6 Day Sipi, Pian Upe and Kidepo Valley National Park
Explore Eastern and North Eastern Uganda on 6 Days Uganda Safari to Sipi falls, Pian Upe Game Reserve and Kidepo valley national park. The hike to the top of the three falls, coffee tour around the communities, sunset walk in Sipi falls is the start of your safari. Expect to see unique wildlife on your game drive in Pian Upe Reserve before you proceed to the true African wilderness in Kidepo valley national park for more game drives and wildlife.
Safari Highlights
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
- Safari 4X4 vehicle
- Drinking water
- Airport transfer on the first and last day
- Tour/driver guide
- All park entrance fees
- Gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking permit
- Activities in Rwanda and Uganda as per itinerary
Includes
- International flights (from/to home)
- Tips to porters, site guides and driver/ guide
- Insurance
- Optional activities
- Personal expenses
- Visa
Excludes
Detailed Itinerary
Transfer from Entebbe to Sipi falls
Early in the morning after your breakfast, our driver guide will pick you from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe to start your trip to sipi falls.
Reach in the afternoon to have lunch and check in at the lodge. Refresh and prepare to start on the hike to the waterfalls and later go for coffee experience and later do a sunset walk as you head to the lodge.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Sipi Falls Hike and Transfer to Pian Upe
After breakfast, transfer to Pian Upe wildlife reserve. It is about 3-4 hours' drive form Sipi falls of Kapchowra district located on foothills of Mount Elgon. Have en-route lunch in one of the close towns to the reserve.
Proceed to the reserve and connect for an evening game drive the connect to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Game drives and Karimajong Cultural experience
After your breakfast, set off for a morning game drive in the savannah plains to search for reserve residents including the cheetahs, Uganda's only population of the Roan antelopes, the Elands, Zebras, giraffes , Oribis, Uganda Kobs, Buffaloes, blue and Common Duiker and Impalas to mention a few.
Return for lunch and later afternoon; visit a local Karamoja community close to the park for a rare cultural experience in dance and drama performances and also be able to learn more about the community.
Before nightfall, return to your camp for dinner and overnight stay.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park
After your breakfast, check-out of the lodge and embark on your journey to Kidepo valley national park. The park is located in the far North Eastern part of Uganda taking about 5-6 hours' drive.
The drive is spectacular with great views of the countryside and as you approach Karamoja region.
Lunch enroute as you proceed to your lodge for check in and refreshing.
Kidepo valley national park is very beautiful with incredible views of the mountains and hills. Connect for an evening game drive in Narus valley to find some of the animals like the elephants, zebras, buffaloes and many more.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Game Drive in Kidepo Valley National Park
After an early morning breakfast, head to the park for game drives through the narus valley with expectations of great sightings of wildlife.
Kidepo Valley National Park has high biodiversity of fauna, with at least 86 mammal species, third behind Queen Elizabeth National park and Murchison falls national park for its mammal diversity.
28 of the 86 species of mammals in Kidepo Valley National Park are not found anywhere else in Uganda's national parks.
Some of the animals unique to this park include striped hyena, Ardwolf, greater and lesser Kudu, Klipspringer, Dik-dik, Bright's Gazelle and Chandler's mountain reed buck. Other large mammals here include, African elephant, Zebra, Buffaloes, Water buck, Jackson's hartebeest, Lions , Leopard and both black-backed and side-striped Jackal are found here.
Return to the lodge for lunch and later go for an evening game drive for more chances of the wildlife. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
Transfer Back to Kampala/Entebbe
After breakfast, check-out of the lodge and embark on your journey back to Kampala/ Entebbe. It's a 10-12 hours' drive from Kidepo valley national park to Kampala with en-route lunch.
Reach entebbe later in the evening.
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Drinking Water
Meal Plan
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