20 Days Uganda Safari – Water Rafting and Primates Tracking

Our 20 Days Uganda Safari brings you the best of Uganda: where the savannah meets the rainforest. Expect to see the animals of the savannahs (lion, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, hippo, and leopard) and up to 16 primate species, including gorillas and chimps. This 20 Days Uganda Safari Tour specifically includes the most important and well-known places and national parks of Uganda: Jinja, the source of the Nile. Sipi Falls, Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Semuliki National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi National Park, Mgahinga National Park, Lake Bunyonyi, and Lake Mburo National Park.

Tour Details

Activities: water rafting, Game drives, golden monkey, gorilla and Chimpanzee trekking, wildlife viewing, Boat trip, hot springs
Start: Entebbe International Airport, Uganda
End: Entebbe International Airport, Uganda
Destination: Murchison Falls National Park, Budongo forest, Kibale Forest National Park, Semuliki National Park, Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Lake Bunyonyi, Lake Mburo National Park
Number of People: Tailored
Number of Days: 20
Availability: All Year Round
Price: Upon Request

Highlights

• Day 1 Entebbe Airport – Entebbe
• Day 2 Entebbe – Jinja
• Day 3 Jinja – Sipi Falls
• Day 4 Sipi Falls – Lira
• Day 5 Lira – Murchison Falls National Park
• Day 6 Murchison Falls National Park
• Day 7 Murchison Falls National Park
• Day 8 Murchison Falls National Park – Kibale Forest
• Day 9 Kibale Forest
• Day 10 Kibale Forest – Semuliki National Park – Fort Portal
• Day 11 Fort Portal – Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Day 12 Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Day 13 Queen Elizabeth National Park Ishasha
•  Day 14 Ishasha – Bwindi Impenetrable
• Day 15 Bwindi Impenetrable
• Day 16 Bwindi Impenetrable – Lake Mutanda
• Day 17 Lake Mutanda – Mgahinga National Park – Lake Bunyonyi
• Day 18 Lake Bunyonyi – Lake Mburo National Park
• Day 19 Lake Mburo National Park
• Day 20 Lake Mburo National Park Entebbe

Detailed Itinerary 20 Days Uganda Safari

Day 1 Entebbe Airport – Entebbe

Arrival at Entebbe Airport. Your guide will be there waiting for you. Pick up and proceed to your accommodation.

Day 2 Entebbe – Jinja

After breakfast, we drive to Jinja, where we take a walk along the Nile and you can visit the source of the Nile by boat (optional). We visit local communities to see their rural and local way of living. It is also possible to go White water rafting, kayaking, quad biking, or horse riding (optional activities). – 20 Days Uganda Tour. Please let us know if you want to go rafting. This must be booked in advance (certainly in high season).

Day 3 Jinja – Sipi Falls

Today we drive to Sipi Falls, a beautiful crater landscape on the slopes of Mount Elgon (4321 m). Make a beautiful walk to the 3 huge waterfalls. This area is known for its stunning panoramas and nice villages. In the evening go for sunset viewing and panoramic views of the Karamojong plains. Sipi Falls is the highest Waterfall in Uganda, the waterfalls down for 100 meters.

Day 4 Sipi Falls – Lira

After a relaxing morning, we drive to Lira. We make a stop at the Nyero Rock Paintings, dating back to the iron age. Lira is a nice town with many markets, cafes, etc. On our way we make some stops to meet the local people. 

Day 5 Lira – Murchison Falls National Park

Today we drive to Murchison Falls National Park, our first safari destination. We make a stop along the Nile to see Karuma Falls. In the late afternoon, we make our first game drive (safari). Murchison Falls is one of the most beautiful national parks in Uganda. One of the main attractions is the Nile, with the spectacular Murchison Falls, where the whole Nile is forced through a narrow gorge and falls 60 meters. Expect to see elephants, giraffes, lions, hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, and maybe leopards. – 20 Days Uganda Tour

Day 6 Murchison Falls National Park

Early morning game drive in this beautiful national park. Afternoon boat rides on the Victoria Nile up to the bottom of the falls and makes the hike to the top of the falls. The boat is the perfect platform to see and photograph many different bird species.

Day 7 Murchison Falls National Park

Game drive or an optional boat trip on the Nile to the Delta. Game drive in the afternoon. The delta area has the highest concentration of animals in Murchison Falls and the boat performs a perfect platform to see them. This is also the area where the elusive Shoebill Stork can be seen.

