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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

Arrival in Entebbe

Arrival in Entebbe

Upon arrival in Entebbe, you will be collected by your guide and transferred to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time you may be able to explore Entebbe and the surrounding areas in Kampala this afternoon. You can choose to have dinner at the hotel or we can recommend good spots for food and drink around town.

Main Destination:
Entebbe (City)
Accommodation:
Hotel No.5
  • Luxury hotel located in Entebbe (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Meals at own expense
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Fly to Murchison Falls National Park

Fly to Murchison Falls National Park

Today you will be transferred to Entebbe Airport for your flight to the legendary Murchison Falls National Park arriving at Pakuba Airstrip. Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s biggest National Park and offers a large amount of wildlife. There are also thundering falls as the Nile passes through.

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
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Nile Safari Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 3

Murchison Falls National Park

Murchison Falls National Park

Today morning, you will have an early morning game drive. This is a beautiful drive in the open African savanna in search of lions, leopards, hyenas, buffalos, elephants, and Jackson hartebeest, oribi, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, and enjoy spotting various bird species such as the secretary bird, black-chested snake eagle, tawny and marshal eagles carmine and swallow-tailed bee-eaters, and many more.

You will then visit the top of the falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7-meter gap and have breakfast. In the afternoon, you'll go for a boat ride up the Nile, to Murchison Falls, where the park derives its name.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Nile Safari Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 4

Fly to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Fly to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Today you will drive to Pakuba Airstrip for your flight to Kasese Airstrip. Upon arrival in Kasese, you will drive today to the world-famous Queen Elizabeth National Park. Named after Her Majesty the Queen of England, it is Uganda's most popular and most scenic game reserve.

It stretches from the crater-dotted foothills of the Rwenzori range in the north, along the shores of Lake Edward to the remote Ishasha River in the south, incorporating a wide variety of habitats that range from savanna and wetlands and lowland forest. You will have an evening game drive in the park.

Main Destination:
Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional
ElephantCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
LeopardOccasional
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Kyambura Gorge Lodge
  • Luxury lodge bordering Kyambura Gorge (Chimps) without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

Chimp Trekking and Kazinga Channel

Chimp Trekking and Kazinga Channel

After an early breakfast, you will proceed to Kyambura Gorge for chimp trekking. Located approximately 1 km across – at its broadest point and about 100 meters deep, this gorge is drained by River Kyambura.

The landscape is among the most impressive you will find in Uganda and it is swarmed with a rich wildlife bio-diversity that comprises of primates, wild animals as well as birds. The trekking is generally a 2-4 hr walk in the forest and will include an hour with the wild community of chimpanzees that have habituated.

In the afternoon, you will have a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel. Queen Elizabeth boasts one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any game park, from the open savannah to rainforest, dense papyrus swamps and crater lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward.

Main Destination:
Kyambura Gorge (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Kyambura Gorge Lodge
  • Luxury lodge bordering Kyambura Gorge (Chimps) without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 6

Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

You'll depart for Bwindi National Park in the morning. On your way, you will have a chance to have a game drive in the Ishasha sector where the tree-climbing lions are found. Then, you'll continue to the home of the mountain gorillas, Bwindi National Park.

Of Uganda’s Forested Parks, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is best known for gorilla tracking, but it also provides refuge to elephants, chimpanzees, monkeys, and various small antelopes, as well as 23 bird species restricted to the Albertine.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

Accommodation:
Bwindi Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi NP (Gorillas) without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 7

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

This morning you will get up very early for gorilla trekking. Trekking the mountain gorilla is one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The trek will take between 2 and 6 hours and is well worth the effort. You will be led by an experienced ranger who will tell you interesting facts about flora and fauna and the lifestyle of the gorillas.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Bwindi Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge bordering Bwindi NP (Gorillas) without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 8

Return to Entebbe

Return to Entebbe

This morning you fly back to Entebbe to enjoy beautiful aerial views of southern Uganda, the hills are thick with vegetation.

You'll arrive at the airport to connect with your international flights home.

Main Destination:
No major destination visited
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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