7-Day Kidepo Valley, Pian Upe & Murchison Falls Safari

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

Arrivals from the Airport and Transfer to your Hotel

Arrivals at Entebbe Airport this evening. Our representative will meet you and brief you on the next part of your safari program, transfer to your lodge in Entebbe or Kampala for dinner and overnight stay. Early arrivals have a chance for a nature walk at the Botanical Gardens in Entebbe. The place is filled with monkeys, birds, giant trees, and is along the shore of Lake Victoria.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

ViaVia Entebbe Guesthouse

• Budget hostel located in Entebbe (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Drive to Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve via Jinja

You'll start very early morning and drive to Pian Upe wildlife reserve via Jinja, the source of the Nile River. Lunch break will be in Mbale town. Later, you'll drive to the reserve for a short game drive before continuing to Moroto. Pian Upe is the second largest conservation area after Murchison Falls NP, located in Eastern Uganda. It is famous for the beautiful Roan antelopes, the gigantic common elands, and occasional cheetahs, plus lots of other wildlife.

Main Destination:

Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve

Best Time To Go November to March (Dry season)

High Season June to September (But it’s never busy)

Best Weather

Accommodation:

Kara-Tunga Safari Camp

• Budget tented camp located in Moroto (Karamoja)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park

You'll check out your camp early in the morning, have breakfast, and start the drive to Kidepo Valley National Park, arriving in time for lunch. You'll ahave an afternoon game drive. Kidepo Valley National Park has more spectacular scenery than any other reserve in Uganda. It contains the biggest herds of Cape buffaloes, elephants, lions, leopards, and cheetahs.

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

LeopardOccasional

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HyenaOccasional

White RhinoRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogRare

Black RhinoNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Apoka Rest Camp

• Budget rest camp located inside Kidepo Valley NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Game Drive in Kidepo Valley National Park up to the Hot Springs

You'll start very early in the morning after breakfast for a game drive in Kidepo Valley National Park up to the hot springs. Optional drive to the community this afternoon for a village walk to experience the day-to-day lifestyle of the Karamajong people (sometimes referred to as warrior nomads) who are distinct culturally from the rest of the Ugandan people.

Main Destination:

Kidepo Valley National Park

Accommodation:

Apoka Rest Camp

• Budget rest camp located inside Kidepo Valley NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

You will transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. It’s quite a journey that includes bumpy roads, sometimes muddy or dusty, that will take the whole day. You have a few stops to stretch our legs. You shall have a lunch break in Gulu City. Arrival will be late this afternoon. You'll stay at a lodge overlooking the Albert Nile, just a couple of km away from the main gate.

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

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

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LeopardOccasional

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Hornbill Bush Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Game Drive and Boat Trip in the Park

You'lll have a morning game drive here where we expect to see a huge concentration of wildlife, including lion, leopard, African elephant, Bush duikers, giraffe, hartebeest, Uganda Kob, Oribi, Jackals, hyena, cape Buffalo, etc. You shall have a picnic lunch and later go for a boat cruise along the calmer stretches of the Nile to the bottom of the falls in the afternoon. Giant Nile crocodiles are mostly seen here, African elephant, hippos, occasional shoebill, and many other wildlife. You will drive to Masindi after that.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Masindi Hotel

• Mid-range hotel located outside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino Tracking

You will visit Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch / Sanctuary, lunch at Ziwa and later drive to Kampala/Entebbe. At Ziwa you have a chance to see the rhinos as they graze at close distance for an hour. There are several other animals like the waterbuck, bushbuck, bush duikers, warthog, giraffe and lots of birds. Later, you will drive to Kampala/Entebbe.

Main Destination:

Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

Best Time To Go June to August and December to February (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather

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.