Day 1: Kampala-Murchison Falls National Park
Morning after breakfast drive to Murchison falls. Stop for
lunch at Masindi town. Lunch will be at Masindi and proceed to Murchison
falls. Visit the top of the falls an exciting point where millions of gallons
of water squeeze in 6-7 meter gap with thunderous sound before falling down 40
meters forming placid river. Dinner and overnight at lodge of your choice. At
Paraa Safari Lodge FB or other related budget option cost chosen
SAFARI COST: 2 People sharing
Luxury cost per person: US$ 6330
Upmarket cost per person: US$ 5270
Middle Cost per person : US $ 3485
Budget cost per person:US$ 2863
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park
Wake up early take a game drive looking for wildlife.
Murchison Falls is the largest national park in the country and harbors
different flora and fauna. Your game drive in the morning with a local guide
who will assist you to sight wild game in the northern bank of River Nile where
concentrations of game are in common sight of elephants, giraffes, antelopes,
lions leopards hyenas and many bird species are a common sight.
Afternoon go for a boat cruise on the famous River Nile up
to the bottom of falls viewing variety of game that throng along banks of the
river. Chances of sighting the shoe bill stork are many though not a guarantee
and many more bird species continue up to the bottom of the falls where you
will see animals like schools of hippos, crocodiles and many species of birds
dinner and overnight. FB
Day 3: Murchison – Fort Portal/Kibale .
After breaking your fast , proceed to Fort
Portal /Kibale with packed lunch. Drive in one of the remotest parts of this
country enjoying different forest environment and other savannah woodland
vegetation plus communities along the road stop where you find local market to
mix briefly with local people. Arrival
will
be a in the evening enjoy nice views of the mountains of the moon on clear
days.
Continue to Kibale National Park where you will settle in at
Primate Lodge luxury tent facilities. Dinner and overnight FB
Day 4: Kibale Forest National Park
After breakfast visit Kanyanchu the park headquarter offices
for your chimpanzee tracking where you will see other primates like the colobus
monkeys, vervet monkeys plus other primates that share this forest with
chimpanzees. The park also hosts over 320 species of birds including the yellow
spotted nectar, yellow rumped tinker birds etc. It also has colorful
butterflies; over 250 species have been spotted. For nature lovers, the dense
forest is still intact you can see trees of different species. Track chimps in
their natural habitat. Kibale Forest National Park is believed to have most
concentration of primates in the world. Over 12 different species of primates
including chimps in this park have been recorded. Enjoy a lot plant life with
tall tropical tree species.
After lunch drive along the foot of Mountain Rwenzori and on
clear days enjoys its nice ice peaks that remain wonder on equator line. Stop
for communities along the road stop where you find local market to mix briefly
with local people. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge. FB
Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Early Breakfast in the morning, there after carryout a game
drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their
hideouts. You are likely to meet grazing hippos, elephants, lions, spotted
hyenas and leopards, bushbuck, waterbuck and stripped jackal, and of-course the
several warthogs.
After lunch take boat cruise on Kazinga channel connecting
Lake George and Lake Edward viewing different game lion, elephant, buffalo and
many more plus plenty of birdlife. Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari Lodge.
FB
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth – Ishasha – Bwindi
After breakfast you will drive Kyambura gorge to track
chimpanzees. After picnic lunch, drive towards the southern sector of Queen
Elizabeth national park. – The Ishasha sector famous for climbing lions. And
precede to
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the home of Mountain Gorillas. It
is estimated half of the world’s surviving population of mountain gorillas –300
live within Bwindi boundaries. Dinner and overnight at Buhoma Luxury Lodge FB
Day 7: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Early morning breakfast and head for gorilla trekking with
guides together with other tourists trackers on this day. The trek is strenuous
but enjoyable. This is the major tourist attraction in Bwindi. Carry packed
lunch with you that will have at picnic site in the forest. The thrill of
your encounter with these gentle giants will erase your difficulties of the
potentially strenuous trek. Spend time in awe watching gorillas go about their
activities. Each encounter is different and has it’s own rewards. You are
likely to enjoy a close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the
youngsters frolic from vines in a delightfully playful display. Return from
tracking gorillas, have dinner and overnight At Buhoma Luxury lodge. FB
Day 8: Bwindi – Bunyonyi
After breakfast will be have a Batwa forest walk
taking back many years when pygmy communities used to stay in this forest
as as forest gatherers around, or do village walk of Buhoma Community
where you will see different local people as they do their day to day
activities, visit the local/traditional healers, local brew distillation
points, after the village walk will return back the lodge for lunch, or
to the community hospital or ca even donate to the community. After lunch will
drive to Kabale and continue to Lake Bunyonyi, check in at you lodge for dinner
and overnight.
Day 9: Bunyonyi – Lake Mburo
Morning take a boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi a seeing plenty of
bird life and visiting communities as they go their daily activities. Enjoy
this Switzerland of Africa scenery. After lunch drive to Lake Mburo national
park or Mbarara town. Lunch will be on the way transfer to Lake Mburo Diner and
overnight at Mantana Safari Lodge.
Day 10: Lake Mburo – Kampala
After Breakfast take a game drive or later do natural
walk or take boat ride on Lake Mburo . After proceed to Masaka road to Kampala.
Stopover on your way could be for Ankole grassland where long horned cattle are
common sight. Continue northwards breaking at the Equator crossing. Continue to
Kampala. END .
SAFARI COST: 2 People sharing
Luxury cost per person: US$ 6330
Upmarket cost per person: US$ 5270
Middle Cost per person : US $ 3485
Budget cost per person:US$ 2868
All cost options are based on full board all inclusive.
Please note the safari cost include:
- meals
and accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- full
time safari driver/guides,
- park
entry fees, all game drives, boat/ launch trips, forest guiding walks, all
activities while on safari and all the applicable Government Taxes.
- 4×4
wheel drive vehicle with gas
- Airport
transfers.
- 1
gorilla permit per person
- chimp
permit per person – Kibale/Kyambura