Tour Ref: TOU\GSS008
No. of days: 15
Departure: Daily
No. of Participants: Minimum of 1 pax/ for group:4 pax
Transport: 4-wheel-drive Safari Toyota Land Cruiser/Super custom/Vans
Driver/Guide: English Speaking
Summary itinerary
Day 1: Entebbe – Kampala
Arrive at Entebbe airport. Your guide will be there waiting for you, meet and greet, transfer to your overnight accommodation.
Medium budget: Namirembe Guest House (BB)
High budget: Cassia Lodge (BB)
Day 2: Kampala – Rhino tracking-Murchison Falls
7 00 am: Depart for Murchison falls NP, via the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking. The sanctuary has been established to breed black and white rhino which got extinct in the country due to heavy poaching in the early 80s. Lunch at the sanctuary and after, proceed to Murchison Falls NP for overnight stay. Transit Time 4-5 Hours Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overnight at:
Budget-Red chili Camp (B&B)
High budget: Paraa Safari Lodge (FB)
Day 3: Murchison Falls-Boat Ride-Game Drive
An early start in the morning for a game drive encompassing elephant, giraffe, lion, leopard, buffalo, giraffe, warthog, baboon and a huge variety of other wildlife. Later on you will take a boat ride up the river to the bottom of Murchison Falls, where you will see, floating crocodiles and pods of hippo intersperse with some of the best bird viewing in the world. From the safety of the boat you can see the crocodiles, hippos, elephants, buffaloes and other animals on the shores of the Nile. Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Overnight at:
Budget-Red chili Camp (B&B)
High budget: Paraa Safari Lodge (FB)
Day 4: Murchison Falls – Hoima
Early morning game drive and later transfer to Hoima town for your overnight stay, lunch will be in Hoima.
Medium budget: Kontiki Hotel (BB)
High budget: Hotel Kontiki (FB)
Day 5: Hoima – Kibale Forest
After breakfast we drive to Kibale Forest through the thrilling meandering roads. Lunch will be in Fort portal town before arriving in the park. In the evening, you may opt for a short walk around the lodge or community visits. Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overnight at:
Medium budget: Chimps’ Nest (BB)
High budget: Kibale Primate Lodge (FB)
Day 6: Kibale Forest-Chimpanzee tracking
Get your walking shoes on as we move through bush and jungle to spend time with our fascinating relatives, watching them swing through the trees or move quickly across the ground in front of us. The park is home to 12 species of primate. The Primates include Chimps; Black and White Colobus Monkeys; Blue Monkeys, Black faced Red Colobus, Red Tailed Monkeys; Olive Baboons and an incredible array of bird life, including the Great Blue Turaco. Lunch at the Lodge and in the afternoon you can take you may take an optional visit to the Bigodi swamp for bird watching. Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overnight at:
Medium budget: Chimps’ Nest (BB)
High budget: Kibale Primate Lodge (FB)
Day 7: Kibale Forest – Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the best National Park of Uganda with outstanding wildlife. Have a relaxed guided walk at the Mweya Peninsular for the rest of the Evening. Transit Time 3-4 Hours. Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Overnight at:
Budget-Mweya Hostels (BB)
High budget: Mweya Safari Lodge (FB)
Day 8: Queen Elizabeth NP-Boat Ride-Game Drive
Early game drive in the park with high expectations of seeing Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopards, Spotted Hyenas, Elephants, Antelopes and the elusive Giant Forest Hog in this park. In the afternoon you will take a unique boat ride on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lake Edward and Lake George. The area is believed to be the biggest Hippo concentration in Africa. You will be entertained by amazing hippos usually in interesting pools and many animals may be seen drinking at the water’s edge. This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, Hippos huff and spray mere feet away from the boat, Buffalo linger in the shallows and the prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous with over 550 species. Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Overnight at:
Budget-Mweya Hostels (BB)
High budget: Mweya Safari Lodge (FB)
Day 9: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Ishasha
Game drive in the morning and after breakfast we drive through the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth, Ishasha Sector famous for tree climbing Lions, if you are lucky you see some of these. You may opt for the evening game drive to see more wildlife. Overnight at:
Medium budget: Savannah Resort standard (BB)
High budget: Ishasha Wilderness Camp (FB)
Day 10: Ishasha – Bwindi NP
Early morning Game drive in search of the tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha sector. Later transfer to Buhoma Bwindi for your overnight stay. You will relax by the lodge side to prepare for tomorrows day tracking. Overnight at:
Medium budget: Buhoma Community Camp (BB)
