16 days Wildlife Uganda
Along the way, visit the Ziwa sanctuary & track rhinos. Game drives within Murchison falls park and a boat trip upstream the Nile to Spot the Murchison falls.
Driving to the Primate Capital of the World - Kibale forest via Hoima, Fortportal towns. This is where you will have a 90% chance to see Chimpanzees in their natural habitat plus 13 other primate species. The nearby Bigodi swamp has a wide range of flora & fauna with beautiful birds, butterflies & insects.
This journey will take you to Queen Elizabeth Park with dozens of enormous craters, Panaromic views of the Kazinga Channel & endless Ishasha plains. Gorilla tracking is the most commonly enjoyed activity in this impenetrable forest and most visitors have rated it as an excellent activity. You will perhaps take a boat ride to one of the Islands. Also visit Lake Mburo one of Uganda's most breath-taking & spectacular game park located in the middle of an extensive rich acacia woodland.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Entebbe Airport
Pass By: Airport Transfer Entebbe, Kampala Uganda
You will be personally met by our company representative upon arrival at Entebbe airport, transfer to Kampala for overnight stay and dinner.
Meals included:
• Dinner: Depending on your time of arrival, we organize additional meals at your accommodation facility
Accommodation included: Viavia Guest House
Day 2: Ngamba Island
Stop At: Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Plot 1 Bank Close, Entebbe Uganda
After Breakfast, your guide will transfer you to the Waterfront club for boat ride to Ngamba Chimpanzee Island. This a either a half day of Full day activity where you watch and feed Orphaned Chimps, Birding in the Forest and Learn more about these primates and their way of life. You will return to Entebbe and back to your accommodation.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation included: Adonai Guest House
Day 3: Mabamba Swamp and Entebbe town
Stop At: Entebbe Botanic Gardens, Berkely Rd, Entebbe Uganda
Early morning to transfer to Mabamba swamp on the shores of Lake Victoria where you go Birding and this is also the home of the Rare Shoebill Stock. In the Afternoon, visit the Entebbe Town and later transfer to Kampala at your accommodation.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Adonai Guest House
Day 4: Murchison Falls National Park
Stop At: Paraa Masindi, Murchison Falls National Park Uganda
Begin the panoramic drive north-west through the famous Luwero Triangle and, travel to Masindi via Ziwa Rhino Project. A visit to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking is a must. After lunch, drive to Murchison falls national park at the spectacularly situated site at the top of the fall where you will see the Nile's beauty perfected!! Marvel at the Nile, compressing from up to 1 km squeeze through a 7 meter canyon dropping 45 meters with a thunderous roar creating a beautiful rainbow, a plume of spray and the best thing that happened to the Nile "the Murchison Falls."
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Fort Murchison
Day 5: Murchison Falls National Park
Stop At: Paraa Masindi, Murchison Falls National Park Uganda
Begin the day with a cup of African Coffee. Thereafter, cross the Nile by ferry to the northern bank of the park. Your guide will help you spot Elephants, Lions, Cape buffaloes, Rothschild's giraffes, hartebeest, Waterbuck, Oribi, Bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, hyena and if you are lucky, the leopard. Return to the hotel for breakfast and lunch. After lunch, go for a boat safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls stopping just tens of meters from the "Devil's Cauldron". En-route, marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over this 17 km stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck and Uganda Kob, crocodile. This is also a zone of many bird species like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. There you leave the boat and start your hike to the Top of the Falls (approx. 1 hour). See where the world's longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43m below. Your driver/guide will be waiting for you to bring you back to the lodge.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Fort Murchison
Day 6: Murchison Falls - Kibale forest
Stop At: Kibale National Park, Kasese Uganda
Drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal through verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms along Albertine Rift escarpments. Fort-Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. Overnight stay at your lodge with a stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled "Mountains of the Moon".
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Kibale Forest Camp
Day 7: Kibale Chimpanzee Trekking & Bigodi Swamp Walk
Stop At: Kibale National Park, Kasese Uganda
After early breakfast, report at Kanyanchu Tourist Centre where tourist activities begin and set out to track chimpanzee in the forest. Chances of viewing the chimps are over 90% but not a guarantee. Kibale forest national park is one of the beautiful and stunning forests in the Uganda. It is home to our closest living relatives the endangered Chimpanzee, the threatened Red Columbus monkey and the rare L-Hoest's monkey. The forest also boasts of having one of the highest diversity and density of primates in Africa totaling 13 species including the Black and white Colobus, Blue monkey, Grey-cheeked mangabey, Red tailed monkey and Bush babies and Pottos.
