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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arrive Entebbe

Arrive Entebbe

You will be picked up from Entebbe airport by your tour guide, and then transferred to your hotel in Entebbe for Overnight. The drive to the hotel is Only 20 minutes from Entebbe International Airport, this hotel is set in a quiet neighborhood and has a very good garden. In case your arrive early in Entebbe, you can go and visit the Botanical Gardens. You will be escorted by an experienced Local tour guide who will have a lot of information about the trees, birds and alot more that you will see in the gardens. Stay 1 Night.

Main Destination:
Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
Accommodation:
ViaVia Uganda Entebbe
  • Budget guest house located in Entebbe (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Today get ready for a great introduction to Uganda the Pearl Of Africa. You will have an early breakfast and then drive to Ziwa Rhinos arrive in time for lunch. Check into the guest house relax and later good out with an experienced ranger to trek the Rhinos on foot. The Sanctuary is also a nice place to spot birds other wildlife such as lots of different types of antelopes, Warthogs among many other. You will stay 1 night at the Guest House its clean you have a toilet with bathroom in your room and has a nice restaurant with friendly staff good food of course.

Main Destination:
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
Accommodation:
Ziwa Rhino & Wildlife Ranch
  • Budget guest house located in Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 3

Murchsion Falls National Park

Murchsion Falls National Park

After breakfast we drive to Murchison Arrive in time for lunch and check in to lazy camping tents with beds but sharing outside bathrooms at Murchison River Lodge. Its a beautiful lodge with good location food and sanitation they also have good bar with cold drinks. In the afternoon you will go on a game drive in the park to search for wildlife such as Lion, Leopards, Elephants, Giraffe among many others. Later we drive back to our camp to have dinner and overnight for 3 nights.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
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
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
LionOccasional
Show more
ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • In or near Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 4

Visit Source of the Nile, Jinja town and Market and transfer to Mbale

Visit Source of the Nile, Jinja town and Market and transfer to Mbale

After breakfast, you will take a boat ride for about 1 hour on Lake victoria to visit the Source of the Nile where Lake Victoria pours into the Nile, beginning its 600 km long journey to the Mediterranean. During this trip you will also be able to see lots of birds such as African Fish Eagles. Black and White Kingfishers, Malachaite Kingfishers, Great Comorants, Velvet monkeys among many others. You will take a walk in Jinja town visit the Local Market were they have lots of different fruits and vegetables. After lunch you will drive through the eastern part of Uganda takes you to Mbale town were you will Overnight for only one night.

Main Destination:
Mbale (City)
Accommodation:
Mbale Resort Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Mbale (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

Transfer to Sipi Falls, Via Nyero Rock Paintings

Transfer to Sipi Falls, Via Nyero Rock Paintings

After a relaxed breakfast you shall drive for about 2 hours to Kumi to visit the Nyero Rock Paintings. They date to before 1250 CE. They were first documented in 1913 and later described by researchers as largely of geometric nature. This type of rock art is part of a homogeneous tradition often depicted in red pigment, spreading across east, central and parts of southern Africa, matching the distribution of the Late Stone Age hunter-gatherer culture. Here you will do a walk for about 2 hours with a Local Guide that will show the paintings and give you a lot of information describing the paintings. Later you will continue your drive for about 2 hours to beautiful Sipi Falls. Stay 2 nights at Home Of Friends.

Main Destination:
Sipi Falls (Highlight)
Accommodation:
Home of Friends
  • Budget guest house located near Sipi Falls (Highlight)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 6

Activities at Sipi falls

Activities at Sipi falls

Prepare yourself for a beautiful day in paradise. After breakfast, choose to go on a 4 - 5 hour or - for the real adventurers - hike through the region. A local guide accompanies you on your hike to explain Flora, Fauna and Culture.
Whichever option you choose, you can be certain that you pass many picturesque waterfalls, natural swimming pool, Coffee and Banana plantations and Caves. Local villagers will be sure to greet you with ‘Jambo!’ and beaming smiles. Overnight Home Of Friends.

In case you would also like to hike Mount Elgon NP for a day tour please let us know and we can arrange this for you.

Main Destination:
Sipi Falls (Highlight)
Accommodation:
Home of Friends
  • Budget guest house located near Sipi Falls (Highlight)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 7

Transfer to Pian Upe

Transfer to Pian Upe

Today after a relaxed breakfast you will drive to Pian Upe Game Reserve. It is Uganda’s second largest protected area bordering various mountain ranges and water bodies. This makes it a birding hot spot, home to endemic wildlife species like Cheetahs and the Roan Antelope and archaeological sites for rock paintings. After lunch you will go on a game drive with an experienced armed ranger. You also visit the Napendio Cave an which was created many years ago to close to the hearts of people. During the game drive you expect to see Ostrich, Diki Diki, Oribi, Cheetah, Water bucks, Baboons among many other wildlife and birds, You return later in the evening for dinner and overnight. You will only spend one night here.

Main Destination:
Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve
Accommodation:
Uganda pro Hunts
  • Mid-range lodge located in or near Pian-Upe WR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 8

Nature Walk and then transfer to Moroto

Nature Walk and then transfer to Moroto

Today you will go on a morning nature walk with an experienced armed ranger guide for about 1 hour, return for breakfast and then drive to Moroto Town arriving late in the afternoon. Unfortunately Karamoja region is hardly visited by tourists because to many it's still known as a very unsafe area because of its past when the karamojong people were still armed cattle keepers. But happily today the Ugandan government has disarmed the Karamojong people has developed the infrastructure like roads, schools are being built in the area and there is also electricity and water being brought to the villages. This evening you will have a sun downer nearby the town overlooking the city and being told old stories by a local guide from the area. Overnight Moroto for three nights.

