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Arrival
Day 1
Airport pick up and optional City tour
Airport pick up and optional City tour
On this day, you will be warmly welcomed at the airport by one of our professional tour guides. From the airport, you will be transferred to your hotel for check in, have lunch and relax. You may go for a city tour to see how Kampala is and also buy some few locally made items like Ugandan branded Jerseys, huts and other items that you may love at the Kampala craft market. You will later head back to the hotel in the evening for dinner and overnight stay. In the evening, you may opt to have a night out in one of the clubs in Kampala to explore the night life in Kampala city.
- Main Destination:
- Kampala (City)
- Accommodation:
- Millennium Terrace Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Murchison falls National Park and Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Transfer to Murchison falls National Park and Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Sanctuary. Once there, you will proceed for an hour of on-foot rhino tracking. From the rhino tracking, head to Masindi where you will have a lunch stop. After lunch, embark on the transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. The highlights of this park include the roaring rapids of the Murchison, the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park where you will have the chance of viewing lions, giraffes, hartebeests, buffaloes, and elephants. Then surely, the concentration of hippos and
Nile crocodiles here will fascinate you. If interested and time allows, you can proceed for a late afternoon-evening game drive.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Red Chilli Rest Camp
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning Game Drive and Boat Cruise, plus evening game drive
Morning Game Drive and Boat Cruise, plus evening game drive
After morning breakfast, you will leave for an early morning game drive looking for the morning risers. As you head out for the game drive you will be in position to spot animals like buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, hyenas, Rothschild giraffes, Oriel baboons and waterbucks together with some bird species along the way with some feeding together with the animals. Later you will head for the boat at Paara cruising point for a cruise along the Victoria Nile. This boat ride on the Nile goes for 3 hours and you will be able to see some Nile crocodiles, numerous hippos, as well as various bird species.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Red Chilli Rest Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Drive to the top of the falls and transfer to Fort Portal
Drive to the top of the falls and transfer to Fort Portal
You will have breakfast and then drive to the top of the falls to truly appreciate the beauty and magnificence of the Murchison Falls. From the top, you shall embark on a transfer that will see you overnight in Fort Portal. The drive is quite long but incredibly scenic passing through villages, lush green countryside, and hills dotted with tea plantations that characterize this part of Uganda. The beautiful scenery will amaze you all the way. Upon arrival at the accommodation, check-in and just relax. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Fort Portal (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Fort Motel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Amabere Caves and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Amabere Caves and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
On this day, you will wake up on a morning breakfast and drive to the Tooro kingdom palace. The palace stands on the top of a hill, the tallest hill within the heart of Fort Portal city giving a clear and scenic view of the entire palace and the city. After this brief visit, you will drive to Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru caves, which is a unique attraction that is located 10 km away from Fort Portal town in Kabarole near Nyakasura School. The translation of Amaberega Nyina mwiru is “breasts' of the mother of a slave.
Later you will leave Fort Portal and head to Queen Elizabeth National Park, check in at your accommodation and enjoy the wonders. Queen Elizabeth National Park is the most visited National Park in Uganda with thousands of hippos that populate shorelines of Kazinga Channel. The open savannah dotted with acacia and euphorbia trees providing a habitat for elephants, lions, leopards, Uganda kobs, big herds of buffaloes and many other animals.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
On this day, after your breakfast, you will headout for a morning game drive in the northern sector of the park “Kasenyi plane's” where you will interact with the savannah animals. The game drives are best done in the morning hours when mammals are just coming out of their hiding places looking for food and also in the late evening hours when they return back to interesting caves or grounds. Your morning game drive might take about 3 hours and later on you will continue to Mweya Peninsula at Kazinga Channel for a boat cruise.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu Forest and Transfer toBwindi Impenetrable National park
Chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu Forest and Transfer toBwindi Impenetrable National park
On this day, you will wake up the on an early morning breakfast so that you are able to reach kalinzu forest on time. This day will be an adventurous one, as you will be able to see humans’ closest cousins; the chimpanzees in Kalinzu Forest. You will have a delicious breakfast and head out for a briefing session from our professional tour guides. You will then proceed to the forest for chimpanzee trekking. The forest is a habitat to over 600 chimpanzees and around 70 chimpanzee communities have been habituated for tourism purposes. Chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu Forest takes 3 to 4 hours before you meet the chimpanzee community depending on the trail that you take.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Gorilla Mist Camp
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Gorilla trekking experience and transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Gorilla trekking experience and transfer to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Wake up on an early morning breakfast and report to Bwindi Park headquarters for a short briefing with the guide. Head into the montane forest for an encounter with the mountain gorillas. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the mountain forest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas. The beauty of this rain forest is spectacular and it offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape which is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists.
