A road trip safari adventure is one of the amazing encounters travelers can consider when visiting Uganda. The most important here is having a great 4×4 safari customized vehicle with a guarantee that it can’t embarrass you on a self-drive. The adventure trip starts in Kampala and ends in Kampala, this is a round circuit self-drive road trip with great encounters including gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking, the Nile water rafting and visiting the world’s most powerful falls the Murchison falls.
What activities to be done
- Water rafting
- Hiking sipi falls
- Game drives
- Cultural visits
- Boat cruise
- Visiting the top of Murchison Falls
- Tracking chimpanzees
- Gorilla trekking
- Visiting Lake Bunyonyi
Day one: arrival at Entebbe
Receive your hired 4×4 safari vehicle in a perfect mechanical situation. The will drive to your hotel or lodge in Kampala or Entebbe. Depending on your time of arrival; – early arrivals, you will take a magnificent Kampala city tour and later drop off at your reserved hotel for dinner and overnight at your reserved lodge/hotel.
Day two: Transfer to Jinja
Today consider driving to the eastern region from Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Reaching Jinja, will take an afternoon rafting session, and after enjoy your day relaxed at your booked lodge or hotel.
Recommendable 2frinds hotel.
Day three: Drive to Sipi falls
After the well served breakfast, embark to continue driving eastwards, to Mbale and also continue to Sipi falls. There are 3 phrases of Sipi waterfalls and tracking all of them is an amazing safari consideration walking through banana and coffee plantations. Trek with lunch en-route, and afterward will have an overnight stay at your booked lodge.
Recommendable Sipi River Lodge.
Day four: En-route to Kidepo Valley National Park
This time with packed lunch, driving back to Mbale, and then to Soroti and continue via the paved Soroti-Moroto road is an incredible drive. It’s almost a full day drive to reach, Kidepo Valley National Park, this is among the amazing longest and very rewarding scenic drive on a safari in Uganda. Overnight stay will be at Kidepo savannah lodge.
Day five: Experiencing Kidepo valley national park
After the breakfast saved meal, then will board to take an amazing game drive to the East African remotest Park. The Kidepo wilderness is very amazing, with a widest scenic view which can’t enjoyed anywhere else in Uganda. The park is blessed with great number of wild species which can be sighted on a game drive through the tracks made in the open savannahs. Wildlife including herds of elephants, buffalos, several antelope species, lions, towers of Rothchild giraffes, zebras, leopards, and warthogs, among others. Refresh for lunch at your lodge and take a route to the local communities for cultural entertainments.
Dinner and overnight at Kidpo savannah lodge.
Day six: Transfer to Murchison falls national park
Today following breakfast, drive to Murchison falls via Gulu, have a stopover at Aruu falls Padar and lunch in Gulu town. Drive to Murchison dinner and overnight at Twiga Talles.
Day seven: Adventure at Murchison falls national park
Following the served breakfast, en-route for the morning wildlife viewing game drive through several tracks to the Nile delta. Following, have lunch and board for the afternoon boat ride to the bottom of the world’s most powerful falls. Hike to the top of the falls seeing how the huge volumes of water forces into the narrow 7m gorge that forms a theatrical thunderous roar.
Dinner and overnight Sambiya River Lodge
Day eight: Transfer to Kibale National park
Following the morning breakfast, transfer to Kibale forest National Park, have your lunch at Fort Portal town. Dinner and overnight Chimps Guesthouse.
Day Nine: Chimpanzee tracking
After breakfast, it’s a day to trek the habituated chimpanzee in the renown primate capital. There 13 primate species to encounter alongside chimpanzee tracking, and the forest bargains for the best chimps tracking experience. Afternoon take a nature walk to the Bigodi wetlands for several wildlife encounters include various primates, perfect birding destinations among others.
Day Ten: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
This day after breakfast, take visit to Amere caves, then en-route to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Overnight and dinner at Mweya Safari Lodge.
Day eleven: Game drive and boat ride
Soon after breakfast, take a morning game drive rewarding with varieties of wildlife and highest number of bird encounters and relax with lunch at the lodge. Afternoon boat cruise at Kazinga channel watching countless numbers of hippos, crocodiles and many other wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge.
Day twelve: Transfer to Bwindi and Cultural encounters
This time drive to the fabulous tropical centers of Uganda. It’s high time to change altitudes on a drive via the game enjoyments of the southern Ishasha sector tracking the rare tree climbing lions. There are chances of spotting and experiencing predators lazily relaxed under tree branches. Then, with lunch en-route will drive directly to Bwindi impenetrable national park reaching at Buhoma.
Overnight stay at Bwindi Lodge Buhoma.
Day thirteen: Mountain gorilla tracking and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
It’s an amazing day, wakeup very early, and prepare, enjoy the morning breakfast, then transfer to the starting point to trek the world’s most endangered species. Today will trek the world’s remaining mountain gorillas trekking gorillas is the highlight of other African safari adventures. Encountering the species have an hour in their presences and set off from the jungle. Following lunch refreshments transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
Dinner and overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort.
Day fourteen: Boat ride and drive back to Kampala.
Take a morning boat ride, at late morning hour board to transfer back to Kampala alongside your lunch en-route. Take photographs at the equator, drop off at Entebbe international airport or at your preferred hotel in Kampala.
