Safari Summary

• Duration: 12 Days / 11 Nights
• Departure/Return: Entebbe, Uganda
• Route: Entebbe → Mabamba Wetland Sanctuary → Lake Mburo NP → Queen Elizabeth NP → Kibale Forest NP → Murchison Falls NP → Entebbe

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

Met by your Terrain Safaris driver-guide, transfer through Entebbe’s lush surroundings along Lake Victoria to Nkima Forest Lodge, an eco-lodge set within a private forest known for birdlife and primates. Afternoon at leisure; dinner and overnight at the lodge. Stay: Nkima Forest Lodge | Meals: Dinner

Day 2: Mabamba Swamp — Shoebill Search

Morning and afternoon canoe excursions through papyrus channels at Mabamba Swamp, a Ramsar wetland near Lake Victoria. Target species include Shoebill Stork, Goliath Heron, White-faced Whistling Duck, Lesser Jacana, several weaver species, and Red-headed Lovebird. Stay: Nkima Forest Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

Scenic drive west with stops at the Uganda Equator (photos, crafts, demonstration) and Kaku Swamp, where waterbirds like Grey Crowned Crane, Saddle-billed Stork, and Purple Swamphen are found alongside woodland species. Arrive at Rwakobo Rock, overlooking free-roaming zebras and impalas. Stay: Rwakobo Rock | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Lake Mburo Birding & Boat Cruise

Game drive/birding through this Important Bird Area, home to over 350 species including barbets, snake-eagles, and francolins. Afternoon boat cruise on Lake Mburo for African Finfoot, African Darter, Papyrus Gonolek, and Grey-crowned Cranes. Stay: Rwakobo Rock | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Morning Walking Safari & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP

Guided walking safari with an armed UWA ranger through acacia woodland, targeting Yellow-breasted Apalis, Black-bellied Bustard, and Red-faced Barbet, alongside plains game like zebra, topi, and eland. Afternoon drive through Bushenyi’s tea estates into the Albertine Rift Valley, checking in at Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge near the Kazinga Channel. Stay: Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: Full-Day Safari & Kazinga Channel Cruise

Morning game drive/birding across the Kasenyi Plains — one of Africa’s richest birding areas with over 600 species, including vultures, harriers, eagles, and cisticolas, plus kob, buffalo, elephant, and predators. Afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel for hippos, crocodiles, and waterbirds like African Skimmer and Saddle-billed Stork. Stay: Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 7: Maramagambo Forest to Kibale National Park

Guided forest walk in Maramagambo, targeting Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Chestnut Wattle-eye, African Golden Oriole, and Bat Hawk, plus colobus and L’Hoest’s monkeys. Continue north through Rwenzori foothills to Kibale Forest Lodge. Stay: Kibale Forest Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8: Kibale National Park & Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary

Full-day forest birding targeting the prized Green-breasted Pitta, robin-chats, illadopsis species, and greenbuls, with regular primate sightings including Grey-cheeked Mangabeys. Afternoon walk at community-run Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for Great Blue Turaco and Red Colobus monkeys. Stay: Kibale Forest Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

Scenic birding drive north through Fort Portal’s tea estates and Hoima’s savannahs. Arrive at Murchison Falls NP — nearly 5,000 km² with 450+ bird species — for an introductory game drive featuring Rothschild’s Giraffes and Jackson’s Hartebeest. Check in at Pakuba Safari Lodge on the Nile’s northern bank. Stay: Pakuba Safari Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 10: Nile Delta Birding & Wildlife Safari

Full-day game drive across Borassus palm savannah toward the Nile Delta, searching for Shoebill Stork, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Northern Carmine Bee-eater, and numerous bishops, weavers, and cisticolas, alongside elephant, giraffe, and predator sightings. Stay: Pakuba Safari Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 11: Boat Safari to Nile Delta & Top of Murchison Falls

Morning boat cruise along the Victoria Nile to the Delta, searching for Shoebill Stork, Papyrus Gonolek, Red-necked Falcon, and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, with hippos, crocodiles, and elephants along the banks. Afternoon visit to the Top of the Falls, where the Nile plunges 45 meters through a 7-meter gorge. Stay: Pakuba Safari Lodge | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 12: Budongo Forest & Departure

Nature walk at Kaniyo-Pabidi in Budongo Forest Reserve (360+ species), targeting Puvel’s Illadopsis, Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, and African Crowned Eagle, with chances of chimpanzees and colobus monkeys. Drive back to Entebbe for departure. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Tour Highlights

• Shoebill excursions at Mabamba Wetland Sanctuary
• Birding and game drive at Lake Mburo National Park
• Game drive and boat cruise on Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth NP
• Forest birding and nature walks in Kibale National Park
• Boat safari to the Nile Delta, Murchison Falls National Park
• Visit to the Top of Murchison Falls

Included

Transport, private guide, accommodation, all meals, selected drinks, entrance fees, park fees, trekking permits

Not Included

International flights, Uganda visa costs, medical/travel insurance, additional drinks, gratuities, laundry, personal expenses, other activities

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