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9 DAYS UGANDA CULTURAL SAFARI

Day 1, Arrival at Entebbe Airport Book a Gorilla Safari online
Our guide will personally meet and pick you from the airport and transfer you of Kampala. Dinner and Overnight at a Kampala hotel. 

Day 2, Transfer to Fort portal 
After breakfast in the morning, our driver will meet you at your hotel and brief you shortly about the tour. You will then drive to the west of Uganda via Mityana, Mubende to Fort portal having lunch enroute. Dinner and overnight at Ndali lodge. 

Day 3, nature walk in Bigodi swamp 
Have breakfast then drive to Kibale national park. You will be briefed shortly after which you will proceed to Bigodi wetland sanctuary for a walk. On this walk you may see birds like the Snowy Headed Robin Cat, Black and White Casqued Hornbill, Emerald Cuckoo and a variety of Weavers, Warblers, Greenbulls and Sunbirds. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Ndali lodge. 

Day 4, Visit the Karambi tombs
Have breakfast and leave for Fort portal to visit the Toro Royal tombs known as Karambi Tombs. Tour the Toro royal palace in Fort portal, home to the youngest monarch alive Rukirabasaija Oyo Nyimba the current king of the Batoro. Spend the whole day touring local communities and having village walks. Return to the lodge in the evening. Overnight at luxurious Ndali lodge.

Day 5, back to Kampala then head to Jinja 
Have breakfast, and then have a long drive back to Kampala. Have lunch enroute then proceed for dinner and overnight at Jinja Nile resort.  

Day 6, white water rafting on the Nile 
Have breakfast then drive to Bujagali falls. You will have a short drill on safety measures then you will proceed to the starting point. Paddle through the violent rapids- a thrilling adventure. Have a lunch break and in the evening have another white water rafting spree on the Nile. Return to Jinja Nile resort for dinner and overnight. 
 
Day 7, Kasubi tombs and Namugongo shrine
After breakfast, drive to Kampala for a city cultural tour. Visit Kasubi tombs burial ground for Buganda’s kabakas.  Visit the Kabaka’s lake a manmade lake. On site guides will narrate the history behind these places. Have lunch and visit Namugongo martyrs shrine. Dinner and overnight at hotel Africana.

Day 8, Ndere centre
After breakfast, drive through Kamwokya to Ndere centre in Ntinda. Enjoy the display of different Ugandan cultural dances. Visit the curio shop. For souvenir and art lovers this is the perfect spot to shop with a wide choice of original art pieces. Have lunch at the center’s restaurant with preferred choice of either Ugandan or continental cuisine to select from. Check into Kabira country club for dinner and overnight. 
 
Day 9, departure 
After breakfast, visit the Uganda museum and the Twekobe palace in Mengo. Return to your hotel for lunch and wait for your transfer to the airport to board your home flight.