6 Days Uganda Safari Tour, Wildlife Viewing Trip, Culture Community Tours, Beautiful Scenery

6 Days Uganda Safari Tour – Overview

6Days Uganda Safari Tour a wonderful 5nights/6 days wildlife safari in Uganda trip offering you amazing game, culture community tours and beautiful scenery seeing in Kidepo National Park and Murchison Falls National Park.

During the 6 days Uganda wildlife safari tour, you will see the big five land animals in detail such as lions, elephants, Rhinos, Buffaloes and Leopard and much more.

The 6 days Uganda safari tour also incorporates the Karamojong community visit exploring the traditions of the authentic African culture.

The recreational boat cruise on the world’s longest Nile River coupled with the hike to the world’s powerful waterfall – the Murchison Falls combines to make this 6 days Uganda wildlife safari worth undertaking.

6 Days Uganda Safari Tour – Highlights

• Day 1: Transfer to Sipi Area. Visit Sipi falls
• Day 2: Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park. Visit Pian Upe Game Reserve en route
• Day 3: Do morning game drive and afternoon Karamojong community tour
• Day 4: Transfer to Murchison Falls NP. Drive through the northern Uganda landscapes – the former war grounds of Kony LRA.
• Day 5: Do morning game drive, afternoon Nile launch cruise and hike to the top of the falls
• Day 6: Transfer to Kampala. Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary en route

6 Days Uganda Safari Tour – Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Visit Sipi falls

After breakfast, embark on the transfer to Sipi Falls driving through impressive landscapes of eastern Uganda marked by extensive rice fields and sugar cane plantations not forgetting the natural swamps that mark the flat stretches in the area.

Arrive in Sipi for lunch and after embark on the hike to the Sipi falls. The hike to this amazing feature is very impressive offering the views of the soothing waters and the landscapes beyond not forgetting farmlands of the Bagisu. Retreat for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Sipi River Lodge (Upmarket / Luxury), Lacam Lodge (Midrange / Standard) or Crown’s nest camp site (Budget / Basic).

Day 2: Visit Pian Upe Game Reserve En-route

After breakfast, embark on the drive to Kidepo Valley National Park in the northeast of Uganda.

You will drive through impressive landscapes overlooking the Karamoja Plains and make a game drive in the famous Pian Upe Game Reserve where counts of wildlife such as Jackals,    Civets, Spotted hyenas, Servals, Leopards, Wildcats, Vervet monkeys, Patas monkeys, Olive baboons, vervet monkeys, Topi, Cape buffalo, Common eland, blue and common duiker Günther’s dik-dik, Klipspringer, Waterbuck, Ugandan Kob and Bohor and mountain reedbuck among others.

Retreat from the activity and embark on the transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Apoka Safari Lodge (Upmarket / Luxury), Nga’ moru Wilderness (Midrange / Standard) or Apoka Rest Camp (Budget / Basic)

Day 3: Do Morning Game Drive And Afternoon Karamojong Community Tour

After breakfast, embark on the game drive encounter in the impressive dry savannah landscapes of Kidepo Valley National Park.

The park is one of the beautiful parks that Africa has ever had and is dotted with counts of wild game including lions, elephants, buffaloes, Rothschild giraffes, cheetah among other wildlife.

You drive through the Narus Valley where animals tend to congregate as there are many water points there. The stretch to Kidepo Valley offers you chances of encountering Ostrich.

Retreat from the 3 – 4 activity and relax at the lodge and have lunch. In the afternoon, you embark on the exploration of the Karimojng pastoralist communities with their impressive heritage that surrounds these authentic people.

They take you around their homesteads, cattle Kraals, their cultural Manyattas and can attend to their musical performances. Retreat in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Apoka Safari Lodge (Upmarket / Luxury), Nga’ moru Wilderness (Midrange / Standard) or Apoka Rest Camp (Budget / Basic)

Day 4: Transfer to Murchison Falls NP. Drive Through The Northern Uganda Landscapes – The Former War Grounds of Kony LRA.

After breakfast, embark on the transfer to Murchison Falls National Park which is the largest National Park in Uganda perched in a natural rolling savannah combretum crossed by the might Nile River leaving a permanent natural landmark – Murchison Falls which is the most powerful in the world and noted to be the greatest natural feature to ever happen on the Nile River. You will drive through areas of Kitgum and Gulu which are noted to be former dwelling grounds of the Lord’s Resistance Army headed by Joseph Kony.

The area is now war free and you only encounter the remains of the war and some people that are still undergoing war trauma. Arrive in Murchison Falls National Park in the evening for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge (Upmarket / Luxury), Pakuba Safari Lodge (Midrange / Standard) or Heritage Safari Lodge (Budget / Basic).

Day 5: Do Morning Game Drive, Afternoon Nile Launch Cruise and Hike to The Top of The Falls

After an early morning cup of tea at the lodge, head to the park for a morning game drive which tends to last 3 – 4 hours exploring the park’s wilderness in detail.

The activity is conducted in the northern section of the park which is a common dwelling ground for counts of wildlife including lions, Rothschild giraffes, leopards, elephants, Buffaloes, Jackson Hartebeest, Oribis, Kobs among others.

Retreat from the activity back to the lodge for relaxation and lunch after which you gather at Paraa Jetty for an afternoon Nile launch cruise departing at 2pm to the bottom of the falls.

The boat offers you opportunities of encountering Nile Crocodiles, Hippos and the vulnerable shoebill stork not forgetting other wild game drinking water on the river banks.

The stretch to the bottom of the falls and the eventual hike to the top of the falls exposes to the thunderous roar of the Nile River which is the longest in the world as it squeezes its self to pass through a less than 8m ravine forming a plume of spray marked by a trade mark rain bow as it falls 43m below to what has been termed as the Devil’s Cauldron. Retire from the 3 hour activity for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge (Upmarket / Luxury), Pakuba Safari Lodge (Midrange / Standard) or Heritage Safari Lodge (Budget / Basic).

Day 6: Transfer to Kampala. Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary En-route

After breakfast, embark on the transfer back to Kampala 311km about 5 hours’ drive.

You will branch off at Nakitooma 7km to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to have an opportunity of encountering white Rhinos thriving in the rolling savannah thicket of Ziwa. These gigantic species will mark the fulfilment of the Big five dream.

Have lunch in Ziwa after which you embark on the drive to Kampala arriving in the evening.

End of the 6 Days Uganda Safari Tour

Please note that Upon your request, we can change(customize) the tour destinations, hotels and number of days to suit your desire. Just contact us via our 24/7 phone line.

Your Safari Route

Safari Inclusions

• Chimpanzee Permit (for chimpanzee trekking safaris)
• Gorilla Permit (for gorilla trekking safaris)
• Full Board Accommodation on Safari
• Transportation in either 4X4 Safari Van or 4X4 Safari Land Cruiser all with Pop up roof & AC
• Fuel
• Professional English Speaking driver guide. Any other foreign language speaking guide can be arranged on request.
• Entrance fees to the tourist sites including Protected areas mentioned
• Activity fees of the tourist activities mentioned
• Bottled water while on safari
• Border crossing fees (for cross border safaris)

Safari Exclusions

• General tips for the driver guide, site guides and service staff at the lodges
• Laundry Services
• Other Beverages / drinks of personal nature like Alcohol
• International Flights (Arranged on request)
• Domestic Flights (Arranged on request)
• Visas
• Optional Activity fees
• Other extras not mentioned in the Itinerary
• Airport Transfer (Arranged on request)
• Accommodation in Kampala or Kigali unless it is part of the Itinerary (Arranged on request)