OVERVIEW

10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari: This 10 Days Uganda safari permits us to discover some of Uganda's best places, like Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Mgahinga National Park, for hiking on one of the eight Virunga Mountains. All of these places have their own things that make them worth seeing. Along the River Nile, Murchison Falls National Park has the most powerful waterfalls in Africa. It also has more animals than any other Ugandan national park that people like to see.

Chimpanzees, which are becoming rare in Africa, live in Kibale national park. People say that it is the best place in Africa to see chimpanzees and 13 other kinds of primates, such as Colobus monkeys, Red Velvet monkeys, and many others. The tree-climbing lions in Uganda live in Queen Elizabeth national park. This is the second place in Africa to see tree-climbing lions, after Lake Manyara in Tanzania. There are a few more animals to see in this park, and it's a good place to watch birds, especially on the boat ride along the Kazinga channel.

Mgahinga national park which is the smallest national park in Uganda is home to mountain gorillas and Golden monkeys located on the Virunga Mountains, these primates are very like the ones of Rwanda however cheaper to experience as compared to Rwanda. It is also one of the best places for trekking in Uganda, with some of the most beautiful views. Mount Sabinyo is surrounded by a lot of forests, which makes it a great place to see rare birds like the Rwenzori Turaco that only live in this area. If you hike this mountain, you might see mountain gorillas and golden monkeys on a lucky day. At the top, you'll see crater lakes and be able to look out over Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo. The name "Sabinyo" means "an old man's teeth" because the jagged top of the mountain looks like a gum line with worn-down teeth.

TOUR SUMMARY

• Day 1: Airport pick-up and transfer to your hotel.
• Day 2: Transfer to Murchison falls national park.
• Day 3: Game drive and launch cruise on River Nile and hike to the top of the falls.
• Day 4: Transfer to Kibale National Park.
• Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi wetland Visit and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.
• Day 6: Lion tracking/game drive and Boat cruise.
• Day 7: Transfer to Mgahinga national park.
• Day 8: Golden monkeys tracking – Mgahinga National Park.
• Day 9: Hike Mount Sabinyo.
• Day 10: Return to Kampala/Departure

DAY 1: Airport pick-up and transfer to your hotel.

• On the 1st day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. When you arrive at Entebbe airport, you'll be picked up and taken to your hotel by your professional safari guide from Munda Africa Adventure. You can choose to stay at Fairway Hotel, Forest Cottages, or Sheraton Hotel and have dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 2: Transfer to Murchison falls national park.

• On the 2nd day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. After breakfast, you'll meet your safari guide and be driven to Murchison Falls National Park. On the way, you'll stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, which is 3 hours' drive from Kampala and where you can go rhino tracking. After the action, you'll have lunch in Masindi and then go to Murchison Falls National Park. Get to the park at night and check in your lodge. At Heritage Safari Lodge is budget, Pakuba Safari Lodge is the mid-range, and Paraa Safari Lodge is a luxury lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 3: Game drive and launch cruise on River Nile and hike to the top of the falls.

• On the 3rd day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. Get up early in the morning and take a hearty breakfast. After an early breakfast, you'll go on a morning game drive in the delta. There, you might see elephants, giraffes, lions, Uganda kobs, and other animals.
• After you get back to the lodge and eat lunch, you'll go on a launch cruise along the River Nile at the bottom of the Murchison Falls at 2 p.m. You can see hippos and crocodiles moving along the sandbanks, as well as a lot of different species coming down to drink and bathe.
• After the boat ride at the base of the falls, you'll walk up to the top of the falls, where your driver will pick you up and take you back to your lodge. Dinner and a night's stay at the lodge, same as above.

DAY 4: Transfer to Kibale National Park.

• On the 4th day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. Get up early in the morning and have a delicious breakfast, check out from your lodge and then start your all-day drive to Kibale national park, which is the best place in Africa to go on safari to see chimpanzees. Get to the park late at night and check into your lodge. Dinner and a night's stay at Chimpanzee Guest House, Isunga Lodge, or Kyaninga Lodge, and others.

