9 DAYS Uganda Primates and Hiking Safari.

This 9-day Uganda Primates and hiking adventure safari allows you to track Uganda’s primates on a single safari.

This 9-day Uganda Primates and hiking adventure safari allows you to track Uganda’s primates on a single safari. The safari takes you to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for golden monkey tracking, to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for Gorilla trekking. The same safari allows you the opportunity for an exciting adventure trip on the Nkuringo Buhoma Hiking trail, giving you the opportunity to explore the Bwindi Forest on foot.

The safari is climaxed with a transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for wildlife and big five safaris. This is an all-inclusive safari that starts and ends in either Kampala or Entebbe.

Day 01: Pick up and transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

You will be picked up from either your hotel of residence or from Entebbe international airport by a representative from Katland safaris and embark on an amazing and scenic drive through Rural western Uganda to Mgahinga gorilla national game park. You will have a stopover at the equator for scenic pictures and another stopover in Mbarara for lunch. Upon arrival in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, you will check into the services of the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 02: Golden Monkey tracking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Have an early morning cup of coffee with a hot breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing from the park rangers about the Golden monkey tracking dos and don’ts. After the briefing, you will proceed into the forest for the memorable golden monkey tracking exercise. The activity takes any time between 1 and 9 hours, depending on the movement of the golden monkeys. Upon locating, the chimpanzees will be allowed to spend a maximum of an hour in the company of these beautiful primates.

After golden monkey tracking, you will return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation, and after transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable game park for the gorilla trekking adventure.

Accommodation at Rushaga Gorilla Havens, Buhoma Community Rost Camp

Day 03: walk from Nkuringo to Buhoma through Bwindi Forest. Uganda Primates and Hiking Adventure

Today, after having breakfast at your lodge, you will drive to the starting point to start your walking adventure from Nkuringo to Buhoma. You will be dropped you here, and then he will drive and wait for you at Buhoma for your overnight stay. The Nkuringo-Bohuma walk is worth the hike and very adventurous as you go through the Bwindi forest.

Day 04: Gorilla trekking in Buhoma and Batwa Community Encounter

Today is when we take on the highlight of your Safari, which is gorilla trekking. You will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast, and with a packed lunch, you will be driven to the park’s head offices for a briefing about gorilla trekking adventures. After the briefing, and with the leadership of the rangers, you will enter the forest and embark on the exciting journey in search of the mountain gorillas.

Once you meet the mountain gorillas, you will be allowed to spend a full hour in the company of the mountain gorillas, observing their way of life and taking pictures and videos. After the gorilla trekking adventure, you will transfer back to your lodge for relaxation and lunch.

After lunch, you will have the option of going for the Batwa community experience for the evening.

Day 05: Transfer from Bwindi to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

After an early morning breakfast. You will meet your guide and embark on a journey to Queen Elizabeth National Game Park through the Ishasha wilderness sector, famous for its rare tree-climbing lions. If luck is on our side, we might be lucky enough to see these beautiful lions resting in acacia tree branches. You will drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay:

Accommodation options: Elephant pairs lodge: luxuryMenafiki safari lodge: mid range, Tabingi safari lodge: mid range, The bush lodge (budget)

Day 06: Wildlife Adventure in Queen Elizabeth, morning game drive, and African boat safari on the Kazinga channel

For this day of your Safari, you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, and after go for an early morning Game Adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Park. While on this Safari, expect to encounter several wildlife, including hyenas, buffalo, lions, and elephants, among other wild animals.

After a thrilling drive, you will then head back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch as you gather energy for yet another thrilling adventure, the afternoon boat safari on Kazinga channel, a place with some of the highest concentrations of hippos, with a lot of aquatic wildlife, and elephants spotted on the Banks of Kazinga channel.

After the Boat safari, you will transfer back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 07: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park.

On this day of your Safari, you will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and bid farewell to the lodge and embark on a journey to Kibale Forest National Park, also known as the primate’s capital of the world because of its very high concentration of chimpanzees.

The Scenic transfer will take you through the rural villages of rural Uganda and finally to Kibale Forest National Park.

Accommodation will be at Primates Lodge Kibale Luxury, Kibale Forest Camp Mid Rouge, and at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House for Budget accommodation.

Day 08: Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest

Because we have Chimpanzee trekking in the morning, the day will require us to wake up very early in the morning, for a briefing at the headquarters from the ranger guides about chimpanzee tracking dnd clients.

After chimpanzee trekking, you will go to the Lodge for lunch and later go for a community walk and a swamp walk. You will return to the Lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Day 09: Transfer back to Kampala, marking the end of your 9-day Uganda primate and wildlife safari.

On your last day of your safari, you will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and after embark on your journey back to Kampala. You will have a stopover at the equator for lunch and continue with the journey to Kampala with a drop at either your hotel or at Entebbe International Airport, marking the end of your safari.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park, and gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories, like transportation and accommodation, in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customized to meet your safari expectations, needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.

10-Day Uganda Primates and Wildlife Game Safari

Bwindi Forest/ Queen Elizabeth / Murchison Falls |Kibale Forest | Rhino Tracking | Chimpanzee trekking | Gorilla trekking

Uganda Primates and Wildlife Safari. This 10-day Uganda primates and wildlife game safari allows you to track primates on a safari for Uganda. You will track mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park. On the very scenic safari, you will visit Queen Elizabeth National game and Murchison Falls National Park for wildlife encounters by game drivers and boat safaris. You will also visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the rhino tracking adventure.

This is an all-inclusive safari that starts and ends in either Kampala or Entebbe.

Day one: Pick up and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Game Park.

On your very first day of your 10-Day Uganda Primates and Wildlife Game Safari, you will meet a representative from Katland Safaris for a briefing about your adventure safari. You will start your journey driving south; you will make a stopover at the equator for stretching, refreshments, or make a stopover in Mpambire to have a look at the traditional drums and handmade crafts in this place.  You will jump into the car and continue your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with another sleepover in Mbarara for lunch.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is famously known for being a safe home to more than 53% of the remaining population of mountain gorillas. The park is also home to an incredible variety of flora and Fauna and holds 348 bird species, making Bwindi Impenetrable Forest a bird watcher’s heaven.

Day two: Gorilla Tracking and Batwa Community Encounter

Today is when we take on the highlight of your adventure Safari, which is gorilla trekking. You will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast, and with a packed lunch, you will be driven to the park sark head offices for a briefing about gorilla trekking adventures. After the briefing, and with the leadership of the rangers, you will enter the forest and embark on the exciting journey in search of the mountain gorillas.

Once you meet the mountain gorillas, you will be allowed to spend a full hour in the company of the mountain gorillas, observing their way of life and taking pictures and videos. After the gorilla trekking adventure, you will transfer back to your lodge for relaxation and lunch.

After lunch, you will have the option of going for the Batwa community experience for the evening.

Day three: Scenic Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

After an early morning breakfast. You will meet your guide and embark on a journey to Queen Elizabeth National Game Park through the Ishasha wilderness sector, famous for its rare tree-climbing lions. If luck is on our side, we might be lucky enough to see these beautiful lions resting in acacia tree branches. You will drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay:

Accommodation options: Elephant pairs lodge: luxuryMenafiki safari lodge: mid range, Tabingi safari lodge: midrange, The bush lodge (budget)

Day four:  Morning game drive and Africboat safari on the Kazinga Channel.

For this fourth day of your Safari, you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, and after go for an early morning Game Adventure epic in Queen Elizabeth National Game Park. While on this Safari, expect to encounter several wildlife, including hyenas, buffalo, lions, and elephants, among other wild animals.

After a thrilling drive, you will then head back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch as you gather energy for yet another thrilling adventure, the afternoon boat safari on Kazinga channel, a place with some of the highest concentrations of hippos, with a lot of aquatic wildlife, and elephants spotted on the Banks of Kazinga channel.

