12 Days Uganda Wildlife Safaris Tour

This 12 Days Wildlife Safaris Tour in Uganda starts and ends in Kampala. It includes Murchison Falls which is famous for the variety of wildlife and boat cruises, the animal species in this park include; lions, elephants, bushbucks, antelopes.

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12 Days Wildlife Safaris Tour in Uganda

This 12 Days Uganda Tour for Gorilla Trekking & Wildlife Safaris Tour in Uganda for 2024/2025 starts and ends in Kampala. It includes Murchison Falls which is famous for the variety of wildlife and boat cruises, the animal species in this park include; lions, elephants, bushbucks, antelopes, kobs, birds, and many more. This Wildlife Safaris Tour to Uganda also takes you to Queen Elizabeth famous for the Kazinga channel and many animal species including the tree climbing lions found in the Ishasha sector of the park.

The other animal species found in this park include; the chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge, the birds, elephants, kobs, antelopes, etc. you will also get a chance to visit Kibale National Park which is also famous for chimpanzee trekking and many other primate species including the golden monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys and many more.

This 12 Days Wildlife Safaris Tour in Uganda will take you to Lake Mburo National Park, this is the smallest park in Uganda and is famous for the Zebras and the Giraffes, and many other animal species.

12 Days Wildlife Safaris Tour in Uganda Highlights

Detailed 12 Days Wildlife Safaris Tour in Uganda

Day 1: Arrival in Kampala and transfer to Lake Mburo National Park.

On this day the 12 Days Uganda Tour guide will drive you to Lake Mburo National Park, having a stopover at the Equator for the water experiment and picture then later proceed on to the park entering with a mini-game drive in search of wildlife that includes the Zebras, Impala, Topes, Waterbuck, Eland, Klipspringers, Dwarf Mongoose, Warthogs, Bush Bucks and Leopards among others. We later check in to the service of Mihingo Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Full-day adventure in Lake Mburo National Park.

This morning of 12 Days Uganda Tour you will take a horse ride around the park as you view the wildlife. This is a memorable experience as we view wildlife from different habitats on a Horseback. We come back to the Lodge, relax around, have our lunch, and later in the afternoon go for the Boat cruise on Lake Mburo. This normally takes about one and half hours, we come back to the Lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Transfer from Lake Mburo national park to the Ishasha (Queen Elizabeth National Park)


From Lake Mburo National Park you will transfer to Ishasha the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, passing through the rolling hills of Mbarara and the Tea plantations of Bushenyi, and checking in to the service of Savannah Resort hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Full-day adventure in the Ishasha sector and Kyambura Gorge.

This morning on the 12 Days Uganda Tour, you will drive to Kyambura Gorge passing through the tea plantations of Bushenyi. We enter the Park and visit the Kyambura Wildlife reserve. You drive through the grassland area and come across an impressive river line gorge with a rain forest that is about 100 meters deep.

You walk into the river gorge for an unforgettable chimp trekking experience. It’s a rewarding experience trekking chimpanzees in the beautiful river valley that houses numerous birds and butterfly river valley that houses numerous birds and butterfly species. We later check in to the service of Kingfisher Lodge for dinner and overnight

Day 5: Full Days Adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Maramagambo.

After breakfast, we drive to Maramagambo Forest for a Nature walk in search of wildlife that includes the Black & White Colobus, Red-Tailed and Velvet Monkeys, Splendid Starling, Red-Headed Bluebill, Red Caped Robin-Chat, and Red-Tailed Bristal-bill among others. During the walk we also visit the Bat cave that Houses millions of Egyptian Fruit Bats, we later transfer to Mweya Safari Lodge for lunch, have a free afternoon, dinner, and overnight.

Day 6: Another day in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

The day of 12 Days Uganda Tour begins with an early game drive towards the Kasenyi plains in search of wildlife that includes the Buffaloes, Water Buck, Kobs, Hyenas, Warthogs, Lions, and Leopards among others. And for Birds lovers, you will like it because this Park is said to have the highest concentration of birdlife as compared to any park in the World.

We come back to the Lodge, relax around, have lunch, and later in the afternoon at about 3:00 pm, we go for the boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel for yet another but the deferent view of the wildlife at close quarters as they come to cool off at the shores of the Channel. We come back later in the evening, for dinner, and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge.

