Lion Safari Uganda Africa
The Lion Safari Uganda Africa, Lions of Kidepo Valley, Murchison Falls lion safari, Lion Tracking Queen Elizabeth national park.
Day 1 Travel by road to Kidepo valley national park.
Lion Safari Uganda takes off in Kampala at 5:00 am. Then, you start the long journey of 558 km (347 miles) through the Rhino sanctuary to see the southern white rhinoceros. But first, have breakfast at the Kabalega dinner restaurant in Gulu, where you will have lunch.
After lunch in Gulu, we continue through Kitgum and Kidepo valley national park. Check into your accommodation based on the budget that you have decided on. The lodges are not very far from each other, and they are within a radius of 24 km (15 miles).
Dinner will be served from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and then you retire early to bed or stay up for a few drinks if you partake.
Travel time: +/- 9 hours
Accommodation: Nga Moru Lodge (Mid-range), Apoka Lodge (Luxury), Savannah Lodge (Budget)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner From
Day 2 full-day game drive searching for Lions
Above all, start at 6:00 am with a cup of coffee and carry with you a packed breakfast. You will be headed for the open savannah in search of the game, including five Primate Species. Predators are particularly well represented, with 22 species, including the black-backed jackal. Also, the African hunting dog, bat-eared fox, striped hyena, aardwolf, cheetah, and caracal are found in no other Ugandan national park.
Other predators recorded are a side-stripped jackal, spotted hyena, leopard, lion, and various mustelids, genets, mongooses, and small cats. A remarkable 17 species of antelopes occur in this national park.
In Uganda, seven of these are found nowhere else: Grant’s gazelle, greater kudu, lesser kudu, roan antelope, Beira oryx, Guenther’s dik-dik, and mountain reedbuck. These are among the species we will be seeing while we focus on searching for lions.
We return for lunch at the lodge, and at 3:00 pm, we head back for another game drive and return in the evening at around 6:30 pm. Have dinner and reflect on the day’s game drive activity.
Day 3 Morning walking safari and afternoon/night game drive.
7:00 am, you will head out on a walking safari before the day’s heat is upon us. You will return for breakfast, rest, and have lunch. 3:00 pm, we head back out for another game drive into an early night game drive which we stop at 8:00 pm, returning for dinner at the lodge and overnight.
Day 4 Lion safari Uganda Africa move to Murchison falls national park.
At 6:00 am, we have our breakfast before departing for Murchison falls national park, 407 km (253 miles). Guests will have lunch in Gulu town before continuing to Anaka and then to Murchison falls national park.
Arrival will be around 4:00 pm; heading straight to your overnight accommodation for a cold drink stroll around the lodge to release the stress of prolonged sitting in the vehicle.
Travel time: +/- 5 hours
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge (Mid-range), Paraa Safari Lodge (Luxury), Fort Murchison Lodge (Budget)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5 Sunrise safari drive and afternoon boat ride
The morning game drive starts at 6:00 am with breakfast before going lion searching in Murchison falls national park. Similarly, the lion here is not easy to see, although the park has a healthy 106 lions covering 3,843sqkm.
Travellers will try to search for the lions both in the morning and at night, hopeful we get a chance to spot them. Return to your lodge for lunch from 11:00 am. By the time you get to the hotel, it will be midnight in time for lunch.
After lunch, you travel to the Paraa area (meaning a place of hippopotamus in the Luo language) for a boat safari on the Victoria Nile. Your boat safari will allow you to see the iconic Murchison Falls with its raw power and several animals and birds.
Day 6 Lazy morning and night game drive
Indeed, this morning is spent resting for clients to enjoy the lodge, personal time, and swimming. After dinner, we prepare for departure to enjoy a night game drive with chances of spotting leopards, hyenas, and lions. After, we head back to the lodge overnight.
Day 7 Queen Elizabeth national park three nights
Today we shall be departing for Queen Elizabeth national park. Start the day at 5:00 am, and breakfast at 5:30 am with a packed lunch. Then, we will drive south towards the Rwenzori mountains from Murchison falls national park 400 km (248 miles).
Your guide will stop in Fort Portal so you can take a break and have a late lunch before continuing to your overnight accommodation for another 2 hours.
