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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Entebbe, Uganda Karibu
Arrival in Entebbe, Uganda Karibu
Arrive in Entebbe, our Nyumbu Beyond Safari will welcome you & transfer to your hotel. Nicknamed the “Pearl of Africa,” Uganda shines with stunning greenery, deep lakes, soaring mountains and perhaps the greatest natural treasure of all — half of the world’s last remaining mountain gorilla population.
Have dinner as you completely relax and refresh from the long jet lag and prepare for the next days’ adventure, our guide will take you through the highlights of your Uganda Adventure.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- Karibu Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Murchison Falls via Rhino Tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Transfer to Murchison Falls via Rhino Tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Your driver-guide will pick you up from the hotel in Entebbe/Kampala and transfer you to Murchison Falls National Park. You will have the chance to see lion, giraffe, hartebeest, buffalo, and elephant. You will experience Murchison Falls, the most powerful waterfall in the world. Murchison Falls is a birder's paradise, boasting 450 bird species, including the elusive shoebill stork (though a rare sighting), dwarf kingfisher, the white-thighed hornbill and the goliath heron, among others.
En route, make a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for your first Big Five experience, where you will have an hour of rhino tracking. After this, you will have your lunch at Kabalega Dinner. Continue to the park and check into your accommodation to relax for the evening as you prepare for the next day's big adventures.
- Main Destination:
- Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
- Accommodation:
- Murchison River Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Launch Cruise to the Bottom of Murchison Falls
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Launch Cruise to the Bottom of Murchison Falls
Have an early breakfast, then tour the northern section of Murchison, which carries a high concentration of wildlife. Enjoy game viewing and photography of elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, giraffes, Uganda kobs, lions, and leopards plus a variety of bird species. Return to your accommodation for lunch as you prepare to have a 3-hour boat trip to the base of the falls. This trip is said to be the highlight of the safari in Murchison Falls since it allows you to get up close to the animal species in the water. Cruise past huge hippo pods, crocodiles and numerous aquatic birds adorning the north bank on the way to the mighty waterfalls.
Optionally, proceed for a hike to the top of the falls. The hike is a strenuous one but the thrill of reaching the top is unforgettable. Return to your accommodation for dinner and your overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Murchison River Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have breakfast and depart with your packed lunch to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This scenic drive takes about 8 hours. You will pass close to Lake Albert. On a clear day, the view on the top of the Albert Rift is spectacular. Pass through Fort Portal town arriving late in the evening for relaxation at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Chimpanzee Trekking, Boat Cruise On the Kazinga Channel and Evening Game Drive
Chimpanzee Trekking, Boat Cruise On the Kazinga Channel and Evening Game Drive
You will head to the forest head office for a briefing. Thereafter, start your trek with a ranger as early as 8:00 am. Kyambura Gorge boasts a number of primates, including chimpanzees. Approximately 5,000 chimpanzee communities live in the wild in Uganda, which makes it a perfect place to spot them!
Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour with them. The mid-morning adventure entails a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, a natural water stream joining Lake Edward and Lake George. The channel attracts a large school of hippos and Nile crocodiles, besides the variety of birds that flock to the reed shores like the pelicans, kingfishers, saddle-billed storks and sometimes the crowned cranes
You will return to the lodge for lunch after which you will head out to the famous kasenyi plains home to the big cats return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Main Destination:
- Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- The Bush Lodge (Banda)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via Ishasha Sector
Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via Ishasha Sector
Take a game drive in the Ishasha plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park, famously known for its resident tree-climbing lions. The chance of spotting these lions is about 70%, though sometimes they are really hard to spot as you leave the park, with views of farmlands and local villages.
Continue to Bwindi National Park, its is a large habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda, harboring an estimated 1,000 mountain gorillas, roughly half of the world’s population. It includes several habituated groups, which can be tracked. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda's oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. With a strenuous day ahead, you will do less on arrival but just check into your accommodation and relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the following day.
- Main Destination:
- Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Buhoma Gorilla Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable & lake Bunyonyi
Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable & lake Bunyonyi
After an early breakfast and a briefing by a ranger guide, you will enter the impenetrable Bwindi Forest. The beauty of this rainforest is spectacular! The area offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain varies with the movements of these great primates. Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience to be long-savoured.
Afterwards, return to your lodge. Have your lunch and thereafter, check out for a transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of 2,200 – 2,478m, but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical—you could admire them all day. It's also considered the 3rd deepest lake in Africa at 900m deep.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Sharp Island Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Transfer to Entebbe for your Home Flight
Transfer to Entebbe for your Home Flight
After your relaxed breakfast at the lake with a spectacular view of the little islands of Bunyonyi just right in front of you. Thereafter, embark on your return journey to Entebbe Airport. Expect en-route stopovers for lunch along the way as well as at the Uganda equator line. Proceed with the journey, arriving in the late afternoon/evening for drop-off at the airport. This will mark the end of your amazing tour in Uganda.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
