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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival and Pick up from Entebbe Airport
Arrival and Pick up from Entebbe Airport
After you land at the airport, your experienced and knowlegable driver guide will meet you and take you to your lodge in Entebbe town. Take it easy for the rest of the day and get ready for your trip the next day. Depending on what time you get there, you can choose a short city trip.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- The Boma Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, transfer to Lake Mburo National Park (4-hour drive) with a stop at the equator crossing for photographs. Expect en-route game viewing of zebra, impala, and eland. You will also see other savannah plains species and birds like the African finfoot, papyrus and bushshrike. After lunch, take an afternoon boat trip on Lake Mburo to see hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, and a variety of bird species, including the rare shoebill.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Lake Mburo – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Lake Mburo – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Wake up early for a morning safari walk to catch up with the early risers returning to their hideouts. Return to the lodge for a full breakfast and proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National park. The journey takes you through beautiful views of Kigezi Hills, “the Switzerland of Africa”. You will have views of Lake Bunyonyi and the Virunga Mountain Ranges. Have a picnic lunch en-route and relax in the evening as you wait for dinner.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Bweza Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Gorilla Trekking Experience
Gorilla Trekking Experience
After breakfast at around 5:30 am, transfer to the Bwindi park headquarters (with a packed lunch and water) for a briefing, before setting off to the forest in search of the gorillas. The time taken searching for these humble giant apes is unpredictable. However, it ranges between 2-8 hours depending on their movement. The activity goes through steep rocks, winding up and down, making it tiresome. However, the thrill of encountering these giant primates far outweighs this drawback.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Bweza Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth N/P Thru Ishasha Sector
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth N/P Thru Ishasha Sector
Have an early breakfast, then depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park. Enjoy lots of game viewing en-route, including the tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha sector. Check in at the lodge, have lunch and later go for an evening game drive to see animals like buffalo, lion, herds of elephant, bushbuck, bush pig, warthog, waterbuck and many more.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Hab Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning Game Drive & Afternoon Boat Safari on Kazinga Channel
Morning Game Drive & Afternoon Boat Safari on Kazinga Channel
Wake up with the rising sun and have a quick coffee or tea. Set off for a game drive and catch up with the early risers and predators heading back to their hideouts. Return for a full breakfast at the lodge, then relax as you wait for lunch. In the afternoon, go for a launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel. It is famous for the highest concentration of hippos in Africa, alongside other animals like buffaloes, and huge crocodiles basking on the shores, as well as 611 bird species.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Hab Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Chimpanzee Tracking Experience at Kibale NP
Chimpanzee Tracking Experience at Kibale NP
After breakfast, check out and transfer to Kibale National Park through the craters views along the way, and the great "Mountain of the Moon" (the Rwenzori mountains), in the distance. Have your lunch en-route, then proceed for chimpanzee tracking. The park is home to over 11 primate species, including mangabeys, colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, bushbabies and baboons.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Turaco Treetops Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Have breakfast and then proceed to Murchison Falls National Park. You will arrive in the afternoon, in time for lunch. Drive directly to the top of Murchison falls from where the park derives its name. Here, you will see the calm Nile forcing itself through a narrow gorge of 7 meters wide to fall a distance of about 150 ft down, producing a thunderous roar of whitewater - the best view you will ever have. Have an evening game drive as your proceed to your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Safari
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Safari
Have an early morning cup of tea or coffee, then go on a game drive before dawn to catch up with the predators and early risers. Expect to see animals such as jackals, lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, giraffes, antelopes, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs and many more. You will return from the game drive for a late breakfast and lunch. In the afternoon, you will go for a boat ride on the Victoria Nile. The boat trip will take you to the bottom of the falls where you will view animals like buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles, elephants and plenty of waterbirds like fish eagles and rare shoebills. Return to the Lodge in the evening.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Rhino Tracking and Transfer to Jinja
Rhino Tracking and Transfer to Jinja
Wake up early and enjoy breakfast before transferring to Jinja. You will have a stopover at the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary to view some of the rhinos. This is the only place where you can see them in Uganda. The Rhino Tracking experience takes from 1 hour to 2 hours depending on where you will find the Rhinos. You will arrive in Jinja late evening and have a rest by the River side lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Jinja (Town)
- Accommodation:
- The Haven Eco River Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Visit Source of River Nile and Transfer to Entebbe
Visit Source of River Nile and Transfer to Entebbe
After breakfast, you will drive back to Jinja City and to the source of the River Nile. You will take a short boat trip to the exact point where the Nile waters evidently separate from the Lake Victoria waters, starting their 3 month, 3,413km journey to the Mediterranean Sea. You will then set off for Entebbe. Depending on your departure time, your driver guide will either drop you off at the airport for your departure flight, or at the hotel for your stay.
This marks the end of your safari.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
