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10 Dyas/ 9 NIghts
Entebbe/ Kampala

 Uganda Safari Tour & Holiday

Uganda Safari Tour & Holiday in Uganda and travel to Murchison Falls National Park. Expect a detour visit to Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary, game drive and launch trip to the bottom of the falls. Thereafter, transfer to Kibale National Park for the Chimp trekking experience.

Exit Kibale and go Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will enjoy game drive plus a launch trip on the Kazinga Channel. Transfer to Bwindi for the ultimate Gorilla experience. From Bwindi, And Lake Bunyonyi for Relaxation, you go Lake Mburo before concluding in Entebbe.

What to Expect to see

Our 10 days Uganda Safari with Gorillas is an idealist’s dream for all Savannah and holiday makers opting to see the Open Savannah with Africa’s game including Lions (Most travelers love the tree climbing lions at Ishasha Sector), leopards, Giraffes, Zebras, African Elephants, Ugandan kobs, hippopotamus, Nile crocodiles, African bush elephants, Chimpanzees, Monkeys, Baboons, warthogs, Hertbeests, Jackson Heart beasts etc not forgetting the whirling hundreds of bird species such as the common hornbills, herons and turacos. Uganda Safari Tour & Holiday

Highlights of Safari

Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking

Ishasha Sector of Climbing Lions

Game Drive and Boat cruise along Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, and Lake Mburo

Kazinga Channel, Equator, and Lake Bunyonyi

Batwa Talks Experience

Bigodi Swamp Walk

Nature Walk in Lake Mburo National Park

Mid-range Accommodations

 

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport

On your arrival at Entebbe airport, you will be picked up by Mwanzo Tours Uganda representative, your driver/guide, who will brief you about your safari and transfer you to your place of accommodation. Do a city tour in the afternoon and visit local sights depending on your time.

Destination: Kampala Uganda

Accommodation Options

Budget: Via Via Entebbe Hotel | Acactus Hotel Kampala

Mid-Range: Maries Royal Hotel | Latitude 0 Degrees

Luxury: Serena Kigo | Speke Resort Munyonyo

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinking Water throughout

 

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls with stopover for Rhino Tracking

After Moring Breakfast Your guide/driver will pick you from your Accommodation and head out for Murchison falls.

The highlights of this park include; the roaring rapids of the Murchison, the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park where you will have the chance of viewing lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffalo, and elephants. Then surely you will be fascinated by the concentration of hippos and the Nile crocodiles here.

For birders, Murchison Falls boasts 450 bird species including the elusive shoe-bill stork, dwarf king fisher, the white-thigh horn-bill, and the Goliath heron among others.

En route, make a stopover at Zziwa Rhino sanctuary for your first Big 5 experience where you will have an hour of rhino tracking. Another stop will be in Masindi in order to enjoy your lunch.

Continue to the park and check in to your accommodation to relax for the Evening.

Destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation Options

Budget: Hornbill Safari Lodge | Heritage Safari Lodge

Mid-Range: Pakuba Safari Lodge | Fort Murchison Lodge

Luxury: Chobe Safari Lodge | Paraa Safari Lodge

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinking Water throughout

 

Day 3: Morning game drive and boat trip to the top of the falls

After an early breakfast, tour the Northern section of Murchison with a high concentration of savannah wildlife. Enjoy game viewing and photography of elephants, buffalos, waterbucks, giraffes, Uganda kobs and lions, the leopards (if you are lucky) plus a variety of bird species. Return to your accommodation for lunch then go for the boat trip to the base of the falls.

This trip is said to be the highlight of the safari in Murchison falls since it allows you to get up close to the animal species within the water. Cruise past huge hippo pods, crocodiles, bathing buffalo, and numerous aquatic birds adorning the north bank on the way to the mighty waterfalls. You will have an opportunity to take thousands of pictures (and so carry your camera with you if you like).

