Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Pick Up at the Airport or Hotel
Pick Up at the Airport or Hotel
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda and after finalizing the immigration formalities, you shall be welcomed by your guide who will then drive you to your accommodation. Depending on your time of arrival you may choose an optional activity to do around Entebbe town.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
-
Airport Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Drive To Murchison Falls National Park
Drive To Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast you shall start your tour by driving through Kampala to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. There you shall have a walking Safari to the Southern White Rhinos that have been re-introduced in Uganda. In the afternoon you will drive to the legendary Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s biggest National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Fort Murchison (Tent)
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning Game Drive and afternoon boat ride
Morning Game Drive and afternoon boat ride
After an early breakfast, proceed for a game drive inside Murchison falls National park. This is a beautiful drive across savannah, Borassus Palm Forest and grasslands down to Lake Albert where the Albert Nile heads north. Drive in search for Lions, Leopard, Hyena, Buffalo, Elephant, Jackson Hartebeest. Oribi, Waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and enjoy spotting various Bird species. In the afternoon, go for a boat ride on the Nile, to Murchison falls, whence the park derives its name. Enjoy these spectacular falls by hiking to the top of the falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7 meter gap.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Fort Murchison (Tent)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Depart to Kibale Forest National Park
Depart to Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast, you will embark on a long drive to Fort Portal. Along the way you will pass many tea plantations. You have the opportunity to stop there for photo moments. In the evening you will arrive at your accommodation and take a deserved rest.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
-
Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp visit
Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp visit
Today you will track the most famous inhabitants of Kibale National Park: the chimpanzees. With over 1,450 individuals protected within the park, Kibale forest is home to the largest number of the endangered chimpanzees in Uganda as well as the threatened red colobus monkey and the rare L’Hoest’s monkey. The forest has one of the highest diversity and density of primates in Africa totaling 13 species including the black and white colobus, blue monkey and grey-cheeked mangabey, red tailed monkey, bush babies and potatoes. In the afternoon after tracking, you have the opportunity for a guided walk through the swamps of Bigodi. After the fascinating walk you have the choice of relaxing in the accommodation or community walk in a village nearby. Alternatively, you can visit a school in the local community, talk to the students and teachers and participate in the lessons.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast you will drive today to the world-famous Queen Elizabeth National Park, crossing the equator along the way before, we will drive through the park as we enjoy the views and tee plantations.
Queen Elizabeth National park boasts of very high biodiversity capacities due different habitats of fauna that it has.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Game Drive and Kazinga Chanel Boat Trip
Game Drive and Kazinga Chanel Boat Trip
You will have an early Morning Game Drive. There are over 100 mammal species that include Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Elephants and the elusive Giant Forest Hog in this park. The Primates include Chimps, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Blue, Black faced Red Colobus, and Red tailed monkeys and Olive Baboons. In the afternoon, you will have a boat ride on Kazinga Channel.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Leave for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest through Ishasha
Leave for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest through Ishasha
This morning, we will leave for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. We will drive through the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth called Ishasha. Here we will take lunch by the Ishasha River and try to find the famed Ishasha tree-climbing lions before continuing on to Bwindi, home to the few remaining mountain gorillas. Birdlife and primate life in Bwindi are quite superb, and there is an incredible variety of flora. Bwindi is a bird watchers' haven! It holds 348 species of birds and supports 24 of 26 Albertine Rift endemics that occur in Uganda; and seven red data book species. Bwindi is now an ecological island, surrounded by cultivation on rich volcanic soils. Your overnight stay is at Buhoma Community self-contained bandas.
- Main Destination:
- Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Haven Lodge Buhoma Community
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Gorilla Trekking
Gorilla Trekking
You will rise relatively early for a hearty breakfast to give you the energy needed for gorilla tracking. Report to the ranger station at 8.00 am where the guides will take you through the forest, slashing at the undergrowth, parting thick creepers, to track gorillas. This trek can take from half an hour to eight hours so a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes. You will sit in the forest among the gorillas listening to them grumble at each other and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male, the silverback. It is amazing to think that there are only about 750 or so of these creatures left in the world! Your overnight is at Buhoma Community in self-contained bandas.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Haven Lodge Buhoma Community
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Lake Bunyonyi
Lake Bunyonyi
After breakfast, drive to Lake Bunyonyi, the second Deepest lake in Africa and home to very many bird species. This lake is a must-visit enjoy a boat, swim or canoe ride. Lake Bunyonyi ought to be considered one of the Natural Wonders of the World and, now that I’ve seen it before my own eyes, it’s joined the ranks of my most beloved travel destinations.
This place deserves to be on your African travel radar because, with beauty like this, shouldn’t it be?
It features magnificent views. Dinner and your overnight stay are at BirdNest Resort.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- BirdNest Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Drive To Kigali Rwanda
Drive To Kigali Rwanda
After breakfast, talk a walk to the viewpoint of Lake Bunyonyi. Have lunch at Acadia Cottages and take photos. Then drive to Rwanda through Kabale town as we head to the Katuna border and proceed to Kigali city. It maybe a 3-hour drive. Your overnight and dinner are at 2000 Hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali (Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- Rwanda 2000 Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
City Tour
City Tour
After breakfast, drive to Kigali city and visit the genocide memorial in the city center. Visit craft shops for your shopping.
The Kigali Genocide Memorial documents the 1994 mass killings in Rwanda. After that we take you to the Airport.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
