These 15 days 14 night best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour will give you an adventurous Uganda safari tour experience engaging with the people and watching the wildlife of Uganda. Expect to engage with the locals as you learn about their culture with opportunities of cooking the tribal delicacies, dance, and crafts. Addition to this Uganda cultural experiences will be Uganda Gorilla trekking safaris tour, and Chimpanzee trekking safari experiences, boat cruises, and wildlife safari game drives that will bring you close to the big 5 like Rhinos, Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Elephants and several bird species while on this 15 days 14 night best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour
Safari highlights of the 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour
Ziwa sanctuary Rhino tracking
Wildlife safari Game drives
Cultural engagements
Boat cruises
Chimpanzee tracking safari tour in Kibale national park
Nature walks
Crater Lakes
Tree Climbing Lions in queen Elizabeth national park
Gorilla trekking safari tour
Equator
On arrival at the Airport, you will be welcomed by a representative from Nungi Safaris Uganda and later transferred to your hotel in Entebbe / Kampala town from where you will begin your Uganda cultural safari tour the next day. Dinner & Overnight
After breakfast at the hotel, you will start your 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour with your first major stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will track Rhinos. The experience walking through the reserve will give you a glimpse of some of Africa’s wilderness. After listening to a small briefing from your ranger guide, start your trek to the Rhinos. Depending on location of Rhinos, you might need to drive a distance before exiting and starting the trek. You will then have lunch and continue the trip to your lodge for the night before exploring Murchison falls national park the next day.
Today we will leave early morning for a wildlife safari game drive to the northern banks of River Nile. On the game drive we are searching for Lions, Leopard, Giraffes, Elephants, Jackson’s hartebeest, buffaloes, Kob, and an amazing array of bird species in the Murchison falls nation park
In the afternoon, the 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour will continue on the Nile with a boat ride for safari game viewing at close quarters. We are likely to see several animals as they come to the Nile to quench their thirst and the residents like Hippos and crocodiles and several water birds.
You will hike up the top of the magical Murchison falls national park and your driver guide will pick you up and transfer you the lodge for overnight.
After the morning breakfast, we depart for Hoima town, its currently the headquarter for Bunyoro Kingdom. It is where the current palace of Bunyoro Kingdom Omukama residence is located.
We arrive in time for lunch after which we explore the palace in case it is open for the public. Thereafter we visit the royal tombs and learn more about Bunyoro Kingdom while on our 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour. We will then end with a visit to the local market in the city center before retiring to the hotel and enjoy the cultural dances from local dance troops.
Today after breakfast, we shall transfer to Tooro Kingdom. This kingdom was originally part of Bunyoro Kingdom which was founded by a prince against the father’s wish. You have most of the afternoon at leisure to recover from the past hectic activities as you explored Uganda while on the 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour
After an early breakfast, we tour Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru – a cultural site with intriguing historical beliefs. From this site we will take a hike up Nyakasura hill where we will be able to view 3 crater lakes and the beautiful views of Rwenzori mountains. You will also visit the foot mark believed to have been left by the Bachwezi while on this amazing 15 days 14 night best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour.
We shall then leave this area and visit a local family where we will spend time engaging in cooking and eating some of the cultural food. We shall also visit the palace and learn more about this cultural tour.
Depending on the day of the week, we get to visit a weekly village market and purchase some products from the locals or simply watch and interact with them and this will end with a dinner at the hotel and band night in one of the fort portals hot spots.
Today morning we will transfer to the briefing place ready for the chimpanzee trekking Kibale National Park. After briefing from the ranger guide, you start hike through the rain forest of Kibale national park which takes anything from 1 hour to 3 hours depending on the location of the chimpanzee community you will be tracking. Along the hiking trail, you might have sightings of the red-tailed monkeys, black-and-white Columbus monkeys and several bird species in Kibale Forest.
After trekking Chimpanzees, we will have lunch before taking a walk in the village. The tour stops by the villages’ primary school, church, and traditional healer. Income from this activity is invested in education, health, sanitation and improving the livelihood of local residents. It is also used to help raise awareness of the value of biodiversity through music, dance, and drama performances at local schools. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Overnight.
After an early morning breakfast, we depart for Kikorongo Women community in Kasese near Queen Elizabeth national park. Kikorongo means “too much sunshine” in the Lukonzo language, you will experience this while on your 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour because Kikorongo lies astride the equator. You have opportunities to participate in different activities as organized by the women. You might have a short craft workshop enjoyed before or after a dance performance. There is also an option of a cooking lesson and food prepared by the locals from this community.
The day begins early, we go towards the mating ground of Uganda Kobs in search of different wildlife especially the Lions who prey on the numerous Uganda Kob in the area. We are likely to see Warthogs, Elephants, and Buffaloes while on a Uganda wildlife safari game drive in queen Elizabeth national park. After the wildlife safari game drive in queen Elizabeth national park, we will return to the lodge in time for lunch in case we did not pack it. In the afternoon, we take a boat safari on the Kazinga Channel which connects lake George and lake Edward in the queen Elizabeth national park while on the 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour; enjoy watching the crocodiles bask in the sun plus numerous Hippos – Kazinga Channel known to have a high concentration of Hippos and maybe Elephants as they come for water. The boat ride is anything between 1.5 – 2 hours. Retire to the lodge later in the evening for dinner and overnight
Today we wake up to a relaxed morning in the queen Elizabeth national park as we plan to head to Bwindi impenetrable national park for the Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour & more of Uganda cultural experiences. But before, we shall have our breakfast at the lodge in queen Elizabeth national park then later we leave for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla tracking and Uganda cultural experience while on your 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour. Bwindi is home to over 400 mountain gorillas making it the areas with them most gorillas in the whole world. As you drive through the queen Elizabeth national park, you will have a chance to spot the tree climbing lions in Ishasha. Later rite at the lodge in Bwindi impenetrable national park for over and dinner
Today will be a highlight for your 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour. You get to meet the gentle giants of Bwindi impenetrable national park. Gorilla tracking takes anything between an hour to several hours depending on where the gorillas nested the previous night. Your driver guide will transfer you to the briefing point where you will meet the ranger guide and porters who you will go with to the forest for the gorilla trekking experiences. Gorillas are such sensitive mammals in that you will divide into different groups and each group will be allocated a different gorilla family. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
The Batwa lived in the Bwindi impenetrable forest which was their source of livelihood before it was a made a national park. The Batwa guides will take you through this cultural trail sharing their experience of how they lived in the Bwindi Forest. Learn about their interaction with wild animals, what their food was and how they lived generally in these forests. Any way when you book these 15 days 14 night best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour, you will be able to learn more and experience more of Uganda cultures.
Uganda is home to different cultures, this morning after breakfast, you will leave to experience the Ankore culture in a village. You will have a stopover at Great Lakes Museum – a basic effort by someone to share the life of the people in this region. After touring the museum, we proceed to a rural homestead where you will experience traditional way of living versus modernity while on this day of your 15 days 14 nights best of Uganda ultimate Cultural Photo Safari tour, Uganda wildlife photo safari tour and Uganda gorilla trekking safari tour
The morning starts before daybreak with milking the long horned Ankole cows. Breakfast is served at the farm and later we take a village walk. Experience the lifestyle of the people, be part of their farming time, and go to the field with the herdsman. Learn more about their lifestyle, food, and their other native habits. In the evening, you can enjoy traditional dancing and singing of a non-professional local group.
Today you will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight back home. Thank you for experiencing Uganda and her people with us. Come again!
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