Shoebill Safaris

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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

Kigali to Bwindi NP

Kigali to Bwindi NP

Arrival in Kigali, meet your local shoebill guide and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The journey will take you through the indulging hills or Rwanda. the scenery along the route is quite fascinating. We will have several stopovers enroute for photography and lunch.
Arrive in Bwindi in time for possible cultural entertainment and overnight.

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:
Ride 4 a Woman Guesthouse
  • Budget guest house located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Gorilla-Trekking and Drive to Queen Elizabeth NP

Gorilla-Trekking and Drive to Queen Elizabeth NP

Early morning gorilla tracking to the vast impenetrable forest straddled with thick trees and shrubs along the trails.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a large primeval forest located in south-western Uganda in Kanungu District. Its a home to the mountain gorillas, one of the best places for bird watching, if you are a keen birder be sure to record a good number of forest birds. It inhibits other game lie forest elephants, duikers, buffaloes, golden cats, bush pigs, giant forest hogs and numerous bats and rodents among others.
However the main activity is gorilla tracking.
On return from tracking, lunch and proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park arriving at your lodge in the evening.
We will go through Ishasha sector for chances of tree climbing lions and several game along the route.
Dinner and overnight at Parkview.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
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:
Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Queen Elizabeth -Kibale Forest National Park

Queen Elizabeth -Kibale Forest National Park

With packed breakfast early morning game drive, for various game including Elephants, hippos, antelopes, warthogs, hyenas and many more. We will have bush breakfast and if time allows possible boat trip on Kazinga channel before we hit the road to Kibale forest national Park "the primate capital of the world"
Lunch in either Fort portal or we will have packed lunch enroute. Enjoy the vast scenery along the route. On a fine day you will have a clear sight of Rwenzori mountains.
Afternoon chimpanzee tracking. Meet up with the otherwise known cousins to human beings. Chimpanzees share 98.7% genes with human beings.

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:
Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Kibale Forest -Murchison Falls National Park

Kibale Forest -Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast we head to Murchison Falls National Park. Several stop overs enroute for scenery, lunch and stretches.
Murchison Falls National Park covers 3,840-sq km and has recorded 76 mammal species and over 450 bird species. It lies 619m at the delta and 1,292 at Rabongo Hill.
Dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
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:
Heritage Safari Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Murchison Falls NP

Murchison Falls NP

After a rather early breakfast, morning game drive.
Afternoon, you’ll have a boat cruise to the bottom of the Falls. The Falls are rare and magnificent, they are one of Africa’s wonders and a must see for everyone. Worth noting is that its from these falls that Murchison derives its name. Catch up with pods of Hippos, crocodiles and a vast number of water birds. There are high chances of seeing the Shoebill stock from which our company derives its name. Enjoy these spectacular falls with a hike to the top of the Falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7-meter gap and at the bottom bask Huge Nile Crocodiles. Relax the late afternoon away.
Dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
Accommodation:
Heritage Safari Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Murchison -Entebbe

Murchison -Entebbe

After breakfast begin the journey back to Entebbe. Lunch in Masindi, optional Rhino tracking, proceed arriving in the evening.
Departure or drop off at your preferred destination.

Main Destination:
Entebbe (City, Uganda)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other 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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  • This tour is offered by Shoebill Safaris, not SafariBookings.
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  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
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  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.
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