13 Days best of eastern and northern Uganda tour

Tour highlight.

Wildlife views.

Game drives.

Guided nature walks.

Detailed itinerary.

Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe international airport

Upon arrival, our guide representative will welcome you from the Entebbe International Airport, they will meet greet, and help you through immigration and transfer to accommodation that has been booked in Entebbe for your dinner and staying overnight, depending on the time you arrive, we will enjoy an evening sundowner along the Lake Victoria after we return for dinner and staying overnight

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park.

Morning breakfast and our guide will pick you from the hotel to proceed on the drive to the Murchison Falls National Park via the Kampala Gulu express highway, enroute we will stop over for  a hot lunch at the Ziwa Rhino sanctuary’s Amuka lodge track rhinos in the afternoon, this is so far one place to see the white rhino in Uganda, they are tracked on foot for 2-3 hours, an hour is allowed while with the Rhinos and return  proceed to the  Murchison falls national park  if time allows we could be able to drive to the top of the falls to witness the water fall through the 7 meter slit on the rock, for dinner and staying overnight at

Day 3: Game drives and boat cruise along to the bottom of the falls.

Morning breakfast after which we will be transferred to the northern bank of Pakuba for game drives, there are more animals on this side of the park compared to the south, and game drives through the well-distributed game routes will showcase the best of Murchison Falls National park, expect to see lions, elephants, waterbucks, bushbucks, leopards, Rothschild’s giraffes, oribi, hyenas, returning to the lodge for lunch and an afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, this will have you enjoy the best of the park, expect to see many water animals including the sun basking crocodiles along the banks of the river Nile and Hippos.

 Day 4: Transfer to Kidepo Valley national park.

Kidepo valley national park is one of the most isolated national parks to vast while in Uganda, after checkout from Murchison lodge, we will drive to the far north through the Kitgum Gulu highway, which takes about 6 hours or 300 kilometers to the destination, and the flyover through the ecosystem is a magical experience, our lodge representative will pick you to check-in in have lunch and an afternoon game drive in the park which will end in sundowners. Dinner and staying overnight at

Apoka Safari Lodge.

Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Day 5: Full-day game drives

Morning breakfast, we will be transferred to the Narus Valley in search of animals, this part of the conservation area has a higher concentration of mammals compared to other regions, through the well-distributed trails and along the dry river beds are dotted animal species, except to see lions, leopards, African buffaloes, elands, zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, Jackson hartebeest, to mention a few, lunch will be at the lodge take some rest and later in the afternoon enjoy game drives which end in sundowners. Dinner and staying overnight at

Day 6: Game drives and the Lorukul community visit.

Breakfast after which we will return to the park in search of species, we might have missed the previous day, look out for small antelopes through the grasses like the oribi, reedbucks, Jackson hartebeests, zebras, rock hyrax, and birds, we will return to the lodge for an early lunch, take a swim at the crated pool of the lodge and an afternoon visit to the Lorukul community, the Karamojong’s will exhibit their culture through performing dance and songs, show you through the Manyattas returning on a game drive and sundowner, dinner and staying overnight at

Day 7: Transfer to Pianupe game reserve.

Morning breakfast after which we will be transferred to Pianupe game reserve in still along the northern circuit, the region is sparsely populated with a few people, we will check out of the lodge in Kidepo and go on drive to the game reserve, arrival on game drive, expect to see antelopes, giraffes, birds like the Karamojong aplis, pelicans, grey crowned crested cranes, and many antelopes that have been relocated to the region , thanks to the Uganda wildlife authority team.

Day 8: Transfer to Mountain Elgon national park

Following breakfast, we will be transferred to Mountain Elgon National park via Moro to, to  Sipi Falls early morning, through the amazing towns and swamps, the extensive growing vegetation of the northern Uganda is  beautiful the drive takes 6-7 hours so arrive in time and an afternoon relaxation at the lodge that has been booked in Sipi overlooking the , the fall of the river and view is angelic, depending on time,  visit a few coffee plantations, returning to the lodge for dinner and staying overnight at the lodge that has been booked for your dinner and staying overnight

Optional activity – Abseiling Sipi River.

Day 9: Climbing Mountain Elgon.

Following an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the Kapkwai exploration center Park Center for hiking into the forest to the extinct volcano, the main feature of the conservation area is the mountain Elgon which has the world’s largest caldera growing an afro-montane forest, along the hike there is a chance to see monkeys like the black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, and many bird species, for example the grey throated barbet, sunbirds, bee-eaters to mention a few, the composition after the forest is amazingly magical, the groundsel and giant lobelia are impressive to be apart, you will have a picnic lunch and later return down slope to the lodge for dinner and staying overnight.

Day 10: Transfer to Jinja

Breakfast after which we will be transferred to Jinja, the town used to be an urban city of industrialization, however Mother Nature has blessed it richly, with the source of the river Nile and other features things to see, we will drive through Mbale to arrive in time for a hot lunch at the source of the Nile and an afternoon boat cruise at the start of one of the world’s longest river Nile, the river begins it journey to the around the globe from the ripons falls,  we will then return to the lodge for dinner and staying overnight.

Day 11: Transfer to Kampala Via Mabira forest for Zip lining

On this day you will transfer you to Kampala through the Jinja  -Mukono highway, it is a beautiful drive through the outskirts of the city, our stop will be at the shortly to Mabira forest for Zip lining while here lots of birds in the background and later to the  Sezibwa Falls, these lie along the river Sezibwa traditionally said to have been birthed by a woman called Nakkungu it is a significant cultural point of Buganda, it is said that she gave birth to twins on of which was a river, we will then proceed, to Kampala for your dinner and staying overnight.

Day 12: Kampala city tour.

We will spend the day on a relaxed city tour through the city of 7 hills, it is a magical time as you will have a chance to see cultural traditional points including the Buganda royal palace, Kasubi cultural tombs, Ugand museum and trying out local food at the local markets, the popular delicacy of Rolex. We will enjoy an evening here and transfer to Entebbe for dinner and staying overnight.

Day 13: Departure.

Morning breakfast, after which we will return to Entebbe for your international flight back home.