15 Day Uganda Adventure Tour

15 Day Uganda Adventure Tour

Join this diverse and dynamic journey across Uganda,  beyond the beaten path to discover the treasures of the East! From the awe-inspiring Sipi Falls to the wild savannahs of Pian Upe, home to cheetahs, and onwards to the majestic Kidepo Valley National Park for a chance to spot the Big 5 amidst the expansive Karamojong plains, this tour promises adventure at every turn.

Immerse yourself in rich cultural encounters, partake in adrenaline-pumping activities, delve into history, marvel at the magnificent Murchison Falls, and visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the sanctuary for Uganda’s only remaining rhinos.

From thrilling wildlife safaris to breathtaking landscapes, from cultural immersions to unforgettable experiences, our 15 Day Uganda Adventure Tour guarantees memories that will last a lifetime! Experience the essence of Uganda through a 15 day adventure tour that not only showcases its natural wonders but also promotes sustainability and empowers local communities.

Safari Highlights of the 15 Day Uganda Adventure Tour

• Trek to Sipi Falls and support local Arabica coffee farmers.
• Explore Mt. Elgon Forest. 
• Encounter wildlife in Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, contributing to its preservation.
• Visit a traditional Karamoja Manyatta
• Birdwatch in Mt. Moroto’s woodlands, supporting avian conservation.
• Discover ancient rock art and visit the Karamoja Cultural Museum
• Experience Kidepo Valley’s wildlife and mountainous landscapes.
• Trek Mt. Morungole to meet the IK community and support local tourism.
• Enjoy a Big 5 safari and boat cruise at Murchison Falls National Park.

Tour Itinerary for the 15 Day Uganda Adventure Tour

Day 1: Arrival

Upon your arrival in Entebbe, you will be picked up by a company representative and transferred to your hotel at the start of your 15 day Uganda Adventure Tour.   Accommodation at the Papyrus Guest House.

Day 2: To  Sipi Falls- Coffee tour 

After breakfast, we journey towards Tororo, pausing to marvel at Tororo Rock, a towering formation that commands a 300-meter elevation above the plains. Our route continues to Mbale, a quaint town at the base of Mount Elgon, renowned for its rich heritage and captivating culture.

Enjoy a delightful lunch in Mbale, surrounded by picturesque viewpoints along the way, before we proceed to Sipi Village. This charming settlement is ensconced amidst cascading waterfalls and majestic mountains, offering a serene retreat.

In the afternoon, indulge in an enlightening Arabica coffee tour, delving into the intricate process of coffee production from seed to cup. Later, unwind and savor the comforts of Rafiki Lodge Sipi, where you’ll relish both accommodation and delicious meals.

Day 3: Sipi Falls- Hiking to the waterfalls 

After breakfast, embark on a captivating hike to the enchanting Sipi Falls. Begin with a nature walk to the base of this renowned waterfall, then continue with a challenging ascent to explore a series of caves.  The journey begins with a leisurely nature walk that leads you to the base of the majestic waterfall, where the rushing waters cascade down rocky cliffs amidst lush greenery.

As the trail ascends with a moderate climb, journey through picturesque landscapes adorned with maize fields, verdant banana plantations, charming bandas, and traditional thatched-roof huts- homesteads.

You’ll encounter additional cascades of Sipi Falls, each offering its own unique charm and scenic allure. Take in the inspiring sights and sounds of nature, pausing to cool off under the refreshing spray of the falls, and admire breathtaking views overlooking the valley below.

Later, relax at Rafiki Lodge or opt for a thrilling abseiling experience down the mountainside, descending alongside the famous Sipi Falls on our 15 Days Uganda Adventure Tour.

Enjoy comfortable accommodations and delicious meals at Rafiki Lodge Sipi, where every moment promises to be a highlight of your journey.

Day 4: Mount Elgon National Park

Following breakfast, we embark on a scenic drive to the Mount Elgon Forest Exploration Centre. Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano straddling the Uganda-Kenya border, rises majestically to 4,321 meters, ranking as the fourth-highest mountain in East Africa and Uganda’s second-highest peak.

A day of hiking awaits, offering a chance to delve into the rich diversity of the mountain forest. Choose between two distinct trails, each winding past crystal-clear waterfalls, mysterious caves, and breathtaking viewpoints.

For bird adventurers,  Mount Elgon is a haven, boasting a staggering array of approximately 300 bird species. This captivating area promises an unforgettable experience for nature lovers and adventurers alike.

