SUMMARY

Day 1: Kampala/Entebbe – Murchison Falls National Park – Top of the Falls

Day 2: Morning Game Drive – Launch cruise 

Day 3: Transfer from Murchison Falls- Kibale Forest National Park

Day 4: Kibale – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Day 5: Mountain Gorilla Trekking – Batwa Experience

Day 6: Departure back to Entebbe/Kampala

DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1: Kampala/Entebbe – Murchison Falls National Park – Top of the Falls

After breakfast, you will be picked up by one of our representatives from Great Nest Image Safaris and thereafter you will transfer to the magnificent Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest national park with lots of natural wonders. You will start up your journey to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking, a large preserve where Rhinos are bred. Your next stop will be in Masindi town for lunch and thereafter proceed to Murchison Falls National Park.

As you enter the park you will go to the top of the falls that make Murchison Falls National Park so famous. This is a place for most memorable pictures and taking in of the sounds and sights, including the rainbow that does not disappear, created by the mist of the falls. The top of the fall is spectacular, being so close to the falls and seeing the splendor from the top is such a wonderful experience. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Accommodation

• Red Chili Rest Camp

(Budget lodge located inside Murchison Falls National Park)

 Meals & Drinks

•  Breakfast
• Bottled Drinking water 

 Day 2: Morning Game Drive – Launch cruise

After an early morning breakfast, you will set off for an early morning game drive across the savannah, along Lake Albert Delta. And what you will see, sense and feel around cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world, this is Murchison Falls with its birds, Lions, elephants, hippos, buffaloes, warthogs, giraffes and much more.

Later you will check in your lodge to freshen up and thereafter you will go for your boat/launch cruise on the Nile River to the most powerful falls in the world. This will take around 3 hours and while on the cruise, you will view different animals like the crocodiles, hippos, elephants, different bird species like kingfishers, herons, watch out for the shoebill stork, the most sought-after bird in Africa and much more. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Accommodation

• Red Chili Rest Camp

(Budget lodge located inside Murchison Falls National Park)

 Meals & Drinks

•  Breakfast
• Bottled Drinking water 

Day 3: Transfer from Murchison Falls – Kibale Forest National Park

After an early morning breakfast, you will transfer from Murchison falls to Kibale forest national park with spectacular views of the rift valley, great Lake Albert, the Rwenzori ranges, the beautiful Lakes George and Edward, generally the western Albertine rift valley environment. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.

Accommodation

• Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse

(Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale Forest National Park)

Meals & Drinks

• Breakfast
• Bottled Drinking water 

Day 4: Kibale – Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

You will have an early breakfast then transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with lunch enroute at Igongo cultural centre in Mbarara. Since it will be a long journey, you will reach in the evening, straight to your reserved accommodation, have dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation

• Gorilla closeup lodge

(Mid-range lodge outside Bwindi National Park)

Meals & Drinks

• Breakfast
• Bottled Drinking water

Day 5: Mountain Gorilla Trekking – Batwa Experience

After an early morning breakfast, you will be driven to the park headquarters where you will be briefed by the park rangers about dos and don’ts while trekking in the park, here you will also be divided in a group of 8 individuals and after you will start off your gorilla trekking guided by the park rangers.

This is a memorable and an amazing experience watching the Mountain gorillas feed, play around and also do their day-to-day activities. The time taken and the terrain vary with the movements of these great primates and once you have located a gorilla group, you will be allowed an hour in their presence. Later, you will return to your lodge and in the evening you may choose to relax at the lodge or visit the Batwa community which will expose you to their culture basing on how they live, dance, and also hearing stories concerning their culture which will leave you amazed. You can try the other option being Munyanja river trail, where you can see the waterfalls and an array of bird life or the Muzabajiro/ Ruhija trails which offer forest and grassland bird species plus more primates. Dinner and overnight stay at your lodge.

Accommodation

• Gorilla closeup lodge
• (Mid-range lodge outside Bwindi National Park)

Meals & Drinks

• Breakfast

• Bottled Drinking water

Day 6: Departure back to Entebbe/Kampala

After an early breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and start your journey back to Entebbe/Kampala passing through rolling hills with terraces and also you will have a great time viewing the lush vegetation of the different areas. You will have lunch in Mbarara town then you will continue to Entebbe/Kampala arriving late afternoon.

END OF SAFARI TOUR

ACTIVITIES

• Zziwa Rhino tracking
• Top of the falls
• Game drive
• Boat cruise
• Gorilla trekking
• Batwa cultural experience

Other optional activities

• Chimpanzee tracking in Budongo Forest -Kaniyo Pabidi Forests

Kaniyo Pabidi supports two chimpanzee communities, each estimated to number around 90 individuals and the one closest to Budongo Eco Lodge has been habituated for tourist visits since the late 1990s. This tracking consists of six guided groups, each comprising up to three people at 08:00 then at 14:00. Tracking. A full day habituation experience allowing up to two people starts a minimum of 6 hours starting at 07:00. Chimpanzee tracking for half day costs US$85 per person while habituation costs UD$155 per person.

• Birding

The park of the top forest birding sites in Uganda, Kaniyo Pabidi protests a similar range of species to Budongo Forest. The best place to look for birds is around the lodge, especially the gallery forest along the main road which offers good views. Birds to watch out for include; Narina trogon, dwarf and pygmy kingfishers, hornbills, common shrike-flycatcher, sun birds, chestnut wattle-eye and many more. A local speciality is Puvel’s illadopsis which is quite common in Kaniyo Pabidi, but known from no other locality in East Africa. Birding half day costs UD$20 per person while full day costs UD$35 Per person.

Number of Days

6 Days / 5 Nights

Included

• All Park entry fees
• Gorilla permits
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation including fuel
• All activities (included in the itinerary)
• All accommodation (included in the itinerary)
• All Taxes/VAT
• Roundtrip/Airport transfer
• Bottled Drinking water
• Ferry crossing

Excluded

• International flights
• Personal items
• Meals
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Tips
• Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Standard 4X4 Safari Vans/Land cruisers

Our standard mode of transport is by road and we use 4×4 Safari van and Land cruisers with open roof tops customized for game viewing and photography.  Each Safari van/Land cruiser comes with a professionally trained driver/guide with fuel for the whole safari. Each client is entitled to a window seat and can take up to 8-10 people. We also have very comfortable super customs which can carry up 6 people with their luggage also have small vehicles like Alphads, Harrier and much more that can carry 4-5 people.