Ecovic Tours & Travel 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

Murchison Falls National Park for Afternoon (Sunset) Game drive

Murchison Falls National Park for Afternoon (Sunset) Game drive

On this day, you will have breakfast and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. The drive will take you through Luwero Triangle and Budongo Forest in the western arm of the Rift Valley where you will also be rewarded with views of the countryside.

You'll arrive in the afternoon, have lunch, and go for your afternoon game drive where you'll see elephants, buffalos, antelopes, and giraffes. Keep your fingers crossed for lions and leopards. The game track network converges at Delta Point where the Nile flows north out of Lake Albert. This is a convenient place to stop for refreshments and view water birds offshore and distant hippos.

After your afternoon (sunset) game drive, you will check in to Fort Murchison Lodge for your dinner & overnight stay. The lodge is set in a beautiful surrounding & looks out on the majestic Albert Nile that always add to the safari experience of its guests.

Rhinos tracking is optional at a fee of $50 pp.

Lunch, Dinner + drinking water are included.

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:
Fort Murchison (Tent)
  • Budget tented camp located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Game drive, Boat Safari on Victoria/Nile River & Sunset Game drive, Murchison Falls National Park

Game drive, Boat Safari on Victoria/Nile River & Sunset Game drive, Murchison Falls National Park

Your safari breakfast will be served before the day breaks so that you can start your morning game drive as the sun comes up. Sunrise is the best time for wildlife spotting as animals tend to be the most active during the “golden hours” when the first rays of sunshine come to rest on the savannah. Elephants, buffaloes, and several species of antelopes are some of the characters you may come across today. If you’re lucky, you may even spot a lion or leopard.

You will return for lunch in the afternoon and go for a 3-hour boat safari upstream on the Victoria Nile to the falls where you will pass by breathtaking scenery, as well as many crocodiles, hundreds of hippos, buffaloes, water birds, and animals that come down to the Nile. The boat will drop you near the waterfall for your hike (1-1.5 hrs) up to the top of the falls.

You will go for a short sunset game drive and return to the lodge for your dinner and an overnight stay.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner + drinking water are included.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Fort Murchison (Tent)
  • Budget tented camp located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Top of the Falls Walk & Transfer to Kibale NP for a Guided Walk in Nature at Bigodi or Crater Lakes

Top of the Falls Walk & Transfer to Kibale NP for a Guided Walk in Nature at Bigodi or Crater Lakes

On this day, you will enjoy your last sunrise & breakfast in this beautiful NP with a walk to top of Murchison Falls for about 1 hour & transfer to Kibale NP with several stops along the way for beautiful scenery, landscape viewing & lunch at Fort Portal.

In the afternoon, you can choose whether you would like to go deeper into the forest on a Swamp Walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary; home to 8 primate species, over 200 bird species, butterflies & various reptiles. The vegetation in this swamp is also a key attraction to the plant lovers. Some travellers also come to this jungle swamp to study.

OR

Go for a Guided Crater Lakes. The landscape south of Fort Portal is dotted with picturesque crater lakes, some over 400m deep. These crater lakes are breathtakingly beautiful to behold & offer one of the best hiking places in the area.

You will check in at Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve & Campsite for your dinner & overnight stay.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner + drinking water are included.

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

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LionVery Rare
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve & Community Campsite
  • Budget cottage located less than 1hr drive from Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Chimpanzees Tracking at Kibale NP & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP for Afternoon (Sunset) Game drive

Chimpanzees Tracking at Kibale NP & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP for Afternoon (Sunset) Game drive

After breakfast, you will go to Kibale National Park for Chimpanzees Tracking experience where you will have the opportunity to follow an experienced guide into the forest to observe these fascinating creatures at a close range. Watching them interact with each other & go about their daily routine of grooming, playing & foraging is an incredible experience. While your chances of encountering Chimpanzees are high during your tracking excursion than any other point in Uganda, it is never 100% guaranteed. These are, after all, wild animals with wills and minds of their own! The Park is also home for 10 other primates.

You will return for your lunch & transfer to Queen Elizabeth for an afternoon game drive where you will expect to view animals like elephants, buffaloes, Lions, bush pigs, antelope’s families among others.

After your afternoon game drive, you will check in to The Bush Lodge for your dinner & overnight stay.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner + drinking water are included.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
The Bush Lodge (Tent)
  • Inside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Morning (Sunrise) Game drive, Afternoon Boat Safari on Kazinga Channel & Sunset Game drive

Morning (Sunrise) Game drive, Afternoon Boat Safari on Kazinga Channel & Sunset Game drive

After your breakfast, you will go to either Kyambura Gorge or Kalinzu Forest Reserve for Chimpanzees Tracking/Trekking experience where you will have the opportunity to follow an experienced guide into the forest to observe these fascinating creatures at a close range. Watching them interact with each other & go about their daily routine of grooming, playing & foraging is an incredible experience.

