3-Day Murchison Falls National Park and Chimpanzee

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

Transfer from Kampala Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Murchison Falls National Park

Pick up from your hotel, brief on your safari, and start for North-western Uganda. You will have a detour of the Rhino Sanctuary established to reintroduce Southern White Rhinos into Uganda. Proceed to the sanctuary and track the rhinos. You will have lunch then continue with the journey to Murchison Falls National Park. You will visit the top of the falls in the afternoon and appreciate nature, this point is perfect for photography then transfer to the lodge for relaxation, meals, and overnight.

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:

Fort Murchison (Room)

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game drive and boat cruise

After breakfast, you will embark on an early morning game viewing of animals like Lelwel’s hartebeest, Bohor’s reedbuck, and common warthogs among others. Then later return to the hotel for hot lunch before taking on the afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls in searches of more aquatic life like hippos, Nile crocodiles, Nile monitor lizards, and many animals descending on the river banks and some Red-throated bee-eaters nesting at the Nyamunsingiri cliff. After the cruise, you will take a short game drive heading back to the lodge.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Fort Murchison (Room)

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee tracking and transfer back to Kampala

After breakfast, you will check out from the lodge and start your drive to Budongo Forest for a half-day chimpanzee trekking activity, arriving in time for briefing. After the briefing, you will be led into the forest through the tracking trail by a ranger. The guide will explain more about the animals, birds and plant species that you will encounter along the trail. Some of these species include black and white colobus monkeys and red-tailed monkeys among others. Depending on the movement of the chimpanzees, the activity can take about three hours. Upon finding the chimps, you will have about an hour watching them play eat rest and go about their day. Back to Kampala. After you will start your journey back to Kampala with an optional drop off at your or at the airport for your flight.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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