$5,280 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Transfer from Entebbe to Murchison
Transfer from Entebbe to Murchison
After a relaxed breakfast, you will be picked from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe and drive through Bombo and Masindi town to Murchison falls national park. En-route at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking. Have lunch then proceed to Murchison falls national park via the Kichumbanyombo gate. You will be driven to the top of the falls for a breathtaking sight of the raging Nile as it forces its way through the rocky gap. It will take you about 6 hours to reach Murchison falls national park.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Red Chilli Rest Camp
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Game drive and Boat cruise
Game drive and Boat cruise
Have a cup of coffee or tea and, go for an early morning game drive on the Northern Bank of the Murchison Falls National Park. Expect to view animals that are unique to the African Savannah including the giraffe, elephants, lion, antelopes, and the Uganda Kob. Return to the lodge for full breakfast and relax until lunch. In the afternoon, you will go for a launch cruise along the Nile River which will take you to the bottom of the falls. Stand chances of seeing hippos basking in the sun, crocodiles, elephants, and a number of bird species including herons, ducks, and the bee-eater.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Red Chilli Rest Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
From Murchison to Kibale National Park
From Murchison to Kibale National Park
After early morning breakfast, depart for Kibale National Park via the Albertine Escarpment of the western Rift valley along the Masindi-Fort portal road passing through the verdant countryside and traditional homesteads and farms. Relax your tired body at your lodge in Kibale have dinner and over night as your preparing for a new day tomorrow for chimpanzze tracking.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Tooro Royal Cottages
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chimpanze Tracking then Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
Chimpanze Tracking then Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
Today, after early morning breakfast, you will be required to report to the ranger station in Kibale Forest National Park at around 8:00 am to track familiarized Chimpanzees. These apes are more closely related to humans than any other living creature. As you track these apes, you will see other primates including the Vervet monkeys, red colobus monkeys, Black-faced Vervet monkeys rare L’Hoest, blue monkey, grey mangabey, pottos, vervet monkeys, black-faced, and Baboons. You will also stand a chance of seeing a number of bird species as the forest is a home of about 335 recorded bird species. After lunch, you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Northern crater area- a place with beautiful lakes and rich grasslands which are set in the crater valley. It will take you about 4 hours to reach the park.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Queen Elizabeth Park View Tourist Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game drive and Boat cruise
Game drive and Boat cruise
Have a cup of coffee and go for an early morning game drive. During this game drive, you will catch up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. Throughout the game drive, you will be likely to meet grazing hippos, elephants, lions, spotted hyenas, bushbucks, waterbucks, stripped jackal, leopard, and of course the several warthogs. Return to the lodge for lunch and relax. After lunch, take an afternoon boat trip along on Kazinga channel. This will give you the opportunity to view wildlife up close: hippo’s huff and spray mere feet away from the boat, buffalo linger in the shallows. The shores of the channel are also home to an array of birds including pink-backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle-billed stork, and many others. After this wonderful afternoon, a slow drive back to the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Engagi Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National park
Today you transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The park is home to the few remaining mountain gorillas. Avian life and primate life in Bwindi is quite excellent as it houses over 348 species of birds. This Park is mostly famous for the rare mountain gorillas and the drive to the park is incredibly scenic, passing through various local villages and the lush green countryside & hills which characterize so much of south western Uganda. Once you are in the forest park, it is one of the richest ecosystems in Africa and the diversity of species is a feature of the park. It provides habitat for some 120 species of mammals, 348 species of birds, 220 species of butterflies, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos and many endangered species. Floristically Bwindi is among the most diverse forests in East Africa, with more than 1,000 flowering plant species including 163 species of trees and 104 species of ferns.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Buhoma Community Haven Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Gorilla Tracking
Gorilla Tracking
After early morning breakfast and briefing from the guides, you will set off for the mountains gorilla tracking inside the Bwindi forest. The activity stands as one of the unique activities you will enjoy while photographing and observing the gorillas. After tracking, come back to the lodge and relax.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Buhoma Community Haven Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Back to Kampala or Entebbe
Back to Kampala or Entebbe
Today, you will drive back to Kampala then to Entebbe for your accomodation of your choice and that will be the end of.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
