AY 01: ARRIVAL
You will be met and picked up from the airport by our driver who will drive you to Green valley guest house. If your flight arrives early, you can opt to take a tour of botanical gardens to see tree species, monkeys, birds and enjoy the view of Lake Victoria.
Dinner and overnight at Green valley Guest house
DAY 02: ENTEBBE-JINJA
After breakfast, depart for Jinja arriving at the Sailing club for lunch. After take a boat ride to visit the source of the River Nile as you see many mostly water bird species.
Dinner and overnight at Living Waters
DAY 03: JINJA –SIPI FALLS
After breakfast, depart for Sip falls arriving in time for Lunch. After lunch visit the 2-3 falls with magnificent views.
Dinner and overnight at Sipi Valley lodge
DAY 04: SIPI-PIEN-MOROTO
After early breakfast, drive to Pian Upe wildlife reserve for a game drive.
Pian Upe wildlife reserve is a home to several species of wildlife which makes it attractive and often visited by tourists in the entire world, the wild animals such as giraffes, lions, leopard, zebras, buffaloes, Harte beast, greater kudu, topi, Oribi, and Uganda’s last population of roam antelope. It is one of the few places to observe Rothschild’s giraffe; different species of birds can also be spotted out around the swamp terrains in the Loporokocho swamp, bird species like the Ostrich, Jackson’s Hornbill, Hartlaub’s Bustard, and the white-headed buffalo- weaver. In addition to the vervet monkey, olive baboons can all be spotted.
Dinner and overnight at Moroto Hotel
DAY 05: MOROTO-KIDEPO
After breakfast, visit the Karamojong tribe manyata to experience true pure karamojong African culture and do some shopping. After lunch drive to Kidepo arriving in the evening for dinner and overnight at Kidepo Savannah camp
DAY 06: KIDEPO-FULL DAY
After early breakfast, go for a morning game drive. Expect to see lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras, Jackson’s hartebeest, Eland, buffalos, kobs, water bucks and many more animals and birds. Return to the camp for lunch. In the evening after relaxing go for another game drive.
Dinner and overnight at Savannah Lodge
DAY 07: KIDEPO-KIGUMBA
After breakfast we drive to Kigumba town that is close to Zziwa Rhino Ranch. We will have a stop over in Gulu town for lunch. After lunch we drive to our hotel in Kigumba.
Dinner and overnight at a hotel.
DAY 08: RHINO TRACKING, MURCHISON FALLS
After a very early breakfast, drive to Murchison Falls, you will have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking. After tracking, have lunch then depart for Murchison falls national park. We will visit the magnificent falls where you will enjoy and marvel at the mighty Nile. The famous waterfall is being forced into a seven meter crevice to thunder 45 meters below in a series of cascades. This spectacular scenery can be viewed from different points up to the bakers’ summit. Afterwards we will do a game drive as we head to the lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Bar Lyec lodge
DAY 09: MURCHISON WHOLE DAY GAME DRIVE/BOAT CRUISE
After early breakfast, go for a morning game drive. This is a beautiful drive across Borussia’s Palm Forest and grassland savanna down to Lake Albert where the Albert Nile heads north. Game in this park includes lions, leopards, giraffes, antelopes, buffalos, hyenas, elephants and many more animals and birds.
In the afternoon after lunch at 2pm, go for a boat ride up the Nile to Murchison falls, where the park derives its name. Enjoy these spectacular falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7meter gap, and at the bottom bask Huge Nile Crocodiles. Expect to see hippos, crocodiles, elephants, waterbucks, water buffa;s and many more animals and birds.
Dinner and overnight at Bar Lyec lodge.
DAY 10: MURCHISON FALLS – KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
In the morning we will depart Murchison falls and head west to Fort Portal, with lunch enroute in the town. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon and is famous for the many tea plantations. From this lovely town we will continue to Kibale National Park.
Dinner and overnight at Kibale Forest Camp
DAY 11: KIBALE FOREST(BIGODI VILLAGE)- TRANSFER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast go to Bigodi swamp walk to see different bird species, primates, coffee tour with community visit. After having lunch then depart for Queen Elizabeth national park.
