6 Days 5 Nights Uganda Safari Wildlife Hiking Cultural Tour

Accommodation options:

Luxury Accommodation: Apoka Safari Lodge
Mid-range Accommodation: Nga’moru Wilderness Camp
Budget Accommodation: Kakine Self-Catering Campsite, National Park Bandas at Apoka, Apoka Rest Camp

Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 3: Kidepo Valley National Park (Game Drives and village walks)

After early morning breakfast, embark on a morning game drive across savannah, hills, small forests, dry river beds and rings of mountains around you where a variety of animals and birds can be seen.

Return to your camp for lunch and a brief rest in the mid-afternoon. There is no fixed program for the afternoon, but there are a variety of possibilities.

After lunch, you can opt to then go for the afternoon game drive or take a guided nature walk, or even take a village walk to one of the surrounding communities.

Accommodation options:

Luxury Accommodation: Apoka Safari Lodge
Mid-range Accommodation: Nga’moru Wilderness Camp
Budget Accommodation: Kakine Self-Catering Campsite, National Park Bandas at Apoka, Apoka Rest Camp

Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 4: Kidepo – Drive to Kotido Town (Visit the Karamojong people in their villages)

After breakfast, you will leave for Kotido. Depending on road conditions, you may have lunch in Kaabong. After arrival and check-in, you will visit the largest Manyatta in East Africa.

Climb a large rock and take in the incredible views of the Nakipelemoru Manyatta. After this climb, head into the Manyatta and meet the Karamojong people where you can take pictures and speak one on one with the people.

This visit will truly be one of the highlights of your trip. In the afternoon you will visit an authentic Karamojong craft shop run by a Dutch woman living in Kotido.

After an afternoon rest, explore Kotido town and visit the sliding rock. This rock is a 10-meter long slide from the rocks and a very popular attraction with the local people.

Accommodation options:

Luxury Accommodation: Karamoja Inn
Mid-range accommodation: Hotel De La Maison, Kotido Resort Hotel, Church of Uganda Guest House
Budget Accommodation: Hotel Discover, Las Vegas Hotel Kotido

Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 5: Kotido Town – Sipi Falls Mount Elgon National Park

After breakfast, a day of travel will start. You will leave Karamoja behind and continue to Mt. Elgon to Sipi Falls.

Sipi Falls is a series of three tall waterfalls all plunging along the lower slopes of Mt Elgon (the 4th highest peak in Africa shared between Eastern Uganda and Western Kenya).

You will travel 4 to 6 hours from Kotido to Sipi Falls. This drive will be long, but the views will be beautiful! The scenery in this part of Uganda is spectacular!

Accommodation options:

Luxury Accommodation: Sipi River lodge,
Mid-range Accommodation: Sipi Falls resort, Lacam Lodge
Budget Accommodation: Noah’s Ark Hotels, Crowns Nest Rest Camp, Masai Backpackers

Meal Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}

Day 6: Sipi Falls Hike – Drive back to Kampala

After breakfast, short hikes in and around the local area will be arranged to see the plethora of waterfalls, breathtaking landscape and abundant birdlife.

One can choose to take hikes that last anywhere from 1 to 4 hours, depending on the routes taken.

Spend the day viewing all three of the waterfalls in the Sipi valley, this trek can be strenuous in places but has many viewpoints to stop and rest and take in the beautiful scenery of Mount Elgon and plains below.

Our guides will take you through the local trails and can introduce you to the local area and Sabine customs. Enjoy lunch before heading back for Kampala in the evening.

Meal Plan: {Breakfast & Lunch}