10 Days Kazinga Murchison & Primates Safari

Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari

This 10-day Uganda safari takes you to the Pearl of Africa for an incredible experience. The highlight of this incredible 10-day journey to Uganda is a chance to see mountain gorillas. You will also visit some of Uganda’s national parks and view all five of Africa’s largest beasts. The safari journey begins in the Murchison Falls National Park and continues via Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable, and Lake Mburo.

Standard game drives, stunning waterfalls, and the amazing launch boat along the Nile are what Murchison Falls National Park is most well-known for. It is the biggest national park in Uganda and the finest place to see wildlife. On the other hand, Kibale National Park is maybe the best location in Africa to see primates. Kibale, which is dubbed the primate capital of the world, is home to around 1500 chimpanzees and 12 other primates species. While in Kibale, keep an eye out for birds, various forest animals, incredible crater lakes, and stunning landscapes.

One of the two wildlife conservation zones most frequently visited in Uganda is Queen Elizabeth National Park. In addition to buffalo, elephants, and leopards, it is lion territory and home to many other well-known animals from Africa. Stunning boat tours on the Kazinga channel, lions that climb trees, gigantic crater lakes, and chimpanzee tracking at the Kyambura Gorge are just a few of the park’s other top draws. You will be transported to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park from Queen Elizabeth National Park. Because of its incredible biodiversity and the 500 mountain gorillas that call it home, Bwindi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In addition to mountain gorillas, Bwindi is home to chimpanzees, forest elephants, other forest mammals, birds, butterflies, moths, reptiles, and a wide variety of other animals. The safari comes to a close at Uganda’s smallest savannah park, Lake Mburo National Park. Despite her diminutive size, Lake Mburo National Park is a fantastic location for spotting wildlife, and birds, and admiring the stunning African grassland. In Uganda, it is also the best location to see zebra and leopards.

Your opinion of Uganda, her people, wildlife, and natural beauty would have been excellent at the end of the 10 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari. Our 11-day Uganda safari package and the 12-day Uganda tour might be more appealing if you want to go on a lengthier safari.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Head to Murchison Falls National Park.

Upon your arrival, your guide will pick you up to begin the trip to Murchison Falls National Park for 6 hours. Along your way, you will have a stopover in the Ziwa Rhinos to have a glance at the rhinos. Continue with your journey and you will be driven directly to the top of Murchison Falls. Watch how the Nile River rushes down a tight gorge before roaring to a dramatic end and leaving a stunning rainbow in its wake. Go to your lodge for a shower, refreshments, relaxation, and rest after viewing one of Africa’s most breathtaking falls. Dinner and overnight at heritage safari lodge.

Accommodation.

Heritage safari lodge.

Day 2: Game drive and a Boat cruise along the Nile.

Prepare for a busy day in the park by getting up early. After breakfast, our guide will pick you and take you on an early-morning game drive. Despite the size of Murchison Falls National Park, some sections have a lot of wildlife. Expect to see elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, lions, hyenas, giraffes, and a large number of antelopes. You will return to the lodge for lunch and some downtime following the game drive. The driver will take you on the afternoon boat excursion along the Nile in the afternoon.

You can interact with other tourists here and take in the distinctive biodiversity that surrounds this section of the Nile River. Expect to see a variety of animals, including hippos, crocodiles, elephants, waterbucks, birds, and more. Since the boat ride terminates at the base of the falls, it provides you with a variety of views and experiences.

Accommodation.

Heritage safari lodge.

Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest – Visit the Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary.

After enjoying your breakfast, your guide will pick you up and transfer to Kibale Forest. Spend some time taking in the breathtaking scenery as you travel on your 10-day Uganda vacation. You will pass by tiny towns, neighborhoods, rivers, lakes, forests, and local farmers working or going about their daily business. Have a stopover along your way for lunch and continue to your hotel while taking in the magnificent views of the Rwenzori mountain ranges. Arrive at the park, check in, and relax preparing for an evening at Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary. More than ten different primates species as well as an incredible variety of birds call this sanctuary home. Here, you will get to interact with these people, get to know their ways of leaving and many more.

Accommodation.

Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse.

Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale – Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

After enjoying your morning breakfast, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to the park headquarters with your luggage and packed lunch to have a briefing on the rules and regulations of trekking chimps. Get into the park and start trekking, once you get the chimps, you will be allowed to stay with these chimps for over one having fun and taking photos. Embark on your journey to Queen Elizabeth national park arriving in the late evening. Check-in, have dinner and overnight.

Accommodation.

Bush Lodge.
Mweya Safari Lodge.

Day 5: Morning Game drive – Launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel.