After the Boat safari, you will transfer back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Day five: Transfer to Kibale Forest

On this day of your Safari, you will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and bid farewell to the lodge and embark on a journey to Kibale Forest National Game Park, also known as the primate’s capital of the world because of its very high concentration of chimpanzees.

The Scenic transfer will take you through the rural villages of rural Uganda and finally to Kibale Forest National Park.

Accommodation will be at Primates Lodge Kibale Luxury, Kibale Forest Camp Mid Rouge, and at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House for Budget accommodation.

Day six: Chimpanzee trekking

After breakfast, we visit Kibale National Park, which is said to have the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. You will take a guided nature walk in search of chimpanzees, black and white colubus monkeys, red colubus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, baboons, and a variety of bird species. Come back to the lodge, relax around, have lunch, Relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Day seven: Transfer from Kibale to Murchison Falls National Park.
Today, you wake up very early in the morning for an early breakfast and a hot cup of coffee. You will meet your guide and embark on a journey to northwestern Uganda, aiming for Murchison Falls National Park. You will have lunch on route and after continue with the journey and check into the services of Pakuba Safari Lodge for accommodation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Murchison Falls National Game Park.
This is the largest national park and conservation area in Uganda, with approximately 3840 square kilometers. The Nile River divides this magnificent park into two sectors: the southern and western sectors. The park is known for magnificent falls, where the entire River Nile squeezes itself through a 6-meter-high below, creating a rainbow on top of the falls. While in Murchison Falls, take a boat cruise upstream; the falls provide you with an unforgettable safari experience like no other. Visitors are able to watch a variety of wildlife, including buffalo, elephants, giraffes, lions, crocodiles, and hippos, alongside a variety of bird species. 

Accommodation at Pakuba safari lodge OR Murchison River lodge

Day eight: Morning game drive and boat safari in Murchison Falls

Morning game drive on your eighth day of your 10-day Uganda safari, you will wake up very early morning for breakfast and then transfer for an early morning game drive to watch early morning grazers as they rotate around in watching for the early sunrise. Some of the animals expected on this morning game drive include African elephant’s cape buffalo, giraffes (Roth’s giraffe), hyenas, lions, Hyenas, heart beasts,  and a leopard or lion in case luck is on our side.

After this exciting early morning game drive, you will then transfer back to the lodge for a quick lunch, and after lunch, you will head out for a fascinating afternoon boat safari on the Nile to the bottom of Murchison Falls. While on this safari, expect to see wildlife from elephants, giraffes, birds, and Nile crocodiles. After this exciting boat safari, you will then transfer back to your lodge for evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day nine: Visit the top of the fall and have an evening drive.
Wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and, with your guide, transfer to explore the top of the falls. You will also have the opportunity not only to gaze at these magnificent falls but also to hike to the top of the falls. Have breakfast at these magnificent falls.

After transferring back to either the lodge or making a stop at Red chill rest camp for lunch and relaxation. After lunch, you will then head out for an evening game drive in search of the late grazers.

Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation at Pakuba Safari lodge or Murchison River lodge

Day 10: Transfer from Murchison Falls National Game Park back to Kampala., Stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the Rhino trekking experience.

Today is your last day on a safari across Uganda. You will wake up very early in the morning for the last breakfast, and after embark on your journey back to Kampala. You will make a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the Rhino trekking experience and lunch.

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary:

This is a popular destination for a stopover for tourists on safaris to Murchison Falls National Park. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is home to the rhinos conserved to be reintroduced in Murchison Falls National Park. While at Ziwa, you will go for a rhino search on foot and come up close to the rhinos.
You will return to the starting point for lunch and after transfer back to Kampala, marking the end of your 10-day Uganda primates and wildlife safari.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park, and gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories, like transportation and accommodation, in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customized to meet your safari expectations, needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mmid-rangeand luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.

Uganda Gorilla Tracking and Wildlife Safari with Katland Safaris 

This 14-day Uganda gorilla tracking and wildlife safari will take you from central Uganda to south and western Uganda, and end your safari with a visit to Kidepo Valley National Game Park in the extreme northern Uganda. On this safari, you will have the opportunity to track mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will also have the opportunity to go chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park. On the same safari, you will visit Queen Elizabeth, Murchison Falls, and Kidepo Valley National Game Park for wildlife safaris. On the same safari, you will visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the rhino tracking experience and complete your big five wildlife safari.
This is an all-inclusive safari that starts and ends in either Kampala or Entebbe.

Day 01: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

Our your very first day of your 10-Day Uganda Primates and Wildlife Game Safari. You will meet a representative from Katland Safaris for a briefing about your adventure safari. You will start your journey driving south; you will make a stopover at the equator for stretching, refreshment, or make a stopover in Mpambire to have a look at the traditional drums and handmade crafts in this place.  You will jump into the car and continue your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with another sleepover in Mbarara for lunch.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is famous for being a safe home to more than 53% of the remaining population of mountain gorillas. The park is also home to an incredible variety of flora and Fauna and holds 348 bird species, making Bwindi Impenetrable Forest a bird watcher’s heaven.

Day 02: Gorilla trekking and Batwa community experience. 14-Day Uganda Gorilla Safari

Today is when we take on the highlight of your adventure, Safar, i which you will go gorilla trekking. You will wake up very early in the morning forbreakfastk fast, and with a packed lunch, you will be driven to the park head offices for a briefing about gorilla trekking adventures. After the briefing and with the leadership of the rangers, you will enter the forest and embark on the exciting journey in search of the mountain gorillas.

Once you meet the mountain gorillas, you will be allowed to spend a full hour in the company of the mountain gorillas, observing their way of life and taking pictures and videos. After the gorilla trekking adventure, you will transfer back to your lodge for relaxation and lunch.

After lunch, you will have the option of going for the Batwa community experience for the evening.

Day 03: Transfer to queen Elizabeth national park.

After an early morning breakfast. Will meet your guide and embark on a journey to Queen Elizabeth National Game Park through the Ishasha wilderness sector, famous for its rare tree-climbing lions. If luck is on our side, we might be lucky enough to see these beautiful lions resting in acacia tree branches. You will drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay:

Accommodation options: Elephant pairs lodge: luxuryMenafiki safari lodge: mid range, T abingi safari lodge: mid range, The bush lodge (budget)

Day 04: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel.

For this fourth day of your Safari, you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, and after go for an early morning Game Adventure epic in Queen Elizabeth National Game Park. While on this Safari, expect to encounter several wildlife, including Hynes, buffalo, lions, elephants, among other wild animals.

After a thrilling drive, you will then head back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch as you gather energy for yet another thrilling adventure, the afternoon boat safari on Kazinga channel, a place with some of the highest concentrations of hippo, with a lot of aquatic wildlife, and elephants spotted on the Banks of Kazinga channel.

After the Boat safari, you will transfer back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 05: Transfer to Kibale forest | 14-Day Uganda Gorilla Safari

On this day of your Safari, you will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and bid farewell to the lodge and embark on a journey to Kibale Forest National Park, also known as the primate’s capital of the world because of its very high concentration of chimpanzees.

The Scenic transfer will take you through the rural villages of rural Uganda and finally to Kibale Forest National Park.

Accommodation will be at Primates Lodge Kibale Luxury, Kibale Forest Camp Mid Rouge, and at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House for Budget accommodation.

Day 06: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest

After breakfast, we visit Kibale National Park, which is said to have the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. You will take a guided nature walk in search of chimpanzees, black and white colubus monkeys, red colubus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, baboons, and a variety of bird species. Come back to the lodge, relax around, have lunch, Relaxation, dinner, nd overnight.

Day 07: Transfer to Murchison Falls.

