DISCOVER UGANDA 20 DAYS
This 20 days (19 nights) safari in Uganda will begin and end in Kampala. It will take you to several places that am sure you will e fascinated by what you will see.
You will have 2nights at Paara safari Lodge, 2nights at Ndali/ Rwenzori travelers inn, 2 nights at Semiliki safari Lodge/Kanyankyu Ecological site (FB),2 nights at Mwea-safari Lodge/Jacana Lodge,2 nights at Gorilla Nest Lodge/ Kinigi Guest House (FB),2 nights at Gorilla Resort / Buhoma homestead,1 night at Lake Bunyonyi overland camp, 2 nights at  Mantana tented Camp / Rwonyo Camp, 2 nights at Ngamba Island Camp (FB) and 1 night at Hotel Africana/Sheraton.
Tour Itinerary for 20 days Uganda safari.
Day 1: Kampala to Murchison Falls.
On your arrival to Entebbe Airport, you will be met by our safari guide or driver who will welcome you with a smile and then drive you to Kampala. When you reach Kampala, you will not stop. You will just head to Murchison falls national park. You will go through the famous Luwero triangle, Budongo forest on the western arm of the Great Rift Valley.
On your way to the beginning of the safari, you will be having a view of beautiful scenery. In the afternoon, you will drive to the top of the falls where the Nile perfects its beauty. You will then be transferred to board the jetty to Paraa Lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2:  Game Drive and Launch cruise.
You are expected to wake up very early in the morning infact before dawn, you will not wait for breakfast, you will just begin off with a game drive in order to catch up with predators. This morning game drive will surprise you a lot as you will find all charming animals still sleeping and snoring which will be indeed an un forgettable experience. You will see jackals, hyenas, giraffe, lion, antelope, elephant, and the Uganda Kob and many more. You will return back for a late breakfast and lunch and then in the afternoon you will go for a launch cruise on the Victoria Nile.  The boat trip will take you to the bottom of the falls where you will view animals like the buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, elephants and plenty of water birds like fish eagles and rare shoebills and many more. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge/ Red Chili.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park
Have breakfast to transfer to Kibale National park. You will reach in the afternoon. Have lunch and then rest. Those who want to take a walk will do it and then come back for dinner and overnight at Ndali Lodge /Rwenzori travelers Inn.
Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking
It is more interesting to search for chimps in the morning so you will wake up a bit early, have breakfast and then set off in the forest. While in the Forest, you will be able to view other primates like the colobus monkeys, Mangabeys, baboons, Bush babies and many more, this will be done with the help of our safari guide. Because you have your packed lunch, you will use about 30 minutes to have it and then in the afternoon, you will go for a walk to Bigodi sanctuary for plenty of birds and rare fauna and flora. At the end of the day, you will head back to your Lodge for dinner and over night.   
Day 5: Transfer to Semiliki National Park
Very early in the mornings, you will depart for Semiliki national park.  The drive will take you down the eastern side of Lake Albert. Situated in the basin of the western Rift valley, Semiliki NP is one of the parks with many habitats ranging from Riparian forests, rain forests to short and high grass savannah. It is also know for its night game drive that reward you with nocturnal dwellers like the white tailed mongoose and slender mongoose, standard and pennant winged nightjars, cats, hyenas, leopards and many more. This is the only place in Uganda where you can do a spot lit night drive. The park generally offers lots of surprises because you never know what you might find. Dinner and overnight at Semiliki safari Lodge/Kanyankyu Ecological site (FB)
Day 6: Track Chimpanzees      
Have a cup of tea to go down into the beautiful gallery rainforest to track wild chimpanzees. These are usually tracked at dawn n or dusk due to the fact that these apes tend to disappear in the middle of the day.  There are also a number of bird species which are found in this picturesque forest. Retire from the chimp search and then in the afternoon you may relax at the pool or go for a game drive as you watch the sun dip. You will have dinner and overnight at Semiliki safari Lodge/Kanyanchu Ecological site
Day 7: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth N.P
You will have breakfast and then head to Queen Elizabeth National park after breakfast to follow the mystical Rwenzori Mt. Ranges. This journey will enrich your eyes with the wild game on the way. You will be able to view animals like; leopards, hyenas, elephants, buffalos, and Lions. You will reach in the afternoon to have lunch and then go for a boat trip on the Kazinga channel where you will view Hippos, buffaloes and water birds at a close range. There after, you will have dinner and overnight Mweya Safari Lodge / jacana Lodge.
 
Day 8: Game Drives at Kazinga Channel.
You will have your morning breakfast and then go for a Game drive to catch up with the early risers and predator returning to their conceal outs. This drive will reward you with game like Lions, elephants, buffaloes, hyenas, jackals, bush bucks, bush pigs, and many more. You will retire from the game drive for lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon you will go track chimps in the Kyambura gorge. This walk will aid you see other primates like the colobus monkeys, baboons and others. Your dinner and overnight will be at Mweya Safari Lodge / jacana Lodge.
