8 Days Uganda Expedition Overview
8 Days Uganda Expedition Holidays Safari, will lead you to our handpicked interesting routes and exciting destinations enabling you to adventure the country sighting out animals of different species like elephants, tree-climbing lions, mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, giraffes, warthogs, hippos, Rhinos at Nakasongla Sanctuary, and many more on game drives hikes and launch cruises. This 8 Days Uganda Adventure will lead you to remote areas where you will be able and have a chance to interact with the local community and learn more about African cultures.
8 Days Uganda Expedition Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe and Transfer to Hotel
Pick up from the international Airport in Entebbe and transfer to your hotel for Dinner and overnight at
Luxury: The Boma Hotel,
Midrange: 2 friends’ hotel, Best Best budget: African roots guest house, Meal plan: Bed and breakfast.
Day 2: Morning breakfast, drive to Murchison Falls National Park (5hrs+/-)
Have breakfast, later drive towards the north to Murchison Falls National Park having a stopover in Nakasongola district at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking about 2-3 hours’ lunch en-route and after proceed to the park for dinner and stay overnight
Luxury: Nile safari lodge | Bakers Lodge
Midrange: Murchison river lodge | Pakuba Safari Lodge
Best budget: Fort Murchison Lodge Red Chilli | Murchison Elephant View Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3: Morning Game drive, Afternoon Boat trip to the Bottom of the waterfalls
Have morning tea or coffee, and later proceed to the Northern Bank of the Nile river in search of the Wildlife like Hyenas, warthogs Uganda Kob, giraffe, lion, elephants, leopards and so many wildlife roaming in the open Savannah, return from the game tours, have lunch, later go for a scheduled boat cruise to the base of the waterfalls hike the top of the waterfalls and get picked up by driver guide and transfer back to the lodge
Luxury: Nile safari lodge, Midrange: Murchison river lodge, best budget: Fort Murchison Lodge
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4: Drive to Kibale Forest National Park (5hrs+/-)
Today we drive towards the south in the lush green tea plantation, the drive takes approximately 7 hours to reach Kibale forest national park, lunch en route, arrive late in the evening at the home of Uganda’s primates, and stay overnight
Luxury: Primate Lodge | Kyaninga Lodge | Crater Safari Lodge Midrange: Isunga Lodge
Best Budget: Kibale forest camp, Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5: Morning Chimpanzee tracking, Afternoon drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park (3hrs+/-).
Morning breakfast, later set off to Kanyanchu Park headquarters for Chimpanzee tracking activity, you will be briefed before heading into the forest to track the chimpanzee, come back after which we will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, arriving with an evening game drive.
Luxury: Mweya safari lodge Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Midrange: Ihamba lakeside lodge | Bush Lodge
Best budget: Bush lodge
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6: Early Morning game drive, Later drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Today we will wake you for an early breakfast and later go for a morning game drive in Kasenyi in search of wildlife in the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park after you have passed the equator and visit Salt Lake, later proceed to Bwindi National Park via Ishasha for tree climbing lion, later drive to Bwindi Forest National Park
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge | Gorillas Forest Camp
Midrange: Ichumbi gorilla lodge | Engagi Lodge
Best Budget: Rushaga gorilla camp Ride 4 a Woman
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7: Gorillas Trekking, optional Batwa Pygmy Visit
After breakfast our driver will drive you to the briefing point before heading into the forest, ranger guide will give you a full briefing regarding the gorilla rules and regulations, later you will be divided into groups of 8 per gorilla family depending on how far the gorilla family has moved, you can take 1-8 hours trekking and after transfer to lake Bunyonyi where you will spend dinner and stay overnight
Luxury: Birdnest
Midrange: Bunyonyi overland resort
Best budget: Bunyonyi Overland resort
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 8: Drive back to Entebbe International Airport (8hrs+/-)
Today marks the end of your activity, after breakfast drive back to Entebbe for your international flight passing via the beautiful escarpments over rolling hills and tea plantations, and a stopover at the equator for photos before we transfer you to the Airport and say bye-bye.