6-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari

Otter African Safaris offers a 6-day Uganda Wildlife Safari that includes visits to three of the country’s most prominent savannah parks: Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, and Lake Mburo. This excursion provides an excellent opportunity to see a diverse range of animal and bird species, including lions, leopards, buffalo, elephants, giraffes, Rothschild’s giraffes, oribis, antelopes, and more.

6-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari

Detailed 6-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari

Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park.

After breakfast, an Otter African Safaris guide will pick you up and take you to Murchison Falls National Park in Masindi, Western Uganda. The drive will take 4 to 5 hours. Your first halt will be at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola for an hour of rhino tracking activity.

After rhino tracking, you’ll have lunch in Masindi before seeing Murchison Falls, where the Nile flows down an 8m wide valley and creates a rainbow in the Devil’s Cauldron.

From the falls, you will continue through the park to the lodge.

Accommodations: Tilenga Safari Lodge.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner.

Drinkis: Drinking Water.

Day 2: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon boat cruise.

After breakfast, have an early morning game drive in the park to spot various species like as elephants, lions, leopards, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, and antelopes such as Uganda kob, topi, eland, and bushbuck. After lunch, enjoy a boat tour to the bottom of Murchison Falls to observe aquatic animals such hippos, Nile crocodiles, and water birds. After returning, enjoy the sunset view before supper and staying overnight at the resort.

Accommodations: Tilenga Safari Lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Drinkis: Drinking Water.

Day 3: Exit Murchison Falls National Park and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth.

After breakfast, depart from the hotel and go to Queen’s Elizabeth National Park in Kasese, Western Uganda. The route will take you past tea plantations and rolling hills to Fort Portal town. Enjoy an en-route lunch at Fort Portal before continuing to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Arrive at the lodge to unwind before the upcoming wildlife drive and boat tour in Queen Elizabeth National Park’s Kasenyi plains. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Accommodations: Kikorongo Safari Lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Drinkis: Drinking Water.

Day 4: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon boat cruise.

Have your breakfast very early in the morning, then head for an early morning wildlife drive to the undulating plains of Uganda’s second biggest National Park. Look out for:

Wildlife species include lions, leopards, Jackson hartebeest, buffaloes, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs, Uganda Kobs, oribis, and elephants.

Bird enthusiasts can spot a variety of species while driving. Return to the lodge for a relaxation period and lunch. After lunch at the Lodge, take a 2-hour boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lakes George and Edward. You’ll be amazed by the abundance of wildlife, including gigantic hippos, buffalo, elephants, and crocodiles.

Accommodations: Kikorongo Safari Lodge.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Drinkis: Drinking Water.

Day 5: Exit Queen Elizabeth National Park and Transfer to Lake Mburo.

After breakfast, proceed from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Lake Mburo, Uganda’s smallest Savannah national park. After lunch in the park, take a boat trip on Lake Mburo to spot wildlife like crocodiles, hippos, and other bird species. During the nighttime game drive, you’ll see species including giraffes, zebras, impalas, elands, buffaloes, and waterbucks.

Accommodations: Arcadia Lodge Lake Mburo.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Drinks: Drinking Water.

Day 6: Guided Nature walk and Transfer back.

After breakfast, the game rangers will lead you on a guided walk to the saline cliffs of Rwonyo, where animals may be seen sucking salt. After a morning wildlife drive, you will leave the park and travel to Entebbe.

Along the route, you will stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for unforgettable images and the renowned water experiment that demonstrates the separation of the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, allowing you to experience both. After lunch, you’ll continue your journey to Entebbe.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch.

Drinks: Drinking Water.

Safari Inclusions:

  • All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional).
  • Park fees.
  • Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description).
  • All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade).
  • Roundtrip airport transfer.
  • A professional driver/guide.
  • All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional).
  • All Taxes/VAT.

Safari Exclusions:

  • Entry visa fees.
  • International flights (from/to the client’s home country).
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour.
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items).
  • Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks not included in meals.
  • Optional activities not listed in the itinerary.