16 Days Photography Safari Uganda

16 Days Photography Safari Uganda Itinerary:

Arrival and Transfer to the hotel

On arrival at Entebbe international Airport, the guide will pick you up and transfer to your Hotel for an overnight stay.

Accommodation

• KAMPALA SERENA HOTEL
• LE PETITE VILLAGE HOTEL
• CASSIA LODGE

Day 1: Early morning transfer to Murchison Falls National ark, En-route Rhino tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

An early morning start after breakfast, begin your 16 Days Photography Safari by departing Kampala for Murchison falls national park with en route visit to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. your will do Rhinoceros tracking on foot.

Take pictures of the Rhinos which is one of the member of Big five animals thereafter continue to Murchison falls national park have lunch along the way before proceeding. Murchison falls national park is Uganda’ largest Savannah park with largest concentration of animals, so expect to have pictures of Giraffes, Elephants, Jacksons hartebeests, Oribi, Uganda kob, buffaloes, birds, crocodiles in water or basking on sand hippos warthogs.

If lucky lions and leopards, Jackals and hyenas. You will continue and make it to the top of the falls for photography before reaching your lodge for overnight stay

• PARAA SAFARI LODGE
• PAKUBA SAFARI LODGE
• FORT MURCHISON

Day 2: Full day in Murchison, game drive in the morning and boat cruise in afternoon

On this day, you will have you breakfast the go for morning game drive where you will have enough time to take pictures of savannah game such as Elephants, giraffes, buffalos, hartebeests, Uganda kobs, warthogs, oribi birds of different species then later you will return back to your lodge for lunch break.

After lunch the guide will take you to the jetty where you will board the exclusive boat to the bottom of the falls that will reward you with hippos, crocodiles, possibly Elephants and water bucks coming to drink water at a closer view.

On the falls, take enough pictures and thereafter return back to the lodge for your dinner and overnight stay at DAY1.

Day 3: Morning Game drive and transfer to Hoima town for a night

In the morning after your breakfast, you will go for another game drive in search of more game animals, elephants, buffaloes, Hartebeest, Uganda Kob, Giraffe, Lions, Leopards birds warthog and many more which you might have missed in the first game drive then later cross the river Nile with the ferry, proceed and exit the park and drive to spend the night in Hoima so as to shorten the next day’s journey to Kibale.

In Hoima you will stay at

• HOIMA CULTURAL LODGE
• HOTEL KONTIK HOIMA

Day 4: Transfer to Kibale forest national park

A relatively early morning start, after breakfast you will be transferred from Hoima to kibale forest national park the home to 13 primate species including the chimpanzees plus other monkey species like red tailed monkey, grey checked mangabeys, colobus monkeys and many more reaching there in afternoon.

You will pass through different villages along the Albertine rift valley as you enjoy the view. Later you will check in to your lodge for an overnight stay in preparation for chimp habituation experience the next day.

• KYANINGA LODGE
• PRIMATE LODGE
• CHIMPANZEE FOREST LODGE.

Day 5 – Chimpanzee tracking in the morning & Afternoon Nature walk in Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary

In the morning after breakfast, you will report to kanyanchu visitor Centre ready for your chimpanzee tracking that will bring you closer to our relative, here you have chance to photograph these chimpanzees as you learn about their behaviors.

The forest having many primate species, you as well have higher chances to see and photograph other animals like Colobus monkeys, grey checked mangabeys, and baboons posing along the way.

Later, return back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch break. In the afternoon you will go for Nature walk in Bigodi wetland Sanctuary where you stand chance to see other primates and birds before you return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at DAY4

Day 6: Transfers to Queen Elizabeth national park & Afternoon Game drive

On the 5th day after breakfast, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth national park which is Uganda’s second largest protected area with lots of animals and bird species recorded compared to other national parks of Uganda.

Enjoy Big game Savannah Safari in the afternoon. you stand chance to see Elephants, Lions, Leopard, Warthog, Waterbuck, Buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, Birds and many more.

After game viewing you will head to the lodge where you will spend your night at

• MWEYA SAFARI LODGE
• ENGANZI GAME LODGE
• QUEEN ELIZABETH BUSH LODGE

Day 7: Early morning game drive and boat cruise in the afternoon hours.

Wake up and take breakfast or a cup of tea or coffee and head out for game drive in search of Savannah game such as Elephants, lions, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, bush backs, warthogs leopards and birds of the Savannah to mention but few. Thereafter you will return back to the lodge for lunch break. In the afternoon, report to the jetty for your exclusive boat cruise along the Kazinga channel that connects the two rift valley lakes George and Edward.

This boat will enable you photography on closer view of hippos, crocodiles, and birds. Plus animals like Elephants coming to drink water; afterwards you will be taken to a short game drive and thereafter, back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at DAY 5.

Day 8: Transfer to Ishasha sector south of Queen Elizabeth national park and game drive in afternoon

After morning breakfast, transfer to the southern part of the park called ishasha which is famous for tree climbing lions that are always sighted clinging in between the branches of the fig trees, have your lunch and do game drive in the afternoon in search of them.