Day 9: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable N.P    
Have breakfast and go for a game drive as you transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will pass through the Ishasha sector to reach Bwindi in the late afternoon. This journey will offer you with views of game and you should watch out for tree climbing lions in the Ishasha sector.  After checking in the lodge you may go for a community walk to be given a welcome entertainment.  Dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort / Buhoma community Bandas.
Day 10: Gorilla Tracking
This is one of the most exciting activity at Bwindi, so you will also welcome it with getting up early for breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters for briefing and enter the forest in search for gorillas. The guide will brief you and at 9:00 am you will set off to the forest for these apes. The time you will take searching these humble apes in unpredictable however it ranges between 2-9 hours depending on their movement. The activity requires you to go through steep rocks climbing up and down making it tiresome however; the thrill of encountering these giant primates erases the poor memories you went through in trying to find them. An astounding experience. Dinner and over night at Gorilla Resort / Buhoma homestead. 
Day 11: Transfer to Rwanda   
You are expected to wake up very early in the morning, have breakfast and then drive to Rwanda. You will reach in the evening and with time permitting you may go for a city tour to visit the markets laces, Franco-Rwandan cultural centre and the genocide memorial. Dinner and Overnight at Gorilla Nest Lodge/Kinigi Guest house (FB)
Day 12: Head to Parc National Volcans
You are entitled to have breakfast and then transfer to the PNV headquarters for briefing before you go trekking. With your packed lunch you will start tracking the gorillas. The activity is demanding although at the same time it’s rewarding. The time its takes ranges between 2-9 hours depending on the movement of these great apes. The experience derived from meeting these giant primates in unforgettable. Dinner and overnight will be at Gorilla Nest Lodge/Kinigi Guest house (FB)
Day 13: Head to Bunyonyi  
You will have your breakfast and then drive to Lake Bunyonyi. The place is known to be a birders sanctuary with plenty of water birds. Small and large from which the lake was named- Bunyonyi- meaning Small birds. Dinner and overland Lake Bunyonyi overland Camp.
Day 14: Go for a Canoe ride 
You are expected to wake up early in the morning, have your preferred breakfast and then head to Lake Bunyonyi for a canoe ride. When you reach this area, you will be welcomed by some number of bird species some of which include; Spot-flanked Barbet, Nubian Woodpecker, Northern Black Tit, Red-headed Lovebird and the Green-capped Eremomela. Memorable as the exotic sounds will be, you will move back to your camp area for dinner and overnight. 
 Day 15: Transfer to   Lake Mburo National Park
Have breakfast to drive off to Lake Mburo National Park.  The park is well known for harboring plenty of antelope including the impala from which the Capital city of Uganda-Kampala- was named.  You will drive to go through some of the finest sceneries to reach Lake Mburo NP in the afternoon. You will have lunch and then go for a canoe ride on Lake Mburo to search for animals at the shores of the lake. Dinner and overnight at Mantana tented Camp / Rwonyo CAMP.
Day 16: Game Drive  
You will have a cup of coffee when you wake up and then go for game drive. In the in the afternoon, you will explore the game and avifauna in the park which is referred to as the paradise for birders, so on this same safari, you will be able to spot some bird species like;  Blue-naped Mousebird, Spot-flanked Barbet, Nubian Woodpecker, Northern Black Tit, Red-headed Lovebird, Green-capped Eremomela, Ross' Turaco and the highly sought-after Red-faced Barbet. Other bird population here includes green backed collared barbets, white winged warbler, Papyrus yellow warbler, carruthers, Cisticola, Papyrus Gonoleka, Yellow Billed Oxpecker and Northern Brown throated weaver. In the evening, you will transfer back for dinner and overnight at Mantana tented Camp / Rwonyo Camp.
Day 17: Drive to Kampala 
You are expected to have your morning breakfast and then transfer back to Kampala. You will have a brief stop at the equator and those who are fascinated with snaps, you will take photographs as others buy crafts; the likes of shoes, art and others. You will reach Kampala in the afternoon, have lunch and then rest at your Hotel. Those who want to move around will of course until evening when you will have your dinner and over night at Sheraton / Hotel Africana.  
Day 18: Cruise to Ngamba Island   
Have breakfast to transfer to Lake Victoria shores for you cruise to Ngamba Island.  The boat transfer will take you about an hour.  You will arrive the chimpanzee sanctuary to be briefed about the sanctuary and then go spend some time with the chimps as they feed. It’s awe-inspiring!  Later you will go for a nature walk on the island with the young chimps. Dinner and overnight on the island. Overnight at Ngamba Island Camp (FB)
Day 19: Forest Walk    
You will have breakfast and then go for forest walk with the chimps in the morning.  It is such an interesting activity especially when you share it with the chimpanzees as they climb on you, pull your hair or walk hand by hand with you. It’s memorable and un forgettable. You will have dinner and overnight at on Ngamba Island Camp (FB)
Day 20: Transfer to Kampala/Airport   
You will have break fast and return back to Kampala. You will have some short stopovers to purchase certain items and then transfer back to the Airport to find your departure flight. 
End of the Safari.

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