Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival, transfer to Murchison Falls NP
Arrival, transfer to Murchison Falls NP
You arrive on an early flight into Entebbe international airport, located on a peninsula that juts out into the largest fresh-water lake in Africa (Lake Victoria), where your driver/guide from Uzuri Uganda Safaris will welcome you. You commence the drive to Murchison Falls via the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary. You make a stop at to stretch your legs. After the break, you will to Murchison Falls via the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary where rhinos that got wiped out in the Ugandan wild are being bred before they are re-introduced back in the Uganda national parks. When you arrive at the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a guide and armed rangers will take you on either a walking/by vehicle safari to look for the rhinos. Once you have spotted the rhinos, you will stay in their presence for a while. You will enjoy lunch within the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary after, which you will return to your vehicle to complete your transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. You check-in at Red Chilli Hideaway.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Red Chilli Hideaway
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Game Drive, Boat Safari to bottom of falls
Game Drive, Boat Safari to bottom of falls
You are up at 6.00 am and enjoy your breakfast. At 6.30 am, you drive out for a game drive for a chance to view the glorious day-break from across the open savannah. Wildlife on the northern bank where you explore this morning has game that includes Rothschild Giraffe, elephant, lions, oribis, waterbucks etc and a variety of savannah woodland birds. At between 10-11 am, you will return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch. After lunch, at 2.00pm, head out for the boat safari to the bottom of the powerful Murchison Falls. This three-hour boat cruise climaxes at the edge of the rift valley escarpment at which point you will get off the boat and trek to the top of the falls. Having worked up a sweat, once at the top, get bathed in the misty spray that the Nile creates as it forces itself into the 7-metre cleft to create the famous Murchison Falls. Later return to lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Red Chilli Hideaway
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Drive to Kibale Forest National Park
Drive to Kibale Forest National Park
This morning, wake up early and have breakfast at 6.30am. After breakfast, check-out of the hotel and depart Murchison Falls headed to Fort Portal. However, because of the long distance on a poor dirt road that should give you the ‘African massage', brace yourselves. You will have your lunch pre-prepared before departing Murchison Falls National Park. Along the way, you will traverse traditional homesteads surrounded by crop plantations in a very leafy and green area – arriving in Fort Portal in the mid-afternoon. Once you arrive in Kibale Forest National Park, you will check-in at Kibale Forest Camp (accommodation is in a camping tent where the ablutions are shared) or Similar for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
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Kibale Forest Camp (Camping)
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chimpanzee Trek & visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
Chimpanzee Trek & visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary
Today you are in for real monkey business! After breakfast, your guides will drive you to Kibale Forest National Park headquarters at Kanyanchu for a briefing before you commence your chimp trek. This park is reputed for having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. On the guided nature walk, you are in search of the wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys and many others. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will spend a full hour with them at close quarters. After the mandatory 1 hour is finished, your guides/rangers will lead you back to the park headquarters. In the afternoon after your lunch, you visit the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary - an exciting experience. Overnight at Kibale Forest Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
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Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Drive to Queen Elizabeth NP
Drive to Queen Elizabeth NP
You wake up at leisure and enjoy your breakfast. You are not in a hurry and so you will depart Kibale Forest National Park for Queen Elizabeth National Park at leisure. You will transfer through the beautiful crater region where the views and scenery are to die for! After seeing some of the many craters in the region, back on the road, you continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park with the Rwenzori Mountains in the backdrop as you lose altitude to arrive in or around the Park. On arrival and after check-in at the beautiful Bush Lodge (accommodation is in camping tent where the ablutions are shared), you can relax and have the rest of the day to yourself. Dinner and overnight at the lodge where nature's night sounds invade your 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
Game Drive & Boat safari along Kazinga Channel
Game Drive & Boat safari along Kazinga Channel