After lunch visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary from where you will take on a guided walk around the Swamp which will provide you with the opportunity to see a wide range of flora and fauna. View a variety of butterflies, birds and other insects. Have a tour of the crater region around Ndali lodge. You may also stop over at any tea plantation along the road if you wish. Return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight. Have an evening tour of the crater region, visit "top of the world", the natural bridge. On a clear day you will be able to have a view of the snow cap on the Rwenzori.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Kibale Forest Camp
Day 8: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, 410 kilometers from Kampala, Kasese Uganda
After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park viewing the mystical Rwenzori Mountain range for much of the journey. Check in at your accommodation facility as you wait for your lunch. After lunch, take on an afternoon Launch cruise along Kazinga Channel - one that joins Lakes Edward and George. The cruise is a wonderful way to see hippo, buffalo, kob and the occasional Nile crocodile (which up until recently did not inhabit this area) and a spectacular bird watching on the water bank. Many who experience the launch cruise consider it the high light of their entire African safari.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Bush Lodge
Day 9: Queen Elizabeth National Park tour
Stop At: Queen Elizabeth National Park, 410 kilometers from Kampala, Kasese Uganda
Rise very early with your packed lunch take on a morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. You will most likely meet grazing Hippos, Elephants, and Lions, spotted Hyenas, bush buck, water buck, stripped jackal, comical warthogs and the elusive leopard. Proceed to Maramagambo forest. Many surprises await you here for example pythons are often observed in the crevices of the bat cave floor using the bats as a source of food. The cave is near a picturesque formerly Blue lake and Hunters cave. You may also see forest birds such as bat hawks, brown eared woodpecker and other primates.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Bush Lodge
Day 10: Queen Elizabeth NP - Bwindi forest
Stop At: Bwindi Inpenetrable Forest, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda
With previous days memories, enjoy your breakfast ready for guided Chimpanzee/primate walk along Kyambura Gorge to look for habituated chimps through the gorge. After the primate walk, proceed to Ishasha sector. You will drive along the deep and wide dry craters that are occupied by savanna grasses and acacia. The drive takes you through the unique western rift valley escarpment and the (southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park) Ishasha sector where you will take on yet another game drive in search of the tree climbing lions before proceeding to Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park. The journey takes about 4 hours but driving through interesting features. Arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable forest in the evening. The forest itself is lush and green and there are streams running through it.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Bunyonyi Overland Camp
Day 11: Bwindi forest Gorilla Tracking
Stop At: Bwindi Inpenetrable Forest, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda
After early breakfast, set off with guides to for Gorilla Trekking. The thrill of your encounter will erase the difficulties of the potentially strenuous trek. Bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Spend time in awe watching the gorillas go about their activities. Each gorilla safari encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display.
Time permitting, spend the afternoon on a community foot safari to explore the life style of the people living and surrounding the park. Return to camp exhilarated to relieve the encounter with friends over a drink.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Bunyonyi Overland Camp
Day 12: Bwindi forest park - Lake Bunyonyi
Stop At: Kabale Golf Course, Kabale Town, Kabale Uganda
After an early breakfast transfer to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale. Lunch break is made in Kabale. The afternoon is spent on relaxation and sightseeing around the Lake.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Bunyonyi Overland Camp
Day 13: Relax at Lake Bunyonyi
Stop At: Kabale Golf Course, Kabale Town, Kabale Uganda
Whole day dedicated for relaxation and after Lunch break then take on an afternoon boat ride to some of the islands on the lake.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Bunyonyi Overland Camp
Day 14: Lake Bunyonyi - Lake Mburo
Stop At: Lake Mburo National Park, Mbarara Uganda
After breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National park. This time a visit to Igongo cultural center to learn and experience the life style and culture of the Ankole and the Bahima. It is only at Igongo where the future meets the past.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Rwakobo rock lodge
Day 15: Lake Mburo
Stop At: Lake Mburo National Park, Mbarara Uganda
Morning game drive. The park is renowned for zebras, impalas, buffaloes, hippos, topi and elands including the rare shoebill, crested crane, pelicans, fish eagle, heron and many water birds. Afternoon boat cruise amidst the Hippos is amazing.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Rwakobo rock lodge
Day 16: Lake Mburo - Kampala
Stop At: Lake Mburo National Park, Mbarara Uganda
After early breakfast, take on a morning Bush walk. Lake Mburo National Park is a very special place; every part of it is alive with variety, interest and colour. It contains an extensive wetland. You are likely to see elands, impalas, waterbucks, warthogs, and zebras. There-after drive back to Kampala with a stopover at the Equator monument and later transfer to Entebbe to catch up with your evening flight back home.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast & lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Duration:16 days
Commences in:Western Region, Uganda
Country:Uganda
City:Western Region
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