Day 1: Arrival into Entebbe

Arrive Entebbe and transfer to the Lake Victoria Laico Hotel for overnight on a bed and breakfast basis. Hotel overlooks the second Largest inland Lake in the World. Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner.

Day 3: Kidepo National park. About 3 hours with occasional stops

Breakfast and transfer to Kidepo National Park . Begin the mid morning game viewing safari on the plains of Kidepo National Park. The park guests include notable explorers and renowned personalities like Ernest Hemingway, Sir Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt. The morning safari with a ranger guide starts from the lodge as you see Beisa Oryx, bat eared foxes , Leopard, greater Kudu and Lion. Later in afternoon, return to your luxury lodge for lunch and the day at the pool. In the afternoon, you could visit one of the traditional homesteads referred to as manyattas of the Masai-like Karamajong tribes-people who are predominantly cattle keepers or have an evening game drive in the park. Dinner and overnight at the Ngamoru WIlderness Camp. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 5: Murchison falls National park

Morning wake up and transfer to the viewing deck for a morning breakfast overlooking the River Nile. Later, start a morning drive to the ferry crossing point and proceed to the northern bank with an armed ranger guide who will be happy to conduct some walking safaris at some points in the park. With chilled drinks in the vehicle, you begin the game drive in search of the big Five and other wildlife in the park. Driving through the Nyamsika flats, your ranger guide will be looking out for Rothschild giraffe, African Elephant, Lowell’s Hartebeest, the cute little Oribi camouflaging in the grass and Cape buffalo. Towards Pakuba, the Nile leaves Lake Albert to from the Albert Nile around the Delta area where the rare shoe billed stork stands motionless in the swamps. In the early afternoon, return to the comfort of your top bush Lodge arriving for lunch. You will later drive sail through Paraa along the banks where hordes of Hippo can be seen grunting and yawning in the afternoon heat. Nile crocodiles are also seen basking along the sandy sections of the river. Look out for African Fish Eagle, Long toed Lapwing Plover, Red throated bee-eater, Bush buck, Giraffe, Elephant and Leopard. Later, take pictures at the bottom of the falls near Fajao and return to your Lodge for dinner and Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Drive to Fort Portal. 6-7 Hours Breakfast and departure for Kibale National park. Meals and overnight at Kibale Primate Lodge. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 8: To Queen Elizabeth National Park. About 3 hours

Breakfast at leisure and finally drive through Kasese and on to the Queen Elizabeth National park. On arrival, you will have a drive in the park as you enjoy a mid morning game drive on the plains of the park. The animals to see on the drive include the Uganda Kob, Bush buck, Deffassa water buck, Ugandan musk shrew, Giant forest Hog and Elephants. The afternoon can be spent at the swimming pool where wildlife on the peninsula can be viewed from here. Elephants and Hippo are most common during the afternoons across the Lake Katwe salt factory. In the evening, have dinner and transfer to your private Luxury Tented Camps overlooking the park. Katara Lodge. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 10: To Ishasha. About 3 hours transit and an extra hour to Bwindi after the tree climbing lions

Morning breakfast and thereafter, check out of the lodge. The four hour road transfer to Ishasha is through the National Park. See Elephant, Topi, Uganda Kob, Olive Baboon, Leopard or the tree climbing Lions in the trees along the road. Proceed though the wilderness and transfer to the The Gorilla Tented Camp arriving in the early afternoon for lunch. Later on, spend the evening at camp with a local group of traditional dancers over a bonfire. Meals and overnight at this upmarket accommodation. Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 12: Long drive to Entebbe. About 9 hours

We finally end our Uganda gorilla safari after breakfast and drive through the little Switzerland of Kigezi. The trip winds through the mountainous farmlands before heading to Mbarara for a picnic lunch. Along the way to Kampala, you could stop for some picture opportunities before arriving late in the evening to be dropped off at the airport in the evening. Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch. If this 12-day Uganda Driving Safari holiday sounds like the one for you, then contact our friendly team to discuss and plan your Uganda Safari Holiday today.