Uganda Photography Safari

10 Days 9 Nights Best Of Uganda Photography Safari

$4999-5250 USD

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Safari summary

This 10 Days Best of Uganda Photography safari is aimed at giving you the best of Uganda
as it exposes you to the best wild encounters Uganda has to offer. While on this Ugandan
safari journey, expect to enjoy memorable encounters with Uganda’s wild mammals as
you are set to visit national parks such as Murchison falls National park and Queen
Elizabeth park which are home to a myriad of savanna wild mammals. Further still you
have will have a chance to enjoy a close encounter with chimpanzees as you are set to
visit Kibale national park which is the primate capital of the world with 13 primate species
calling this park their home. The epitome of this safari will be a memorable encounter
with the gentle giants the mountain gorillas as you will get to visit Bwindi Impenetrable
National park which is home to these shy primates.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	January, February, June, July, August, September, December
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Lake Mburo Murchison Falls Queen Elizabeth

Fine details

Safari highlights

Bird watching—with professional guide
Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
Photography safari—with professional guide

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Internal flights
Laundry
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Hot air balloons
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Arrival& transfer to Entebbe Hotel

The first day of this safari will have arrive in Uganda and you will be picked up by one of our friendly guides who will warmly welcome you to the pearl of Africa. You will then transfer to your already booked hotel in Entebbe where you will relax from your jet lag. If your flight lands in the afternoon or early in the evening, you will have a welcome dinner at the lodge before you get to rest off the jet lag.

Karibu Guest House Entebbe

Mabamba Swamp

Day 2 will have wake up at around 7am local time and have breakfast then transfer to the jetty and take a speed boat to Mabamba swamp and kick start your search for the shoebill stork that are found in this swamp. This bird is a bit shy and that’s what makes its hunt more thrilling. You will spend about 3 hours traversing the water ways of this swamp and you will see these birds. You will return to Entebbe late in the evening and go to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Karibu Guest House Entebbe

Transfer to Murchison Falls

Murchison Falls

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park which promises to give you thrilling encounters with a myriad of Uganda’s wildlife. Along your journey, you will make a stop over at Ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will have an encounter with the rhinos is assured as this sanctuary is home to an ever-growing number of rhinos. You will have an enroute lunch at Kabalega dinners. The journey to Murchison Falls Park from Entebbe will last anywhere btwn 7-9hours given you will have an enroute stop at Ziwa.

Murchison River Lodge

Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls

Today you will engage in a stunning morning game drive in Murchison falls National Park and this will give a face to face encounter with the dwellers of this park such as 4 of the Africa’s big five lions, African elephants, leopards and cape buffaloes among many others like giraffes and a multitude of birds. In the afternoon you will enjoy a mind-blowing boat cruise to the bottom of Murchison falls with unforgettable photo takings etc...

Murchison River Lodge

Transfer to Kibale .NP

Kibale

This day will see you transfer to Kibale National park with an enroute lunch in Hoima. Kibale Park lies about 310km or 6-7 hours’ drive through rural Uganda which is quite fascinating for a first-time traveler in this country.

Isunga Lodge

Trekking Chimps & Bigodi Walk

On this day, you will have a chance to have an upclose encounter with the man’s closest wild cousin the chimpanzees as you engage in an exciting chimpanzee trekking experience as Kibale national park is home to these humbling primates. After your encounter with Chimps, you visit Bigodi for a community walk in the evening that will expose you to the way of life of the people living next to these chimps. Later in the evening, you will do a 1.5-2 hours drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Marafiki Safari Lodge

Game drives ( Lion Tracking)

Queen Elizabeth

This day will see you being exposed to what Queen Elizabeth national park has to offer.You will kick off with an early morning game drive where you meet more of Uganda wildlife mammals which include lions, Cape buffaloes, African elephants Topis Bush bucks. You can also choose to engage in an optional lion tracking session in the morning, this session guarantees your chances of sighting the lions of Queen Elizabeth as you will be following rangers who will be tracking lions .

Marafiki Safari Lodge

Transfer To Bwindi

Bwindi Impenetrable

Day 8 will have you transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable park which is home to the biggest primates on earth the giant mountain gorillas. Enroute to the Bwindi you will have a chance to see the famous tree climbing lions of Queen Elizabeth that are usually sighted in the Ishasha sector.

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

Gorilla habituation & Batwa

his day you will get you to actually meet the gorillas as you engage in a memorable gorilla habituation experience which will have you meet these gentle giants in their natural habitat. The beauty of gorilla habituation that enables you to spend 4 hours with these shy apes. You will spend the 4 hours observing these majestic creatures in order to have an understanding their habits which aren’t far from our own

Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge

Fly back to Entebbe from Kisoro

This is the final day of your safari with us and you will wake up early for breakfast, then transfer to Kisoro airstrip and fly to Entebbe airport with the flight lasting about an 1 hour. Upon landing at Entebbe, you will be received by our guide who will drive you to a restaurant in Entebbe and have a farewell lunch before you go back to the airport for your departure flight back home or your next destination

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