DAY 5: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi wetland Visit and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.

• On the 5th day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. Wake up early in the morning and take a hearty breakfast. You will go chimpanzee exploring with your packed lunch and water after breakfast. Meet your guide at the head office, then go into the jungle to look for chimpanzees. It will take between 30 minutes and 5 hours to find them. When you go to see them, you will spend an hour with them taking pictures, watching them play, feed, making nests, grooming, recording their videos and among others.
• After tracking, you'll take a break at the lodge and then go for a 2- to 3-hour wildlife walk. After that, you'll go to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is a three-hour drive from Fort Portal, and you'll pass through the Equator on the way. Upon your arrival you will check into your lodge and have dinner and overnight stay at Pumba Safari Cottages, Parkview Safari Lodge, or Mweya Safari Lodge, and among others.

DAY 6: Lion tracking/game drive and Boat cruise.

• On the 6th day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. After breakfast in the early morning meet your safari guide, go on a lion tracking trip where you're sure to see tree climbing lions. On the way, enjoy a game drive in Kisenyi area, where you'll see a lot of animals, such as elephants, buffaloes, and all kinds of antelopes and among others. After the morning game drive go back to the lodge for lunch.
• After lunch at the lodge, take a boat cruise along Kazinga channel to see more animals and birds as you cruise on Lake Edward/George including the impressive large schools of hippos, crocodiles and bird species like the pelicans, long tailed cormorants, yellow bellied storks and others and various animal species along the water shores drinking water like the buffaloes, elephants and others. As above, dinner and a night at the lodge.

DAY 7: Transfer to Mgahinga national park.

• On the 7th day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. You can start your trip to Mgahinga national park after breakfast and check out of your lodge and meet your safari guide. It takes about 6-7 hours to drive through Ishaka area and stop for lunch along the way. When you get to Kisoro in the late afternoon, you can see the rolling Kigezi hills and the Virunga mountain ranges. Check into your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Traveller's Rest Hotel, Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge or Lake Mutanda Safari Resort, and others.

DAY 8: Golden monkeys tracking – Mgahinga National Park.

• On the 8th day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. Wake up early in the morning and take breakfast. After breakfast, you'll go to the park's main office for the briefing about the rules and regulations to look for golden monkeys. Start hiking at 7 am, and it will take you anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours to find them and along the way looking for the golden monkey trekking you will spot the biodiversity in the park. When you find them, spend an hour with them before going back to meet your driver and go back to the lodge to take lunch. After lunch you can take the Batwa path if you want to. As above, dinner and a night at the lodge.

DAY 9: Hike Mount Sabinyo.

• On the 9th day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. Wake up early, eat breakfast early and head to Mgahinga national park head office for a briefing on your walk from the park staff with your packed lunch. Then, with the help of your guides, start the climb. Mount Sabinyo is surrounded by a lot of forests, which makes it a great place to see rare birds like the Rwenzori Turaco that only live in this area. If you're lucky, you might be able to see mountain gorillas and golden monkeys while you're hiking. When you get to the top, you'll see crater lakes and be able to see Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo, which are the three countries that make up the Virunga Mountains. Both ascending and descending Mount Sabinyo takes 8 hours. When you get back, your guide will be there to take you back to your lodge so you can rest after a long day. As above, dinner and a night at the lodge.

DAY 10: Return to Kampala/Departure

• On the 10th day of 10 Days Uganda Wildlife & Hiking Safari. Wake up early in the morning and take breakfast. After breakfast at the lodge check out from your lodge, you'll drive back to Kampala, which will take 8–9 hours. On the way, you'll stop for lunch in Mbarara town and at the Equator. When you get to Entebbe in the late afternoon, you'll be taken to the airport so you can catch your flight back home.