One-Week Uganda Adventure Safari

One-Week Uganda Adventure Safari

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Customizable Itinerary

This is a sample itinerary to inspire a personalized trip designed with your travel specialist

Countries Visited

Uganda

Places Visited

Entebbe, Lake Victoria, Kibale Forest National Park, Rwenzori Mountains...

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Suggested Duration

8 Days

Uganda’s highlights celebrate the intimacy and diversity of untouched Africa. You will stand amid a wild chimpanzee troop, boat past hippos, track tree-climbing lions, trek to wild mountain gorillas, and explore ethereal landscapes with every turn you take. Combining Uganda’s three premier wildlife destinations, this one-week adventure has you walking in the wild, surrounded by endangered mammals, and understanding the ineffable beauty of eastern Africa

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Trip Highlights

  • Trek into the surreal Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and spend an hour with a wild mountain gorilla troop, just a few meters away from the critically endangered giants
  • Explore the intimacies and intricacies of a wild chimpanzee troop with a habituation experience in Kibale Forest National Park
  • Game drive across the lush savannah, where lions climb trees, elephant bulldoze pathways, and a wonderful collection of other large mammals are discovered
  • Cruise along Lake Victoria at sunset and explore the history of Colonial capital Entebbe, introductory activities on your first day in Uganda
  • Take a trekking adventure into the untamed landscapes of western Uganda, stopping at traditional villages en route to volcanic crater lakes and forests packed with monkeys
  • Uncover the nuances of safari by combining activities, like a cruise along the Kazinga Channel, and the rare chance of a big-game walking safari
  • Light aircraft flights offer stunning views of the Rwenzori Mountains and the Congo Basin where the handpicked accommodation reflects the best of the country

Detailed Description

Journey into the depths of wild Africa, and the experiences will be difficult to explain to friends when you return home. Wild mountain gorillas surround you, infants are in the trees above, and a huge silverback rumbles past on four knuckles. On a lush and unbroken savannah, you track a pride of lions on the trail of Ugandan kob, a dainty antelope you can’t fail to have an affinity for. Ascending through mountain foothills, you emerge at vast volcanic crater lakes, your movements followed by the eyes of rare monkeys. Even in a week, there is so much you can experience. Admire an abundance of hippos from a boat, enjoy an hour with a wild chimpanzee troop, be invited into a traditional village by the locals, and delight in the surprise that comes with safari.

Celebrating the highlights of Uganda, this one-week adventure visits three superb national parks, each with its own landscape and unique experiences. Arriving in Entebbe, the week starts calmly with a walking tour of the old Colonial capital and a sunset cruise on Lake Victoria. Fly to the far west of the country, and take in the stunning views from the window as you touch down next to Kibale Forest. Here you spend a day trekking to villages and crater lakes, and another day dedicated to a chimpanzee habituation experience, getting to spend a full hour with a wild troop. Like each of the stops, the handpicked accommodation reflects an elevated level of luxury while keeping you immersed in the landscapes and the animals. In Kibale, it is monkeys and antelope that are spotted from your veranda.

Moving south, you spend three days and two nights in Queen Elizabeth National Park, a destination that celebrates the wildlife contrasts of East Africa. Cruising the channels, you become acquainted with hippos and elephants along the banks. Driving across the Ishasha savannah, you focus on the big cats and their prey. Then the opportunity for game walks provides a new understanding of Uganda’s rare four-legged characters. Farther south, beneath the backdrop of the Rwenzori Mountains, you find the thick and tangled forests of Bwindi. More than half the world’s wild mountain gorillas live here, and a day spent gorilla trekking provides an iconic end to this adventure of highlights.

This one-week adventure in Uganda has the potential to be combined with another destination in East Africa. By starting and ending in Entebbe, Uganda’s main international airport, there are direct connections to cities and safari destinations in Tanzania and Kenya. Extend your luxury vacation to Uganda by seeing our other tours on Zicasso.

Starting Price

$5,299 per person (excluding international flights)

Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.

What's Included

  • Accommodations
  • In-country transportation
  • Some or all activities and tours
  • Expert trip planning
  • 24x7 support during your trip

Your final trip cost will vary based on your selected accommodations, activities, meals, and other trip elements that you opt to include.

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