Join us in Uganda!
Immerse yourself in the Abayudaya Community
November 10-20, 2024, with an optional three-day extension to see gorillas
Explore Uganda on a 12-day journey to the Pearl of Africa. Engage with the Ugandan Jewish community (the Abayudaya), witness breathtaking natural wonders, do a game drive and river boat ride to see amazing wildlife and there’s an optional add-on to encounter mountain gorillas up close. We’ll be staying in the eastern part of Uganda, where you’ll make a real connection with our partner communities. You’ll visit Global Village Connect projects, schools and synagogues. You’ll hike beautiful Sipi Falls, and you’ll spend Shabbat with the Abayudaya community.
You can add on a 3-day gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings and an average summertime temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
You can add on a 3-day gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings and an average summertime temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
Trip highlightsHere’s a sampling of activities planned for our trip to Uganda.
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Community Visits
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Buyanga Primary School
A day at Buyanga Primary School, where we have been partnering for the past 8 years. Visit goat beneficiaries, see our 13-acre farm and meet the students. Spend a few hours working side by side with students doing a hands-on project. Namatumba Women's Group Chicken Farm
Meet with the Namatumba Women’s Chicken farm group and visit some of our program beneficiaries. Learn about their business training, their micro grant, and their newly started business, "Moms Yes We Can." Ben David School and Goat Farm
Spend the day with the Kwania Abayudaya Community. Learn how to goat farm and volunteer at the school, which teaches nursery level through 5th grade. Shabbat with the Abayudaya Community
On Friday night we will attend shabbat services at The Stern Synagogue in Nabagoye and have shabbat dinner with the community. Saturday morning we'll visit another synagogue and community and have lunch with more new friends. Tikkun Olam and Putti Primary Schools
Visit Tikkun Olam and Putti primary schools, grades K-7. Meet adorable children, devoted teachers, and have a chance to play, teach and learn. Give a Goat Project Visit
As part of the Give a goat program, we'll meet beneficiaries and see what one goat can do for a kid! |
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Adventure
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Safari at Murchison Falls National Park
Visit Murchison Falls National Park, arriving in time for a boat ride to see animals drink in the river. The next morning, go on a game drive where you’ll see monkeys, baboons, lions, water buffalo and elephants, just to name a few! An amazing experience not to be missed. Hike Sipi Falls
Hike the falls or, if you’re not into hiking, relax at the bottom of the falls and meet the group for a delicious lunch outdoors. Shuck and Roast Coffee at a Local Farm
Visit a local coffee farm where you can participate in shucking and roasting (and drinking) your own coffee with a local farmer and his family. Optional: Trek to find Gorillas
Optional Add-on: 3-Day Gorilla Trek Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park where you'll take a ride in a dugout canoe in beautiful Lake Matunda and hike through the bush and bamboo to find mountain gorillas. A once-in-a-lifetime trek. |
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Itinerary
Duration 10 days Add ons 3-day Gorilla Trek Countries Uganda Places Eastern Uganda, Entebbe, Kampala, Buyanga Primary School, Abayudaya community, Kwania, Ben David Primary School, Murchison Falls National Park, Optional Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Experiences Hiking, River Boat Ride, Game Drive, Coffee Roasting, Optional Gorilla Trek Cost $3,905 Double Occupancy $560 Single Supplement Gorilla Trek Add-on $3,960 Double Occupancy $395 Single Supplement |
Trip Description
Day 1-2: November 10-11, 2024
Depart US & Arrive Entebbe, Uganda Welcome to Uganda! You’re official trip begins upon your arrival in Entebbe where a representative will be waiting for you at the airport. Most flights arrive late night, overnight in Entebbe. Accommodation: Protea Hotel Day 3: November 12, 2024
