16 Days Uganda Bwindi - 16 Days

IMG-20220906-WA0004 (1)

16 Days Uganda Bwindi Gorilla, Golden Monkey, Chimpanzee, Murchison, SipiFalls, Queen Elizabeth, Bunyonyi, and Birding at Mabamba Safari. & 4 Day countryside life.

Overview

This takes you through the vast ever-green hills and valleys for a unique and unforgettable
adventure safari to Uganda’s top safari destinations! Enjoy game viewing in national parks,
trek through the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, the World Heritage Site for Mountain Gorillas,
and search the world’s most amazing creatures interacting mere yards away! , enjoy
chimpanzee trekking of Kanyanchu Kibale Forest; Big cats of Queen Elizabeth National
park Kasenyi plains and Ishasha Sector and many more during safari journey through
Uganda’s ever-changing landscapes and parks flourishing with more endemic and
endangered primates species colorful wildlife and the stunning world’s falls.

Trip Summary:

  • Day 01: Arrival at Entebbe and transfer to kampala at the booked hotel.
  • Day 02: Transfer to Murchison falls national park
  • Day03: Game drive in Murchison and boat cruise to hike to the falls top.
  • Day 04: Transfer to Kibale National Park
  • Day 05: Chimpanzee tracking at kanyanchu and Transfer to queen Elizabeth national park
  • Day 06: Game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park and boat cruise at kazinga channel.
  • Day 07: Volunteering at kichwamba orphanage Foundation and transfer to Nyakagyezi
  • Day 08: Countryside life in Nyakagyezi community/Enengo hike and African Gin processing experience.
  • Day 09: countryside Full day Goat roasting and Enengo hike Relaxation
  • Day 10: Countryside life, Coffee harvesting and milking experience.
  • Day 11: Transfer to kameeme Queen Elizabeth National Park, ishasha sector for a Countryside life,Planting flower trees and sundowning at kazinga river site.
  • Day 12: Tracking Climbing lions at ishasha sector, Queen Elizabeth national park, and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
  • Day 13: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Batwa community visit.
  • Day 14: Transfer to Mgahinga national park for tracking Golden monkey
  • Day 15: Golden monkey Tracking in Mgahinga Thereafter Transfer to Bunyonyi
  • Day 16: Relaxation day at Bunyonyi
  • Day 17: Transfer to Kampala.
  • Day 18: Transfer to Sipi falls
  • Day 19: Sipi falls hike,Abseiling and Sebenyi Culture entertainment.
  • Day 20: Nile source and Transfer to Entebbe international airport to connect back home flight.

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival and pickup at Entebbe airport Transfer to the booked hotel

Pick up from the airport arrive on time and drive to the booked safari lodge MT.ZION Kampala. Check-in Refreshment,
Dinner and overnight.

Day 2
Transfer to Murchison falls national park

Morning breakfast at 6:30 am,
Check-out at 7 am set on Kampala-Gulu Road to locate Murchison Falls National Park, on our way We shall have a stopover in Nakasongola at Ziwa for Rhino tracking.
After tracking, we head on and have a 1-hour lunch stopover at Kabaleega Dynasty
restaurant at 1:30 pm then drive to connect to Murchison Falls National Park, check in, relax, Dinner, and overnight at Murchison Giraffe Camp/Lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch
Dinner

Day 3
Game drive and Boat cruise to the top of the falls., Morning

Game drive in Murchison Falls National Park Afternoon: Boat cruise and falls hike., Wake up very early at 5:30 have our parked breakfast and drive into the park in search of the big cats and Giraffes in the game drive which rewards us with an unforgettable lifetime experience.

