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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival at the Entebbe International Airport and Transfer to the Hotel
Arrival at the Entebbe International Airport and Transfer to the Hotel
Welcome to Uganda, the Pearl of Africa: Upon arrival, you shall be welcomed by an Otter's African Safaris guide at Entebbe International Airport, from where you will transfer to your booked accommodation for the night. Depending on your time of arrival at the airport, you will have lunch before transferring to your hotel in Entebbe for some rest as you prepare for the ultimate Uganda Safari experience the following day.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- ViaVia Entebbe Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Pick up and Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park with an en route Stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Pick up and Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park with an en route Stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
After your early morning breakfast, you will be picked up by an Otter African Safaris guide and start your 4 to 5-hour journey to Murchison Falls National Park in Masindi in Western Uganda. You will have a first stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola, where you will have an hour of rhino tracking experience. After the rhino tracking experience, you will proceed to Masindi for lunch before proceeding to visit the top of Murchison Falls, the powerful falls where the Nile squeezes through an 8m wide gorge and plunges with a thunderous roar into the Devil’s Cauldron, creating a trademark rainbow.
From the falls, you will continue in the park. You will have a short evening game drive and later check in at the lodge. Your overnight stay and dinner at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
- Accommodation:
- Hornbill Bush Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Nile
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Nile
You'll have your breakfast very early in the morning, depart for an early morning game drive as early as 6:00 am, and head into the park and look out for viewing the different mammals such as elephants, lions, leopards, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes, and antelopes like Uganda kob, topi, eland, bushbucks. You will have time to relax for lunch.
After lunch, you will join the boat cruise to take you to the bottom of Murchison Falls as you spot aquatic wildlife such as hippos, Nile crocodiles, and water birds. On return, you'll catch up with sunset view before dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Hornbill Bush Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Kibale National Park with an Evening Swamp Walk in the Bigodi Wetlands
Transfer to Kibale National Park with an Evening Swamp Walk in the Bigodi Wetlands
After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the hotel and start your journey to Kibale National Park in Fort Portal, in Western Uganda, through the tea plantations and rolling hills to reach Fort Portal town. While in Fort Portal, you will have an en-route lunch and continue your journey to Kibale National Park. After checking into the lodge, you will embark on a guided
nature walk in the Bigodi wetlands. You have a chance to spot 138 bird species. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then report at the park headquarters at Kanyanchu at 7:30 am for a briefing by the guides about the dos and don’ts while with the chimpanzees. You will then embark on a trek in search of the chimpanzee. Once you have spotted a group, you will spend one hour with them observing their different behaviors, and you will also spot other primates in the forest. After the chimpanzee tracking experience, you will be awarded a chimpanzee tracking certificate. Afterward, you will return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will check out of the lodge and start the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Pumba Safari Cottages
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel
You'll have your breakfast very early in the morning, depart for an early morning game drive as early as 6 am to the rolling plains of Uganda’s second largest National Park, and look out for: lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs, Uganda Kobs, Hyenas, and Hippos. For any birder, there are several birds to sight during the drive. Return to the lodge for some rest time and lunch.
After lunch at the lodge, you will go for a 2-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lakes George and Edward. You will surely be fascinated by the concentrations of giant hippos, buffalo, elephants, and crocodiles, among others. You will also see many varieties of birds at the water's shore. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pumba Safari Cottages
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha Sector for Tree-climbing Lions
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha Sector for Tree-climbing Lions
After your early morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector for the tree-climbing lions. You will have a game drive in the Ishasha Sector, where you will see the lions lying in the fig trees. After the game drive, you will have lunch. You will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will arrive at where you will check in. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Ride 4 a Woman Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then report to the park headquarters at 7:30 am for a briefing about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas. Remember to carry your packed lunch and enough drinking water since you may stay in the forest up to the afternoon in search of these gentle giants in their natural environment. Gorilla trekking exercise is physically demanding but an exciting activity! You may need to hire a porter to assist you during tracking, and these are readily available at the park headquarters. Time allowed to spend with gorillas is 1 hour when you have found them, and this is enough to ask all the questions about their behaviour. Return to the lodge after tracking and freshen up.
In the evening, Batwa pygmies will be invited to entertain you with their dances and storytelling. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ride 4 a Woman Guesthouse
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with an Evening Game Drive in the Park
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with an Evening Game Drive in the Park
After breakfast, you'll depart from the lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and head to Lake Mburo National Park, the smallest Savannah National park in Uganda. You will reach the park in the afternoon for lunch, and then relax as you prepare for an evening game drive in the park. You will then have an evening game drive where you will encounter wildlife such as giraffes, zebras, impalas, elands, buffaloes, and waterbucks, among others. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eagle's Nest Camp
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Morning Guided Walking Safari and Transfer back to Entebbe International Airport
Morning Guided Walking Safari and Transfer back to Entebbe International Airport
After your morning breakfast, you will embark on a guided walking safari in Lake Mburo National Park as early as 7:00 am with the guidance of an armed game ranger. You will come closer to many animals such as Giraffes, zebras, impalas, among others. After that, you will have a morning game drive as you exit the park and set off to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport. Along the way, you will have a stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for memorable photos and the famous water experiment that shows that the Earth is separated into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. You will have a chance to enjoy both hemispheres. You will have an en-route lunch. You will continue your journey to Entebbe International Airport.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
