3-Day Big Five and Murchison, Unique Overland Style

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Rhinos and Murchison Falls

Depart 8.00am from Entebbe or 9.00am from Kampala if you prefer. Transfer to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary with a rest stop en route at Lowero market. Take a guided walk with the white rhinos and learn about this inspirational programme to reintroduce these wonderful creatures into the wild.
Lunch at Ziwa followed by transfer via Masindi to Murchison Falls National Park. Visit the top of the Murchison Falls: the most powerful on earth, with the River Nile plunging into a mere 7 metre wide ravine.
Short transfer to Red Chili Restcamp for a fisrt night camping and an introduction to our fabulous camp set up. Option for camp dinner and drinks, or in the restaurant beneath the banda, or a bit of both. Lodge fire and views over the Nile basin. Wildlife about!

Main Destination:

Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Boat Cruise, Chill Out, and Venture into the Wilderness

Early breakfast at Red Chili followed by memorable boat safari to the base of the powerful Murchison Falls. Spectacular wildlife on the Nile banks and in the water: elephant, hippos, water buffalo and abundant birdlife: kingfisher, weaver birds and fish eagles.
Transfer to the famous Paraa Lodge for lunch and a relaxing midday break around the pool, overlooking the Nile. Chill out!
Collect ranger and depart mid afternoon for savannah game safari. On into the wilderness to camp in the wild at the Nile Delta with Lake Albert. Expect antelopes, elephant, giraffe, water buffalo and an abundance of birdlife - Uganda is home to over 1000 species! We will collect firewood as we go and set up camp in the middle of nowhere, overlooking Lake Albert. We will then do an evening game drive with best chance to see lion and perhaps leopard, before returning to camp for BBQ and drinks around the campfire. This is wild camping: but we do have a hot shower and a folding toilet seat! Welcome to Africa!

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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LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Extended Game Drive and Home for Tea and Medals

Break camp before dawn with a cup of tea and head out for dawn game safari and another great chance to see lion and leopard looking for breakfast. We will stop for ours after a while by the Nile for a fry up - or whatever you fancy. While we are setting this up, take a brief walking safari with the ranger and see if you can see more hippos and perhaps some crocs. After breakfast, we will drive across Murchison to exit the far north eastern gate. This is an extended and little used trail these days, into a sector renowned for elephants. Fingers crossed.
Depart the park and commence the journey home via the Nile rapids at Karuma Bridge.
Medals, I'm afraid, are just a T shirt, sticker and certificate presented when we arrive back at Entebbe, or Kampala if you prefer, around 6pm.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.