Dinner and overnight at Bush lodge
DAY 12: QUEEN ELIZABTH CHIMPANZEE TRACKING. BOAT CRUISE AND GAME DRIVE
After a very early morning breakfast, we go for the forest hike in the Kyambura Wildlife Reserve. Driving through a grassland area, all of a sudden we come across an amazing gorge one hundred meters deep, covered with tropical rain forest. You will hike into the gorge of the Kyambura River in search of the wild chimpanzees. It is a beautiful walk through the river valley, home to many birds and butterfly species.
After lunch in the afternoon go for a boat ride on Kazinga Channel. Queen Elizabeth boasts one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park or reserve in the world, from the open Savannah to Rain Forest, dense Papyrus Swamps and Crater Lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward. Set against the backdrop of the jagged Rwenzori Mountains, the park’s magnificent features include dozens of craters carved dramatically into rolling green hills, panoramic views of the Kazinga channel with its banks lined with hippos, buffalos and elephants. After we go for a game drive as we head back to the Lodge.
Dinner and overnight at Bush Lodge
DAY 13: QUEEN ELIZABETH-TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST
After breakfast, we drive to Bwindi National Park through the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth national park. Have lunch en-route at Ishasha resort. .
Arrive in the evening for dinner and overnight at Broadbill forest camp
DAY 14: GORILLA TRACKING/BWINDI FULL DAY
The highlight of your safari: a meeting with the gentle giants of Bwindi! You will love the gorilla trekking in the beautiful ecosystem of the park. It is difficult to foresee how many hours you will hike, it may take two to eight hours. Expect to walk a long distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. But it will definitely be worthwhile as you observe them closely while they eat, play and rest. A unique and unforgettable experience! For conservation purposes, time spent with the gorillas is limited to one hour. The ranger guide always briefs you on how to behave with these giant apes.
In the evening after lunch visit the children orphanage in Ruhijia.
Dinner and overnight at Broadbill forest camp.
DAY 15: BWINDI-LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, depart to Lake Mburo with a stop over at Lake Bunyonyi Arcadia lodge to have a view of this beautiful lake with its numerous Islands. After drive to Igongo for lunch. After lunch head to Lake Mburo national park arriving in the evening for a game drive. Expect to see giraffes, zebras, Eland, Impala, buffalo and many more animals and birds.
Dinner and overnight at Eagles nest camp or Rangerland camp
DAY 16: LAKE MBURO-ENTEBBE
After breakfast, go for a nature walk in the park. You can also opt to go biking. This is the only park where you can walk or bike without fear of being attacked by a cat.
After we drive for lunch in Masaka, have a stop over at the Equator crossing for an experiment and shopping.
Arrive Entebbe in the evening for dinner and overnight at Secrets Guest house.
DAY 17: MABAMBA SWAMP(SHOEBILL)
Very early morning after breakfast, visit Mabamba swamp for a canoe ride in search of the rare endangered shoebill and other swamp/water birds. After go for lunch at 2Friends restaurant.
In the afternoon you may opt to swim, relax at the guesthouse or visit the botanical gardens or reptile village
Dinner and overnight at Secrets Guest house
DAY 18: DEPARTURE
The Cost of this safari will be $3300 per person traveling 4 or more pax. Cost is $3700 traveling 2-3pax.
Single supplement cost is extra $500
Notes;-
Inclusive of;
– Gorilla permit fees
– Chimpanzee permit fees
-Rhino tracking fee
-Bigodi swamp walk
-Mabamba swamp(shoebill)
-Park fees in national parks
-Boat ride in Murchison falls and Queen Elizabeth national parks
-Jinja source of Nile Boat ride
– Accommodation while in Safari on full board basis
– All meals in lodges in the parks except Entebbe
– Drinking water
– Transportation in a customized 4*4 Land cruisers all with pop-up roof to facilitate game viewing and photography
– All game drives as mentioned in the tour description
– Services of professional tour driver/guide
Exclusive of;
. -Covid tests
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