Hooves of Africa - Photo Safaris

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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

Rhino Tracking on Foot in Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

Rhino Tracking on Foot in Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

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'll head out or a hot lunch before driving to the park gate for clearance and then proceed through Budongo forest to the top of the falls as your first activity in the park. After the stop for fall’s photographic moments, you'll drive to your lodge which is just about 15 minutes from the Tangi gate.

Main Destination:
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Fort Murchison (Tent)
  • Budget tented camp located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

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 (6:00 am), you'll 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, the monitor lizards, hippos and many birds.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
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:
Fort Murchison (Tent)
  • Budget tented camp located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

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 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. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP, Uganda)
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:
Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)
  • Just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 4

Optional Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Optional 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'll drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, check in and prepare for your evening 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:
Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)
  • Just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

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 will start your game drives at 6:30 am and 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 discover more about the water species or meet those who 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 (Uganda)
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:
The Bush Lodge (Tent)
  • Inside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 6

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 to overnight at the edge of the forest. There is an optional lion monitoring program before departing to Bwindi at 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)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

Accommodation:
Gorilla Mist Camp
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 7

Iconic Gorilla Tracking and Transfer to Bunyonyi

Iconic Gorilla Tracking 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
  • Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Transfer from Bunyonyi to Kigali for your International Flight

Transfer from Bunyonyi to Kigali for your International Flight

After a relaxed breakfast, depending on your flight time, your guide will transfer you to Kigali for your flight. You'll have optional activities at Lake Bunyonyi and Kigali town. There are possible extensions just in case you have extra time (these are not included in the cost. End of tour.

Main Destination:
Kigali (Rwanda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • 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 Hooves of Africa - Photo Safaris, not SafariBookings.
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  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
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