Overview
Uganda is all about its friendly people and the diversity in landscapes and activities. This 9 day trip will show you the best of what
Uganda has to offer. Queen Elizabeth National Park features grassland savannah teeming with wildlife and Bwindi Forest is full
of interesting endemic flora and fauna. All of this is on top of all main highlights like gorilla tracking, chimpanzee tracking and the
boat safaris. And, as with all our midrange trips, you will stay in an excellent array of comfortable lodges!
Itinerary.
Day 1: Entebbe – Kampala
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park
Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park
Day 4: Budongo Forest
Day 5: Bugoma Forest – Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 7: Ishasha – Bwindi Forest National Park
Day 8: Mountain Gorilla Safari
Day 9: Bwindi Forest National Park – Entebbe
DETAILED ITENARY
Day 1: Entebbe – Kampala.
Your arrival at Entebbe International Airport is greeted by our on-site representative. You will then be driven to Kampala City for
an overnight stay at one of either Cassia Lodge or Metropole Hotel. Lodging- Bed & Breakfast options available.
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park
An early breakfast is followed by a drive northwest towards Masindi and the Murchison Falls conservation area. This is the largest
conservation area in Uganda and offers breathtaking scenery of grassland acacia savannah to the north and tropical forests to the
south. We shall have a stopover for a nature walk and lunch at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. This houses the breeding project which saw
the rebirth of the endangered white rhinos in Uganda. You can view them at close range moving and grazing freely in their natural
habitat. Thereafter, we proceed to Murchison Falls National Park where you check into your preferred lodge for dinner and an
overnight stay. Lodging -Full Board options available.
Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, we embark on an early morning game drive to explore the open savannah in the delta of the Nile on Lake Albert’s
northern bank. You’ll have the opportunity to take memorable photos of animals in the wild as you will likely chance upon
elephants, lions, buffaloes, giraffes, waterbuck, bushbuck, spotted hyenas, and on the rare occasion, leopards.
You will be driven back to the lodge for Lunch and in the afternoon, you’ll take a boat excursion along the Nile to the base of the
magnificent Murchison Falls. You will take in an amazing concentration of wildlife at the river’s banks that include hippos,
crocodiles, as well as a wide variety of bird species such as the African eagle, pelicans, the kingfisher, Egyptian geese, and many
more! We then proceed to walk to the top of the falls. Here, the Nile creates a narrow canyon of thunderous water as it crashes
down into the Albertine Rift Valley. Dinner and overnight stay at you preferred lodging. Lodging-Full Board options available.
Day 4: Budongo Forest – Hoima
An early breakfast is followed by a drive to Budongo Forest in Kaniyo-Pabidi ecotourist site. Here you partake in a tropical forest
trek and get to interact with chimpanzees in their natural habitat. The forest is also home to other primates as the black and white
colobus monkey, the red-tailed monkey, the blue monkey, the vervet monkey and baboons. Lodging –Full Board
Day 5:Hoima – Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, we depart from Hoima and set off in a southwesterly direction along Lake Albert and the Rift Valley escarpment
heading towards Queen Elizabeth National Park. You can take in the sights and sounds along the way which includes a stop over
at Bugoma Forest. Full Board Options available.
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park
After taking breakfast the day will start off with an early morning game drive along the tracks of the national park. This will focus
mainly towards the northern sectors of the park and towards Lake George and Kisenyi village. Watch out for lions, elephants,
buffaloes, spotted hyenas, waterbuck, Ugandan kobs, and on the rare occasion, leopards. The Queen Elizabeth National Park
features unique landscapes such as breathtaking views of crater lakes and the Albertine Rift Valley. After lunch, your afternoon
will comprise of a boat ride from the Mweya peninsula along the Kazinga channel.
This area is one of the most popular sites in Uganda due to the concentration of wildlife, bird species and the all the breathtaking
scenery which affords you plenty of opportunities to capture great photographs. You should get opportunities to spot hippos,
buffaloes, and elephants. All this while enjoying a drink on the channel. Lodging-Full Board.
Day 7: Ishasha – Bwindi Forest National Park
An early breakfast is followed by a photographic safari in the Ishasha sector – the southern region of Queen Elizabeth National
Park. Look out for the “tree-climbing lions” particularly during the hot hours of the day. Other attractions include herds of buffaloes,
elephants, topi antelopes, as well as a wide variety of bird species. We shall have lunch en route at one the picnic sites close to the
boarder of Uganda- Rwanda then we proceed to Bwindi Forest National Park which we get to by evening, in time for dinner and
an overnight stay. Lodging-Full Board Options Available.
Day 8: Mountain Gorilla Safari
The morning has us enter into the impenetrable forest that is Bwindi for the gorilla safari. This activity starts at 8 o’clock in the
morning. The trekking is carried out by the most experienced ranger guides within groups of up to 8 people who with gorilla
trekking permits allocated
Your quest entails tracking down habituated families of mountain gorillas. Bwindi forest has a population of 420 gorillas (based
on 2012 surveys). It isn’t easy to predict the amount of time you will take before encountering the gorillas. However, once you do
chance upon them, you’ll have an hour to observe and photograph them. Please ensure that you carry a packed lunch and water
with you which may also require the assistance of porters who are on hand. Lodging-Full Board options available.
Day 9: Bwindi Forest National Park – Entebbe
We wrap it up on your 9th day! Breakfast is followed by the drive to Entebbe International Airport in time for your flight out.
You’ll have lunch en route. Lodging-Half Board.
PRICES INCLUDE:
The cost of ground transportation and fuel
Full time English speaking safari guide and his associated expenses.
Park entrance fees
Accommodation and meals in the national park
Meals.
Gorillas tracking permits.
Chimpanzees tracking permit.
Ferry fee
Boat trip fees
PRICES EXCLUDE
Personal laundry needs, Beers and spirits
Tipping of staff at the lodge and the National Parks
