14 days trip.
Day 1: Pick from Kigali.
On the 1st day of the safari, your safari guide will pick you up from Kigali International Airport, welcome you and brief you about the safari. After you will be transferred to Kigali city to do Kigali city tour. This is a marvelous and safari experience where you will visit beautiful destinations like Kigali Genocide Memorial Site, Kimironko Market, Visit Art Centers, Crafts Shops and art galleries and among others. After Kigali city tour you will be transferred for lunch in any preferred restaurant. After lunch you will meet your safari guide and begin your journey to Uganda through using Kyaniika border. Once you arrive you will check in your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mutanda lake resort.
Day 2: Transfer to Mgahinga National Park.
On the 2nd of the safari wake up early in the morning and be served with a hearty breakfast. After breakfast meet your safari guide and go for golden monkey trekking in Mgahinga national park, the activity will start with a briefing and later explore the forest will looking for the golden monkeys. Along the way to will sight incredible wildlife and once you sight the golden monkeys you will be given one hour in their presence that is watching their behaviours, watching them feed, play, breastfeed and among others. After that you will go back to your lodge and be served with lunch. After lunch you will relax at the lodge while waiting for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Mutanda lake resort.
Day 3: Hiking Mount Sabyinyo.
On the 3rd day of the safari, get up early in the morning and be served with a delicious breakfast. After breakfast you will meet your safari guide and transfer to Mount Sabyinyo with your packed lunch, this is the wonderful experience that takes you 7 hours to reach the summit that will reward you with sighting 3 countries at the same country that is Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. You will enjoy sighting of the amazing animal species, bird species that are such rewarding with the unforgettable safari experience. After the experience you will meet your safari guide that will transfer to Rushaga with the amazing views along the way, and once you arrive you will check in your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Bweza Lodge.
Day 4: Gorilla trekking experience.
On the 4th day of the safari. Wake up early in the morning and be served with a hearty breakfast. After breakfast you will meet your safari guide that will transfer you to park headquarters for the briefing about gorilla trekking. After the briefing you will be assigned in the different groups led by the experienced safari guide that will take you in the forest to look for the gorillas. The activity takes around 30 minutes to 6 hours, along the way looking for the gorillas you will watch various wildlife. Once you spot the gorillas you will be given one hour experience that’s watching them play, breastfeed, feeding and among many others, you will be given the opportunity to take pictures of the apes, recording their videos using flash less cameras. After the activity you will return to the starting point and be awarded with the gorilla trekking certificates for taking part in the activity. You will be taken back to your lodge and be served with lunch. After lunch you will relax at the lodge that is moving around the lodge with unique sightings. After you be served with dinner and your lodge and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Bweza Lodge.
Day 5: Transfer to Ishasha sector.
On the 5th day of your safari, wake up early in the morning and be served with a hearty breakfast. After breakfast, you will check out from your lodge and meet your safari guide and transfer to Ishasha sector. You will enjoy the sighting of marvelous landscape along the way to Ishasha. And once you arrive Ishasha sector you will check in your lodge and be served with lunch. After lunch you will meet your safari guide for afternoon game drive to Ishasha sector in the southern sector while enjoying sunset in the Ishasha plains, this is known as harboring the famous tree climbing lions that will viewed during the game drive. The tree climbing lions in Ishasha sector will be seen lazily lying up in the acacia/fig tree branches starling to other animal species like the water bucks, buffaloes, elephants, Uganda Kobs and others as their meals. After the game drive you will be transferred back to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Enjonjo game lodge.
Day 6: Morning game drive and Afternoon boat cruise.
On the 6th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy delicious breakfast. After breakfast you will meet your safari guide and go for a morning game drive through Ishasha sector this is when you are going to have great views of the sunset, you will see the big four mammals like elephants, lions, buffaloes, leopards. You will sight other various animal species like bushbucks, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and among many others. You will as well view bird species in the park which will give you the unforgettable safari experience. After the morning game drive you will return back to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch you will meet your safari guide and go for the afternoon boat cruise. You will enjoy a 2 hours boat ride on the Kazinga Channel where you will encounter Buffaloes, Elephants, Hippos, Kobs plus warthogs among others washing away their thirst which is a great experience and sighting colorful bird species like fish eagles, cormorants, African Jacana and among others. After the boat cruise you will return back to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Bush Lodge.
Day 7: Morning game drive and transfer to Kibale.
On the 7th day of the safari, you will wake up early in the morning and enjoy your breakfast, meet your safari guide and go for a morning game drive this is when you are going to have beautiful views of the sunrise, you will see the big four mammals like elephants, lions, buffaloes, leopards. You will sight other various animal species like bushbucks, impalas, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and among many others. You will as well view bird species in the park which will give you the unforgettable safari experience like the fish eagles, cormorants, cattle egrets and among others. After the morning game drive you will return back to the lodge for lunch check out and transfer to Kibale forest national park, this is a three hour drive, along the way you will enjoy the stunning views of the landscape. Upon your arrival you will check in your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Kibale forest camp.
Day 8: Chimpanzee trekking and swamp and community experience.
