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Offered by - ALPHA ADVENTURE SAFARIS
Tour Features
Uganda is one of the countries that are gifted with nature. You will have the opportunity to explorer the country, from animals to plants to culture and community encounters.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Not for solo travelers | Solo travelers cannot book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Open 4x4, Pop-up roof 4x4, Roof minivan, Normal 4x4, Boat. |
Route & Activities
Uganda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Papyrus Guest House No images available | Breakfast Included |
| 2 | Kaazi Resort Beach No images available | Breakfast Included |
| 3 | Boomu Community No images available | All Meals Included |
| 4-5 | Pakuba Safari Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 6 | Turaco Tree Top No images available | All Meals Included |
| 7 | Turaco Top Tree No images available | All Meals Included |
| 8-9 | Enganzi Game Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 10-11 | Ride 4 A Woman No images available | All Meals Included |
| 12 | Rwakobo Rock No images available | All Meals Included |
| 13 | Papyrus Guest House No images available | Breakfast & Lunch Included |
| 14 | No No images available | Breakfast Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - On arrival at Entebbe International Airportyour driver-guide will pick you from the airport and transfer you to Entebbe for overnight. 20 Minutes’ drive
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: Papyrus Guest House
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
- Day 2 - Visit Kasubi Tombs and Royal Palace & Kampala TourThis is a tour that you will never forget. You will go to all the most famous sites around Kampala, such as the Kasubi Tombs and the Uganda National Museum. You will visit Uganda’s craft markets, it is a must for every visitor to this country. You could also enjoy some of Uganda’s interesting foods like Rolex, you will enjoy it or you could visit one of the many restaurants lining the streets of Kampala.
Main Destination: Kampala
Accommodation: Kaazi Resort Beach
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
- Day 3 - The Rhino Trekking and Boomu Community ExperienceThis morning you will wake up early and be picked up from Kampala City. After a 5-6 hour drive, starting at 6:30am, we’ll visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for 1-2 hours trek. After lunch and a transfer to our community home stay, you’ll experience their life as they live on their communities and try out some traditional methods that should win anyone over! Enjoy unique vegan evening meals and sleep soundly under 100% cotton mosquito nets that are provided upon arrival.
Accommodation: Boomu Community
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - Transfer to Murchison Falls Via the Top of The FallsAfter breakfast Boomu Community experience will engage you with activities such as handcraft production, cultural performances, accommodation and guided walks. Once you enter the park, make sure that your car windows are raised to avoid baboons from grabbing some eats from you since they always parade along the road inside the park waiting for the visitor’s vehicles where they search for foods. Your driver will take you directly to the top of the falls where you will have a clear view of all the falls, take pretty photographs and enjoy the cool breeze. Here you will automatically know that your trip has well begun. You will then be driven up to Pakuba safari lodge where you will check-in, have dinner and rest to relax your mind for the second day’s activities.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - Game Drive and Boat Cruise-On your second day of the trip, you will wake up early at around 5:30am, take a shower, enjoy your breakfast and then meet your driver to start your morning game drive at exactly 6:30 am in order to catch up with Nocturnal mammals before they return to their hideouts. After lunch, your driver will take you to the starting point of the boat cruise where you will board and start cruising at exactly 2:00pm. During your 2-3hours cruise on the Nile River, you will spot huge populations of hippos and other mammals which flock the river to quench their thirst and cool their bodies from the scotching sun.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 6 - Depart to Hoima- Visit royal palace Bunyoro -Fort portalAfter a relaxed breakfast, take off from Murchison Falls to Hoima. Visit Bunyoro royal palace after lunch and then continue to Fort Portal
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Turaco Tree Top
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 7 - This is a full day excursion be it Bigodi Swamp walk, ChimpaThis is a full day excursion be it Bigodi Swamp walk, Chimpanzee tracking or even both of them. The Bigodi Swamp Walk takes 2-3hrs while the Chimpanzee tracking could take 4-6 hours depending on when you meet with the animals. In the afternoon you set off for Katunguru which is located at the base of the Rwenzori Mountains and on to Lodge where you will spend the night.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Turaco Top Tree
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 8 - Crater lakes visit and Community Experience:In this day you will do a trip in the South of Fort Portal and see some of the stunning crater lakes. Some of these lakes are at over 400m deep, making them one of the most beautiful places in Uganda. After your visit you will experience some Best Cultural activities: dancing, coffee experience, local beer brewing and testing plus local food preparation and testing depending on the time.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Enganzi Game Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 9 - Queen Elizabeth National Park- Game drive and Boat cruiseThis day will allow you to visit incredible National Park. You will wake up early, have breakfast and embank for a morning game drive within the park. While on the game drive, expect to see the big four game including antelopes, giraffes, warthogs and white colobus monkeys just to mention a few. You will then return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you will go for a launch cruise along Kazinga channel where you will get an opportunity to see a number of bird species, elephants and buffalos, hippos and crocodiles. Return and relax at the Lodge
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Enganzi Game Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 10 - Depart to Bwindi National Park via IshashaAfter breakfast, you'll drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, located in southwest Uganda. Visit Ishasha for climbing lions, your journey will take you through the rolling hills with terraced gardens of Irish potatoes. You will arrive late afternoon for overnight at the Lodge.Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to almost half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas and the only National Park in Africa and an endangered UNESCO World Heritage Site
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Ride 4 A Woman
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 11 - Mountain Gorilla TrekAfter breakfast, you will travel to the park headquarters to join other trekkers to be allocated a Gorilla family that you will trek. After an orientation session, accompanied by staff member, you will have a full briefing concerning the Dos and Don’ts while with the gorillas. This trek may take between 30 minutes to three quarters of the day, depending on where the Mountain Gorillas will be found. Please noted that gorilla trekking can be strenuous and as such a certain level of fitness is required. Once you find the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend one hour to observe them and take photographs. Although this time may seem too short a time, the experience you get will be worth it. Thereafter, you will return to the lodge for relaxation.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Ride 4 A Woman
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 12 - Depart to Lake Mburo- Walking safari around Lake MburoTravel to Lake Mburo National Park: After morning breakfast, be transferred to Lake Mburo National park Uganda’s smallest savannah park and the closest game park to capital of Uganda ‘’Kampala’’. On your safari here, expect to enjoy magical experience like Elands, Impala, Buffaloes, Zebra, Bushbucks, Leopard, Warthog, Bushbucks many more. Arrive in time for lunch.
Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 13 - Ankore cultural Experience /Travel back to KampalaAfter morning breakfast, You will go for a community experience where you will learn about Ankore culture and among the things to learn are: a. Dressing Code (Okwezirika) b. Milking Long horned cattles (Okukama) c. Grazing cows (Okurunda) . Then check out of the park and proceed to drive to the Equator to have an opportunity of standing in two hemispheres at the same time as well as photograph. Have lunch at the equator and then continue to Entebbe.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: Papyrus Guest House
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch Included
- Day 14 - Lake Victoria sunset cruise and Botanical Gardens visitAfter breakfast you will visit Botanical Gardens in Entebbe, have lunch and have a rest waiting for sunset cruise. With Lake Victoria as one of the largest lakes in the world you will have a late afternoon cruises by boat out towards the equator line or local islands to view the sun over the horizon. Watch the fishermen cast their nets and enjoy the snacks and drinks provided on board (Optional). After come back refresh yourself (One room will be reserved for you), then depart for your flight back home.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: No
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Jan 1, 1970 - Jan 1, 1970
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Murchison Falls National Park and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Murchison Falls National Park and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Offered By
ALPHA ADVENTURE SAFARIS
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
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