Crafts and Community Safari
Connect with Communities, Discover Authentic Craftsmanship
At a Glance
Duration
21 days
Destinations
Uganda
From Price
$8,415 pp
Accommodation
Mid-Range
Meals
All meals included
Overview
This 21 day Uganda safari will give you more than a safari! You will see wildlife and discover incredible landscapes while visiting different national parks. You will as well jump into the real Ugandan life! Tea from its growing to the factory, learning more about and doing your own hand craft, village visits and the taste of local food, touching encounters with people and animals, be infected by the great joy of life, and don`t forget all the unexpected surprises along the road. Come and dive in with us, into this wonderful country and collect pearls for your everyday life.
Your Route
Parks & Reserves
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda
Home to almost half the world's mountain gorillas
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda
Savannah, wetlands and Africa's famous tree-climbing lions
Kibale Forest National Park
Uganda
The primate capital of the world
Murchison Falls National Park
Uganda
Uganda's largest park — where the Nile forces through a 7-metre gap
Lake Mburo National Park
Uganda
Uganda's only zebra habitat and one of Africa's most intimate parks
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Uganda
Uganda's only wild rhinos — a remarkable conservation comeback
Ngorongoro Crater
Tanzania
Africa's Eden — a volcanic caldera teeming with Big Five
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Signature Experiences
Highlights of This Journey
Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Trek through misty mountain forests for a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with endangered mountain gorillas—a 2-6 hour hike that ranks among the world's greatest wildlife experiences.
Authentic Village Experience in Kiyebe
Visit one of Uganda's most remote traditional villages accessible only by foot, where you'll plant trees, collect honey, share beers with locals, and experience unforgettable singing and dancing.
Women's Craft Workshop in Bugarama
Learn traditional craft-making techniques alongside local women, sharing meaningful conversations and creating memorable handmade souvenirs while supporting community initiatives.
Local Crafts Workshop Experience
Participate in authentic braiding and natural dyeing workshops, learning traditional techniques while enjoying lunch at the workshop or on a scenic lake island.
Tree
Climbing Lions of Ishasha - Witness one of nature's rarest phenomena as lions climb and lounge in fig trees—a behavior found in only a few places across Africa.
Lake Bunyonyi Cultural Immersion
Relax at the "Switzerland of Africa" with village walks, boat tours, and swimming in this beautiful bilharzia-free lake while engaging with local communities and schools.
Wildlife
What You Might Encounter
Mountain Gorilla
Critically endangered great apes — tracking a family group through ancient forest is one of Africa's most profound wildlife encounters.
Forest Elephant
Smaller and darker than savannah elephants, these elusive forest giants move silently through Bwindi's dense undergrowth.
L'Hoest's Monkey
A striking primate with a white beard and dark coat, endemic to Central African montane forests.
African Green Broadbill
A brilliantly coloured bird found nowhere else on earth outside this corner of East Africa.
Tree-Climbing Lion
In Ishasha, southern Queen Elizabeth NP, prides of lions have developed the unique habit of lounging in fig trees — a behaviour rarely seen anywhere else in Africa.
Hippo
The Kazinga Channel hosts one of Uganda's largest hippo populations, best seen on a boat cruise at sunset.
African Buffalo
Massive herds roam Queen Elizabeth's open grasslands, forming the backbone of the lion's prey base.
Uganda Kob
The national antelope of Uganda, found in impressive numbers across the park's savannah flats.
Chimpanzee
Kyambura Gorge — the "Valley of Apes" — cuts through the park and shelters a habituated chimp community.
Red Colobus Monkey
Large troops of these russet-and-black monkeys crash through the canopy, often in the company of mangabeys and blue monkeys.
African Forest Elephant
Smaller than their savannah cousins, forest elephants use Kibale's trails as ancient pathways between feeding grounds.
Shoebill Stork
One of the world's most sought-after birds — a prehistoric-looking giant that stalks lungfish in the Nile's papyrus swamps.
Nile Crocodile
The Nile below Murchison Falls teems with enormous crocs, easily spotted from the park's famous boat cruise.
Elephant
Murchison supports one of Uganda's largest elephant populations, often seen in large herds near the Victoria Nile.
Rothschild's Giraffe
One of the rarest giraffe subspecies — a conservation success story centred on Murchison's northern bank.
Lion
A recovering lion population roams the northern savannah, best located on morning game drives.
Plains Zebra
Lake Mburo is Uganda's only park with zebra — small herds graze alongside impala and eland on the open hillsides.
Impala
One of Uganda's only impala populations lives here, overlooked by the park's rocky ridges.
Leopard
The park's rocky terrain and dense bush make it excellent leopard habitat — often spotted on night drives.
White Rhino
After local extinction in the 1980s, rhinos were reintroduced to Uganda at Ziwa. Tracking them on foot with a ranger is a uniquely personal encounter.
Black Rhino
One of Africa's healthiest wild black rhino populations — Ngorongoro's crater floor is one of the best places on earth to see them.
Flamingo
Lake Magadi in the crater floor turns pink with flamingos during the wet season — a striking contrast against the green caldera walls.
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