Today, you wake up very early in the morning for an early breakfast and a hot cup of coffee. You will meet your guide and embark on a journey to northwestern Uganda, aiming for Murchison Falls National Park. You will have lunch on route and after continue with the journey and check into the services of Pakuba Safari Lodge for accommodation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Murchison Falls National Game Park.
This is the largest national park and conservation area in Uganda, with approximately 3840 square kilometers. The Nile River divides this magnificent park into two sectors: the southern and western sectors. The park is known for magnificent falls, where the entire River Nile squeezes itself through a 6m6-meterelow creating a rainbow on top of the falls. While in Murchison Falls, take a boat cruise upstream; the falls provide you with an unforgettable safari experience like no other. Visitors are able to watch a variety of wildlife, including buffalo, elephants, giraffes, lions, crocodiles, and hippos, alongside a variety of bird species. 

Day 08: morning game drive and boat cruise

Morning game drive on your eighth day of your 10-day Uganda safari, you will wake up very early morning for breakfast and then transfer for an early morning game drive to watch early morning grazers as they rotate around in watching for the early sunrise. Some of the animals expected on this morning game drive include African elephants’s buffalo, giraffes (Roth’s giraffe), hyenas, lions, Hyenas, heart beasts,  and a leopard or lion in case luck is on our side.

After this exciting early morning game drive, you will then transfer back to the lodge for a quick lunch, and after lunch, you will head out for a fascinating afternoon boat safari on the Nile to the bottom of Murchison Falls. While on this safari, I expect to see wildlife from elephants, giraffes, birds, and Nile crocodiles. After this exciting boat safari, you will then transfer back to your lodge for evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 09: Top of the falls and evening game drive | 14-Day Uganda Gorilla Safari

Wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and, with your guide, transfer to explore the top of the falls. You will also have the opportunity not only to gaze at these magnificent falls but also to hike to the top of the falls. Have breakfast at these magnificent falls.

After transferring back to either the lodge or making a stop at Red chill rest camp for lunch and relaxation. After lunch, you will then head out for an evening game drive in search of the late grazers.

Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation at Pakuba Safari lodge or Murchison River lodge

Day 10: Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park
Today you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, meet up with your guide, and embark on an exciting journey to Kidepo Valley National Game Park. You will wake up in often cross-seasonal springs and rivers, crossed by bridges. As you approach Kidepo Valley National Game Park, you will start encountering people of Karamoja. You will proceed and check into the services of a lodge for a relaxation dinner and overnight stay.

Kidepo Valley National Park.
This magnificent conservation area lies in the rugged semi-arid valley between Uganda’s borders with Southern Sudan and Kenya, about 100 km from Uganda’s capital Kampala. The park was gazetted as a national park in 1962. With its diverse biodiversity of big game, (77 mammal species and 475 bird species) Kidepo valley national game park is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the very few that have taken the journey north through the wild frontiers region of Karamoja would agree that Kidepo Valley National Park is Uganda’s and probably Africa’s most beautiful national park as it consistently ranks among Africa’s most wilderness.
From Apoka, in the heart of the park, Kidepo extends far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons separated by distant mountain ranges.
Overnight stay at Kidepo Savannah lodge.

Day 11: Full Day Game Drive in Kidepo Valley National Game Park
Today you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then go out for a game in Narusi valley of Kidepo Valley National Game Park. Narusi Valley is a beautiful plain grassland enclosed by distant and beautiful rolling mountains seen from every corner while on the game drive. The valley has permanent water, and for much of the year, the park’s wildlife congregates here. The valley is designed with numerous tracks with well-designed loops that make exploring the natural part a memorable adventure.
Most notable wildlife expected on the safari in KidepValley National Parkrk include buffalo, giraffes, Jackson heat beasts, oribis, and lions. The park also has leopards and cheetahs, but commonly seen. Accommodation at Kidepo Savannah Lodge.

Day 12: Full day game drives in Kidepo Valley National Game Park

On this day, we have the option of either going for a morning game drive and relaxing at the lodge later in the evening or spending the morning at the lodge and going for an evening game drive.
Accommodation at Kidepo Savannah lodge.

Day 13: Visit Karamoja Village for a cultural experience and transfer to Gulu for an overnight stay.

Wake up early in the morning for breakfast and, with packed bags, slowly drive through the national park in search of any wildlife that you would have missed on the previous drives. Proceed to the Kidepo River and pave the way to the Karamoja community. The Karamoja people are very famous cattle keepers who love and attach a very high value to cows. Visit their homesteads known as manyatta, dance to the tunes of their music instruments and rhymes, and if you can jump high enough, you might walk away with a Karamojong girl.
After the Karamojong cultural experience, transfer to Gulu for evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.
Accommodation at Church Hill hotel

Day 14: Transfer back to Kampala with Rhino tracking and Lunch eroute marking the end of your 1414-dayganda Gorilla tracking and wildlife safari.

Today is your last day on a safari across Uganda. You will wake up very early in the morning for the last breakfast, and after embark on your journey back to Kampala. You will make a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the Rhino trekking experience and lunch.

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary: 14-Day Uganda Gorilla Safari

This is a popular destination for a stopover for tourists on safaris to Murchison Falls National Park. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is home to the rhinos conserved to be reintroduced in Murchison Falls National Game Park. While at Ziwa, you will go for a rhino search on foot and come up close to the rhinos.
You will return to the starting point for lunch and after transfer back to Kampala, marking the end of your 10-day Uganda primates and wildlife safari.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris. 14-Day Uganda Gorilla Safari

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park and gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories, like transportation and accommodation, in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customized to meet your safari expectations, needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.

18-day Ultimate Uganda Wildlife and Adventure Safari

Lake Mburo National Game Park | Lake Bunyonyi | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park |  Gorilla Trekking | Ishasha wilderness sector of Queen Elizabeth | Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park | Murchison Falls National Game Park | Boat safari on the Kazinga channel | Kidepo Valley National Park

18-day Uganda Adventure Safari. This 18-day Uganda adventure safari is the best for any tourist wanting to see the whole of Uganda on a single safari. This safari starts with a pick-up from central Uganda, taking you to the western, northern, and southern parts of Uganda. On this 18-day ultimate Uganda wildlife and adventure safari, you will have the opportunity to track mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, track chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park, you will Lake Mburo National Park for a calm safari, and visit Ishasha and Major sectors in Queen Elizabeth National Park for exciting wildlife and boat safaris. You will proceed to Murchison Falls National Game Park for wildlife and to Kidepo Valley National Game Park for wildlife and Karamojong cultural safaris. You will climax your safari with a rhino tracking experience at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary before transferring back to either Kampala or Entebbe, marking the end of your 18-day ultimate Uganda wildlife and adventure safari.  

Day One: Pick Up from Kampala and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Game Park

Today, very early in the morning, you will meet a safari Guide from Katland Safaris who will brief you about your safari. After the safari, you will then embark on an exciting journey to Lake Mburo National Game Park. You will have a stopover in Mpambire for the Drum experience and later at the equator for pictures. Yu will continue with the Journey to Lake Mburoreaching in time for Lunch and an evening game drive.

You will return to the lodge for evening relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay at Rwakobo Rock Safari Lodge.

Day Two: Morning Game Drive and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
On this day, you will wake up very early in the morning for a hot breakfast, and after, head out for a morning game drive in Lake Mburo nNationalgame park. After the game drive, you will then embark on a journey to Lake Bunyonyi, arriving in the evening for sightseeing, relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

LAKE BUNYONYI
Lake Bunyonyi is believed to be the deepest lake and probably the most beautiful lake in the whole of Africa. The lake is located in southwestern Uganda and is dotted with numerous islands and beautifully terraced hills. With the lake’s cool weather, numerous dotted islands, and scenic environments, Lake Bunyonyi is marked as a great spot to relax and unwind while on a safari across Uganda.
Accommodation at Accadia Lodge, Bunyonyi.

Day 03: Canoe boat safari on Lake Bunyonyi and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

After breakfast at your lodge, you will go for a canoe safari on Lake Bunyonyi. While on the boat safari, you will visit historical islands on the lake and dive into the culture that makes the local people on those islands unique.
After the cruise boat safari, you will then transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, arriving in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.
Accommodation at Buhoma Community Haven Lodges, Buhoma Community Rest Camp

Day 04: Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Cultural experience.

Today is when we take on the highlight of your adventure Safari, which is gorilla trekking. You will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast, fast, and with a packed lunch, you will be driven to the park’s head offices for a briefing about gorilla trekking adventures. After the briefing, and with the leadership of the rangers, you will enter the forest and embark on the exciting journey in search of the mountain gorillas.

Once you meet the mountain gorillas, you will be allowed to spend a full hour in the company of the mountain gorillas, observing their way of life and taking pictures and videos. After the gorilla trekking adventure, you will transfer back to your lodge for relaxation and lunch.

After lunch, you will have the option of going for the Batwa community experience for the evening.

Day 05: Scenic Transfer to Ishasha wilderness sector of Queen Elizabeth.
After a hot breakfast at the lodge, you will embark on the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Ishasha sector. Upon arrival in the afternoon, you will have a slow game drive, later check into the lodge, where you will be warmly welcomed and check into the lodge for relaxation.
You have the option of going for an evening game drive or just staying at the lodge for an evening of relaxation.
Accommodation at Enjojo Lodge or Ishasha Jungle Lodge

Day 06: Full day game safari in Ishasha wilderness sector in search of tree-climbing lion and other wildlife.
After having breakfast at the lodge, you will go for a game drive in the Ishasha wilderness sector in search of tree-climbing lions and other wildlife species. The highlight of the game safari in Ishasha is locating tree-climbing lions; however, locating and spotting them depends on your luck and the weather of the day, as we can’t make any appointments with them.
Accommodation at Enjojo lodge or Ishasha jungle lodge.

Day 07: Drive from Ishasha Wilderness sector to Mweya sector in the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Today, after a hot breakfast, you will head out to explore the northern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will have a slow ride through the park with your head up in search of wildlife.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most popular and diverse conservation area, with a variety of habitats ranging from acacia woodland, forest, wetlands, and grasslands. These habitats are home to a great number of wildlife species, including the big 4 animals and a great number of bird species.
Accommodation at Elephant limb or Kikorongo safari lodge.

Day 08: Morning game drive and afternoon boat safari on the Kazinga channel.

For this day of your Safari, you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, and after go for an early morning Game Adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Park. While on this Safari, expect to encounter several wildlife, including hyenas, buffalo, lions, a  n elephants, among other wild animals.

After a thrilling drive, you will then head back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch as you gather energy for yet another thrilling adventure, the afternoon boat safari on Kazinga channel, a place with some of the highest concentrations of hippos, with a lot of aquatic wildlife and elephants spotted on the Banks of Kazinga channel.l

After the Boat safari, you will transfer back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 09: Transfer to Kibale Forest Game Park.

On this day of your Safari, you will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and bid farewell to the lodge and embark on a journey to Kibale Forest National Park, also known as the primate’s capital of the world because of its very high concentration of chimpanzees.

The Scenic transfer will take you through the rural villages of rural Uganda and finally to Kibale Forest National Park.

Accommodation will be at Primates Lodge Kibale Luxury, Kibale Forest Camp Mid Rouge, and at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House for Budget accommodation.

Day 10: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park

After breakfast, we visit Kibale National Park, which is said to have the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. You will take a guided nature walk in search of chimpanzees, black and white colubus monkeys, red colubus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, baboons, and a variety of bird species. Come back to the lodge, relax around, have lunch, Relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Day 11: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Game Park.

Today, you wake up very early in the morning for an early breakfast and a hot cup of coffee. You will meet your guide and embark on a journey to northwestern Uganda, aiming for Murchison Falls National Park. You will have lunch on route and after continue with the journey and check into the services of Pakuba Safari Lodge for accommodation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Murchison Falls National Game Park.

This is the largest national park and conservation area in Uganda, with approximately 3840 square kilometers. The Nile River divides this magnificent park into two sectors: the southern and western sectors. The park is known for magnificent falls, where the entire River Nile squeezes itself through a 6-meter gorge, creating a rainbow on top of the falls. While in Murchison Falls, take a boat cruise upstream; the falls provide you with an unforgettable safari experience like no other. Visitors can watch a variety of wildlife, including buffalo, elephants, giraffes, lions, crocodiles, and hippos, alongside a variety of bird species.s

Day 12: Morning game drive and afternoon boat safari to the bottom of Murchison Falls.

You will wake up very early morning for breakfast and then transfer for an early morning game drive to watch early morning grazers as they rotate around in watching for the early sunrise. Some of the animals expected on this morning game drive include African elephant’s cape buffalo, giraffes (Roth’s giraffe), hyenas, lions, Hyenas, heart beasts,  and a leopard or lion in case luck is on our side.

After this exciting early morning game drive, you will then transfer back to the lodge for a quick lunch, and after lunch, you will head out for a fascinating afternoon boat safari on the Nile to the bottom of Murchison Falls. While on this safari, expect to see wildlife from elephants, giraffes, birds, and Nile crocodiles. After this exciting boat safari, you will then transfer back to your lodge for evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 13: Top of the falls hiking adventure and afternoon game drive

Wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and, with your guide, transfer to explore the top of the falls. You will also have the opportunity not only to gaze at these magnificent falls but also to hike to the top of the falls. Have breakfast at these magnificent falls.

After transferring back to either the lodge or making a stop at Red chill rest camp for lunch and relaxation. After lunch, you will then head out for an evening game drive in search of the late grazers.

Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation at Pakuba Safari lodge or Murchison River lodge

Day 14: Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Game Park.

Today you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, meet up with your guide, and embark on an exciting journey to Kidepo Valley National Park. You will wake up in often cross-seasonal springs and rivers, crossed by bridges. As you approach Kidepo Valley National Game Park, you will start encountering people of Karamoja. You will proceed and check into the services of a lodge for a relaxation dinner and overnight stay.

Kidepo Valley National Park.

This magnificent conservation area lies in the rugged semi-arid valley between Uganda’s borders with Southern Sudan and Kenya, about 100 km from Uganda’s capital Kampala. The park was gazetted as a national park in 1962. With its diverse biodiversity of big game, (77 mammal species and 475 bird species) Kidepo valley national game park is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the very few that have taken the journey north through the wild frontiers region of Karamoja would agree that Kidepo Valley National Park is Uganda’s and probably Africa’s most beautiful national park as it consistently ranks among Africa’s most wilderness.
From Apoka, in the heart of the park, Kidepo extends far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons separated by distant mountain ranges.
Overnight stay at Kidepo Savannah lodge.

Day 15: Full day game drives in Kidepo National Park.

Today you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then go out for a game in Narusi valley of Kidepo Valley National Game Park. Narusi Valley is a beautiful plain grassland enclosed by distant and beautiful rolling mountains seen from every corner while on the game drive. The valley has permanent water, and for much of the year, the park’s wildlife congregates here. The valley is designed with numerous tracks with well-designed loops that make exploring the natural part a memorable adventure.
Most notable wildlife expected on the safari in Kidepo Valley National Park include buffalo, giraffes, Jackson heat beasts, oribis, and lions. The park also has leopards and cheetahs, but commonly seen. Accommodation at Kidepo Savannah Lodge.

Day 16: Another full day game drive in Kidepo Valley National Park.

On this day, we have the option of either going for a morning game drive and relaxing at the lodge later in the evening, or spending the morning at the lodge and going for an evening game drive. Accommodation at Kidepo Savannah lodge.

Day 17: Karamonjong cultural experience and transfer to Gulu for overnight stay.

