15 Days Uganda Culture Wildlife And Gorilla Safari

15 Days Uganda Culture Wildlife And Gorilla Safari

The 15-day Uganda safari will give you an authentic Uganda experience. Experience Ugandans in their everyday errands and ice it up with plenty of wildlife and scenic landscapes. Expect to engage with the locals as you learn about their culture with opportunities of cooking the tribal delicacies, dance, and crafts. Addition to this cultural experiences will be Gorilla, and Chimp trekking experiences, boat cruises, and game drives that will bring you close to Rhinos, Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Elephants and several bird species.
Safari highlights
• Rhino tracking
• Game drives
• Cultural engagements
• Boat cruises
• Chimpanzee tracking
• Nature walks
• Crater Lakes
• Tree Climbing Lions
• Gorilla trekking
• Equator

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1: Arrival for your Uganda cultural safari

Stop At: Entebbe, Entebbe, Central Region
Receive a warm welcome by our friendly guide at Entebbe international airport and transferred to your hotel.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Up market – Kampala Serena
Mid-range – Cassia Lodge
Budget – Forest Cottages


Day 2: Day 2: Transfer to Murchison falls NP via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Stop At: Murchison Falls National Park, Murchison Falls P.O.Box 455, Masindi Uganda
Our first major stopover is Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will track Rhinos. The experience walking through the reserve will give you a glimpse of some of Africa’s wilderness. After listening to a small briefing from your ranger guide, start your trek to the Rhinos. Depending on location of Rhinos, you might need to drive a distance before exiting and starting the trek.
You will then have lunch and continue the trip to your lodge for the night before exploring Murchison falls national park the next day.

Duration: 6 hours

Stop At: Rhino Fund Uganda ( Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary), Gulu Highway Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Nakitoma Uganda
Our first major stopover is Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will track Rhinos. The experience walking through the reserve will give you a glimpse of some of Africa’s wilderness. After listening to a small briefing from your ranger guide, start your trek to the Rhinos. Depending on location of Rhinos, you might need to drive a distance before exiting and starting the trek.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation
Up market – Nile Safari Lodge
Mid-range – Pakuba Safari Lodge
Budget – Fort Murchison ( Standard rooms)


Day 3: Day 3: Game drive & Boat Safari in Murchison Falls National Park

Stop At: Murchison Falls National Park, Murchison Falls P.O.Box 455, Masindi Uganda
Today we will leave early morning for a game drive to the northern banks of River Nile. On the game drive we are searching for Lions, Leopard, Giraffes, Elephants, Jackson’s hartebeest, buffaloes, Kob, and an amazing array of bird species.
In the afternoon, the safari will continue on the Nile with a boat ride for game viewing at close quarters. We are likely to see several animals as they come to the Nile to quench their thirst and the residents like Hippos and crocodiles and several water birds.
You will hike up the top of the falls and your driver guide will pick you up and transfer you the lodge for overnight.

Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Up market – Nile Safari Lodge
Mid-range – Pakuba Safari Lodge
Budget – Fort Murchison ( Standard rooms)


Day 4: Day 4: Cultural Tour in Bunyoro Kingdom

Stop At: Bunyoro Kitara Road, Bunyoro Kitara Rd, Hoima, Uganda
We depart for Hoima town after our breakfast, it currently the headquarter for Bunyoro Kingdom. It is where the current palace of Bunyoro Kingdom where the Omukama resides is located.
We will arrive in time for lunch after which we shall explore the palace in case it is open for the public. Thereafter we shall visit the royal tombs and learn more about Bunyoro Kingdom. We will visit the market in the town center and later retire to the hotel and enjoy the cultural dances from a group the adjacent community.

Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Mid-range – Hoima cultural village
Budget – Kontinki Hotel


Day 5: Day 5: Transfer to Tooro Kingdom

Stop At: Fort Portal, Fort Portal, Western Region
Today morning after breakfast we shall transfer to Tooro Kingdom. This was originally part of Bunyoro Kingdom which was founded by a prince against the fathers wish. The drive from Hoima to Fort portal is about 6 hours depending on the state of the road.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Up market – Kyaninga Lodge
Mid-range – Mountains of the Moon
Budget – Rwenzori View Guesthouse


Day 6: Day 6: The Stunning Fort portal Town – History & Culture amabere-ga-nyinamwiru

Stop At: Amabere Caves, Fort Portal Uganda
After an early breakfast, we tour Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru – a cultural site with intriguing historical beliefs. From this site we will take a hike up Nyakasura hill where we will be able to view 3 crater lakes and Rwenzori mountains. You will also visit the foot mark believed to have been left by the Bachwezi.We shall then leave this area and visit a local family where we will spend time engaging in cooking and eating some of the cultural food. We shall also visit the palace and learn more about this culture.Depending on the day of the week, we get to visit a weekly village market and purchase some products from the locals or simply watch and interact with them.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 7: Day 7: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park