Return for lunch at 12:30 pm and head on for the boat ride exactly at 2 pm, hiking the world’s strongest waterfalls locally known as Kabaleega Falls.
Expect to find big Crocodiles, Elephants, and Hippopotamus if lucky encounter also Leopards, hike to the top of the falls marking the end of the day. will pick you up from the top of the falls and drive you to the booked hotel. Murchison Giraffes Camp/lodge Meal
plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 4
Transfer to kibale forest national park for Chimps tracking

Early morning breakfast at 7 am, Check-out at 8 am and drive to Kibale National Park via Masindi-Hoima road connect kyenjojo Fort Portal Mubende route to locate Kibale National Park, we shall have a lunch stop over at The
RiverFalls Lodge Kagadi, Cultural lodges in Hoima, or Gardens restaurant in Fort, depending on your
choices, and later proceed on, Upon arrival Check-in at the booked safari lodge. Relaxing, Dinner, and
overnight. Lodge: Nkuruba safari lodge. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 5
Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National park:, Morning

Chimpanzee
tracking., Afternoon: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.Uganda travel packages that include mountain gorillas

Early breakfast at 6:00 am and drive straight to the tracking headquarters for the briefing at exactly 8 am about our closest
relatives in the forest and Set off for chimpanzees trekking in Kanyanchu Kibale Forest.
You’ll be given time to take photos and video clips while interacting with chimpanzees in mere yards of the forest. There are more diverse primates mainly Black and white
Columbus monkeys, Olive Baboons, and more forest birds to say Great Blue Turaco and
Eastern plantain eater. From tracking, back to our lodge check out, have lunch, and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park at Queen Elizabeth National Park View Safari Lodge or Baboon Safari Resort. Upon arrival check-in,relax Dinner, and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Day 6
Game drive and Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth national park.

Morning: Game drive in Queen Elizabeth NP. Afternoon: Boat cruise at Kazinga channel.Boat Ride
Have an early morning breakfast at 7 am, and set on our way to Queen Elizabeth National Park for the game viewing in Kasenyi Plains, where you are rewarded with hot eye-catching wildlife with herds of Elephants, Buffaloes, Leopards, Hyenas waterbucks, and variety of Antelope species. Check-in at Kasenyi Lake Retreat Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge or book a hotel for lunch at 1:00 pm. School of ElephantsAfter lunch, head on for a fantastic unique 3-hour boat ride at exactly 2 pm on Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. Come so closer to the highest concentration of Hippos, buffaloes elephants crocodiles, and other animals seen at the water’s edge drinking

Enjoy bird watching of resident bird species like flamingos, red chest, Papyrus Gonolek, pink-backed pelicans, malachite kingfishers, yellow crown, water thick-knee, and yellow-billed stork, Return to your booked lodge Via Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation for the cultural entertainment, Dinner, and overnight at Queen Elizabeth National Park view safari lodge or Baboon Safari Resort.
NB; Never leave behind your camera for the awesome photos. Bird watchers endeavor to escort themselves with a pair of binoculars. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7
Volunteering at Kichwamba orphanage Foundation and Transfer to Nyakagyezi;

Morning breakfast at 7:00 am., Drive to Kichwamba Orphanage Foundation and Shemeregwa Nursery and Primary school. We will be welcomed by Edison and taken
through the orphanage tourism activities like the Twin Lake hike, local gin brewing, coffee experience, and later we will volunteer in the orphanage activities like gardening or manual general cleaning work at the orphanage and Nursery school. Then have lunch at KOF at exactly 12:40 pm. Drive to Nyakagyezi with a stopover at the Hot Spring at Enengo viewing point for photography and then Navigate through the evergreen Enengo valleys and hills to locate Kambuga. Upon arrival check in at Kigezi Forest Cottages KFC. Dinner and overnight. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8
Countryside life in Nyakagyezi community/Enengo hike and African Gin processing., Full-day Enengo hike:

Morning breakfast at 8:00 am and drive to my home place Nyakagyezi to enjoy the countryside life. We will drive to Kagongo the center heart of the Earth, Drive mt. Sinai of in Uganda. Park our vehicle and hike Enengo hills and valleys where I used to correct firewood., This time will not be correcting firewood but will be enjoying the countryside life and photography. Visit the Big River Commonly known as Ekyambu (river birara), and enjoy fishing along this river, and local Gin brewing, thereafter hike back to our starting point for late lunch and drive to our lodge. Kigezi Forest Cottages for Dinner and overnight, Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9
Countryside life, Full day Goat roasting, Enengo hike Relaxation and football watch

Countryside life, Full-day Goat roasting, Enengo hike Relaxation, and football
watch at Bishop Combon College playground.

