10 Day Best of Uganda Adventure

OVERVIEW

The 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure is a high-end safari tour plan that takes you to the best places in Uganda to see wildlife and primates, including the "big five" animals. Some of the national parks you'll visit on this beautiful trip are Kidepo Valley National Park, which is known as the true African wilderness and has a wide range of wild animals, Murchison Falls National Park, which is Uganda's largest national park and has the world's most powerful waterfall and a lot of wildlife, Kibale Forest National Park, which is known as the capital of primates and is home to endangered chimpanzees and other small primate. This trip starts and ends at Entebbe Airport or in Kampala.

TOUR SUMMARY

Day 1: Transfer to Kidepo.
Day 2: Game drives and visit the Manyatta.
Day 3: Mount Hiking – Kidepo.
Day 4: Transfer to Murchison Falls.
Day 5: Game drive and boat ride.
Day 6: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park.
Day 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Nature walk.
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Day 9: Gorilla trekking
Day 10: Return back to Kampala.

DAY 1: Transfer to Kidepo.

On the first day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. You'll wake up very early and have breakfast at the hotel. Your driver-guide will give you a briefing about the trip, and then you'll head to Kidepo Valley National Park while it's still early because it's a long drive from Kampala to the park and you'll stop for lunch on the way. You will get to the park late at night. Refreshment, dinner and Overnight stay.

DAY 2: Game drives and visit the Manyatta.

On the second day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. After breakfast meet your safari guide and, go on a game drive in the park to see the many animals that live there, such as elephant herds, lions, leopards, buffaloes, Ostriches, and more. Drive back to the lodge and have lunch and some rest.
Later, you will visit the manyatta where you'll go see the beautiful manyatta of Karamoja, watch their traditional dance, and learn more about their culture. Dinner and staying the night.

DAY 3: Mount Hiking – Kidepo.

On the third day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. Wake up early in the morning and take breakfast. After breakfast, you'll go see the IK tribe in Mount Morungole, which is on the edge of the park. These people are interesting because they're small in number and have lived here for hundreds of years. You can also learn from their way of life, since they still live there today. Back to the lodge to eat lunch and take it easy. Evening is a good time to check out their unique art shops. Dinner and staying the night.

DAY 4: Transfer to Murchison Falls.

On the fourth day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. Get up early in the morning and take breakfast. After breakfast, head to Murchison Falls National Park. On the way, you'll stop in the town of Kitgum for lunch. From there, you'll go to Gulu and then Murchison to see the bubbling waterfall at the top of the falls, take pictures, and then be driven to the lodge, check in and have dinner. You will spend the whole night at the lodge, taking it easy and getting ready for the next day's activities. Dinner and staying the night.

DAY 5: Game drive and boat ride.

On the fifth day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. Get up early, have breakfast, and then drive to the park to look for wildlife. Morning gam drive is the best time to see big cats like lions, leopards, and hyenas. Other animals you might see include herds of elephants, buffalos, waterbucks, Kobs, giraffes, warthogs, baboons, and many more. Drive back to the lodge for lunch and some time to rest.
Afternoon lunch in the afternoon, you'll go on a boat cruise along Victoria Nile, where you can see hippos, crocodiles, and water birds. You'll also get to see where the Nile squeezes through a narrow gorge to drop 7 metres. You can get off the boat and walk up to the top of the falls. The view of these powerful waterfalls is worth it, and you can also enjoy taking pictures. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

DAY 6: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park.

On the sixth day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. Wake up early in the morning and have breakfast early in the morning, then drive to Kibale Forest National Park. It's a long drive, and you'll stop for lunch on the way. You'll get to the park in the evening, check in, and have dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 7: Chimpanzee trekking and Nature walk.

On the seventh day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. Wake up, eat breakfast, and get driven to the park's headquarters for a briefing about what to do and what not to do around chimps during chimpanzee trekking. Later, walk with a park ranger through forest trails to look for endangered chimpanzees with the presence of park rangers. There's a good chance you'll see them, since the park is the home of primates. After finding them, you'll have an hour with them to learn about their habits, feeding, social life, playing, and photos. Please keep in mind that they are 98% DNA. After the one hour being in the presence of the chimpanzees you will be driven back to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch. In the evening a guide will lead you on a nature walk through the Bigodi wetland so you can see primates and birds. After the walk you will go back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 8: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

On the eight day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. Wake up have morning breakfast, then set off to Bwindi forest national park with the impressive landscapes along the way. Along the way you will have lunch enroute and upon your arrival you will check into your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.

DAY 9: Gorilla trekking.

On the ninth day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. Wake up early in the morning and take breakfast. After you eat breakfast at the lodge early in the morning and with your packed lunches, your driver will take you to the park headquarters for a briefing on the rules for following during gorilla trekking. After that, you will be grouped into different groups of 8 people and be given a ranger to explore the forest while looking for the gorillas. Gorilla trekking takes a period of 30 minutes to 5 hours. Once you find them, you'll have an hour to watch them, learn about their way of life, and take pictures. After that, you'll walk back to where you began to receive your gorilla trekking certificates for taking part in gorilla trekking. If it's still early, you could go to the Batwa Community and trails, which are some of the most interesting places to see during this activity. After you will get back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 10: Return back to Kampala.

On the tenth day of 10 Days Best of Uganda Adventure. Wake up early in the morning and take breakfast. After breakfast, you will be taken back to Kampala. Along the way, you'll stop at Igongo Cultural Centre to learn more about Ankole culture and lunch enroute. You will proceed with your journey with the second stopover at Kayabwe where, you'll go to the Equator to do an experiment with water and watch the longitude when it's at zero degrees. Then go to Kampala, where you'll be dropped off at your hotel or at Entebbe Airport so you can make it to your flight on time.