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Untamed Kidepo to Lucious Impenetrable Bwindi Cultural and Safari Tour

DESTINATION:

UGANDA
Entebbe – Ziwa – Kidepo – Murchison Falls – Kibale – Queen Elizabeth – Ishasha – Bwindi – Lake Bunyonyi – Mbarara or Kitwe – Kampala

DURATION

16 days
Wildlife and Culture

Prices start from $2,430

PRICES
start from

$2,430

The ultimate wildlife and culture journey in South - West Uganda.

For the best cultural and wildlife Safaris, Adroa Travels is here to provide you with an ultimate experience that is going to stay imprinted in your memories forever. We are here to make your dream come true organizing memorable holidays and expeditions that is one in a lifetime experience.

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Highlights

  • Boat trip in Lake Victoria.
  • Rhino Tracking in Ziwa.
  • Safari in Kidepo is famous for cats and visiting the Karamojong tribe.
  • Safari and Boat cruise toward the waterfalls, in the best park of Uganda, Murchison falls.
  • Chimpanzee tracking and crater lakes tour in Kibale. Experience the Bachwezi myths.
  • Relax on the shores of the magical lake Bunyonyi. Toms’s islands visit and storytelling experience.
  • Safari in Queen Elizabeth. Boat cruise in Kazinga channel with the highest population of hippos in Africa
  • Ishasha safari looking for the tree climbing lions.
  • Visit the pygmies in Bwindi and have gorilla tracking.
  • Cow milking, Ghee making, Clay pot making, or basket weaving in Mbarara or Kitwe.
  • Kampala art and culture tour.
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  • Boat trip in Lake Victoria.
  • Rhino Tracking in Ziwa.
  • Safari in Kidepo is famous for cats and visiting the Karamojong tribe.
  • Safari and Boat cruise toward the waterfalls, in the best park of Uganda, Murchison falls.
  • Chimpanzee tracking and crater lakes tour in Kibale. Experience the Bachwezi myths.
  • Relax on the shores of the magical lake Bunyonyi. Toms’s islands visit and storytelling experience.
  • Safari in Queen Elizabeth. Boat cruise in Kazinga channel with the highest population of hippos in Africa
  • Ishasha safari looking for the tree climbing lions.
  • Visit the pygmies in Bwindi and have gorilla tracking.
  • Cow milking, Ghee making, Clay pot making, or basket weaving in Mbarara or Kitwe.
  • Kampala art and culture tour.

Itinerary

Activities

Upon arrival at Entebbe Airport, You’ll be met by our Adroa Senior guide and driver to your hotel.

Depending on your time of arrival, we can either have a boat ride on great Lake Victoria near Entebbe or take a city tour of the Capital Kampala. 

A boat ride to the prehistoric Shoebill stork bird is another option too (Optional).

Included: airport transfer, Boat or Kampala Tour
Optional: Shoebill Stork Visit (50$)

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Cycad guest House (BB)

Medium Budget:
Lake Heights hotel (BB)

Luxury Upgrade:
Hotel no.5 (BB).

Activities

We’ll proceed to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary today at the earliest after breakfast. More than 30 White Rhinos can be found grazing freely in Ziwa. It’s a place where the tale of Jurassic Park comes to life

We will spend the night in Ziwa so that we can track the rhinos the following day.

An option to track them at night if you have the will and are rested is available.

As an optional activity, you can have an evening nature walk to get a feeling of the sanctuary.

Included: Rhino Tracking

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary (BB)

Medium Budget:
Ziwa Lodge (FB)

High Budget:
Amuka Lodge (FB)

Activities

As Dawn comes we will have our breakfast and start our Journey towards Kidepo National Park.

We’ll have a quick lunch in Gulu, and if there’s time, we’ll also visit the enchanted Aruu Falls. After which, we’ll continue on our journey to the national park.

Arrival at the hotel to relax and Unwind will be later in the evening.

Dinner and rest.

Included: Aruu Falls, Safari

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Banda UWA (BB)
Upgrade: Kara – Tunga Camp (BB)

Medium Budget:
Kidepo Savannah Lodge (FB)

High Budget:
Adere Safari lodge (FB)

Upgrade  Luxury:
Apoka Safari Lodge (FB)

Activities

After breakfast today, we’ll embark on our first official safari to see some wildlife.

Massive herds of Buffalos, lions, and elephants may be found in Kidepo. There are also cheetahs, leopards, aardwolves, caracals, mountain reedbuck, and Guenther’s dik-dik that you can see.

After lunch, a second safari will be taken for a chance to explore Kidepo once more.

Later return to the lodge for dinner and relaxation.

Included: Safari x2

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Banda UWA (BB)
Upgrade: Kara – Tunga Camp (BB)

Medium Budget:
Kidepo Savannah Lodge (FB)

High Budget:
Adere Safari lodge (FB)

Upgrade  Luxury:
Apoka Safari Lodge (FB)

Activities

After breakfast we will have an experiential Cultural trip to the Karamojong Tribe.

