8 Day Best of Uganda Safari

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8 Day primate and wildlife Safari

Uganda Safari

STAR FROM

On Request

duration

8 Days

MAX people

10 PEOPLE

tour type

SAFARI

OVERVIEW

8-Day Best of Uganda Safari. This 8-day Ugandan safari takes you to the country’s best wildlife parks, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to an ancient, biologically diversified rainforest that has existed for over 25,000 years.

With multiple habituated groups for tourists, it safeguards 320 mountain gorilla communities, representing half of the world’s total population.

This tour is offered by Adventure Masai Mara.

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TOUR PLAN

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Day 1

Arrive Entebbe

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our able representative and transferred to your hotel. Depending on arrival time, you can take a walk around the local area.

02

Day 2

Entebbe to Bwindi Forest

This morning you will take a light aircraft to Kihihi airstrip. Transfer through local villages and along mountain roads to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Bwindi is one of the richest ecosystems in East Africa and home to over 120 mammals, 345 species of birds, 200 species of butterflies, and 160 species of trees. You can spend your afternoon at your leisure to relax and explore on your own.

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Day 3

Bwindi Forest

Today you will spend your day tracking the gorilla. Few words can describe the thrill of today’s lifetime experience. The trek will take around 6 hours and one hour of staying with the primates after you track them.

04

Day 4

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Those with additional pre-purchased permits will depart for a second gorilla tracking experience. Those with no permits will have the day free to explore the Bwindi area. Optional activities include forest walks, visits to the local village, and some local curio shopping.

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Day 5

Bwindi to South Queen Elizabeth National Park

Depart Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park this morning and travel to Inshasha in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Located in the western arm of the Great rift valley, the park is home to a wide variety of wildlife including elephants, leopards, lions, hippos, buffalo, Uganda kob, baboon, and species of birds. Afternoon game drive will be enjoyed at the Inshasha area in search of wildlife.

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Day 6

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Spend your day enjoying game drives in the Inshasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, rounding things off with scenic bush sundowners including drinks and snacks.

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Day 7

Southern to Northern Queen Elizabeth National Park

After your breakfast, head north towards the `Mweya’ sector of the park which is rich with wildlife. In the afternoon enjoy a leisurely boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a long channel linking Lake Edward and Lake George. You may encounter herds of elephants, buffalos, and antelopes, families of warthogs, a large group of hippos, and crocodiles basking on the shore.

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Day 8

Chimpanzee Trekking and Depart

Early morning start today, with the highlight being your chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge. The forest is alive with noise, chimpanzees can be quite active and may move quickly through the forest canopy, or if you are lucky you may find them resting or eating near the forest floors. After the activity, enjoy a picnic lunch and depart to the nearby airstrip for your flight to Entebbe.