You will look for these endangered species and finding them will depend on the last nesting location of the previous night. The time taken to track the gorillas can be range from 4 to 7 hours or beyond. Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be allowed only one hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and endangered giants is an awesome, exciting and one in a life experience to be long savored.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
-
Travellers Rest Hotel
Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Golden monkey tracking and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Golden monkey tracking and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Wake up early morning for breakfast and head at the park headquarters for a short briefing. Golden monkey trekking
in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park involves travelers hiking through the forest in search of the golden monkeys in their natural habitat. You then head out in search of the golden monkeys using the Gahinga trail. Once you locate the Golden monkeys, you’ll be limited to only one hour in their presence and then head back to your starting point. The trekking may take about 2 to 4 hours depending on where they last nested the previous night. You will drive through the hills of Kisoro
and Kabale, and have lunch on your way as you reach the park. On arrival to Mburo National Park, you will check in at your lodge and relax as you wait for an evening game drive to see gentle mammals of the peaceful
park.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eagle's Nest Camp
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Morning nature walk and transfer back to Kampala
Morning nature walk and transfer back to Kampala
After an early breakfast at the lodge, by 7am you will check out of the lodge and head for a guided nature walk with a ranger guide. Lake Mburo National Park is an ideal place to do guided nature walks, and you will begin with a drive, then walk on foot to have an adventure closer to nature. The activity and drive can take about 1 or 2 hours before transfer back to Kampala. You’ll leave this beautiful part of the world as you check out of the park and head to Kampala, having lunch at Uganda’s Equator. You will take some pictures and buy some souvenirs, then drive straight to Kampala.
- Main Destination:
- Kampala (City)
- Accommodation:
- Millennium Terrace Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Drive to Jinja adventure city for Nile discovery
Drive to Jinja adventure city for Nile discovery
On this you will wake up on a lazy breakfast and drive to Jinja adventure city, passing through different towns on your way. You will have your first stop branching off the main road heading to the Historical Ssezibwa waterfalls which are approximately 32 km east of Kampala city in Mukono District. Jinja is the second biggest and busiest city after Kampala, and it is located in Eastern Uganda. Founded in 1907, Jinja city is about 85 kms away from Kampala and it is beautifully located on Lake Victoria shores and it is where the source of the River Nile is located. You will have lunch and head for a boat cruise to the source of River Nile. Here you will cruise to the main point where the Nile starts from and later return to your accommodation for dinner and over stay. You may also have a night out in Jinja to enjoy the nightlife in Jinja. The falls are about seven meters high and with the sweet hissing sound created by the falling water which forms beautiful scenery.
- Main Destination:
- Jinja (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Brisk Hotel Triangle
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Quad biking and transfer to Sipi falls
Quad biking and transfer to Sipi falls
Begin your day with a morning breakfast at your accommodation, then head the big day activity. You will transfer from your hotel and go for quad biking. On arrival, you’ll be briefed about the whole activity and all you have to know before getting on the bikes. You’ll then dress up in protective gears and ride off to explore the roads on four wheels. Then activity will take about 3 hours as you enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the place. Later you will have drive to Kapchorwa in northeastern
Uganda. You will arrive in Sipi in time for lunch. After lunch you will visit the community which is such an amazing experience. You will later stay for overnight at Sipi Valley Resort as you listen to the amazing sound from the falls, as you wake up the next day to breathtaking sceneries of Kapchorwa.
- Main Destination:
- Sipi Falls (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- Sipi Valley Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 13
Hiking on Sipi falls and nature walk
Hiking on Sipi falls and nature walk
On this day you will wake with the roars of the waters from the falls, after breakfast, you will start the hike to the falls. The Sipi Falls is comprised of 3 waterfalls each flowing from a different altitude. The highest fall drops from an altitude of 100m referred to as the main fall since it is the last fall in the series, this fall is a little bigger than the other two falls, but all give Uganda a beautiful scenery. In fact most people say that Sipi Falls are among the most romantic in Uganda which is evidenced by the wonderful falls. The area is majorly where most hikes to Mt. Elgon are started from. Hiking up to these falls
gives a beautiful scenic view, like Lake Kyoga, the Karamoja low Lands, plantations and other surrounding areas. Later in the afternoon you will visit the coffee plantations and have a nature walk as you wait for the sunset moments on top
of the hills.
- Main Destination:
- Sipi Falls (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- Sipi Valley Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 14
Drive back to Entebbe International Airport
Drive back to Entebbe International Airport
Begin your day with a relaxed morning breakfast at your accommodation. Afterward, bid farewell to this beautiful part of Uganda as you begin your journey back to Entebbe International Airport.
Along the way, you will make a stop in Jinja, a vibrant town known as the source of the Nile. Here, you can take a short break, enjoy refreshments, and, if time allows, visit the famous Source of the Nile for photos and relaxation.
After your stopover, continue with your drive to Entebbe. Upon arrival at the airport, you will check in for your departure flight back home, marking the end of your memorable Uganda safari.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
