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Arrival
Day 1
Transfer to Murchison falls national park via Ziwa rhino sanctuary
Transfer to Murchison falls national park via Ziwa rhino sanctuary
You will arrive in the morning at Entebbe International Airport. Buyaga Safaris guide will pick you up for refreshments. You will start your journey to Murchison Falls National Park with lunch en route. You will visit the rhino sanctuary for tracking. You will proceed to Murchison Falls where you will visit the mighty falls and reach the top of the falls with thundering waters. Your overnight stay at Murchison River Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Murchison River Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Early morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Early morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
You will wake up early in the morning, have breakfast and at 8:00 am go for a game drive in search of unique African Savannah animals like the giraffes, antelopes, lions, elephants, and the Uganda kob. Birds are also in plenty with the eagle being one of the high-quality sightings and the rare shoebill. While enjoying your game drive, tell your guide to show you the Congo Blue Mountains, on a clear morning. You will go for lunch at 1:00 pm. After lunch, you will go for an evening launch cruise on the River Nile. This cruise will lead you to the bottom of the thundering falls where you will spot huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters, kingfishers, skimmers, fish eagles and sometimes the rare shoebill. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Murchison River Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Murchison River Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Early morning game drive and evening game drive
Early morning game drive and evening game drive
You will wake up early in the morning, have breakfast, go for an exclusive game drive in search of unique African Savannah animals like the giraffes, antelopes, lions, leopards, elephants, and the Uganda kob. Birds are also in plenty with the eagle being one of the high-quality sightings and the rare shoebill. While enjoying your game drive, tell your guide to show you the Congo Blue Mountains, on a clear morning. You will go for lunch at 1:00 pm. After lunch, you will go for an evening game drive or choose to relax at the swimming pool. Have dinner and overnight stay will be at Murchison River Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Murchison River Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Kibale forest via Hoima the oil city
Transfer to Kibale forest via Hoima the oil city
After an early breakfast, you will drive to Fort Portal with lunch en route. You will drive through traditional homesteads and farms and this will enable you to enjoy the beautiful scenery across that part of the country through the Oil City of Hoima. You will arrive in the evening, have a rest while sipping some juice and wine. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Kibale Forest Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
After an early breakfast at 8:00 am, you will report at Kanyanchu Tourist Centre where tourist activities begin and set out to track chimpanzees in the forest. The chance of viewing the chimps is over 90% but not a guarantee. Kibale National Park is one of the most beautiful and stunning forests in Uganda. This is the home of our closest living relatives the endangered chimpanzee, the threatened red Colobus monkey and the rare L’Hoests monkey. The forest also boasts of having one of the uppermost varieties and density of primates in Africa tallying up to 13 species including the black and white Colobus, blue monkeys, Grey-cheeked mangabeys, Red tailed monkeys and bush babies and Pottos. After lunch, you will visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, and enjoy a guided walk around Magombe Swamp which will present you with a chance to see a wide range of flora and fauna. Your overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park and afternoon boat cruise
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park and afternoon boat cruise
You will have breakfast and at 8:30 am drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park viewing the magical Rwenzori Mountain range for much of the journey. You will sign in at your lodge facility as you wait for your lunch at 1:00 pm. Then after lunch, you will take on an afternoon launch cruise along Kazinga Channel which joins Lakes Edward and George. The cruise is an astonishing way to see hippos, buffalos, kob and the occasional Nile crocodile plus a spectacular bird watching on the water bank. Many who experience the launch cruise consider it the best part of their entire African safari. You will return for dinner and an overnight stay at Aardvark Safari Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Aardvark Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park
Game drives in Queen Elizabeth national park
You will have breakfast early in the morning and at 8:00 am with your packed lunch, go for a game drive to catch up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts and you will most likely meet grazing hippos, elephants and lions, spotted hyenas, bush bucks, water bucks, stripped jackals, comical warthogs and the fierce leopards. You will continue to the craters a hab for elephants and great view of the park with salt lakes. You may also see forest birds such as bat hawks, brown-eared woodpeckers and other primates. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at Aardvark Safari Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Aardvark Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha sector for tree climbing lions
Transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha sector for tree climbing lions
After breakfast, at 8:30 am, you will drive along the deep and wide dry craters that are full of savanna acacia and grasses. You will go through the unique western rift valley escarpment and the Ishasha sector in the south area of Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will take on yet another game drive in search of tree-climbing lions before going on to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The journey takes about 4 hours taking you through interesting features. You will arrive in Bwindi in the evening. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to rare mountain gorillas and a variety of primates including the blue and red-tailed monkeys. The forest itself is lush and green and there are streams running through it. You will stay overnight at lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
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Bakiga Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Gorilla trekking experience and transfer to Kisoro
Gorilla trekking experience and transfer to Kisoro
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest is the major highlight of the trip. Set off early with the guides after breakfast to track the gorillas with a packed lunch and enough drinking water. Each gorilla encounter is different and has its own rewards. Watch adult gorillas feeding, climbing, grooming, and resting as the youngsters play and swing from vines in a pleasant, good-humored show. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a magnificent green swaddle of dense rainforest, so ancient that it survived the last Ice Age! A recently proclaimed World Heritage Site, it is one of the most biologically-diverse areas on earth. Its unique, precious flora sustains roughly half of the world's population of mountain gorillas (estimated at six hundred). After the trek, start your journey to Kisoro town. Overnight at Ichumbi Hotel Kisoro.
- Main Destination:
- Kisoro (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Ichumbi Hotel - Kisoro
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Golden monkey tracking in Mgahinga and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Golden monkey tracking in Mgahinga and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Wake up early in the morning, have breakfast, and start your journey to Mgahinga National Park for golden monkey trekking. This will involve hiking in search of golden monkeys in their natural habitat. The activity starts at 8:00 AM with an orientation of what is to be expected. You then head out in search of the golden monkeys using the Gahinga trail. The trek may be long and you are required to carry a packed lunch and enough drinking water. After the trek, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation. Overnight at Birdnest Resort.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- BirdNest Resort
Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
After an early breakfast at 8:30 am, you will drive to Lake Mburo National Park and arrive in the afternoon. Have lunch and relaxation and later go for a nature walk in the park with a ranger. The walk will enable you to see giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, Impalas, waterbucks, pumba, zebras, elands all these will furnish your visit with pride. Overnight at Rwakobo Rock.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Transfer to Kampala or Entebbe
Transfer to Kampala or Entebbe
You will have an early breakfast and at 7:30 am go for a morning game drive. Lake Mburo National Park is a very special place, every part of it is alive with a variety of interesting, colorful animals and features and it has a widespread wetland where you will see elands, impalas, water bucks, warthogs, topis and zebras. You will go for lunch at 1:00 pm afterward, you'll start your journey to Kampala, and making a stopover at the Equator Line crossing and mpambire drum makers. You will arrive in the evening at 5:00 pm and proceed to Entebbe.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