Stop At: Kibale National Park, Kibale National Park, Western Region
Today morning we will transfer to the briefing place ready for the chimpanzee trekking. After briefing from the ranger guide, you start hike through the rain forest of kibale which takes anything from 1 hour to 3 hours depending on the location of the chimpanzee community you will be tracking. Along the hiking trail, you might have sightings of the red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white Columbus monkeys and several bird species in Kibale Forest.After trekking Chimpanzees, we will have local lunch from Tinka’s place before taking a walk in the village. The tour stops by the villages’ primary school, church, and traditional healer. You will learn about the role of women in the village and traditional ceremonies, and the history of Bigodi told through the story of the “Village of Two Tribes.” Income from this activity is invested in education, health, sanitation and improving the livelihood of local residents. It is also used to help raise awareness of the value of biodiversity through music, dance, and drama performances at local schools.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
• Lunch
Accommodation included: tinka-homestay

Day 8: Day 8: Culture experiences with Kikorongo Women Community

Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Western Region
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After an early morning breakfast we depart for Kikorongo Women community in Kasese near Queen Elizabeth national park. Kikorongo means “too much sunshine” in the Lukonzo language, you will experience this once on location because kikorongo lies astride the equator.You have opportunities of partincipate in dance, music, drama, and traditional fire making, which can be accompanied by a short craft workshop enjoyed before or after the performance. There is also an option of a cooking lesson and food prepared by the locals.

Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Up market – Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Mid-range – Twin Lakes Safari Lodge
Budget – Elephant Hab Lodge


Day 9: Day 9: Game drive and Boat Safari

Stop At: Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda
The day begins early, we go towards the mating ground of Uganda Kobs in search of different game especially the Lions who prey on the numerous Uganda Kob in the area. We are likely to see Warthogs, Elephants, and Buffaloes etc. on our way. We return to the lodge in time for lunch in case we did not pack it.In the afternoon, we take a boat safari on the Kazinga Channel; enjoy watching the crocodiles bask in the sun plus numerous Hippos – Kazinga Channel known to have the highest concentration of Hippos in the world over!
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Up market – Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Mid-range – Twin Lakes Safari Lodge
Budget – Elephant Hab Lodge


Day 10: Day 10: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park

Stop At: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Western Region
We awake to a relaxed morning, after breakfast we leave for Bwindi Impenetrable National park for gorilla tracking and cultural experience. Bwindi is home to about 300 wild mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Up market – Buhoma Lodge
Mid-range – Haven Lodge
Budget – Buhoma Community Rest Camp


Day 11: Day 11: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest

Stop At: Bwindi Inpenetrable Forest, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda
Today will be a highlight for many of the people on this tour. You get to meet the with the gentle giants of Bwindi! Gorilla tracking takes anything between an hour to several hours depending on where the gorillas nested the previous night. Your driver guide will transferred to the briefing point by your driver guide ready to encounter these massive primates which are among the great Apes.Once on ground, you will be allocated a gorilla family and you start your trek with your ranger guide and porters.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Up market – Buhoma Lodge
Mid-range – Haven Lodge
Budget – Buhoma Community Rest Camp


Day 12: Day 12: Batwa cultural trail in Bwindi impenetrable forest

Stop At: Batwa Trail, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Uganda
After breakfast, we transfer to the starting point for the Batwa cultural experience. The Batwa lived in the impenetrable forest which was their source of livelihood. The Batwa guides will take you through this cultural trail sharing their experience of how they lived in the forest. Learn about their interaction with wild animals, what their food was and how they lived generally.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 13: Day 13: Transfer for the Ankole Culture Encounter

Stop At: Mbarara, Mbarara, Western Region
Leave for Kibigo in Mbarara after breakfast with a stopover at Great Lakes Museum. After touring the museum we proceed to a rural homestead where you will experience traditional way of living versus modernity. You will be hosted in a modern home but have experiences of the village.
Duration: 10 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: • Homestead

Day 14: Day 14: Cultural and village experiences

Stop At: Mbarara, Mbarara, Western Region
The morning starts before daybreak with milking the long horned Ankole cows. Breakfast is served at the farm and later we take a village walk. Experience the lifestyle of the people, be part of their farming time, and go to the field with the herdsman. Learn more about their lifestyle, food, and their other native habits. In the evening, you can enjoy traditional dancing and singing of a non-professional local group.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 15: Day 15: Transfer to the Airport

Stop At: Entebbe, Entebbe, Central Region
Today you will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight home. Thank you for experiencing Uganda and her people with us. Come again!
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.