$5,885 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Sanctuary
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Sanctuary
You'll be picked up by the company guide early in the morning from the hotel in Kampala or Entebbe and drive to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s finest and largest national park. It has a record of 76 mammal species and 451 birds. Along the way, you will stop over to track rhinos at Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary for two hours, have lunch, and proceed to Murchison Falls National Park reaching in the evening. You'll check-in at the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
- Accommodation:
- Paraa Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
After an early breakfast, you'll drive to the Northern Part of the Park for an open game drive, make sure to carry your camera for the best shots. You will be able to spot giraffes, buffaloes, Jackson hartebeests, antelopes, duikers, hyenas, warthogs and lions, leopards, hyenas all can be spotted in the savannah open grassland.
Later, you'll return to the lodge for lunch and refresh and in the afternoon go for a boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will have a close look at the thrilling white-water falls. Along you will also be able to spot schools of hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants at the bank of the lake, and waterbird species such as storks, and fish eagles among others. You'll also have a chance to hike to the top falls and meet your driver-guide at the top and drive you back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Paraa Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Transfer to Kibale National Park
Transfer to Kibale National Park
You will have an early morning breakfast at the lodge and check out driving to another destination, Kibale Forest National Park, a protected rain forest with over 5000 chimpanzees and several other 12 primate species. Along the way is a scenic drive of tea plantations. You will have your lunch en route in Fort Portal town. Later, you'll proceed to the park. You will check in at the lodge and have a relaxed evening as you wait for dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi Community Walk
Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi Community Walk
After an early breakfast, you'll drive to the Park Headquarters where you will be briefed about chimpanzee rules and regulations, and the code of conduct while with them. Later, you'll kick start the experience led by the ranger guide into the forest park. Be on the lookout to spot other primates such as red-tailed monkeys, black and white monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, olive baboons, and also mammal species such as duikers, and forest elephants not forgetting a variety of bird species. When you find a troop of chimpanzees, you'll spend an hour with them as you observe their lifestyle, feeding, making nests, playful with the young ones. Afterward, you'll return to the lodge for an afternoon rest. In the evening, you will do a nature walk in Bigodi, exciting features are birds, duikers, bushbucks as well the community around.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
On this day, you will have breakfast at leisure and check out of the lodge to Queen Elizabeth National Park, this park has a full package, in it there are crater lakes, a forest, Rift Valley escarpment, mammals, primates, reptiles, wetlands, and over 600 bird species. In other words, it has a rich diverse ecosystem. While on the way you'll take on a crater lake drive while you reach in the afternoon for lunch and a boat cruise later on the Kazinga channel. For this, you will get an up-close sighting of crocodiles, hippos, elephants, and buffalos at the bank of the lake as well as a variety of water bird species. After this, you'll return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Plains Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Game Drive and Community Visit
Game Drive and Community Visit
An early morning game drive starts at 6:00 am along Kasenyi Plains with chances to spot lions, hyenas, and leopards from catching their prey. You will be able to spot antelopes, elands, bushbucks, impalas, buffalos, and warthogs among many others. You'll return to the lodge for a late breakfast and then lunch. In the afternoon, you will visit the community around Lake Katwe to see how they extract local rock salt from the lake. You'll head back to the lodge and prepare for an evening game drive through the park.
- Main Destination:
- Katwe Crater Lakes (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Plains Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Guided Ntaure Walk and Afternoon Boat Cruise at Kazinga Channel
Guided Ntaure Walk and Afternoon Boat Cruise at Kazinga Channel
You'll wake up so early and proceed for a walk through the Imaramagambo forest which is one of the second largest forests in Uganda. This forest is a habitat for several primates and many forest dwellers. The forest harbors many wildlife species including; butterflies, birds, bats, and chimpanzees which are found in Kyambura Gorge within the forest. This walk will also take you to the volcanic caves which are home to thousands of bat species as well as the predator pythons. These pythons prey on the bats which live within the cave.
Later in the afternoon after enjoying your lunch, you will proceed for a boat cruise where you will be able to see different water birds, schools of hippos, herds of elephants which often frequent the banks to cool off the excessive heat, crocodiles and herds of buffaloes. After the launch cruise, you'll set out to the lodge for relaxation and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kazinga Channel (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Plains Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will transfer to Bwindi via the Ishasha sector as you will have a chance to observe tree-climbing lions in the wild. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to mountain gorillas, over 346 bird species including 27 endemics of the Albertine Rift Valley, 120 mammal species, and 400 plant species, among others. The park covers an average area of 331 sq km. You will have lunch en route and continue with your journey combined with amazing and spectacular views of banana, and tea plantations and the overall green vegetation of the area. On reaching the park, you'll check in at the lodge of preference. You'll have dinner and an overnight stay as you wait for the big day for gorilla tracking.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Buhoma Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Gorilla Tracking Experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Tracking Experience in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After an early breakfast, you will drive to the park quarters for briefing at 7:00 am. Gorilla tracking starts by 8:00 am. You will be led by the ranger guide to the starting point. Make sure you carry a packed lunch, enough water, sturdy shoes, non-flash cameras, rain jackets, and walking sticks for those who are not so fit. Gorilla trekking takes an average time of 2-8 hours depending on how far the gorillas have moved. In the evening, you'll go for a community walk where you will visit the Batwa, which is an indigenous group of people that lived in the forest for many years before eviction, and enjoy traditional dances. You'll head back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Buhoma Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, you'll transfer to Lake Mburo National Park, which is approximately a 6-to-7-hour drive. You will drive through the beautiful scenery of Terraced Kigezi hills, farms, and banana plantations until you reach Lake Mburo. This park is the smallest but surprisingly with 13 lakes inside, it is known mostly for having a dazzle of zebras, impalas, antelope species, and over 332 bird species all occupying an area of 371 sq km. You will have lunch en route in Mbarara and proceed with the afternoon game drive as soon as you enter the park.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mihingo Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
After breakfast at your lodge, you'll set out for a game drive through the park where your eyes will be fed with amazing sights and wildlife such as impalas, kobs, antelopes, also different bird species.
Afterward, you'll head back to your lodge for lunch in preparation for an unforgettable experience on the boat ride along the lake. Still, a lot of animals will be seen like crocodiles, and hippos among others.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mihingo Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Transfer back to Entebbe to End the Safari
Transfer back to Entebbe to End the Safari
After an early breakfast, you'll have a game drive through the park as you embark on your journey back to Kampala. You will have lunch en route with a stopover at the equator to experiment and take enough photos. Later, you'll arrive in Kampala in the evening or be dropped off at the hotel or airport if there is a departure flight on schedule.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
