A 14-day luxury journey through Uganda’s wild heart. Track rhinos at Ziwa, cruise the Nile to thunderous Murchison Falls, and trek chimpanzees in Kibale’s rainforest. Witness tree-climbing lions in Ishasha and embark on the life-changing adventure of gorilla trekking in Bwindi. Unwind on Lake Bunyonyi, explore Lake Mburo on foot, and experience rich cultures. Unforgettable encounters with the Big Five and majestic primates await.
14 Days
Uganda
$23,395 USD per person
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you’ll be warmly welcomed by your dedicated Queen of East Africa driver-guide, have a short briefing, then transfer you to your luxurious Hotel for overnight stay to relax from your journey. If you arrive in the day, you may enjoy an optional scenic tour of Kampala city, Uganda’s Capital.
Latitude 0 Degrees Hotel is a beautiful facility most raved for its art filled interiors and Lake Victoria Views. Its interior features recycled and cycled furniture, hand beaded textiles. It’s located at one of Kampala’s Hills – Makindye Hill a historical Hill designated as residential area for British Colonial Adminstrators in early 1920s.
Part of the Hill was granted to Dr Albert cook, a pioneer British physician who established a clinic and a place where Sir Edward Muteesa the first Ugandan President was born.
Begin the journey northward with a scenic drive through Uganda’s countryside. En route, stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for an exclusive rhino tracking experience the first of the Big 5. The trek is about 2 hours where you walk through the bush with your ranger in search of these great gentle giants; Once you find the rhinos, you can observe them from a safe distance often as close as 7 meters. You will be moved and overwhelmed with emotions, because of the grace and vulnerability of these gentle giants. We will then have lunch at the sanctuary then continue to Murchison Falls National Park to check in to your luxurious Lodge.
Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s largest and oldest national park, which received it’s first foreign visitors in 1862 John Speke and James Grant and they noted “The river, in its fury, seemed to defy all passage, yet its beauty was undeniable—a force both majestic and untamed.”James Grant
“We saw the river hurling itself through a narrow cleft with a roar that shook the ground. I named it Murchison Falls, in honor of Sir Roderick Murchison, President of the Royal Geographical Society.”John Speke
Murchison Falls National Park is raved for its powerful Murchison falls, and rich wildlife.
Lodge for overnight stay.
Nile Safari Lodge
Is a beautiful lodge right in the heart of the park, on the southern banks of the Nile offering sweeping views of the longest Nile, as it journeys to Mediterranean sea. Its location offers visitors a chance to hear grunting hippos, and regular sightings of monkeys
Accommodation: Nile Safari Lodge Mediterranean Sea
Rise early, your private driver/ guide will drive you in a 4×4 Private Safari vehicle and roll into the Savannah plains at dawn for a game drive in search of elephants, lions, giraffes, buffalo, and more. Spotting the wild game close to you is witnessing nature in the purest form. We will return to the lodge for relaxation and a meal in preparation for another exciting adventure.
Afternoon, we will take a luxury boat cruise along the Nile to the base of the Murchison Falls, while standing at the viewing point, you will hear the thunderous roar of cascading water and be captivated by the stunning sight of the falls. The boat cruise will give you a chance to spot pools of hippos, crocodiles, birds, elephants and buffaloes that gather at the river bank for a drink. Cap the day with a guided hike to the top of Murchison Falls for stunning views, witnessing how the Nile River squeezes through a 7-meter gorge, then plunge 45 meters into the “Devil’s Cauldron” as powerfull falls. This will be a day well spent, head back to the lodge for relaxation and overnight stay
Accommodation: Nile Safari Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After a relaxed breakfast, embark on a full-day journey to Kibale National Park, the scenic journey southwest offers great views landscapes of the Albertine Rift Escarpment and taking you through local communities, tea plantations, the rolling hills and the great views of crater lakes like Lake Nyinambuga and Lake Kyaninga.
Upon arrival at the lodge, check in and later take a Kyaninga Crater Walk around one of Uganda’s most stunning volcanic lakes – Lake Kyaninga, it takes only 2hours where you will climb to highest rim providing you with panoramic views of rollings hill, homesteads and the sweeping views of the Rwenzori Mountains.
Kyaninga Lodge
seated on the rim of Lake Kyaninga, a volcanic crater that has the shape as the map of Africa, the lodge offers panoramic vistas of deep blue waters surrounded by steep forested walls. While at the lodge, you get to experience and see mist drifting across the lake early mornings, with the Rwenzori Mountains rising in the distance. Enjoy the golden sunsets, Kyaninga lodge is such an exceptional place where beauty, serenity weave together effortlessly.
Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge
We will have our breakfast, and drive to the park headquarters where all trackers are required to assemble for a briefing about chimpanzee tracking and the etiquette. We will set out into the forest with the ranger to track the Chimpanzees in Kibale Forest, to have an encounter of the intelligent eyes meeting ours, be awed by their intelligence depicted in the way they behave, care for each other, the way they carry themselves, you will find it true that surely these apes are man’s close cousin only living in the wild. You are expected to stay calm and quiet as you spend 1hour enjoying the best moments with the chimpanzees, witnessing life, mothers grooming their tender ones, young ones swinging and so playful, the alpha male leading the troop; a precious secret that the Kibale Forest keeps wild yet pure that keeps calling many just like you. Kibale’s Forest National Park hosts nature’s secret, the chimpanzees and more primates of about 13 species living freely in Uganda’s nature.
Proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park, renamed after Queen Elizabeth II when she visited the park in 1954. Driving from Kibale to Queen is a journey to great scenery, capturing the views of the mountains of the moon- Rwenzori Mountain, and the great landscapes. We will stop over at the Equator for photography, then head into the park viewing game en route to the Mweya Safari Lodge. The Lodge has scenic views of the plains and the Kazinga Channel linking Lake George and Edward. staying at Mweya Safari Lodge invokes its long history as the same location where Henry Morton Stanley stayed during his expedition. The lodge usually has night guests that show up like lions, hippos, adding to a real safari experience. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge. FB In the afternoon we will embark on a launch cruise gliding along the Nile on a private boat cruise past yawning hippos and crocodiles, upstream the bottom of the Mighty falls, the most satisfying part is watching the falls as thy powerfully pour down to the bottom, from a stone’s throw vintage point, hearing the thunderous roar and beholding this live scene is a captivating experience that you can only get in the Murchison falls National Park. The trail is not complete until you ascent to the top of the falls hiking from the safe angle at the bottom of the falls, the same trail Sir Samuel Baker took and hiked through to the top of the falls, the challenge will lead you to the top, where you will see first hand how the mighty Murchison falls are formed; when large sums of the Nile water squeezes into a small gorge to make powerful falls, enjoy misty splashes of the Nile, and take photos that keeps the fresh memories of these nature moments, this will complete our falls adventure and return to the lodge with great experiences and scenery. We will spend our second night at Paraa Safari Lodge. FB
After breakfast, drive south to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the 3 hour stunning journey with breathtaking views of the snow-capped peaks of the “Mountains of the Moon” rising in the distance on a clear day, close to the park is the Equator spot where we will stop and stretch and take photos. Proceed to the park to check into the lodge.
Kyambura Gorge Lodge sits high up on an edge the Kyambura Gorge, Uganda offering sweeping views of the savannah plains, the gorge, and the distant Rwenzori Mountains. Its hand built and uniquely styled bandas equally offer views across the gorge and the savannah plains.
Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Have a morning cup of tea/coffee and embark on an early morning game drive in Kasenyi Plains, the most visited circuit where large herds such as buffaloes, lions, elephants, Uganda kobs, and more, take the scenic Explosion Crater drive for breathtaking views of crater lakes and panoramic views of Lake Katwe, Uganda’s historic salt lake, Kyemengo Crater, the largest and most breathtaking of the Katwe craters, The Kazinga Channel, Lake Edward, and the Rwenzori Mountains rising in the distance.
Afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, the highlight safari activity and a breathtaking experience, gliding a 32km channel connecting lake George and Lake Edward. This wildlife rich water will offer you great game watching opportunities, from the highest concentrations of hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, and a over 600 bird species, including African fish eagles, kingfishers, pelicans, which are visible during the cruise. We will proceed to the lodge to rest and for overnight stay.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is truly a medley of wonders, offering great game viewing opportunities from the classic game drives to game viewing on boat cruise. with over 95 species of mammals, a bird-list of 6oo and lots of craters, gorge give the park a blend of adventure. Lying in the Albertine Rift Valley, the park stretches across 1,978 km² of Savannah, rainforest, crater lakes, and wetlands.
Accommodation: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
We will have a relaxed breakfast, and drive to the southern sector of the park, the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park that offers most amazing safari experiences famed for it’s tree-climbing lions, often seen draped across fig and acacia branches. In this open Savannah plain, you may as well encounter other wildlife such as leopards, buffaloes, and elephants.
Ishasha Wilderness Camp is situated along the Ntungwe River in the remote southern Ishasha sector of the Park. The luxury camp is the answer for one that wishes to hide away in the wilderness. Many animals come by the river to bath and for a drink a good Chance to spot these amazing game, occasional the camp receives wild guests seen or heard grazing around the camp, the camp is also graced with a resident hippo
We will checking in at your exclusive wilderness lodge.
Accommodation: Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
We will have breakfast and drive to the southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, The journey takes you through remote villages, misty valleys, and forested ridges that feel like they’ve been waiting just for you, Nkuringo offers sweeping panoramic views of the Virunga Volcanoes, Lake Mutanda, terraced hillsides, and the anticipation of gorilla encounters.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is an old thick and misty forest with over 25000 years of existence sheltering half of the world’s mountain gorilla population, offering opportunities for visitors to encounter the mountain gorillas, when tracking gorillas or during the Gorilla Habituation experience.
Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
standing 7000ft above seas level at a forested ridge in Nkuringo, at the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge, a place where elegance meets raw nature. A stay at the lodge feels like a stay in the clouds, sleeping on the same ground as the gorillas. You will be treated to sweeping views of the Virunga Volcanoes, the Great Rift Valley, and even the glowing outline of Nyiragongo Volcano on clear nights.