Also, proceed for a hike (if you like) to the top of the falls. The hike is a strenuous one but the thrill on reaching the top is unforgettable. Miss it only if you must! Return to your accommodation thereafter.

Destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation Options

Budget: Hornbill Safari Lodge | Heritage Safari Lodge

Mid-Range: Pakuba Safari Lodge | Fort Murchison Lodge

Luxury: Chobe Safari Lodge | Paraa Safari Lodge

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinking Water throughout

 

 

Day 4: Transfer from Murchison Falls to Kibale Forest National Park

Enjoy an early breakfast at the lodge and drive to Kibale Forest; you will take pleasure in the gorgeous scenery of this countryside which makes the journey more exciting. Have your lunch en route in Fortportal town and continue as you will have great vies of the Rwenzori ranges. Check in at your lodge. You could go for a guided nature walk in Bigodi wetland which is home to various birds and primate species. Later have dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Destination: Kibale National Park

Accommodation Options

Budget: Rweteera Safari Park | Lake Nkuruba & Camp Site

Mid-Range: Chimpanzee Guest House | Kibale Forest Camp

Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge | Papaya Lake Lodge

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinking Water throughout

 

Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking, and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth

Get up so early for breakfast and head to the park, where you will be brief and later start off with Chimpanzee trekking in the forest. Kibale forest is among the charming places well-known for different primates and several crater lakes within Uganda. In the morning you will see the chimps in their natural environment. These chimps are also exciting and this very close encounter will reward you with a memorable experience on your trip. After lunch you will drive to the Mweya peninsula in Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will arrive in the late afternoon. Have a delicious dinner and night rest.

Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation Options

Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages | Bush Lodge

Mid-Range: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge | Elephant Hub Lodge

Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge| katara Lodge

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinking Water throughout

 

Day 6: Morning Game drive – Afternoon Boat cruise – Community walk to Lake Katwe salt mining village

After a morning coffee, head out for a morning game drive at Kasenyi track of the park. Common sightings here are; elephant, warthog, water buck, kob, leopard, lions, hyena, buffalo and so much more.

After a short break visit to Katwe fishing and salt mining village. In season, you will see plenty of flamingos in this part of the park. Have lunch and go for an afternoon boat cruise on the well-known Kazinga Channel to see schools of hippos, basks of crocodiles. The Channel has the highest concentration of hippos in Africa it is also a great place for birders enjoy most as you will see hundreds and hundreds of birds on the shore, you can easily identify over 40 species while on the boat cruise on Kazinga Channel.

Later go for an evening game drive mainly to search for the big cats and other predators of the park. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight.

Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation Options

Budget: Pumba Safari Cottages | Bush Lodge

Mid-Range: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge | Elephant Hub Lodge

Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge| Katara Lodge

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinking Water throughout

 

Day 7: Queen Elizabeth NP – Morning game drive – Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable NP via Ishasha sector

After your morning coffee, head out for a game drive to look for wildlife on the Kasenyi track of the park. Common sightings here are; elephant, warthog, water buck, kob, leopard, lions, hyena, buffalo then drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP via Ishasha sector which is famous for its tree climbing lions, for another game drive to look for the tree climbing lions and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park a home to the famous half of the worlds endangered mountain gorillas. A magnificent verdant swathe across the steep ridges of the Albertan Rift Valley.

This ancient rain forest -one of the few in Africa to have flourished throughout the last Ice Age -is home to roughly half of the world’s mountain gorillas.

Arrive to check in and have lunch, relax or go for an evening village walk and shopping at the craft market before dinner. At an altitude of up to 2,607 meters (8553ft). Expect some cooler temperatures in the evening.

Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Accommodation Options

Budget: Bakiga Lodge | Ride 4 Woman

Mid-Range: Gorilla Mist Camp | Agandi Lodge

Luxury: Buhoma Lodge| Gorilla Safari Lodge

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinking Water throughout

 

Day 8: Gorilla trekking Bwindi & Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation, sightseeing

Have breakfast and move to the rangers’ post. You will receive some briefing (from a ranger guide) on the dos and don’ts during trekking. Thereafter, you will enter the gorilla sanctuary for your adventure.

