Bright Safaris Uganda

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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

Kampala-Murchison Falls National Park

Kampala-Murchison Falls National Park

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel early in the morning before hitting the road for the most beautiful protected area in Uganda: Murchison Falls National Park. This park is located about 300 kilometers north of Kampala. You'll be passing through the famous Luwero triangle, have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, and then have lunch at Kabalega Dinners. Later, you'll proceed to enter the park through Kichombanyobo gate and visit the magnificent falls where you will enjoy and marvel at the mighty Nile, being forced into a seven-meter crevice to thunder 45 meters below in a series of cascades that can be viewed at different points. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Fort Murchison Safari 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
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
LionOccasional
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Heritage Safari Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Game Drive – Boat Cruise

Game Drive – Boat Cruise

After an early morning breakfast, you'll drive down to the ferry and cross the Nile to the northern sector of the park and start your game drive towards the Delta area, in search of wildlife. This includes Rothschild giraffes, elephants, Jackson’s hartebeests, lions, warthogs, kobs, jackals, oribis, waterbucks, Patus monkeys, and leopards among others. Here also a variety of savannah woodland birds can be seen. You'll go back to the lodge, relax around, and have lunch. Later at 2:00 pm, you'll go for the boat cruise on the Nile, for wildlife viewing at close quarters as they come to cool off on the shores of the mighty Nile. Here, you get a chance to see many schools of hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, and a variety of water birds. You'll go back to the lodge after about 3 hours, for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Heritage Safari Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Kibale National Park

Kibale National Park

You will start your drive to western Uganda through the beautiful green scenery and the tea plantations. You will have a chance to interact with local people during the walk through the market after lunch. After lunch, you will have a one-hour drive to Kibale forest where you will be able to spot some monkeys, birds, and baboons on your way and during the stop-over.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit December to February and June to July
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
LionRare to None
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park

Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park

Today, you will have your breakfast at the lodge and prepare for your trip for the chimpanzee walk. Kibale National Park consists of around 13 primate species. While at the park, you will be able to see many types of monkeys like; the wonderful red Colobus, grey-cheeked mangabey, black and white Colobus monkey, L’hoest monkey, and the amazing chimpanzees. Here, you will experience our cousins today for one hour and the trip takes a 3-4 hour walk through the tropical rain forest with the experienced guide. After lunch, you will visit the Bigodi swamp for a walk to spot some monkeys and bird species, and that takes you through grassland, small communities where the locals are very enthusiastic to shake hands with white people through coffee plantations and people gardens to see how they do daily work.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, you'll drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, driving through the Crater Lakes region of Kabarole, and do a mini-game drive as we enter the park and check into the service of Park View Safari Lodge. You'll have lunch and relax. Later at 3:00 pm, you'll go for the boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel to view the wildlife from close quarters as they cool off along the shores of the Channel that connects Lakes George and Edward. You'll go back to the lodge in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.

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
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Buffalo Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park

The day begins early as you go for your morning game drive, heading for Kasenyi plains, towards the Kobs mating grounds, in search of wildlife that may include the bushbuck, waterbuck, elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, and other wildlife in their natural habitat. The game drives normally take 3-4 hrs before returning for breakfast. In the afternoon, you'll take on a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural link between Lake Edward and Lake George. The channel accommodates abundant wildlife, hundreds of birds that are sighted fishing in the channel, and hundreds of hippos that are cooling off at the shores. This cruise will be one of the highlights of your safari. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Buffalo Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

The day begins early as you start the game drive at 6:30 am in the Kasenyi plains in search of wildlife which includes buffalos, kobs, warthogs, elephants, waterbucks, lions, hyenas, and on lucky days leopards among others. After the game drive which takes about 2 – 3 hours, you'll go back to the lodge for breakfast. You'll check out and drive to Bwindi through the Ishasha sector where tree-climbing lions can be seen according to the luck of the day. You'll have lunch en-route (packed) and later check in to the service of Silverback Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

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

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

Accommodation:
Travellers Rest Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Kisoro (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, at about 7:45 am, you will walk down to the visitors’ center for registration and briefing before starting the gorilla trekking. The exercise may be strenuous walking up steep hills sometimes under muddy conditions. This activity may take about 2 – 8 hours, experiencing the Gorilla World, and for conservation purposes when you get them. You'll spend one hour with them and the guide will advise you on how to behave while with these great apes. You'll later go back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Travellers Rest Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Kisoro (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Nature Walk and Cultural Activities

Nature Walk and Cultural Activities

After an African breakfast, you will go for a nature walk guided by local guides where you will also have a chance to visit the pygmies in their homes and interact with them. You'll also be involved in dancing before you come back to the hotel lunch and relax as you prepare yourself for another long journey back to the airport.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Bunyonyi View Resort
  • Budget resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Kampala

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park – Kampala

After breakfast, you'll drive back to Kampala, with stopovers/toilet breaks at Kabale and Mbarara and lunch en-route. You'll also have a stopover at the Equator for the water experiment and look at the craft shops. Later, you'll proceed on to Entebbe and check into your place of accommodation or drive straight to the Airport for your flight home.
That will be the end of the three days safari. Thank you for supporting Bright Safaris Uganda Limited and Bright Orphanage school. We hope to host you again in Uganda.

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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  • This tour is offered by Bright Safaris Uganda, not SafariBookings.
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  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
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  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.