7 Days African Wildlife Safari Holiday Exploring Uganda

Arrive in Entebbe, pick up, and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park to start the 7 Days African Wildlife Safari Holiday. Expect a game drive/safari, and boat trip before heading to Kibale Forest National Park for chimp tracking. Head to Queen Elizabeth National Park for more game viewing/safari. Connect to Bwindi for gorilla trekking and move to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation. Return to Entebbe to catch flight out recommended for 1800hrs or later.

7 Day African Wildlife Safari Holiday Highlights

  • Arrive early (before 10 am) or pick up from a hotel and transfer to Murchison.
  • Morning game drive/safari, Afternoon boat trip/safari to the base of the falls.
  • Transfer from Murchison to Kibale Forest NP, check-in, and have good rest.
  • Chimp tracks Kibale Forest, transfers to Queen Elizabeth NP, and Proceeds for an afternoon game drive.
  • Game drive Kasenyi Plains, Head to Ishasha in search of tree-climbing lions and Connect to Bwindi.
  • Gorilla trekking Bwindi Forest and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation.
  • Depart Bunyonyi and return to Entebbe Airport to catch a flight back home.

Detailed 7 Day African Wildlife Safari Holiday

Day 1: Arrive early (before 10am) or pick up from a hotel and transfer to Murchison

The pick-up will be from either; the hotel or from the airport upon arrival. The assigned English-speaking Professional 7 Days African Wildlife Safari Holiday Driver-guide will receive you and hit the road to Murchison Falls NP. The highlights of this park include: the roaring rapids of the Murchison Falls, the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park where you will have the chance of viewing lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffalo and elephants among others. Expect a lunch stop en route. If time allows, you can proceed for a late afternoon-to-evening game drive/safari, you can detour to Ziwa for an hour of on-foot rhino tracking.

  • Main Destination: Drive Time: 6-7 hours.
  • Accommodation: Hornbill Bush Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP.
  • Meals & Drinks: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included). Drinking water (Other drinks not incluhttps://www.ovacadoadventures.com/ded).

Day 2: Morning game drive/safari, Afternoon boat trip/safari to base of the falls

Have your breakfast, depart for an early morning game drive across the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park and be on the look for wildlife including: lions, leopards (though hard to spot) among others. For any birder, there are quite a number of birds to sight too during the drive.

Return to the accommodation for some rest time and lunch. After lunch, you will head out for the boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls where you will also be able to catch sight of more animals including Hippos and Crocodiles and several water birds, you can proceed with a hike to the top of the falls. Return to your accommodation and relax.

  • Accommodation: Hornbill Bush Lodge – Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Transfer from Murchison to Kibale Forest NP, check in and have good rest

Today, you will have breakfast and then, depart right away for Kibale Forest National Park – popular for its primates like the chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkey, Uganda mangabey (Lophocebus ugandae).

The 7 Days African Wildlife Safari Holiday drive is quite long but incredibly scenic – passing through villages, lush green countryside and hills dotted with tea plantations that characterize this part of Uganda. The beautiful scenery will amaze you all the way. Upon arrival at the accommodation, check in and just relax. #Note: If the hike to the top wasn’t possible, you will first drive to the top of the falls and thereafter, depart.

  • Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge – Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 4: Chimp tracking Kibale Forest, Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP, Proceed for an afternoon game drive

Have breakfast and head to the rangers’ post where you will receive some briefing on the dos and don’ts during chimp trekking. Thereafter, you will proceed to trek the chimps in the Kibale Forest. An experienced 7 Days African Wildlife Safari Holiday ranger-guide will take you chimp tracking (Kibale Forest) and you will be left amazed by the presence of primates here. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour in their presence.

From chimp tracking, embark on a transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP. Check in at the booked accommodation and proceed out for a late afternoon-to-evening game drive/safari. Look out for lions, elephant and buffalo herds, leopard (but a rare spotting) among others. You will return for dinner and the overnight stay.

  • Accommodation: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge – Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Game drive Kasenyi Plains, Head to Ishasha in search of tree-climbing lions, Connect to Bwindi

Be up early and proceed for a sunrise game drive in the Kasenyi plains and be on the look for Cape buffalos, herds of elephants plus lions, leopards (though hard to spot) among others. Return to the accommodation, check out and head to Ishasha sector of Queen in search of the tree-climbing lions.

The chance of spotting these lions is about 70% though sometimes they are hard to spot (most especially when they are down in the grassland looking for prey). Should you get to spot them, the sight is picturesque and memorable. From Ishasha, you will continue to the accommodation right at the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

  • Accommodation: Ride 4 a Woman – Budget guest house located just outside Bwindi NP
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included).

Day 6: Gorilla trekking Bwindi Forest and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation

Have breakfast and move to the rangers’ post. You will receive some briefing on the dos and don’ts during trekking. Thereafter, you will enter the Bwindi Forest for your 7 Days African Wildlife Safari Holiday. The area offers dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates. Once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence.

The thrill of spending time observing these gentle but endangered giants is unforgettable. Return to the accommodation, check out and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of (2,200 – 2,478m) but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical — you could admire them all day.

  • Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort – Mid-range resort located in or near Lake Bunyonyi
  • Meals & Drinks: All meals included, Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7: Depart Bunyonyi and return to Entebbe Airport to catch flight back home

Have a relaxed breakfast at the accommodation with spectacular view of the Bunyonyi little islands just right in front of you and thereafter embark on your return journey to Entebbe Airport. Expect en route lunch and a stop at the Uganda Equator line mark in Kayabwe for some memorable photos and maybe buying some art pieces of interest. Proceed with the journey arriving late afternoon/evening for drop off at the airport to catch your flight back home (recommended for 19:00 onwards).

  • Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport (Airport/Airstrip)
  • Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
  • Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of 7 Day African Wildlife Safari Holiday:

Important to Know

  • Rates are per person and exclude the international flight from/to your home country.
  • This 7 Days African Wildlife Safari Holiday is unavailable for children.
7 Days African Wildlife Safari

7 Days African Wildlife Safari

7 Day African Wildlife Safari Holiday Inclusions and Exclusions

Package Include:

  • Park fees (For non-residents)
  • Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident).
  • Chimp permits (One per person, non-resident)
  • All activities (Unless labelled as optional).
  • All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide.
  • All transportation (Unless labelled as optional)
  • All flights during the tour.
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer.
  • Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section).
  • Drinking water (On all 7 Days African Wildlife Safari Holiday)

Package Exclude:

  • International flights (From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (Tips)
  • 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)