Travel time: +/- 9 hours
Accommodation: Ihamba Safari Lodge (Mid-range), Mweya Lodge (Luxury), Bush Lodge (Budget)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 8 Lion safari Uganda, Africa game drive
At 6:00 am, we go to the park gate to make payment for lion tracking. A tracker from the Lion Project in Uganda, from this point on, will lead the tracking. He uses a radio tracker receiver to pinpoint the lions’ location that we are to see.
Often, the lions are off-track, which requires driving off-road to reach Queen Elizabeth National Park’s lions.
When and if the lions are found, you spend 20 – 40 minutes observing them. Ninety-five mammals were recorded in this park, the highest of any national park in Uganda. Ten primates include chimpanzee, vervet, blue, L’Hoest’s monkey, black-and-white colobus, and olive baboon.
There are 20 predators in the Queen Elizabeth national park, including a side-striped jackal, spotted hyena, lion, and leopard. Uganda Kob, bushbuck, Defassa waterbuck, and topi are the most common antelope species.
12:30 pm will find us at the Mweya safari lodge on the Mweya peninsular, where you will have a filling lunch and gaze at the extensive Kazinga Channel. Here you will take a 2 hours boat safari to see several animal species, including the hippopotamus.
Kazinga channel hosts the highest concentration of hippopotami in the world. Finally, we head for another game drive before heading back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 9-morning travel south Ishasha for tree-climbing lions
In Africa, you can only find tree-climbing lions in Ishasha and Tanzania’s Lake Manyara. While searching for tree-climbing lions, we take a game drive to see other animals. Visitors will spend a night in the Ishasha sector tonight.
Day 10 Optional Morning game drive and travel back to Entebbe for departure.
Travellers will have breakfast and enjoy another short game drive on their way to Ishasha. Heading back and then driving back to Entebbe Airport for departure back home.
What is Included in 10 days of Lion Safari Uganda Africa?
1. Accommodation to your standard
2. Meals (10 breakfasts, ten lunches, nine dinners)
3. 4×4 Land cruiser Jeep
4. Fuel
5. Bottled water for drinking/brushing teeth
6. Driver guide
7. Park entry
8. Boat ride Murchison falls national park
9. Boat ride Queen Elizabeth national park
10. 2 Night game drives
11. Experiential game drives Queen Elizabeth national park
12. Drop at the airport on the Last Day
13. Ranger from Uganda Wildlife Authority
Not Included
1. Drinks (Accept for the Apoka Lodge Luxury clients)
2. Flights
3. Insurance
4. Travellers are advised to pay $10 per person per day to the guide.
5. Activities not included in the Itinerary 6. Laundry
7. Items of personal nature, such as phone calls
Optional Activities and Extensions
- Chimpanzee Habituation Kibale forest (we would have to adjust the program)
- Balloon safari over Queen Elizabeth national park $380 per person
- Extension 3 days gorilla tracking (Extra $2,400 luxury, $1,800 mid-range, $1,650 budget per person)
Terms and conditions
1. A deposit of 40% of the total amount is due.
2. Book at least 60 days before the date of departure.
3. Steady Safaris Ltd reserves the right not to accept bookings made less than 60 days before departure.
4. Full payment is made not less than 30 days before the tour’s departure date.
5. If the total amount is not paid in due time, Steady Safaris Ltd reserves the right to cancel.
6. Cancellations: 60 days before the departure date of the tour, a full refund of deposit; between 60 and 30 days, a refund of 50% of deposit; less than 30 days, no refund.
7. Gorilla permits are non-refundable.
Notes for Lion Safari Uganda Africa
1. Travellers should reach Entebbe on the tour start day before 8 am. And leaving from the same airport at the end of the tour after 8 pm.
2. If these times can’t be respected, guests should calculate 1 or 2 days for the overnight in Kampala.
3. Chimpanzee tour for over 12 years and above.
4. Kibale National Park offers small walks of 1 or 2 hours followed by creative activities.
5. Gorilla trekking for people over 15 years of age.
6. Prices for private safari. No extra passengers.
7. VAT included.
8. Prices are in United States dollars (USD).
9. Gorilla permits are available for booking at least three months before departure.
Also, read about the Masai Mara National Park.