Enjoy the comfort of Rafiki Lodge Sipi, where accommodations and meals await, completing your day immersed in the natural splendor of Mount Elgon.

Day 5: Sipi Falls –Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve

Today, you’ll journey from Sipi Falls to the Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve, immersing yourself in its vast plains. These plains are a tapestry of wilderness, rolling savannahs, and acacia woodlands, adorned with weathered rock formations. In the backdrop stand the majestic Mount Kadam and Mount Napak.

Enjoy a picnic lunch before embarking on an exploration of the reserve’s network of wildlife tracks. Look out for the rare Roan antelope, alongside oribi, klipspringer, hyenas, ostriches, leopards, impala, Jackson’s hartebeest, and Rothschild giraffes.

Make sure to watch for cheetahs as well, as this reserve offers the best opportunity in Uganda to spot these graceful cats on this 15 Day Uganda Adventure Tour! Later, continue your journey to Karamoja Safari Camp.

Day 6:  Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve – Moroto

After breakfast, head out for another game safari in Pian Upe before proceeding through Karamoja with stunning views with amazing scenery over the rugged landscape of the east of Uganda and Mount Kadam, which peaks at 3068 meters. Relaxation at the camp.  Accommodation and Meals at Karamoja Safari Camp.

Day 7: Moroto – Manyatta Experience and Birding 

After breakfast, you’ll venture into the Karamoja plains for an enriching Manyatta Experience. Immerse yourself in the traditional way of life by visiting a local Manyatta homestead. Engage in various community activities that offer an authentic glimpse into the culture.

Participate in tasting the local meals, enjoy the rhythmic songs and dances of traditional folklore, craft traditional Karamojong beads, listen to elders’ captivating stories, and join in traditional Karamojong games. This interactive experience promises unforgettable insights into the community’s heritage.

After lunch, head out for a birding session amidst the woodlands of Mount Moroto. Look out for approximately 95 bird species, including the Crested Francolin, Red-eyed Dove, Ring-necked Dove, Laughing Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, Namaqua Dove, African Green-Pigeon, Buff-crested Bustard, and White-bellied Go-away-bird.

Return to Karamoja Safari Camp in the evening for relaxation and an overnight stay, reflecting on the day’s cultural discoveries and natural encounters.

Day 8: Rock paintings and Karamoja Cultural Museum

After breakfast, you will head out for an experience of Uganda’s rock art of ancient earth red paintings some of the rocks with paintings discovered are Loteleit rock, Mogoth rock, Nakapeliet rock,  Nakadanya rock, and Kobebe hills in Moroto District, all dotted through eastern Uganda. 

Explore the paintings from the Cushitic tribes that depict scenes including warriors shooting bows & arrows and herders grazing cattle. You will also visit the Karamoja Cultural Museum situated at the foot of Mount Moroto which is committed to preserving the cultural heritage of the Karamoja region.

Get to observe the exhibits of the fossils from the prehistory of Karamoja, artifacts from the colonial and pre-colonial history of the region, as well as memorabilia and implements of everyday life from the communities that live in the region.

Later head back to the camp for lunch and relaxation. Accommodation and Meals at Karamoja Safari Camp

Day 9:  Transfer to Kidepo National Park Narus Valley  Game Safari 

Today you will set off for Kidepo Valley National Park, a true calling to the stunning wilderness. As you proceed, pass through the mountainous landscape of the Kotido region to reach one of Africa’s premier wilderness parks and arrive in time for lunch and relaxation.

After lunch, we get to explore the savannah plains on the floor of the Narus Valley, across a backdrop of the surrounding rugged hillsides.

This is an excellent time for a game safari as you look out for a variety of game herds including Burchell’s zebra, Jackson’s hartebeest, oribi, African buffalo, and Grant’s gazelle as you drive. 

Along the way, you get to pass the seasonally dry Kidepo River, on a good day, you can spot large troops of baboons close to the riverbed. Depending on the time you might head towards the northern part of the park at the Kanangorok hot springs.

This area is particularly known for the flocks of ostrich found in the region.  It’s also the best place to look out for cheetahs. Later head back to your camp.  Alternatively, you may have a nature walk experience in the Narus Valley. 

Accommodation and Meals at Kidepo Savannah Lodge.  

Day 10:  Kidepo Valley National Park  Mt. Morungole Hike / IK community.

Today head out for a community visit to the Ik people on the top of Morungole Mountain.  This is a long day and it takes about 4 hrs to climb uphill to the community and 2 hrs to descend. Get immersed in the cultural experience as the people share their cultural activities. Here you will spend a wonderful evening with the Karamajong people and have an insight into their way of life and beliefs, traditions, and norms.

