee trekking Photo Safari tour, gorilla trekking photo safari tour, and exclusive Uganda wildlife photo safari tour.