15 days Uganda Main Attractions
DURATION: 16 days / 15 nights in Uganda
- TYPE: Budget Safari
PRICE:
2 people $3,085 or €2,571
3 people $2,430 or €2,025
4 people $2,100 or €1,750
5 people $1,910 or €1,592
6 people $1,800 or €1,500
SINGLE OCCUPANCY ADDS 320$ (230 Euros) FOR SINGLE SUPPLEMENT IN A ROOM
- TYPE: Luxury Safari
2 people $4,315 or €3,596
3 people $3,620 or €3,017
4 people $3,275 or €2,729
5 people $3,070 or €2,558
6 people $2,930 or €2,442
SINGLE OCCUPANCY ADDS 410$ (293 Euros) FOR SINGLE SUPPLEMENT IN A ROOM
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
- 2 Boat rides (1 in Murchison and 1 in Queen)
- Game drives (1 game drive in Murchison and 3 game drives in Queen, 1 in Lake Mburo)
Chimp Walk (1 chimp walk in Kibale, 1 chimp in Kyambura Queen) - Swamp Walk (1 chimp walk in Kibale)
- Gorilla tracking (clients are free to choose 2 time Gorilla tracking since they spend 2 days 3 night in Kisoro/Bwindi)
Day 1: - Arrival in Entebbe.
You will be picked by our driver/guide and take to Airport Guesthouse Entebbe for overnight. He will brief you about the tour and what time to pick you on day 2.
Day 2: - To Murchison Falls NP
Early morning after breakfast you will leave for Murchison Falls. Via Masindi we drive for 90 kms through the park before we reach Paraa in the late afternoon. Here we will stay and with a cool drink and a fabulous view over the river Nile the evening will come with all the noise of an African night.
- Driving time: ± 7,5 hours
- Budget Accommodation: Redchilli Paraa Banda's
- Luxury Accommodation: Nile Safari Lodge or Paraa Safari Lodge
Day 3: - In Murchison Falls NP
This day early in the morning we go for the game drive after crossing the Nile, special are here the lions and giraffes. In the afternoon we have the impressive launch trip on the Nile to the Falls. Hippos, crocodiles, buffalo, elephants and many birds will be seen!!
- Budget Accommodation: Redchilli Paraa Banda's
- Luxury Accommodation: Nile Safari Lodge or Paraa Safari Lodge
Day 4: - In Murchison Falls
Early morning the boat will take us downstream to the delta. The place where the Nile enters Lake Albert. This trip of 5-6 hours will show us all the beauty of this national park especially the delta with all the different birds. Here is a good chance to see the elusive Shoebill stork! In the afternoon is a visit to the top of the Falls, a wonderful view.
- Budget Accommodation: Redchilli Paraa Banda's
- Luxury Accommodation: Nile Safari Lodge or Paraa Safari Lodge
Day 5: - To Kibale Forest
Early morning departure for the journey to Kibale Forest. We will pass close to Lake Albert, on a clear day the view from the top of the Albert rift is spectacular. In the afternoon we will arrive at Kibale Forest Camp, sleeping with the noises of the tropical rainforest.
- Driving time: ± 8 hours
- Budget Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp - Eco system self-contained Tents
- Luxury Accommodation: Ndali Lodge or Primate Lodge Kibale
Day 6: - Chimp walk and Swamp Walk
At 08.00 we will start with the 4 hours chimp walk. Also 10 other primates can be seen!! The park is also known for all the butterflies and birds. In the afternoon a walk through Bigodi Swamp (community based project)
- Budget Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp - Eco system self-contained Tents
- Luxury Accommodation: Ndali Lodge or Primate Lodge Kibale
Day 7: - To Queen Elizabeth NP
Early morning departure for Queen Elizabeth. Via Fort Portal we reach at around midday in Bush Lodge/Mweya Lodge in Queen Elizabeth NP with a stunningly beautiful view over Kazinga Channel. In the late afternoon we will make a game drive.
- Driving time: ± 5,5 hours
- Budget Accommodation: - Queen Elizabeth Bush Camp with Eco system self-contained Tents
- Luxury Accommodation: - Mweya Safari Lodge or Jacana Safari Lodge
Day 8: - In Queen Elizabeth NP
This day is for a game drive on the plains of Queen Elizabeth with thousands of Ugandan kobs, lions, elephants etc. Also on the program is a two hours launch trip on the Kazinga channel where we will see all the animals from the waterside.
- Budget Accommodation: - Queen Elizabeth Bush Camp with Eco system self-contained Tents
- Luxury Accommodation: - Mweya Safari Lodge or Jacana Safari Lodge
Day 9: - In Queen Elizabeth NP
Our second day in this beautiful park. Very early in the morning breakfast we go to Kyambura Gorge. Here you can go for a 3-4 hour walk in to the Gorge for meeting the chimpanzees. After the Gorge will drive to Ishasha Sector and have an evening gamedrive in search of the tree climbing lions.
- Budget Accommodation: Ishasha UWA Banda's (toilet and bathroom shared)
- Luxury Accommodation: Ishasha Wilderness Camp or Ishasha River Ntungwe Camp
Day 10: - To Kisoro
In the morning we leave Queen for Kisoro. We stop in Kabale for Lunch. The bad road takes us through a beautiful landscape called the "Switzerland of Africa". We pass mountains, hills and lakes with cultivated terraces and tropical rainforest and bamboo forest. On the last hill the landscape unfolds beneath us, in the vast plane of Uganda, Rwanda and Congo the Virunga volcanoes dominate the view. Down is Kisoro where we will stay in the famous Travellers Rest Hotel. Just outside Kisoro, this unique hotel offers a cozy stay for the tourists, who come to see the endangered mountain gorilla. The hotel, built in a somewhat colonial style, and entirely renovated in 1999, has a comfortable ambiance. In the sixties the famous American 'gorilla-woman' Dian Fossey visited Hotel Travellers Rest many, many times to do paperwork, to relax or to meet people. Fossey said about the hotel: ,,It was my second home."
