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

-Chimp tracking in Kibale

-Game drives (1 in Murchison, 2 in Queen and 1 in Mburo)

-Boat rides (1 in Murchison, 1 in Queen and 1 at Lake Bunyonyi)

 

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.

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

Luxury Accommodation: Protea Hotel Entebbe or Hotel Number 5

 

Day 2: – Drive to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino & Wildlife Ranch

You will enjoy your breakfast very early in the morning and commence your journey to Murchison Falls National Park with a stopover at Migyera along the Kampala-Gulu Road for a chance to stretch your legs. After the break, you will proceed to Ziwa Rhino & Wildlife ranch known for breeding of Rhinos before they are re-introduced in Ugandan national parks. When you arrive at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a guide and armed rangers will take you on a walking safari in search for the Rhinos with the walk taking about 2 hours. After spotting and spending some time with the Rhino, you will enjoy a hot lunch at a restaurant within the ranch before proceeding with the journey to Murchison Falls National Park. On arrival, you will check in at your Lodge and have the rest of the day to yourselves.

Travel time: ± 7 hours

Mid-range accommodation: - Twiga Safari Lodge, Pakuba Safari Lodge or Murchison Falls Bamboo Village

Luxury accommodation: - Nile Safari Lodge , Paraa Safari Lodge or Entikko Safari Lodge

Day 3: - Game drive and Boat Safari

Very early in the morning, you will have breakfast and the head out for a game drive to see some of the wildlife in the largest National park in Uganda. Some of the animals that can be seen in the park include Rothschild Giraffes, Elephants, Lions, Oribis, Waterbucks, Buffaloes, a variety of savannah woodland birds among other with a chance of spotting some predators like Lions and Leopards. Thereafter, you will return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch. At 2:00 pm, you’ll head out for the boat cruise to the bottom of the powerful Murchison Falls along the Victoria Nile. This three-hour boat cruise climaxes at the edge of the Rift Valley escarpment with spectacular views of the mighty Murchison Falls. Also on today’s program is a visit to the top of the Murchison Falls. Here you will get bathed in the misty spray that the Nile creates as it forces itself into the 7-meter cleft to create the famous Murchison Falls.

Mid-range accommodation: - Twiga Safari Lodge, Pakuba Safari Lodge or Murchison Falls Bamboo Village

Luxury accommodation: - Nile Safari Lodge , Paraa Safari Lodge or Entikko Safari Lodge

 

Day 4: - Drive to Kibale Forest National park

After breakfast, you’ll check out of the hotel and depart from Murchison Falls National Park with a stop in Hoima to stretch your legs and then proceed with the journey via Kyenjojo. Along the way, you will traverse traditional homesteads surrounded by crop plantations in a very leafy and green area arriving in Fort Portal in time for a hot lunch. Thereafter continue to Kibale Forest National Park, where you will spend the rest of the day relaxing at the lodge.

Travel time: ± 7 hours

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

Luxury Accommodation: - Primate Lodge or Mirima Kibale Lodge

 

Day 5: - Chimp Trekking and Bigodi Swamp Walk

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. Then later in the afternoon, you will go for a walk 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.

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

Luxury Accommodation: - Primate Lodge or Mirima Kibale Lodge

 

Day 6: – To Queen Elizabeth National Park via Crater Region

Today, you will have breakfast and depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park at leisure 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 lunch. After checking in at the lodge, you can relax a bit before heading to the park for a game drive to see some of the residents of this park.

Travel time: ± 3 hours

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

Luxury Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge or Elephant Plains Lodge

 

Day 7: – 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 inAfrica 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, Katara Lodge or Elephant Hab Lodge

Luxury Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge or Elephant Plains Lodge

 

Day 8: - Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, you will commence your transfer by road to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - the home of mountain gorillas, driving past the tea plantations of Kyamuhunga and via Ishaka and Ntungamo towns with a stopover in Kabale for lunch. 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 9: - 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 10: - Drive to the Scenic Lake Bunyonyi

Today, you will wake up at leisure, have breakfast and bid farewell to the beautiful Bwindi Impenetrable National Park as you head to the beautiful and picturesque Lake Bunyonyi. The area you drive through is scenic so you can ask your driver guide to stop from time to time to take pictures. Once at Lake Bunyonyi, you’ll check in at the accommodation, relax as you enjoy the view the lake as this is an ideal place to chill out, read a book and if you have binoculars, spot some of the birds in the area. You will have lunch here and later in the afternoon, you will go for a boat ride on this beautiful lake to some of the 29 islands that create the scenic appeal of the lake.

Travel time: ± 3 hours

Mid-range Accommodation: Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort or Arcadia Cottages Bunyonyi

 

Day 11: - 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: ± 4 hours

Mid-range Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock or Kigarama Wilderness Lodge

Luxury Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge or Kigambira Safari Lodge

 

Day 12: - 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!!!