Epic Uganda Vacation

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Transfer to ziwa rhino sanctuary and proceed to murchison falls national park

Transfer to ziwa rhino sanctuary and proceed to murchison falls national park

After your arrival at Entebbe airport, Start a journey to Muchison fall national park. With a stop at Ziwa sanctuaryfor rhino watching. Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch is the proud home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda following their extinction and thus offers an unforgettable Rhino tracking experience.
Ziwa is the only place where you will be able to see rhinos in the wild. Presently the sanctuary is home to over twenty (35) southern white Rhinos. The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists; for rhino trekking, bird watching, nature walks and relaxation. After a walking safari, you will continue on the drive to Murchison Falls National Park and visit top of falls where the park derives its name from.

Main Destination:
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch (Uganda)
Best Time To Go June to August and December to February (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather
Accommodation:
Parkside Safari Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Game drive in murchison falls national park

Game drive in murchison falls national park

At dawn, you will wake up to a hot delicious breakfast back at your lodge. You will then embark on a morning game drive in the park. This game drive experience will introduce you to various wildlife species as they brass themselves for the day’s classics of survival. You will encounter the grazers as they graze out in the savannah plains as the apex predators sleep off their heavy bellies from a night feast animals such as lions, buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, leopards, hyenas, warthogs, antelopes, waterbucks etc. You will encounter aquatic species like hippos and crocodiles with other species like buffaloes, elephants and waterbucks on the banks of the river to quench their thirst. You will experience an incredible time at the river with a backdrop of the Murchison Falls. By evening, You will head by to your lodge for dinner and rest.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
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:
Parkside Safari Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 3

Transfer to kibale national park

Transfer to kibale national park

At Cockcrow, you will be served a delicious breakfast. Our driver guide will be on time to check you out of your lodge for the next adventure. You will then set out to Kibale Forest National Park. Enjoy the countryside views as you journey across while you observe the lifestyle of the locals like the way they trade and interact.
Have a brief stopover for lunch along the way. This will be a great experience to taste the local cuisines. As you extend closer to Kibale National Park, the landscape suddenly changes as you venture through an avenue of forests on either side of the road. At dusk, you will be checking into your lodge inside Kibale Forest National Park.

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 Camp (Camping)
  • just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 4

Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to bwindi

Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to bwindi

As the day breaks from the night, you will have an early breakfast to prepare you for the day’s activities. You will be transferred to the park offices for a pre-trekking briefing before grouping you in groups of 6 people and assigning you a guide ranger. The pre-trekking briefing is meant to prepare you for what lies ahead in the forest.
This briefing takes you through the rules and regulations of trekking and the expected code of conduct around the chimpanzees. After all this is understood, you will embark on your chimpanzee trekking adventures in Kibale Forest. After traversing through the forests, you will encounter the chimpanzees and spend an hour in their presence.
You will watch them as they play, feed, and roam around with their chores. This experience will take you about 4-5 hours including the hour with the chimps. After your trek, you will head back to your lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon, kick start a journey to famous Bwindi impenetrable national park.

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:
Nshongi Camp
  • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

Mountain Gorilla tracking at bwindi

Mountain Gorilla tracking at bwindi

You will wake up to the beautiful melodies of the birds and the aroma of the delicious breakfast. After devouring your delicious breakfast, our guide driver will take you to the park offices. Here you will receive a pre-trekking briefing from the park rangers. You will be taken through the rules and regulations of trekking and be grouped in groups of 8. A guide ranger will be assigned to you and also a gorilla family to trek.
After a long trek in the forest, you will encounter the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural environment. You will be given an hour to take pictures as you watch them play, rest, and groom their young. After this experience, you will head your lodge.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Nshongi Camp
  • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 6

Golden monkey trekking and transfer to lake bunyonyi

Golden monkey trekking and transfer to lake bunyonyi

Have breakfast and meet your driver start a short drive to Mgahinga gorilla national park headquarters where your golden monkey trek starts after acquiring briefing and registration. You will be searching for them through thick forest with bamboo. After meeting them, you will spend several hours with them. After wards, kick start a drive to lake bunyonyi for relation where you can also do swimming.

Main Destination:
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to January (Gorilla trekking is easiest)
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather Jun to Aug and Dec to Jan (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP

GorillaCommon
BuffaloOccasional
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LionNone
ZebraNone
HippoNone
Accommodation:
Bunyonyi Overland Resort
  • Budget resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 7

Transfer to Airport

Transfer to Airport

Today morning after your breakfast breakfast, you will kick start drive to kigali reaching early for city tour by visiting genocide memorial centre as you way you scheduled time for departure to your next destination.

Main Destination:
Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

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End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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  • A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.

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