5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari

Tour Summary & Highlights

This 5-day Uganda wildlife safari is gonna give you a chance to explore some of the country's famous savannah national parks and spot the wildlife that call these parks home. You are going to visit Murchison Falls National Park, the largest savannah national park in the country, with a variety of wildlife species, and Queen Elizabeth National Park, famous for the tree-climbing lions, as well as Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. For the activities, since it is a wildlife safari, you are going to have game drives throughout the safari and a boat cruise.

Safari Summary

Day1: Transfer from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park
Day 2: Morning game drive and  Guided nature walk
Day3; Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Evening game drive
Day4: Morning game drive and Afternoon boat cruise

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Day by Day Safari Detailed Plan

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Day1: Transfer from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park

From Kampala or your pickup point, you will be picked up by our tour guide in a 4x4 vehicle and transferred to Murchison Falls National Park. The transfer will take approximately 5 to 6 hours, taking in the beautiful scenery and attractions along the transfer routes. These include forests, plantations, cattle grazing, buildings, and people going their own way, to name a few. Lunch will be grabbed along the way, and a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary will be made, where you will go on a rhino trekking activity. Proceeding from there, you will head straight to Murchison Falls National Park, check in, have dinner, and call it a day.

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day2: Morning game drive and Guided nature walk

In the morning, after having breakfast, you will head for a morning game drive, which will take about 3 to 5 hours driving in a 4x4 wheel vehicle via different tracking routes, spotting several wildlife, baboons, monkeys, different plant species, reptiles, along with other forms of attractions. From the game drive, you will head back to the lodge for lunch and rest up a bit. Later on, you will head for a guided nature walk where you will get to connect with nature through walking via different walking routes in the park with the help of a tour guide and a game ranger. You will be able to spot several attractions which include wildlife, plants, reptiles, insects, to name a few. The guided nature walk will take about 2 to 4 hours of walking. While spotting several attractions and taking in the fresh air provided by nature itself. After the nature walk, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and call it a day.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Evening game drive

On day 3, after having breakfast, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park, and the transfer will take about 6 to 8 hours, which will be filled with the main sights and attractions that you will be spotting along the routes that you will be using for transportation. Some of these attractions include plantations, farms, cattle grazing, plain fields, and forests, to name a few. These will keep you occupied all the way so that you will not even notice the time flying by. You will have an en-route lunch, and upon arrival, you will check in at the lodge, have dinner, and rest up for the night.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 4: Morning game drive and Afternoon boat cruise

Having had breakfast, you will head for an early morning game drive in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is famous for the tree-climbing lions and leopards. Since you are dealing with nature, you can never be certain about it, so when you're in luck, you will be able to spot the amazing cats resting or lazing on the tree branches. You will also be able to spot a variety of wildlife, since during the morning hours, they tend to be very active, searching for what to eat, playing, or grazing. After the game drive, you will head for a Bush lunch, which will be set for you with the help of the lodge, where you will experience having a delicious meal in the wild while taking in the beautiful scenery and fresh air. After the bush lunch, you will head for an afternoon boat cruise, where you will enjoy sailing on the waters of the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake Gorge and Lake Edward. From the boat cruise, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and call it a day.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 5: Departure

Day 5 will mark the end of your safari, which means after having breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kampala or Entebbe Airport for your departure, depending on your flight schedule. A lunch stopover will be made, and another will be made at the equator, where you will be given a few minutes to take photos and experience standing in two atmospheres at the same time. From there, you will proceed with your journey.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch

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