Day 8 Murchison Falls National Park – Kibale Forest

After breakfast, we drive to Kibale Forest. You can take a self-guided walk around the lodge, night forest walk (optional). 20 Days Uganda Safari. Kibale Forest is a spectacular jungle, with 13 primate species! Including chimps, baboons, black and white colobus, red colobus, grey-cheeked mangabey, and L’Hoest monkey.

Day 9 Kibale Forest

Chimpanzee tracking in the morning or in the afternoon. It is also possible to upgrade this 1-hour tracking to a Chimpanzee Habituation Experience, 4 hours of tracking. For people interested in primates and birds and willing to take another walk, we can make a community walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary as well. It is also possible to visit the local people or the crater lakes. It is also possible to make a night walk through the forest to see the animals of the night, like bush babies (optional).

Day 10 Kibale Forest – Semuliki National Park – Fort Portal

Visit one of the crater lakes. Afterward, transfer to Semuliki National Park. Visit the Sempaya Hot Springs in the afternoon. And later drive back to Fort portal for overnight. Semuliki is a unique place and the only lowland jungle in East Africa, part of the Congo ecosystem.

Day 11 Fort Portal – Queen Elizabeth National Park

Transfer to the Queen Elizabeth National Park. On our way, we pass the equator. Game drive in the afternoon.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of the best places in Uganda to see lions. Expect to see elephants, lions, hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, and maybe leopards.

Day 12 Queen Elizabeth National Park

Game drive in the morning. Boat trip on the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon. It is also possible to go for an experimental Lion Tracking (optional).

The Kazinga Channel is one of the highlights of Uganda and has the highest concentration of hippos in the world.

Day 13 Queen Elizabeth National Park Ishasha

After breakfast, we drive through Queen Elizabeth National Park to the Ishasha sector in the South. It is also possible to go for a chimp tracking in Kyambura Gorge or Kalinzu Forest reserve, or make a forest walk and visit the bat caves in Maramagambo (all optional). Game drive in the afternoon in Ishasha in search of the tree-climbing lions. In Ishasha there are 4 feelings of pride of lions that climb the trees. Unique in the world! The other attraction of Ishasha is the Topis, not found anywhere else in this National Park.

 Day 14 Ishasha – Bwindi Impenetrable

Early morning game drive in Ishasha to see the tree-climbing lions. Afterward, we drive to Bwindi Impenetrable. On our way, we pass through interesting villages and have some breathtaking views of the mountains. Bwindi Impenetrable is a unique jungle, with many monkey species. Bwindi is one of the 2 places in the world where you can find Mountain Gorillas!

Day 15 Bwindi Impenetrable

Gorilla tracking!!! Early morning departure with your ranger to search for one of the world’s most interesting and endangered animals, the Mountain Gorilla! You will spend one hour with one of our closest relatives. An experience you will never forget.

Day 16 Bwindi Impenetrable – Lake Mutanda

In Bwindi, it is possible to do one of the optional activities: second gorilla tracking, forest walk, birding walk, or a community experience with the exceptional Batwa people. Afterward transfer to Lake Mutanda, one of the most beautiful places in Uganda.  – 20 Days Uganda Safari On a clear day, you can see the 3 volcanoes in the distance. Relax at the lodge or do one of the following activities (one activity included): boat trip on the lake, walk along the lake or to the local people, go for a swim, or visit the pygmies.

Day 17 Lake Mutanda – Mgahinga National Park – Lake Bunyonyi

Early breakfast, visit Mgahinga National Park and do one of the activities there, or stay near the lake and do one of the activities near the lake. One activity is included for today. Activities in Mgahinga National Park: make a nature walk, go for a birding or primate walk, visit the golden monkeys or climb one of the volcanoes. Later transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for overnight on Uganda’s beautiful lake. Mgahinga National Park is part of the Virunga Volcanoes and borders Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. Apart from Mountain Gorillas, the stars of Mgahinga are the golden monkeys, a subspecies of the Blue Monkey.

Day 18 Lake Bunyonyi – Lake Mburo National Park

After breakfast, we drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Game drive or a boat trip on the lake in the afternoon. In the evening we make a night game drive with high chances of seeing leopards. Lake Mburo National Park is one of the 2 national parks with zebras and the only national park with impalas in Uganda. There are no elephants and lions, so walking safaris are possible.

Day 19 Lake Mburo National Park

Game drive or (another) optional boat trip on the lake in the afternoon. It is also possible to go for a game walk or go for a mountain biking tour with a guide.

Day 20 Lake Mburo National Park Entebbe

Game drive or game walk in the morning. On our way back we can make a stopover at the Equator for photos. Transfer to the airport for your departure.

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