6-Day Murchison Falls & Kidepo National Park Wildlife

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

Arrival in Kampala

You will be welcomed by our guide/ driver at the Entebbe International Airport to Kampala Acactus Hotel or any other accommodation of your choice around Kampala. After taking a short break, the guide will take around the Kampala for a city tour to visit the historical and cultural sites around. These may include the Uganda parliamentary building, Kabaka’s palace, Kabaka man-made lake, Uganda museum, Kasubi tombs, Religious cathedrals, Bahai Temple among others before returning to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

Acactus Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located in Kampala (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer from Kampala to Gulu

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Gulu town for an overnight. Amidst the journey, you will take a break to track rhinos at the Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch located in Nakasongola district, home to the only wild rhinos in Uganda. Presently, the sanctuary is home to twenty-two (22) southern white rhinos.

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

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HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Apoka UWA Bandas

• Budget banda located inside Kidepo Valley NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer from Gulu to Kidepo

In the morning, transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park where you will have a short game drive in the evening to see animals like Zebras, Giraffes, caracal, lesser kudu, mountain reedbuck among others. Dinner and overnight at either Apoka Rest Camp (budget).

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Accommodation:

Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Budget Tent)

• Budget lodge bordering Kidepo Valley NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game drive in the park

Transverse by large sand rivers, Kidepo Valley National park is renowned for its distinctive composition of wild game co-existing with the dry mountain forests, open savannah that is home to over 77 mammal species and almost 500 birds. As a result, the variety of animal species in the park is equally abundant including many which are to be found nowhere else in Uganda such as Cheetah. Therefore, on day four, you will spot as many animal and bird species as possible during game drives around the park for the whole day including the rare/ endemic ones that are nowhere else in Uganda such as the cheetah. Dinner and overnight at either Apoka Safari Lodge.

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Accommodation:

Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Safari Tent)

• Mid-range tented camp bordering Kidepo Valley NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

In the morning, you will embark on the journey to take you to Murchison Falls National Park, currently the most visited park in Uganda from where you will do a game drive in the evening. While in the Murchison, both the game drives and the launch trips offer an opportunity for one to come across distinct animal and birdlife. A game drives around the Buligi game tracks on the northern bank with our trained guide is a fantastic way to see and photograph the wide range of animals in the Nile Valley to see the lions, hyena, elephants, giraffes and probably the leopard.

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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LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Heritage Safari Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Hike to the Top of the falls/ Game drive & Transfer to Kampala

After breakfast in the morning, you will embark on a hike to the top of the Murchison Falls to feel and witness the world’s strongest falls. Alternatively, you can go for a morning game drive to see more of the animals that you could have missed during the evening game drive the previous day. Then after lunch, your guide will drive you back to Kampala.

Main Destination:

Kampala (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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