$3,850 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival and Transfer to your Accomodation
Arrival and Transfer to your Accomodation
Upon arrival, you will be met by our company safari guide who will transfer you to your accommodation in Entebbe. The guide will also brief you about the highlights of your trip. You can have an optional visit to Entebbe Botanical Gardens. The botanical garden offers an excellent introduction to Uganda’s birds, ranging from Lake Victoria specials such as yellow-throated leaflove, slender-billed weaver, forest birds such as great blue turaco, as well as the noisy black and white casqued hornbill. In this garden, you can spot a few primates like the black and white colobus monkeys. You'll return to your accommodation and get enough rest as you prepare for your memorable trip.
Day 2
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
On this day, the safari will begin with transfer you to Murchison Falls National Park. Stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a short walk to see the white rhinos with a ranger escort for about an hour. Thereafter, head straight to the top of the Murchison Falls for a chance to see the Nile squeeze through a 7-meter-wide gorge, creating an impressive display of power as the water thunders down 45 meters. Enjoy the beautiful scenery upon arrival as you make your way to the lodge. You will occasionally see wildlife, including warthogs, giraffes, buffaloes as you drive to your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Trip
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Trip
After breakfast, you'll set off for a morning game drive on the Northern delta with sightings of cape buffaloes, Jackson’s hartebeest, Rothschild’s giraffes, oribi, water bucks, jackals, bushbuck, bohor reedbuck, warthog, and carnivores including lions, elusive leopard, and spotted hyenas. You will return to the lodge for relaxation before setting off for the afternoon boat trip on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the Murchison falls where you will be rewarded with spectacular views. A boat trip is a highlight of any trip in the Murchison Falls National Park. En route, you will see hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants cooling off on the shores from the scotching sun, and a variety of bird species.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Kibale National Park
Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, the safari will continue with a transfer to Kibale National Park. This park is highly alluring to nature lovers for its excellent chimpanzee trekking and bird watching. Its boosts of the highest total of primates such as velvet, red-tailed, L’Hoest’s and blue monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabey, red Columbus, olive baboon, and chimpanzee. Upon arrival, you will check into your room and have a relaxed evening.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you'll proceed to the park office for a briefing. The highlight of Kibale Forest will be the chimpanzee trekking excursion. While in the forest, expect to see at least 2-3 other types of primates, most especially the grey-cheeked mangabey and red-tailed monkey. You will hear plenty of birdsong. The guides are knowledgeable and will identify various medicinal plants, bird calls, and animal spoor. Once you allocate the chimpanzees, you will be allowed an hour with them. You'll return to the lodge for lunch. Thereafter, you will head out for Queen Elizabeth National Park, arriving in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
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Twin Lakes Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Trip along the Kazinga Channel
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Trip along the Kazinga Channel
After a healthy breakfast, you'll go for an early morning game drive through the park, look out for members of the big five, including lions, elephants, buffalo, leopard, and other mammals such as giant forest hogs and antelopes. You will return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, you'll go for a boat trip along the Kazinga Channel. It’s a great trip with elephants, buffalo, waterbucks, large hippo pods, and giant forest hog will be observed from time to time. Keep an open eye for the enormous monitor lizard, which is common in the riverine scrub, as well as crocodiles. Water birds are plentiful, such as the yellow-billed stork, pelicans, fish eagles, and crowned eagles. You'll go back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Twin Lakes Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You'll have breakfast. Later, you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector, which is well known for the tree-climbing lion population. Ishasha sector also harbours decent concentrations of hippos, elephants, buffalo, and antelopes. You will have lunch in Ishasha and continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is home to the endangered mountain gorillas reaching in the evening for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
After an early breakfast, you will drive to the park offices for a briefing. Gorilla trekking is a highlight of your safari; you'll trek through the rainforest and bamboo-covered slopes. You will love the trekking in the ecosystem of the park. Depending on the nature of the activity, take with you your lunch box and all the necessary gear, which will be advised by the company. The trek will take 3-5 hours, depending on the movement of the gorillas. Later, you will drive through the terraced hills to Lake Bunyonyi. You'll check into your lodge for a relaxed evening with a stunning view of the lake.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Bunyonyi
- Accommodation:
- Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Transfer to Entebbe
Transfer to Entebbe
You'll have a delicious breakfast, start on your journey to Kampala/ Entebbe, expect stopovers for lunch along the way, and the Equator line for beautiful pictures. Proceed with the journey to Entebbe, arriving late afternoon or evening to be dropped at your point of drop off, like a hotel, airport, or home. Enriched with the memory of the rare apes and savannah wildlife, you will say goodbye to the pearl of Africa. Thank you for choosing Nature Connect Safaris Uganda!
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
