10-Day Murchison Kibale Bwindi and Lake Mburo Safari

This 10-Day Murchison Kibale Bwindi and Lake Mburo Safari give you a full highlight of Uganda Tourism. Coming face to face with the remaining mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest marks the climax of your Uganda safari. Not only is tracking the mountain gorillas interesting, but the Kibale forest also provides a breath of fresh air after finding the chimps and other primates.

Day 1: Kampala – Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls National Park is the Largest National Park, covering 3,840 sq km, and it’s ideal for game drives because it contains the Big Five and 450 bird species. You will drive to the “Top of the Fall” for mighty sightseeing of the Nile as it forces its way through a rocky gap barely six meters wide. In the evening, you will have a game drive in the northern part of the park.

Dinner and overnight at;  pakuba safari Lodge / Red Chilli Camp, Nile Safari Lodge, or Paraa Safari Lodge.

Day 2: Game drive and Boat Cruise.

This morning, you will embark on a game drive in search of the unique features of the African Savannah, including giraffes, antelopes, lions, elephants, oribi, Jackson heartbeast, and the Uganda kob. The birdlife is spectacular, with the eagle being one of the prized sightings, as well as the rare shoebill.

After lunch, you will relax on a launch cruise on the Nile River. This cruise takes you to the Bottom of the thundering and mighty falls, where you will see huge crocodile bars, schools of hippos, lonely buffaloes, especially elephants, and a variety of water birds like herons, cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters, kingfishers, skimmers, and fish eagles and sometimes the rare shoebill.

Day 3: Travel to kibale National Park 

Have breakfast, and drive to Fort Portal with lunch en route. You will drive through traditional homesteads and farms, allowing you to enjoy the beautiful scenery across that part of the country.

Dinner and overnight at Isunga Lodge/Primate Lodge/ Kibale forest camp.

Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking.

Kibale National Park is one of the most beautiful, stunning, and attractive forests in Uganda. It is home to our closest living relatives, the endangered Chimpanzee, the threatened Red colobus monkey, and the rare L’hoest’s monkey. You will see the chimps and other primates, totalling 13 species, including the Black and white colobus, Blue monkey, Grey-cheeked mangabey, Red-tailed monkey, Bushbabies, and Pottos.

After lunch, you will go and visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, from where you will take a guided walk around the Swamp, which will allow you to see a wide range of flora and fauna.

Dinner and overnight stay at Isunga Lodge/Primate Lodge/ Kibale forest camp.

Day 5: Leave for Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, viewing the mystical Rwenzori Mountain range for much of the journey. Check in at your accommodation facility as you wait for your lunch.

After lunch, take on an afternoon Launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel – one that joins Lakes Edward and George. The cruise is a wonderful way to see hippos, buffalo, Kob, and the occasional Nile crocodile (which, up until recently, did not inhabit this area), as well as spectacular bird-watching on the water’s edge. Return for dinner.

Overnight. The bush lodge, Aardvark safari lodge, Acacia wilderness Lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge,

Day 6: Game Drives

Enjoy a packed breakfast and take on a morning game drive to catch up with the early risers and predators as they return to their hideouts. You may meet grazing Hippos, Elephants, Lions, spotted Hyenas, bushbuck, waterbuck, striped jackal, warthogs, and the elusive leopard.

Continue to Maramagambo forest for many surprises await you here, like pythons are often observed in the crevices of the bat cave floor, making the bats their main dish and dessert as well. The cave is near a picturesque former Blue Lake and Hunter Cave. You may also encounter forest birds such as bat hawks, brown-eared woodpeckers, and other primates. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 7: Drive to Ishasha

After breakfast, you will have your packed lunch and proceed to Ishasha. You will drive along the deep and wide dry craters that are occupied by savanna grasses and acacia. The drive will take you through the unique western rift valley escarpment, mainly the Ishasha sector, where you will take on yet another game drive in search of tree-climbing lions before proceeding to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

The journey may take around 4 hours, but it will drive through interesting features. Arrive at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening.

Dinner and overnight stay at Gorilla Safari Lodge / Buhoma Lodge / Buhoma Community Rest Camp (Bandas).

Day 8: Gorilla Tracking day 

After having breakfast, set off early with guides to trek the Uganda gorillas. The thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek. Bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet.

Each encounter is different and has its rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming, and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display.

There’s also a substantial chimpanzee population, and research shows that Bwindi is the only forest in Africa where these two apes coexist. Return to camp, exhilarated to relieve the encounter with friends over a drink.

Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Safari Lodge, Buhoma Lodge (Homestead),  Buhoma Community Rest Camp (Bandas)

Day 9: Drive to Lake Mburo

Enjoy an early breakfast, then drive to Lake Mburo National Park, where you’ll have lunch on the way. You will reach the exact time for a boat ride on Lake Mburo. Its presence within the park is a blessing worth mentioning. The lake is rich with a diversity of animal and plant species, which will be viewed clearly as you are on the boat trip.

Expect to see hippos and birds such as African finfoots, Pelicans, black crakes, Herons, cormorants, and fish eagles. You may also spot the rare Shoebill Stork, and all these will make your visit with one.

Dinner and overnight stay: Mihingo Lodge, kigarama safari lodge.

Day 10: Morning Game and Drive to Entebbe

After an early breakfast, take on a morning game drive. Lake Mburo National Park is a very special place; every part of it is alive with variety, interest, and colour. It contains an extensive wetland. You are likely to see elands, impalas, waterbucks, warthogs, topis, and zebras. After the game, drives us en route to Kampala.

End of 10-Day Murchison, Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Mburo – Safari