Uganda Eco Tours

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Drive to Lake Mburo National Park via the Uganda Equator

Drive to Lake Mburo National Park via the Uganda Equator

Today, our professional driver-guide will pick you up from your hotel or any point in Kampala or Entebbe very early morning and drive straight away to Lake Mburo National Park. A brief stop will be at the equator for water experiments, pictures, and coffee. Later, you'll continue to the park arriving there in time for lunch. You'll have a hot lunch at the camp after check-in. Later, you'll go for a guided walking safari in the park this afternoon. An archetypal introduction to the African savannah with zebras, impalas, topis, elands, giraffes, buffalos, waterbucks, bushbucks, etc.

Main Destination:
Lake Mburo National Park
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June, July and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
GiraffeOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
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LionRare
Accommodation:
Eagle's Nest Camp
  • Budget tented bush camp bordering Lake Mburo NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park - Ishasha Sector

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park - Ishasha Sector

You'll check out of our camp very early morning and start a long drive. The journey strolls through small villages and trading centers, woodland pockets and tropical forests, picturesque tea plantations, endless banana trees, etc. You will pass through Mbarara city. Your ultimate destination is the southern distant segment of Queen Elizabeth National Park. You'll do a game drive in the park this afternoon.

Main Destination:
Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
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:
Topi Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Early Morning Game Drive in Ishasha and Transfer to Mweya for Boat Cruise along Kazinga Channel

Early Morning Game Drive in Ishasha and Transfer to Mweya for Boat Cruise along Kazinga Channel

Ishasha is famous for tree-climbing lions, the biggest concentration of hippos along the Ishasha River, large herds of elephants, Uganda kob, and topis. This morning, you'll explore the park for the first three hours after sunrise before driving to Mweya for the boat cruise. A boat cruise along the fêted Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park takes you through yawning and snorting hippos, crocodiles, giant forest hogs, and thousands of waterfowls. Elephants and buffalos too throng the banks to have a bath and drink water.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
The Bush Lodge (Tent)
  • Inside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Drive to Kibale National Park area via Fort Portal

Drive to Kibale National Park area via Fort Portal

From here, you will check out of your camp and drive straight to Kibale —to the Bigodi Community. A community living close to the park has organized community tours and experiences outside the main national park. You will visit the community wetland to see monkeys and other primates.

Main Destination:
Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
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:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

Today, you will set out for another long journey to the famous Murchison Falls Conservation Area. Lunch break will be in Hoima town. This afternoon after you arrive in the park, you'll pay a short Visit to the top of the falls and experience the magical charm of the Nile being narrowed and squeezed in a 7-metre gap only to drop down about 40metres below forming one of the most powerful surges of any moving water on the planet earth.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
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:
Red Chilli Rest Camp
  • Budget lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Game Drive to the Northern Part of the Park

Game Drive to the Northern Part of the Park

Today morning you will start before sunrise and drive to the most sensational part of the park that adjoins the Albert Nile. The most notable and possible encounters are elephants, lions, leopards, hyenas, and numerous antelopes mostly the Ugandan Kob that occurs in large numbers here. In the afternoon, you will join other parties for a boat cruise upstream to view the bottom of the falls. There are lots of birds, elephants, and hippos to see along the river.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Masindi Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Visit to Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

Visit to Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

Today, you will drive to the Rhino Ranch in Nakasongola where rhino breeding has been taking place for some time now. After here, you will drive to Kampala and go for a cultural performance at Ndere Centre.

Main Destination:
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

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