The 10 Days Uganda Big Five Safari enables you to have the best of Uganda’s wildlife on a budget. It features the major savanna wildlife national parks in Uganda for game drives and also Kibale National Park for chimpanzee trekking. Mountain gorilla trekking is also included in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park home to the highest mountain gorilla population.
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to your Hotel
You will be picked up from the airport upon arrival and driven to your hotel for a rest. In case you arrive early and are not tired you can visit the Mabamba wetlands for birding where you will see the shoebill stork and other bird species. Later return to the Hotel for a rest.
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park (en route Rhino tracking) (5 hours drive)
After breakfast at the hotel, you will have a drive to Murchison Falls National Park with an en-route stop over at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking. You will then proceed to Masindi for a lunch break and then continue to Murchison Falls National Park. Visit the top of the falls for photography and later proceed to your lodge.
Day 3: Game drives and Boat cruise to the Bottom of the falls
Go out for early morning game drives in the northern sector of the park with the highest animal concentration. After seeing a variety of wildlife there, return to your lodge for a break, and in the evening go for a boat cruise to the bottom of Murchison Falls.
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale National Park and Nature Walk (7 hours drive)
Start the day with an early pick-up from your Entebbe Hotel or airport for a transfer to Kibale National Park located in western Uganda. It takes a 6 to 7 hours drive to get there with en route stopovers for photography at places of interest. You will arrive in time for a lunch break and later can go for a nature walk or relax at your lodge.
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and head to Queen Elizabeth National Park (3 Hours drive)
You will have breakfast and be taken for a briefing about chimpanzee tracking and then proceed to the forest. The forest is the primate capital with many other primates including monkeys and a number of birds most of which you will see while on the hike. On return, you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park arriving in the evening for a game drive.
Day 6: Kasenyi Sector Game drives and boat cruise
After breakfast, you will go for a game drive in the Kasenyi Sector. You will see various wildlife species here including buffaloes, antelopes, Hippos, birds, and many others. You will return to your lodge for a lunch break and later can go for a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel where you will see several wildlife including hippos, and crocodiles.
Day 7: Game Drive and transfer to Bwindi (4 hours)
You will have this game drive in the Ishasha sector of the park most famous for the tree-climbing lions, the Topi, Elephants, and Buffaloes among other wildlife species. If lucky you will spot the lions and other predators in the sector. You will have a lunch break and later proceed to Bwindi arriving in the evening.
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking & Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
On this most anticipated day head to the park for a briefing about the do’s and don’ts about the gorilla trek. You will be led to the forest amidst sightings of the different wildlife in the forest. Once you get to the gorillas you will be allowed in their presence for an hour taking photos and getting to know more about them. Return and go for a community visit where you will get to know more about the local people’s culture and later transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
Day 9: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park and Walking safari
Leave Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the morning for Lake Mburo National Park, arriving in time for lunch, and can later go for a walking safari where you will see animals like giraffes and zebras, among others. The park is among the smallest and diverse destinations in Uganda.
Day 10: Ankole Cattle Experience and Departure (4-hours drive)
Go for an Ankole Cattle experience where you will learn more about the Ankole Culture and cattle keeping experience. Later have a relaxed drive to Kampala or Entebbe for a drop-off at the airport or Hotel, depending on the schedule.