The 6-Days Uganda Wilderness Adventure Safari takes you along Uganda’s untamed and off-the-beaten-route exposing you to a rich diversity of natural beauty and raw cultures. Here, we explore the raw wilderness of Kidepo Valley NP and Pian Upe reserve to encounter a plethora of wildlife, and explore diverse cultures in the midst of stunning landscapes. Highlights include guided walking safaris, cultural experiences, hiking and cycling. Read onto our detailed day-to-day section below and see if we can finetune to suit your adventure appetite and comfort style.
Safari Overview
The 6-Days Uganda Wilderness Adventure Safari explores the expansive Kidepo Valley National Park, tucked away in the remote north-east Uganda. This true wilderness is known for its diversity of wildlife including the rare Cheater, Bright’s Gazelle, Rock-loving Lion prides, Leopard and a quality checklist of birds in the midst of enchanting landscapes characterised by expansive savannas hemmed in by towering mountain ranges. among others. In here, we will take camp (optional) in the wilderness to watch the star-lit African skies and listen to the sounds of local wild residents.
The tour extends into the scenic Karamoja country with stunning landscapes where you will enjoy an immersive cultural experience and learn on the rich ancient cultural norms and traditions of the Karimojong. While here you will have a liberty to choose from a variety of optional adventure activities; from a full-day hike on Mt. Moroto or a biking tour across the undisturbed natural landscapes dotted with of towering rocky outcrops and mountain ranges.
The last leg of adventure will be exploring Uganda’s biggest reserve, the Pain Upe for its excellent wildlife and stunning landscapes of expansive plains and mountain ranges. Here, you will take an interpretive walking safari to encounter local wildlife on foot, tick off incredible birdlife and appreciate stunning landscapes.
The 6-Days Uganda Wilderness Adventure Safari Includes
- A 4-WD vehicle with an English-speaking guide/driver
- Pick up and drop at airport
- Bottled drinking water in the car
- All park entrance fees and all activity costs as mentioned
- Community visit fees
- All accommodation and meal plan as mentioned
Excluded
- Your Visa and flights to and from Uganda
- Safari activities and experience categorized here as “optional”
- Items of personal use
- Other drinks and food other than mentioned
- Tips and gratuities
- Travel insurance
6-Days Uganda Wilderness Adventure Safari Itinerary
Arrival Day: Pick up and transfer to your Hotel
Upon your arrival in Uganda, you will be met by our Untamed Uganda representative who will receive you and transfer you to your booked hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you will have an extended overview on your planned adventure safari by your guide and fix pick up time tomorrow. Accommodation choice: The Boma Hotel, Entebbe HB. Drive time: 10mins from Airport
Safari Day 1: Full Day Drive to Kidepo National Park
Early this morning, your driver/guide will pick you from your hotel for drive to the remote Kidepo Valley NP. The drive will take you through the heart of Uganda, exposing you to a diversity of lifestyles, different cultures and landscapes. On short stops at various colorful fruit markets and small towns you will enjoy and the warmth of Ugandan people as you exchange smiles and greetings.
At Karuma bridge, you will cross the world’s longest river, the Nile River as it races west towards Murchison Falls also its biggest and last obstacle on its Mediterranean bound voyage. The Nile forms not only geographic divide but also cultural between the north and central regions of Uganda. Over the northern banks of the Nile, watch the landscapes and cultures transform as you drive through upcountry quite towns. A hot coffee and lunch stop will be mid way of the journey targeting to arrive at your accommodation late that evening. Accommodation: Savanna Lodge Mid-range FB. Drive Time: 10hrs
Days 2 and 3: Game Drives, Sunsets and Wilderness Camping Experience
On these two days you will explore the wilderness of Kidepo NP, taking interpretive wildlife drives for a chance to encounter a diversity of wildlife. Highlights include; Cape buffalo, zebra, savanna Elephants, Kob while common eland and giraffe tame the woodland. Early drives provide chances to encounter Lions, Hyena and Leopard while the Cheater is rare.
Wildlife aside, Kidepo boasts of inspiring landscapes characterized by mountain ranges, wooded grasslands, granite rock outcrops towering across plains, and endless wilderness as far the eye can see. We will take it slow, taking time to soak in and connect with nature, watching lovely sunrise and sunsets, listening to chittering birds and miles of wilderness. Accommodation: Wilderness Camping or Savanna Lodge, FB
Day 4: Transfer to Moroto and Karamoja Community Experience.
Starting early this morning, we will transfer eastwards through the heartland of the arid Karamoja to the wonderful town of Moroto arriving in time for lunch. We will take an guided evening walk to a cultural experience as we tour one Karamojong community. This ancient semi-nomadic pastoral community lives in enclosed tight communities called “manyattas” and keep cattle and goats as both a symbol of wealth and food resource.
Accommodation: Kara Tunga Lodge, FB. Drive time 5hrs
Day 5: Transfer and Game Drives in Pian Upe
This morning we will transfer further south into the expansive savanna wooded Pian Upe reserve arriving by lunch time and after checking in we will take an evening game drive. This Uganda’s second largest protected area is a true wilderness offering various activities to the adventurer. Wildlife is excellent including; the Cheater, Mountain Reedbuck, Common Eland, Jackson Hartebeest, Common ostrich, Greater Kudu, Roan Antelopes among others. Sunrises and sunsets over these plains and jagged mountain ranges are some of the best sights on any Ugandan safari. Accommodation: Pain Upe UWA Bandas, FB. Drive time 6hrs
Day 6: A Walking Safari in Pian-Upe and Transfer to Kampala.
This morning after breakfast, we will set out for a 2/3hr guided walking safari. This wildlife reserve offers excellent scenery of local landscapes that include distant Mt. Kadam and Mt. Elgon mountain ranges and savanna plains. Birdlife here is excellent, where the impressive local checklist includes Uganda’s only endemic bird and various habitat restricted specialists. We return to the camp by mid-morning and transfer to Kampala. The drive, traverses this highly agricultural countryside mainly growing rice, corn and estates of sugarcane. Lunch stop will be by the shores of the Nile at Jinja thereafter continue to Kampala/Entebbe.
Accommodation Optional: Depending on your fright plan. Drive Time 7hrs