19 Days: Best of Uganda

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Looking for a once in a lifetime experience?

Stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to visit the reintroduced white rhino. A life time experience to Kidepo Valley National Park, besides the expected wild game drive across the park where you shall see lions and other animals, you can enjoy activities that include hiking trips, sightseeing tours, birdwatching, visit to the hotsprings, and the rich culture of the fascinating Karimajongs communities. Have game drives on the large savannah at Murchison Falls National Park and boat trips to the Murchison Falls and the Victoria Nile delta. In the delta there is a fair chance to see the strange shoebill. Meet a close relative in Kibale Forest National park during a chimp walk and see lots of birds and smaller primate species when walking through Bigodi Swamp. Look for lion, leopard and the unique Uganda kob during game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park. See lots of African buffalo, hippo, bush elephant and other mammals when sailing the Kazinga Channel, but don’t forget to look for birds and large Nile crocodiles. Meet a small group of chimpanzees in the untouched Kyambura Gorge and look for tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha Sector or Kasenyi.

Enjoy one of the highlights of this tour: gorilla tracking. Visit the last mountain gorillas in the afromontane forest of Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Park and spend an hour amongst these gentle giants. Have an extra day to explore the prettiest and scenic views in Kisoro and surroundings areas.

Visit the Home of Kigezi a community cultural and conservation tourism social enterprise and get the unique opportunity to really connect and gain insight into the life of rural Ugandans and their families. 

Through a range of different cultural experiences, you get to not only see something of the natural beauty and rigor of daily life but also experience it. It’s truly an interactive way to learn about the Kigezi culture spending time to experience the culture and nature conservation activities, traditional tools and musical instruments, traditional healers, hunting, blacksmith as all used by the Bafumbira, Bakiga and Batwa are all showcased and you will have a chance to practice your favorite activity during you stay with us. Depending on your interest, you may also choose to be gardeners for the day in the tropics or try out pottery, traditional weaving or prefer to go for nature guided walks for birders and nature addicts not forgetting a cultural hike to Kigezi, the only famous colonial and historical site that determined the boarder demarcations between Uganda, Rwanda and DRC as well as home of the Uganda’s renown Dictator, President Idi Amin Dada.

During your stay in Kisoro, you will also have an opportunity to go for a coffee tour or hike Mount Muhabura, Gahinga or Sabyinyo. We complete this great tour with several game drives in Lake Mburo, looking for impala, plains zebra, eland antelope and topi not forgetting the wide variety of birds. Have a relaxing boat trip on Lake Mburo and look for the elusive African finfoot and wonder yourself about the large numbers of African fish eagle.

 

INCLUDED

  • Ground transportation (4WD vehicle) throughout the trip in a 4WD tour vehicle 
  • Meals as indicated on the aforesaid meal plans 
  • A Chimpanzee Permit (where applicable)
  • Bottled drinking water while on safari
  • Accommodation as per options in the intinerary
  • Activities as stipulated on the Safari program
  • Services of an English-speaking driver/guide
  • Lots of fun in the African sun!!!

NOT INCLUDED

  • ENTRY permit/visas for Uganda if required 
  • Typical souvenir