Morning breakfast at 8:00 am and Goat
slaughtering at 9:00 am as well, Goat roasting starts. Michael, Caro, Donat, Kato Leo, and Ambrose will slaughter an African Ugandan Goat here and set it on to roasting chimon, Ambrose Or Robert will stay behind roasting our Goat as we relax enjoying the fresh air of Kambuga and having our lunch as we warm up for the Goat’s enjoyment. If there is a football
match around our lodge we go and watch., Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 10
Countryside life, Coffee harvesting and milking experience. Morning:Coffee harvesting. Evening: Milking experience.

Morning breakfast at 8:00 am, Drive to kagongo coffee gardens for coffee harvesting experience, Return from coffee harvesting have lunch at 1:30 am and Drive to Rubaya farm for the Milking experience at 4 pm, thereafter return to our booked lodge for relaxation Dinner and overnight at Kigezi Forest Cottages
KFC, Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 11
Transfer to Kameeme Queen Elizabeth National Park, ishasha sector

Transfer to Kameeme Queen Elizabeth National Park, Ishasha sector for a Countryside life, Planting flowers and garden trees as sundowning. Morning: Drive to
Kameeme, Afternoon: Planting flowers and garden trees., Morning breakfast at 8:00 am, check out and drive to Kameeme Kaziinga river site through Kihiihi town.Upon
arrival check-in at the booked hotel Embogo Safari Lodge. Have lunch at 1:00 pm, relax. At 2:30 pm head on to Kazinga River site to plant flower trees and enjoy Hook or net fishing in Kaziinga river, photography, Game viewing if we are lucky on that very day as well sundowning at
Kaziinga river site return to our lodge Embogo Safari Lodge for Dinner, refreshments, and overnight., Meal plans: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 12
Tracking climbing lions at Ishasha Sector Queen Elizabeth national park,

Tracking climbing lions at Ishasha Sector Queen Elizabeth national park, and
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national:, Morning: Tree climbing lions tracking in
ishasha Afternoon: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park.
Morning breakfast at 7:30am and drive into Queen Elizabeth national park ishasha sector
for tracking climbing lions of ishasha expect to encounter other park dominants like
elephants, Impalas, Baboons, Monkeys, and more savanna birds. Return to our booked lodge, for lunch at 1 pm. Check-out and transfer to Bwindi as we enjoy the fresh air
vibes of local plantations and the vast evergreen grassland. Welcome to Bwindi where
gorillas are the center of attraction, a distinct feature of Uganda’s tourism at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Upon arrival, check at the booked lodge for refreshments,
Dinner and Overnight. Ruhondeeza Safari Lodge.,Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch, Dinner

Day 13
Gorilla Trekking Tour: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Morning: Gorilla Tracking. Afternoon: Batwa Culture experience.

Early morning breakfast at 6:00am pack your drinking water and packed lunch. Drive on to Gorilla trekking headquarters for a general briefing at exactly 8:00am .You will be told what to do and what not to do while in the forest when tracking Gorillas. You will be guided by the Gorilla ranger guide in the forest as you enjoy the gorillas experience and evergreen natural moisturized forest environment.

You Will be given an hour relaxing with Habituated Gorillas taking photos., thereafter the
activity will get back to the starting point, receive your Gorilla tracking certificate then return
back to your hotel/lodge for lunch at 7:00pm, Relax and later hit the community for Batwa
community experience.

Return back to the lodge in the evening, feel the evening breath of Bwindi while enjoying bird watching of the forest birds around Ruhondeza safari camp., Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 14
Transfer to Mgahinga National Park

Transfer to Mgahinga National Park., Full day:Transfer to Kisoro mgahinga.
Uganda’s smallest national park Mgahinga.,where Gold meets silver (Golden Monkey
meets silverback).

