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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

Transfer to Kampala City

Transfer to Kampala City

Our guide will pick you from the airport or booked hotel and start your trip with a city tour of Kampala City. Visit different historical places including Gadhafi mosque, Namiremebe Cathedral for the protestant, Rubaga Cathedral for the Catholics, Nakasero market, Independence square monument, Uganda museum, Bahai temple and Uganda martyrs shrines Namugongo. Lunch will be served within the city and later retire at your lodge for relaxation. Overnight at Cassia Lodge.

Main Destination:
Kampala (City)
Accommodation:
Cassia Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located in Kampala (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Transfer to Murchison falls national park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary

Transfer to Murchison falls national park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary

Have early morning breakfast and start your journey to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary where you will be able to see rhinos. Ziwa Sancyary is a home for 32 Southern white Rhinos. After go for lunch and proceed to Murchison falls national park. The park covers 3840sq km has 76 mammal species and 450 bird species recorded. The altitude is 619m at the delta and 1292m at Rabongo Hill. The mean temperature is 29 AºC high and 21ºC low. Overnight at the Lodge.

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:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 3

Game drive and boat cruise

Game drive and boat cruise

Early in the morning, start game driving in search of unique African Savannah animals like the giraffe, antelope, lion, elephant, and the Uganda kob. Birds are also in plenty with the eagle being one of the high-quality sightings and the rare shoebill. While enjoying your game drive, tell your guide to show you the Congo Blue Mountains, on a clear morning. After lunch, go for a launch cruise on the River Nile. This cruise will lead you to the Bottom of the thundering falls where you will spot huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters, kingfishers, skimmers, fish eagles and sometimes the rare shoebill. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Transfer to Kibale forest

Transfer to Kibale forest

After early breakfast, drive to Fort portal the home of kibale forest national park via Oil city of Hoima and lunch in the western city of Fort Portal the most cleanest city in Uganda with beautiful people. You will drive through traditional homesteads and farms and this will enable you enjoy the beautiful scenery across that part of the country. Overnight at Kibale forest Lodge.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit December to February and June to July
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
LionRare to None
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 5

Chimps tracking and Bigodi swamp walk

Chimps tracking and Bigodi swamp walk

Breakfast move to Kanyanchu Tourist Centre where tourist activities begin and set out to track chimpanzee in the forest. Chances of viewing the chimps are over 90% but not a guarantee. Kibale National Park is one of the beautiful and stunning forests in the Uganda. This is home of our closest living relatives the endangered Chimpanzee, the threatened Red colobus monkey and the rare L’Hoests monkey. The forest also boasts of having one of the uppermost variety and density of primates in Africa tallying up to 13 species including the Black and white colobus, Blue monkey, Grey-cheeked mangabey, Red tailed monkey and Bush babies and Pottos. After lunch visit Bigodi Wetland, enjoy a guided walk around Magombe Swamp which will present you with a chance to see a wide range of flora and fauna. View a variety of butterflies, birds and other insects. Have a tour of the crater region around Ndali lodge and you may stop over at any tea plantation along the road if you wish. Overnight at the Lodge.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Kibale Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 6

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

In the morning, have breakfast and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park viewing the magical Rwenzori Mountain range for much of the journey. Sign in at your lodege facility as you wait for your lunch. Then after, take on an afternoon Launch cruise along Kazinga Channel which joins Lakes Edward and George. The cruise is an astonishing way to see hippo, buffalo, Uganda kob and the occasional Nile crocodile plus a spectacular bird watching on the water bank. Many who experience the launch cruise consider it the best part of their entire African safari. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
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:
Elephant Hab Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 7

Game drive and nature forest walk

Game drive and nature forest walk

Wakeup very early morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts and you will most likely meet grazing Hippos, Elephants and Lions, spotted Hyenas, bush buck, water buck, stripped jackal, comical warthogs and the fierce leopard. Continue to Maramagambo forest where a lot of surprises await you there like the pythons often seen in the crevices of the bat cave floor feeding on the bats. The cave is near a chocolate box formerly Blue Lake and Hunters cave. You may also see forest birds such as bat hawks, brown eared woodpecker and other primates. Have dinner and overnight at your booked lodge.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Elephant Hab Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 8

