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Arrival
Day 1
Kampala City Tour
Kampala City Tour
The company driver-guide will pick you up from the airport or hotel. You will have a city tour around Kampala where you will visit some places like Uganda National Cultural Centre, Uganda Museum and some other places depending on the available time. Then you will go back and check-in to your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Kampala (City, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- ViaVia Uganda Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Track the Shoebill Birds at Mabamba Bay Wetland
Track the Shoebill Birds at Mabamba Bay Wetland
Begin the day with a trip to Mabamba in search of shoebill. The shoebill is a popular species in Uganda, and Mabamba marsh is the best place to witness this prehistoric bird. We'll board a boat at Nakiwogo Pier and go to the swamp with a local guide to look for the bird. When we get back, we have lunch and then head back to the lodge for some rest as you prepare for the next day journey.
- Main Destination:
- Mabamba Swamp (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- ViaVia Uganda Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Depart from Entebbe by 7am after our breakfast and drive towards Murchison Falls National Park. 178km from Kampala, we shall have a stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary which is home to a population of 40+ southern white Rhinos. It is one of the most successful projects for rhino conservation in Africa. Rangers will take you close to meet these giants on foot and at close.
From Ziwa, you shall continue with your drive to Murchison Falls National Park and arrive in a great time to visit and view the falls from the top.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
The morning is a great time to witness wildlife at the park. You will have an early breakfast and leave the lodge by 6:30am. The drive is a chance to raise your shot to the tick the big 5 with sightings of elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, other antelopes and also be in a zone that has the most of the Rothschild’s Giraffes. After the drive we drive to the lodge, have lunch and even you can take a dip at the pool.
In the afternoon, take on a cruise up stream on the legendary Nile River. The Nile is home to dense wildlife from Hippos, crocodiles, a dazzling number of water birds.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Morning Game Drive -Transfer to Kibale National Park
Morning Game Drive -Transfer to Kibale National Park
Have breakfast and leave Murchison Falls for a Kibale National Park. The drive is about 6 hours but interesting and very scenic. It goes past different homesteads and towns, different viewpoints en-route. You have lunch along the way and arrive at the lodge in the afternoon.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi Community Walk
Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi Community Walk
After your breakfast in the morning, you will head for the chimpanzee tracking activity. During the tracking you will be able to meet other primates and birds along. After that, you will return to your lodge for some rest then you will go for a community walk.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Today begins with relaxed drive from Kibale. We start our drive by 7am. The drive is scenic with the incredible views of the Rwenzori ranges unfolding before you. Upon arrival at the park, you take a drive through the 27km stretch if craters some with lakes, some filled with forests and also visit the Katwe Salt Lake. At the lake, workers construct salt pans at the margins of the lake to intensify evaporation and concentrate salt. Then we drive to our lodge and check in for lunch. In the afternoon we relax at the lodge and prepare for an evening game drive.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Hab Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
After an early breakfast at the park, we shall go for a morning game drive at the Kasenyi plains, a famous are for game drives at the park. The network of tracks here will get us to the different wildlife at the park. In the afternoon, we embark on a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel for an opportunity to enjoy the stunning wildlife this come by the channel to drink on a hot day. Crocodiles, hippos, elephants, and a great array of bird life can be seen on the cruise.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Hab Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Drive through Ishasha -Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Drive through Ishasha -Transfer to Volcanoes National Park
Ishasha sector is the southernmost part of Queen Elizabeth National Park. It is on the flanks of Lake Edward and on a border to DR Congo. It is famous for the tree climbing lions we shall do a game drive in the area before we drive to Kisoro town when we shall have lunch. Kisoro town is a a beautiful town few hours from the border that goes to Volcanoes National Park and after our lunch we cross to Volcanoes National Park and have an overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Musanze (City, Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- Amikus Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Gorilla Trekking in the Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla Trekking in the Volcanoes National Park
Gorilla trekking in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park is a magical experience, transcending any other wildlife encounter we know. Meeting a gorilla family in their forest home, led by a dominant male silverback and a cluster of females and young, is a natural adventure that fully repays the cost in unforgettable memories and images.
Your driver-guide will operate your transfers to the park headquarters and introduce you to your trekking group and parks guide. After trekking have lunch and visit the Ellen De Génères Campus of Dian Fossey and learn about the history of gorilla conservation and its future.
- Main Destination:
- Volcanoes National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Amikus Hotel
Wildlife in Volcanoes NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Golden Monkey Tracking and Gorilla Guardians' Village Tour
Golden Monkey Tracking and Gorilla Guardians' Village Tour
Spend a morning trekking to find the golden monkeys in the Volcanoes National Park. These endangered monkeys are endemic to the Albertine Rift area and are characterized by their golden-orange fur. You’ll be able to enjoy an hour watching them jump through the bamboo and hunker down to chew bamboo leaves, curiously watching you, as you watch them.
Your driver-guide will operate your transfers to the park headquarters and introduce you to your trekking group and parks guide.
He will then introduce you to a group of people at the Gorilla Guardians Village for an insight into the culture and lifestyle of the people of Rwanda.
- Main Destination:
- Musanze (City, Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- Amikus Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Kigali City Tour -Transfer to Kigali International Airport
Kigali City Tour -Transfer to Kigali International Airport
This is the last day and your exit day. But before you exit, you will have a short tour of Kigali to the Kigali Genocide Memorial Museum at Gisozi (Now a UNESCO heritage site), visit other places around the city and then the guide will drop you off at the airport.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