After an early morning breakfast at 6:30 am,
Check-out and Transfer to Mgahinga National Park through the ever-green tropical rain forest of Bwindi via Ruhija Bwindi sector. On the way you will be able to encounter other primates like black-and-white Colobus monkeys, and baboons, if lucky find other Gorilla families in the forest along the way crossing the road. We shall have a stopover in Kabale town at Kabale Safari Club for lunch and proceed to Mgahinga National Park., Arriving
Mgahinga check-in at the booked lodge for Dinner and overnight. Lodge/Hotel: Casa
Hotel. Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 15
Golden monkey Tracking

Golden monkey Tracking., Morning: Golden monkey Tracking. Afternoon:
Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda’s smallest national park Mgahinga is where Gold meets
silver, Golden monkey meets with Silverback from here. Morning breakfast at 6:00 am and drive to the
downslope of Mt Sabinyo and Muhabura Mgahinga National Park to locate the tracking UWA headquarters at exactly 8:00 am. You will be briefed about the Golden monkeys of
Mgahinga and later Guided through the park forest to track the monkeys with the ranger
guides.,if lucky you may encounter the Gorillas while tracking the monkeys. From the
activity, return to the hotel check-out, have lunch, and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi,
Check-in at the booked safari lodge., Eco Paradise Hotel, Dinner and overnight., Meal
plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 16

Relaxation day: Morning: Boat cruise at Lake Bunyonyi., Afternoon: Chilling and relaxing at Eco Paradise Hotel. Morning breakfast at 8:00 am, thereafter connect to the boat for the rides on Lake Bunyonyi visit Mutebire’s island to see the translocated
impalas and Zebras., Visit Punishment Islands and Bunyonyi Islands so many islands to see. From the boat, return to the hotel for
lunch at 1 pm and refreshments, Dinner, and overnight at Eco Paradise Hotel Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 17
Transfer to Kampala

Transfer to Kampala, Full day Transfer: Morning breakfast at 6:30 am. Check-out.,Set on and drive Kabale-Mbarara-Masaka-Kampala highway to locate Kampala,
We shall have a stopover in Mbarara at Las Vegas or Agip Motel for lunch as well stopover at Kayabwe town for the Equator line experience and photography as we head onto Kampala, Upon arrival, check-in at the booked lodge. (MT.ZION Hotel)Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner

Day 18
Jinja-Mbale highway to locate Sipi Falls Kapchworwa hills

Early morning breakfast at 5:40 am and drive to Kampala-Jinja-Mbale highway to locate Sipi Falls Kapchworwa hills.
Along our way, we shall have a stopover in Jinja to visit the Kyabazinga Palace/ home to the
king of Busoga dynasty. Enjoy Busoga sight viewing, Have lunch in Jinja at Nile source Garden Hotel, and drive on to connect sipi falls Kapchworwa upon arrival check at the
booked lodge Sipi Falls Lodge and enjoy sundowning in Kapchworwa Sipi hills at Sipi falls
lodge, Meal plan: Breakfast Lunch Dinner.

Day 19
Sipi falls hike

Sipi Falls hike. Morning: Hiking the three falls and Abseiling. Afternoon Sebenyi
Cultural visit, later transfer to the source of Nile River for the overnight in Jinja.

Early Morning breakfast at 6:10 am, Briefing at 7:10 am,
and start our hike at 7:30 am from the Top to the bottom of the three Magical falls Reaching the bottom do Abseiling and return to the booked hotel, have lunch at noon Check out and Drive to Kapchorwa
town for Culture experience and entertainment at 1:30 pm. After Sebenyi Culture transfer to the source of Nile
for the overnight and source viewing at Nile Source Gardens Hotel., Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 20
Transfer to Entebbe international airport.

Transfer to Entebbe International Airport. Morning breakfast at 7:00 am Visit the source of the world’s longest river Nile Visit the Source of river Nile at 8:30 am to witness its origins, See the big cobras, pythons, and the Oldest Nile Crocodile,and later transfer to Entebbe International Airport with a stopover in Kampala for lunch and
African Craft Village visit. Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch.

Includes and Excludes

Inclusions.

  • Park entrance fees.
  • Game drives & Boat cruise.
  • Meals & Accommodation.
  • Soft drinks.
  • Gorilla permits.
  • Chimpanzees permits.
  • Golden Monkey permits.
  • Sipi Falls hike and Abseiling
  • Rhino tracking.
  • Hiking Murchison falls
  • Safari vehicle & Fuel.(Ground Transport)
  • English Speaking Driver Guide
  • Twin lakes and kichwamba community visit.
  • And all other activities included in the itinerary.

Exclusives

  • International flights
  • Hard drinks
  • Tips
  • Other personal needs

Related Trips

You can send your enquiry via the form below.

16 Days Uganda Bwindi