10-Day Welcome to the Pearl of Africa Uganda Safari and Wildlife

From the time you land at Entebbe international airport, with its equatorial location on the forested shores of island strewn Lake Victoria, it is very clear that Uganda is no ordinary safari destination. Dominated by an expansive golf course leading down to the lake shore and a century-old botanical alive with the chatter of acrobatic monkeys and tropical birds.

Day 1: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

Take breakfast at your hotel and then later your will be transferred to Murchison falls National park it takes 4 to 5hrs. This is Uganda’s largest national park whose palm studded grassland supports dense populations of lion, Buffallo, Elephants, and the Uganda Kobs together with the localized Rothschild’s giraffe or Patas monkeys. Enormous concentrations of hippos and birds can be observed from morning / afternoon launch trip along the Victoria Nile placed below the magnificent Murchison falls National Park. Have lunch en route and then drive to the top of the falls. You will then retire for dinner and overnight.

• Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge
• Meals & drinks: Lunch & dinner, Drinking water 

Day 2: Game drive and Launch cruise

Take a cup of coffee and go for an early morning game drive at the northern bank of the Victoria Nile expect encounters of lions, leopards, giraffe, buffalo, elephant, the African Python and many other savannah wildlife. Return for mid morning breakfast and lunch and then later you will be transferred to the Pier to take a launch cruise to the bottom of the falls encounters of hippos, crocodiles, and many other wildlife will be seen along the shores taking water from the river there is an optional hike to the top of the falls from the bottom where the boat ride ends. If you are not interested in this, you will be ridden back to your lodge for dinner and over night.

• Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water 

Day 3: To Kibale National park /Fortportal

Take your breakfast and proceed to to Kibale national park via Hoima to Fortportal. A high light of visit to Kibale National Park will be the Chimpanzee tracking excursion that starts from Kanyankyu at 0800hrs and 1400hrs daily. Encountering man’s closest cousin is stands at over 95% according to 2006 statistics.
Whilst in the forest, you can expect to see encounter other types of primates most probably the grey-cheeked mangabey and red-tailed monkey. You will hear plenty of bird song but it is very difficult to see any bird (bird watching) in the heart of forest-you are better off looking for them in the rest of the camp and along the road. Take pictures of traditional homesteads and farms en route. Weather is pleasant in Fortportal.

• Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water 

Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and after we drive to Queen Elizabeth National park

Take an early breakfast and head for the park guided walk.(2-3 hours). This park has 12 species of primates including the chimp. Get very clear pictures of the variety in flora fauna and birds. Have lunch and head for Queen Elizabeth National Park via the foothills of foot hills of mountain Rwenzori. Take an evening game drive and retire for the night.

• Accommodation: Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water 

Day 5: Game drive and launch cruise

Wake up early in the mornings and take cup of tea or coffee. Go for a game drive along Kasenyi track to see the herds of Buffalo, Elephant, Warthog and Lion. Return to the lodge for mid morning break fast. After lunch, a two-hour launch cruise along the Kazinga channel proffers visitors a unique opportunity to encounter at close quarters hippo and a variety of bird species common to the park. The prolific bird life is colorful and astonishing with well over 550 resident species. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

• Accommodation: Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water

Day 6: Proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable national park

After breakfast we shall drive to drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park through Ishasha sector and this area in known for it's tree climbing lions picturesque panorama where the overriding topography is of terraced farmland and deep valleys. Lunch, dinner and overnight.

• Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water 

Day 7: Bwindi gorilla tracking in jungle

At the Buhoma Headquarters of the Uganda Wildlife Authority a ranger guide will brief you about Gorilla trekking protocol. You should carry a packed lunch and water for this activity. The time taken to track gorillas is erratic for it can take 2- 10 hours. This is the one of the unique tour activities that Uganda has. And on encounter of these gorillas, one may be forced to say; it is a worthwhile. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.

• Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water 

Day 8: Drive from Bwindi impenetrable national park to Lame Mburo national park

Very early in the morning, given the little time, take breakfast, then take your drive to Lake Mburo National Park. A game drive today will enable us to see the zebras, topes, elephants, elands, impalas, buffaloes antelopes, etc. Placed in the one part of Uganda enclosed in extensive acacia woodland, Mburo has noticeably different fauna to other reserves. It is the best place in the country to see the enormous eland antelope, topi, as well as zebra, impala, and several acacia-associated birds. The five lakes enclosed with in this park attract hippos, crocodiles and a variety of waterbirds, while fringing swamps hide secretive papyrus specialists such as the sitatunga antelope and red, black and yellow papyrus gonalek.

• Accommodation: Eagle's Nest
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water 

Day 9: Lake Mburo national Mburo national game drive and after we drive to Jinja

After taking breakfast, we shall have a brief early morning game before driving northwards to Kampala through Masaka, Mpambire and equator where we shall have a brief stop over and from here we shall drive to Jinja through Kampala, Mukono and Mabira forest then to Jinja where we visit the Source of the river Nile and Places to visit will include Bujagali Falls and the source of the Nile.

• Accommodation: Sun Set Hotel
• Meals & drinks: All meals included Drinking water 

Day 10: Transfer back to Entebbe international port

After breakfast, you will then be be taken to the starting point of the white water rafting – do a half day water rafting or transfer to Mabira Forest for a short forest walk ( optional and can be done at an extra cost) and then transfer to Kampala or to Entebbe for your next flight back home.

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