9 Days Uganda Safari – The Best of 9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour

This 9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour will give you an exclusive and enriching memorable travel experience in Uganda. Uganda is all about its friendly people, diverse landscapes and exceptional wildlife. This 9 Days Uganda Safari will show you the best of what Uganda has to offer.

The 9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour introduces you to the main highlights like gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking, game drives, the boat safaris and nature walk. Explore four of Uganda’s best National parks in just 9 days.

9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour Highlights

• Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport
• Day 2: Drive to Kibale National Park
• Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking – Drive To Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Day 4: Game Drive, Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel
• Day 5: Drive to Ishasha Sector
• Day 6: Drive to Kisoro, Boat Ride on Lake Mutanda
• Day 7: Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest
• Day 8: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park, Evening Game Drive
• Day 9: Nature Walk and Game Drive – Drive To Entebbe and Depart

Detailed 9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda and after all the formalities, you shall be welcomed by our 9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour guide, who will then drive you to your hotel for an overnight. Depending on the time of arrival, you may choose to go for a sunset cruise on Lake Victoria.

Transfer from Entebbe late afternoon for a cruise by boat out towards the equator line or local islands to view the sun over the horizon. Watch the fishermen cast their nets and enjoy the snacks and drinks provided on board.

• Destination: Entebbe City
• Accommodation: Imperial Heights Lodge – Luxury Hotel in Entebbe
• Meals: Breakfast, Dinner, and Drinking Water

Day 2: Drive to Kibale National Park

After breakfast, you will meet with your 9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour guide and then drive to Kibale National Park. Kibale National Park is suited in the western part of Uganda and covers an area of about 795km and it’s acknowledged to have one of Uganda’s most gorgeous tropical forest, and the park’s highest point is at 1590m above sea level.

It is one of Uganda’s most rewarding destinations to explore. The park is home to a total of 70 mammal species, most famously 13 species of primate including the chimpanzee. It also contains over 375 species of birds.

Along the way you will pass many tea plantations, you will arrive later in the afternoon, stopover in Fort Portal town, and then proceed to your accommodation for an overnight. Depending on the time you arrive, you may choose to visit the nearby crater lakes, or visit the Kings Palace in Fort Portal; otherwise you will relax at the lodge.

• Journey Time: 7 Hours
• Destination: Kibale Forest National Park – Primates Capital of the World.
• Activities: Scenic Drive from Kampala to Kibale Forest, Fort Portal City Tour
• Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge – Luxury Lodge in Kibale National Park
• Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch En-Route, & Dinner

Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking – Drive To Queen Elizabeth National Park

After an early breakfast, you will head to the park headquarters for briefing about the does and don’ts while trekking chimpanzees thereafter proceed for chimpanzee tracking. Led by an experienced 9 Days Uganda Safari ranger guide, trekking the chimpanzees might take about 2 to 6 hours depending on the location of chimpanzees.

You will also be able to see different birds, monkeys like the black and white colobus, grey cheeked Mangabey, golden monkeys among others, and various trees species as you walk through the forest. After lunch you drive to Queen Elisabeth National Park, enjoy a game drive on your way in. Named after her Majesty the Queen of England, the park is Uganda’s most famous national park and traveler’s destination.

The park’s sites include several beautiful crates lakes that winding through the rolling hills, the panoramic display of the Kazinga Channel. The park stretches from the crater-dotted foothills of the Rwenzori range in the north, along the shores of Lake Edward.

• Journey Time: 2 Hours
• Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda’s Oldest National Park.
• Activities: Enjoy Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest and Afternoon Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
• Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge – Luxury Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Meals: Bottled Drinking Water, Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Day 4: Game Drive, Boat Ride on the Kazinga Channel

Today you will head out for an early Morning Game Drive in the park, there are over 100 mammal species in the park that include Lions, Spotted Hyena, Elephants, Hippos, Buffaloes, the elusive Giant Forest Hog and Leopard. The Primates include Chimpanzees, Blue, Black faced Red Colobus, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Red tailed monkeys and Olive Baboons.

Thereafter you will visit Kasenyi fishing village, her life entirely depends on fishing, you will have a walk into the Fishing community and market, learn about the different fish types caught, fish preservation methods, boat making and the challenges fishermen face.

In the afternoon, the 9 Days Uganda Safari guide shall take you to have a boat ride on Kazinga Channel, you will enjoy the fresh river breeze whilst observing a large selection of animal’s and views of numerous flora and fauna while on the launch cruise. The shores of this channel attracts a great number of wild animals like the hippos, elephants, crocodiles, antelopes and others.

• Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda’s Oldest National Park.
• Activities: Enjoy Scenic Game Drives, Boat Cruise, and Wildlife Adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
• Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge – Luxury Lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Meals: Bottled Drinking Water, Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Day 5 of 9 Days Uganda Safari: Drive to Ishasha Sector

After an early morning breakfast, you will drive to the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park – Ishasha sector. This part of the park is eminently perceived for its famous Tree climbing lions that are an outstanding fascination and one among the features on all safaris taken inside Queen Elizabeth National park.

