$1,440 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Transfer to Murchison Fall via Rhino Sanctuary
Transfer to Murchison Fall via Rhino Sanctuary
Today after breakfast, your guide will pick you from Entebbe or your hotel in Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park. En route, you will visit ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will go for a game walk with an experienced ranger, which gives you a unique opportunity to view the rhinos from a close distance.
Murchison Falls National Park is the largest conservation area in Uganda, covering an area of over 3,840 km². The park’s name derives from its famous waterfall: the mighty Murchison Falls, which are formed where the Victoria Nile powerfully forces its way through a narrow cleft before plunging 43m down with a thunderous roar.
The mighty Nile River divides the park into its north and south sections. At the spectacular Murchison Falls the world’s longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43m below. You will have lunch, after lunch, you will visit the top of the falls, you will do a game as you drive to the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Gipir and Labongo Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Game drive and Boat Cruise to bottom of the falls
Game drive and Boat Cruise to bottom of the falls
Today after breakfast, you will depart for an early morning game drive across the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park. The 3,893 sq km park is home to a range of animals, and you will have a chance of viewing some of the Park’s residents including lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffaloes, and elephants. For the birders amongst you, these areas support the secretary bird and the black chested snake eagle, to name a few.
In the afternoon, go for a boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where the Nile thunders through a small 7-meter gap plunging 43 meters into the Nile on the way to Lake Albert. The banks of the Nile are densely populated with crocodiles, hippopotamus, and a range of other wildlife that come to the river to drink. After the boat cruise, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Gipir and Labongo Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Transfer to Kibale National Park
Transfer to Kibale National Park
Today, you will transfer from Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale National park. You will get at the lodge in time for lunch and after lunch you will go for a guided nature walk of Bigodi wetland sanctuary. This activity is run by the community and it takes you through beautiful natural environment. The sanctuary is home to butterflies, small animals like squirrels, monkeys, and great bird life, the great blue Turaco being the favorite.
You will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
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Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will be transferred to the park headquarters for briefing about today’s long-awaited activity; the chimpanzee tracking. A Ugandan safari is not complete without tracking the chimpanzees that are the closet to man in relation to DNA sharing of 98.7%. The best place to go chimpanzee tracking in the whole world is in Ki bale National park, which host about 13 primate species and other endangered species like the forest giant hogs, elephants, cats and duikers.
You will be led into the forest by Uganda wildlife Authority ranger guides. You will spend only one hour with the chimpanzees, learning about their habits and behaviors.
After chimpanzee tracking, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park in time for lunch. You will check in and relax getting ready for tomorrow’s activities. Dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game drive and Boat Cruise along Kazinga channel
Game drive and Boat Cruise along Kazinga channel
Today you will wake up early, have quick breakfast and head for the sunrise game drive to look out for the animals Queen Elizabeth National park has got to offer. Look out got elephants, buffalos, lions, leopards, Uganda kob, warthogs and water buck.
You will take a break about 3.5 hours of the game drive. You will have lunch and then get ready for the boat safari on the Kazinga channel which connects Lake Edward and Lake George. During the boat safari, you will see countless hippos, buffalos, crocodiles, elephants and different bird species that include the malachite and pied king fishers, African fish eagle, spoon bill, yellow billed stork, pink backed pelicans and so on. The boat safari on the Kazinga channel is one of the highlights for many people on a Uganda safari. After the boat cruise, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer back to Entebbe
Transfer back to Entebbe
Today after a delicious breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kampala or Entebbe with en route lunch in Mbarara. You will continue the journey with a stopover at the Equator for a photo session and souvenir shopping.
Accommodation for tonight is not included in the itinerary, if you want us to book one (or more) nights in Kampala and/or Entebbe, please let us know.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