This is an opportunity to participate in the traditional dances and songs of the indigenous local people as well. Accommodation and Meals at Kidepo Savannah Lodge. (You decide on the Long Hike – 15km to Mt. Morungole OR Partake in the Short Hike – 10km to the traditional Village Visit, Kidepo Valley Viewpoint).

Day 11: Transfer from Kidepo Park – Murchison Falls National Park

Today depart from your lodge as the sun rises over the savannah leaving behind the wilderness of Kidepo Valley National Park and drive through the stunning rugged scenery of mountains and plains passing through Kitgum town onwards to the hub of northern Uganda, Gulu town.

Continue on your journey to reach Murchison Falls National Park heading to your accommodation for relaxation on the 15 Day Uganda Adventure Tour. Accommodation and Meals at Fort Murchison.

 Day 12:   Game Safari and  Boat Cruise To The Base Of Murchison Falls 

Today get to explore the wildlife tracks, along Victoria and Albert Nile savannah plains dotted with a backdrop of palm trees and pockets of Acacia tree woodlands.

Look out for Rothschild giraffes, lions, hippos, elephants, herds of buffalo, Jackson’s hartebeest, bushbucks, Uganda kobs, warthog, and waterbuck and if you’re lucky, you’ll spot the elusive leopard! 

Get to stop over at the hippo pool on the Victoria Nile delta, where you can see hippos wallowing in the shallows across the water.

After lunch, embark on a boat cruise to navigate the course of the river Nile to the thundering base of Murchison Falls waterfall.  As you meander upstream passing hippos pods lazing in the water, look out for crocodiles, buffalo, waterbuck, elephants, and Uganda kob on the riverbanks.

To a bird watcher’s delight, there is a multitude of birds that can be spotted including the Red-throated and carmine bee-eaters nesting on the Nyamusika cliffs.

On reaching the base of the falls you’ll marvel at the spectacle of the White Nile surging through a 7-meter wide gap in the rock face, cutting through Fajao Gorge, and falling 43 meters into the river below, before it meanders off through the savannah plains of the park.

Accommodation and Meals at Fort Murchison.

Day 13: Murchison Falls to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

After breakfast, transfer from Murchison Falls National Park (Kichumbanyobo gate) to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary through Kichumbanyobo gate, reaching Masindi town and proceeding to reach Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the home to Uganda’s only population of Rhino.

Have lunch and thereafter seek out the rhinos living in the sanctuary. You will have a rhino trek over the grassland and through the African bush on foot with a ranger to visit the Southern White Rhinos.

You will also get a briefing about the sanctuary and the other projects at the sanctuary on the 15 Day Uganda Adventure Tour. Accommodation and Meals at Amuka Safari Lodge.

Day 14:  Shoebill Walk & Canoe Tour At Lugogo Swamp – Entebbe

Earl morning breakfast and set off for Lugogo Swamp. At 06:00 am, you will drive for 45 minutes through the African Bush to reach the edge of the swamp where you will take a local motorized canoe gliding through the water in search of the rare and prehistoric-looking species, the Shoebill Stork.

The swamp has about 300 bird species including the Malachite Kingfisher and Rufous-bellied Heron among others. Head back to the mainland taking a walk along the swamp edge, giving you further opportunities for other bird species like the Black Crake and Common Squacco Heron before making the return drive back through the African bush.

Return to the camp for check out and head back to Entebbe arriving in the evening. Accommodation and Meals at Amuka Safari Lodge 

Day 15: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – Entebbe 

Breakfast and then depart from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary passing through vast plains and passing some markets selling a variety of tropical fruits arriving in the afternoon in Entebbe. Head to Boma Guest House for a refreshing moment and relaxation.

Later you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight back home at the end of the 15 day Uganda Adventure Tour. 

Included in the 15 Day Uganda Adventure Tour

• Ground transportation in a safari customized 4WD Toyota Land Cruiser with gasoline/fuel
• Drinking Water / Bottle for refilling
• English speaking Driver/guide,
• Accommodations, Meals,
• All Park Entrance Fees 
• Rhino Trekking 
• Shoebill walk and Canoe Tour 
• Community Activities 
• Nature walks and Game Safaris 

• International Airfares;
• Visa Fees
•  Drinks and Beverages
• International Airport Departure Taxes,
• Optional activities unless specified as included,
• Any other services not expressly shown in the itinerary or indicated as included.