10 Days Uganda Budget Safari
During the 10 days Uganda budget safari, you will encounter the great apes of Uganda and some of the big five animals. Some of the activities you will engage in include; a game drive, boat cruise, gorilla trekking, and chimpanzee trekking. The safari will take you to the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Murchison Falls, Kibale National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, and Lake Bunyonyi. Below is a detailed itinerary for the 10 days Uganda budget safari.
Safari Summary
- Day 1: Pick up and transfer to the Murchison Falls National Park
- Day 2: Full-day adventure in the Murchison Falls National Park
- Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park and Bigodi Wetland Tour
- Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Day 5: Full-day adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 7: Gorilla trekking and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
- Day 8: Boat cruise at Lake Bunyonyi and transfer to the Lake Mburo National Park.
- Day 9: Full day in the Lake Mburo National Park.
- Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to the Murchison Falls National Park
On arrival at the airport, you will be picked up by the company guide and you will spend your next 10 days on Uganda budget safaris. You will then start with a transfer to the Murchison Falls National Park. You will make a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking. Later on, you will go ahead with the transfer. Upon arrival, you will hike to the top of the falls and then later you will be transferred to the lodge. Have dinner and spend the night over.
Meal plan: Lunch, dinner.
Day 2: Full-day adventure in the Murchison Falls National Park.
On day 2 of the 10 days Uganda budget safari, you will have an early transfer into the park for the morning game drive. During the game drive, you will see different wildlife like lions, elephants, giraffes, leopards, warthogs, and many others. After the game drive, you will have a picnic breakfast and then head back to the lodge. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to Paara for the boat cruise at the Victoria Nile. During the boat cruise, you will see several wildlife like elephants, hippos, and crocodiles and you will have a front view of the Murchison Falls.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park and Bigodi Wetland Tour
You will be transferred to the Kibale National Park after your early morning breakfast. Upon arrival in the park, you will start with lunch. Then you will proceed to the Bigodi community for coffee roasting, banana brewing, and many others. Later in the evening, you will be transferred to the lodge for your dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to the Queen Elizabeth National Park.
On day 4 of the 10-day Uganda budget safari, you will be transferred to the park headquarters to track one of the large primates. During the chimpanzee trekking which will last for about 2 to 6 hours of the day, you will see other small primates within the park. After the chimpanzee trekking, you will go ahead with the transfer to the Queen Elizabeth National Park. Upon arrival, you will make a stopover at the equator. Proceed to the lodge, check for dinner, and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 5: Full-day adventure in Queen Elizabeth National Park
After your early morning breakfast, you will drive into the park around 0630 hours for the game drive. During this time the wildlife is still in search of food and you can easily spot it. The wildlife spotted include; lions, elephants, hippos, leopards, and many others. After you will return to the lodge for relaxation and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
When you are done with your early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will make a stopover in the Ishasha sector to track the tree-climbing lions. You will see other wildlife like elephants, warthogs, leopards, kobs and many others.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 7: Gorilla trekking and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
On day 7, you will go ahead with gorilla trekking where you will start with the briefing about the gorilla trekking. Then, you will continue with the gorilla which will last for about 2 to 7 hours of the day. Then later, you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi. On arrival, you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 8: Boat cruise at Lake Bunyonyi & transfer to Lake Mburo National Park.
On the morning of day 8, you will start with the boat cruise at Lake Bunyonyi and then later you will have breakfast on the cliff of the lake. After breakfast, you will start over with the transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. You will make a stopover in Mbarara for lunch and a visit to the Igongo cultural center. During the visit to the Igongo Cultural Center, you also have a hike to the Eclipse monument. Later you will continue with the transfer to the park and upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 9: Full day in the Lake Mburo National Park
During this day, you will start with the morning breakfast and then you will go ahead with the game drive. During the game drive, you will see different wildlife like leopards, hippos, zebras, impalas, and many others. Later in the afternoon, you will go ahead with the boat cruise on the lake Mburo where you will also spot other wildlife like crocodiles, hippos, zebras, and many others.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 10: Transfer back to Kampala
On your last day, you will be transferred to Kampala. During the transfer, you will make a stopover at the equator. Then later, you will go ahead with the transfer to Kampala. On arrival, you will choose to either be dropped off at the hotel of your choice or the airport for your outbound flights. This will mark the end of your 10 days Uganda budget safari.
Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch
