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| Duration | 9 days |
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| Trip Style | Group tour |
| Lodging Level | Basic |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included |
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Explore Uganda safaris and experience the incredible views of nature and wildlife of Kibale national,park. You will have an opportunity to drive to Murchison Falls and enjoy the boat cruise as well while tour. |
Day 1: Visit the Equator, Boat Ride on Lake Mburo
We depart Kampala and make a stop of over at the Equator for photographs and buy local art crafts in the local shops, we then proceed to Lake Mburo, we may to view game as we enter, lunch at the Lodge and a boat ride thereafter. Dinner and overnight at Arcadia cottages/Eagles Nest lodge /Rwonyo camp.
Day 2: Morning Game drive,Igongo Cultural centre & Drive to Bwindi impenetrable forest
After breakfast, we head out for a game drive in Lake Mburo National park in search for the Zebras, Elephants, Antelopes and later head for Bwindi Impenetable National Park with a stopover at the Igongo Cultural centre in Mbarara for a brief tour and Lunch.. After lunch we depart for Bwindi arriving late evening.
Day 3: Gorilla Trekking and community walk
After breakfast amidst the beauty and freshness of the thick forest, we head to the park headquarters for the 8am briefing by the guides after which you will enter the dense forest to trek these endangered primates, the Mountain Gorilla. You are advised to carry strong boots, rain coat, camera, and a bottle of water. The hike usually takes anywhere between 2-6 hours. After lunch we take a village walk within the communities that live side by side with the gorillas as we acquaint ourselves with these natives of the forest and how they live life on this side of the world. Dinner and overnight at Buhoma community rest camp or Bwindi View Bandas
Day 4: Drive to Queen Elizabeth via Ishasa sector, Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel
After breakfast, drive to queen Elizabeth national park and enter through the ishasha sector where we have a brief game drive to view the tree climbing lions, we also have a chance to view more game as we head to Queen Elizabeth. On arrival we embark on a guided boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel, here we expect to view lots of birds, herds of Elephants, Hippos and Buffaloes on the Shores of Lake George. After we head back to the Lodge. Dinner and Overnight at Bush Lodge/Wildtrack overland camp /Simba Safari camp
Day 5: Early Game drive, and depart for Fort-Portal
After a quick cup of coffee early in the morning, head to the Kasenyi track for the game drive. Here we expect to be met by herds of Elephants, Lions, Warthogs, Elands, Antelopes and lots more. We head back to the Lodge for a hearty breakfast and off we depart for Kibale National Park with a stopover for lunch in fort-portal, a very clean, calm and beautiful town. You can also view the Toro king’s palace from a distance. Dinner and Overnight at Kibale forest camp /Chimps Nest Lodge/chimpanzee guest house
Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking and Nature Walk in Bigodi Wetlands
After early breakfast at 6.30am, we head to Kibale forest National Park headquarters for a briefing session with the guides before you enter into this beautiful forest for chimpanzee tracking where you also see other primates like the L’hoestes, Colobus, Blues, Red-tailed monkey and grey cheeked Mangabey swinging through the dense forest and several bird species. After lunch, take an opportunity to reach Bigodi wetland for a birding walk in the swamps . The area is run by the community as away to preserve and save animals in the Kibale forest. Dinner and overnight at Kibale forest camp /Chimps Nest Lodge/chimpanzee guest house
Day 7: Drive to Murchison Falls via the Albertine Rift Valley
After breakfast, we drive North-wards towards the Albertine rift Valley , we stop over for lunch in Hoima ( the oil Town) of Uganda and proceed to Murchison Falls past the Rift Valley and the amazing views of the escarpments. Arriving in Murchison Falls late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Murchison River Lodge/Fort Murchison lodge /Bwana Tembo
Day 8: Game drive and Boat cruise in Murchison Falls
We embark on an early morning game drive at 07:00am enables you to see some of the large mammals that include; lion, leopard, elephant, hippopotamus, Rothschild’s giraffe, Cape buffalo, hartebeest, oribi, warthog, and Uganda kob. In the afternoon, you will enjoy the Launch at a sun downer to the bottom of the falls, a three hours launch trip enable you to see some animals that come to the banks of the River Nile to drink water, some come to sun bath as the Nile provides a corridor year-round water for these animals as well as a plethora of water birds (including the rare shoebill stork) .Dinner and Overnight at Murchison River Lodge/Fort Murchison lodge /Bwana Tembo
Day 9: Top of the falls, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and back to Kampala
After breakfast, We drive to the top of the Falls for amazing sights and sounds of the mighty falls as we head out of the park. Here we can witness the whole of the Nile plunging through a narrow 7 meter gorge , the thrust and force with which this happens is simply amazing. We take a lunch break in Masindi town before proceeding to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Here we spend some time with the Rhinos on a walking safari. After we head for Kampala arriving early evening.