The beauty of this rain forest is spectacular! The area offers dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists.

The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates. Once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence.

The thrill of spending time observing these gentle but endangered giants is unforgettable.

Thereafter, you will return for lunch then drive off to Lake Bunyonyi. The lake is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of (2,200 – 2,478m) but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical — you could admire them all day. Uganda Safari Tour & Holiday

Destination: Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation Options

Budget: Hawks Eye Lodge | Bunyonyi View Resort

Mid-Range: Bunyonyi Overland Resort | Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort

Luxury: Birdnest @ bunyonyi resort | Arcadia Lodges Lake Bunyonyi

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinking Water throughout

 

Day 9: Transfer to Lake Mburo NP and enjoy afternoon (evening) game viewing

Have breakfast and set off to Lake Mburo NP via Mbarara town. You will arrive in the early afternoon and take some rest before proceeding out for the late afternoon (evening) game viewing. On the game drive, expect to see the gigantic eland antelopes, zebras, topi, impalas, Uganda kob and Cape buffalos among others. Later, relax at the accommodation where you will spend the night. Optional: In case you are interested, you may go out for the breathtaking Mburo night game drive (at an extra cost on the ground). During the night game drive, expect to sight nocturnal creatures including snakes, hyena, owls and the elusive leopard (on a lucky day) among others.

Destination: Lake Mburo National Park

Accommodation Options

Budget: Eagle’s Nest Lodge | Leopard Rest Camp

Mid-Range: Rwakobo Rock Lodge | arcadia lodge lake mburo

Luxury: Mihingo Lodge | Mburo Safari Lodge

Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drinking Water throughout

 

Day 10: Mburo park (bush) walk and transfer to Entebbe Airport for your flight out

Enjoy your early breakfast and proceed for the Mburo morning park (bush) walk in the presence of an armed Uganda Wildlife Authority ranger/guide.

On this early morning guided walk; you will have the opportunity to encounter (at close range): Zebras, Giraffes and Eland, Topi and other antelope, Cape buffaloes among others. Uganda Safari Tour & Holiday

Take the Trail to the top of the hills and see Lake Mburo and beyond. From this vantage point, you will have a great view of 9 of the twelve lakes surrounding Lake Mburo NP.

Thereafter, return to the accommodation for checkout and then hit the road to Entebbe airport for your flight out (recommended for 18:00 onward). We hope to see you (or any referral) when next, you visit and thanks for choosing Mwanzo Tours Uganda. Uganda Safari Tour & Holiday.

Destination: Entebbe International Airport

Accommodation: No accommodation

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & lunch, drinking water

 

Things included

Park fees

Gorilla permits

Rhino Tracking Permit

Chimp permits

All activities

All accommodation

A professional driver/guide

All transportation

All Taxes/VAT

Roundtrip airport transfer

Meals plan on full-board

Drinking water throughout the trip

Fruits, Hiking, WIFI throughout the safari

 

Things Excluded

International flights

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips

Personal items

Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

 

Things to carry on Uganda Safaris

  • Gorilla permit

Chimpanzee Permit

  • E-ticket and passport.
  • Long-sleeved shirts to protect your arms from being scratched by tree branches or being bitten by insects.
  • Waterproof backpack for carrying all the things you need during trekking.
  • Long trousers to protect your legs.
  • Waterproof hiking boots for hiking through the muddy forest floors.
  • Rain jacket.
  • Shorts for game drives.
  • Pair of binoculars.
  • Non-flash camera for taking photos of mountain gorillas.
  • Wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses to protect the head and eyes from the scorching sunshine.
  • Flip-flops.
  • Swimsuit.
  • First Aid kit.
  • Toiletries.
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