- Driving time: ± 6-7 hours
- Accommodation: Travellers Rest Hotel Kisoro (self-contained and breakfast included)
Day 11: - Gorilla tracking
The day is for Gorilla tracking, From Travellers Rest in Kisoro it is 1 hour by car to Nshongi/Nkuringo group in South Bwindi. At 7:45 A:M you will be at the staring point of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for pre-briefing and at 8:30 you will start the trek, after finding the Gorillas you will spend with maximum 1 hour. All visitors are expected back to the starting point by 7:00 P:M. the walks can take 3-9 hours depending on where you find the Gorillas. It is a real hiking and being physically fit is recommend
- Accommodation:- Travellers Rest Hotel Kisoro (self-contained and breakfast included)
Day 12: - In Kisoro
Here everybody can do individually ( or in a group) activities.
With local organizations and the National Park we have developed a number of very interesting activities:
- 1. Gorilla Tracking in Nkuringo (1 day) (If tracking from Kisoro it can also be on day 12 or 13 depending on the availability of the permits) From Travellers Rest in Kisoro it is 1 hour by car to the starting point in Rwanda and 35 minutes to Magahinga (this group is closed because the Gorillas crossed to Congo and have not returned yet for more than 8 months) and 1 hour by car to Nkuringo group in South Bwindi
- 2. Gorilla tracking in Rwanda (1 day) If tracking the second time client has to sleep in Rwanda the before the tracking date
- 3. Climbing Muhavura Volcano (± 8 hrs; distance 12km; height 4127m; elevation gain 1700m; price 40$ pp)
- 4. Climbing Gahinga Volcano (± 6 hrs; distance 8km; height 3474m; elevation gain 1100m; price 40$ pp)
- 5. Sabinyo Gorge (± 4 hrs; distance 6km, no elevation gain)
- 6. Climbing the Sabinyo volcano (Sabinyo has three peaks, you can climb all three in the same walk, you need to be fit!! ± 8 hrs; distance 14 km; height 3669m, elevation gain 1300 m; price 40$ pp)
- 7. In Magahinga to the viewpoint and Garama Cave (pygmy cave) (± 4 hrs; distance 1 and 4 km)
- 8. Bird walk in Magahinga (start at 10 AM, it can take up to 4-5 PM)
- 9. Several bicycle rides on mountain bikes. From 25km to 50km. The hills can be steep and tough!
- 10. Cultural village walk (with a local guide walking through the land of the Bufumbira tribe)
- 11. Walk to Lake Mutanda. Visit Python island and go canoeing on this beautiful lake.
- 12. Or just sit and relax or read a book in the garden of Travellers Rest!!
Day 13: - To Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast we will drive to Lake Bunyonyi beautiful surrounded by the hills of Western Uganda. For people who like to walk, the last 14 km is a stunning beautiful walk along the lakeshore and above on the hills. Lake Bunyonyi is famous for birds, otters and delicious crayfish. We will stay the rest of the day here, it is possible to swim and try a canoe. Seated on the veranda more then 300 birds species can be seen (bring your binoculars)
- Driving time: ± 3,5 hours
- Budget Accommodation: Kale-bas Campsite and Banda's
- Luxury Accommodation: Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort
Day 14: - To Lake Mburo
Early morning departure to Lake Mburo. This is a small but nice park, the only park in Western Uganda with impalas and zebras. We will make an evening game-drive.
- Driving time: ± 5,5 hours
- Budget Accommodation: Standing Tents or Banda's in the Park
- Luxury Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge or Mantana Luxury tented Camp
Day 15: - To Entebbe
Early morning we will make a game drive/walk. After a late breakfast the last part of the journey will bring us back to Kampala. We will stop in Mbarara for Lunch and then continue, after Masaka town we will stop at the Equator for Tea/Coffee break and buying souvenirs. We will bring you back to Airport Guesthouse in Entebbe for overnight.
- Driving time: ± 5,5 hours
Day 16: - Optional
If departing in the morning the hotel has a shuttle to the airport but if departing in the evening then we take them for Kampala City tour before transferring them to the airport for check in. There are also other activities in Entebbe like visiting the Ngamba Island for the orphaned chimps (optional 80$ per person), and it can be combined with Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (the former Zoo) There is also Botanical Gardens at 10$ p.p.
INCLUDED IN PRICES:
- Park entrances
- Guides in the Park
- Car (open roof, 4WD)
- Fuel
- English speaking Driver/guide
- Boat rides
- Game drives
- Chimp Walk
- Swamp Walk
- Accommodation mentioned above
- Bottled water
- If Luxury FOOD is included
NOT INCLUDED IN TOUR:
- If Budget Food is not included (approx 15$-20$ per person per day)
- Drinks
- Gorilla Permit (500$ per person if tracking in Rwanda
- Visa if tracking in Rwanda (110$ per person to and fro)
- Gorilla Permits (500$ per person if tracking in Bwindi)
- Tips to the guides, porters
- Activities in Kisoro on day 12
- Personal interests
- Day 16 is optional not included in prices at all
8) INSURANCE
Clients should take care of the Medical and Travel Insurance.
Note:
Germans, Swedish, British, Americans and Canadians don't have to pay for the Visa to enter Rwanda.
French Nationality needs a special pass to enter Rwanda, get the visa from your country before you come to Africa/Uganda.
All Nations who needs a Visa to enter Rwanda apply it on line 3 weeks in advance on www.migration.gov.rw















