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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 on bed and breakfast arrangement.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- ViaVia Uganda Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Track Southern White Rhinos on Foot in Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
Track Southern White Rhinos on Foot in Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
You'll transfer from your guest house 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 out for a hot lunch before driving to the park gate for clearance. Then, you will 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:
- Nile Treatz Beach Resort
- 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 (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. You'll 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
- Accommodation:
- Nile Treatz Beach Resort
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 will drive further to the southern parts of Uganda with a hot lunch en route to Kibale forest. After check-in, you will 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. You'll watch out for olive baboons, red-tailed monkeys, black and white Colobus monkeys, bird species, and cultural encounters with the local communities. Your dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
-
Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
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, you'll check in, and prepare for our 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)
- 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 and hope to meet lions, leopards, elephants, and cape buffaloes among others on this quest.
In the afternoon, you will 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. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay at the edge of the Kazinga Channel.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pumba Safari Cottages
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 overnight at the edge of the forest. 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:
- Ride 4 a Woman Guesthouse
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Iconic Gorilla Tracking and Transfer Bunyonyi
Iconic Gorilla Tracking and Transfer 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:
-
Itambira Island
- 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 will 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 both just in case you would like to taste the Rolex. You'll continue to Sanga Gate and check in at your accommodation, have an evening game drive, dinner, and an overnight stay at the edge of the park.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Bunyonyi
- Accommodation:
- Eagle's Nest Camp
- 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 will 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. You'll end the 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:
