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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival - Ziwa Rhinos - Murchison Falls National Park
Arrival - Ziwa Rhinos - Murchison Falls National Park
Today you will wake up very early in the morning, take breakfast then you shall be driven northwest towards Masindi town heading to the great Murchison Falls national park. Murchison falls National Park is Uganda’s largest national park and it is an open African Savannah bisected by the mighty river Nile. It derives its name from Murchison Falls, where the world’s longest river detonates aggressively through a narrow fissure in the Rift Valley escarpment to thrust into a fizzing pool about 46m below.
We shall have a stopover for a nature walk and lunch at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. This Sanctuary is a project which saw the rebirth of the endangered white rhinos in Uganda. The nature walk provides you an opportunity to view the Rhinos at close quarters while they move freely in their natural habitat. After our lunch we shall proceed to Murchison Falls National Park where you check into your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
The Launch Cruise on the Nile
The Launch Cruise on the Nile
Go for an early morning game drive on at the Northern Bank of the Murchison falls National Park. You are able to view those animals that are unique to the African Savannah like giraffe, elephant, antelope, lion, and the Uganda Kobs. Return to the lodge for Lunch. After lunch, you will go for a launch cruise along the Nile River to the bottom of the falls where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, ducks, cormorants, bee-eaters, skimmers, kingfishers, fish eagle and if you are lucky the rare shoe bill. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Transfer to Kibale via Fort portal & Hoima
Transfer to Kibale via Fort portal & Hoima
After breakfast you will be driven to Fort Portal town, through the villages and beautiful scenery. Have lunch en route. During this transfer you will be able to see green and famous vast Tea plantations. It is also an opportunity to tap into the life of villages and local Ugandans. The journey is endowed with a lot of sights from gardens, swamps to forest, plots of cassava, through banana plantations, past alcohol brewing in oil drums, coffee terraces, groundnuts, sorghum and millet. We will finalize our transfer day in Kibale. Dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chimpanzee Trekking - Go to Queen Elizabeth
Chimpanzee Trekking - Go to Queen Elizabeth
After an eary break fast to Kibale National park’s Kanyankyu tourist center for a morning Chimpanzee trek. It is a a unique experience that you will find very interesting. This is one of those opportunities you have to walk this Primate capital with the inhabitants and also man closest relative the chimpanzees. The forest is a habitat for more than 10 primate species, which include, black & white colobus monkeys, red colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys and many others. At the Eastern edge of Kibale National Park, there is Bigodi wetland sanctuary, which is managed by the local community known for a wide range of biodiversity including species of primates such as red colobus monkey, black and white colobus monkey, grey – checked mangabey, red tailed monkey, I’hoest monkey, vervet monkey, blue monkey and baboons. After the trekking, we continue the day going through the creator lakes to the biggest national park Queen Elizabeth National. Overnight Stay & Dinner at Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Safari, Boat Cruise on Kazinga transfer to Bwindi
Safari, Boat Cruise on Kazinga transfer to Bwindi
Early this morning you will wake up to a hot breakfast after which you will continue to do a safari in the Kasenyi area of the park. Here you will be joined by a doctor expert in wild life who will spend most of this morning showing you ions and also providing most of the information about their life. You will have a chance to see the big cats at a near distance. You will later catch up with the boat ride along the Kazinga channel and after this action-packed morning you will head through the Ishasha sector and continue to Bwindi impenetrable Forest to prepare for the biggest encounter with the gentle giants the next morning.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Gorilla Trekking Transfer to Bunyonyi
Gorilla Trekking Transfer to Bunyonyi
The morning has us enter into the impenetrable forest that is Bwindi for the gorilla safari. This activity starts at 8 o’clock in the morning. The trekking is carried out by the most experienced ranger guides within groups of up to 8 people who with gorilla trekking permits allocated. Your quest entails tracking down habituated families of mountain gorillas. Bwindi forest has a population of 560gorillas (based on 2018 surveys). It isn’t easy to predict the amount of time you will take before encountering the gorillas. However, once you do chance upon them, you’ll have an hour to observe and photograph them. Please ensure that you carry a packed lunch and water with you. And remember if you require assistance of porters, you can hire one and he will be at your service the entire trekking experience at only 15$ or 20$ depending on the days rate.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Bunyonyi -Equator -Entebbe
Bunyonyi -Equator -Entebbe
You will be transferred to Entebbe. On your way to Kampala, you will have your lunch and also stop by the equator for a souvenir shopping. The long hour drive will offer you yet other sights and Ugandan life. Surely you will have remarkable memories to carry home. Later you will do a PCR test and wait for its results then you can say goodbye to the Pearl of Africa.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
