6-Day Ugandan Safari

Entebbe – Lake Mburo National Park

In the morning, you’ll set off for Lake Mburo National Park which is located in Mbarara district. On arrival in Mbarara you’ll visit the Igongo cultural centre which has a museum dedicated to the cultural history of western Uganda. You’ll then set off for Lake Mburo National park, about an hour’s drive away. On arrival at the park, you’ll check into your lodgings and rest.

Activities: Drive to Lake Mburo. Visit to Igongo Cultural Centre
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Travel Time: 7 Hours

Game Drive & Launch Trip

In the morning, you’ll go for a drive around the park’s many tracks.

Together with 13 other lakes in the area, Lake Mburo forms part of a 50km-long wetland system linked by a swamp. Five of these lakes lie within the park’s borders. Once covered by open savanna, Lake Mburo National Park now contains much woodland as there are no elephants to tame the vegetation. In the western part of the park, the savanna is interspersed with rocky ridges and forested gorges while patches of papyrus swamp and narrow bands of lush riparian woodland line many lakes.

Lake Mburo National Park supports globally threatened species of birds, including two of the endangered cichlid fish species which have gone extinct in the main lakes and it is the only area in Uganda in which the Impala is found. The park also provides refuge to 22 species of Palaearctic and Afro-tropical migrant birds during adverse conditions, within the wooded Savanna with Acacia/Commiphora thicket and grasslands.

After lunch, you’ll explore the wildlife-rich eastern banks of Lake Mburo during a tranquil two-hour boat voyage. Keep an eye out for crocodiles, buffaloes and hippos as well as colorful Kingfishers, magnificent Fish Eagles, Hammerkops and their enormous nests and even the prehistoric-looking Shoebill.

Activities: Game Drive & Launch Cruise
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Mbarara – Kampala – Jinja

After breakfast drive back to Kampala where you’ll have lunch before heading to Jinja town.

Activities: Scenic Drive
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Travel Time: 4.5 Hours

Source of the Nile & White Water Rafting or Bungee Jumping

Jinja is Uganda’s adventure capital providing opportunities from many thrilling activities like white water rafting, bungee jumping, sport fishing, kayaking, quad biking and horse riding.

After an early breakfast, you’ll visit the source of the Nile River and then depending on your disposition go for a rafting adventure or bungee jumping.

Activities: Source of the Nile, Bungee Jumping/ White Water Rafting
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Jinja - Kampala

After breakfast, you’ll drive back to Kampala where you’ll have lunch and explore a part of the city.

The capital city of Uganda and seat of government, Kampala is a melting pot of Ugandan history and culture. Often referred to as the 'City of Seven Hills', it currently sprawls over twenty hills and covers an area of 72 square miles. The name Kampala derives from the name given to one of the antelope family, the Impala and traditional oral history tells the story of how the hills were originally the royal hunting grounds of the Kabaka (king) of Buganda kingdom, whose palace is still located in Mengo, one of the many hills that make up the city. The city is also home to the tombs of the past Buganda kings on Kasubi hill, catholic and protestant cathedrals on Rubaga and Namirembe hills, Kibuli and Gaddafi mosques, the Baha'i temple and the Parliament of Uganda.

With a population of over three million, Kampala boasts a busy and colourful life. Visit the local markets for a taste of the hustle and bustle that is the everyday life of the average Ugandan trader and enjoy a variety of traditional cuisine from across the country in the many restaurants. An exciting night life awaits the nocturnal reveller with several bands and troupes offering live performances and many nightclubs to choose from. A tour of Kampala is a good starting or ending point for any Uganda safari.

To conclude the tour, you’ll take a scenic drive to Entebbe where you’ll check into your hotel and relax in the serenity and tranquillity that is Entebbe before your flight the following morning.

Activities: Drive to Kampala, Kampala City Tour part1
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Kampala - Entebbe

After breakfast, you’ll explore the rest of Kampala city before heading out to Entebbe where you’ll visit the zoo and other attractions. You can also choose to visit Ngamba Islands which is home to a Chimpanzee sanctuary.
You’ll check into the guesthouse in the evening and relax before your flight out the following day.

Activities: Kampala City Tour, Entebbe Town Tour
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner