21 Days Honeymoon Adventure Uganda

This 3-week 21-day Uganda Honeymoon Adventure is ideal for couples who want to extend their honeymoon while exploring the country. You will get the chance to see all of Uganda’s major primates and the Big Five species on this journey, which will start in central Uganda and travel to southwestern, western, and northern Uganda before returning to central.

You will also have time to see the local people. This all-inclusive 21-day Uganda honeymoon adventure will begin and finish in Entebbe/Kampala. Additionally, it can be tailored to your interests. This trip will give you time to enjoy your honeymoon while you take in the incredible adventure. All accommodations included will offer you a honeymoon package and private dinners if you’re interested in that as well.

Day by day

DAY 01:  Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to the Hotel in Kampala for overnight

You will be taken to your Kampala hotel for the night after arriving and checking out of Entebbe International Airport on this first day of your incredible honeymoon experience in Uganda.

DAY 02: Drive to Jinja for a Full Day Adventure in Jinja and overnight

Some of the best grade 5 white water rafting and other adventure sports in the world can be found in Jinja, which is known as East Africa’s Adventure Capital. You can find the ideal white water adventure here, regardless of your level of adventure, family, or first-timer status. Get soaked! Go crazy! Go rafting! Savor the journey! A dedication to quality, safety, and affordability will ensure that you enjoy your raft on the rough white waters. After driving back to Kampala for the night, you will take a boat tour to the Nile’s source and experience white water rafting while in Jinja.

DAY 03: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park for an evening game drive via a stop at the Equator

Following breakfast this morning, you will travel to Lake Mburo National Park for an overnight stay and an evening game drive. After arriving at your lodge late in the afternoon for check-in, you will have a stop at the Equator for an Equator experience, coffee, and photos. After that, you will return to your lodge for supper and overnight, and then you will embark on an evening wildlife drive.

DAY 04: Morning Game drive and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for overnight

Following breakfast at your lodge, you will check out and head out for a morning wildlife drive. From there, you will travel to Lake Bunyonyi in southern Uganda, arriving in the late afternoon to unwind while taking in the view of the lake before supper and overnight. Lake Bunyonyi is well-known for its several stunning historical islands and a variety of bird species that you can witness while canoeing.

DAY 05: Morning canoe boat ride on the lake and transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

You will take a private canoe boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi to see the historical islands, enjoy sightseeing, and observe birds after breakfast at the lodge. Following any extra activities, you will go to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, where you will spend the night and have dinner. Since Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is the only national park in East Africa where you can see mountain gorillas and golden monkeys, it has earned the moniker “Where Gold Meets Silver.” Since it is situated inside the three volcano mountains of Gahinga, Muhavura, and Sabinyo, you can also go hiking there. This makes it a unique destination for most adventure travelers and tourists.

DAY 06: Golden Monkey tracking and Batwa cultural trail experience

Following breakfast at the Lodge, you will drive to the park headquarters for a briefing. From there, you will begin your hike through the forest in search of the Golden Monkeys. Park rangers will walk and hike with you along designated trails, guiding you the entire time. Once you locate the Golden Monkeys, you will have an hour-long encounter with them before walking back to meet your driver guide. Depending on when you finish the hike and your level of fitness, you will have the opportunity to participate in the Batwa cultural trail experience.

DAY 07: Gorilla tracking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Following breakfast at the lodge, you will go to the park headquarters to receive a briefing from ranger guides from the Uganda Wildlife Authority. They will then assign you to a gorilla family group for the day’s trekking. You will begin your quest for the endangered rare species of mountain gorillas in the dense, impenetrable forest with a group of eight visitors, researchers, and ranger guides. Every gorilla hunt starts at the location where they were last spotted the day before. You will only be permitted to spend an hour interacting with these well-known creatures once you get at their location, and you should always maintain the utmost silence when around gorillas. You are permitted to take pictures and so forth.

DAY 08: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park for overnight

If you would like, you can stay at the lodge for a longer period of time so that you can drive to Bwindi after lunch or visit the local community, including the schools, where you can inspire the students and offer them gifts.

DAY 09: Gorilla Habituation/tracking Experience in Bwindi Forest

You will drive to the park headquarters after breakfast at the accommodation for a briefing from Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guides who will assign you a gorilla family group to walk. In a party of four tourists, researchers, and ranger guides, you will hunt the deep jungle for endangered Mountain Gorillas. Gorillas are always searched from the previous day’s location. The famous gorillas can only be interacted with for four hours, and you must keep silence. You can capture photos, etc. Evening community walks in the local Batwa community will delight and teach you about their culture.

Gorilla habituation involves hiking/walking through Bwindi Forest in search of mountain gorillas. The trek can be strenuous depending on weather and gorilla movement, but it is well organized, so you have 99% chances of seeing them. Advanced trackers track mountain gorillas all day in the jungle to determine where they nested the night before, which is when you start hunting for them. Two ranger guides will conduct you through the walk, clearing and building pathways and imparting mountain gorilla and Bwindi forest information. After the trip, you’ll return to the start to get your mountain gorilla tracking credentials in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

DAY 10: Visit Lake Mutanda for relaxing and do various optional activities

Following breakfast at the lodge, you will travel to Lake Mutanda for your lake adventure. There, you will see a variety of birds during a paddle boat ride. From the pontoon at Sheba’s campsite to the Rwajenge landing spot, traditional dugout canoes will be waiting for us to set out on the Mutanda portion of the trip. Numerous common species, such as Hadada Ibis, Crested Cranes, and Black-headed Herons, can be found in Lake Mutanda.

There are tiny homesteads scattered around the region, where people may be seen caring to their fields and animals. In the black volcanic soils, where potatoes are widely grown, cabbages, green beans, and peas are also grown on what seem like unfathomably high slopes. Following the canoe boat excursion, you will eat lunch at the campsite before unwinding. You will return by car to your lodge later to spend the night there.

DAY 11: Hike Nkuringo to Buhoma trail

After breakfast today, you will leave your lodge and load your bags into the car; you will just need a small backpack to carry supplies for your walk. After traveling to Buhoma, where he will be ready to drive you to your lodge, your guide will take you to the beginning of the Nkuringo to Buhoma trek. A national park ranger will accompany you on the trek and lead you all the way to the national park headquarters in Buhoma.
Both the Ivy River and the Kashasha River walking trails make up the Nkuringo to Buhoma walking trail. The natural treasures of Bwindi Forest, including as different bird species, primates, rivers, waterfalls, and tree species, can be seen up close on both trails. The Ivy River Trail takes two and a half hours to walk, while the Kashasha River Trail takes four to five hours from Nkuringo to Buhoma or six to seven hours from Buhoma to Nkuringo. It takes four hours to trek through the forest from the Ivy River to Buhoma. The entire trip took six and a half hours. Both hikes are fantastic and daring; let us know and we’ll make the appropriate reservations for you.

DAY 12: Drive to Ishasha sector southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park for an evening game drive/sundowner and overnight

Following breakfast, you will travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park, where you will arrive in the afternoon. There will be breaks for sightseeing and a game drive along the way. You will receive a warm welcome and be allowed to unwind after checking into the hotel. Later, you will go on an evening game drive to look for late grazers before returning to the lodge for the night.

DAY 13: Morning and afternoon game drives to see the Tree climbing lions and other wildlife

After breakfast, you will go on game drives in the Ishasha wildernesses to look for wildlife, including tree-climbing lions. Since we are unable to schedule appointments with nature, your chances of seeing them will rely on the weather and your luck.

DAY 14: Visit the Ishasha local community project and later drive to the northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park Mweya sector for dinner and overnight

Following breakfast, you will travel north of the park to arrive at noon for lunch and an afternoon game drive. After that, you will visit the Ishasha Local Community initiative. The most well-known and varied conservation area is Queen Elizabeth National Park, which has a wide range of habitats, including grasslands, acacia woodlands, forests, wetlands, and open water. These habitats support a large number of mammals, including the Big Four, and an impressive number of bird species, which has increased to over 604 species.

DAY 15: Morning sunrise game drive and afternoon Boat safari on Kazinga Channel

Following breakfast, you will take a morning game drive to the Kasenyi plains in order to look for wildlife and early birds. Elephants, massive herds of buffalo, lions, leopards, kobs, antelopes, bushbucks, and more are among the creatures you will witness.
After a two to three-hour morning game drive, you will drive to the Mweya Peninsula for a hot lunch, unwind, and then take an afternoon boat cruise safari on the Kazinga Channel. This boat ride is well worth the money and is regarded as the highlight of your safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will have the opportunity to see a variety of wildlife as they enjoy the channel’s shores, including hippos swimming and different bird species. Return to the lodge for dinner, rest, and overnight after the cruise.

DAY 16: Visit Katwe salt mines and crater lakes after Drive to Kibale Forest National park

Following your break, you will drive to Kibale National Park, stopping along the way for lunch, and then you will see Katwe Salt Lakes. Upon arrival, you will have the opportunity to take a nature walk in the Bigodi Swamp, where you may witness the local birds and monkeys.
With approximately 335 bird species and 13 primate species, Kibale Forest National Park is a well-liked destination for both birdwatchers and primatologists.

DAY 17: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park

You will drive to Kibale National Park Headquarters after breakfast at your accommodation to meet your day’s guides and start tracking chimpanzees. An early morning hike into the forest to see wild chimpanzees and several other primates in their natural habitat will be accompanied by knowledgeable guides, researchers, and trackers. They will walk you through the entire tracking process and give you the chance to spend four hours within meters of these entertaining and gregarious apes, partaking in their everyday activities and sharing in their lives. There are only an estimated 5,000 chimpanzees left in Uganda, making them our closest cousins and most endangered species.
Please be aware that while chimpanzees are quite mobile and forage throughout the forest, tracking them can be somewhat taxing. Furthermore, as chimpanzees are wild animals, sightings are not always guaranteed.

DAY 18: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via a visit to the top of the falls and an en-route evening game drive

Following breakfast, you will travel north to Pakuba Safari Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park, where you will spend the night. Along the way, you will visit the top of the falls and go on an evening wildlife drive to look for late grazers. After dinner, you will head back to your lodge for the night.

DAY 19: Morning sunrise game drive and afternoon Boat trip to the bottom of the falls

Following breakfast, you will embark on your morning game drive, which will give you the chance to see antelopes, hippos, buffaloes, giraffes, and, if you’re lucky, cats like lions and leopards. After lunch, head back to the lodge before continuing to the pier for your two-hour boat ride to the base of the falls, where you will see the Nile River squeeze itself into a narrow gorge before exploding out, creating a once-in-a-lifetime experience. During your cruise, you will also see a variety of wild animals, including elephants, hippos, birds, and reptiles.

DAY 20: Morning game drive and transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary arriving in the afternoon to visit the local community/local school and later overnight

You will travel to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary today for an optional community tour that includes a school where you can give different items. Dinner and lodging will be provided after the visit.

DAY 21: Morning Rhino tracking on foot and drive back to Entebbe to end your 21 Days Uganda honeymoon adventure

To wrap up your 21-day Uganda honeymoon adventure, you will drive to the sanctuary after breakfast and then go on foot to track rhinos. After that, you will drive back to Kampala or Entebbe for drop-off.

End of your tour