This is a safari will give you a chance of seeing the African big five. Let’s you trek chimps, see animals of the savanna and go trekking Gorillas. Trek chimps in Kibale Forest National Park, see animals of the savanna on game-drive and boat-cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park and trek Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park hike during this unforgettable adventure. You will also see Rhinos at Ziwa sanctuary plus seeing Elephants, Buffalo, Leopards and Lions in Murchison falls.
On your arrival at Entebbe international airport (EBB), you will be met by our staff and your designated driver guide that will brief you and transfer you to your hotel for relaxation. You can have an optional walking tour around Entebbe depending on your time of arrival.
Main Destination: Entebbe (City)
Accommodation: Via Via Guest House
Today morning we wake up early and have breakfast, and after we start off our adventure with a 3 hour drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola. Here we shall engage in an on foot rhino tracking experience with the guidance of rangers. Rhinos got extinct in Uganda in the 1970s and the project here is to have them reintroduced in Uganda’s wilderness when the time is right but the can be seen here since they are not yet reintroduced to the parks. After the tracking we shall have lunch and continue to Murchison Falls National park, about 2 hours from the sanctuary. We shall visit the top of the falls before we continue to our lodge.
Main Destination: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge
It’s another early start as you’ll need to be up before sunrise for your first morning game drive. Bring a packed breakfast and enjoy it as you wait for the ferry, and then it’s time to get your first look at Uganda’s wildlife. Murchison Falls is home to 75 mammal species, including lions, giraffes, elephants, hippos and hyenas, so with a bit of luck there should be plenty to excite you. After we return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch it’s time for a different point of view – from a boat on the Nile. The three-hour round trip gets you super close to all the animals that frequent the river’s edge, and allows you to get great view of Murchison Falls from the bottom. You shall do an evening drive as go back to the lodge for an overnight.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge
You can have a bit of a lie-in this morning if you like, but don’t sleep too late as you’ve got a fairly long day’s driving ahead of you. The route south-west takes you from the lush green wilderness of the national park into the rolling hills of the Rift Valley, with its ancient volcanic landscape peppered with crater lakes. You will have several stops to stretch, and enjoy the scenic views of the region in the Rift valley and lunch before checking in at your lodge. In the evening after refreshing, you shall engage in a walk through the Bigodi community before have your dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Isunga Lodge
It’s chimpanzee day! After breakfast, we shall be at the ranger station (Kanyanchu Visitor’s centre) for 8 am for your briefing, and then head out into the forest with your guide for this incredible chance to see chimpanzees in the wild. If you’re lucky, they’ll come down to the forest floor, and you’ll be able to get within just a few metres of them. After the tracking session, we shall drive to Queen Elizabeth National park. It’s only three hours driving from Kibale to Queen Elizabeth National Park, after having our lunch we shall then get on the road again. When you arrive check in to your hotel and relax for a bit before heading into the park for an afternoon crater drive. Soak up the stunning landscapes, and there’s an excellent chance you’ll see amazing wildlife.
Main Destination: Kibale and Queen Elizabeth National Parks
Accommodation: Elephant Hab Lodge
Today, it’s another pre-dawn start for a sunrise game drive in the park. Animals are more active in the morning, so there’s a good chance you’ll see hyenas, hippos, elephants, and maybe even some lions.
Then, in the afternoon, take a two-hour boat ride on the Kazinga Channel. This short, shallow river attracts a huge array of wildlife, including the highest concentration of hippos anywhere in Uganda. As a result, you’re pretty much guaranteed some of the best animal spotting you’re likely to experience anywhere in Uganda. After the cruise, we shall drive to Ishasha sector, in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: Topi Lodge
Today we have breakfast before going for the short drive to the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park and a chance to hunt for the famous tree-climbing lions. Spend a few hours tracking and hopefully watching these beautiful creatures, before leaving the park behind and heading on to the mysterious hills of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Upon arrival, we shall check in at our lodge, relax and later visit the Batwa. A local guide will take you to visit one of Bwindi’s Batwa pygmy villages. The Batwa used to live a traditional hunter-gatherer life inside the forest until the national park was created and they were kicked out. Now they live around the edges of the park, and earn money by welcoming tourists and demonstrating their traditions. A visit is a great way to learn all about them and help support the community.
Main Destination: Ishasha Sector and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation: Ride For a Woman
Today is the Time for the number one attraction in Uganda and what may well turn out to be the highlight of the tour: gorilla tracking. Put on your sturdy boots and pack a waterproof just in case, and then we have a short drive to the park offices where meet other trackers for briefing and to be allocated your gorilla family. It can take anything from an hour to the whole day to find them, and then you’re allowed to spend just one hour watching. Despite all the challenges to get to them, it is one of the most memorable hours one can spend. After the tracking, we shall drive back to the lodge for an overnight.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Accommodation: Ride For a Woman
After days of seeing more of Uganda’s parks (though not all), we shall check out of the lodge and get on the road to drive to Entebbe. We shall Split the journey with a stop at the equator to take that all-important photo and find out whether water really does go down a plughole in the opposite direction.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: Via Via Guest House
Depending on your schedule for the flight, you will be dropped at the airport for your exit flight on this day. If time allows you can do a half day tour to Mabamba Wetland for a shoebill search at an extra cost.
End of tour.
African Rock Safaris LTD is a Ugandan based tour operator company that specialises in independent and group travel packages to East Africa. Our team has a wealth of experience in dealing with East Africa, having sent a large number of travellers from around the world to the region over the years.
African Rock Safaris LTD is a Ugandan based tour operator company that specialises in independent and group travel packages to East Africa. Our team has a wealth of experience in dealing with East Africa, having sent a large number of travellers from around the world to the region over the years.
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