14 Days Of Uganda Best Kept Secrets

Transfer to Sipi Falls (Eastern Uganda)

(Travel Time: 6-7 hours drive from Entebbe, road distance 317 km)

Experience:

• Early morning breakfast at the hotel
• Embark on a scenic drive through Jinja and Mbale; optional stop at the Source of the Nile.
• Arrive in Kapchorwa late evening
• Overnight: near sipi falls in Kapchorwa (accommodation options only Budget and may be Mid range)

Meal Plan:Full Board

Sipi Falls Hike and Cultural Experience

Experience:

• Hike to the three waterfalls; coffee tour with local farmers; birdwatching (notably sunbirds, turacos). Activity takes about 3-4 hours
• Incredible scenery, rural Uganda culture, sunrise views over the Karamoja plains.

Overnight stay same as Day 2

Meal plan: Half Board

Transfer to Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve

(Travel Time: 3–4 hours, Road distance 244 km)

Experience:

• Afternoon game drive or guided nature walk
• Wildlife: Roan antelope, ostrich, cheetah (rare), hartebeest, birds (yellow-billed shrike, Abyssinian ground hornbill)
• Overnight: in Karamoja accommodation options limited to budget bandas

Meal Plan:Full Board

Full Day in Pian Upe

Experience:

• Game drives, birdwatching, hike to Napak or Mount Kadam foothills
• One of Uganda’s least-explored reserves with rare sightings and pristine wilderness.

Overnight same as Day 4

Meal Plan:Full Board

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

(Travel Time: 7–8 hours Road distance 318 km (early start recommended)

Experience:

• Start your Long scenic drive across northern Uganda through to Murchison falls national park
• Arrive Murchison falls national park late evening and check in refresh and relax
• Have dinner at your lodge
• Overnight: in Murchison falls NP (accommodation options; Budget, Midrange or Luxury)

Meal Plan:Half Board

Safari in Murchison Falls NP

Experience:

• Morning game drive on the northern bank (look for lions, giraffes, elephants, leopards, buffalo)
• Afternoon boat safari on the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls
• Hike to the Top of the Falls
• Classic African big game, hippos and crocodiles in the Nile, thundering waterfalls, excellent photo opportunities
• Overnight: Same as Day 1

Meal Plan:Full Board

Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

(Road distance of 294km and travel time of 6 and half hours)

Experience:

• Scenic drive through the Albertine Rift Valley and rural Uganda
• Short cultural stops en route (e.g., tea plantations, local markets)
• Arrive in Fort Portal, a town nestled at the foot of the Rwenzori Mountains
• Sweeping views of countryside, crater lakes, cultural interactions, tea estates
• Overnight: in Fort portal city or Kibale NP (accommodation options, Budget, midrange and luxury)

Meal Plan:Full Board

Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi Wetland Walk

Experience:

• Morning briefing followed by chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest
• Afternoon guided walk in Bigodi Wetland (rich in birdlife like the great blue turaco)
• Close encounters with chimps, abundant primates, and over 200 bird species.
• Overnight (same as Day 8)

Meal Plan:Full Board

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Travel Time: 2 hours (approx. 78 km)

Experience:

• Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park experiencing a scenic drive through crater lakes region
• Afternoon Kazinga Channel boat cruise – hippos, buffaloes, elephants, crocodiles.
• Evening game drive en route to the lodge.
• Overnight: (accommodation options; Budget, Midrange or Luxury)

Meal Plan:Half Board

Wildlife Safari and Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel

Experience:

• Early morning game drive in the Kasenyi plains (look out for lions, Uganda kob, elephants)
• Afternoon boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel
• Birdlife: Kingfishers, fish eagles, pelicans, storks
• Overnight stay (same as Day 10)

Meal Plan:Half Board

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

(Travel Time: 3–4 hours (approx. 134 km via Ishasha) Experience:

• Morning game drive in the Ishasha sector – famous for tree-climbing lions.
• Proceed to Bwindi Forest.
• Arrive at Bwindi impenetrable national park late evening
• Overnight: in Bwindi Park depending on the sector (accommodation options; Budget, Midrange or Luxury)

Meal Plan:Full Board

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi

Experience:

• Full-day gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi’s dense rainforest
• Community walk or Batwa cultural visit
• Life-changing close encounter with a gorilla family, incredible flora and birdwatching
• Community walk and Batwa cultural visit
• Overnight stay (same as Day 12)

Meal Plan:Half Board

Transfer to Entebbe/ Kampala via Lake Mburo NP (or domestic flight from Kihihi)

Travel Time: 9–10 hours total to Entebbe

• Option A (by road)
• Option B (by air)

Drive to Kihihi airstrip, fly to Entebbe Shorter travel time (1-hour flight)

• Drive via Lake Mburo NP, optional short game drive or nature walk
• Overnight: Day room at Entebbe guesthouse/ Kampala or transfer to airport for evening flight

End of safari