Get up early, get breakfast, and prepare for another busy day. Your driver will pick you and drive you to the park for a morning game drive to see the early risers. While in this game drive, you will get opportunities to see buffalos, lions, elephants, birds, antelopes, hyenas, leopards, and so on.
You will return to the lodge for lunch after taking in the wildlife and distinctive surroundings. At 2:00 pm, the Kazinga Channel afternoon boat excursion begins. One of the biggest concentrations of hippos in Africa may be found in this channel which connects Lake Edward and Lake George. Visitors can view park species like hippos, crocodiles, and an incredible variety of birds, including African fish eagles, Great White Pelicans, Great cormorants, and African spoonbills while taking a boat excursion down the canal. If you visit during the dry season, it can end up being the highlight of your trip to the park.

Accommodation options.

Mweya Safari Lodge.
Bush Lodge.

Day 6: Nature Walk in the Maramagambo forest and the Kyambura Gorge.

Get up early, eat breakfast, and then wait for the driver to pick you up to go to Maramagambo Forest. Participants in the guided walk in Maramagambo will be able to see birds, primates, butterflies, moths, pythons, and bats. Baboons, wild chimpanzees, Red-tailed Monkeys, L’hoest’s Monkeys, and Black and White Colobus are among the primate species to watch out for. The pythons and bats can be seen from a secure vantage point. The pythons may be spotted waiting for their next meal in the caves where they frequently prey on bats. After exploring the Maramagambo forest, the driver will transport you back to the lodge where you may eat and rest.

You will go to the well-known Kyambura Gorge later in the day. It took millions of years for the formation of this underground forest. This gorge was created as a result of secondary faulting that took place on the enormous East African Rift Valley’s bottom after it was formed. There is an astonishing variety of birds and mammals living in the forest inside the Kyambura Gorge. The main draw is seeing chimpanzees, although visitors can also see hippos, elephants, birds, and other primates in the canyon.

Accommodation.

Bush Lodge.
Mweya Safari Lodge.

Day 7: Game drive to see tree-climbing lions – Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

Get up at nine in the morning, eat breakfast, and then you will be picked by our guide who will transfer you to the park for a morning game drive in the Ishasha area. Viewing the renowned tree-climbing lions in Ishasha is the main goal of the game drive. Along with lions, the region is also home to elephants, buffaloes, the Ugandan Kob, and numerous other antelope species. Midday is the greatest time of day to see lions. Around this season, they enjoy spending time on the tops of trees to avoid the afternoon heat. Get to the lodge for lunch and embark on your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Arrive in the evening, check-in, have dinner, and overnight.

Accommodation Options:

Rushaga Camp.

Day 8: Gorilla Tracking – Visit the Batwa in Bwindi.

You need to get up at about 6 am because today will be a busy day. After breakfast, our guide will pick you up and transfer you to the park headquarters to have a briefing on the rules and regulations of trekking gorillas. You will then be divided into groups of 8 who will enter the jungle and start the trekking. Once you get the gorillas, you will be given time to spend time with them as you are taking photos. Get to the lodge for lunch and relax preparing for an evening Bigodi community walk. Here you will get to interact with these people and get to know their ways of leaving. Get to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation Options:

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge.
Buhoma lodge.

Day 9: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park – Afternoon boat cruise.

You will depart Bwindi for Lake Mburo National Park after eating breakfast. The “Switzerland of Africa” is the region you pass through on your way to Lake Mburo National Park. Expect to pass stunning-looking terraced hills, valleys, and enormous banana plantations as you travel through Uganda for 10 days on safari. Before moving on to the park, we will stop for lunch in Mbarara town. Continue with your journey and in a few hours, you will be arriving at the park. Check in and relax preparing for an afternoon boat cruise in Lake Mburo to see water birds, hippos, zebras, and crocodiles. Get to your lodge. Dinner and overnight at Mihingo lodge.

Accommodation Options:

Mihingo lodge.
Rwakobo Rock.

Day 10: Morning game drive – Return to Kampala or Entebbe.

After breakfast, our guide will pick you up and drive you to the park for the morning game drive during which you will see zebras, warthogs, giraffes, impalas, hyenas, buffalo, and if you are lucky, one or two leopards. One of the few parks in Uganda, where you may go on a walking safari, a horseback safari, or a quad bike safari to see animals, is Lake Mburo. You can choose one of the other game viewing options if you don’t want to use a car for the game drive.

You will begin your return trip to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport after the morning game drive. The driver will make a lunch stop at the equator, where you can pose for pictures with your legs touching both hemispheres of the planet. Continue with your journey and in a few hours, you will be arriving in Kampala. You will be driven to the airport for your flight back home.

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The package includes.

Accommodation.
Meals.
Drinking water.
All park entrance fees.

The package excludes.

Tips.
Alcoholic drinks.
Entry visas.
International flights.