Over View
This 19-day Uganda expedition is a comprehensive safari adventure that takes you across the country’s most iconic destinations, including Kidepo Valley National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
The journey offers a rich mix of wildlife encounters such as game drives, boat cruises on the River Nile, chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park, and the unforgettable gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi.
Travelers also explore scenic locations like Lake Bunyonyi and Lake Mburo National Park, while engaging with local cultures including the Karamojong and Batwa communities.
Overall, this tour combines adventure, nature, and culture, making it ideal for travelers seeking a full Ugandan wildlife and primate safari experience.
Early morning after breakfast, we will leave Entebbe for Kidepo Valley National Park which is in the northern part of Uganda. We will stop at Ziwa Rhinos Sanctuary for tracking the Rhinos. You will have a quick lunch and then proceed Kidepo via Kitgum staying overnight at Kidepo Savannah Lodge.
After an early breakfast you will head inside the Kidepo Valley National Park for a game drive where you will have chance to see zebras, elephants, giraffes etc. Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses. From Apoka, in the heart of the national park, a savanna landscape extends in all directions, far beyond the gazetted area of 1442km2, towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges. In the afternoon you will go for a cultural visit of the Karamajong tribe.
Budget accommodation:- Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Self-contained Tents)
Comfortable accommodation:–Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Non Self-contained Tents
In Kidepo valley national park
Start with an early breakfast and then go for a game drive along the trails of Kidepo Valley. The park inhabits one of the most exciting faunas of any Ugandan parks, with over 80 species of mammals several of which are endemic to Kidepo National Park like the cheetah, the striped hyena the caracal and over 465 bird species including the ostriches. In the afternoon visit the Karamajong village to learn more about their culture, music and dance Karamoja has a cattle culture and the Karamojong are notorious as cattle raiders. Unlike most other Ugandans, many Karamojong shun western-style clothes and instead wear “traditional” dress of a blanket -like shawl, often in red and black. The women wear elaborate beadwork.
- Budget accommodation: Kidepo Savannah Lodge
- Comfortable accommodation: Kidepo Savannah Lodge
Early in the morning after breakfast, and then leave for Murchison falls national park the northern sector with lunch along the way. The park is bisected by the Victoria Nile, which plunges 45m over the remnant rift valley wall, creating the dramatic Murchison Falls, the centerpiece of the park and the final event in an 80km stretch of rapids. The mighty cascade drains the last of the river’s energy, transforming it into a broad, placid stream that flows quietly across the rift valley floor into Lake Albert. There are a lot of animals to see on your way to the hotel through the park such as elephants, giraffes and buffaloes; while hippos, Nile crocodiles and aquatic birds are permanent residents. We reach Fort Murchison just outside the park boundaries later in the 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: ± 5,5 hours
- Budget accommodation: -Fort Murchison (non self-contained tents)
- Comfortable accommodation: – Fort Murchison (self-contained rooms)
In the morning we will go for the game drive, special are here the lions, giraffes, Elephants, Leopards, Uganda Kobs and many more animals… 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 the after hike for 2 hours to the top of the falls.
- Budget accommodation: Murchison river lodge (non self-contained tents)
- Comfortable accommodation: Murchison river lodge (self-contained rooms)
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:- Murchison river lodge (non self-contained tents)
- Comfortable accommodation: – Murchison river lodge (self-contained rooms)
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, sleeping with the noises of the tropical rainforest.
Driving time: ± 8 hours
- Budget accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp (Non self-contained tents)
- Comfortable accommodation: – Kiable Forest Camp (self-contained rooms
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
- Comfortable accommodation: – Kiable Forest Camp
