Makario 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

Entebbe - Kampala (45 minutes transfer)

Entebbe - Kampala (45 minutes transfer)

Arrival of your flight at Entebbe International Airport. You will be warmly welcomed by our representative outside customs and immigration hall and transferred to your hotel. Assisted with check in. Tour briefing will follow at the lobby. Dinner and Overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Kampala (City)
Accommodation:
Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa
  • Luxury resort located in Kampala (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Kampala - Murchisons Falls (07 hours drive)

Kampala - Murchisons Falls (07 hours drive)

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. You will depart for Murchison falls National Park, via Bombo and Masindi town. En route, you will visit Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking. You will then have lunch and continue your drive. Enter through Kichumbanyobo gates and proceed to the lodge with brief game drive en route.
Arrive, check in, dinner and overnight stay.

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
LionCommon
BuffaloCommon
HippoAbundant
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LeopardOccasional
ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 3

Murchison Falls

Murchison Falls

Go for an early morning game drive on the Northern Bank of the Murchison Falls National Park. You may be able to view animals that are unique to the African Savannah like giraffe, elephant, antelope, lion, and the Uganda Kobo. Murchison Falls National Park; an untamed African savannah bisected east to west, for 115 kms, by the mighty river Nile.
Return to the lodge for breakfast. Relax at the lodge. Lunch. In the afternoon, you will go for a launch cruise on the Nile River. The cruise takes you to the Bottom of the roaring falls where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, ducks, cormorants, bee-eaters, skimmers, kingfishers, fish eagle and the rare shoebill. In the evening, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 4

Murchison - Kibale National Park (09 hours drive)

Murchison - Kibale National Park (09 hours drive)

Breakfast at the lodge. Check out by 07h30 and depart for Kibale Forest National Park. Lunch will be en route or if possible depending on arrival time at fort portal. A punctuation of stopovers in the far country side offer us chances of stretching in villages and around tea plantations along the drive as we check in late evening. Have dinner and a night in a beautiful area close to a crater lake bordering Kibale Forest.

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

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LionVery Rare
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Kyaninga Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located less than 1hr drive from Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

Kibale National Park (chimp trek/ Bigodi Walk)

Kibale National Park (chimp trek/ Bigodi Walk)

A relatively early morning start, to report to the ranger station in Kibale National Park at 08.00am to track habituated chimps – these delightful apes, more closely related to humans than to any other living creature, are tremendous fun to watch as they squabble and play in fruiting trees. The incredibly diverse forest is home to over 13 species of primates including red Colobus monkey, the rare L’Hoest, blue monkey, grey mangabey, pottos, black faced vervet monkeys, baboons and also bush babies.
After lunch, you will go for a guided walk in Bigodi Swamp to look for different bird species like the Shining Blue Kingfisher, Blue Throated Roller and other rare species and also find the fruiting trees, which attract Narina Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Yellow Spotted, Hairy Breasted and Yellow-Billed Barbets. Meals and overnight stay at the lodge.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Kyaninga Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located less than 1hr drive from Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 6

Kibale - Queen Elizabeth National Park

Kibale - Queen Elizabeth National Park

After Breakfast, depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park. We will enter the park via the Northern crater Area. With beautiful lakes and rich grasslands which are set deep in the crater valley, this is truly the most breathtaking scenery in the park. Arrive and check in at the lodge. Lunch. Afternoon, depart for game drive on the park. Evening, return to the lodge before sunset for dinner and overnight stay.

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:
Kyambura Gorge Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 7

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth

Begin your day with a cup of coffee. Early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queens Mile allows visitors encounter elephants, buffalo, water bucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda Kobs lakes and a variety of birds.

Return to the lodge for breakfast. Relax at the lodge in the mid morning, followed by lunch.

This afternoon, a two hour boat trip along the famous Kazinga channel is worthwhile an opportunity to see Hippo and crocodiles. The Kazinga Channel supports the biggest number of Hippos in the whole of Africa. Predators as well as nocturnal animals normally come to the shores in the late afternoons for a drink. In addition, a large number of antelopes like the Waterbuck as well as the Uganda Kob also come here to quench their thirst.

This trip also enables visitor chance to see spectacular birds. Return to the lodge in the evening, Dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Kyambura Gorge Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 8

Queen Elizabeth - Bwindi National Park

Queen Elizabeth - Bwindi National Park

08h30: After early breakfast at the lodge, check out and depart for Bwindi impenetrable forest and national park. It is estimated half of the world’s surviving population of mountain gorillas –300 and more live within Bwindi boundaries. Arrive and check in at the lodge. Lunch. The afternoon will be at leisure.
Bwindi National Park offers a dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourist. Apart from the gorillas, there are a variety of primates to be seen including the blue monkeys, red tailed monkeys, and black & white Columbus monkeys. The great blue turacos are often seen and even for a non-bird watcher they are marvelous sight.
Arrive and check in, followed by lunch. The afternoon is at leisure to relax.

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

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

Accommodation:
Buhoma Lodge
  • Luxury lodge located inside Bwindi Impenetrable NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 9

Bwindi (Gorilla trek)

Bwindi (Gorilla trek)

After an early breakfast and briefing from the guides, set off for the mountains gorilla tracking inside the Bwindi forest. You will need to carry drinking water, rain jacket and jungle boots while the rangers will provide you with a walking stick. Gorilla tracking is one of the unique activities you will enjoy while photographing and observing the gorillas.

After tracking, come back to the lodge for late lunch. The afternoon will be at leisure to rest and enjoy the amazing scenery. Lunch, dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals 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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  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
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