Main Destination:
Moroto (Town)
Accommodation:
Moroto Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Moroto (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 9

Village tour, Visit the Karamoja Cultural Museum

Village tour, Visit the Karamoja Cultural Museum

In the morning you will have the opportunity to visit a traditional Karamajong manyatta. A manyatta is a village made up of several huts, which in turn are surrounded by a fence made of branches and thorns. These are put up to keep the cattle in and to protect them from thieving rival tribes and wild animals. Visiting a manyatta will give you an interesting insight into the customs and traditions of the Karamajong. In the afternoon you can relax and also visit the town, Local Market and have a drink at a Local Bar for interaction with the Locals. Later in the afternoon you will visit the Karamoja Cultural Museum, it hosts irreplaceable collections which illustrate the rich cultural heritage of the entire Karamoja region and value the scientific collaboration between Ugandan and French researchers in the field of paleontology. Dinner and Overnight at Mount Moroto Hotel.

Main Destination:
Moroto (Town)
Accommodation:
Moroto Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Moroto (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 10

Transfer to Kidepo NP and do afternoon game drive

Transfer to Kidepo NP and do afternoon game drive

Today you will visit the village manayattas in the area to get an insight of the Karamojong way of life and then later, you will travel to Kidepo valley N.P. A long but rewarding drive will take you past one of the most beautiful scenery in Uganda. After this thrilling experience it is time to enter into the most remote and pristine national park in the country, Kidepo Valley National Park.
Kidepo Valley NP has some of the most amazing scenery in the country! For many people this is the most beautiful park of Uganda. Here you will find almost no tourists leaving you free to enjoy the park and its unique combination of wildlife without distraction. You will stay at Kidepo Savannah Lodge.
Like Moroto, Kidepo NP is not yet very touristic. The Kidepo Savannah is a new Lodge that has been recently set up by Nature Lodges in the park. You cannot feel closer to nature!

Main Destination:
Kidepo Valley National Park
Best Time To Visit September to March (Dry season)
High Season September to March (The park rarely gets crowded)
Best Weather September to November (End of the rains)

Wildlife in Kidepo Valley NP

ElephantCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraCommon
GiraffeOccasional
LionOccasional
CheetahOccasional
Show more
HyenaOccasional
HippoNone
Accommodation:
Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Safari Tent)
  • Mid-range tented camp bordering Kidepo Valley NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 11

Morning Nature Walk and afternoon game drive

Morning Nature Walk and afternoon game drive

After early Coffee and biscuit you will go on a walking safari in the Park. It is a completely different place when you are removed from the constraints of a safari vehicle. Your senses are aware of every sound and movement in the bush and you see things at ground level that you would otherwise miss. With a knowledgeable ranger you will also learn a lot about the inhabitants of the park and how to recognize their tracks. This is an exciting and very rewarding activity that we can highly recommend. Later you return to the lodge for lunch relax and a game drive in the park in the late afternoon.

Main Destination:
Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation:
Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Safari Tent)
  • Mid-range tented camp bordering Kidepo Valley NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 12

Visit the Ik Community

Visit the Ik Community

Today you will have a very early breakfast and get ready for whole day experience on foot done on Morungole Mountains that are near Kidepo Valley NP to visit the Ik People. This is an authentic cultural experience and a good test of your stamina and physical endurance. There is nothing as compared else where on a tour in Uganda that you can compare to the visit to the Ik. There a small tribe of not more than 10,000 people known to have migrated from Ethiopia and settled in Kenya and Uganda. You will be escorted by an experienced armed ranger guide who speaks Ik language who will teach you about their cultural habits. It will be a full day experience so you will carry packed lunch and enough drinking water. You will return later in the evening for dinner and overnight at Kidepo Savannah Lodge.

Main Destination:
Mount Morungole
Accommodation:
Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Safari Tent)
  • Mid-range tented camp bordering Kidepo Valley NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 13

Transfer to Gulu town, Via Fort Patiko

Transfer to Gulu town, Via Fort Patiko

Today you will have breakfast and then drive to Gulu via Fort Patiko known as Bakers Fort a military fort built by Sir Samuel Baker. It was used by Emin Pasha and Charles Gordon while they served as Governor of the Equatorial Province of the British Uganda Protectorat. A little hike up the rock takes through a cave where 'Rwot Kikwiyakare' used to hide young boys and gals who would then repopulate the Acoliland after the slave trade. Rwot Kikwiyakare had an agreement with the Slave traders never to interfere with each others sacred hideouts or no go area. Thankfully, Sir Samuel Baker came and ended Langalanga's rein of Arab slave trade in the land. One time the bronze chain (Mola) was stolen only to be recovered in Mombasa being sold and it was returned to base. Continue to Gulu town for dinner and overnight at Churchill Courts.

Main Destination:
Gulu (City)
Accommodation:
Gulu Churchill Courts Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Gulu (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 14

Continue to Murchison NP afternoon game drive

Continue to Murchison NP afternoon game drive

Today you will rise early and set out for a long drive to Murchison Falls National Park. You will arrive in time for lunch at Paraa Safari Lodge. Check in to your rooms and in the afternoon you will go for an afternoon game drive. Murchison Falls National Park is the oldest and biggest National Park in Uganda.
Not only is it a big Park but it's very famous for the diversity of wildlife that can be spotted in the Park such as Lions, Elephants, Buffaloes among lots of different other animals. It's also Popular for the magnificent waterfalls and boat trips along the River Nile. Stay 2 Nights.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.
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