Highlights
Indulge in an unforgettable adventure by immersing yourself in the natural wonders of Uganda. Embark on a thrilling expedition to encounter chimpanzees and gorillas in their natural habitat and witness the breath-taking beauty of the national parks from a unique perspective as you cruise along the waterways.
Information
- 11 days starting and ending in Entebbe, Uganda
- 4×4 safari vehicle
2×4 vehicle for transfers - Max group size: 12
Itinerary
Meet and Greet at the Airport, transfer to your hotel.
Accommodation: Best Western Premier Garden Hotel or similar
You will be met and collected from your hotel in Entebbe and driven to Murchison Falls. Visit the Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch en route, which has the honour of hosting the only wild rhinos in Uganda. Presently the sanctuary is home to nineteen southern white rhinos. The ranch has become increasingly popular with tourists for rhino trekking, bird watching, nature walks and relaxation.
We will enjoy a picnic lunch before continuing the drive to the spectacular Murchison Falls, located within one of Uganda’s oldest conservation areas. Excluding the stop, the journey will take approximately 7-8 hours. Murchison National Park is suited in the northern part of Albertine Rift Valley, where the massive Bunyoro escarpment amalgamates into the enormous plains of land traditionally inhabited by the Acholi people.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Best Western Premier Garden Hotel or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch at Rhino Sanctuary or similar
Dinner: At Paraa Safari Lodge or similar
After an early breakfast, you will be taken on a morning game drive in Murchison Falls National Park in search of wildlife such as elephant, buffalo, giraffe, hartebeest and oribi. Continue to the launch site for a boat ride combined with a cheese and wine cruise.
A highlight of any visit to Murchison Falls Conservation Area is the launch trip to view the magnificent Murchison Falls. The scheduled boat trip normally departs in the morning and afternoon. Hippos and crocodiles are abundant and you will see plenty of game and bird life. The voyage takes about three hours.
Return to the lodge for lunch, followed by an evening game drive.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Paraa Safari Lodge or similar
Lunch: At Paraa Safari Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Paraa Safari Lodge or similar
After an early breakfast, you will depart for Kibale National Park via Fort Portal, passing through verdant countryside and traditional homesteads and farms. Picnic lunch will be provided. Kibale National Park contains one of the loveliest and most varied tracts of tropical forest in Uganda. Forest cover, interspersed with patches of grassland and swamp, dominates the northern and central parts of the park on an elevated plateau.
Accommodation: Turaco Treetops Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Paraa Safari Lode or similar
Lunch: At Turaco Treetops Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Turaco Treetops Lodge or similar
Trek man’s closet genetic relative, the cheeky chimpanzee on a trekking excursion in the Budongo Forest.
In the afternoon you will go for a guided walk in Bigodi Swamp to look for different bird species like the Shining Blue Kingfisher, Blue Throated Roller and other rare specifies and also find the fruiting trees, which attract Narina Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Yellow Spotted, HairBreasted and Yellow-Billed Barbets.
Accommodation: Turaco Tree Tops Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Turaco Treetops Lodge or similar
Lunch: At Turaco Treetops Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Turaco Tree Tops Lodge or similar
After an early breakfast, enjoy a beautiful morning drive through the dramatic landscape of the Crater Lakes. In the afternoon transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This National Park is understandably Uganda’s most popular tourist destination. The Park has diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands.
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Turaco Tree Tops Lodge or similar
Lunch: Lunch pack from Turaco Tree Tops Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Mweya Safari Lodge or similar
After breakfast, we continue our journey to explore the National Park on a morning game drive. In the afternoon go on a boat excursion on the Kazinga Channel which has the world’s largest concentration of hippos and Nile crocodiles.
Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge or similar
Breakfasts: At Mweya Safari Lodge or similar
Lunch: Lunch at Mweya Safari Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Mweya Safari Lodge or similar
After breakfast, enjoy game viewing via Ishasha to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park (the drive is approximately 4 – 5 hours). Afternoon at leisure or enjoy one of the various optional activities available in the area (time permitting).
Accommodation: Mahogany Springs Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Mweya Safari Lodge or similar
Lunch: At Mahogany Springs Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Mahogany Springs Lodge or similar
After an early breakfast, you will be taken to the Park Headquarters for a short briefing after which you will enter the forest and start your Gorilla trek (please note that a drive may be required to your trekking starting point). The trekking can be quite strenuous, so a good walking fitness is essential!
You then will have the opportunity to Interact and work with the women of the Buhoma community to weave baskets from grass collected from Bwindi Impenetrable forest. These baskets serve as an income for the women of this community. Sit and relax in the gardens as the women will get you started showing you the skills needed to weave. Enjoy lovely home-made doughnuts and cinnamon bread during a tea break.
Accommodation: Mahogany Springs Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Mahogany Springs Lodge or similar
Lunch: Lunch pack from Mahogany Springs Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Mahogany Springs Lodge or similar
After breakfast, you will depart Bwindi and drive to Lake Mburo National Park (approximately 4-5 hours’ drive). Enjoy a late afternoon boat cruise.
Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge or similar
Breakfast: At Mihingo Lodge or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Mahogany Springs Lodge or similar
Dinner: At Mihingo Lodge or similar
After breakfast, you will do a morning game drive within the National Park. You will then depart from Lake Mburo to Kampala/Entebbe. Time permitting you can stop for curio shopping and a photo opportunity at the Equator (approximately a 5-6 hour drive).
Breakfast: At Mihingo Lodge or similar
Lunch: Picnic lunch from Mihingo Lodge or similar