Wake up early in the morning for breakfast, and with packed bags, slowly drive through the national park in search of any wildlife that you would have missed on the previous drives. Proceed to the Kidepo River and pave the way to the Karamoja community. The Karamoja people are very famous cattle keepers who love and attach a very high value to cows. Visit their homesteads known as manyattas, dance to the tunes of their music instruments and rhymes, and if you can jump high enough, you might walk away with a Karamojong girl.
After the Karamojong cultural experience, transfer to Gulu for evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.
Accommodation at Church Hill hotel

Day 18: Ziwa Rhino tracking adventure and transfer back to Kampala, marking the end of your 18-day ultimate Uganda wildlife and adventure safari.  

Today is your last day on a safari across Uganda. You will wake up very early in the morning for the last breakfast, and after embark on your journey back to Kampala. You will make a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the Rhino trekking experience and lunch.

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary:

This is a popular destination for a stopover for tourists on safaris to Murchison Falls National Park. Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is home to the rhinos conserved to be reintroduced in Murchison Falls National Park. While at Ziwa, you will go for a rhino search on foot and come up close to the rhinos.
You will return to the starting point for lunch and, after transfer back to Kampala, marking the end of your 18-day Ultimate Uganda Wildlife and Adventure Safari.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park, and gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories like transportation and accommodation in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customized to meet your safari expectations, needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.

23 Days Best of Uganda Wildlife and Adventure Safari.

Primate tracking | Gorilla tracking | Mountain gorillas | Bwindi Impenetrable Forest | Track chimpanzees | Kibale forest national park | Lake Mburo national game park | Queen Elizabeth national game park | Murchison Falls National Game Park | Kidepo Valley National Game Park | Karamojong Cultural safaris | Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

23 Days Best of Uganda Safari.
This is one of the best wildlife and adventure safaris for those who want to explore the Pearl of Africa, Uganda, on a single safari. You will have the opportunity to explore 7 national parks for wildlife viewing and primate tracking, with gorilla tracking as the highlight of the entire safari.

On this ultimate Uganda wildlife and adventure safari, you will have the opportunity to track mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, track chimpanzees in Kibale forest national park, you will Lake Mburo national game park for a calm safari, and visit Ishasha and Major sectors in Queen Elizabeth national game park for exciting wildlife and boat safaris. You will proceed to Murchison Falls National Game Park for wildlife and to Kidepo Valley National Game Park for wildlife and Karamojong cultural safaris. You will climax your safari with a rhino tracking experience at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary before transferring back to either Kampala or Entebbe, marking the end of your 23-Day Best of Uganda Wildlife and Adventure Safari.

Day 01: Full day chimpanzee encounter at Ngamba Island chimpanzee sanctuary.
On the first day of your safari, you will be picked up by a safari guide from Katland Safaris and embark on the chimpanzee tracking adventure at Ngamba Island.
Accessing the sanctuary is by boat, and on arrival, you will have the opportunity to see chimpanzees and spend a whole day studying them, feeding them, and observing them to learn about their stay in this sanctuary.
After this chimpanzee adventure, you will then transfer back to Entebbe, arriving in the evening.
Accommodation at 2 Friends Beach Hotel.

Day 02: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Game Park, evening game drive. 23 Days Best of Uganda Safari

Today, very early in the morning, you will meet a safari Guide from Katland Safaris who will brief you about your safari. After the safari, you will then embark on an exciting journey to Lake Mburo National Game park. You will have a stopover in Mpambire for the Drum experience and later at the equator for pictures. Yu will continue with the Journey to Lake Mburo, arriving in time for Lunch and an evening game drive.

You will return to the lodge for evening relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay at Rwakobo Rock Safari Lodge.

Day 03: Morning game drive and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. 23 Days Best of Uganda Safari

On this day, you will wake up very early in the morning for a hot breakfast, and after head out for a morning game drive in Lake Mburo National Park. After the game drive, you will then embark on a journey to Lake Bunyonyi, arriving in the evening for sightseeing, relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

LAKE BUNYONYI | 23 Days Best of Uganda Safari

Lake Bunyonyi is believed to be the deepest lake and probably the most beautiful lake in the whole of Africa. The lake is located in southwestern Uganda and is dotted with numerous islands and beautifully terraced hills. With the lake’s cool weather, numerous dotted islands, and scenic environments, Lake Bunyonyi is marked as a great spot to relax and unwind while on a safari across Uganda. Accommodation at Accadia Lodge, Bunyonyi.

Day 04: Morning game boat safari on Lake Bunyonyi and transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park for Golden Monkey Tracking.
After an early morning game drive, you will go for a boat cruise on Lake Bunyonyi, visit the historical islands, and after drive south to MgahingaGorilla Nationall park, arriving in the afternoon at the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 05: Golden Monkey Tracking in Mgahinga and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

After breakfast, you will transfer to the starting point of Mgahinga National Park for a golden monkey tracking adventure. After golden monkey tracking, you will then embark on a journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Accommodation at Buhoma Community Havens lodge, Buhoma community rest camp

Day 06: Gorilla tracking and Batwa Community Experience. 

Today is when we take on the highlight of your adventure Safari, where you will go gorilla trekking. You will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast, and with a packed lunch, you will be driven to the park’s head offices for a briefing about the gorilla trekking adventure. After the briefing and with the leadership of the rangers, you will enter the forest and embark on the exciting journey in search of the mountain gorillas.

Once you meet the mountain gorillas, you will be allowed to spend a full hour in the company of the mountain gorillas, observing their way of life and taking pictures and videos. After the gorilla trekking adventure, you will transfer back to your lodge for relaxation and lunch.

After lunch, you will have the option of going for the Batwa community experience for the evening.

Day 07: Transfer to Ishasha sector in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After a hot breakfast at the lodge, you will embark on the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Ishasha sector. Upon arrival in the afternoon, you will have a slow game drive, later check into the lodge, where you will be warmly welcomed and check into the lodge for relaxation.
You have the option of going for an evening game drive or just staying at the lodge for an evening of relaxation.
Accommodation at Enjojo Lodge or Ishasha Jungle Lodge

Day 08: Full day game safari in Ishasha wilderness sector in search of tree-climbing lions and other wildlife.
After having breakfast at the lodge, you will go for a game drive in the Ishasha Wilderness sector in search of tree-climbing lions and other wildlife species. The highlight of the game safari in Ishasha is locating tree-climbing lions; however, locating and spotting them depends on your luck and the weather of the day, as we can’t make any appointments with them.
Accommodation at Enjojo lodge or Ishasha jungle lodge.

Day 09: Drive from Ishasha Wilderness sector to Mweya sector in the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Today, after a hot breakfast, you will head out to explore the northern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will have a slow ride through the park with your head up in search of wildlife. Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most popular and diverse conservation area, with a variety of habitats ranging from acacia woodland, forest, wetlands, and grasslands. These habitats are home to a great number of wildlife species, including the big 4 animals and a great number of bird species.
Accommodation at Elephant limb or Kikorongo safari lodge.

Day 10: Morning game drive and afternoon boat safari on the Kazinga channel.

For this day of your Safari, you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, and after go for an early morning Game Adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Game Park. While on this Safari, expect to encounter several wildlife, including Hynes, buffalo, lions, elephants, among other wild animals.

After a thrilling drive, you will then head back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch as you gather energy for yet another thrilling adventure, the afternoon boat safari on Kazinga channel, a place with some of the highest concentrations of hippos, with a lot of aquatic wildlife and elephants spotted on the Banks of Kazinga channel.

After the Boat safari, you will transfer back to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 11: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. Park this day of your Safari, you will wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and bid farewell to the lodge and embark on a journey to Kibale Forest National Game Park, also known as the primate’s capital of the world because of its very high concentration of chimpanzees.

The Scenic transfer will take you through the rural villages of rural Uganda and finally to Kibale Forest National Park.