Karamojong hail from the same ethnic group as the Masai because Kenya is right next door to us. We will travel to their neighborhoods and participate in daily life with them.

A tribe, whose customs and practices haven’t altered in thousands of years.

They have been residing in these mountains for so long, this tribe regards the area as holy and a tribute to their ancestors. They are trackers, and their devotion to honey and bees is legendary. They have polygamous lives and see raising children as both a blessing for the world and a gift from their ancestors.

It is advised that you bring them presents if you desire.

We’ll have a quick lunch in Gulu, and make our way to our lodging. Check in, have dinner and get some rest.

Included: Karamojong Visit

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Red Chili Camp (BB)

Medium Budget:
Pakuba Safari Lodge (FB)

High Budget:
Chobe Lodge (FB)

Luxury Upgrade:
Nile Safari lodge (FB)

Activities

We will proceed on a game drive or safari after breakfast so that we can get a feel of the animals and the scenery of this lovely park.

On a good day, it’s possible to observe lions, elephants, giraffes, herds of buffalo, hyenas, antelopes, and several bird species.

Later, return for lunch at the lodge before making your way to the River Nile’s mooring area for a boat cruise with the beautiful sunset and waterfall backdrop.

Animals playing, cooling down, and cleansing themselves while lounging near this aquatic wonderland may be seen during the boat ride. When we get to the bottom of one of the largest waterfalls in the world, the entire Nile flows through an expansive gorge that is 7 meters wide.

We will go on a mini safari as we head back to the hotel where we will rest and dine.

Included: Safari, Boat cruise

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Red Chili Camp (BB)

Medium Budget:
Pakuba Safari Lodge (FB)

High Budget:
Chobe Lodge (FB)

Luxury upgrade:
Nile Safari lodge (FB)

Activities

After breakfast, we will travel to the top of the falls today as we proceed to Kibale National Park.

Before arriving at the lodge for lunch and check-in, we will enjoy the breathtaking views of the Rwenzori Mountains, which are known as the Mountains of the Moon.

Check in to the hotel and relax while taking in the Rwenzori views and echoes of wind.

Included: Visit the top of the falls

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Kibale forest camp (BB)

Medium Budget:
Kibale Guest Cottages(FB)

High Budget:
Primates lodge(FB)

Activities

After breakfast today, we’ll visit the park for a morning stroll through the jungle for a 2-3 hrs chimpanzee trekking

The magnificent Kibale Forest jungle is widely recognized as the primates’ global capital. Baboons, chimpanzees, grey-cheeked mangabeys, black-and-white colobus, red colobus, and L’Hoest monkeys are just a few of the 13 species of primates that may be found in Kibale Forest.

After lunch, we’ll explore the Bigodi Swamp to see more wildlife and mingle with the local farmers, entertainers, and artisans.

A trip back to the hotel for dinner and rest.

Included: Chimpanzee Tracking, Bigodi Swamp

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Kibale forest camp (BB)

Medium Budget:
Kibale Guest Cottages(FB)

High Budget:
Primates lodge(FB)

Activities

As the sun rises bright and early, a good breakfast today before heading to see the crater lakes, which are thought to have been formed by the earliest humans—Gods—who descended from the sky millions of years ago.

We will drive through exhilarating highways and scenic countryside as we head toward Queen Elizabeth National Park.

After checking in and having lunch at the hotel, we’ll leave for our afternoon safari.

A trip back to the hotel for dinner and rest.

Included: Safari, Crater lakes visit

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Irungu Lodge (BB)

Medium Budget:
Buffalo Safari Lodge (FB)

High Budget:
Elephant Plains (FB)

Luxury Upgrade:
Kyambura Gorge (FB)

Activities

After an early morning breakfast, check-in at the park office and start your morning safari. There are high possibilities to see animals like Elephants, Antelopes, Lions, leopards, Uganda Kobs, Warthogs, Buffaloes, Bush-backs, Duikers and of course beautiful species of birds. 

An optional opportunity to engage in predator tracking is available. Lion tracking involves following both male and female lions, and it is possible to go off-route. 

In the afternoon, we will drive to the north of Lake Edward within the Mweya Peninsula where we will go for a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel. This is the right time to meet animals coming downstream to quench their thirst. Moreover, aquatic animals like Crocodiles, Nile monitor lizards, Water Birds like pelicans, stocks, cormorants, and other species of birds. The largest schools of Hippos in the whole of Africa live in the Kazinga channel.

We drive back to the lodge through the channel track where you will witness herds of elephants coming from the channel back to their grazing land, return to the lodge for dinner, and overnight at the lodge/hotel.

Regarding a community tour, as an afternoon optional activity, we can visit the local communities in Lake Katwe and interact with them and their salt mining techniques as well as observe the hundreds of flamingos that enjoy the salty water. Another community activity is experiencing the local farming life and techniques of coffee, honey, and cotton harvesting.

