14 Day Ultimate Uganda Safari

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport and meet your representative. Transfer to your hotel and spend the remainder of the day relaxing. Depending on arrival time, explore Entebbe or simply recover after your international journey.

Your guide will brief you about the route and the variety of activities ahead.

After breakfast, leave Entebbe and begin traveling toward your first safari region. The countryside becomes increasingly rural as you pass through farming areas and towns. Stops can be made for refreshments and photography.

Arrive at your first lodge in the afternoon or evening.

Wake early for your first major wildlife drive. Uganda’s savannah parks provide opportunities to see elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, warthogs and numerous birds. Predators such as lions and leopards may also be encountered, although sightings can never be guaranteed.

Your guide will interpret animal behavior and explain the surrounding ecosystem. Return to your lodge after the activity.

Today combines land-based wildlife viewing with a water experience where available. Begin with a morning drive or relaxed breakfast. Later, board a safari boat on one of Uganda’s major waterways.

Look for hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes and waterbirds along the shoreline. The change from vehicle to boat adds another dimension to the safari.

After breakfast, continue through Uganda’s scenic western region. The landscapes may include escarpments, farmland, tea-growing areas and distant mountains. Lunch is arranged along the route.

Arrive at your next destination and enjoy a relaxed evening.

Today introduces Uganda’s tropical forests. Depending on the confirmed program, participate in a chimpanzee trek or another guided forest activity. Chimpanzees are highly mobile and vocal, creating a very different wildlife experience from game drives.

Other primates, birds and butterflies may also be encountered. Return to the lodge for relaxation.

After breakfast, travel toward Queen Elizabeth National Park. Enter the park and begin searching for elephants, Uganda kobs, buffaloes and other wildlife. The combination of savannah, lakes, wetlands and crater landscapes makes Queen Elizabeth one of Uganda’s most varied protected areas.

Continue to your lodge for dinner.

Wake early for a game drive. Search for lions, elephants, antelopes and buffaloes while enjoying views across the Albertine Rift. After lunch, join a boat safari on the Kazinga Channel.

Large groups of hippos are frequently observed, and Nile crocodiles can occur along the shoreline. The channel is also exceptional for birdlife. Return to the lodge after the cruise.

After breakfast, continue south. Where routing allows, pass through Ishasha, famous for tree-climbing lions. Although sightings are not guaranteed, the region offers opportunities to see topis, buffaloes, elephants and other wildlife.

Continue into the southwestern highlands.

Where gorilla trekking is included, today provides the safari’s most distinctive experience. Wake early and transfer to the relevant park briefing center. Rangers explain trekking rules before leading participants into the rainforest.

Mountain gorillas move freely, so locating a family can require anything from a shorter walk to several hours of hiking. Once found, standard trekking normally allows up to one hour with the habituated gorillas. Observe silverbacks, females and younger gorillas feeding, resting and interacting.

Afterward, return to the lodge.

Spend a more relaxed day in southwestern Uganda. Choose an optional community activity, forest-edge walk, birding excursion or scenic experience. The slower pace allows you to appreciate the region beyond the main wildlife attractions.

After breakfast, travel toward another protected area or scenic destination. Depending on the customized route, this can include Lake Mburo or a highland lake. Enjoy an afternoon activity or game drive after arrival.

Take one final wildlife drive, guided walk or scenic activity. If visiting Lake Mburo, possible wildlife includes zebras, impalas, buffaloes, elands and warthogs. The smaller park environment creates a relaxed conclusion to a longer safari.

Return to the lodge for your final night in the field.

After breakfast, begin your final transfer. Stop around the Equator if timing allows. Continue to Entebbe International Airport for departure.

Your 14 Day Ultimate Uganda Safari concludes after two weeks of diverse landscapes, wildlife and cultural experiences.