The tour will include, Murchison Falls, Kibale National park. Queen Elizabeth National Park,Queen Elizabeth National Par Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Lake Mburo, Jinja and the sauce of River Nile, with this Tour you will explore the best of Uganda.
Day 1-Arrival-Transfer to Hotel in Kampala
you will be warmly welcomed at Entebbe International Airport by two friendly, local guide’s representatives of guided Uganda safaris who will help in your transfer to Kampala, the capital of Uganda. You will have the opportunity to exchange money depending on your arrival time. Dinner and overnight stay at speak apartment
Day 2-Kampala to Nakasongola for Rhino tracking-Budongo Eco Forest.
After your early morning breakfast start off for the panoramic drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary via the former Luwero Triangle, Ziwa is a great place to see the the few remaining endangered white rhinos, with lunch break on the way, continue to Masindi-Pabidi to Check in at Budongo Eco Lodge for your dinner and overnight stay at Meal Plan/ FB
Day 3- Chimpanzee Tracking- Top of the falls- Murchison Falls.
Budongo is an ecologically diverse forest with a lot of birds and plant species. It is a home to the biggest chimpanzee population in Uganda with over 800 of these fascinating primates. This day we shall track these amazing apes in the morning, later have lunch and continue to the park via the Top of the falls. Dinner and overnight stay at Murchison River Lodge (Medium Range)
Day 4-Game drive- Boat Launch cruise + Hike to the Top of the falls
Dawn morning game drive to spot the early riser animals and other wildlife species like lions, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, water and bush buck, warthogs, Uganda Kobs among others. Return to the lodge for breakfast and Lunch, then in the afternoon you will take a boat ride up the Nile, to Murchison falls, where the park derives its name. Enjoy these spectacular falls. The Nile squeezes through a 7meter gap and at the bottom bask Huge Nile Crocodiles. You have an option to climb the cliffs, to the top of the falls. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal plan: F/B
Day 5-Murchison Falls to Kibale National Park
Check out and drive to fort portal through traditional homesteads and farms and this will enable you enjoy the beautiful scenery across that part of the country, Have Lunch break in Kyenjojp town and later continue to Kibale Forest Camp ( Medium Lodge) for your dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6-Chimpanzee Tracking -Bigodi nature walk
Take your breakfast and continue for the exciting chimpanzee habituation experience, these great apes are really amazing in the thick forest of kibale, return for lunch break and later continue for a nature walk in the Bigodi swamp a perfect place for bird watching, not to miss the great blue traco. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.
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Day 7-Leave for Queen Elizabeth National Park-Boat Launch Cruise.
After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park viewing the mystical Rwenzori Mountain range for much of the journey. Check in at your accommodation facility as you wait for your lunch. After lunch, take on an afternoon Launch cruise along Kazinga Channel – one that joins Lakes Edward and George. The cruise is a wonderful way to see hippo, buffalo, Kob and the occasional Nile crocodile (which up until recently did not inhabit this area) and a spectacular bird watching on the water bank. Return for dinner and overnight at Bush Lodge (Medium Lodge)
Day 8 -Morning Game Drive- Katwe Salt Lake-Night Game drive
After an early morning cup of coffee, proceed for a morning game drive along Kasenyi track where by with the help of a game rangers, you will be able to see a lot of game in the wild like elephants, buffaloes, lions Uganda cobs, spotted Hyenas, bush buck, water buck, stripped jackal, warthogs and the elusive leopard, water buck and more. Continue to Katwe Salt Lake and physically witness where Uganda gets its salt before purification. This is also a great place for bird watchers not missing to see the laser and greater flamingos. Return to the Lodge and relax as you wait for your lunch. Evening free as you wait to experience game at night. Return to your lodge of stay.
Day9: Mweya Peninsula – Ishasha Southern Sector
Have breakfast and after go for dawn game at the Kasenyi mating ground looking for wildlife like some big five like lions, leopards, elephants among other wildlife. Depart the main park for the Ishasha sector famously known for tree climbing lions. After take lunch afterwards have an afternoon game drive, in search again for the tree climbing lions and other wildlife species. Dinner and overnight at Ishasha Jungle Lodge. Meal Plan- F/B
Day10: Ishasha Sector – Bwindi Forest
Take another game drive in the park looking again for more wildlife that was missed the previous day. Thereafter if lucky and seen these predators transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park where you will experience the gorilla trek the next day, dinner and overnight stay at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge (Medium Lodge)
Day 11–Gorilla Tracking
After having breakfast, continue to the park headquarters for briefing and later set off early with guides to trek the Uganda gorillas. The thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek. Bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Each encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display. There’s also a substantial chimpanzee population and research shows that Bwindi is the only forest in Africa in which these two apes live together. Return to camp exhilarated to relieve the encounter with friends over a drink. Dinner and overnight stay at Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge
Day 12- Batwa/ Pygmy experience-Lake Bunyonyi.
Morning cup of coffee: You will visit the local community of the Batwa, experiencing their day to day living life and with the help of the Mutwa guide; you will know how they lived in the past. Such an exciting experience! Dinner and overnight at Bird’s Nest (Medium range)
www.birdnestatbunyonyi.com/
Day 13-Boat at Lake Bunyonyi- Lake Mburo- Night Game drive
after an early breakfast, take a boat to see this amazing lakes of Bunyonyi second deepest in Africa. Later drive to Lake Mburo with lunch stop en route. Check in for refreshment after a long drive. Proceed for the amazing Night Game drive safari expecting to see a lot of Burch Ellis Zebras, Giraffes, Impalas and Eland and more. This will be done with the help of park game rangers. Return to your lodge of stay Rwakobo Rock (Medium range)
Day 14-Morning Game drive –Uganda Equator Point-Jinja
Check out after your breakfast, and continue for a Game drive in Lake Mburo expecting to see a lot of animals like the Burch Ellis Zebras in plenty, Giraffes, Impalas and Eland to mention a few. Continue to Kampala with the first stop at Uganda Equator point-for memory photos and water experiment. Have a lunch break on the way and later drive direct to Jinja the former capital city of Uganda past Mabira Forest and nice tea plantations. Check in for your dinner and overnight stay at Nile Village Hotel and Spa
https://nilevillagehotel.com
Day 15-Sauce of the Nile and Itanda Falls-Kampala-Ndere Show
Have you morning breakfast and later visit the sauce of the mighty River Nile, have a lunch break at King Fisher Lodge. Your trip ends with a tour to Itanda Falls on the other end of the Nile. Return to Kampala at leisure. Check in at your lodge of stay for refreshment and later go for Ndere Cultural Performance. Overnight at Cassia Lodge.
www.cassialodge.com
Day 16-Shopping and Flight back home.
Shopping day and an excursion to Kampala the Capital City of Uganda will be an added advantage but all this will depend on your flight time.
End of Safari