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PRICE: from $2800
Tour At-A-Glance;
Length: 18 days
Departures:June, July, August, November, December to March
Tour highlights:Gorilla tracking, Chimp tracking, natural history
Main Attraction:Mountain Gorillas.
Group Size:minimum 10. Max 15
Tour Guides:selected trained safari guides

Itinerary - Best Uganda adventure Safari

After arrival at Entebbe, we set out straight away to find the most iconic bird of the tour – Shoebill ! Hopefully with that species seen well we go northwards to the incredible Murchison Falls, where the Nile is forced through a six metre gap, forming the most powerful water surge on the planet. Boat cruises on the calmer stretches will allow us to watch and photograph the birds and animals which throng the banks. After two days of exploring the park's broadleaved woodlands, dry grasslands and forests, including nocturnal expeditions to find the incomparable Standard-winged Nightjar, we will move the short distance back to Budongo, the largest natural forest in East Africa.

Here, during our full day on the Royal Mile, a stunning forestry track rated as one of the premier forest birding sites in Africa, we will make our acquaintance with the first of many central African forest birds. Skulking alethes and illadopses sing from the undergrowth and we will work through mixed species flocks of greenbuls, eremomelas, crombecs and longbills, certainly top rate forest birding! Then on south and west to Kibale Forest. This reserve protects a diverse array of primates from the minuscule, nocturnal Demidoff's Galago to our closest living relative, the Chimpanzee. We will take expeditions to observe both these and many other species of primates and birds.

Straddling the Equator is the vast Queen Elizabeth NP boasting impressive crater lake scenery, expansive grasslands and forests; huge herds of Elephant and Buffalo, Lions, Leopards and a diverse array of birds. The famous boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, which links Lakes George and Edward, is one of the most productive birding excursions on the planet! Thereafter, we have two full days in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home to more than half of the world's surviving Mountain Gorillas and 23 Albertine Rift Endemics.

Although the gorilla trek can be strenuous, staring into the eyes of a Mountain Gorilla from a few feet away is nothing short of a life-changing experience. A single Mountain Gorilla survives per 10 million people and to have the opportunity to meet these gentle giants and be part of their family group for an hour is a rare privilege indeed, rated by many to be the greatest wildlife experience on the planet! Close to the Tanzanian border, lies Lake Mburo National Park, geographically part of the southern savannahs and hosting a range of different birds and animals. This tour provides comprehensive coverage of Uganda, staying at some of Africa's top lodges. At the end of our time here we will have amasses a huge and very special list of memorable bird and mammal sightings, many of which are not available anywhere else in the world. You will also have experienced one of the most pleasant, colorful, hospitable and inviting countries in Africa.

Itinerary - Best Uganda adventure Safari