$3,297 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival at Entebbe International airport
Arrival at Entebbe International airport
Upon Arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will go through the emigration process which always takes between thirty minutes to two hours depending on your arrival time. Exiting through arrivals, you will meet a representative from Hooves of Africa Safaris for a short meet and greet then transfer to your guest house in Entebbe for the overnight stay on bed and breakfast arrangement.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- Papyrus Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Track Southern White Rhinos on Foot
Track Southern White Rhinos on Foot
You'll be picked up from your guest house and transferred to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will be able to track rhinos on foot with the help of armed rangers who are there to guide and protect you throughout the experience.
After one hour of viewing and walking with white rhinos, you will head for a hot lunch before driving to the park gate for clearance. Then, you'll proceed through Budongo forest to the top of the falls as your first activity in the park. After the top of the fall’s photographic moments, you will drive to your lodge which is in the middle of the park as you enjoy wildlife.
- Main Destination:
- Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Shared Boat Cruise on the Nile River
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Shared Boat Cruise on the Nile River
After breakfast (at 6:00 am), you will head out for a drive-in search of cats which might still be busy with a kill or running away from the wet grass. Watch out for leopards, elephants, cape buffalo, giraffes, baboons, monkeys etc.
In the afternoon, you'll take a shared boat cruise to the bottom of the falls in search of animals that come to drink and cool off on the banks of the Nile River such as elephants, waterbucks, giraffes, buffaloes, Nile crocodiles, monitor lizards, hippos and many birds.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Scenic Road Trip and Evening Bigodi Community Walk
Scenic Road Trip and Evening Bigodi Community Walk
After breakfast, you will have a short game drive as you head out of the park. You'll drive further to the southern parts of Uganda with a hot lunch en route to the Kibale forest. After check-in, you'll take a walk in the famous Bigodi wetlands, a community project managed by the community aimed at changing and improving the lives of the host communities. Watch out for olive baboons, red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, bird species, and cultural encounters with the local communities. Later, you'll have dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
- Isunga Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Morning Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Morning Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will drive to Kanyanchu to join others for briefing before you head to the forest with rangers in search of chimps following their calls and tracks. Once chimps have been located, you will spend one hour with them as you learn more about them.
After your hot lunch at the lodge, you will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, check-in and prepare for a game drive to close the day. (On request we can arrange a night game driver for better chances of sighting cats).
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Enshama Game Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Community Boat Tour
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Community Boat Tour
This park is blessed with with over 90 species of mammals and 600 bird species which makes it ideal for the big game. To increase your chances of wildlife sightings, you'll start your game drives at 6:30 am. We hope to meet lions, leopards, elephants, and cape buffaloes among others on this quest.
In the afternoon, you'll take a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel famous for its high density of hippos and to discover more about the water species or meet those that come to relax or drink water in the afternoon. You'll use the Katunguru community boat to support the local communities who are guides and local fishermen. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the edge of the Kazinga channel.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Enshama Game Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Optional Carnivore Monitoring and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Optional Carnivore Monitoring and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will depart from Queen Elizabeth National Park and drive towards the southernmost parts of Uganda. The road trip is both scenic and wild as you traverse through the rural villages of the Kigezi region. Depending on where your gorilla permits have been booked, you will have lunch en route and proceed for an overnight stay at the edge of the forest. An optional lion monitoring program before departing to Bwindi 200$ per person not included in the cost. This is to give you a chance to follow cats as one of the routine procedures in monitoring and caring for these big cats.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
-
Gorilla Mist Camp
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Iconic Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Transfer to Bunyonyi
Iconic Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Transfer to Bunyonyi
After breakfast, you will have a short drive to the UWA Briefing Center where you will be taken through the dos, and don’ts while tracking gorillas. After you have been allocated a gorilla family in a group of 8 pax, you will be led by ranger guides off the forest to search for the gorillas. When gorillas have been located, you will have one full hour of viewing them as they go on with their daily lives at a distance of 7-10 meters. Later, you'll transfer from Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi for an overnight stay. (Look at our packing list for gorilla tracking).
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Transfer from Lake Bunyonyi to Lake Mburo National Park
Transfer from Lake Bunyonyi to Lake Mburo National Park
Optional Lake Bunyonyi activities are offered at the lodge. Then, you'll transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with a hot Rolex stop in Mbarara town. Uganda is famous for a variety of local dishes and the Rolex is one of them! You will stop at the Rolex just in case you would like to taste it. You'll continue to Sanga gate and check in at your accommodation. You'll have an evening game drive, dinner, and an overnight stay at the edge of the park.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Bunyonyi
- Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Walking Safari and Later Transfer back to Entebbe for your Flight
Walking Safari and Later Transfer back to Entebbe for your Flight
After breakfast, you'll take a walking safari to discover the park on foot before departing for Entebbe. This park is famous for its antelopes and zebras of course not forgetting 340 bird species that have been recorded here all packed for your walking safari. Later, you will drive back to Entebbe with a photographic stop at the equator. End of tour (Please note that a day room use can be arranged on request at an extra cost).
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