Accommodation will be at Primates Lodge Kibale Luxury, Kibale Forest Camp Mid Rouge, and at Chimpanzee Forest Guest House for Budget accommodation.

Day 12: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park

After breakfast, we visit Kibale National Park, which is said to have the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. You will take a guided nature walk in search of chimpanzees, black and white colubus monkeys, red colubus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, baboons, and a variety of bird species. Come back to the lodge, relax around, have lunch, Relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Day 13: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Game Park.

Today, you wake up very early in the morning for an early breakfast and a hot cup of coffee. You will meet your guide and embark on a journey to northwestern Uganda, aiming for Murchison Falls National Park. You will have lunch on route and after continue with the journey and check into the services of Pakuba Safari Lodge for accommodation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Murchison Falls National Game Park. This is the largest national park and conservation area in Uganda, with approximately 3840 square kilometers. The Nile River divides this magnificent park into two sectors: the southern and western sectors. The park is known for magnificent falls, where the entire River Nile squeezes itself through a 6-meter gorge, creating a rainbow on top of the falls. While in Murchison Falls, take a boat cruise upstream; the falls provide you with an unforgettable safari experience like no other. Visitors can watch a variety of wildlife, including buffalo, elephants, giraffes, lions, crocodiles, and hippos, alongside a variety of bird species.s

Day 14: Morning game drive and afternoon boat safari to the bottom of Murchison Falls.

You will wake up very early morning for breakfast and then transfer for an early morning game drive to watch early morning grazers as they rotate around in watching for the early sunrise. Some of the animals expected on this morning game drive include African elephant’s cape buffalo, giraffes (Roth’s giraffe), hyenas, lions, Hyenas, heart beasts,  and a leopard or lion in case luck is on our side.

After this exciting early morning game drive, you will then transfer back to the lodge for a quick lunch, and after lunch, you will head out for a fascinating afternoon boat safari on the Nile to the bottom of Murchison Falls. While on this safari, expect to see wildlife from elephants, giraffes, birds, and Nile crocodiles. After this exciting boat safari,ri you will then transfer back to your lodge for evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Day 15: Top of the falls hiking adventure and afternoon game drive

Wake up very early in the morning for breakfast and, with your guide, transfer to explore the top of the falls. You will also have the opportunity not only to gaze at these magnificent falls but also to hike to the top of the falls. Have breakfast at these magnificent falls.

After transferring back to either the lodge or making a stop at Red chill rest camp for lunch and relaxation. After lunch, you will then head out for an evening game drive in search of the late grazers.

Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Accommodation at Pakuba Safari lodge or Murchison River lodge

Day 16: Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Game Park.

Today you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast, meet up with your guide, and embark on an exciting journey to Kidepo Valley National Park. You will wake up at ofteninross seasonal springs and rivers, often crossed by bridges. As you approach Kidepo Valley National Game Park, you will start encountering people of Karamoja. You will proceed and check into the services of a lodge for a relaxation dinner and overnight stay.

Kidepo Valley National Park.

This magnificent conservation area lies in the rugged semi-arid valley between Uganda’s borders with Southern Sudan and Kenya, about 100 km from Uganda’s capital Kampala. The park was gazetted as a national park in 1962. With its diverse biodiversity of big game, (77 mammal species and 475 bird species) Kidepo valley national game park is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the very few that have taken the journey north through the wild frontiers region of Karamoja would agree that Kidepo Valley National Park is Uganda’s and probably Africa’s most beautiful national park as it consistently ranks among Africa’s most wilderness.
From Apoka, in the heart of the park, Kidepo extends far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons separated by distant mountain ranges.
Overnight stay at Kidepo Savannah lodge.

Day 17: Full day game drives in Kidepo National Park.

Today you will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then go out for a game in Narusi valley of Kidepo Valley National Game Park. Narusi Valley is a beautiful plain grassland enclosed by distant and beautiful rolling mountains seen from every corner while on the game drive. The valley has permanent water, and for much of the year, the park’s wildlife congregates here. The valley is designed with numerous tracks with well-designed loops that make exploring the natural part a memorable adventure.
Most notable wildlife expected on the safari in Kidepo Valley National Park include buffalo, giraffes, Jackson’s heat beasts, oribis, and lions. The park also has leopards and cheetahs, but commonly seen. Accommodation at KidepSavannah Lodgege.

Day 18: Another full day game drive in Kidepo Valley National Park.

On this day, we have the option of either going for a morning game drive and relaxing at the lodge later in the evening, or spending the morning at the lodge and going for an evening game drive. Accommodation at Kidepo Savannah lodge.

Day 19: Karamonjong cultural experience and transfer to Gulu for overnight stay.

Wake up early in the morning for breakfast, and with packed bags, slowly drive through the national park in search of any wildlife that you would have missed on the previous drives. Proceed to the Kidepo River and pave the way to the Karamoja community. The Karamoja people are very famous cattle keepers who love and attach a very high value to cows. Visit their homesteads known as manyattas, dance to the tunes of their music instruments and rhymes, and if you can jump high enough, you might walk away with a Karamojong girl.
After the Karamojong cultural experience, transfer to Gulu for evening relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.
Accommodation at Church Hill hotel

Day 20: Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking and overnight stay at Amuka safari lodge.

You will wake up very early in the morning for the last breakfast, a nd after that, embark on your journey to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the Rhino trekking experience and lunch.

You will also have your night stay at Amuka Safari, located within Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary: 23 Days Best of Uganda Safari

This is a popular destination for a stopover for tourists on safari tr Murchison Falls National Park. Ziwa rhino sanctuary is home to the rhinos conserved to be reintroduced an Murchison Falls National Park. While at Ziwa, you will go for a rhino search on foot and come up close to the rhinos.

Day 21: Transfer to Jinja. | 23 Days Best of Uganda Safari
After breakfast, you will embark on your journey to Jinja. The town is located in Eastern Uganda on the shores of Lake Victoria. Jinja is known for being the source of the longest river in the world, the River Nile.
Overnight stay at Source of the Smiles Hotel.

Day 22: Full Day Adventure in Jinja, White Water Rafting, and quad biking on the Nile.
Jinja is tagged as East Africa’s adventure capital. It’s home to some of the world’s grandest white-water rafting and other adventure activities.

Whether you are visiting Uganda for the first time as a family, couple, or just an adventure enthusiast, you will find your perfect white water rafting adventure here. Choosee rafting, get wet, get wild.
After the water rafting adventure, you will end your adventure day with a rural quad biking adventure through the rural villages in Jinja, this time following and seeing where you have been passing while rafting. After, you will transfer to the lodge in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.

Day 23: Transfer back to Kampala or Entebbe, marking the end of your 23-day best of the Uganda wildlife and Adventure safari.
On your last day of the safari, you will wake up at leisure for breakfast, depending on your flight time, and embark on your scenic flight back to Kampala. You will either be dropped at your hotel or at the airport for your international flight back home, marking the end of your Uganda wildlife and adventure safari.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park, and gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories, like transportation and accommodation, in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customised to meet your safari expectations and needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.

Volcanic climbing adventure in Rwanda.

Climbing volcanoes in Rwanda | Safari in Rwanda | Volcanoes National Park | Mountain Sabinyo, Bisoke, or Mountain Muhavura | Mountain Sabinyo | Mountain Bisoke | Mountain Muhavura

Volcanic climbing adventure in Rwanda. Climbing volcanoes in Rwanda is one of the best activities to take on while on a safari in Rwanda. A fun and adventurous activity for those interested in mountaineering, Volcanoes National Park offers some of the best opportunities for volcano climbing adventures in Rwanda.

You can opt to climb either Mountain Sabinyo, Bisoke, or Mountain Muhavura. These volcanic mountains have unique vegetation species, and so much wildlife, and offer a great view of both Rwanda and the neighbouring countries of Uganda and Congo.

