11 Days Magnificent Gorilla, Wildlife and The Mighty Falls Safari

Departure Date

Daily

Duration

11 Days | 10 Nights

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Maximum Seats

12
Day 1

Arrival | Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

When you touch down at Entebbe International Airport, you will be greeted with a warm smile from one of our staff clad in our company attire. He/she will help you with your luggage and escort you to our tour van. Once comfortably seated, you will head for Lake Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. The drive will take about 7 hours on the road (and about 1 hour using a domestic charter flight from Entebbe to Mbarara ). You will stop over at Equator mark and proceed to Mbarara where you will have lunch at Igongo Cultural Center, then head off to Bwindi on a 3 hour journey to Bwindi. You will overnight either at Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Engagi Lodge, Bwidi lodge, Or their equivalents.
Day 2

Gorilla Tracking

Early in the morning, you will have breakfast. Thereafter, go to the main gate to start your trail. Having been assigned a guide, you will head out into the forest searching for the famed and endangered Mounted Gorilla. This trek last about 3 – 5 hours. Having spent quality time with these gentle creatures of the forest, you will retreat at your lodge. Have Lunch and rest your legs. Should you desire, you can have an evening walk through the neighboring communities.
Day 3

Batwa Experience | Nature Walk to Falls

You will wake up to a heart warning and delicious breakfast at around 7:00am, then head out to meet a people Known as the “Keepers of the Forest” the enchanting Batwa pygmies, a hunter-gatherer tribe that has lived side-by-side with the wildlife of this ancient park for thousands of years. Observe how the women prepare, cook and serve a meal. Engage with medicine men and learn about the medicinal properties of the lush forest flora. Hear ancient legends and traditional songs. Enjoy a lively music performance, learn about the Batwa’s fascinating way of life; from religion to their food gathering and hunting techniques, and interact with the tribesmen. This is usually a full day’s experience. Later in the afternoon, you can choose to take a walk to the most natural and wildly uninterrupted and most pure waterfall deep in the middle of this natural forest.
Day 4

Transfer to Ishasha Sector Queen Elizabeth National Park | Evening Game Drive

Wake up to a lazy breakfast at around 7:30 am thereafter set off for Ishasha Sector in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda an average drive time of about 2 hours. On your way to your lodge, take time seek the tree-climbing lions in the acacia trees along the road. Later in the evening at around 4:30pm, you will have an evening game drive. You will encounter some wild animals such as the Forest Elephants, Buffalos, Uganda Kob, Topi, Warthogs, Waterbucks, Hippos. This drive normally takes about 2 hours. Return and rest at your lodge. You will overnight either at @The River Ishasha, Ishasha Jungle Lodge, Ishasha Wilderness camp, Or their equivalent.
Day 5

Ishasha Morning Game Drive | Evening Game Drive in Crater/Kasenyi

You will have breakfast as early as 6:00am then head out on a Morning Game drive in search of an encounter the majestic tree climbing lions. During this drive, you still stand a chance of spoting species you may have missied the previous day including the Forest Elephants, Buffalos, Uganda Kob, Topi, Warthogs, and Waterbucks. This drive is estimated to take about 4 hours. Thereafter, you will return to the lodge for a hot lunch. Based on your preference and budget, you can do an Evening Game Drive through the crates lakes in most northern part of the park through to the Salt Lake known Lake Katwe. Or, you can have a night game drive where you get to a chance at observing Lions hunt and take down prey to a gigantic feast when one’s lucky. You will overnight either at Engiri Game Lodge, Elephant Hab Lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge, Or their equivalent.
Day 6

Chimpanzee Tracking | Boat Tour on Kazinga Channel

You will have an early breakfast at around 6am and leave for chimpanzee tracking in Kalinsu Forest Reserve on the outskirts of Queen Elizabeth National Park. A unique destination offers a number of attractions, 414 tree species, 378 bird species, 97 moths, reptiles, flowers, over 262 butterfly species, over 300 Chimpanzees 40 of which are habituated and other 8 primate species including Baboons, Blue Monkeys, The Black and white monkey, L'hoest, The red tailed Colobus Monkey among others. This scenic guided walk will leave you refreshed and enlightened at the same time. In the afternoon, you will head for a boat tour on Kazinga Channel. Here you will encounter one of the largest pools on hippos, thirsty Elephasts, the Nile Crocodile among others and over 600 bird species including Ayres' Hawk Eagle, Collared pratincole, Palm-nut Vulture, Swamp Flycatcher. Retreat to your lodge for the evening.
Day 7

Morning Game Drive | Night Game Drive in Kasenyi

At 6:00 you will have your breakfast, then have your morning game drive. Encounter once more with hunting pride of Lions, the African Elephant, the off-spring of the cape and Forest Bufallo, Warthogs, Waterbuck, Uganda Kob, Bushbuck, Topi and the Giant Forest Hog. After about 3-4 hours, you will return to the lodge for a hot lunch. At around 7:00pm, you will leave for a night game drive where you get to a chance at observing Lions hunt and take down prey to a gigantic feast when one’s lucky. This game drive safari lasts about 5-6 hours.
Day 8

Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast, you will drive off toward Murchison Falls National park, Uganda. This is usually about 8 -9 hour drive. Along the way, you will enjoy the sights of rural life and post-card perfect landscapes. You will overnight at either Fort Murchison, Murchison River Lodge, Paraa Safari Lodge Or their equivalents.
Day 9

Morning Game Drive | Boat Tour to bottom of falls

You will have an early breakfast at 6:00am and set of for the game drive. You will encounter such animals as 76 species of mammals including huge herds of buffaloes and elephants, well-camouflaged leopards and a healthy population of lions, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeest, bushbucks, Uganda kob, waterbucks and warthogs, and 451 bird species Blue-headed Coucal, Malachite Kingfisher, Red-throated Bee-eater, White-browed Sparrow Weaver, Speckle-fronted Weaver and African Quail-Finch among others. After a hot lunch, you go on a boat tour on the Nile to the bottom of the most powerful fall in world as the Nile water forces its way through a 7 m (23 ft) wide gap and tumbles 43 m (141 ft) down sending around 300 cubic meters per second (11,000 ft³/s) of water over the falls, squeezing into less than 10 m (33 ft) wide a gorge. It is one of the most fascinating experiencing on a Safari to Uganda, Africa. Return and rest at your lodge.
Day 10

Visit to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary | Transfer to Entebbe

After an excellent breakfast, you will take a 4 -5 hour drive back toward Entebbe. On your way, you will stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and encounter the sanctuary priced possession the Northern white rhinoceros. Other attractions include at least 40 mammal and reptilian species including monkeys, antelopes, hippopotamuses, crocodiles and numerous bird species.
Day 11

Departure

Depending on the time of your departure, either you will be dropped at the airport in time to catch your flight Or we will help you find a suitable hotel to rest while you wait for your departure time. Available accommodations include Sunset hotel, ViaVia Uganda Entebbe, Gately Inn Entebbe.

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