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Arrival
Day 1
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 by an Otter African Safaris guide and start your 4 to 5 hours 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 on-foot 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 and you will have a short evening game drive and later check in at the lodge. Overnight stay and Dinner at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
- Accommodation:
- Hornbill Bush Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise on the Nile
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise on the Nile
Have your breakfast very early in the morning, depart for an early morning game drive as early as 6am and head into the park and look out for view 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 Catch up with sunset view before dinner and overnight at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Hornbill Bush Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Transfer to Kibale National Park with an afternoon swamp walk in Bigodi wetlands
Transfer to Kibale National Park with an afternoon swamp walk in Bigodi wetlands
After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge in Murchison Falls National Park 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 and you have a chance to spot 138 bird species. After, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
- Isunga Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park 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 7:30am for briefing by the guides about the dos and don’ts while with the chimpanzees. You will then embark on a trek for the search of the chimpanzees and once you have spotted a group, you will spend one hour with them observing their different behaviours and you will also spot other primates in the forest. After the chimpanzee tracking experience you will be awarded a chimpanzee tracking certificate and after 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. You will arrive at the lodge where you will check in. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Pumba Safari Cottages
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel
Have your breakfast very early in the morning, depart for an early morning game drive as early as 6am to the rolling plains of Uganda’s second largest National Park and look out for: lions, leopards, Elephants, buffaloes, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs, leopards, Uganda Kobs, Hyenas, and Hippos. For any birder, there are quite a number of birds to sight too
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 trip on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes George and Edward and you will surely be fascinated by the concentrations of giant hippos, buffaloes, elephants and crocodiles among others. You will also see many varieties of birds at the water shores. You will have dinner and overnight at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pumba Safari Cottages
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
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 checkout of the lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park and you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector. You will have a game drive in the Ishasha sector and you will have a chance to see the tree climbing lions that are seen resting in the fig trees. After that you will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and you will have lunch along the way. You will arrive at the lodge where you will check in as you wait for dinner. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Ride 4 a Woman Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
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 at the park headquarters at 7:30am 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 afternoon in search of these gentle giants in their natural environment. Gorilla tracking 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 behavior. Return to the lodge after tracking and freshen up.
In the evening, Batwa pygmies will be invited to entertain you with their dances, storytelling after you have dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ride 4 a Woman Guesthouse
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Exit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Transfer back to Entebbe International Park
Exit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Transfer back to Entebbe International Park
After your morning breakfast you will exit the lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and set off to Kampala or Entebbe International Park. Along the way you will have a stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for memorable photos and the famous water experiment that shows that earth is separated into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and you will have a chance to enjoy both the hemispheres. You will have an en-route lunch and you will continue your journey to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
