Overview
This trip will take you to the best of Uganda’s most beautiful national parks of has to Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi impenetrable National Park. This tour will give you the most enjoyable and memorable days of exploring the wilderness of the pearl of Africa. This trip will avail you the opportunity to see a variety of animal species of the savanna in Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls, trek chimpanzees in Kibale National Park and mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, see the Rhinos in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Come with us for this unforgettable experience.
DAY BY DAY
Day 1: Arrival.
Upon arrival, you will be met by our company safari guide who will transfer you to your accommodation in Entebbe. The guide will also brief you about the highlights of your trip. You can have an optional visit to Entebbe Botanical gardens. The botanical garden offers an excellent introduction to Uganda’s birds ranging from Lake Victoria specials such as herons, slender-billed weaver, forest birds such as great blue turaco as well as the noisy black and white casqued hornbill. In this garden you can spot a few primates like the black and white colobus monkeys. Return to your accommodation and have enough rest.
DAY 2 Transfer To Murchison Falls National Park.
After your delicious breakfast, we drive to Murchison Falls National Park. The drive will take you through Luwero Triangle, Nakasongola long stretch to Masindi town. The highlights of this safari include the roaring falls of Murchison, boat trip to the bottom of falls, rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National park with chances of sighting elephant, buffalo, lion and giraffes. Expect a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a short walk to see the white Rhinos with a ranger escort for about an hour seeing them enjoying the sanctuary. Have lunch at Kabalega Dinners, proceed to Murchison falls National Park. You will occasionally see your wildlife including warthogs, giraffes, buffaloes as you drive to your accommodation.
Day 3 Game Drive and Boat Cruise.
Have early breakfast a set off for a morning game drive on the Northern delta with sightings of cape buffaloes, Jackson’s hartebeest, Rothschild’s giraffes, oribi, water bucks, jackals bushbuck, bohor reedbuck, warthog and large carnivores including lions, elusive leopard and spotted hyenas. You will return to the lodge for relaxation before setting off for the afternoon boat trip on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the Murchison falls where you will be rewarded with spectacular views. A boat trip is a highlight for any trip in the Murchison falls National Park En-route you will see hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants cooling off on the shores from the scotching sun and a variety of bird species. Continue with a hike to the top of the falls (if you like) for viewing of the other side of the falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7 meters’ gorge to the falls 45 meters, a very impressive view of the foaming waters rushing into the gorge with a deafening sound. Get back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4 Transfer to Kibale National Park.
After breakfast, drive to the top of the Murchison Falls (in case you did not hike) for a spectacular view of the falls. Thereafter the safari will continue with transfer to Kibale National Park. This park is highly alluring to nature lovers for its excellent chimpanzee trekking and bird watching. Its boosts of the highest total of primates such as velvet, red-tailed, L’Hoest’s and blue monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, red Columbus, olive baboon and chimpanzee. Upon arrival you will check in your room and have a relaxed evening.
Day 5. Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After breakfast, proceed to the park office for briefing. The highlight of Kibale Forest will be the chimpanzee trekking excursion. While in the forest expect to see at least 2-3 other types of primates most especially grey- cheeked mangabey and red tailed monkey. You will hear plenty of birdsong. The guides are knowledgeable and will identify various medicinal plants, bird calls and animal spoor. Once you allocate the chimpanzees, you will be allowed an hour with them. You return to the lodge for lunch thereafter you will head out for Queen Elizabeth National Park arriving in the evening for dinner and overstay.
Day 6 Game Drive and Boat Cruise.
After a healthy breakfast, go for early morning game drive though the park, look out for members of the big five including lions, elephants, buffaloes, leopard, other mammals such as giant forest hogs and antelopes. You will return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon go for a boat trip along the kazinga channel. It’s a great trip with elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, large hippo pods, giant forest hog will be observed from time to time. Keep an open eye for the enormous monitor lizard which is common in the riverine scrub as well as crocodiles. Water birds are plentiful such as yellow billed stock, pelicans, fish eagles, crowned eagles. Back to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Day 7 Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Have breakfast and later you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park though the Ishasha sector which is well known for tree climbing lions population. Ishasha sector also harbours decent concentrations of hippos, elephants, buffalo and antelopes. You will have lunch in Ishasha and continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is a home of the endangered mountain gorillas reaching in the evening for dinner and overnight stay
Day 8 Gorilla Trekking
After early breakfast, you will drive to the park offices for briefing. Gorilla trekking is a highlight of your safari, we trek through the rain forest and bamboo covered slopes. You will love the trekking in the ecosystem of the park. Depending on the nature of the activity take with you your lunch box and all the necessary gears which will be advised by the Company. The trekking will take 3-5 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. Return to the lodge for hot lunch.Have a relaxed message or go for community experience where you will welcomed by unique traditional dance.
Day 9 Transfer to Lake Mburo National park.
After a relaxed break check out and depart to lake Mburo,the drive takes through the green rolling hills,tea plantation and communities to Mbarara town for stretch and safari organic coffee en route to your lodge where you are likely to sport some animals like Zebras,wathogs and entelopes before checking in for Lunch,Relax and prepare an amazing night game drive.
Day 10 Transfer to Entebbe International Airport.
Have a delicious breakfast, start on your journey to Kampala/ Entebbe, expect stopovers for lunch along the way and the Equator line for beautiful pictures. Proceed with the journey to Entebbe arriving late afternoon or evening to be dropped at your point of drop off like hotel, airport or home. Enriched with the memory of the rare apes and savannah wildlife, you will say goodbye to the pearl of Africa.
