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Arrival
Day 1
Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Trekking and Continue to Murchison Falls National Park
Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Trekking and Continue to Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast at your accommodation in Kampala/Entebbe, you'll embark on the trip to Murchison Falls National Park in the north of Uganda, a journey of 311km about a 5-hour drive. You'll traverse through the undulating hill slopes of Nakasongola before branching off at Nakitoma for 7 km to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary just 176km north of Kampala. Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch is the proud home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda following their extinction and thus offers an unforgettable rhino tracking experience. Ziwa is the only place where you will be able to see rhinos in the wild. Presently the sanctuary is home to over twenty (20) southern white Rhinos. The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists; for rhino trekking, bird watching, nature walks, and relaxation. After a walking safari, you will continue on the drive to Murchison Falls National Park and visit the top of the falls where the park derives its name from.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Game Drive and Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park
Game Drive and Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls National Park
You will wake up very early in the morning to go for a morning game drive where you will have a chance to spot early risers and nocturnal species before they return to their hideouts. This is the most beautiful national park in Uganda and this is because it hosts 4/5 of the Big Five animals and also also home to one of the most beautiful and powerful falls in the world so far.
Today, you will have a chance to view some of the park’s residents including lions, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeests, antelopes, buffalo, and elephants.
For the birders, you will enjoy a cock tail of them as these areas support the secretary bird and the black-chested snake eagle, to name a few.
In the afternoon, you'll go for a boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where the Nile thunders through a small 7-meter gorge plunging 43 meters into the Nile on the way to Lake Albert.
After the cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
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Parkside Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Transfer to Kibale National Park
Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, you will embark on the transfer to Kibale National Park known as the primate capital of the world about a 5-7 hours’ drive traversing the rural sceneries and traditional homesteads of Kagadi district where you visit tea plantations if time allows. You'll reach Fort Portal in the afternoon. On arrival, you will visit the community to learn the daily lifestyle of the people living in this region where you will participate in coffee making. After this encounter, you will drive to your lodge reaching in the late evening.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Morning Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Morning Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early breakfast, you'll drive to Kanyanchu, Kibale Park Headquarters, by 8:00 am for a chimpanzee pre-trekking briefing by the park staff. The chimpanzee trekking experience tends to last 2–5 hours and includes one hour of direct encounters with these amazing creatures.
In addition to chimps, Kibale forest is home to other primates including the red-tailed and grey-cheeked Mangabey, Phoestes, and blue and red-Colobuses. There are many beautiful bird species, butterflies, and many small insects as well.
After a successful trek, you'll transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game Drive and Launch Cruise along Kazinga Channel
Game Drive and Launch Cruise along Kazinga Channel
After breakfast, you'll undertake a game drive in the Kasenyi plains. You will be able to spot elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, kobs, and hippos among others.
You'll proceed on the trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park for an afternoon boat cruise along the 45 km-long Kazinga Channel. The Kazinga Channel which stretches to 45km in length at one time had much concentration of hippopotamus population in the region until the management decided to carry out culling in 1960.
You'll enjoy the wide views of the Nile crocodiles and other wild game quenching their thirst on the waters of the Kazinga channel and flocking its shores on a hot day.
You will retreat from the 2-hour activity; and engage in an afternoon game drive along the channel track as you head to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, before you embark on the trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the southwestern part of Uganda. You'll undertake a game drive in this part of the park searching for the tree-climbing lions.
Ishasha sector is well endowed with the infamous climbing lions together with other wild game that dwell in this woodland part of the park. The tree-climbing lions prefer to lie flat on fig tree branches in the mid-morning sun while waiting for their prey. After this encounter, you will proceed on the drive to Bwindi arriving in the evening for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Broadbill Forest Camp
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After an early breakfast, you will take a packed lunch, have a briefing by the game guides at the park headquarters, and start your gorilla trail. Hiking through the thick, verdant, rainforest to eventually come across the gorillas in their natural habitat, is an unforgettable experience. This encounter takes between 2 to 9 hours and is the highlight of an Africa exploration safari. You will only have 1 hour of close contact with these calm gentle apes, take pictures, and get acquainted with them.
You are free to shoot as many photos as you desire before you retreat from the activity to return to the starting point. After this encounter, you'll transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
In the morning, you will set off on a scenic drive to Lake Mburo National Park, reaching in the afternoon for lunch. After lunch, you'll go for an afternoon boat cruise on Lake Mburo, where you will be rewarded with a view of the game as hippos, and crocodiles, as well as a variety of bird species. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Rwakobo Rock Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Transfer to Entebbe for Departure
Transfer to Entebbe for Departure
Early morning, you will go for a guided nature walk with an armed ranger guide around the park where you will have a chance to walk and see wildlife at close range, antelopes, giraffes, giraffes, buffalos, bushbucks, impalas among others. You will then exit the park and proceed to Entebbe Airport for your connecting journey back home. You will also make a stop at Uganda Equator Crossing Kayabwe for an amazing photo session for memories and lunch.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