Transfer to Bwindi forest via Ishasha for tree climbing lions

Transfer to Bwindi forest via Ishasha for tree climbing lions

After breakfast, go for a small game drive in search of animals you missed out a day before then proceed to Ishasha with your packed lunch. You will drive along the deep and wide dry craters that are full of savanna acacia and grasses. You go through the unique western rift valley escarpment and the Ishasha sector in south area of Queen Elizabeth NP where you will take on yet another game drive in search of tree climbing lions before going on to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The journey takes about 4 hours taking you through interesting features. Arrive in Bwindi in the evening. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a home to rare mountain gorillas and a variety of primates including the blue and red tailed monkeys. The forest itself is lush and green and there are streams running through it. Overnight and dinner at Rushaga Gorilla Lodge or Bakiga Lodge.

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:
Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi NP)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 9

Gorilla trekking experience

Gorilla trekking experience

Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest is the major highlight of the tour. Set off early with guides after breakfast to track the mountain gorillas. Each gorilla encounter is different and has its own rewards, watch adults chimps feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters play and swing from vines in a pleasantly good-humored show. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a magnificent green swaddle of dense rainforest, so ancient that survived the last ice age. A recently proclaimed World Heritage site, it is one of the most biologically diverse areas on earth and its unique, precious flora sustains roughly half of the world population of mountain gorillas estimated at 600. There is also a substantial chimpanzee population and research shows that Bwindi is the only forest in Africa in which these two apes live together.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi NP)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 10

Nature walks and Transfer to Kisoro

Nature walks and Transfer to Kisoro

Have an early morning nature walk if you so wish and you visit the community especially the twa tribes that live in the forest with great entertainment cultural dances, view forest water birds and butterflies and the tropical forest flora. Return and proceed to Kisoro for dinner and overnight stay at Kisoro Travelers Rest Hotel /Heritage Guest House.

Main Destination:
Kisoro (Town)
Accommodation:
Travellers Rest Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Kisoro (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 11

Virunga hike and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Virunga hike and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

In the morning after breakfast, head to Mgahinga park headquarters for briefing prior to starting the short hike to one of the virunga ranges. But you go with your parked lunch. There are three extinct volcanoes for physically fit hikers i.e. Mt Muhabura-4127m, Mt. Sabinyo-3669m and Gahinga-3474m (Choose either of the three for a short hike. Dinner and overnight at Birdnest Resort Bunyonyi.

Main Destination:
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to January
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
ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
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LionNone
ZebraNone
HippoNone
Accommodation:
BirdNest Resort
  • Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)

Day 12

Transfer to Lake Mburo national park

Transfer to Lake Mburo national park

After an early breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National Park, arrive in the afternoon and enjoy a boat ride on the lake. Lake Mburo being the park is a gift worth it. The lake is rich with a diversity of animal and plant species which will be viewed clearly as you are on the boat trip. Hippos and birds like African Fin foot, Pelicans, Black crake, Heron, cormorant, fish eagle, and the rare Shoebill Stork and all these will furnish your visit with pride. Dinner and overnight stay at Rwakobo Rock.

Main Destination:
Lake Mburo National Park
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June, July and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
GiraffeOccasional
LeopardOccasional
HyenaOccasional
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LionRare
Accommodation:
Rwakobo Rock Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 13

Game drive and Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe

Game drive and Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe

Take an early breakfast and go for a morning game drive. Lake Mburo National Park is a very special place; every part of it is alive with variety, interest and color and it has a widespread wetland where you will see elands, impalas, water-bucks, warthogs, topis and zebras. After the game drive, start your journey to Kampala, making a stopover at the Equator line crossing, have lunch and proceed to Kampala or Entebbe.

Main Destination:
Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

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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