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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival at the Airport
Arrival at the Airport
Upon arrival at the airport, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to your accommodation in Entebbe for dinner and an overnight stay. You will be briefed about the trip by your guide and given a program for your next day. At your accommodation, you will have enough time to rest.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
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Airport Guesthouse Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
White Water Rafting in the Nile, Jinja
White Water Rafting in the Nile, Jinja
Early in the morning, after your breakfast, you will be driven to Jinja for a white-water rafting experience, which can either take a full day or a half-day, depending on your choice.
This is one of the most exciting rafting trips on earth, going up to 31 km, and includes a fantastic barbecue lunch and complimentary drinks after the trip.
- Main Destination:
- Jinja (Town, Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Airport Guesthouse Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Drive to Murchison Falls National Park
Drive to Murchison Falls National Park
Your day will begin with a scenic drive to Murchison Falls National Park —northwest of Jinja. The journey will take approximately 8 to 9 hrs with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino Tracking. From Ziwa, you will stop for lunch in Masindi Town.
After your lunch, you will continue to Murchison Falls National Park and have a chance to stop by the ‘top of the falls’, where you can see the Nile’s beauty perfected. This is where the Nile compresses from a width of 50 meters into a 7-meter canyon that forms the waterfall after which the park is named.
From here, you will continue to your accommodation, where you will rest for the night.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Fort Murchison Lodge (Room)
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Safari Game Drives in Murchison Falls National Park
Safari Game Drives in Murchison Falls National Park
Early morning, your guide will take you for a wildlife safari game drive on the northern bank of the River Nile. Here, you will spot elephants, lions, Cape buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffe, hartebeest, waterbuck, oribi, bushbuck, hyena, and, if you are lucky, the leopard.
You'll return to your lodge for breakfast, rest, and lunch before heading out for the afternoon boat cruise. The boat cruise takes you upstream on the Victoria Nile to the base of the falls, stopping just a few meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron”.
While on the boat cruise, you will have a chance to marvel at the hippos floating in the water, crocodiles, as well as elephants, waterbuck, Uganda Kob, and many other animals over this 19 km stretch of the Nile.
For bird-watching enthusiasts, there are many chances of seeing bird species like the Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, Brown pelican, red-throated bee-eater, various kingfishers, fish eagles, cormorant, and the rare shoebill stork.
You'll return to your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Fort Murchison Lodge (Room)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Drive to Kibale Forest National Park
Drive to Kibale Forest National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will be driven to Kibale National Park via Hoima and Fort Portal. This drive will take a total of around 6 hours with interesting landscapes, green countryside, traditional homesteads, tea plantations, and much more.
You will have lunch in Fort Portal and then continue to your accommodation, where you will relax and await the next day’s activities.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
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Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park
Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park
After an early morning breakfast, your driver-guide will drive you to the Kibale National Park office, where you will be briefed about the activity of tracking chimpanzees in the wild.
You will then go on a guided primate walk in search of chimpanzees and 12 other primates, including L’Hoest’s, red colobus, blue, red-tailed monkeys, brown monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabey.
The park rangers will provide detailed explanations, not only on primates but on all the forest fauna and flora, and will ensure that your walk is informative and enjoyable.
After finding the chimps, you will spend 1 hour with them before heading back to the park offices.
After having lunch, you will visit the community and take a walk in Bigodi Swamp, which is the home of the great blue Turaco bird. The swamp is home to around 200 bird species and 8 primate species.
Later, you'll head back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will start the day with a cultural tour to the Tooro Kingdom Palace.
En route to Queen Elizabeth, you'll enjoy a relaxed drive to some of the 30-plus crater lakes scattered outside Kibale Forest. It's lovely walking country, and birds and monkeys are plentiful.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- The Bush Lodge (Banda)
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Wildlife Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wildlife Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will go for an early morning wildlife safari game drive in this park. Queen Elizabeth National Park’s diverse ecosystem of grassy plains, tropical forests, rivers, swamps, lakes, and volcanic craters is home to an incredible abundance of wildlife.
With the massive Rwenzori Mountains as a backdrop, you will have excellent opportunities to see lions, leopards, giant forest hogs, cape buffaloes, elephants, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kobs, topi, and bushbuck.
After lunch, you will head for a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel to see more of the wildlife that Queen Elizabeth has to offer. Then, you'll drive back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- The Bush Lodge (Banda)
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Drive to Lake Mutanda and Visit Local Community
Drive to Lake Mutanda and Visit Local Community
After breakfast, you will start your drive to Lake Mutanda, a small, scenic freshwater lake nestled in the foothills of the Virunga mountain range. Surrounded by lush rolling hills, terraced farmlands, and misty peaks, Lake Mutanda offers breathtaking panoramic views.
This journey takes approximately 5 hours. Upon arrival, you will check into your hotel and enjoy your lunch break.
Later, you'll head for a community visit.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mutanda (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Mutanda Lake Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Gorilla Trekking in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Today is the big day! Prepare yourself for an encounter with the gentle giants, the rare mountain gorillas.
For most people, this is the absolute highlight of their tour. You will go into the forest in groups of not more than 8 in search of mountain gorillas. En route, your guide will point out previous signs of gorilla activity, such as dung, nests, and chewed bamboo shoots.
Your trek will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes, and bamboo. Upon finding the gorillas, you will spend a maximum of 1 hour with them, after which you will be led back to the starting point. Then, you'll be back at your lodge. You will have the afternoon to yourself, relaxing and enjoying the views of the lake.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Mutanda Lake Resort
Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Visit Lake Mutanda Island
Visit Lake Mutanda Island
You'll combine a beautiful canoe tour on the lake with a visit to the only inhabited island. You'll meet the local people, visit their school and church, interact with the children, and explore the island. On the way, you'll visit Punishment Island with its heinous history.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mutanda (Uganda)
- Accommodation:
- Mutanda Lake Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Departure through Kigali
Departure through Kigali
After your breakfast, you will check out of your hotel. Your guide will drive you to Kigali International Airport.
This will mark the end of your holiday.
- Main Destination:
- Kigali International Airport (Kigali, Rwanda)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
