TYPE: Mid-range or Luxury Safari

ACTIVITIES DURING THE TOUR:

-Rhino tracking

-Gorilla tracking

-Crater lakes visit

-Bigodi Swamp walk

-Top of the falls visit

-Nature walk in Mburo

-Boat rides (1 in Queen)

-Chimp trekking in Kibale

-Game drives (3 in Queen and 1 in Mburo)

 

TOUR ITINERARY IN DETAIL:

Day 1: - Arrival in Entebbe.

You will arrive at Entebbe International Airport, located on a peninsula that juts out into the largest fresh-water lake in Africa (Lake Victoria), where our driver-guide will welcome you and transfer you to the hotel for an overnight stay. On arrival at the hotel, the driver-guide will brief you about the tour and also advise you on the time of departure for day 2.

Mid-range Accommodation: The Boma Entebbe, Best Western Premier Hotel or 2Friends Beach Hotel

Luxury Accommodation: Protea Hotel Entebbe, Hotel Number 5 or Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa

 

Day 2: - Drive to Kibale National park and do the Bigodi Swamp Walk

After breakfast, we start the journey to Kibale National Park as we enjoy the beautiful scenery Mubende, Kyenjojo and Fort Portal. This is a 5-6 hour drive will also take us through the spectacular views of tea plantations and local home and some forestry. You will have a stopover in Fort portal town for a brief stretch and a hot lunch before proceeding to the lodge in Kibale National Park. Once there, you will check and take a short rest before heading out for a walk later in the afternoon through the Bigodi swamp which a community based project aimed at preserving the environment. Besides a visiting the local community, the swamp is also a haven to over 138 bird species such as the Great Blue Turaco as well as animals like Bushbucks and Sitatungas.

Travel time: ± 6 hours

Mid-range Accommodation: - Turaco Treetops or Kibale Tourist Safari Lodge

Luxury Accommodation: - Primate Lodge or Chimpundu Lodge

 

 Day 3: - Chimp Trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP

After your breakfast, your driver-guide will drive you to Kibale Forest National Park headquarters at Kanyanchu for a briefing before you commence your chimpanzee trekking. This park is reputed for having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. On the guided nature walk, you will not only spot Chimpanzees but also Red-tailed monkeys, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, and many others. Once you locate the Chimpanzees, you will spend a full hour with them at close quarters. After the mandatory 1 hour is finished, your guides/rangers will lead you back to the park headquarters and later return to the lodge for a hot lunch. Thereafter, you will leave Kibale National Park for Queen Elizabeth National Park driving through the beautiful crater region where the views and scenery are to die for! After seeing some of the many craters in the region, you will continue with the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park with the Rwenzori Mountains in the backdrop arriving at the lodge in time for dinner.

Travel time: ± 3 hours

Mid-range Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge, Elephant Hab Lodge or Katara Lodge

Luxury Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge, Elephant Plains Lodge or Kyambura Gorge Lodge

 

Day 4: – Game drive and Boat Cruise along the Kazinga Channel

After an early morning breakfast, set off for a day-break game drive in the plains of the park While there, expect to see Antelopes, Elephants, Warthogs, Buffalos among others and predators such as Lions, Leopards if lucky. Thereafter, you will return to the lodge for lunch and a short rest and then later in the afternoon head out for the boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural channel that connects lakes Edward . On this 3 hour cruise, abundant bird life can sighted and perhaps the highest concentration of hippopotamus in Africa lives on this stretch so you will get to spot some Hippos and other animals like Crocodiles, Monitor Lizards, Buffaloes, Elephants on the shoreline.

Mid-range Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge, Elephant Hab Lodge or Katara Lodge

Luxury Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge, Elephant Plains Lodge or Kyambura Gorge Lodge

 

Day 5: – In Queen Elizabeth NP/Ishasha Sector

Today, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and start the drive to Ishasham the Southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. The journey will take us through a partly good road, partly bad road and once in Ishasha, you will head straight to the park for a game drive in search of tree climbing lions. Thereafter, you will head to the lodge to check in, have lunch and take a short rest before returning to the park for another game drive.

Mid-range Accommodation: Ishasha Jungle Lodge

Luxury Accommodation: Ishasha Wilderness Camp

Day 6: - Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable NP

After breakfast, you will commence your transfer by road to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - the home of mountain gorillas with a stopover at the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi for lunch as you enjoy the spectacular views of the lake. After lunch, you will continue with the journey to Rushaga, the Southern sector branching off at Muko, you will take a bad murram road that will give you an African massage but also beautiful views of the Virunga ranges on a clear day as well as local homesteads and plantations of irish potatoes plus beans. Upon arrival, you will check in at the lodge and spend the rest of the day relaxing as you prepare to the next day’s activity.

Travel time: ± 7 hours

Mid-range/Luxury Accommodation: Gorilla Leisure Lodge

 

Day 7: - Gorilla tracking 

Very early in the morning after breakfast, you will carry your packed lunch and be at the park ranger station by 7.30am for registration and briefing and start the Gorilla trekking experience at around 8:00am. This remarkable experience of searching for the famous Mountain Gorillas is strenuous thus requires one to be physically fit, however, the thrill of encountering these humble and gentle giants erases the poor memories you went through while finding them.  The trekking takes 2-9 hours depending on the movement of the Gorillas in the jungle and you will spend one hour with them as you take photos and learn about their behaviors. After the trekking, we will return to the lodge where will spend the rest of the day relaxing or go for an optional activity that is;

• Community walk & Batwa cultural trail experience at USD $40 per person
• Nature walk + waterfall tour inside the park at USD $80 per person
• Nature walk + waterfall tour outside the park at USD $40 per person
• Community walk at USD $30 per person

Mid-range/Luxury Accommodation: Gorilla Leisure Lodge

 

Day 8: - Drive to Lake Mburo NP

After breakfast, you will check out and start your drive to Lake Mburo National Park arriving in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon, you will go on a game drive through this smallest national park of Uganda. Lake Mburo National Park is the only park in Uganda with Impala Antelopes. The scenery of rolling hills, lakes, and swamps makes Africa real. It is in Lake Mburo where the Tanzanian savannah meets Uganda in a most scenic fashion.

Travel time: ± 6 hours

Mid-range Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock or Kigarama Wilderness Lodge

Luxury Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge or Kigambira Safari Lodge (En-suite Cottages)

 

Day 9: - Nature Walk and transfer back to Entebbe

Very early in the morning, you take hot tea/coffee and head out for a guided nature/game walk in the park with an experienced game ranger. During this 2 hours walk, expect to see hyenas returning to their dens after a night of being on the prowl and at the same time you can often see hippos returning from grazing during the night and returning to the lake to keep cool during the day and protect their sensitive skin from the sun. You will also see Zebras, Giraffes, Eland, Topi, Impala and other antelopes, Buffaloes, Birds, and Butterflies at very close range. After your walk, you’ll return to the lodge, take a shower, check-out of the rooms and have breakfast before starting the journey back to Entebbe with a stop Equator crossing where you’ll have lunch and take some fun pictures or purchase crafts/souvenirs from your Uganda safari. Thereafter, proceed with the journey to Entebbe International Airport for your flight back home.

Travel time: ± 5 hours

OUR ADVENTURE WITH YOU ENDS HERE!!!