21 Day Long Adventure Safari Tour in Uganda
A summary trip around the Pearl of Africa giving you all the best of the best, the 21 days Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda trip showcases Uganda’s endowment and truly being gifted by nature, from primates, wildlife, physical landforms, the hospitality of the people found nowhere, all these have been put into consideration on the 21 days Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda, discover Uganda and you will discover Africa.
ITINERARY FOR 21 DAYS LONG ADVENTURE SAFARIS AND TOURS IN UGANDA
DAY 1-2 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Jinja full day rafting and source of the Nile boat cruise
Jinja city is specifically known for being the adventure capital of Uganda and where the Nile begins its journey to the Mediterranean Sea. The desire to uncover the Victorian mystery of the source of the Nile. Led to the epic journeys of Livingstone, Stanley Burton and Speke. This make it also a very important place in the history of
The country, Jinja is one of the best water rafting spot in Africa. A visit to Jinja on our 21 days Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda. Enable visit the source of the Nile “the world’s second longest river after Amazon river”.
Accommodation options; Haven River lodge (Up market facility), 2 Friends Guest House (mid- budget) and Adrift Nile high camp (Budget facility)
meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 3 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
After breakfast we commence on our Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda travelling to Ziwa rhino sanctuary for black and white Rhino tracking. The private ranch is home to over sixteen (16) rhinos under the rhino fund international. Where a breeding programme is under way with growth in number. However, these will be introduced back in their former range which was Murchison Falls National Park. A guide will accompany you the next day to explain the behaviors of the Rhinos as you trail.
Accommodation options: Amuka Safaris Lodge (Up market facility), Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary (mid- budget and Budget facility)
meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 4 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Rhino tracking – Drive to Murchison Falls National Park – Top of the falls
The Long Adventure Safari and Tour in Uganda starts with an early breakfast as we departure for Rhino trekking. Then after lunch proceed to the top of Murchison falls to view the falls from above. These spectacular waterfalls for which the park is named after is an electrifying sight. The water travel’s through a six meter wide gorge before plunging down forty meters on its way to the Mediterranean sea.
Accommodation options: Para safari lodge (Up market facility), Fort Murchison Lodge (mid- budget) and Red Chili Rest Camp (Budget facility)
meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 5 Long adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Murchison Falls National Park – Game Drive and Boat cruise.
After breakfasts we start our Long Adventure Safari and tour in Uganda with a game drive. Which is scenic and goes to the delta area where the Victoria Nile joins Lake Albert. Murchison falls national park is Uganda’s largest wildlife park with palm straddled grassland. That supports dense population of lions, buffaloes, elephants and Uganda kobs together with the localized Rothschild giraffe and pattas monkey. Immense concentration of hippos and birds, lunch at the lodge.
Afternoon Boat cruise on the Nile is an opportunity to catch on the aquatics as you head to the foot of the Murchison falls where the Nile thunders through a small gap. The banks of the river are home to crocodiles, hippopotamus, birds and other animals that usually come down to drink water.
Accommodation options: Para Safaris lodge (Up market facility), Fort Murchison lodge (mid- budget) and Red Chili Rest camp (Budget facility)
meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 6 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Transfer to Fort portal
Early departure for fort portal town, one of the longest road trip, however this journey gives one an opportunity to see rural Uganda. Beauty of the landscape and going through well-manicured tea gardens. With lunch stop in Fort portal town and check in at lodge.
Accommodation options: Mountains of the moon hotel (Up market facility), Rwenzori View Guest house (mid- budget) and Rwenzori Travelers Inn (Budget facility)
meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 7 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Depart for Semiliki Hot spring – Night Game drive
The Semiliki National Park and wild life reserve found north of fort portal town in the west of the country. One of the richest areas for both flora and fauna in Africa. An extension of the Ituri forest on the base of the northern Rwenzori and close to lake Albert an area of 720sqkm. Offers fantastic views, hot springs, wild game such as pygmy/forest elephants, pigmy hippos, Sitatungas, leopards, Uganda kobs and various varieties of primates. For the twitters over 40 Congo species can be seen including the prehistoric shoe bill stork
Hence making the long Adventure Safari and Tour in Uganda more interesting. Leave early from your hotel, stop in Fort portal for lunch and thereafter hike the mountain for the hot springs at Sempaya. Then to the lodge where you will late afternoon check in relax as you get ready for an evening game drive before dinner.
Accommodation options; Semiliki safari lodge (Up market facility), Uganda Wildlife Bandas (mid- budget) and Uganda Wildlife Bandas (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 8 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Semiliki – Game Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise
Long Adventure safaris and Tours in Uganda trip to One of Uganda’s oldest reserve where a tropical rain forest meets the grassy Savannah. The flat plains are punctuated by deep river valleys, this unique geography is also reflected in the diversity of wildlife. This includes the mammals of central Africa and some key east African species, with a variety of bird life. The morning game drive across the three track of the reserve where usually you get to see small forest and larger Savannah elephants. kobs, warthogs, water buck, buffaloes and many types of Monkeys. Then head back for lunch and enjoy an afternoon boat trip on lake Albert. In order to look for the shoe bill stork and other water birds.