Drive to Mbale, stop en route to visit an Abayudaya community Drive to Mbale, where we’ll be staying for the next few days. We’ll cross the Nile, have lunch in Jinja, stop en route to visit the Buseta Abayudaya community, meet some of our business training graduates, see their successes and then head onto to Mbale for the night. Accommodation: Mbale Resort Meals: B Day 4: November 13, 2024
Buyanga Primary School visit and hands-on project A day at Buyanga Primary School, where we have been partnering for the past eight years. We'll be doing a hands-on project, experiencing village life and Ugandan culture, and spending time with the students. Buyanga Primary School, in eastern Uganda, enrolls 14,600 children aged 5-16. Visit our 13-acre farm which provides meals for students, the goat farm, classrooms and meet some of the students who were given goats which help pay their school fees. Spend a few hours working side by side with students doing a hands-on project. Accommodation: Mbale Resort Meals: B, L Day 5: November 14, 2024
Visit Global Village Connect project beneficiaries Meet with the Namatumba Women’s Chicken farm group and visit some of our program beneficiaries. Stop at Tikkun Olam Primary School, a Jewish Primary School, grades K-7. In the afternoon, we’ll meet the students at Putti Primary School and help with a hands-on school project. Accommodation: Mbale Resort Meals: B Day 6: November 15, 2024
Sipi Falls, coffee farm, and shabbat dinner and services Hike the Falls or if you’re not into hiking, relax at the bottom of the falls and meet the group for lunch and then visit a local coffee farmer, roast some coffee and have a cup. Friday night Shabbat at The Stern Synagogue in Nabagoye followed by shabbat dinner with the community. Accommodation: Mbale Resort Meals: B, L, D Day 7: November 16, 2024
Saturday morning services at synagogue; lunch with community Visit another nearby synagogue for Saturday morning services. Enjoy shabbat lunch with the community. Accommodation: Mbale Resort Meals: B, L Day 8: November 17, 2024
Drive to Kwania Day 9: November 18, 2024
Ben David Primary School & Kwania Goat Farm Spend the day with the Kwania Abayudaya Community. Learn how to goat farm and volunteer at the Ben David Primary School, which teaches nursery through 4th grade. Accommodation: Latitude 0 Meals: B, L Day 10: November 19, 2024
Murchison Falls National Park Drive to Murchison Falls National Park, arrive in time for a river boat ride to see the animals come drink in the river. You’ll see monkeys, baboons, lions, water buffalo and elephants, to name a few. Accommodation: Paara Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park Meals: B, D Day 11: November 20, 2024
Morning Game Drive, then back to Kampala We'll embark in the morning on a game drive to see the lions, elephants, giraffes and so much more wildlife. Afterwards we'll head back to Kampala for a late night departure back to the states. Optional: afternoon day room at the hotel to freshen up before your flight or stay another three days to see the majestic mountain gorillas. Accommodation: Papyrus Guest House Meals: B Day 12: November 21, 2024
Home at last Arrive home with incredible stories and photos of this once-in-a-lifetime journey. |
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Optional Gorilla Trek
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Trip Description |
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Day 12: November 21, 2024
Flight to Bwindi for gorilla trekking Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest, with its 350 square kilometers of pristine rainforest. A sanctuary for approximately 400 mountain gorillas (almost half of the world’s total population), it is also the only forest on the continent where mountain gorillas and chimpanzees coexist. You can spend the afternoon relaxing, take a canoe ride on Lake Mutanda or walk to the nearby village. Accommodation: Nkuringo Mountain Lodge Meals: B Day 13: November 22, 2024
Gorilla Trekking Stare into the eyes of a silverback. Take an amazing and heart-pounding adventure through tangled vines, bush and bamboo to find gorillas. Depending on the length of your trek, you may have time to visit the nearby village or sit and relax as you enjoy the view. Accommodation: Nkuringo Mountain Lodge Meals: B, L, D Day 14-15: November 23-24, 2024
Fly back to Entebbe and then on home Fly back to Entebbe for departure back to the U.S. Arrive in the United States the following day. Meals: B |
The Uganda Community Trip is organized by Select Treks.