Day 1: Drive to Murchison; Travel time + 6 hours.
Today you will picked from your hotel and drive to Murchison through the Luwero triangle with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track the Rhino and proceed to Masindi for an en route lunch. After lunch we shall drive to Murchison through the Kichwamba Nyobo gate and check-in at the lodge for diner and overnight.
Murchison Falls National Park sits on the shore of Lake Albert, in northwest Uganda. It’s known for its great falls, where the Victoria Nile River surges through a narrow gap over a massive drop. Overnight at Paraa Safari lodge (luxury) or Murchison River Lodge (Midrange) or Park Side Safari lodge (standard). Meal Plan: Lunch & dinner
Day 2: Game drive & boat cruise.
Today you head for an early morning game drive to catch up with the morning risers and hunters such as the elephants, hartebeests, jackals, lions, leopards and more. After the game drive return to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, head for a boat cruise along the Nile to view aquatic animals and other wildlife like crocodiles, hippos, waterbucks, elephants, monitor lizards etc., and later hike to the top of the falls to have a view of the magnificent Nile as it forces itself through the narrow tunnel and later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Overnight at Paraa Safari lodge (luxury) or Murchison River Lodge (Midrange) or Park Side Safari lodge (standard). Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Day 3: Murchison – Kibale National Park
After early breakfast, Leave Kampala for a half day drive west via Mityana to Fort Portal through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale National Park just under the Ruwenzori Mountains as you pass though verdant countryside and traditional homesteads and farms. Thereafter drive at your Leisure to Kibale. Meals and overnight at Isunga lodge (Luxury) or Chimpanzee Forest Guest House (Midrange) or Rweteera Safari Park (Budget facility). Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Day 4: Kibale national park/Primate Walk
An early morning visit after your breakfast inside Kibale Forest National Park, reputable of having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa for chimpanzee trekking starting at 8.00 am. A half day search for chimpanzees and other primates including phoestes, Red-Colobuses, Blues, Red-tailed and grey cheeked Mangabeys swinging through the dense forest and birds, butterflies and many small insects. The guide will provide detailed explanations on not only primates, but also on all the forest’s fauna and flora, ensuring that your walk is informative, enjoyable and excellent for viewing bird life and primates in close quarters. After lunch, go for the Bigodi Walk an initiative of the local community. The swamp is known for its rich diversity of its birdlife including the rare shoebill stock Meals and overnight at Isunga lodge (Luxury) or Chimpanzee Forest Guest House (Midrange) or Rweteera Safari Park (Budget facility). Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & dinner
Day 5: Kibale -Kampala
After your breakfast, take a hike to the crater lakes of Ndali an amazing experience for sightseeing and the best scenery in Uganda or many they have regarded it to as a million dollar view. Later after proceed to Kampala with lunch en route. Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch. End of service
The Safari package to include:
- Transportation by a 4 x 4 station wagon.
- Full board accommodation as per the itinerary
- Park fees
- Crate tour
- Game drives
- Ferry crossing fee
- Boat Cruise
- Hiking
- Rhino trekking
- Park entrance fees
- Chimp permit per person ($150)
- Driver/guide subsistence allowance
- Enroute lunches
- Ranger guide fees
- Bigodi nature walk
The Safari package to exclude expenses of personal nature like: drinks, laundry, tips, telephone, cigars, etc.