Compare Signature Uganda by Abercrombie & Kent vs 10 Days Nature Birding and Wildlife safari by Ganyana Safaris
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| Duration | 9 days | 10 days |
| Price From | $ 6,995 | $ 4,800 |
| Price Per Day | $ 777 | $ 480 |
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| Trip Style | Private guided tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Luxury | Premium |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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8 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches and 7 Dinners |
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Embark on an independent journey to see habituated chimpanzees at Kibale National Park, glimpse tree-climbing lions at Queen Elizabeth National Park and track endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. |
This is a specialized Gorillas and nature Birding Safari that brings you the best of Uganda’s experience, putting into consideration that the destination in Africa is condensed with lots to offer. This 10 Days safari offers Uganda’s finest and most diverse bird watching and other wildlife safari viewing sites, including Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda’s safari hotspot and home of the great Apes in Uganda as well as Africa’s best Shoebill location, the Mabamba Wetland. We shall take you to the best African destinations, sites and spots for African birding, and the best ecotourism accommodation facilities. |
Day 1: Arrive Entebbe, Uganda
Accommodation: Lake Victoria Serena Resort & Spa
Arrive in Entebbe and transfer to your hotel. Nicknamed the “Pearl of Africa,” Uganda shines with stunning greenery, deep lakes, soaring mountains and perhaps the greatest natural treasure of all — half of the world’s last remaining mountain gorilla population.
Day 2: Kibale National Park | Into the Forest
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge
Take a scenic drive through rolling hills dotted with tea estates to Kibale National Park, one of the most varied tracts of tropical forest in Uganda. Known for its 300 bird species and population of chimpanzees, Kibale is home to 11 primate species. You may also spot mangabeys and a vast array of butterflies. Arrive at your lodge amid Lake Kyaninga and the Mountains of the Moon.
Day 3: Kibale National Park | Domain of the Chimpanzee
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Kyaninga Lodge
Rise early this morning and make the short drive to the start of your chimpanzee trek. The chimpanzees feed high in the trees, so binoculars are a must. Barks of baboons occasionally pierce the forest silence as you make your way along the trail. Take a guided walk in the wildlife-rich Bigodi Forest swamp, an excellent chance to view birds, sitatunga, mongooses, bush pigs, otters and bushbucks.
Day 4: Queen Elizabeth National Park | Ugandan Views
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Travel from Kibale to Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to a wide array of wildlife, including elephants, hippos, buffalo and baboons. Offering magnificent views of the rift valley, it is also known for its tree-climbing lions. En route to your camp, you may opt to take a boat cruise on the Kazina Channel. Upon arrival at your camp, take in fantastic park vistas and views of the Rwenzori Mountains.
Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park | Elephants & More
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Set out on morning and evening game drives in this majestic national park. Because the region occupies the main migration corridor between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, prolific plains game resides here, including topi and Uganda kob, as well as buffalo, hippos and some of the largest herds of elephants in the country. Spotted hyenas are common, and leopards occasionally glimpsed.
Day 6: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park | Lush Hills
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp
Take a game drive as you leave the park, with views of farmlands and local villages. Check in to your camp, the only one located within Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From this luxurious home base, set off on gorilla treks to track down these magnificent mammals at their most natural, a rare sight experienced by only the most fortunate. An even luckier few might see these placid creatures passing through the Gorilla Forest Camp, as there are no barriers, redefining any close encounter you have ever had with wildlife.
Days 7-8: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park | Gorilla Encounters
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp
Spend the next two days tracking endangered mountain gorillas and spending up to an hour with these fascinating creatures each day. Return to the lodge with time to relax, or set out on another guided forest hike.
Day 9: Depart Entebbe
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Lake Victoria Serena Resort & Spa (dayroom) |
Fly to Entebbe, with use of a dayroom until your connecting flight.
Arrival:
- Complementally pick up from Airport/ hotel
- Accommodation before/end of trip can be arranged at an extra cost
Day 1: Arrival – Entebbe
Ganyana safari driver / guide will meet you upon arrival at Entebbe international Airport and transfer you to your overnight accommodation.
Accommodation Options:
- Luxury: Lake Victoria Hotel
- Midrange: Admas Grand Hotel
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 2: Entebbe Mabamba Wetland
After breakfast and a briefing about birding set off to Mabamba Wetland which is the nearest site for the Shoebill, Lesser Jacana, Blue Swallow, Black-Shouldered Nightjar, Afep Pigeon, Blue Breasted Bee-Eater, Papyrus Gonolek, and White Winged Warbler and in the afternoon visit the botanical gardens which is another bird haven in Entebbe.
Accommodation Options:
- Luxury: Lake Victoria Hotel
- Midrange: Admas Grand Hotel
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 3: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Depart for Lake Mburo National Park, having a stop- over to look at the Royal Drum makers, stand on the Equator continue to Lake Mburo National Park for the different unique fauna, gigantic Eland Antelope, as well as Zebra, Topi, Impala, and several Acacia -associated birds, Hippos, Crocodiles and a variety of water birds.
Accommodation Options:
- Luxury: Kigambira Safari Lodge
- Midrange: Mburo Safari Lodge
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 4: Birding and Wildlife Viewing in Lake Mburo National Park
Head for game drive as you watch the different bird species like the Brown Chested Plover, Red Faced Barbet, Southern Ground Hornbill, Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Yellow Billed Oxpecker, African Fin foot, Black Collard Barbet etc. Have an afternoon boat trip and later an evening game drive and overnight.
Accommodation Options:
- Luxury: Kigambira Safari Lodge
- Midrange: Mburo Safari Lodge
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 5: Lake Mburo National Park – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable forest best known for its Mountain Gorillas, the Montane Forest also attracts spectacular birds. Take a nature walk through Munyanga Waterfall, discover Primates such as the Grey Cheeked Mangabey Blue monkeys and others species. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Options:
- Luxury: Mahogany springs Lodge
- Midrange: Lake Mulehe Safari Lodge
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 6: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Whole day bird watching in Bwindi Forest to mubwindi Swamp and later transfer to Buhoma birding en-route, then overnight.
Accommodation Options:
- Luxury: Mahogany springs Lodge
- Midrange: Buhoma Gorilla Camp
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 7: Gorilla tracking – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After an early breakfast Gorilla tracking at 8.00 a.m. We recommend that you wear good walking shoes and carry rain jacket and flask of water. Tracking can be tough and we trust you are in reasonably fit condition. You will carry a picnic lunch into the forest with you. You will be thrilled to have seen these rare primates (no guarantee) and the return journey will be easier. Dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Options:
- Luxury: Mahogany springs Lodge
- Midrange: Buhoma Gorilla Camp
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 8: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park a home of different bird species. As you enjoy bird watching see the enticing elephants and hippos.
Accommodation Options:
- Luxury: Elephant Plains Lodge
- Midrange: The Bush Lodge
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 9: Boat trip on Kazinga channel and Birding
After breakfasts, enjoy a boat trip along the Kazinga Channel you view wildlife up close: Hippos, Buffalo and a tremendous variety of birds grace the grasses on the river’s edge.
Accommodation Options:
- Luxury: Elephant Plains Lodge
- Midrange: The Bush Lodge
- Meal plan: Full board
Day 10: Morning game drive and drive back to Kampala
After an early breakfast, you will leave for a morning game drive in the kasenyi plains and you will be able to spot very many bird species and after you will go back to the lodge, check out and transfer back to Kampala. Upon arrival, you will be dropped at a place of your choice or transfer to Entebbe international Airport for your outbound flight.
