9 Days Uganda Wildlife and Gorillas Adventure Tour

The 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour will be a memorable trip of a life time; it allows you to explore the remarkable physical endowments of Uganda known to be the Pearl of Africa by Winston Churchill. You will visit Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth National Parks, Kibale national park, mountain gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a memorable boat cruise at the source of River Nile- the longest river in the world, Jinja & Bunyonyi.

9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour Highlights

  • Day 1: Transfer from Kampala -Murchison Falls Park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
  • Day 2: Game Drive & Boat Cruise
  • Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
  • Day 4: Morning Chimpanzee Trekking & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
  • Day 5: Game Drive & Launch Cruise Along Kazinga Channel
  • Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
  • Day 7: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
  • Day 8: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
  • Day 9: Transfer to Entebbe for Departure

Detailed 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour

Day 1: Transfer from Kampala -Murchison Falls Park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary


After breakfast at your accommodation in Kampala/Entebbe, embark on the 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour to Murchison Falls National Park in the north of Uganda, a journey of 311km about 5 hours’ drive. You traverse through the undulating hill slopes of Nakasongola before branching off at Nakitoma for 7 km to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary just 176km north of Kampala.

Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch is the proud home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda following their extinction and thus offers an unforgettable Rhino tracking experience. Ziwa is the only place where you will be able to see rhinos in the wild. Presently the sanctuary is home to over twenty (20) southern white Rhinos.

The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists; for rhino trekking, bird watching, nature walks and relaxation. After a 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Walking Tour safari, you will continue on the drive to Murchison Falls National Park and visit top of falls where the park derives its name from.

Day 2 of 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour: Game drive & boat cruise


You will wake up very early in the morning to go for a morning game drive where you will have a chance to spot early risers and nocturnal species before they return to their hideouts. This is the most beautiful national park in Uganda and this is because it hosts 4/5 of the big 5 animals and also it also home to one of the most beautiful and powerful falls in the world so far.

Today you will have a chance of viewing some of the Park’s residents including lions, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeests, antelopes, buffalo, and elephants. For the birders, you will enjoy a cock tail of them as these areas support the secretary bird and the black chested snake eagle, to name a few.

In the afternoon, the 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour guide will take you for a boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where the Nile thunders through a small 7 meter gorge plunging 43 meters into the Nile on the way to Lake Albert.
After the cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park


After breakfast, embark on the transfer to Kibale national park known as primate capital of the world about 5-7 hours’ drive traversing the rural sceneries and traditional homesteads of Kagadi district where you visit tea plantations if time allows reaching in Fortpotal in the afternoon.

On arrival, you will visit community to learn daily life style of the people leaving in this region where you will participate in coffee making. After this encounter, the 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour driver guide will drive you to your lodge reaching in the late evening.

  • Journey: 7 Hours
  • Destination: Kibale Forest National Park – Primates Capital of the World.
  • Activities: Enjoy Scenic Morning Game Drive in Murchison Falls National Park and Drive off to Kibale Forest National Park.
  • Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge – Mid-Range Lodge in Kibale National Park.
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch En-Route, Dinner, and Drinking Water

Day 4: Morning Chimpanzee trekking & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park


After an early breakfast, the 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour guide will take you to Kanyanchu, Kibale Park Headquarters, by 8.00am for chimpanzee pre-trekking briefing by the park staff. The Chimpanzee trekking experience tends to last 2–5 hours and including one hour of direct encounter with these amazing creatures.

In addition to chimps, Kibale forest is home to other primates including the red-tailed and grey-cheeked Mangabey, Phoestes, blue and red-Colobuses. There are many beautiful birds’ species, butterflies and many small insects as well. After a successful trek, transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.

Day 5: Game drive & launch cruise along Kazinga Channel


After breakfast, undertake game drive in kasenyi plains of this park where you will be able to spot elephants, lions, leopards, Buffaloes, Kobs and hippos among others Proceed on the trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park for an afternoon boat cruise along the 45km long Kazinga Channel.

Adventure the Kazinga Channel on the 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour which stretches to 45km in length at one time had much concentration of Hippopotamus population in the region until the management decided to carry out culling in 1960.

You enjoy the wide views of the Nile crocodiles and other wild game quenching their thirst on the waters of Kazinga channel and flocking its shores on a hot day. Retreat from the 2 hour activity; engage in an afternoon game drive along the channel track as you head to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park


After breakfast, before you embark on the 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south western part of Uganda. You undertake a game drive in this part of park searching for the tree climbing lions.

Ishasha sector is well endowed with the infamous climbing lions together with other wild game that dwell in this woodland part of the park. The tree climbing lions prefer to lie flat on fig tree branches in the mid-morning sun while waiting for their prey. After this encounter, proceed on the drive to Bwindi arriving in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park


After an early breakfast, you will take a packed lunch, have a briefing by the game guides at the park headquarters and start your 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour with a gorilla trail. Hiking through the thick, verdant, rainforest to eventually come across the gorillas in their natural habitat, is an amazing and unforgettable experience.

This encounter takes between 2 to 9 hours and is the highlight of an Africa exploration 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour. You will only have 1 hour of close contact with these calm gentle apes, take pictures and get acquainted to them.

You are free to shoot as many photos as you desire before you retreat from the activity to return to the starting point. After this encounter transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation.

  • Journey Time: 3 Hours
  • Destination: Lake Bunyonyi
  • Activities: Enjoy Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park and Afternoon Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
  • Accommodation: Bunyonyi Safaris Resort – Mid-Range Lodge in Lake Bunyonyi.
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Drinking Water

Day 8 of 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park


In the morning, you will set off a scenic drive to Lake Mburo national park with our 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour guide reaching in the afternoon for lunch. After lunch, go for afternoon boat cruise on Lake Mburo, where you will be rewarded with view of game as hippos, crocodiles, as well as a variety of bird species. Dinner and overnight Mpogo Safari Lodge.

  • Journey Time: 5 Hour
  • Destination: Lake Mburo National Park – Home of Zebras
  • Activities: Enjoy a scenic drive to Lake Mburo National Park
  • Accommodation: Mpogo Safari Lodge – Mid-Range Lodge in Lake Mburo National Park.
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9 of 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour: Transfer to Entebbe for Departure


Early morning, you will go for guided nature walk. You will then have game drives around the park where you will have chance to see, antelopes, giraffes, Elephants, Buffalos, bush bucks, impalas among others.

You will then exit the park and proceed to Entebbe airport for your connecting journey back home. You will also make a stop at Uganda Equator crossing Kayabwe for an amazing photo session for memories and lunch.

  • Journey Time: 4 Hours
  • Main Destination: Entebbe (City)
  • Accommodation: No accommodation (End of 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour)
  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included), Drinks not included

End of 9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

9 Days Uganda Wildlife Adventure Tour Inclusions and Exclusions

Included

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • Gorilla permits (Two per person, non-resident)
  • Chimp permits (One per person, non-resident)
  • All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Excluded

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tipping guideline US$15.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
  • Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinks

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