Nature Connect 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

Arrival and Transfer to your Accommodation

Arrival and Transfer to your Accommodation

Upon arrival, you will be met by our company safari guide who will transfer you to your accommodation in Entebbe. The guide will also brief you about the highlights of your trip. You can have an optional visit to Entebbe Botanical Gardens. The botanical garden offers an excellent introduction to Uganda's birds, you can also spot primates like the black and white colobus monkey. Return to your accommodation and enjoy a well-deserved rest.

Main Destination:
Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
Accommodation:
2 Friends Beach Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Entebbe (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

After a delicious breakfast, we drive to Murchison Falls National Park. The drive will take you through Nakasongola in the Luwero Triangle, a long stretch to Masindi town. The highlights of this safari include the roaring falls of Murchison, a boat trip to the bottom of the falls, the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest national park with chances of seeing elephant, buffalo, lion and giraffe. Expect a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a short walk (about an hour) with a ranger escort to see the white rhinos, watching them enjoying the sanctuary. Have lunch at Kabalega Dinners, then proceed to Murchison Falls National Park to check in to your booked accommodation.

Main Destination:
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Trip

Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Trip

The day begins with an early breakfast, whereafter we'll head out on a morning game drive towards the Albert Nile. We will encounter a great deal of wildlife, bird species and big cats. We will return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch go for a boat cruise on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls. The game viewing is excellent; hippos in the hundreds, some of the largest crocodiles in Africa, small herds of buffalo, waterbuck and Uganda kobs. Elephants are frequently seen cooling off in few meters.

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:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Transfer to Kibale National Park

Transfer to Kibale National Park

After breakfast, the safari will continue through beautiful sceneries to Kibale National Park with a stopover at Fortportal town for African Traditional lunch. This park is highly alluring to nature lovers for its excellent chimpanzee trekking and bird watching. It boasts with the highest number of primates such as velvet, red-tailed, L’Hoest’s and blue monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, red colobus, olive baboon and chimpanzee. Upon arrival, you will check in to your room, relax and later go Bigodi wetland walk with community Experience.

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:
Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Chimpanzee Tracking

Chimpanzee Tracking

After breakfast, proceed to the park office for a briefing. The highlight of Kibale Forest is the chimpanzee trekking excursion. While in the forest, expect to see at least 2-3 other types of primates, especially the grey-cheeked mangabey and red-tailed monkey. Once you allocate the chimpanzees, you will be allowed an hour with them and return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, go on a coffee tour and banana beer experience (optional) or relax at the lodge.

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

Day 6

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park, arriving in time for lunch. In the evening we will embark on an evening game drive in search of lions, elephants, spotted hyenas, waterbucks, bushbucks, warthogs and Uganda kobs and head back to the lodge 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:
Twin Lakes Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Trip

Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Trip

After breakfast, go for sunrise safari through the park. Look out for members of the Big Five including lions, elephants, buffaloes and leopards, as well as other mammals such as giant forest hogs and antelopes. You will return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, go for a boat trip along the Kazinga channel. It’s a great trip with elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks as well as the enormous monitor lizard which is common in the riverine scrub. Waterbirds are plentiful, such as yellow-billed storks, pelicans, fish eagles and crowned eagles. We will head back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

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

Day 8

Transfer to Entebbe

Transfer to Entebbe

Have a relaed breakfast before you start your journey to Kampala/ Entebbe. Expect stopovers for lunch along the way and at the equator line for beautiful pictures. Proceed with the journey to Entebbe, arriving in the late afternoon or evening. You will be dropped off at the hotel or airport. Enriched with the memory of the rare apes and savannah wildlife as you say goodbye to the pearl of Africa.

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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  • This tour is offered by Nature Connect Safaris Uganda, not SafariBookings.
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