Day 1
Arrival | Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
At touch down at Entebbe International Airport, you will be greeted with a warm smile from one of our staff. He/she will help you with your luggage and escort you to our tour van. Once comfortably seated, you will head a 5-6 hour drive to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda.
You will overnight either at Fort Murchison, Murchison River Lodge, Paraa Safari Lodge or their equivalents.
Day 2
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 3
Boat tour to Delta | Night Game Drive or or Evening Game Drive
Early morning, After a beautiful breakfast, you may choose to take a lazy boat tour and follow the flow of Victoria Nile to where empties its waters to pick them later passed the great Lake Albert. This 20km voyage downstream from Paraa, is home to rare wetland birds including shoebill and papyrus endemic species including Goliath Heron, Great Egrets, African fish Eagles and the rare shoebill among others. You may spend 4 -5 hours especially for those the love bird watching.
You will return to a hot lunch at your lodge.
You may choose to take an evening game drive through unvisited aparts of the park to catch an animal species not seen the day before or to see them again. Or you can decide to take a night game drive to experience the Lions on the hunt and catch the elusive Hyna as they scavenge to tail the lions.
Day 4
Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, you will drive off toward Kibale National Park, Uganda. This is usually about 2 -3 hour drive. Along the way, you will enjoy the sights of rural life and post-card perfect landscapes.
You will overnight either at Nyinabulitwa Resort and Safari Camp, Turaco TreeTops, Primate Lodge Kibale or their equivalents.
Day 5
Chimpanzee Tracking and Swamp Walk
After breakfast, you will head to the gate and start your tracking in Kibale Forest. This 766 sqkms park is home to 13 recorded primate species including over 1000+ Chimpanzees, Red-tailed Monkeys, Black And White Colobus Monkeys, L’Hoest Monkeys, Vervet Monkeys, Olive Baboons, Blue Monkeys, Grey Cheeked Mangabeys, Uganda Red Colobus, The Potto, Patas monkey, Uganda Mangabey and Africa's smallest primates the Demidoff Galago.
On the swamp walk, you will be in a birder’s treasure load with over 375 species of birds including Blue-breasted Kingfisher, African Grey Parrot, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis ,Brown Illadopsis, Black-Capped Apalis among others. You will see colorful variety of 250 species of butterflies. And when lucky catch a glimpse of 70 mammal species including Elephants,Buffalos, Leopards, Warthogs, Bush Pigs, Golden Cats and Duikers.
Overnight at your lodge.
Day 6
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park | Boat Tour
After a fairly early breakfast, you will head on a 2-3 hour drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After a hot lunch, around 2pm, you will have 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.
You will overnight either at Ihamba Lakeside Safari Lodge, Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge or their equivalents.
Day 7
Morning Game Drive | Evening Game Drive
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.
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.
Day 8
Ishasha Morning Game Drive | Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
You will have breakfast as early as 6:00am then head out on a 3 hour drive to the southern part of the park Ishasha Sector, where you will encounter the majestic tree climbing lions. On this game drive, you still spotting species you may have missed 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 have a hot lunch or packed meal around Kihihi and then proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a drive that will last about 2-3 hours.
You will overnight either at Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Buhoma Community Haven Lodge, Clounds Mountain Gorilla Lodge or their equivalents.
Day 9
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 10
Batwa Experience | Nature Walk to Falls (optional)
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 11
Transfer to Lake Mburo National park | Cultural Tour (optional)
After Breakfast, you will leave for Lake Mburo National Park. The drive will take about 3 hours. You stop over at Igongo Cultural center for an Akole Cultual experience. Have lunch in the same place and then proceed to your hotel in or outside the park.
You will overnight either at Eagle's Nest Camp, Mpogo Safari Lodge, Mihingo Lodge or their equivalents.
Day 12
Game Drive | Nature Walk or Horseback Riding
Very early in the morning, about 6:00, you will have your breakfast. Our guide will pick you from your lodge and take you on a morning Game Drive through the park. You will encounter the Brushella Zebras, and the Common Impalas found only in two park og Uganda, this inclusive. Other species to meet include Rothchild’s Giraffes, Eland, the Africa Cape Buffalo, Oribi, Defassa Waterbuck, Leopard, Hippo, Hyena, Topi, Reedbuck, and over 350 bird species among them the Bare-Faced-Go-Away Bird, Black-Billed Busard.
This compact gem, 370km2 in size, seated 1,220m-1828 above sea level, the smallest of Uganda's parks, underlined by a 500 million year Precambrian metamorphic rocks, will leave an indelible mark on you.
In the evening you will have take a guided walk through the park.
Day 13
Transfer to Entebbe & Departure
After a hearty breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and head for Entebbe. 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, The Boma Entebbe, Gately Inn Entebbe.
