7-Day Murchison Falls and Kidepo Valley Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and wildlife Ranch

After breakfast you will be picked from the hotel/guest house by our professional driver/tour guide and head to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track the endangered white rhinos at least for an hour. Along the way you will have a stopover in Masindi District for lunch and then proceed to Murchison Falls National Park. On arrival you will check in a hotel for an overnight as you prepare for the next day’s program.

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

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LionOccasional

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LeopardRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Nkundwa Nile View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game Drive and Boat Cruise in Murchison Falls

After breakfast you will embark on a morning game drive and be able to spot some lions (percentage of seeing them like 70%), antelopes, buffalos, elephants, giraffes and many others. After the exciting game drive return to the accommodation for lunch then back for a boat cruise where you will be able to sail through the floating hippos and spot other animals at the river bank like the crocodiles, elephants and numerous bird species. After the boat cruise you will head back to the accommodation for an over night.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Nkundwa Nile View Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park

In the morning have breakfast, checkout the hotel and then head off to Kidepo Valley National Park. Along the way we shall have a stop over for lunch tehn proceed to Kidepo Valley National Park. We shall reach in the evening then check in the hotel and have enough rest in preparation for the busy schedule the following day.

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Best Time To Visit September to March (Dry season)

High Season September to March (The park rarely gets crowded)

Best Weather September to November (End of the rains)

Wildlife in Kidepo Valley NP

ElephantCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraCommon

GiraffeOccasional

LionOccasional

CheetahOccasional

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HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Budget Tent)

• Budget lodge bordering Kidepo Valley NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game Drive in Kidepo Park

After breakfast you will embark on a game drive in the park/ Kidepo Valley National Park is one of the best wilderness places in Africa and a home for most extinct wildlife species that are rare to find in other game parks in Uganda, like the cheetahs. It is also gifted naturally with the most interesting communities in Uganda that have preserve their traditional way of life (the kamajongos, Acholis and other interesting communities). It harbours over 70 mammal species and over 400 bird species that live in open savanna. After the game drive return toi the hotel for luch and rest, then later head back for another game drive in the evening.

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Accommodation:

Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Budget Tent)

• Budget lodge bordering Kidepo Valley NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Game Drive at the North part of the Park

Have breakfast and head off for game viewing along Kidepo River. Kidepo River is a seasonal river along the Kidepo Valley in the Karamoja region. The river traverse Kabong and flows its water in White Nile in to Sudan. You will be able to spot various wildlife species all day and return to the hotel for an over night.

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Accommodation:

Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Budget Tent)

• Budget lodge bordering Kidepo Valley NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Hike mount Murungore and Community visit

On this 6th day after breakfast, we shall embark on a journey to hike mount Morungole which has a beautiful view of the area and later visit the local community to learn about the way of life of the Karamajong people. They are such amazing people endowed by nature/ later we shall return to the hotel for an over night.

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Accommodation:

Kidepo Savannah Lodge (Budget Tent)

• Budget lodge bordering Kidepo Valley NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Return to Kampala/Entebbe

Have early breakfast and return to Kampala where you will be dropped at Entebbe airport or to the guest house depending on the arrangements.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.