How many days is the 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari?

The 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari is 22 days and 21 nights, operating year-round from Uganda.

How much does the 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari cost?

The 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari is priced on request depending on your group size, dates, and accommodation preferences. Contact Orika Africa Tours for a free tailor-made quote: hi@orikaafrica.com or +256 707 916 185.

What is included in the 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari?

The 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari in Uganda includes all accommodation, meals, park fees, private safari vehicle with an experienced guide-driver, and 24/7 support from Orika Africa Tours. Uganda's UTB-licensed Tour Operator & DMC. We welcome solo travellers, couples, families, and larger groups.

Is the 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari suitable for first-time safari visitors?

Yes. Orika Africa Tours designs every itinerary from scratch around your group's fitness, interests, and budget. The 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari is available as a private safari, no shared vehicles, no fixed groups, ever.

What is the best time to go on the 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari in Uganda?

The 22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari in Uganda runs year-round. The dry seasons (June to August and December to February) offer the best conditions for game drives and trekking. Contact Orika Africa Tours for month-by-month advice.

22 Days Uganda Exclusive Safari

22 days is the most complete Uganda safari we offer, an unhurried and exclusive journey through almost every corner of the Pearl of Africa. It gathers the shoebill of Mabamba, the rhinos of Ziwa, chimpanzees in three different forests, the big game of Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth, and the mountain gorillas of Bwindi, with both a gorilla trek and the four-hour gorilla habituation experience, before closing at the source of the Nile in Jinja.

Staying in private conservancies and reserves throughout, it is Uganda at its most in-depth and indulgent. Time your treks with our guide to gorilla trekking, and read more in the Uganda destination guide.

Trip Highlights

Shoebill tracking at Mabamba and rhino tracking at Ziwa
Chimpanzees in the Budongo, Kibale and Semuliki forests
Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth in private reserves
The Kyambura Gorge and a Kazinga Channel cruise
Mountain gorilla trekking and the four-hour habituation experience
The Batwa people and a finale at the source of the Nile

Day-by-Day Itinerary

On arrival you are met and assisted through entry formalities, then transferred to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay on the shores of Lake Victoria, ready for the journey ahead.

After breakfast you transfer to the Mabamba wetlands and glide the papyrus channels by canoe in search of the prehistoric shoebill stork. A hot lunch follows before the scenic drive of around three hours north to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda's only home to wild rhino.

You enjoy breakfast with rhinos grazing in the lodge grounds before a guided rhino tracking experience on foot. Afterwards you begin the road transfer to Budongo Forest, arriving to spend the rest of the day at leisure on the edge of one of Uganda's great mahogany forests.

After an early breakfast you head into Budongo to track its habituated chimpanzees, then transfer to a private conservancy within Murchison Falls National Park, with an evening game drive en route as the plains come alive in the cooling light.

Days in the exclusive private conservancy bring unlimited game drives across the northern plains, in search of lion, elephant, buffalo and the localised Rothschild's giraffe, far from the crowds and at your own pace.

An afternoon boat trip carries you up the Nile to the foot of the thundering Murchison Falls, with a visit to the Top of the Falls where the river is forced through a narrow gorge, and more game viewing among hippo, crocodile and abundant birdlife along the way.

A final day to enjoy the exclusivity of the private conservancy at your own pace, with game drives timed by your guide to the best of the light and the wildlife across Uganda's largest national park.

After a relaxed breakfast you transfer to the airstrip with an en route game drive, then take the scheduled flight south. Met at Kasese by your driver-guide, you continue to your lodge in Kibale National Park, the primate capital of East Africa.

After breakfast and a briefing you head into Kibale for another chimpanzee trekking experience, watching our closest cousins feed and move through the canopy, followed by a guided tour of the community-run Bigodi Wetland, rich in birds and monkeys.

After breakfast you begin the road transfer to Semuliki National Park through the breathtaking Albertine Rift Valley. On arrival you are welcomed by the lodge team and spend the rest of the day on a game drive in this remote, lowland-forest park.

Today is spent in the forest with researchers, learning about the different primate species of Semuliki, followed by a nature walk to the male and female hot springs that bubble up through the valley floor before you return to the lodge.

After a leisurely breakfast you transfer with your private driver-guide to Queen Elizabeth National Park, with a stopover at the Uganda Equator for photographs, before continuing to your lodge in the park.

Two nights in this private reserve bring unlimited game drives across the Kasenyi plains, with the chance of lion, elephant and the park's vast kob herds, all in an exclusive and uncrowded setting.

More game viewing is paired with a scheduled boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural waterway that gathers extraordinary numbers of hippo, buffalo, elephant and birdlife to its shores.

After breakfast you drive south to Bwindi through the remote Ishasha sector, with its famous tree-climbing lions, and a stopover at the Ride 4 A Woman community centre, before continuing to your lodge inside the park.

After breakfast you are transferred to the park headquarters for a briefing, followed by gorilla trekking in the jungles of Bwindi and a treasured hour with a habituated family. After lunch you visit a Batwa empowerment village for a cultural experience with the forest's original people.

After a leisurely breakfast you set out on a long forest walk from Buhoma to Nkuringo, crossing the heart of Bwindi on foot. On arrival you are met by your driver-guide and transferred to your lodge overlooking the ancient forest.

Today is a special day, with an early breakfast and transfer to the park offices for the gorilla habituation experience, which begins very early in the morning alongside researchers and grants a remarkable four hours in the presence of the gorillas.

After an early breakfast you check out and transfer to Kisoro airstrip for your scheduled flight to Entebbe. Met by your driver-guide, you continue by road to your accommodation on a private island near Jinja, at the source of the Nile.

Unwind and rejuvenate over two leisurely days at your luxury lodge, reflecting on your safari. On one of the days you enjoy an exclusive private boat cruise to the iconic source of the River Nile, a serene journey along one of the world's most legendary waterways.

The remainder of your time is yours to indulge in the lodge's amenities, soak in the tranquil surroundings and enjoy personalised service at your own pace, on your private island in the river.

The day begins with a delicious breakfast, followed by a boat and road transfer to Entebbe Airport for your onward flight, closing an exceptional journey across the Pearl of Africa.