Accommodation: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
An early start with breakfast, then to the park headquarters for your life-changing gorilla trekking adventure. Gorilla tracking isn’t just an activity, it’s a life changing experience, we will trek through thick forest in search of the mountain gorillas, following the clues of broken branches, dung, to easily guide you to the gorilla family that you have been assigned. The trek can be demanding because of the terrain and very unpredictable too. When you finally find the mountain gorillas, you will be marveled and humbled by their presence; it is a quiet awe standing only few meters face to face with the rare mountain gorillas, spend an hour of total awe watching these apes live in their family, a massive silverback watches over the family, to the infants playing, then the mother grooms with tenderness; you will see them eat, move, and interact with each other. An encounter with the gorillas is a rare yet moving wild experience .
After the hour with the gorillas, we will trek back, then to the lodge with great memories of a moment with the gorillas. Overnight stay again at the lodge.
Accommodation: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast we will go for the Batwa trail – a cultural experience of the Batwa people who were once forest dwellers of the virunga mountains. The trail is guided by Batwa elders who take you through their life in the forest, you will start with a traditional blessing at a sacred hut, invoking ancestral spirits for protection, then dive deeper to learn of their forest activities like hunting techniques, honey gathering, fire-making by friction, and how to craft bamboo cups, you will learn survival skills. You will learn of the different herbs they would use to treat illness and infections, you may Visit the Ngarama Cave, which was once the royal residence of their Batwa King. It is such a rare opportunity to walk beside those who once called the forest home.
Accommodation: Mount Gahinga Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, We will embark on Golden monkey tracking in the in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park’s Virunga ranges; these endangered golden monkeys are so vibrant, and playful primates that are endemic to the Albertine Rift. The trek starts early morning for 2-4 hours to watch the golden monkeys, with their fiery-orange fur and curious eyes, as they leap through bamboo stems, spend an hour observing them, and be fascinated by their acrobatics, their facial dramatic gestures, and their life in their wild.
After we will have lunch and proceed to Lake Bunyonyi surrounded by terraced rolling hills- one of Uganda’s most beautiful Lake. We will enjoy a boat ride gliding past different dotted islands visiting some of these 29 islands that have historical significance and stories; Bwama Island (once a leper colony), Kyahugye Island (home to zebras and impalas), and Bucuranuka (the “upside-down” island, the or Akampene ( the Punishment Island, – holds one of Uganda’s most sobering stories. This tiny, isolated small island was once a place of exile for unmarried girls who became pregnant, many barely survived. After this excursion we will return to the Lodge for evening relaxation and overnight stay
Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort:
Elegance on Uganda’s Most Scenic Lake. Sitting right by the shores of Lake Bunyonyi, Birdnest Resort is a luxurious haven that offers panoramic views of the lake and the rolling terraced hills and a perfect winddown place after gorilla tracking. The lodge is by the edge of the lake with views stretching across islands and terraced hills, it’s the perfect retreat after gorilla trekking or cultural exploration.
Accommodation: Birdnest Resort-Grande Executive Room with Lake View
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Lake Mburo National Park wildlife sanctuary, calm and unique for its special and rare wildlife that include a rich list of Zebras only found this park and Kidepo, the Impalas only found here, Eland the Africa’s largest antelope, Rothschild’s Giraffe: Reintroduced to the park, these gentle giants are still adjusting to their new home, making sightings extra special, Topi & Klipspringer: Rare antelope species that add to the park’s diversity.
Upon arrival at the park head for an afternoon boat ride on Lake Mburo for Wildlife experience by the lake’s Edge, you will mostly spot hippos lounging, crocodiles sunbathing, and buffaloes drinking up close; cruise offers immersive experience. We will proceed to the lodge for check in and overnight stay
Mihingo Safari Lodge is place that offers refined comfort in harmony with nature, sitting high on a rocky kopje of a 500 million years Precambrian rock that offers exceptional and sweeping views of the park, the Savannah, and Lake Kacheera. Sleep in a room nestled within the forest or one that is perched on the edge of the cliff crafted with local wood, and materials.
Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Take a morning guided nature walk in Lake Mburo National Park which starts at 6:30–7:00 AM, when the air is cool and wildlife is most active for a game viewing experience on foot, where you might spot hyenas heading to their dens, or hippos returning to the lake, whereas zebras, impalas, elands, and giraffes just starting their day as they graze peacefully. Considering that the park has quiet a number of bird life, you will encounter some birds such as African fin foot, grey-crowned crane. Your wall with lead you to the salt lick area which is a gather point for many animals like elands and buffalo, impalas, zebras; the salt lick is a spot rich with minerals that attract animals. During your nature walk, enjoy the rustle of grass, distant calls of birds, and thrill of walking on the same ground as wildlife giving such an awesome connection with the wild.
After breakfast, drive to Entebbe with a stop over at the Equator for experiments, photos and lunch, depending on the time of your flight, we will transfer you to Entebbe International Airport, this will be the end of our 14-Day Uganda Luxury Safari: Gorillas, Chimps, Rhinos & Big 5 Adventure
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