The Lions are often spotted holding tight on braches of colossal fig trees while they prey on the Uganda Kob which are the real nourishment to the lions. You will have a 9 Days Uganda Safari game drive in search of tree climbing lions as well as encounter other animals along the way.

• Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Uganda’s Oldest National Park.
• Activities: Enjoy Scenic Game Drives, and Tree-Climbing Lions Adventure in Ishasha Sector.
• Accommodation: Ishasha Wilderness Camp – Luxury Lodge in Ishasha Sector
• Meals: Bottled Drinking Water, Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner

Day 6 of 9 Days Uganda Safari: Drive to Kisoro, Boat Ride on Lake Mutanda

After an early morning breakfast, you will depart for Kisoro the south western part of Uganda which is located in an idyllic setting under the peaks of the Muhabura and Mgahinga Mountains which are part of the Virunga Mountains and home to the rare Mountain Gorilla.

The area is also home to Lake Mutanda, which is a little-known jewel, hidden in the mountainous landscape of southwestern Uganda, in Kisoro District. It is one of the most scenic lakes in Africa, located in a dramatic landscape of lush and verdant sprawling highlands.

Its fresh clear water is dotted by lush trees & shrubs, and ringed by beautiful scenery of sprawling highlands clad with green vegetation, plantations, and terraces of crops along the slopes.

The lake is also close to Mgahinga National Park that is famous for mountain gorillas and golden monkeys; the lakeside environment accommodates a variety of animal and plant species. Bird species include king fisher birds, kite, ibis and Uganda’s national bird.

• Journey Time: 4 Hours
• Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Accommodation: Check-in at Kiho Gorilla Safari Lodge – Luxury lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
• Activities: Boat Ride at Lake Mutanda, Drive to Kiho Gorilla Lodge
• Meals: All meals included, Drinking Water

Day 7: Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest

After an early morning breakfast, the 9 Days Uganda Safari will take you to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park headquarters Rushaga Sector or Mgahinga National Park and meet with excellent local ranger guides and trackers who will brief you about the etiquette of gorilla trekking.

Thereafter continue to the forest for Gorilla trekking in the company of an experienced ranger who will tell you interesting facts about flora and fauna and the lifestyle of the Gorillas. The park protects an estimated 400 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked.

There are 23 of the 24 Albertine Rift endemic bird species including Blue-throated Broadbill, bar-tailed Trogon and other beautiful forest species. Trekking the Mountain Gorilla is one of the most exciting wildlife experiences, although the hike is physically demanding the beauty of the forest and surrounding scenery makes the trekking worthwhile.

• Journey Time: 4 Hours
• Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
• Accommodation: Check-in at Kiho Gorilla Safari Lodge – Luxury lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
• Activities: Enjoy Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Ruhija Sector of Bwindi Forest.
• Meals: All meals included, Drinking Water

Day 8: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park, Evening Game Drive

Today, drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Our 9 Days Uganda Safari guide will take you for a game drive as you enter the park. Lake Mburo National Park is a compact gem, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda.

It is the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national parks, and it is home to 350 bird species including flame head Barbet, Long-tailed Zitting Cisticola (Tabora), African Bins Rail, Collared Barbet, binding Bush singer among others, as well as Zebra, Impala, Eland, Buffallo, Orbi, Defassa waterbuck, Topi, Leopard, Hippo, Hyna, Reedbuck and many more.

The park forms part of a 50km-long wetland system linked by a swamp. Once covered by open savanna, Lake Mburo National Park now contains much woodland as there are no elephants to tame the vegetation. Once you have settled in and time allowing, you will visit cattle keeping family nearby.

• Journey Time: 6 Hours
• Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
• Accommodation: Check-in at Rwakobo Safari Lodge – Luxury lodge in Lake Mburo National Park.
• Activities: Enjoy a Scenic Drive from Kiho Gorilla Safari Lodge to Lake Mburo National Park.
• Meals: All meals included, Drinking Water

Day 9: Nature Walk and Game Drive – Drive To Entebbe and Depart

You will get up early morning for a guided nature walk and game drive in the park, thereafter return to the hotel for breakfast. In the afternoon you will proceed to Kampala crossing the equator along the way, you will have time to take photos and later drive to Entebbe Airport catch your flight back home. End the 9 Days Uganda Safari service by Deks Safaris and Tours Ltd

• Journey Time: 4 Hours
• Main Destination: Entebbe (City)
• Accommodation: No accommodation (End of 9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour)
• Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included), Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of 9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You’ll be dropped off at the airport.

 

9 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour Inclusions and Exclusions

Included

• Park fees (For non-residents)
• Gorilla permits (One 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 flights during the tour
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip airport transfer
• Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
• Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Safari Exclusions

• International flights (From/to home)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 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)