Karumuna Safaris

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$3,179 pp (USD)

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Safari Start and Visit to Rhino sanctuary

Safari Start and Visit to Rhino sanctuary

Meet your safari guide and leave Entebbe/Kampala in the morning for you Tour Uganda safari. The target for the day is Ziwa Rhino sanctuary. We arrive for lunch in the sanctuary before having a walk to see the rhinos up-close. Here we get to see the beauty of these big animals, our guides will be able to explain about them and their entire specie. Overnight and dinner.

Main Destination:
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
Best Time To Go June to August and December to February (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather
Accommodation:
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch - Guest House
  • Budget guest house located in Ziwa Rhino Ranch
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast you set off for the drive to Murchison Falls national park. Be there around lunch time, when you have finished your lunch it is time to experience the top of the falls. It is an amazing feeling to stand their enjoying the view and hearing the water roar as it gushes through a narrow Rock Cliff Formation. Have a relaxed evening at the lodge.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)

Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
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LeopardOccasional
ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Red Chilli Rest Camp
  • Budget lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Game-drive and boat-cruise

Game-drive and boat-cruise

After Breakfast we have an early Game drive where we meet the animals of the savanna. During this morning game-drive you can see giraffes, elephants, lions and more.

In the afternoon it is time for a boat-cruise on the mighty Nile spotting for example hippos, crocodiles and birds on the shores. We then transfer out of the park and Spend the night in Budongo forest to get close to the jungle.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Budongo Eco Lodge
  • Budget lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After our Breakfast we get prepared for a long day in the car made easier by making several stops in the villages along our way to stretch your legs, this drive gets you an opportunity to take a look and notice at a tea plantation and studying the Ugandan countryside passing by the window. On arrival at our lodge, we freshen up and have some rest.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
LeopardOccasional
Show more
ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Elephant Hab Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Chimps trekking and boat-cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Chimps trekking and boat-cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park

In the morning your guide takes you to the starting point of the chimps trekking in Kalinzu forest and you set off in to the beautiful jungle to see the chimpanzees. After the chimps trekking your guide meets you and takes you back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you go for the boat-cruise on Kazinga channel. This two -hour boat ride is a great highlight were you for example can see hippos, crocodiles, elephants and warthogs along the shores of the channel.

Main Destination:
Kazinga Channel (Queen Elizabeth NP)
Accommodation:
Elephant Hab Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Game-drive in Kasenyi and crater lakes experience

Game-drive in Kasenyi and crater lakes experience

Wake up early in the morning for a game-drive in the Kasenyi part of Queen Elizabeth national park. Here you have the chance of seeing lions, elephants, buffaloes, an abundance of birds and more. In the afternoon you will go for crater lakes experience via some communities.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Elephant Hab Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Tree-climbing lions in Ishasha and transfer to Bwindi

Tree-climbing lions in Ishasha and transfer to Bwindi

Head off to the Ishasha part of Queen Elizabeth national park in the morning. The drive there goes along an adventurous road and you have the chance of seeing baboons and elephants along the way. In Ishasha you find topis, buffaloes and search for the tree-climbing lions. The lions in this area are famous for climbing up great fig trees to take a rest. After finishing your game-drive the journey goes on to Bwindi Impenetrable national park. Enjoy the changing landscape as the car slowly climbs up towards the misty mountains of the gorillas.

Main Destination:
Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
Accommodation:
Gorilla Mist Camp
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Gorilla trekking

Gorilla trekking

You have now reached a highlight of this Discover Uganda safari; the gorilla trekking day. Your guide will take you to the starting point of the gorilla trekking in the morning and you set of for your adventure. The trek takes you through the jungle up to the point where the gorillas are and you get to spent one hour with them. When you are back from the gorilla trekking your guide takes you to the stunningly beautiful Lake Bunyonyi.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

Accommodation:
Gorilla Mist Camp
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Relax by Lake Bunyonyi

Relax by Lake Bunyonyi

Have a free day by Lake Bunyonyi. Here you can rent a canoe to explore the islands, take a swim (the lake is free of hippos, crocodiles and bilharzia), go for a hike or just relax with a book. You can also go for Batwa community where you will experience more about their culture.

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
Bunyonyi View Resort
  • Budget resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • Meals at own expense
  • Drinks not included

Day 10

Transfer to Kampala

Transfer to Kampala

Have a relaxed breakfast and then start the journey to Kampala. Make a stop along the way for lunch at the Equator and take the chance to stand with one foot on either side on the southern and northern hemisphere. After the last part of the drive to Kampala/Entebbe.

Main Destination:
Kampala (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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