7 Days Wildlife Uganda Trip – Wildlife Adventure in Kidepo Valley National Park (The Big Five Safari)

7 Days Wildlife Uganda Trip – Wildlife Adventure in Kidepo Valley National Park (The Big Five Safari) “The Little un Exploited trail of North – in the Pearl of Africa” North and North Eastern Ugandan adventure tour leads you to explore the untouched wilderness of Kidepo Valley National Park, explore the indigenous local communities of the Karamajong ethnics of the Dodoth, Napolians and the Iks both living in the plain of the Kidepo valley and the highlands of Molongole mountains of the far north.

You will continue the journey to the south down to the game, birdlife, chimpanzees, allowing you that opportunity to shoot those exciting photographs. The southern part of the Pearl will get you close to the gentle giants of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, “THE rear Mountain Gorillas” as well as discover the natural friendliness of Ugandan people.

7 Days Wildlife Uganda Trip highlights:

  • Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport – Transfer to Lodge – Briefing
  • Day 2: Transfer to Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve (A Haven for Unique Wildlife)
  • Day 3: Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve – Game drive – Nature walk – Karatunga Guest House
  • Day 4: Pian Upe – Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park (a True African Wilderness)
  • Day 5: Kidepo Valley National Park – Game drive – Nature / Community Experience
  • Day 6: Kidepo Valley – Gulu – Nakasongola – Ziwa
  • Day 7: Zziwa Rhinos & Shoebill – Kampala or Entebbe Airport

Tours Start Entebbe Int.  Airport (Google Maps)

  • Minimum Persons 2 max 6
  • For the single traveler: 1 pax – please contact us for rates
  • Pick up and drop off/departure location: Entebbe International Airport
  • Departure/drop off time: 3 hours before flight time.

7 Days Wildlife Uganda Trip Details:

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport – Transfer to Lodge – Briefing – overnight

On arrival at the Entebbe International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip guide and then transfer to your accommodation for briefing and an overnight. (Meal Plan on B/D)

  • Accommodation options: Laico Hotel (Up Market-Standard), Karibu Guest House/Cacia Lodge (Mid-range)

Day 2: Transfer to Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve (A Haven for Unique Wildlife)


Early morning breakfast with your 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip guide you will start off with your journey to Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, the drive will take you via Jinja, Mbale, Sipi Falls and in the evening, you will arrive at the game reserve, for an overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)

  • Accommodation options: Uganda Wildlife Bandas/Camp ground (Basic)

Day 3 of 7 Days Wildlife Uganda Trip: Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve – Game drive – Nature walk – Moroto

After an early breakfast, we will go for a full day game drive in Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve which is about an hour drive from the lodge. On the game drive, we will come across some carnivores like the Jackals, Civets, Spotted hyenas, Serval, Leopards, Cheetahs, and Wildcats.  Primates that you might come across include Vervet monkeys, Patas monkeys and the Olive baboons.

And during the game drive, also lookout for the following animals: Topis, Cape buffalo, lesser kudu, Bright’s gazelle, ostriches, eland, Roan antelope, Blue and common duiker, Günther’s dik-dik, Klipspringer, Water buck, Uganda kob, Bohor and mountain reedbuck, Rock hyrax, Aardvark, Crested porcupine, Hare and the Four-toed hedgehog. Return to the camp for dinner and overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)

  • Accommodation options: Karatunga Guest House (Moderate)

Day 4: Pian Upe – Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park (a True African Wilderness)


Today after very early breakfast, our 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip guide will drive you to Kidepo Valley National Park, where we will arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. In the afternoon/evening, we will go for a guided game drive on a look out for the animals like leopards, lions, jackals, etc. return to the camp for an overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)

  • Accommodation options: Apoka Lodge (Up Market-Standard), Savannah Nature Lodge/Nga Moru Lodge (Mid-range)

Day 5 of 7 Days Wildlife Uganda Trip: Kidepo Valley National Park – Game drive – Nature / Community Experience

Today after an early breakfast, our 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip guide will take you for a game drive. We will try to spend the whole morning exhausting all the options in the park. Wildlife is most active in the Narus Valley during early mornings at 6am and late afternoon at 4pm, they are optimum times to set off on game drives. The ranger-guides are so experienced; they will help you spot some of the park’s lions that may be sitting on various rocks within the valley.

Other wildlife you are likely to spot includes elephants, leopards, bush duikers, jackals, bushbucks, bush pigs, Kavirondo bush baby, buffalos and much more. Since it’s a game drive, everyone participates in the spotting.

Kidepo Valley Scenic Drive. Though wildlife is scarce in the arid Kidepo Valley, the drive to Kanangorok Hot Springs passes some magnificent landscapes. The route goes rock outcrops and hills, then descends into the Kidepo Valley, crosses the Kidepo Sand River and traverses the open plains that of Kanangorok Hot Springs to the mountains across the South Sudanese border. This is where ostriches are most commonly sighted.

In the afternoon go for a 2 hours Game/Safari walk with a ranger 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip guide. Shorter guided walks can be taken through the Narus Valley extending over a 5km radius from Apoka Tourism Centre.

Visitors can also wander along the splendid Kidepo River Valley between banks of attractive Borassus palm forest. And also, Namamkweny Valley can be reached in one hour from Apoka for dinner and overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)

  • Accommodation options: Apoka Lodge (Up Market-Standard), Savannah Nature Lodge/Nga Moru Lodge (Mid-range)

Day 6: Kidepo Valley National Park – Nature walk – Gulu – Ziwa Nakasogola


After an early breakfast, we embark on our drive out of the park, view a variety of fauna and flora species in the park, shortly we will be out of the park through beautiful sceneries across savannah hills, small forests, dry river beds and rings of mountains.

Beautiful northern homestead settings form memories of this long drive, we will have lunch in Gulu a northern town along our way before we finally cross Karuma falls before we enter Nakasongola at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, check in our lodge, time for dinner will be almost nearing, later overnight. (Meal Plan on F/B)

  • Accommodation options: Amuka Lodge/ Ziwa Rhinos Guest House (Moderate)

Day 7: Ziwa Nakasongola Rhino & Shoebill trekking – Depart to Entebbe Airport

Early breakfast and continue to Kampala or to Entebbe International Airport for your evening departure flight. (Meal Plan on B/L). To end 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip.

End of Deks Uganda Safaris Services- 7 Days Wildlife Uganda Trip

7 Days Wildlife Uganda Trip Quotation:

  • Based on 2 parsons sharing services – per person standard rate
  • Standard Net rate – based on Mid-range Accommodation per person: USD $2,428.00
  • For any extra 3rd person or more please contact office for rates

Overnight stay options:

If staying in Entebbe, please request assistance at the time of booking this 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip safari to allow us ample time to make arrangements. If departing Entebbe, the same night, please note’ use of road’ returns to Entebbe are always late (approximately 16h00), please DO NOT book flights departing prior to or 20h00 in order to allow time for security, check in and if any delays due to weather.

7 Days Wildlife Uganda Trip 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 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip drive/guide.
  • All services in national parks i.e park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives
  • Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas or soft drinks while on 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 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip.
  • A $7 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 7 Days Uganda Wildlife Trip.
  • Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity

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