Included: Game drive & Boat cruise
Optional: Experiential Lion Tracking (100$), Community visit (25$), Katwe Salt Lake (30$)

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Irungu Lodge (BB)

Medium Budget:
Buffalo Safari Lodge (FB)

High Budget:
Elephant Plains (FB)

Luxury Upgrade:
Kyambura Gorge (FB)

Activities

After an early breakfast at the peak of sunrise, we will drive to Ishasha which is part of the Queen Elizabeth National Park and enjoy a game drive with chances of spotting the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha.

The highlight of the trip is the Mountain Gorillas Tracking. After lunch in Ishasha, we will drive through the luscious green to Bwindi National Park for the night. 

Have dinner and rest.

Our stay in Bwindi depends on the group of Gorillas we are tracking.

Included: Safari

Hotel and meals

Our stay in Bwindi depends on the group of Gorillas we are tracking. Inquire for options.

*If you want to spend the night in Ishasha to shorten your drive to Bwindi, please contact us for more information.

Activities

Alas! Tracking the Gorilla Beringei!

Leaving early in the morning with your ranger and me to look for one of the most fascinating and endangered species in the world, the Mountain Gorilla! Depending on the region from where we look for them, the walk might take anywhere from one to five hours and can be rather taxing. To help you with your luggage, you can hire a porter.

One of our closest cousins will be your host for an hour or more. An encounter you won’t soon forget.

As an optional excursion in the afternoon and evening, we may visit the pygmies for $30 per person, or we can call it a day and relax at the hotel.

 

Optional: Gorilla tracking (800$), Pygmies visit (30$)

 

Hotel and meals

Our stay in Bwindi depends on the group of Gorillas we are tracking. Inquire for options.

Activities

Today, we’ll drive to Lake Bunyonyi for lunch and a slow and calm day to relax on the shores of this lake, home to a variety of bird species and a thousand islands.

Later in the evening, we will visit Tom, a brilliant and wise storyteller, on his island to hear stories about the lake, local culture, and his time serving his country with a bonfire warming our souls.

We will have a local and delicious dinner at his place and then take our boat cruise through the night back to our hotel.

Included: Tom’s homestay storytelling

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Hawks Eye (BB)

Medium Budget:
Supreme Adventure Park (FB)

High Budget:
Birds Nest (FB)

Activities

Today, after breakfast, we will drive to Kitwe or Mbarara for informative cultural activities such as cow milking, basket weaving, clay pot making, and much more. We will experience decades of preserved and still practiced methods that the Ankole used in their day-to-day lives.

Unwind at the sound of cultural entertainment and have dinner at the hotel.

Included: Cultural activities

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Nataaha Hotel (BB)

Medium Budget:
Triangle hotel (FB)

High Budget:
Emburara Farm lodge (FB)

Activities

Our final day with you! We’ll drive to Entebbe or Kampala today and take it slow at the hotel. We will, however, stop at the Equator for the polarized water experiment, lunch, and one more photo opportunity.

Farewell dinner and rest at the hotel.

Included: Equator, Kampala Tour

 

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Red Chilli (BB)

Medium Budget:
Latitude 0 Degrees (FB)

High Budget:
Speke Resort Munyonyo(FB)

Activities

Drive to the airport for the end of your trip.

Included: Airport Transfer

 

Rates

Price/Person for 15 Nights
Persons
Low Budget
Medium Budget
High Budget
6
$2,580
$3,680
$6,550
5
$2,780
$3,990
$6,980
4
$2,880
$4.050
$7,050
3
$3,290
$4,520
$7,560
2
$3,690
$4,810
$7,780
1
$5,780
$7,190
$10,590

Included

  • Airport transfers
  • Accommodation and meals as outlined in the itinerary
    Low Budget = BB – Bed & Breakfast
    Middle and High Budget = FB – Full Board (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
  • Private 4×4 vehicle
  • Drinking water in the car
  • Experienced guide/driver
  • Park fees in the parks and sanctuaries
  • Activities as outlined in the itinerary

Excluded

  • Flights
  • Visa
  • Tips
  • Optional activities
  • Insurance
  • Drinks and alcohol
  • Personal expenses like souvenirs, cloth washing etc

High budget prices are based on high season. There are significant discounts when you are travelling during low season.

For high budget trips we use a 4×4 Safari Landcruiser.

For low and medium budget trips we use 4×4 Safari Mini-Van. Please enquire for Landcruiser upgrade.

We’d like to let you know that the lodges mentioned above are our top picks. However, depending on availability and the time of your booking, similar, lower, or higher lodges may be substituted. Discounts or additional fees may apply depending on lodge availability and options. For the HIGH season trips, we recommend booking at least six months in advance for groups of up to six travelers, and one year in advance for larger groups of six and above.

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