Buyaga Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Transfer to Murchison falls national park via ziwa for rhino tracking

Transfer to Murchison falls national park via ziwa for rhino tracking

Arrive at Entebbe Airport at 8:00 am, our guide will pick you up, go for refreshments at a nearby hotel or mall, and drive to Murchison through Kampala capital city. You will pass by Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for amazing rhinos, have lunch, and proceed to Murchison Falls National Park. You'll have evening tea as you wait for dinner. Your overnight stay will be at Nkundwa Nile View Lodge (full board).

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
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
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LeopardOccasional
ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Nkundwa Nile View Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Early morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Early morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

After breakfast at 8:00 am, you'll start your game drive with prospects to see giraffes, elephants, hartebeests, antelopes, lions, Uganda kobs, and many others. You'll go back to the lodge for lunch, and then take a launch cruise along the Nile River, one of the interesting attractions of a visit to the park. You'll have a short trek at the Bottom of the thundering falls where you will view crocodiles, a variety of water birds like herons and Kingfishers, and schools of hippos, elephants, and buffaloes. Your overnight stay will be at Nkundwa Nile View Lodge (full board).

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Nkundwa Nile View Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Transfer to Kibale forest via Hoima oil city

Transfer to Kibale forest via Hoima oil city

Take your breakfast and drive into Kibale Forest National Park to hike. The drive takes 6-7 hours, and goes through the oil city of Hoima reaching Fort portal city also known as tourism city in the afternoon. Have lunch and relaxation while you drink a cold Nile. You have the opportunity to go through the beautiful country side with lots of interesting things such as the landscape, plantation farms of coffee and tea, sugar canes and small towns along Albertine Rift escarpments. Fort-Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. Overnight at Kibale Forest Lodge(Full board).

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather January to February and June to July (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LionVery Rare
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Chimps trekking experience and Bigodi swamp walk

Chimps trekking experience and Bigodi swamp walk

Take your breakfast and go for chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park and to hike. A guide will enlighten you on the primates you are to see as well as the forest plants and animals. This morning hike will expose your eyes to chimpanzees, phoestes, red-colobuses and red-tailed and grey cheeked Manga- beys. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon, visit Bigodi swamp, an astonishing place to watch rare and gorgeous flora and fauna. We can as we'll visit the community to to do coffee experience and later visit the banana man, an interesting activity of making banana gin from bananas. Later go back to the lodge for relaxation. Dinner and overnight at Kibale Forest Lodge(Full board: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 5

Transfer to Bwindi national park via Ishasha for tree climbing lions

Transfer to Bwindi national park via Ishasha for tree climbing lions

Start the day with breakfast, drive through the park to the Ishasha sector where you will do a game drive looking for tree-climbing lions on the Ishasha side of the park, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, hyenas, and an assortment of antelopes. Later, you will have lunch and proceed on the journey to Bwindi National Forest where you are expected to arrive in the evening. Your overnight stay will be at Mist Gorilla Camp (full board).

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

Accommodation:
Gorilla Mist Camp
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 6

Gorilla trekking experience and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Gorilla trekking experience and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Have breakfast and with a packed lunch, go for gorilla tracking for 4 to 5 hours. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park inhabits almost half of the world’s 650 mountain gorillas. You'll start climbing early with a tracker even though seeing gorillas depends on their day’s movements. Gorillas are naturally reserved and non-violent animals. It’s a memorable and thrilling moment to watch them and possibly photograph these mild giants at a close range. After the gorilla trek, the guide will transfer you to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation. You may do a boat canoe on the lake (price not included). You'll enjoy a relaxed evening as you sip a cold drink. Later, you will have dinner and an overnight stay at Eco Resort Bunyonyi (full board).

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
  • Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 7

Transfer to Mabamba Swamp for shoebill trekking

Transfer to Mabamba Swamp for shoebill trekking

Have an early morning breakfast and drive to Mabamba swamp for shoebill trekking. You'll make a stop along the way for lunch in Mbarara or Masaka depending on time. Proceed to Mabamba and check in into your lodge then go shoebill trekking in the evening. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight at Nkima Forest Lodge.

Main Destination:
Mabamba Swamp
Best Time To Go August to September and December to February (Best for spotting shoebill)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather
Accommodation:
Nkima Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located near Mabamba Swamp
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 8

Transfer to Entebbe

Transfer to Entebbe

After breakfast, drive to Entebbe via Lake Victoria on a ferry. You have now reached the end of your chimps and gorilla safari and your guide drops you in Kampala/Entebbe.

Main Destination:
Entebbe (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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  • This tour is offered by Buyaga Safaris , not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
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  • This group tour requires a minimum of 2 people to run.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.