Upstream Jungle Tours

"Revealing the Infinite Beauty of Nature"

10 DAYS WILDLIFE AND CULTURAL SAFARI.

Start/End: Kampala

Duration: 10 Days

Activities: Primate tracking, birding, cultural tour, game drive, gorilla trekking, city tour, launch trip.

Destinations; Kibale forest, Bwindi forest, Tooro kingdom, Queen Elizabeth Park.

TOUR DESCRIPTION

A holiday that takes you to explore Uganda’s Cultural Heritage while discovering its outstanding wildlife attractions.
This safari starts with a tour to Kibale forest National Park for a Chimpanzee Tracking, birding experience and later a cultural tour to the Royal Palace in Tooro Kingdom.
This trip also takes you to Queen Elizabeth for amazing attractions such as crater lakes, forests, Kazinga Channel and many more. You will visit the Bwindi Impenetrable Forests for a Gorilla Trekking experience.
And end the journey with a tour of Kampala City.

ITINERARY

DAY 01: ARRIVAL IN UGANDA

The guide / driver will pick you up from the airport and be driven around Kampala to your place of accommodation where you can have your meals as well.

DAY 02: DRIVE TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

You will begin your journey to Kibale forest having lunch en-route to Fort portal which is characterized by a beautiful scenery of tea plantations.  On arrival at the forest, you will notice the forest is a home to many primate species and the bird life in the forest is also prolific accommodation is at Kibale Forest Camp (standard), papaya lake lodge (luxury) mountains of the moon hotel (comfort) and meals as well.

DAY 03: KIBALE FOREST CHIMP TRACING, BIRDING AND PRIMATE VIEWING.

The ranger takes you chimp tracking meanwhile showing you the many primate species and birds that live in this tropical forest. This walk will take you through grassland, small communities with beautiful scenery. Accommodation is at Kibale forest camp (standard) mountains of the moon hotel; (comfort) papaya lake lodge (luxury) as well as meals.

DAY 04: TOORO KINGDOM ROYAL PALACE CULTURAL TOUR.

After breakfast, you tour the Royal Palace and its great architectural magnificent buildings, explore the royal regalia and the interpretation of the King Coronation process. You retreat from the palace tour and transfer to Karambi Royal Tombs to explore the tombs of the former kings of Tooro then retreat to the great AMABERE GA NYINA MWIRU and discover the history behind it. Accommodation is at Kibale forest camp (standard), mountains of the moon hotel (comfort), papaya Lake lodge (luxury) and meals as well.

DAY 05: TRANSFER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

In the morning you start off your journey down through Fort portal where you can have your lunch as well.

Queen Elizabeth is Uganda’s second largest park and adjacent to Lake Edward and Lake George the park has prolific game.

Accommodation is at Kasenyi safari camp (Standard) Mweya safari lodge (luxury) and meals as well.

DAY 06: WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE IN QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

After an early breakfast, your guide will take you for an early morning long game drive, search for all the wildlife in the park in the afternoon, you will take a boat trip along the 40km Kazinga channel, one of the Queen’s famous attractions, here you will see ahuge concentration of a variety of animals and a range of beautiful birds, after the boat safari you transfer back to the lodge. Accommodation is at Kasenyi safari camp (standard) mweya safari lodge (luxury) with meals as well.

DAY 07: DRIVE TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST.

On your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable, you will cross a beautiful part of the country with terraced hillsides, farms and households, bamboo forest and have a great views over the Virunga Mountains.

Accommodation at Bunyonyi overland resort (standard) Rushaga Gorilla camp (comfort) , silver back lodge (luxury) and meals as well.

DAY 08: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST GORILLA TRACKING

Early morning prepare for an amazing gorilla trekking experience in the jungles of Bwindi, the guide will lead you into the thick forests in search of these gorillas in different areas. This forest is also recognized as a home for various bird and primate species, in the afternoon you may embark on a community tour of the Batwa local people and learn about their culture, history and tradition. Accommodation at Bunyonyi overland resort (standard) Rushaga Gorilla camp(comfort) , silver back lodge (luxury) and with meals as well.

DAY 09: VISIT TO THE EQUATOR / RETURN TO KAMPALA

After breakfast you continue your drive back to Kampala , you will have a stopover at the equator the best place for your souvenir shopping before reaching Kampala. Your driver/ guide will bring you to your accommodation in Kampala where you will have meals as well.

DAY 10: KAMPALA CITY TOUR

After breakfast , drive for a city tour of Kampala , you will visit sites like Uganda Museum, national Theater and craft center, the Buganda kingdom palace , the Uganda martyrs shrine Namugongo, Uganda Parliament , Namirembe cathedral and  lunch will be planned accordingly with your guide as you transverse Kampala City . This marks the end of your holiday.