| Murchison
Falls, Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth
National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National
Park, Lake Bunyonyi,Lake Mburo National park,
Ssese Islands and city tour.
Day
1: Arrival. One
of our company representatives will pick you from
the Airport and transfer you to your place of
accommodation.
Emin Pasha Hotel/Serena hotel (luxury) BB.
Caccia lodge/Hotel la Bougainvillia (Middle range)HB
Overnight at Orcharda /Makerere guest houses (Budget)
BB,
Day
2: Kampala- Murchison Falls.
After an early breakfast, drive to Murchison Falls
National Park, the most beautiful protected area
in Uganda with a lunch stop at Masindi . You will
visit the magnificent Falls (top of the falls)
where you will enjoy and marvel at the mighty
Nile being forced in a seven meter crevice to
thunder 45 meters below in a series of cascades
that can be viewed at different points at the
summit.
Overnight in at Paara safari lodge/ Sambiya River
(luxury)FB
Nile Safari Lodge Middle range HB.
And Red Chili Camp/shoebill camp site BB,
Day
3: Murchison Falls National Park. Start
the day with an early morning Game Drive on the
Buligi, Albert or Queens tracks north of river
Nile escorted with a ranger, View a variety of
wild game like Giraffe, Antelope, Lion, Elephant
, the Uganda Kob Oribis, Waterbucks, and a variety
of savannah woodland birds. At 14.00hrs after
lunch, you go on a Nile cruise for game viewing
at close quarters; this is a paradise for hippos
and crocodiles. There are also a variety of birds
like Herons, King Fishers, Skimmers, Fish eagle
and the rare shoe bill.
Overnight in at Paara safari lodge/
Sambiya River (luxury)FB
Nile Safari Lodge Middle range HB.
And Red Chili Camp/shoebill camp site BB,
4:
Murchison Falls- Kibale National Park.
After an early breakfast, set off to fort portal
and arrive in time for lunch in a town restaurant
then continue to Kibale forest National Park -35kms
from fort portal.
Dinner and over night at Ndali Lodge/ Primate
Lodge Kibale (Luxury safari tents)
Mountains of the moon/fort motel hotels (midrange)
BB
Kibale N.P Bandas /Rwenzori guest house (Budget)BB
Day
5: Kibale National Park. After
breakfast, report to Kanyanchu Tourist centre
where tourist activities begin and set out to
track Chimpanzee in the forest. The National Park
is a home of the endangered Chimpanzee and boosts
of having one of the highest concentrations of
primates in East Africa. Primate Species includes
endangered chimpanzee, threatened red colobus
monkey, Black and White colobus, Blue monkey bush
babies and the Nocturnal Potto. After lunch, have
an optional nature walk to the Bigodi Wetland.
This is a community based activity that was set
up to enable tourists give back to the community
and yet enjoy the nature offered by the swamp
like many colorful butterflies, birds and other
plant species.
Dinner and
over night at Ndali Lodge/ Primate Lodge Kibale
(Luxury safari tents)
Mountains of the moon/fort motel hotels (midrange)
BB
Kibale N.P Bandas /Rwenzori guest house (Budget)BB
Day
6: Kibale- Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After Breakfast, depart northwards to Queen Elizabeth
National Park and arrive in the Afternoon. Have
lunch at the lodge and relax for a while. After
lunch, go for a nature walk to Maramagambo forest
(Optional activity). View a variety of plant and
tree species. With the same nature walk, you can
view a variety of birds, butterflies and primates.
Visit the bat cave and take a closer look at the
bats. If lucky, you will spot the rock pythons
that occasionally feed on the Bats.
Overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Jacana safari
lodge Luxury FB,
King fisher /Katara lodges, Kicwamba (Midrange)
HB, and
Libertine rift lodge/Simba safaris camp ( Budget),
BB.
Day
7: Queen Elizabeth National Park.
After an early morning breakfast, go for a game
drive heading for the mating grounds of the Uganda
Kobs. Also view other animals like lions, Elephants,
Topi, Bushbucks and Buffaloes. After Lunch, we
will go for a launch cruise along the Kazinga
channel at 15.00hrs.This is a natural channel
that joins Lake Edward to Lake George. Actually
this is one of your highlights for the Safari.
On this cruise you will view abundant birdlife,
buffaloes, Elephants and perhaps the highest concentration
of Hippos in Africa.
Overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Jacana safari
lodge Luxury FB,
King fisher /Katara lodges, Kicwamba (Midrange)
HB, and
Libertine rift lodge/Simba safaris camp ( Budget),
BB.
Day
8: Queen Elizabeth-Bwindi.
Over night at Gorilla forest camp/clonds mountain
gorilla lodge (luxury)
Silver-Back lodge/Mantana tented camp (Middle
Range)FB
Buhoma community Rest Camps/ Bwindi View Bandas,(budget)
FB
After an early breakfast, transfer
to Bwindi through Ishasha sector famous for the
tree climbing lions, if lucky you will spot some.
Bwindi is famous for the rare Mountain gorillas.
The Park also harbors at least 120 animal species
including chimpanzees, L’Hoest’s monkeys,
red and blue tailed monkeys.
Over night at Gorilla forest camp/clonds mountain
gorilla lodge (luxury)
Silver-Back lodge/Mantana tented camp (Middle
Range)FB
Buhoma community Rest Camps/ Bwindi View Bandas,(budget)
FB
Day
9: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. After
an early breakfast, Set off for gorilla trekking.
hikers will love it Gorilla trekking is unpredictable,
it is difficult to foresee how many hours you
will hike, the gorilla trekking may take 2-8hours
, expect to walk long distances in steep conditions
sometimes with rain overhead before you encounter
any gorillas. You will also enjoy the beautiful
scenery the rainforest and landscape have to offer.
Your efforts will be rewarded when you have an
encounter with the humble giants. For conservation
purposes, the time spent with gorillas is one
hour.
Over night at Gorilla forest camp/clonds
mountain gorilla lodge (luxury)
Silver-Back lodge/Mantana tented camp (Middle
Range)FB
Buhoma community Rest Camps/ Bwindi View Bandas,(budget)
FB
Day
10: Bwindi- Lake Bunyonyi.
Transfer
to Lake Bunyonyi. Drive through Kigezi terraces.
This gives spectacular scenery. Arrive at Lake
Bunyonyi in the afternoon and have lunch at the
Lodge, you can have a boat ride or go for a Nature
walk or any activity of your choice. (0ptional
activity.)
Dinner and overnight at Nature’s Prime Island/Overland
resort/Bushara island/ FB.
Day11
: Lake Bunyonyi.
After
an early breakfast, you can involve yourself in
other optional activities like Bird Watching,
Swimming, a village walk to the Batwa and Bakiga
communities. Take note of th eir local livelihoods.
Return to the lodge for Lunch. You can relax this
afternoon.
Dinner and overnight at Nature’s Prime Island/Overland
resort/Bushara island/ FB.
Day12:
Lake Bunyonyi- Lake Mburo National Park.
After
an early breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo with a
lunch stop in Mbarara town. Arrive in the Afternoon
relax for a while and go for an optional evening
game drive through the fringing swamp area. View
a variety of Zebras, rare and shy sitatunga, antelope,
topi and the gigantic eland.
Dinner and Overnight at Mihingo Lodge Luxury FB.
Mantana tented camps-midrange FB
and Rwonyo camp – budget Bed only.
Day
13: Lake Mburo National Park. After
an early breakfast, you will take an interesting
safari walk, this park boosts the best Nature
walks in all parks and it’s only this park
that you can see Game/wild life on a walk. After
lunch, have an afternoon boat trip to cool off
and also to enable us spot more water species
like hippos, birds and occasional Nile Crocodiles.
Dinner and Overnight at Mihingo Lodge Luxury FB.
Mantana tented camps-midrange FB
and Rwonyo camp – budget Bed only.
Day
14: Lake Mburo- Kampala.
On this Day have an early morning Breakfast and
transfer to Kampala. Stop at some interesting
places like the equator. Have lunch, you can take
some photographs or buy some souvenirs at one
of our craft shops, Classic African Art Kayabwe.
Arrive in Kampala Late in the Afternoon.
Emin Pasha Hotel/Serena hotel (luxury) BB.
Caccia lodge/Hotel la Bougainvillia (Middle range)HB
Overnight at Orcharda /Makerere guest houses (Budget)
BB,
Day
15: Transfer to Ssese Island.
After breakfast, relax for a while and have an
early lunch at the lodge. Drive to Entebbe for
your transfer to Ssese Islands at 2.00pm. The
island will give you the Caribbean experience
with their white sand beaches and sky blue waters.
You will also encounter the vervet and colobus
monkey, a variety of bird species and scores of
butterflies.
Dinner over night Nornbill beac(luxury)
Mirembe resort beach/ Ssese habitant resort(middle
range)
Banda island camp/pearl gardens beach. (Bidget)
Day
16: Ssese Islands-Kampala:
After an early breakfast, you will take part in
an optional activity of your choice a forest walk,
half day fishing or an island tour before you
leave this Island at 12.00 o’clock.
Emin Pasha Hotel/Serena hotel (luxury) BB.
Caccia lodge/Hotel la Bougainvillia (Middle range)HB
Overnight at Orcharda /Makerere guest houses (Budget)
BB
Day
17: Kampala City Tour-Departure. You
will get a chance to visit some interesting places
in Kampala like the Kasubi tombs- A burial ground
for Buganda Kings,Namugongo Maytrs Shrine or Bahai
temple or, you can alternatively go for a quad
bike or white water rafting in Jinja. Transfer
to the Airport in the evening and arrive in time
for your departure flight. Depart with beautiful
memories of your safari
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