On the 8th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast, you will meet your safari guide and transfer to the park headquarters, where you will be briefed about the rules and regulations of chimpanzee trekking. After the briefing you will be allocated a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide that is conversant about the trails in the forest. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale takes from 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees slept last night. During chimpanzee trekking you will sight marvelous wildlife, birds, plants and among others. And once you spot the chimpanzees you will be given one hour to be in the presence of the chimpanzees. You will get the opportunity to observe their behaviours, watch them feed, breastfeed, play, hunt this is where you will take their pictures, record their videos with a fleshless camera. After the experience you will meet your safari guide and transfer you back to the lodge and have lunch.
After lunch you will go for Bigodi swamp walk, this is where you will be able to view different primates like black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, grey checked monkeys and mammals like bush bucks, sitatungas, and watching bird species like green breasted pitta, great blue turaco, and among others. After the activity you will be transferred back to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Kibale forest camp.
Day 9: Transfer to Murchison falls and afternoon game drive.
On 9th day of the safari wake up early in the morning and enjoy a delicious breakfast, after breakfast you will check out from your lodge and begin your journey to Murchison falls national park. The distance is between 4 to 6 hours, along the way you will enjoy the beautiful landscape which is a beautiful safari experience. Once you arrive the lodge you will check in your lodge and be served with lunch. After lunch you will meet your safari guide and go for afternoon game drive. Wonderful afternoon drive in the park is done in buligi area. Buligi gives you a chance to spot a lot of wild animals like the hartebeests, elephants, antelopes, buffaloes and among others without forgetting bird species. After the afternoon game drive you will be transferred back to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Murchison river lodge.
Day 10: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise.
On the 10th day of the safari, get up and enjoy the hearty breakfast, after breakfast you will meet your safari guide and enjoy the morning game drive this takes between 2 to 4 hours. Morning game drive via the Buligi track, you will enjoy the view and you may observe the early raisers including the big four mammals of the big five mammals like elephants, lions, buffaloes, leopards and other animal species like giraffes, warthogs, bush backs, water bucks, heart-beasts and many more without forgetting bird species. After the morning game drive you will return back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will be transferred for the afternoon boat cruise.
During the afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, as you will enjoy beautiful views of equatorial sunset that reflects on the river, as you take the wonderful pictures of the sunset during the boat cruise. After the boat cruise you will be transferred back to your lodge and be served for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Murchison river lodge.
Day 11: Visit the top of the falls and transfer to Ziwa rhino sanctuary.
On the 11th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and be served with breakfast. After breakfast you will meet your safari guide and visit the top of the falls. Hiking at to the top of the falls gives you an insight to explore and the enjoy the pearl of Africa hidden secret beauties in the natural and incredible gorge of the park waterfall that is a small and narrow trench where the Nile water on very high pressure force its way through the gorge. This offers you thrilling views of various animal and bird species. After visiting the top of the falls you will go back to the lodge and be served with lunch. After lunch you will be served with lunch and check out your lodge and transfer to Ziwa rhino sanctuary and enjoy late afternoon rhino trekking which is a gorgeous safari experience being in the presence of the rhinos and spotting various animal species and bird species. And after the activity you will check in your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Amuka lodge.
Day 12: Morning rhino trekking and transfer to Sipi falls.
On the 12th day of the safari wake up early in the morning and be served with a hearty breakfast. After breakfast meet your safari guide and go for a morning rhino tracking. The activity takes 2 to 3 hours. During the rhino tracking you will see a number of the white rhinos at a very close proximity, as well you will get the chance of spotting other fascinating animal species like monkeys, bush bucks, oribis, and other beautiful bird species like shoebill stock and among others. During the experience you will be in position to take photos and you will get the opportunity about the rhinos and other related wildlife at large. After the experience you will return back to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will check out from lodge and transfer to Sipi falls. Upon your arrival you will enjoy the sunset experience and check in your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Sipi river lodge.
Day 13: Morning hike to the falls, coffee tour and abseiling on the falls.
On the 13th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy a hearty breakfast. After breakfast meet your safari guide and start the full day experience of Sipi. You will do the sipi falls hike, visiting all the three waterfalls takes between 3 to 4 hours depending on overall fitness. This is the best safari experience where you will enjoy spotting all the three water falls, sighting various bird species, will also have opportunities to take great photos of Mount Elgon, Lake Kyoga and the Karamoja plains. After taking enough photos, the descent back to the starting point, you will be transferred back to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch you will do a shortly coffee tour during the coffee tour, you visit the group of the widowed Sabiny women that lost their husbands to the Karamajong cattle rustlers and now are coffee farmers. The visit is marvelous that includes a tour of the coffee plantations and an explanation of the different stages from planting to harvesting until coffee beans are very ready to drink. After the coffee tour your safari guide will transfer you to the abseiling on the falls.
To enjoy the abseiling which is the best destination to do so, is an unforgettable journey that invites you to conquer heights and explore the heart of eastern Uganda in a way that few other activities can offer. After your experience you will be transferred to the same lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Sipi river lodge.
Day 14: Transfer back to Kampala.
On the 14th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy a hearty breakfast. After breakfast, you will check out from your lodge. You will begin your journey back to Kampala, along the way you will have enroute lunch at the Nile and have another stopover at the craft village for the gift shopping and later proceed with your journey to Kampala with the drop-off either at your hotel or Entebbe International Airport that will make your safari come to the end.
To enjoy the abseiling which is the best destination to do so, is an unforgettable journey that invites you to conquer heights and explore the heart of eastern Uganda in a way that few other activities can offer. After your experience you will be transferred to the same lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.