Rwanda, also known as home to a thousand hills, has a lot of places where you can participate in rock climbing, hiking hills, and mountain hiking. Rwanda is a safe and enjoyable destination, and all these places have a rich history and diversity:

The Cost of hiking volcanoes in Rwanda

The cost of climbing volcanoes in Rwanda depends on which volcano you are planning to take on, the number of days you want to spend on the safari, and the proposed budget you want to spend on your safari.

Katland Safaris offers all-inclusive packages that cover transport, accommodation, entrance fees, hiking fees, and all services for your adventure. 

Best time to visit Rwanda: Volcanic climbing adventure in Rwanda

The best time for a perfect safari to Rwanda is the dry months of June to October and December to March. During those months, Rwanda experiences relatively mild rainfall, making it easier for treks through the forests, as well as during this part of the year, the vegetation is not fully grown, and it’s easy to view wildlife, offering good opportunities for photography. It`s also possible to go hiking in other months of the year, but the vegetation during those it a bit difficult for the hiking adventure.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park, and gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories, like transportation and accommodation, in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customised to meet your safari expectations and needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.

Tourist Activities in Nyungwe Forest In Rwanda.

Contact Katland Safaris anytime with any inquiries about organising a wildlife safari in Rwanda

Tourist Activities in Nyungwe In Rwanda

Canopy Walks In Nyungwe. This is one of the ideal safari highlights to do while on a safari through Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park. The canopy walk offers an interesting encounter with the Nyungwe forest National Park’s rich biodiversity, seeing many butterflies and colourful birds, including many endemics to the region. Nyungwe forest is home to thirteen primate species, and therefore, a canopwalkks on top in Nyungwe forest gives you a chance to encounter at least one of those primates.

Nyungwe forest sits on about 1015 square kilometres, making it the longest remaining area of tropical African mountain rainforest in East Africa. The canopy walk in Nyungwe forest is a 3-hour thriller on 200 metres l200-meter-longtrail located 50 metres above the forest cover. Walking on this canopy gives you the above view of the forest cover. Walking on this canopy gives you the eagle-eye experience and a great experience of Nyungwe Forest National Park.

Tracking Colobus monkeys.

Nyungwe Forest National game park is home to more than 13 primate species with monkeys as the dominating species with monkeys as the dominating species. Nyungwe forest has many individuals of colobus Monkeys of 400 individuals and above while on the trekking adventure. It’s best to track primates in the morning when they are active, feeding, and grooming before they rest. Other exciting primate species to encounter while on this Adventure include Grey-cheeked Mangabeys, Blue Monkeys, Owl-faced Monkeys, Mora Monkeys, L’Heost Monkeys, among others

Accommodation while in Nyungwe forest

Where to stay while on a safari to Nyungwe Forest National Park. There are various accommodation facilities located around Nyungwe Forest NationalParkk offering accommodation services ranging from budget, mid-range, and luxury.

Some of these accommodation facilities include Nyungwe top view hill, Hotel Gisakura great houses, Nyungwe forest lodge, and, prominent of all, is the one and only Nyungwe house.

Getting to Nyungwe Forest National Park.

Nyungwe Forest National Park can be accessed either by air or by road. By air, you fly from Kigali International Airport to Kamembe International Airport on Rwanda Air.

Rwanda Air offers domestic flights a week from Kigali International Airport to Kamembe International Airport. Kamembe International Airport is close to Nyungwe Forest and in close range of hotels and lodges, and camps. You can also access the Nyungwe forest by road transport. Katland Safaris arranges Road safaris from Kigali city to Nyungwe Forest National Park. The road transfer takes 5 to 6 hours of driving to Nyungwe Forest National Park from Kigali city. Because of the drive distance, we usually start our safaris at exactly in the morning. You will have multiple stopovers on the way for social views and photography.

Booking a safari to Nyungwe Forest National Park with Katland Safaris.

We organize trips to both Rwanda and Uganda. We have and long and good working relationship with the Rwanda development board, it is easier to book your chimpanzee trekking permits and all other logistics for your Gorilla trekking Safari.

Please contact Katland Safaris anytime with any inquiries about organising a wildlife safari in Rwanda.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park and gorilla permits for the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories like transportation and accommodation in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customized to meet your safari expectations, needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.

Rwanda Helicopter Flight Safaris

Rwanda helicopter flight safaris are one of the best ways to experience the beauty of Rwanda

Rwanda helicopter flight safaris are one of the best ways to experience the beauty of Rwanda. For a tourist looking for the best and luxurious way to experience Rwanda`s scenic beauty, a Rwanda helicopter flight safari is the best option.

You can book a chartered scenic flight with Katland Safaris between Bisate and Kigali or Mashi and Bisate, and vice versa.

 Rwanda helicopter flight with Katland safari takes between 30 minutes to above two hours, and all flights and routing during these flights are subject to weather conditions, the model of helicopter used, and flight availability.

Katland safari, in partnership with Tagera Aviation, offers our guests the opportunity to either book a seat on a scheduled flight or charter a flight for just you and your loved ones.

You can feel free to contact us with any inquiries about organizing the best scenic flight in Rwanda.

 Rwanda helicopter flight safaris to Akagera National Park in Rwanda.

Akagera National Park is one of the best places to visit while on a safari in Rwanda, and a scenic flight from Kigali to Akagera National Park makes the adventure even more exciting. Katland safaris with Akagera aviation will organize and book for you chartered flights between Bisate and Kigali, Magashi and Kigali, and between Bisate and Magashi. These booked flights can take anything between 30 to above 2 hours, and are subject to good weather conditions and availability of the flight.

Getting to Akagera National Park by Rwanda Helicopter flight Safaris

Akager is one of Rwanda’s most iconic National Parks, located in the north-eastern region of Rwanda, approximately 110 kilometres from Rwanda’s Capital, Kigali. This is a beautiful Park with Irish green scenery that can be accessed with a three-hour drive in our 4×4 vehicles with open roofs or accessed with a scenic flight from Kigali to Akagera National Park.

Accommodation in Akagera National Park: –

The serenity and calmness of Akagera National Park, with its array of some of Rwanda’s most luxurious lodges, offer an ideal escape to enjoy your holiday in Rwanda. Some of the lodges in Akage include Rhino Lodge, Ruzzi tented camp, among others. These have great hospitality offered by great staff with prices ranging between 200 to 300 dollars per night.

Some of the midrange lodges in Akagera National Park include Akagera Bush Lodge and Mogisha Camping Lodge, among others.

Why book a Rwanda helicopter flight safari with Kattand Safaris?

Katland Safaris organizes some of the best and Rwanda helicopter flight safaris to Akagera National Park and to many other destinations in Rwanda.

Contact us anytime with inquiries about booking our discounted Rwanda helicopter flight safaris. We also tailor-make these flight safaris to include gorilla trekking, birding safaris, cultural experiences, golden monkey trekking, and wildlife viewing, among others. We are excellent at organizing authentic experiences that include assembling a team of experienced guides to execute the deal.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda, Rwanda, and Congo with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park nd gorilla permits for the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories, like transportation and accommodation, in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customised to meet your safari expectations, needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.

Mountain Gahinga lodge.

Mountain Gahinga lodge is one of the most perfect lodges to spend a night while on a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda.

Mountain Gahinga lodge is one of the most perfect lodges to spend a night while on a gorilla trekking safari in Uganda. Opened in 2002,  on the Ugandan side of the ranges Muhavura and Mgahing,  and at the base of the beautiful volcanoes.

The lodge is unique because of its building techniques and interior and extreme inspired by traditional designs. The lodge has a very beautiful dining room. The garden, the lounge, and rooms have been designed to include deluxe bands for visiting guests to stay .in

These deluxe bandas reflect the magic of the authentic traditions of the Bafumbira people, a local tribe that resides on the foothills of the mountains.

