8-Day Big Game and Scenic Wonders Group Safari

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

Arrival at the Airport

Upon arrival, your guide will pick you up and transfer you to your accommodation for the dinner and overnight stay. You will be briefed about the trip by your guide and given a program for your next day. Depending on your time of arrival, you may get time to walk around Entebbe.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

Airport Guesthouse Entebbe

• Mid-range guest house located in Entebbe (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

Your day will begin with a scenic drive to Murchison Falls National Park. The journey will take approximately 8 to 9 hrs with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch 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

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:

Bamboo Village Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Safari Game Drives in Murchison

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, Bohor reedbuck, hyena, and if you are lucky, the leopard.
You will return to your lodge to rest, and have lunch before heading out for an evening game drive.
You will then return to your accommodation.

Main Destination:

Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation:

Bamboo Village Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast, you will start the day with a scenic drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park with stopovers for leg stretching, a tasty lunch and a memorable moment at the equator. This drive offers beautiful views of the rolling hills, lush country side and rural homesteads along the way. Arrive at the lodge in time for dinner.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LeopardOccasional

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Aardvark Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

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

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 buffalos, 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 drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation:

Aardvark Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences

Meals & Drinks:

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

Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park

After your breakfast, you will go south to Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Ishasha is well known for its tree-climbing lions which like to take their daily rest up in the trees.
Your drive through the park will present more wildlife viewing opportunities and you will reach the lodge in time for lunch.

You will later go for an evening game drive in search for the tree-climbing lions. While sightings are not guaranteed, the search itself is thrilling and offers a unique chance to explore a less travelled part of the park.

Main Destination:

Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)

Accommodation:

Embogo Lodges

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Drive to Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast, you will leave Ishasha and go to Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is located in the Kigezi region and is also the deepest lake in Uganda with more than 20 small islands.
Here you will get to enjoy activities like swimming, sunbathing, and hill climbing.

Main Destination:

Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation:

Bunyonyi Overland Resort

• Budget resort located at Lake Bunyonyi

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Meals & Drinks:

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

Transfer to Entebbe

After breakfast, enjoy a scenic drive to Entebbe with stopovers for leg stretching and tasty lunch. This journey will take approximately 8-9 hours, depending on traffic. You will be transferred to Entebbe International Airport, arrive in time for your night departure.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

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.