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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival in Uganda
Arrival in Uganda
You'll meet and greet our company representative and transfer to your booked hotel for briefing, dinner and overnight stay. On this day, your guide will take you through the itinerary and also advise you on the start up time for your trip on the next day. You will also ask as many questions as you wish to understand how your program will be like for your entire stay in Uganda.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- Papyrus Guest House
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Murchison National Park- Rhino Tracking at Ziwa Sanctuary & Visit the Top of the Falls
Transfer to Murchison National Park- Rhino Tracking at Ziwa Sanctuary & Visit the Top of the Falls
You'll have breakfast and hit the road to Murchison Falls National Park. The highlights of this park include the roaring rapids of the Murchison Falls and the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest national park, where you will have the chance to view lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffalos, and elephants, among others.
You will have a stop-over at Ziwa Sanctuary for rhino tracking to meet one of the Big Five. You'll retire for lunch and drive to the park to visit Murchison Falls. These are the strongest waterfalls in the world; take photos and enjoy the magnificent views.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning Game Drive - Afternoon Boat Trip & Night Game Drive
Morning Game Drive - Afternoon Boat Trip & Night Game Drive
You'll have your breakfast, depart for an early morning game drive across the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park, and be on the lookout for wildlife, including lions and leopards (though hard to spot), among others. For any birder, there are several birds to sight, too, during the drive. You'll have lunch and later head out for the boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where you will also be able to catch sight of more animals, including hippos and crocodiles and several water birds.
You'll return to your accommodation for relaxation and an early dinner before heading back to the park for another yet exciting night game drive in search of nocturnal animals. This experience will boost your chances of seeing the big cats as well as having a feel of the wilderness at night.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Drive to Kibale National Park -Bigodi Sanctuary Swamp and Community Tour
Drive to Kibale National Park -Bigodi Sanctuary Swamp and Community Tour
You'll have a fantastic breakfast, check out of your lodge, and slowly drive through the park, across the Nile River towards Kibale Forest National Park.
Along the way to Kibale National Park, you will enjoy the spectacular views of tea estates, several forests, and the shadow of the legendary Rwenzori Mountain that forms a mystic backdrop to the beautiful volcanic landscape. You'll have a stopover in Fort Portal City to have lunch and move around the city on foot. Later, you'll continue with your journey to check in at your booked lodge.
Later, you'll drive to Bigodi Swamp for a nature walk and community experience. The Bigodi walk will take you through the nearby community to interact with local people and learn how they live in harmony with wildlife species, as well as how they do their daily activities without using technology, such as making gins from bananas, coffee, and arts and crafts. You'll return to your lodge after the walk to relax, have dinner, and the overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Bweza Kibale Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Chimpanzee Tracking Safari – Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Chimpanzee Tracking Safari – Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you'll meet your safari guide and transfer to the park information offices to join other guests for a briefing about the dos and don’ts to follow while looking for chimpanzees in the forest and how to behave around chimpanzees. Then embark on your guided forest walk to search for the intelligent chimpanzees, the closest living relatives sharing 98.8% of human DNA. During your forest walk, you may encounter other wildlife species, both mammal and bird, such as other primates and bush pigs, among others. Once you meet the chimpanzees, you will spend a full hour watching them play in the tree branches, feeding and taking care of their babies, and taking as many photos as you want.
You'll retire for lunch and then drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Upon arrival, you'll check in and relax at the lodge to enjoy the magnificent views of the park.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Elephant Hab Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning Game Drive- Mid-Day Boat Cruise – Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Morning Game Drive- Mid-Day Boat Cruise – Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You'll have an early morning breakfast and drive off to Queen Elizabeth National Park in search of wild animals like reedbuck, bushbuck, kob, warthogs, elephants, lions, and buffaloes, to mention but a few. After retiring, you'll head to Kazinga channel for yet another exciting adventure —the boat cruise. The Kazinga channel goes through the park and connects Lake George and Lake Edward. A boat cruise safari on the Kazinga Channel is one of the highly recommended adventurous activities for visitors to Queen Elizabeth National Park. It brings you very close to several mammals such as hippos, Nile crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants, and many others, plus various water birds. Afterward, you'll go for lunch and start your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
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Bakiga Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Gorilla Trekking Bwindi Forest and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Gorilla Trekking Bwindi Forest and Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
You'll have breakfast and move to the rangers’ post. You will receive some briefing (from a ranger guide) on the dos and don’ts during trekking. Thereafter, you will enter the Bwindi Forest for your adventure. The beauty of this rainforest is spectacular! The area offers a dramatic, steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates. Once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle but endangered giants is unforgettable. You'll return to the accommodation, check out, and transfer to Lake Mburo National Park for an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kigarama Wilderness Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Morning Walking Safari in the Park and Return to Entebbe to Catch Flight
Morning Walking Safari in the Park and Return to Entebbe to Catch Flight
You'll enjoy your early breakfast and proceed for the Mburo morning park (bush) walk in the presence of an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger guide. On this early morning guided walk, you will have the opportunity to encounter (at close range) zebras, giraffes, elands, topi and other antelopes, and Cape buffaloes, among others.
You'll take the trail to the top of the hills and see Lake Mburo and beyond. From this vantage point, you will have a great view of 9 of the twelve lakes surrounding Lake Mburo National Park. Thereafter, you will return to the accommodation for checkout and then hit the road to Entebbe Airport to catch a flight.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