Here you stand more chance to see as you take more pictures of other animals like topi found only in this part of the park, Elephants, hyenas, Uganda kobs, herds of buffalos, birds, warthogs and possibly leopard and schools of hippopotamus in Ishasha River.

Later check in to your lodge for overnight stay at

• ISHASHA WILDERNESS CAMP
• ISHASHA JUNGLE LODGE
• ENJOJO LODGE,

Day 9: Game drive and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park

On this day after your breakfast, you will go for another game drive in ishasha for more chances to see tree climbing lions as well as other savannah game and thereafter transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park which is the home to the rare mountain Gorillas and other forest mammals like duiker, chimpanzees, Colobus monkeys and many more.

Check in to your lodge for relaxation in preparation for the next day’s activity Dinner and overnight at

• MAHOGANY SPRING LODGE
• BUHOMA HAVEN LODGE
• BAKIGA LODGE

Day 10: Gorilla tracking Adventure & Community walk in the Afternoon

Wake up early and take your breakfast, then with your packed lunch and drinking water plus your tracking gear report to the ranger station ready for the exiting encounter to these gentle giant the mountain Gorillas, tracking here takes approximately few hours to a full day so a reasonable fitness is needed to hike up and down the mountains where these gorillas feed from.

Be ready with enough films to be able to take as many pictures as you can but no flush photography with these animals. You will be briefed by a ranger guide about the dos and don’ts for gorilla tracking before you ascend to the forest for this experience.

On return if time allows and you are still strong enough, go for community walk for Photography Safari Uganda cultural entertainments where you can even meet the pygmies, the race of short people who used to be forest dwellers and fruit gatherers before they were evicted from the forest for conservation purposes.

Return to the lodge later for overnight stay at DAY 8.

Day 11: Transfer to Kisoro town and community walk visit the pygmies

After breakfast, enjoy the Photography Safari Uganda drive to Kisoro where will go for community walk to see and meet the local people including the Batwa “pygmies” in the afternoon. This place is adjust to Mgahinga national park which stand in the boarder of Rwanda volcano and virunga national park of Congo, accommodation here will be in this town in preparation for a visit to rare and endangered Golden monkey stay at

• MOUNT GAHINGA LODGE
• KISORO TRAVELERS REST HOTEL.

Day 12: Visit Mgahinga national park, Golden monkey tracking and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

On this day wake up and take breakfast thereafter drive to the park office for the briefing about the golden monkey tracking well prepared in your tracking attire visit take photographs of these rare monkeys that will take you approximately a half a day, on return, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi which is the most beautiful lake that lie between the Kigezi rolling hills of the south western corner of Uganda special for canoeing and boat rides to visit historical islands and relaxation.

You will stay at

• BIRD NEST RESORT LAKE BUNYONYI
• LAKE BUNYONYI ROCK RESORT
• BUNYONYI OVERLAND RESORT.

Day 13: Enjoy the boat ride and transfer to Lake Mburo national park

After your morning breakfast, go for a Photography Safari Uganda boat ride or canoeing to visit the historical islands such as Punishment Island, upside down and many more, thereafter set off to Lake Mburo national park lunch on the way. This is Uganda’s smallest savannah park but with diversity of animals, here you have opportunity to spot and take photographs of Zebras, Buffaloes, Elands, rare impalas special for this park in the whole of Uganda’s protected areas, topi, giraffes, and on lucky occasion leopard and hippos in the lake.

Proceed and check in to the Photography Safari Uganda lodge for dinner early dinner. Afterwards you will go out for a night game drive in search of leopards, bush babies zebras and many more and overnight stay at

• MIHINGO LODGE
• RWAKOBO ROCK LODGE
• LEOPARD REST CAMP

Day 14: Game drive and transfer to Kampala

On this day after your breakfast, go for game drive to have clear pictures of zebras, topi, Buffaloes, Impalas, Elands and later transfer to Kampala with a stopover at Uganda equator for photography and shopping then proceed to Kampala for an overnight stay at

• LE PETITE VILLAGE HOTEL
• CASSIA LODGE
• HUMURA RESORT

Day 15: Birding Mabamba Swamp

On this last day, after breakfast you will visit Mabamba swamp for birding in search of shoebill stork, lesser Jacana, and other swamp birds using a canoe and later, you will transfer to Kampala for your overnight stay at

• LE PETITE VILLAGE HOTEL
• CASSIA LODGE
• HOTEL SOJOVALO KAMPALA

Day 16: Kampala city tour and Departure

You will wake up have relaxed Photography Safari Uganda breakfast and thereafter start your city tour around Kampala, visit the Kasubi royal tombs, National museum, Namugongo martyrs church, Gadhafi mosque, Nakasero fruit market and any other local market if time allows later head to Entebbe Airport if it’s your scheduled departure time.

END OF 16 DAYS PHOTOGRAPHY SAFARI UGANDA TOUR.

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