12 DAYS CLASSIC UGANDA SAFARI
Embark on an unforgettable 12 Days Classic Uganda Safari and discover why Uganda is known as The Pearl of Africa. This all-encompassing adventure takes you through the country’s most spectacular national parks and cultural landscapes. Begin your journey in Entebbe, then venture north to the mighty Murchison Falls National Park, where the Nile River crashes through a narrow gorge, creating one of Africa’s most powerful waterfalls. Enjoy thrilling game drives to spot lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and buffaloes along the sweeping savannah.
Continue to Kibale Forest National Park, the primate capital of the world, for an exhilarating chimpanzee trekking experience, before heading to Queen Elizabeth National Park, renowned for its tree-climbing lions and diverse wildlife along the Kazinga Channel. The adventure deepens as you journey into the misty mountains of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to the rare and majestic mountain gorillas—a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter.
After your gorilla trekking experience, relax amid the scenic beauty of Lake Bunyonyi, one of Africa’s most serene lakes, dotted with small islands and surrounded by lush hills. Your journey concludes with a cultural touch in Lake Mburo National Park, where zebras and antelopes roam freely.
Throughout your 12 days, enjoy comfortable lodges, professional guides, and breathtaking landscapes that capture the essence of Uganda’s wilderness, culture, and hospitality.
This classic Uganda safari perfectly combines wildlife, primates, culture, and nature, offering an authentic African experience for adventure seekers, photographers, and nature lovers alike.
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Embark on an unforgettable 12 Days Classic Uganda Safari and discover why Uganda is known as The Pearl of Africa. This all-encompassing adventure takes you through the country’s most spectacular national parks and cultural landscapes. Begin your journey in Entebbe, then venture north to the mighty Murchison Falls National Park, where the Nile River crashes through a narrow gorge, creating one of Africa’s most powerful waterfalls. Enjoy thrilling game drives to spot lions, elephants, giraffes, hippos, and buffaloes along the sweeping savannah.
Continue to Kibale Forest National Park, the primate capital of the world, for an exhilarating chimpanzee trekking experience, before heading to Queen Elizabeth National Park, renowned for its tree-climbing lions and diverse wildlife along the Kazinga Channel. The adventure deepens as you journey into the misty mountains of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to the rare and majestic mountain gorillas—a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter.
After your gorilla trekking experience, relax amid the scenic beauty of Lake Bunyonyi, one of Africa’s most serene lakes, dotted with small islands and surrounded by lush hills. Your journey concludes with a cultural touch in Lake Mburo National Park, where zebras and antelopes roam freely.
Throughout your 12 days, enjoy comfortable lodges, professional guides, and breathtaking landscapes that capture the essence of Uganda’s wilderness, culture, and hospitality.
This classic Uganda safari perfectly combines wildlife, primates, culture, and nature, offering an authentic African experience for adventure seekers, photographers, and nature lovers alike.
Arrival day and you will meet scosam adventure guide who will introduce to you the amazing Uganda holiday safari .
You will go to the hotel and then choose to relax or do entebbe botanical garden tour , or the entebbe town tour or visit the beaches.
Night in entebbe
Pick you from Entebbe and drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. This Sanctuary is a home of the re-introduced white Rhinos back into Uganda. Activities include: Game drive to see the white Rhinos and other animals such as antelopes, water bucks etc. nature walks to see birds such as the shoebill stock, butterflies
explore the White Rhinos, (with babies) If highly interested.
Return for lunch and depart for Murchison falls National Park, home of Giraffes, lions, Buffalos, leopards, Oribi etc. Night will be at Sambiya river lodge (other lodges available)
Meal Plan: Fullboard
Whole day to explore the national park, cross the famous river Nile, drive through the Nile Delta looking for lions, Elephants, buffaloes leopards etc and learn more facts about them .
Later in the afternoon have Lunch and then go for a 3 hours boat ride on the River Nile to see Hippos, Crocodiles and eventually the mighty and famous Murchison Waterfalls. Night at Sambiya river lodge (other lodges available)
Meal plan: Fullboard
Early breakfast at the Top of the falls to see them from above and agood place for a lifetime listening to the thunderstorms from the falls.and then head southwards driving through the Lake Albert escarpment where you have the great view of the Rift Valley, Lake Albert escarpments and the Congo blue mountains. Lunch will be in Hoima and then drive through varying landscapes up to Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve for a night.(other lodges available)
Chimp habituation experience. Depart at 5:30am we drive to Kibale National Park for this amazing experience whereby you track and follow the semi-habituated chimpanzees and watch them eat, groom each other and if lucky see them hunt. You will spend 4 hours in this experience. Later we go for a traditional lunch in Bigodi village whereby you will be introduced to local foods and recipes.
Choose an optional activities to explore the Bigodi village where you visit the coffee plantations and know more about coffee making , visit a banana wine processing man and etc .Return to Lake Nkuruba for a night.(other lodges available)
Meal Plan: All meals provided.
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest home of the Gorillas.Head South after breakfast, driving through Queen Elizabeth National park where you can spot animals like elephants ,buffaloes ,lions etc and on to Bwindi Gorilla Park. Lunch will be enroute.
Night will be in the Bwindi accommodation depending on where permits are available.
Meal Plan: All meals provided
Experience morning with trackers through dense mountain vegetation looking for these giant Apes. You are allowed one full hour enjoying their presence and watching them do their different activities. This is truly a rewarding experience. Later return to the lodge for afternoon relaxation or take a community walk and night,
Meal plan: Fullboard
Breakfast and go for the BATWA community walk in the village nearing the National Park, learn about culture and the conservation efforts of conserving the gorillas. Later transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, one of the most beautiful places in Uganda for relaxation and exploration. Night at lake bunyonyi (lodges available )
Meal Plan: Fullboard
Full day of relaxation and exploration of Lake Bunyonyi. Take a canoe out to explore other islands, visiting the market, school and women empowerment projects. Night at lake Bunyonyi
Meal Plan: Fullboard
Transfer to Lake Mburo National park home of Zebras, Elands, Impalas, etc.
Breakfast and drive to Lake Mburo National Park stopping for lunch at Igongo Cultural Centre where you can visit the museum and later enter Lake Mburo National park for evening drive as you are going to see Zebras, Impalas etc along the drive. Night in Lake Mburo accommodation available.
Meal Plan: Fullboard
Early breakfast and then go for a long walking, or a cycling safari within the park close to wildlife to see birds, acacia trees,animals and other vegetation. Return for lunch and later a longer evening game drive to see what you may have missed or choose to relax
Night as above.
Meal Plan: All meals provided
Transfer to Entebbe, stopping at the equator for pictures and coffee and arrive in Entebbe in the evening and drop you off at your hotel.
END OF THE SAFARI
Price includes;
- All park entry fees,
- all activities fees as per itinerary,
- transport by Safari car,
- meals,
- English speaking tour guide and
- water on car.
- Gorilla tracking permits
- Chimpanzee permits
Price doesn’t include.
- Travel insurance
- Tips to your guides and hotels
- drinks
- Flights
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