Day 7: Drive to Kibale Forest National Park.


After breakfast leave for Kibale Forest National Park driving through the Crater Lakes region and driving Northwards along the foothills of Rwenzori Mountain Ranges, these constitute the western Rift Valley and form the boundary between Uganda and Congo. With en-route lunch at Kasese, arriving in the afternoon, and checking in to the service of Primate Lodge Kibale, have a free afternoon, dinner, and overnight.

Day 8: Chimpanzee Tracking in Bigodi wetland – Kibale Forest National Park.

After breakfast move to the park offices for registration and briefing before you start trekking in the thick forests of Kibale. The Trekking may take about three hours in search of Habituated Chimpanzees. The forest also harbors about five primate species that include the Black and White Colobus, Red Colobus, Red-tailed, Lhotse’s Monkeys, and Grey-cheeked Mang-bey. It is also home to a variety of bird species including the rare Green Breasted Pita. In the evening go for a nature walk in the Bigodi wetland which is also very rewarding. Return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Adventure in Semuliki National Park.

After an early breakfast, depart for the Sempaya Hot Springs in Semuliki national park which is a good nature walk at Sempaya. The 12 Days Uganda Tour guide will have a packed lunch arranged before leaving your accommodation to be enjoyed as a picnic lunch while exploring the real Africa’s natural gifts, return to Fort Portal and check in to the service of Rwenzori View Guest House for dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Drive from Hoima to Murchison Falls National Park.

After breakfast, we depart for Murchison Falls National Park. This is a full day of driving which will take you between 9-10 hours of drive. You will reach the park in the late afternoon. Check into the service of Nile Safari Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 11: Full Day Adventure in Murchison Falls National Park.


After breakfast, our 12 Days Uganda Tour guide will drive down to the ferry and cross the Nile to the Northern sector of the park where we shall do our game drive in search of wildlife that includes elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, oribis, hart beasts, Kobs, warthogs, lions, jackals, leopards according to the luck of the day and a variety of savannah and woodland birds can be seen.

The drive normally takes 3 4 hours according to how much you see and the interest you have in them. We drive back to the camp, relax for a while, have lunch, and then at 2:00 pm, we go for the boat cruise in close quarters as the animals draw down the river bank to cool off.

Here you get a chance of seeing many schools of hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, and a variety of water birds. We come back after about 3 hours to the Lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 12: Drive back to Kampala

After breakfast, you will do a mini-game drive as you get out of the park and later return to Kampala to catch your flight back home

End of the 12 Days Wildlife Safaris Tour in Uganda

Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Price includes:                                                                         

  • All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis
  • Full time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
  • Full time services of experienced English-speaking 12 Days Uganda tour drive/guide
  • All services in national parks i.e., park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives
  • Boat trips in Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas or soft drinks while on Uganda Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes or transfers
  • All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
  • All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport
  • All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary
  • A $5.0 per pax off as donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas
  • All government related taxes

Price Excludes:                

  • Laundry service in different hotels we stay
  • Bar bills, phone calls
  • Personal insurance and medical bills
  • Air fares
  • All other services of a personal nature
  • All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
  • Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity

Booking Terms and Conditions

Reservations

  • We require a deposit of 50% of the total 12 Days Uganda tour cost for the clients to safeguard the reservations and gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking permits in case they are involved.
  • The balance should be paid 1 month prior to the arrival.
  • For bookings coming one month before departure, we shall require the full payment of the tour costs.
  • The payment is made by international money transfer to the company bank account in Uganda.

Important Information

  • Tour tariffs are based on all known costs and rates of exchange at the time of the transfer, any significant changes beyond will be immediately communicated to our clients.
  • We also retain the right to alter any arrangements due to local conditions. We also retain the right to refuse any person from participating or continuing any tour if that person causes or is deemed to cause hazard or inconvenience to other clients and to our environment and ecosystems.
  • Please note that in Uganda US dollar banknotes series before year 2006 are accepted only with a low exchange rate, therefore clients are advised to travel to Uganda with more recent banknotes series.  The same applies to banknotes below 50 USD.

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