$3,850 to $4,070 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Travel To Murchison Falls National Park | Rhino Tracking | Top Of The Falls | Game Drive
Travel To Murchison Falls National Park | Rhino Tracking | Top Of The Falls | Game Drive
On arrival in Uganda, you will be welcomed and picked by our Kubwa Five Safaris who will be holding an A4 paper with your name printed on it at Entebbe International Airport at and be transferred to Murchison Falls National Park.
On your way to Murchison Falls National Park, you will branch off to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking; this is one of the breathtaking activities in Uganda, the pearl of the Africa.
After the Rhino Tracking, you will be driven to Murchison Falls National Park, your first tourist attraction in the park; will be the Top of the falls. It is an exciting experience that brings you very close to the rushing whitewater as it squeezes itself through the narrow crevice below. The resulting mist from the turbulence often produces rainbows.
Then you will go for a short evening game drive around the park.
Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Morning Game Drive | The Boat Cruise | Evening Game Drive
Morning Game Drive | The Boat Cruise | Evening Game Drive
Embark on an early morning game drive on the Northern bank where your guide will help you spot a great number of animals and birds. The famous Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest protected area, home to more than 73 animal species, including buffaloes, leopards, lions, and elephants, 3/4 of the world’s population of Rothschild giraffes plus a healthy population of herbivores. In addition to 451 bird species, including 23 Albertine rift endemics.
You will end back at the lodge for lunch and rest till 2 pm for an afternoon boat ride. You will safari upstream by boat to the calm Victoria Nile and the base of the falls. There you can marvel at toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over the 17-kilometer stretch, you may also see elephants, waterbucks, and Uganda kobs. This is also the habitat for many bird species.
You will go for an evening game drive after your boat ride.
Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Travel To Kibale National Park | Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru Caves | Hiking Crater Lakes
Travel To Kibale National Park | Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru Caves | Hiking Crater Lakes
After breakfast, you will be travel from Murchison Falls National park, driving Southwest through the Albertine Escarpment of the great Western Rift Valley. Drive through Hoima and reach the colorful and beautiful town of Fort Portal, the capital of the Tooro kingdom, situated in the shadow of the fabled "Mountains of the Moon," the Rwenzori.
You will arrive in Fort portal late in the evening. If time allow, you will visit the Crater Lakes. This makes it a very interesting day adventure and can be done while staying in Fort Portal.
Dinner and overnight at Kibale Forest Camp.
- 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 | Travel To Semliki National Park | Tour Sempaya Hot Springs
Chimpanzee Tracking | Travel To Semliki National Park | Tour Sempaya Hot Springs
After breakfast, head out to the park head offices with your guide and a packed lunch and have a briefing about the Do’s and Don’ts while in the park with the chimpanzees.
The tracking will start early after breakfast and takes about two to three hours, depending on the location of the chimps.
After the trek, you will go back to the resort for lunch and then visit Bigodi Swamp. This is a beautiful area in the rain forest with an abundance of animals: monkeys, birds and maybe forest elephants.
After visiting Bigodi, you will drive to Sempaya hot springs which are the main attraction of Semliki National Park. At the springs, you will witness water boiling it’s self-using the natural forces. The strength and hotness of the springs are amazing as one can boil eggs and matooke in a few minutes, it's ready to eat.
Dinner and overnight at Akira Alira Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Semuliki National Park
- Accommodation:
- Akira Alira Activities and Lodging
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Travel To Queen Elizabeth National Park | Boat Ride | Evening Game Drive
Travel To Queen Elizabeth National Park | Boat Ride | Evening Game Drive
After breakfast, you will go to Queen Elizabeth National park. The Park is the largest biotic area in Africa. It is a habitat for a variety of flora and fauna, hippo, tree-climbing lions, elephants, wildebeest, swamp antelope, Uganda-kobs, topis, waterbucks, bushbucks, reedbucks, duiker, and many other animal species. It is home to over 95 species of mammals and over 600 species of birds.
You will check-in at your lodge for lunch, and then head out for a boat ride.
Enjoy a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel which connects Lake Edward and Lake George. Some of the best wildlife viewings are done on a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, passing squacco herons, pied kingfishers, large numbers of buffalo and hippo, basking crocodiles, and very many different bird species and large mammals. The boat ride is one of the most memorable experiences from the park. Over 300 hippos are found in the lake.
Later, go for an evening game drive.
Dinner and overnight at The Bush Lodge (Tent).
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
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The Bush Lodge (Tent)
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Travel To Ishasha Sector | Tree Climbing Lions| Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Travel To Ishasha Sector | Tree Climbing Lions| Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Ishasha sector for the tree-climbing lions on the Kasenyi Plains, it is time to go to the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth: Ishasha. This area is famous for its tree-climbing lions.
When you arrive in Ishasha, you will first try to spot the lions in one of the huge trees.
After the game drive in Ishasha, it is time to move to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home of the famous mountain gorillas.
Lunch will be served at your lodge. It is a great opportunity to try out western Uganda’s Matooke (plantain-type bananas) and roasted goat meat if you are not vegetarian.
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is home to over 346 bird species, 120 mammal species, 400 plant species, 27 frog species among others, and covers an area of 331 sq km. There are currently less than 1200 mountain gorillas left in the world and almost half of the population resides in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.
Dinner and overnight at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Gorilla Trekking | Travel To Lake Bunyonyi With 29 Islands
Gorilla Trekking | Travel To Lake Bunyonyi With 29 Islands
After breakfast, head out to the park head offices with your guide, have a briefing about the Do’s and Don’ts while in the park with gorillas.
After head for gorilla trekking through the misty rain forest, trekking can take 2 hours or up to 6 hours and this is based on the location of the gentle giants.
Make sure you carry enough water, sturdy shoes, non-flash cameras, and rain jackets. At the end of this long and exciting adventure, return to our lodge for a well-deserved shower, and then have lunch.
After lunch, you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi via Kabale, a region popularly known by many as the 'Switzerland of Africa'. This twisting water body dotted with 29 islands will amaze you.
The name of the lake translates as the 'place of little birds and it is indeed blessed with some 200 bird species.
Lake Bunyonyi probably is the second deepest lake in Africa.
Dinner and overnight at Paradise Eco Hub.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Bunyonyi
- Accommodation:
- Paradise Eco-Hub
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Last Day With Us | Stopover At The Equator | Fly Back Home
Last Day With Us | Stopover At The Equator | Fly Back Home
After your breakfast, you will be driven to Kampala. You will have a stopover at the Equator in Masaka, see where this imaginary line divides our planet into two equal hemispheres. Snacks, souvenirs, and photographs may be taken here.
You will have lunch on your way to Kampala. After reaching Kampala, you will then be transferred to the Entebbe Airport for your flight back home.
N.B: This trip accepts children who are 3 years and above. However, only children with 15 years and above can trek the Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzee, if you have children below 15 years, you have engaged them with other activities as you go Gorilla and Chimpanzee trekking. So, for children who are 14 years and below, each child will get a discount of USD 700 off.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
