7 Days Uganda Wildlife Tour
7 Days Uganda Wildlife Tour, Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Lake Mburo National Park
This 7 days Uganda wildlife tour is an exciting wildlife safari that will take you to different national parks in Uganda including Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth national park and Lake Mburo national park. During the 7 days Uganda wildlife tour, you will be able to spot different animals such as elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, Jackson’s hartebeest, giraffes, zebras, elands, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, oribi, Rhinos among others during the game drives and boat cruise. You will also be able to spend time with the chimpanzees during chimpanzee trekking experience.
Highlights of the 7 days Uganda wildlife tour
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Murchison falls national park
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale national park
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer of Queen Elizabeth national park
Day 5: Morning game drive/lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise
Day 6: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park-walking safari
Day 7: Morning game drive and departure to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to a hotel Murchison falls national park
Depending on your location on the first day of 7 days Uganda wildlife tour, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Murchison falls national park. On your way you will have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking. After rhino tracking you will continue the journey with en-route lunch where after you will proceed to Murchison falls national park and upon arrival, you will drive directly to the top of the falls where you will enjoy views of the waterfall, beautiful scenery, water splashes, listen to roars of the waterfall among others. From the top of the falls, you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Morning game drive,
After an early breakfast on the second day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife tour, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to see animals like buffaloes, Uganda kobs, warthogs, elephants, Jacksons hartebeest, giraffes, waterbucks among others grazing in the open savannah plains, view predators like lions, leopards, hyenas before they go back to their hiding areas, view different birds among others. After the game drive you will return back to the lodge for lunch.
Afternoon boat cruise,
After lunch you will drive to Paraa jetty landing site for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls. During the boat ride which takes about 2 hours you will have spectacular views of the beautiful scenery, hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes along the shores, water birds like kingfishers, bee-eaters, cormorants, fish eagles among others. After the boat cruise you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale national park
After breakfast on the third day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife tour, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kibale national park in western Uganda. It’s a whole day journey and on the way you will have en-route lunch and stunning views of the traditional homesteads, local people, beautiful scenery, views of the Rwenzori Mountains, crater lakes, tea plantations among others. Upon arrival in the park you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Chimpanzee trekking,
After an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife tour, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing you will be allocated a chimpanzee family to trek and an experienced park guide. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest national park takes about 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food especially during the dry season. During trekking you will be able to see other primates, view some bird species, mammals, plants species among others. Once the chimpanzees are found you will be able spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to learn about their behaviors, habits, watch them feed, play, fight, hunt, mate, take photos and record the moments. After the one hour with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the starting point where you will meet up with your driver guide and transfer to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. On the way you will enjoy great views of the crater lakes, tea plantations and upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience and afternoon boat cruise
Morning game drive,
After an early breakfast on the fifth day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife tour, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive or lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you will have great views of animals like buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, giant forest hog, elephants, bushbucks, lions, leopards, hyenas, views of different bird species among others. After the fascinating game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch.
Afternoon boat cruise,
After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise which is carried out on Kazinga channel a 40km long channel that connects Lake Edward and Lake Gorge. The boat ride starts at around 2:00 pm and rewards you will breathtaking views of large concentrations of hippos and crocodiles in water, views of elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes along the shores, water birds like kingfishers, fish eagles, hornbills, cormorants, bee-eaters among others. After the boat cruise which takes about 2 hours you will drive back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast on the sixth day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife tour, you will checkout of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Lake Mburo national park. On the way you will have en-route lunch and enjoy great views of the countryside, Kigezi hills among others and upon arrival, you will go for a walking safari in the park where you will get up-close and personal with different wildlife species, listen to sweet sounds of bird species, enjoy the quiet and cool breeze among others. After the nature walk, you will connect to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Morning game drive and departure to Kampala
After an early breakfast on the last day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife tour, you will meet up with your driver guide to go for a short morning game drive where you will be able to view some of the animals like buffaloes, waterbucks, elands, impalas, oribi, giraffes, zebras, topi, warthogs among others. After the game drive, you will drive out of the park and start the journey back to Kampala with en-route lunch on the way and another stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe where you will take photos, buy souvenirs among others. From the Equator, you will proceed to Kampala arriving early evening and upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of convenience.
End of 7 days Uganda wildlife tour
Tour includes
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Rhino tracking fees
- Park entrance fees/ game drives
- Boat cruise fees
- Lion tracking experience
- Walking safari
- Professional English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Ground transfers (in a 4WD vehicle)
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled water
Tour excludes
- International air flight tickets
- Visas
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Life insurance
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
