Untamed Kidepo to Lustrous Western Uganda Safari

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)

High Budget:
Hotel no.5 (BB).

Activities

We will begin our journey to Kidepo National Park today. It will take us about 8-10 hours by road. Alternatively, you can opt to view part of Uganda from above and take a 2-hour scenic flight.

Kidepo is Uganda’s most rewarding park when it comes to wildlife viewing but you won’t look down on it either when it comes to landscape and scenery. One of the sites in Uganda where you may witness cheetahs in the wild is this park, which also has the largest buffalo population.

Included: Scenery views.

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 in the comfort of our open-roof vehicles.

A rewarding dinner back at the hotel and rest later in the evening.

Included: Morning and afternoon game drive 

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

A quick morning safari after breakfast and an experiential Cultural trip to the Karamojong Tribe after Lunch.

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.

One of the sites in Uganda where you may witness cheetahs in the wild is this park, which also has the largest buffalo population.

After lunch, we’ll go on a cultural excursion to the Karamojong 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.

A  trip back to the hotel, dinner, and a good night’s sleep.

Included: Game Drive, Cultural trip to the Karamojong.

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

As the sun rises, we will have breakfast and embark on our journey to the national park surrounding Murchison Falls.

We’ll eat lunch in Gulu, and if there’s time, we’ll also visit the enchanted Aruu Falls.

The River Nile divides the park into a dry savannah and a verdant jungle, making it one of Uganda’s most picturesque national parks. Many kinds of birds, mammals, reptiles, primates, and other animals call this incredible ecosystem home.

We’ll arrive later in the evening to have dinner and unwind in the park.

Included: Aruu Falls

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 today, we’ll go on to see nature at its best and drive over to the Murchison Waterfalls. See the river Nile as it pours out loudly below. Get a whiff of one of the world’s most powerful falls as the mist settles on your face.

Following that, we’ll take a drive up the Albertine Escarpment. This is a beautiful segment of the East African Rift Valley’s western arm. We will drive through the beautiful countryside, traditional villages, and breathtaking views of the Mountains of the Moon. 

We’ll have lunch in Fort Portal, one of Uganda’s most beautiful cities near the foot of the mountains. Following that, we cross the Equator and later make our way to Kibale  National Park. 

Check in, have dinner, and relax.

Included: Top of falls.

Hotel and meals

Low Budget:
Irungu Lodge (BB)

Medium Budget:
Buffalo Safari Lodge (FB)

High Budget:
Elephant Plains (FB)

Luxury Upgrade:
Kyambura Gorge (FB)

*If you want to add an extra night and visit the Ziwa sanctuary for Rhino Tracking, contact us for more information

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, Local community Visit

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.

Alternatively, as an optional activity visit local communities in Kyambura to learn about coffee processing, honey, and cotton harvesting

Included: Tour in the lakes, afternoon safari
Optional: Community Activity(25$)

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, we will check in at the park office and start our morning safari. Elephants, antelopes, lions, leopards, Uganda Kobs, warthogs, buffaloes, bush-backs, duikers, and beautiful bird species are all possible sightings. 

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. 

After lunch, we will travel to the Mweya Peninsula in the southern part of the channel where we will board a boat for a tour down the Kazinga channel. The moment is right to encounter creatures who are thirsty and coming downstream. There are aquatic creatures like crocodiles, Nile monitor lizards, pelicans, storks, and cormorants, and other bird species in the water. The greatest population of hippos can be found in Africa’s Kazinga Channel.

We can visit the local community in Lake Katwe as an optional afternoon activity, get to know them, learn about their salt-mining practices, and see the hordes of flamingos splashing around in the water.

Return to the lodge along the channel route, where you will see herds of elephants making their way back from the channel to their grazing land. Have dinner at the lodge and spend the night there.

Another optional community activity is experiencing the local farming life and techniques of coffee, honey, and cotton harvest.

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

Today, after a pre-breakfast we will have one last morning game drive during which most animals are active, we will return to the hotel for a hearty breakfast and embark on our journey to Entebbe/Kampala.

We will have lunch en route and arrive just in time to catch your flight..

Included: Game drive
Optional Flight: 250$