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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and Transfer to the hotel
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and Transfer to the hotel
Welcome to Uganda, the Pearl of Africa. Upon arrival, you shall be welcomed by an Otter African Safaris guide at Entebbe International Airport, from where you will transfer to your booked accommodation for the night. Depending on your time of arrival at the airport, you will have lunch before transferring to your hotel in Kampala for some rest as you prepare for
the ultimate Uganda Safari experience the following day.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
-
Airport Guesthouse Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park with Rhino Trekking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park with Rhino Trekking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
After your early morning breakfast, you will be picked up by an Otter African Safaris guide and start your 4 to 5 hours journey to Murchison Falls National Park. You will have a first stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola, where you
will have an hour of rhino tracking experience. After the rhino tracking experience, you will proceed to Masindi for lunch before proceeding to visit the top of Murchison Falls, the powerful falls where the Nile squeezes through an 8m wide gorge and plunges with a thunderous roar into the Devil’s Cauldron, creating a trademark rainbow. You will then head out for an evening game drive in the park. After you will continue and check in to the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise to the Bottom of the falls
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat cruise to the Bottom of the falls
Have your breakfast very early in the morning, depart for an early morning game drive as early as 6 am and head into the park and look out for viewing the different mammals such as elephants, lions, leopards, Rothschild’s giraffes, buffaloes and antelopes like Uganda kob, Jackson Harteebest, waterbucks, oribis, bushbucks. You will have time to relax for lunch.
After join the boat cruise to take you to the bottom of Murchison Falls as you spot aquatic wildlife such as hippos, Nile
crocodiles, and water birds. On return, catch up with sunset view before dinner and overnight at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation:
- Pakuba Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Kibale National Park with an Afternoon Swamp Walk in the Bigodi Wetlands
Transfer to Kibale National Park with an Afternoon Swamp Walk in the Bigodi Wetlands
After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the hotel and start your journey to Kibale National Park in Fort Portal in Western Uganda through the tea plantations and rolling hills to reach Fort portal town. While in Fort portal you will have an en-route lunch and continue your journey to Kibale National Park. After checking into the lodge, you will embark on a guided
nature walk in the Bigodi wetlands and you have a chance to spot 138 bird species. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
- Isunga Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then report at the park headquarters at Kanyanchu at 7:30am for briefing by the guides about the dos and don’ts while with the chimpanzees. You will then embark on a trek for the search of the chimpanzees and once you have spotted a group, you will spend one hour with them observing their different behaviours and you will also spot other primates in the forest. After the chimpanzee tracking experience you will be awarded a chimpanzee tracking certificate and after you will return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will check out of the lodge and start the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will arrive at the lodge and check in.
In the evening, you will head out for an evening game drive in the Kasenyi Plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Tabingi Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Morning Game Drive in the Kasenyi Plains and Afternoon Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel
Morning Game Drive in the Kasenyi Plains and Afternoon Boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel
The second largest national park in Uganda has rolling plains where you can go on an early morning game drive as early as 6am. There, you can search for lions, leopards, Jackson hartebeest, buffaloes, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs, Uganda Kobs, oribis, and elephants. Head back to the lodge for lunch and some relaxation. Following lunch at the lodge, you will take a two-hour boat ride over the Kazinga Channel, which links Lakes George and Edward. During this voyage, you will undoubtedly be enthralled by the abundance of crocodiles, elephants, buffalo, and gigantic hippos, among other animals. You will stay at the lodge for dinner and the night.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Tabingi Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with an Evening Visit to the Batwa Comuunity
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with an Evening Visit to the Batwa Comuunity
After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park and you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for gorilla trekking. You will arrive at the lodge where you will have lunch and thereafter you will check in and relax at the lodge.
You will then head out for a Batwa Cultural Experience in the evening where you will see how the Batwa pygmies lived in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. You will experience how they lived in the wild like how they were hunting for food, how to make fire and many others. Overnight stay and dinner at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Batwa Experience (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then report at the park headquarters at 7:30am for a briefing about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas. Remember to carry your packed lunch and enough drinking water since you may stay in the forest up to afternoon in search of these gentle giants in their natural environment. Gorilla tracking
exercise is physically demanding but an exciting activity! You may need to hire a porter to assist you during tracking and these are readily available at the park headquarters. Time allowed to spend with gorillas is 1 hour when you have found them and this is enough to askall the questions about their behaviour. Return to the lodge after tracking and freshen up.
In the evening, Batwa pygmies will be invited to entertain you with their dances, storytelling after you have dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Rushaga Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Transfer to Mgahinga National Park
Transfer to Mgahinga National Park
After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and transfer to Mgahinga National Park. You will arrive at the resort where you will have lunch and check in as you wait for the next days activity which is golden monkey tracking. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Mgahinga Gorilla National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ichumbi Hotel - Kisoro
Wildlife in Mgahinga Gorilla NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Golden Monkey Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Golden Monkey Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
After your early morning breakfast, you will proceed to the visitors centre in Mgahinga National Park at Ntebeko where you will be briefed about the dos and don’ts while with the golden monkeys. After the briefing you will then head inside the forest to search for the golden monkeys and once you have identified a group, you will be given one hour to spend with the monkeys watching their behaviours and you will take as many pictures as you want.
After the tracking, you will return to the resort for lunch and then you will check out of the lodge and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale where you will check in to your room with the view of the lake. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Bunyonyi
- Accommodation:
- Bunyonyi Overland Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with an Evening Game Drive in the Park
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with an Evening Game Drive in the Park
After your early morning breakfast, you will embark on canoeing on the beautiful lake of Lake
Bunyonyi that is about 900 metres deep and is made up of 29 islands. During this canoeing,
you will see the different islands on the lake including the famous punishment island. After
canoening you will have lunch at the lodge and check out and Transfer to Lake Mburo
National Park. You will reach the park in the evening and check in at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Morning Guided Walking Safari, Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on Lake Mburo
Morning Guided Walking Safari, Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on Lake Mburo
After your morning breakfast, you will embark on a guided nature walk in Lake Mburo National Park as early as 7am with the guidance of an armed game ranger and you will see many animals such as Giraffes, zebras, impalas, among others. Aon a game drive in Lake Mburo National Park. After the game drive you will have time to relax and have lunch.
In the afternoon you will go for a boat cruise on Lake Mburo and you will be able to spot mammals like crocodiles, hippos and many bird species. After the boat cruise you will return to the lodge and relax as you wait for dinner. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 13
Transfer to Entebbe International Airport
Transfer to Entebbe International Airport
After your morning breakfast, you exit the park and set off to Entebbe International Airport. Along the way you will have a stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for memorable photos and the famous water experiment that show that earth is separated into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and you will have a chance to enjoy both the hemispheres. You will have an en-route lunch and you continue your journey to Entebbe International Airport.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