Accommodation options: Semiliki safari lodge (Up market facility), Uganda Wildlife Bandas (mid- budget) and Uganda Wildlife Bandas (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 9 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Semiliki – Batwa cultural encounter – Kibale
The Batwa are a community of small persons or the pygmy who lived a hunter/gatherer lifestyle. And were dependent on the Semiliki forest for food, shelter, medicine and tools. Although this has begun to change as a result of the interaction with other local communities.
The advent of tourism in the area has offered an alternative source of income for the Batwa. Given them the opportunity to maintain and display their rich cultural history. Through music, dance and handcraft. A morning stop at Ntandi as we head for kibale forest National Park exposes one to some of the unique cultures in Uganda. Lunch in fort portal town before heading to the forest.
Accommodation options: Ndali lodge (up market facility), Chimpanzee Forest Guest House (mid-market) and Kibale Forest Camp (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 10 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Kibale – Chimpanzee trekking – Bigodi Swamp
In the morning you will have breakfast then be transferred to Kibale Forest Headquarters for briefing before setting off for a forest walk as you trail chimpanzees. The forest walk will be guided to provide information not only on chimpanzees. And primates but also on small organisms making it interesting. The walk will reward you with other primates. For instance Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Colobus monkeys, Red-tailed monkeys, lhoestes, and butterflies.
After tracking the chimps in the afternoon you will go for a nature walk to the Bigodi swamp to see unique flora and fauna.
Accommodation options: Ndali lodge (up market facility), Chimpanzee Forest Guest House(mid-market) and Kibale Forest Camp (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 11 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Rwenzori Mountains Ruboni – Village tour
The Rwenzori Mountains are also known as the mountains of the moon lie on the western Congo border with Uganda. Their equatorial snow peaks include the third highest point in Africa. The Ruboni village is home to around 2000 Bakonzo in the foothills of the Rwenzori. 21 Day Long Adventure Safari, The village tour is the perfect way to experience the community life of the Bakonzo people, meet the blacksmith, traditional healer, basket weavers. And storytellers and enjoy a vibrant dance performance accompanied by lively drumming. Begin your morning-long adventure safaris and tours in Uganda with a drive through the crater region on the way to the mountains.
Accommodation options: Equator Snow Lodge (up market facility), Ruboni Community Camp (mid-market), and Ruboni Community Camp (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 12 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Rwenzori Mountains – Ruboni Hill Walk
Depart early morning after breakfast for the hike up the hill enjoy scenic views of the river mubuku as well as baker and portal peaks as you ascend. Meanwhile reaching the top at 2,300 meters, you will be rewarded with a panoramic view of the mountains of the moon and the glorious snowcapped Margarita peak.
Accommodation options: Equator Snow Lodge (up market facility), Ruboni Community Camp (mid-market), and Ruboni Community Camp (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 13 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Evening game drive
Our Long adventure safaris and tours in Uganda drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park sightseeing and game viewing. Named after the British monarch in memorization of her visit to Uganda and the area. The park is nestled between two lakes, George and Edward with the kazinga channel joining the two. Its lush Savannah offers for instance prime grazing ground for the buffalo, elephants and various antelope. Host over 600 bird species, on a clear day their chances of viewing the mountains of the moon “the Ruwenzori and its snow peak”. 21 Day Long Adventure Safari, Arrive in time for lunch and check in at the lodge. Later in the afternoon head out for late afternoon game drive.
Accommodation options Mweya safari lodge (up market facility), Bush Lodge (mid-market) and Bush Lodge (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 14 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Morning game drive – Kazinga channel boat cruise.
Early morning game drive after breakfast catching some of the nocturnal as they return to their dens. As you drive along a herd of Elephants moving across the track ahead, lions in the distant Savannah grass, Buffaloes grazing and Birds flying. Overhead the game rides is about 3 hrs then drive back to your Lodge for lunch. After lunch drive down to the jetty for the boat cruise on the famed Kazinga channel where you get to see schools of hippos. Meanwhile, the Channel has the highest concentration of hippos in Africa. It is also one best place for birders binoculars to come out as you get to watch hundreds and hundreds of birds on the shore. You can easily identify over 40 species while on the boat cruise along side kazinga channel.
Hippos and Birds are plenty here but so are crocodiles, monitor lizards, elephant herds, buffaloes, antelopes and during the late afternoon you might see a predator coming to drink water.
Accommodation options Mweya safari lodge (up market facility), Bush Lodge (mid-market) and Bush Lodge (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 15 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Ishasha game drive
On our long adventure safari and tour in Uganda, your begin the day with a cup of coffee. Then a morning departure for Ishasha in the Queen Elizabeth national park. Located on the unique western rift valley escarpment, check into the Ishasha wilderness camp. Have lunch then afterwards go for an afternoon game drive in search of tree climbing lions and other games. Drive back to the lodge for the overnight.
Accommodation options: Ishasha wilderness camp (up market facility), Savannah resort (mid-market) and At the River camp (Budget facility)
Meal plan: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner.