You will return for lunch & later in the day when the sun is high in the sky & the animals make their way to the river for a drink, you will head to Kazinga Channel for an exciting boat safari. You will spot more hippos today than you can possibly imagine. Herds of elephants & buffalos will also be wandering down to the shoreline to bath in the cooling waters. It will be a wonderful experience.

You will go for a short sunset game drive & return to the lodge for dinner & overnight stay.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner + drinking water are included.

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:
The Bush Lodge (Tent)
  • Inside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Morning (Sunrise) Game drive at Ishasha & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable or Mgahinga National Park

Morning (Sunrise) Game drive at Ishasha & Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable or Mgahinga National Park

On this day, you will wake up early & have your breakfast then go for morning (sunrise) Game drive at Ishasha sector, Queen Elizabeth National Park. Instead of scanning your eyes across vast savannah grasslands, look up & you might find something lurking in the sycamore-fig trees.

After your Game drive, you will drive to the “Switzerland of Africa” area known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside & winding roads. Along the way, you will enjoy spectacular views of the mountainous countryside & this comes with many incredible photography opportunities. More notably, this “impenetrable forest” protects over 400 population of Gorillas – approximately half of the population in the world, among which are a number of habituated groups, that can be tracked by visitors.

You will arrive in the late afternoon & check in to Gorilla Bluff Lodge for your dinner & overnight stay.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner + drinking water are included.

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 Bluff Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Buhoma (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Mountain Gorillas Tracking & Batwa/Pygmies Community Visit or Canoe/Boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi

Mountain Gorillas Tracking & Batwa/Pygmies Community Visit or Canoe/Boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi

After your breakfast, you will hike to the park headquarters just meters from the lodge for briefing by UWA guides before transferring to the starting point for Gorillas tracking. You will enjoy Gorillas tracking in Bwindi. Bwindi has the biggest concentration of Gorillas, given its small size. The search for Gorillas goes through the thick untamed rainforest, where you’ll be scrambling over mossy rocks & through deep undergrowth. Watching Gorillas in their natural habitat is an experience that will last a lifetime. The experienced ranger guides will willingly share with you a lot of information about the history & lifestyle of these Gorillas.

After, you will choose to either go for Canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi or visit the Batwa community for them to take you through their traditions like traditional dance, beer making, setting fire before checking in to Itambira Island for your dinner & overnight stay.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner + drinking water are included.

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
Itambira Island
  • Mid-range hotel located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Lake Mburo National Park for Afternoon (Sunset) Game Drive

Lake Mburo National Park for Afternoon (Sunset) Game Drive

After an early breakfast, you will leave Lake Bunyonyi. You will drive to Lake Mburo National Park via Kabale Town. You will be welcomed into the park by various herds of zebras, buffalos, elands, and antelopes as they graze in the savannah grass.

You will arrive in the afternoon, have lunch, and go for an afternoon game drive where you will be assured of spotting zebras, buffalos, impalas, warthogs, and waterbucks among others. Also, when it comes to the birds, you will view the malachite kingfishers, African fish eagles, blue-headed weavers, rufous long-tailed starlings, herons, pelicans, the rare shoebill as well as the cormorants.

After your afternoon game drive, you will check in to Hyena Hill Lodge or another similar due to availability for your relaxation, dinner & an overnight stay.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner + drinking water are included.

Main Destination:
Lake Mburo National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to August (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to August and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
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LionNone
Accommodation:
Hyena Hill Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9

Morning (Sunrise) Walking Safari, Equator Experience & Departure

Morning (Sunrise) Walking Safari, Equator Experience & Departure

On this day, you will enjoy your last sunrise in this beautiful side of Uganda with a guided walk-in nature (walking safari with a guide) where you will spot zebras, giraffes, elands, topi, antelopes, Cape buffaloes among others on close range. You'll take the trail to the top of the hills and see Lake Mburo and beyond. From this vantage point, you will have a great view of 9 of the twelve lakes surrounding Lake Mburo National Park.

After your walking safari, your guide will drive you across the beautiful sceneries back to Kampala or Entebbe or drop you off at Entebbe International Airport 3 hours before your departure time with a stopover at the equator for an equator experience and photo moments.

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Breakfast, lunch + drinking water are included.

Main Destination:
Entebbe (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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Disclaimer

  • This tour is offered by Ecovic Tours & Travel Uganda, not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.