High budget: Buhoma Lodge (FB)
Day 11: Gorilla Tracking
After breakfast at 7.30 am, depart to the park headquarters in a private; proceed for briefing from park ranger guides before starting your Gorilla trek through steeply forested and beautiful landscape along several animal trails. The climax of the adventure is the opportunity to view the gentle and endangered mountain Gorillas which is an exciting and memorable experience, Picnic lunch to be enjoyed en-route. This may take 3 to 8 hours. Meals and overnight at:
Medium budget: Buhoma Community Camp (BB)
High budget: Buhoma Lodge (FB)
Day 12: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi-Community tours
Breakfast, and later transfer to Lake Bunyonyi and on arrival, you will check in at your overnight at accommodation. In the evening, you will participate in our sustainable tourism projects with the local communities near Lake Bunyonyi and Gorilla Parks. “The US $40 community development and conservation fee charged is used to buy a goat or a pig through “the BSR Foundation project” that is given to the orphanage and windowed families in order to develop and improve on their income. After trekking the Gorillas, you will hand over this goat/pig to one of the families living around the Lake and the Gorilla Park. This is an incentive for communities to protect and conserve the environment and the resources available as well as a way for you to give back to both community and conservation. Dinner and overnight at:
Medium budget: Crater Bay Cottages (BB)
High budget: Bunyonyi Safaris Resort deluxe (FB)
Day 13: Canoe Trekking, Bird Watching & Hiking around Lake Bunyonyi
8:00am breakfast and 8:30 depart for the full day canoe trekking on Lake Bunyonyi and Hiking in the hills around Bunyonyi. You will get to your canoes with packed lunch and drinking water and start the trek via Kavumo Island with a short stop to watch a number of birds like Pied Kingfishers and great comrants as they fish.
Continue to Habukomi peninsular which is a resting place for the Pelicans, take pictures and continue to Bwambari where you will dock and start your hike through the villages and gardens. You will have a rest on the top of the hill and then have your lunch before you start descending back to the valley. You will proceed via Buchuranuko Island translated in English as “upside down island”. The guide will give you the interesting history behind this island, take pictures and continue to the hotel arriving in the evening for your dinner and overnight stay. Overnight at:
Budget- Crater Bay Cottages (FB)
Medium Budget- Bunyonyi Safari Resort (FB) Deluxe Rooms
Day 14: Lake Bunyonyi- Lake Mburo NP Boat ride
We will drive through twisted and winding roads, and lake dotted countryside, before emerging on to the lower thorn and savanna scrub lands of Lake Mburo National Park. Lake Mburo National Park has markedly different fauna to other Parks and reserves, the best place in the country to see the gigantic Eland Antelope, as well as Zebra, Topi, Impala, and several Acacia and associated birds. The five lakes within the park attract Hippos, Crocodiles and a variety of water birds. In the afternoon we take a boat ride at Lake Mburo, which gives great opportunities to see hippos, crocodiles and a lot of beautiful birds. Transit Time 3-4 Hours Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, overnight at:
Budget-Rwonyo Bandas (BB)
Medium Budget Mihingo Lodge (FB)
Day 15: Lake Mburo Game Drive-Entebbe Departure
Early morning game drive with a ranger so we can get up close and personal on ground level to many of the beautiful and free animals of the park. As you walk around the park, you will have a chance of looking at Eland, Antelope, as well as Zebra, Topi, Impala, and several Acacia and associated birds. After an early lunch, you depart for Kampala and proceed to Entebbe Airport for your return flight. Transit Time 4-5 Hours
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GROUP TOURS BASED ON BUDGET ACCOMMODATION
Tour Cost based on a Group tour with 2 people sharing a twin/double
(Min. No. for Guaranteed Departure is 4 Pax)
Accommodation for group tours is based on Budget accommodation and on Bed and Breakfast for most of the areas as indicated in the detailed itinerary, but they all have operating restaurant where you can order meals at your convenience.
The price quoted will include:
Cost excludes:
Note: Gorilla and Chimpanzee permits are subject to availability at the time of booking and can only be purchased after booking confirmation and deposit payment
The company reserves the right to vary the safari services agreed with the client in the event of unforeseen circumstances, in such cases alternative arrangements will be made to suit the situation.
Accommodation indicated is subject to availability at the time of booking and in case the indicated hotel is not available at the time of confirming the tour, then alternative but same class facility will be booked and you will you will be informed in advance.
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