Mountain Mgahinga lodge offers a total of traditionally handcrafted guest rooms that face the magical Virunga volcanoes, with two deluxe bandas and six standard rooms that give you the best views of the Virunga. Each Banda offers an en-suite luxury shower room and a private porch.

The lodge has an excellent restaurant with very well-trained staff and a chef who prepares delicious food, both local and international.

Other services provided by the lodge include

fireplace in each room

Laundry services for all guests

Personnel battler services for all guests

Free internet, Fitness centre, and gym

Tourist Activities around Mountain Mgahinga Lodge: –

Some of the tourist activities that you can do while staying at Mgahinga lodge include the following

Gorilla Trekking:

When staying at Mount Mgahinga lodge, Gorilla trekking definitely starts right from the lodge with a direct private foot path to reach the popular gorilla trekking destination, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park: –

Golden Monkey Tracking: –

In East Africa, the Golden Monkey can be tracked in either Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda from Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Staying at Mount Gahinga Lodge gives you close access to Golden Monkey Tracking in Mgahinga Gorilla NationalParks: –

Golden Monkeys are a very rare species to track while on a safari: they are characterized by their bright shining Golden body, tail, and cheeks with contrasting black limbs and tail end: -more interestingly, these primates are very playful and a great, satisfying adventure display to watch.

A Golden monkey experience from Mount Mgahinga lodge takes you from the Bamboo stands and forested gorge on the lower levels of the volcanoes to the elevated heath and moorlands higher up in the Virunga ranges.

Volcanic Mountain climbing

While staying at Mountain Gahinga lodge, you have the opportunity and easy access to the Virunga chain of volcanoes, which will offer you excellent and challenging hikes with rewarding views of the East Africancountrysidee

These exhilarating experiences and adventure takes place along the three most stunning volcanoes, Mountain Gahinga, Mountain Muhavura, and Mountain Sabiny. These hikes cover a full day, starting from 7:00 in the morning to 12:00 p.m. in the evening when you return to the lodge.:

Community encounters and walks

While staying at the lodge, you have the opportunity to experience a community walk and directly interact with locals, and be amazed by their interesting culture and their co-existence with the mountain gorillas:

Mountain Gahinga lodge offers complementary activities like a visit to the Gahinga Batwa villages, where you can pay a visit to one of the oldest and surviving indigenous Batwa people.

Accessing Mountain Gahinga lodge

Mountain Gahinga Lodge is located in southwestern Uganda. Driving time from Kampala is estimated at about 8 – 9 hours of driving through rural Uganda. Flying to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is about 1- 3 hours.

Contact us with any inquiries about booking a stay at Mount Gahunga lodge with a gorilla trekking safari to Uganda`s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

Where to stay while on Gorilla Trekking Safaris in Uganda or Rwanda:

Your choice of accommodation while on Gorilla trekking Safaris entirely depends on the destination that you choose to do gorilla trekking from, the destinations can be either Uganda or Rwanda, or the Democratic Republic of Congo: –

In Uganda gorilla trekking is done Bwindi Impenetrable National game park or from Mgahinga gorilla National game park and in Rwanda gorilla trekking is done in volcanic National National Parkrk.

The choice of lodging in Uganda, for example, is also dependent on which National game park you are choosing for your Gorilla trekking adventure. In case it`s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, it`s also dependent on the sector of the park you are choosing to do gorilla trekking from.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park, and gorilla permits fforVolcanoes NationalPark in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories like transportation and accommodation in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customized to meet your safari expectations, needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mmid-rangeand luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.

Mgahinga Rest Camp

This beautiful camp rests on the border of Uganda, Congo, and Rwanda, on the edge of Mgahinga National Park

Mgahinga Rest Camp.  This beautiful camp rests on the border of three East African countries of Uganda, Congo, and Rwanda, on the edge of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, in the backdrop of the spectacular volcanoes of Virunga.

Mgahinga Gorilla Rest Camp is located near the park headquarters, which gives clients sleeping at the rest camp quick access to the lodge without fatigue in the jungle.

Gahinga Rest Camp is a very great Lodge with great views of Kisoro, Lake Mutunda, and  the beautiful green landscapes of rural Uganda:

Mgahinga rest camp has several cottages, which are all self-contained. Each of these cottages is En suite with warm water. Besides the built cottages, Mount Gahinga Rest Camp also provides space for clients to make their own camp tents. With self-camping, the lodge provides fire throughout the night, with security provided by the lodge to clients at night.

Tourists’ activities to do while sleeping at Mount Gahinga Rest Camp: –

Some of the tourist activities that you can do while staying at Gahinga Rest Camp include the following

Gorilla Trekking:

When staying at Mount Gahinga lodge, Gorilla trekking definitely starts right from the lodge with a direct private foot path to reach the popular gorilla trekking destination, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park: –

Golden Monkey Tracking: –

In East Africa, the Golden Monkey can be tracked in either Mgahing Gorilla National Park in Uganda from Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Staying at Gahinga Rest Camp gives you close access to Golden Monkey Tracking in Mgahinga Gorilla NationalParks: –

Golden Monkeys are a very rare species to track while on a safari: they are characterized by their bright shining Golden body, tail, and cheeks with contrasting black limbs and tail end: – more interestingly, these primates are very playful and a great, satisfying adventure display to watch.

A Golden monkey experience from Mount Gahinga Rest Camp takes you from the Bamboo stands and forested gorge on the lower levels of the volcanoes to the elevated health and moorlands higher up in the Virunga ranges

Volcanic Mountain climbing

While staying at  Gahinga Rest Camp, you have the opportunity and easy access to the Virunga chain of volcanoes, which will offer you excellent and challenging hikes with rewarding views of the East African countryside.

These climbing experiences and adventure takes place along the three most stunning volcanoes, and that`s Mountain Gahinga, Mountain Muhavura, and Mountain Sabinyo. These hikes cover a full day, starting from 7:00 in the morning to 7 000 amin the evening when you return to the lodge:

Community encounters and walks

While staying at the lodge, you have the opportunity to experience a community walk and directly interact with locals, and be amazed by their interesting culture and their co-existence with the mountain gorillas:

Gahinga Rest Camp offers complementary activities like a visit to the Batwa village, where you can pay a visit to one of the oldest and surviving indigenous Batwa people.

Accessing  Gahinga Rest Camp

Gahinga Rest Camp is located in south-western Uganda. Driving time from Kampala is estimated at about 8 – 9 hours of driving through rural Uganda. Flying to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is about 1- 3 hours.

Contact us with any inquiries about booking a stay at Gahunga Rest Camp with a gorilla trekking safari to Uganda`s Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.

Where to stay while on Gorilla Trekking Safaris in Uganda or Rwanda:

Your choice of accommodation while on Gorilla trekking Safaris entirely depends on the destination that you choose to do gorilla trekking from, the destinations can be either Uganda or Rwanda, or the Democratic Republic of Congo: –

In Uganda gorilla trekking is done Bwindi Impenetrable National game park or from Mgahinga gorilla National game park and in Rwanda gorilla trekking is done in volcanic National game National Park.

The choice of lodging in Uganda, for example, is also dependent on which National game park you are choosing for your Gorilla trekking adventure. In case it`s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, it`s also dependent on the sector of the park you are choosing to do gorilla trekking from.

Booking gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda and Rwanda with Katland Safaris.

Katland Safaris organizes the best gorilla and wildlife safaris in East Africa. When it comes to gorilla trekking, we will book your gorilla trekking permits for Uganda`s Bwindi and Mgahinga gorilla national park and gorilla permits for Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Besides booking your gorilla permit, we will also put all other gorilla safari accessories, like transportation and accommodation, in one package to make your gorilla trekking safari a memorable adventure:

Your gorilla trekking safaris can be customized to meet your safari expectations and needs, and budget. The safari package can range from budget, mid-range, and luxury safaris.

Feel free to contact our team of excellent safari consultants to help you organize the best Africa gorilla safari ever.