Up at 6.00am, enjoy your breakfast and we are off for a day-break game drive on the park’s plains. We head straight for the mating grounds of the Uganda Kob. We search for lions in their natural habitat, elephants, and buffalo and then we return to the lodge. You will change gears and head for the Kasenyi plains, which are prolific for game and lions and other carnivores hunt here. Return to the lodge and then lunch. At either 2.00pm or 3.00pm, you head out for the boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural channel that connects lakes Edward and George – one of the major highlights of your safari. On the cruise, abundant bird life is sighted and perhaps the highest concentration of hippopotamus in Africa lives on this stretch of the channel. The boat launch – lasting 3 hours climaxes with you looking at stunning scenery in the distance. You return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kazinga Channel (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- The Bush Lodge (Tent)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Drive to Ishasha Sector
Drive to Ishasha Sector
You are up at leisure and enjoy your breakfast. At 9.00am, you start to the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. On arrival in the Ishasha sector, you search for the famous residents of the sector that have made it world-famous – the unique tree-climbing lions. If it is a hot day, be sure to find them atop the sycamore fig trees or the acacia trees that dominate this part of the park. There are about 4 Prides of lions in the area numbering more than 40 in total. Look out for the males with their black mane, which is a notable attribute. Also, there are about 1000+ elephants present in the area and you normally see large numbers. There are Topi and Uganda Kob antelopes in large numbers. The drive is a fantastic opportunity to take lots of pictures. After this drive, you check-in at Topi Lodge and enjoy lunch. After lunch, continue to explore the area. Later, dinner and overnight at Topi Lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Topi Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable NP
After breakfast, you check-out and continue to explore the Ishasha sector. At the appropriate time, you will exit the park and continue onto Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - the home of the Mountain Gorillas. Where you travel to depends on where we have secured your gorilla permits. Bwindi is divided into the northern and southern sectors so for this trip, you travel to the Rushaga sector in the south. Arriving in the late afternoon, you will check into Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge and have the rest of the day to yourself. Later, dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
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Rushaga Gorilla Haven's Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Gorilla Trek & transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Gorilla Trek & transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Up at 6.00am, have your breakfast and transfer to the park HQ for a briefing. With packed lunch in your carry-on, your guides will deliver you to the start point before 8:00 am. The rangers will then take you through the bush, pushing your way through the undergrowth, looking for where the family of gorillas you are tracking spent the night. When you finally locate the family that you are tracking, sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense forest in the knowledge that you are in the presence of the few remaining Mountain Gorillas in the wild. After the mandatory 1 hour is up, you will return to where your guide will be waiting to commence your transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. On arrival, check-in at Bunyonyi Overland Resort and enjoy a hot lunch. After lunch, relax and look back on the awe-inspiring experience earlier today.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Bunyonyi Overland Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Drive to Lake Mburo NP
Drive to Lake Mburo NP
This morning, wake up at leisure and enjoy your breakfast. At 9.00am, check-out and start your drive to Lake Mburo National Park. On arrival, check-in at Eagles Nest Lodge or Similar and enjoy lunch. After lunch, head to the Uganda Wildlife Authority jetty from where you get onto a boat to go and explore the lake. On the lake, be on the look out for a lot off birdlife. After the boat cruise, head out for a game drive. Lake Mburo National Park is the only park in Uganda with Eland, Impala antelopes and Burchell’ s Zebra. The scenery of rolling hills, lakes, swamps make Africa real, and it is in Lake Mburo where the Tanzanian Savannah meets Uganda in a most scenic fashion. At about 6.30pm, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Eagle's Nest Camp
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Bush Walk & drive to Entebbe Airport
Bush Walk & drive to Entebbe Airport
Wake up at 6.00am and enjoy breakfast. Lake Mburo National Park is one of two game parks in Uganda where visitors are allowed to go for a bush nature walk with an experienced ranger. On a morning guided walk, you often encounter hyenas who are returning to their dens after a night of being on the prowl – at the same time you can often see hippos returning from grazing during the night and returning to the lake to keep cool during the day and protect their sensitive skin from the sun. On a nature walk you will often see Zebras, Giraffes, Eland, Topi and other antelopes, buffaloes, birds, butterflies. After your walk, return to the lodge, take a shower and check-out – ready for drive to Entebbe. At the Equator crossing, take some fun pictures and purchase crafts from your Uganda safari. Enjoy lunch at the Equator and continue to Entebbe International Airport in time for you to check-in for your onward flight home.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
