7 Day Uganda Wildlife Safari
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Overview
The 7 Day Uganda Wildlife Safari is a classic Big Five–style adventure designed to showcase Uganda’s most diverse savannah ecosystems, river landscapes, and dramatic natural landmarks. This itinerary focuses on traditional wildlife viewing across the country’s premier parks, combining powerful waterfalls, expansive game drives, and boat safaris along the Nile and Kazinga Channel.
Your journey takes you to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest conservation area, and the wildlife-rich plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Along the way, you will track rhinos on foot at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, cruise beneath the thunderous Murchison Falls, and search for tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha sector.
This safari is ideal for travelers who want a pure wildlife experience without primate trekking, offering excellent opportunities to see elephants, lions, buffalo, giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, and a wide range of birdlife.
Detailed Tour Plan
Your safari begins with early morning pick-up from Entebbe or Kampala. Drive north toward Murchison Falls National Park, stopping at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for guided rhino tracking on foot.
Continue to the park and visit the top of Murchison Falls, where the Nile River forces its way through a narrow gorge before plunging dramatically below. Transfer to your lodge for check-in.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge / Murchison River Lodge / Paraa Safari Lodge (or similar)
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Begin with an early morning game drive on the northern bank of the Nile. Expect sightings of elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffalo, antelope species, and possibly lions or leopards.
In the afternoon, enjoy a boat cruise to the base of Murchison Falls. Observe hippos, crocodiles, and abundant birdlife along the riverbanks before returning to your lodge.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge / Murchison River Lodge / Paraa Safari Lodge (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park. The drive offers scenic views of crater lakes and the western rift escarpment.
Arrive in the afternoon and relax at your lodge overlooking the savannah landscape.
Accommodation: Elephant Plains Lodge / Buffalo Safari Lodge / Mweya Safari Lodge (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Start the day with an early morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains, known for predator activity and large herbivore herds.
In the afternoon, take a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a wildlife hotspot linking Lake George and Lake Edward. Large hippo pods, buffalo gatherings, elephants, and Nile crocodiles are commonly seen along the shoreline.
Accommodation: Elephant Plains Lodge / Buffalo Safari Lodge / Mweya Safari Lodge (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, drive to the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, famous for its rare tree-climbing lions. Enjoy a game drive through this remote and less crowded region.
Return to your lodge in the evening.
Accommodation: Elephant Plains Lodge / Buffalo Safari Lodge / Mweya Safari Lodge (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Enjoy a relaxed morning with another optional game drive or guided nature experience within the park. This day allows flexibility to maximize wildlife sightings or enjoy panoramic views from the lodge.
Accommodation: Elephant Plains Lodge / Buffalo Safari Lodge / Mweya Safari Lodge (or similar)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, begin the return journey to Entebbe or Kampala. Stop at the Equator crossing for photographs and lunch before continuing to your drop-off location in the late afternoon or evening.
This concludes your 7 Day Uganda Wildlife Safari.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Included/Exclude
- Pick-up and drop-off in Entebbe or Kampala.
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with fuel.
- Professional English-speaking safari guide.
- All park entrance fees.
- Rhino tracking permit at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
- All scheduled game drives and boat cruises.
- Six nights’ accommodation.
- Meals as specified (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
- Bottled drinking water during transfers.
