12-Day Combined Kenya & Uganda Safari Adventure
Overview
This 12-day Combined Kenya & Uganda Safari is a remarkable wildlife destinations of Uganda and Kenya, offering an unforgettable journey through some of East Africa’s most spectacular landscapes. Designed for wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers, the tour blends thrilling game drives, primate encounters, boat safaris, and cultural experiences into one seamless adventure.
Begin your journey in Uganda, where you’ll explore Murchison Falls National Park, home to the powerful Nile River and abundant wildlife. Track chimpanzees in Kibale Forest, cruise along the wildlife-rich Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and search for the famous tree-climbing lions of Ishasha. The highlight awaits in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, where you will come face-to-face with endangered mountain gorillas in one of Africa’s most extraordinary wildlife experiences.
Continue into Kenya, a country renowned for its spectacular landscapes, diverse wildlife, and unforgettable safari experiences. The Kenyan portion of your journey begins at the beautiful Lake Naivasha, one of the Great Rift Valley’s freshwater lakes. Enjoy a scenic boat safari where you can observe hippos resting in the water and a variety of bird species along the shoreline. You will then explore Hell’s Gate National Park, one of the few parks in Africa where visitors can cycle or walk among wildlife while admiring dramatic cliffs, deep gorges, and fascinating geothermal features.
The adventure continues to Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for its successful rhino conservation program and excellent game viewing opportunities. Keep an eye out for both black and white rhinos, as well as lions, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, and numerous bird species that thrive around the lake and surrounding woodlands.
Your safari concludes in the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve, one of Africa’s premier wildlife destinations. The vast open plains are home to an incredible concentration of wildlife, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, elephants, and large herds of grazing animals. During migration season, the reserve hosts the spectacular Great Migration, one of nature’s greatest wildlife events. Throughout the journey, enjoy comfortable accommodations, professional guides, breathtaking scenery, and unforgettable Combined Kenya & Uganda Safari encounters with East Africa’s iconic wildlife.
Tour Plan
Upon arrival in Entebbe, meet your safari guide and begin your journey north towards Murchison Falls National Park. En route, stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a guided rhino tracking experience. Continue to Murchison Falls and visit the spectacular Top of the Falls, where the Nile River squeezes through a narrow gorge before plunging into the river below.
Arrive at your lodge in the evening and relax after your first day of adventure.
Accommodation: Parkside Safari Lodge
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Spend the day exploring Uganda’s largest national park. Begin with an early morning game drive in search of elephants, giraffes, lions, buffaloes, antelopes, and other wildlife species that inhabit the savannah.
In the afternoon, enjoy a boat cruise along the Victoria Nile towards the base of Murchison Falls. Along the riverbanks, watch for hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and a variety of bird species.
A late afternoon game drive offers additional opportunities for wildlife viewing before returning to the lodge.
Accommodation: Parkside Safari Lodge
After breakfast, depart Murchison Falls and travel through Uganda’s scenic countryside towards Kibale Forest National Park. The route passes rolling hills, tea plantations, rural villages, and beautiful landscapes.
Arrive at your lodge in the afternoon and enjoy the peaceful forest surroundings as you prepare for the next day's primate adventure.
Accommodation: Isunga Lodge
Begin the day with chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest, one of Africa’s best destinations for primates. Accompanied by experienced guides, venture into the forest in search of habituated chimpanzees.
After spending time observing these fascinating primates, continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Later, enjoy a boat safari along the Kazinga Channel, famous for its large populations of hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and numerous bird species.
Accommodation: The Bush Lodge
After breakfast, travel through the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, renowned for its unique tree-climbing lions. Keep watch for these rare predators resting in fig trees.
Continue south to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Upon arrival, settle into your lodge before enjoying a cultural interaction with the Batwa community and learning about their traditional forest lifestyle.
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Haven’s Lodge
Today is the highlight of the safari. Following a briefing by park rangers, set off into Bwindi Forest in search of a mountain gorilla family.
Once located, spend one unforgettable hour observing these magnificent primates in their natural habitat. Watch their interactions, feeding habits, and social behavior before returning from the trek.
Later, transfer to the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi and enjoy a relaxing evening overlooking its scenic islands.
Accommodation: Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
After breakfast, depart Lake Bunyonyi and travel back towards Entebbe, making a stop at the Equator crossing along the way.
Later, connect with your flight to Nairobi, Kenya. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and relax ahead of the Kenyan section of your safari.
Accommodation: Fairview Hotel
Depart Nairobi and travel to Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley. Upon arrival, enjoy a boat ride on the lake, where you may encounter hippos, fish eagles, cormorants, and a variety of other bird species.
Spend the evening relaxing while taking in the beautiful lakeside scenery.
Accommodation: 67 Airport Hotel
Begin the day with a visit to Hell’s Gate National Park, where you can enjoy cycling among dramatic cliffs, volcanic formations, and wildlife.
Later, continue to Lake Nakuru National Park for an afternoon game drive. The park is famous for its rhino population, Rothschild’s giraffes, and seasonal flamingo gatherings.
Accommodation: Mbweha Camp
Enjoy a morning game drive in Lake Nakuru before departing for the world-renowned Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Arrive in the afternoon and settle into your lodge before embarking on an evening game drive in search of lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, and other wildlife.
Accommodation: AA Lodge Mara
Spend the day exploring the vast plains of the Maasai Mara. Morning and afternoon game drives provide excellent opportunities to spot lions, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, giraffes, and large herds of wildebeest and zebras.
The reserve offers some of the finest wildlife viewing experiences in Africa and is particularly famous for its predator populations and the Great Migration.
Accommodation: AA Lodge Mara
After breakfast, depart the Maasai Mara and travel back to Nairobi.
Depending on your flight schedule, enjoy some souvenir shopping before transferring to the airport for your onward journey.
Your unforgettable Kenya and Uganda wildlife safari comes to an end.