DAY 16 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Ishasha – Game Drive -Bwindi impenetrable national park
Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park after breakfast, Uganda’s Bwindi and Mghinga gorilla national parks host half of the world remaining mountain gorilla population hence providing the best tracking moments, the total population is estimated to be about seven hundred eighty living in the Virunga volcanoes and Bwindi. Before driving to Bwindi we shall do another morning game drive in Ishasha, with a lunch stop at Savannah resort, late arrival in Bwindi for check in at lodge. Accommodation options: Buhoma lodge (upmarket facility) Silverback safari lodge (mid-market facility), Buhoma Community Camp Ground (Budget facility) and meal plan Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
DAY 17 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Bwindi gorilla trekking
After breakfast set off early with guides to briefing point and thereafter off to track the gorillas, the thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek. Bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Spend time in awe watching the gorillas go about their activities. Each gorilla safari encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a magnificent green swathe of dense rain forest, 21 Day Long Adventure Safari, so ancient that survived the last ice age. A recently proclaimed World Heritage site, it’s one of the most biologically diverse areas on earth and its unique, precious flora sustains roughly half of the world population of mountain gorillas,believed to number just 780.21 Day Long Adventure Safari, There’s also a substantial chimpanzee population and research shows that Bwindi is the only forest in Africa in which these two apes live together.
Time permitting, spend the afternoon on a community foot safari to explore the life style of the people living and surrounding the park. Return to camp exhilarated to relieve the encounter with friends over a drink.Accommodation options: Buhoma lodge (upmarket facility) Silverback safari lodge (mid-market facility), Buhoma Community Camp Ground (Budget facility) and meal plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
DAY 18 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Transfer to Kisoro
After breakfast depart for kisoro the most south westly town of Uganda and where the Mgahinga gorilla national park is found, the most striking features of this park are the three conical extinct volcanoes of the Virunga range. The slopes of these contain various ecosystems and are biologically diverse; the peaks provide the most striking scenery one has ever seen, Accommodation options: Travelers Rest Hotel (upmarket facility), Bam Rest house(mid-market) and Mghinga community camp( Budget facility) and meal plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
DAY 19 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Kisoro – Golden Monkey
Depart for Mgahinga national park trek the golden monkeys an endangered and endemic species found between 3000 and 4000 altitude of the Virunga mountain range in the Albert rift, 21 Day Long Adventure Safari, Mgahinga national park offers a chance to visit 40 to 60 community habituated individuals. Accommodation options: Travelers Rest Hotel (upmarket facility), Bam Rest house (mid-market) and Mghinga community camp (Budget facility) and meal plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
DAY 20 Long Adventure Safaris and tours in Uganda: Lake Bunyonyi – Island Cruise
Early morning departure for Lake Bunyonyi renowned for its water birds and dense population of otters this mountain ringed lake is one of Uganda’s rapidly developing wetland destination, Bunyonyi in the local Bakiga dialect means “the place of many little birds”.
Make a Stopover to take a motor boat for an excursion around the islands at Muko. Lake Bunyonyi is located in the hilly south western corner of Uganda it is a narrow stretch of water splashed with tiny islands and overlooked by volcanoes. The lake was created less than 1000 years ago by volcanic eruption that blocked a river exiting. It is surrounded by intensely cultivated terraced hills while two volcanoes loom on the horizon, between Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. Different source give different depth of the lake, some suggesting it’s the second deepest lake in Africa. 21 Day Long Adventure Safari, The lake also is home to over 200 bird species recorded around the lake, Accommodation options: Bird nest Bunyonyi Resort (upmarket facility), Bunyonyi Eco-Resort (mid-range), Bunyonyi Overland Resort (budget) and meal plan: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
DAY 21 Long Adventure Safaris and Tours in Uganda: Equator – Entebbe
After your morning coffee and breakfast, drive to Entebbe as we mark an end to the 21 days long adventure safaris and tours in Uganda with enough time to stop at the equator line for lunch, to take photos and do some craft shopping there are many craft shops at the equator point one with lots of choice. Depending on departure schedule optional activity visit to the Ngamba island chimpanzee sanctuary in Lake Victoria, Uganda wildlife education centre, Botanical gardens Entebbe accommodation options: Cassia lodge (upmarket facility), Boma Guest House (mid-range facility), Red chilli hideaway (budget facility), meal plan: Breakfast/Lunch, airport drop and end of your trip
21 Days Long Adventure Safari Tour in Uganda Trip includes:
Transportation by a 4wd vehicle with services of English speaking Driver/guide,
Fuel,
Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary except in Kampala/ Entebbe bed and breakfast,
Lunch while on transit
Bottled water in the car
Seven game drives
Five boat cruise
Three Nature walks
Two cultural visits
One full-day rafting trip
One Rhino Trekking
One Golden monkey trekking
One Gorilla and chimpanzee permit per person to be secured and paid for in advance
Airport transfer
However, 21 Days Long Adventure Safari Tour in Uganda Trip excludes:
Expenses of personal nature like:
optional activity,
Visa,
Drinks,
Laundry,
Tips to local guides,
Telephone,
Porter fee while trekking,
Personal insurance and
Tobacco.
