OVERVIEW
Spend your holiday in uganda on safari and tour with this package. This will allow you an opportunity to visit the famous Murchison Falls National Park en route Rhino tracking, and then proceed to Murchison Falls National Park; You will enjoy a game drive and boat safari. Transfer to Kibale for chimpanzee tracking. Head to Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game viewing and boat safari along the kazinga channel. Visit Bwindi for gorilla trekking. Visit Lake Bunyonyi for a boat ride and canoeing. Transfer to Lake Mburo for game viewing. Return to Kampala.
HIGHLIGHTS
The 10 days exciting big five safari adventure and primates is broken down as follows:
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to your hotel
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park enroute Rhino Tracking
Morning Game drive and Afternoon boat trip along the Nile
Transfer to Kibale National Park
Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Early morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat along the Kazinga Channel
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park enroute Ishasha.
Gorilla Trekking and Afternoon Batwa ( pygym) community and Cultural Encounter
Drive to Lake Bunyonyi and enjoy the canoe trek on the lake, Relaxation
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park and enjoy afternoon game drive
Nature Walk and Transfer to the Airport
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe and Transfer to your hotel.
On Arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by a YANETA safaris guide/driver. Thereafter, you will transfer to your hotel.
In case you arrive earlier, you can take up a tour around the town and get a chance to interact with the community people who are hospitablel and you too can purchase souvenirs if interested. Later in the afternoon head back to the lodge for lunch and have an entire evening to your relaxation preparing for the safari adventures.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls enroute Rhino Tracking.
After an early breakfast, our driver guide will pick you up from your hotel at 7:00 am, he will also brief you about your 3 Days safari to Murchison falls and you will start your 6 hours journey to Murchison Falls National park. You will go through the Luwero, and later have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking; here you will find both black and white rhinos.
After tracking have another stop in Masindi where you will have lunch, after lunch proceed to the park. Later drive to the lodge, relax the whole evening, have dinner and an overnight.
Day 3: Morning Game drive and Boat along the Nile
Wake up early, have breakfast, and get picked up by your driver and ranger guide for a game drive. Along the way, spot lions, buffaloes, giraffes, elephants, antelopes, waterbucks, and various birds.
At 11:40 am, return to the lodge to relax and have lunch. Later, set off for an afternoon boat cruise along the Nile, where you can see crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes, and elephants on the riverbanks. You may also spot birds like the Goliath heron.
The boat ride takes you to the base of Murchison Falls for a clear view of the mighty waterfalls. Then, continue with a hike to the top. Though challenging, the experience is unforgettable. At the top, meet your driver for the return to the lodge.
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale National Park
Get your breakfast early enough at your accommodation, depart right away for Kibale Forest National Park. The drive is incredibly scenic, passing through villages, lush green countryside and hills dotted with tea plantations which characterize this part of Uganda. Kibale NP is popular for its primates like the chimpanzees, colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabeys and red tailed monkeys. You will reach and do little but check in your accommodation for dinner and Overnight at the lodge.
Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Just after your breakfast, head to the rangers’ point where you will receive some briefing on the dos and don’ts during chimp trekking. Thereafter, you will proceed to trek the chimps in the Kibale Forest. An experienced ranger guide will take you chimp tracking and you will be marveled by the sights of primates here. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour in their presence. You will return to the lodge for lunch after which you will head out for Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will arrive in the evening and overnight at your booked Lodge.
Day 6: Early morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat along the Kazinga Channel
Don’t be late for your breakfast, have it early enough. Proceed for a morning game drive to the Kasenyi plains and be on the look for: Lions, Elephants, Bush bucks, Cape Buffaloes, Defassa Waterbucks, Giant Forest Hogs, Uganda kob, among others. Return to your accommodation for some rest time and lunch. After lunch, you will go for a 2-hour boat trip on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes George and Edward and you will surely be fascinated by the concentrations of giant hippos, elephants and crocodiles among others. You will also see many varieties of birds at the water shores such as the African shoebill, Great and long tailed cormorants, Open billed stork, Darters, saddle bill stork. You will have dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park enroute Ishasha.
Make sure you had your breakfast then set off for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park – famously known for its resident tree-climbing lions. The chance of spotting these lions is about 70% though sometimes they are really hard to spot (most especially when they’re down in the grassland looking for prey). Hoping you get the chance to spot them, the sight will be spectacular! Continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Bwindi is a big habitat for mountain gorillas in Uganda (harboring an estimated 400 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population) including several habituated groups, which can be tracked. With a strenuous day ahead, you will do less on arrival but just check in your accommodation, relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla trekking experience the following day.
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking and Afternoon Batwa community and Cultural Encounter
A healthy breakfast is essential, so start your day with one. Afterward, a ranger guide will brief you before entering the gorilla sanctuary. The rainforest’s beauty is breathtaking, with steep forests and dense vegetation, yet accessible through animal trails.
The trek’s duration depends on the gorillas’ movements. Once a group is found, you will spend an hour observing them—a truly unforgettable experience. Later, return to the lodge for lunch and relaxation.
In the afternoon, visit local villages for a cultural walk, interact with the hospitable community, and enjoy traditional performances. Afterward, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
The next day, take a scenic drive to the lake, enjoy a canoe trek, and then relax.
Day 9: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi and enjoy the canoe trek on the lake, Relaxation
A day of relaxation, have a relaxed breakfast and thereafter, drive off to Lake Bunyonyi which is the second deepest lake in Africa. Dotted with small islands with steep sides and terraced shores with its 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water that make it most magical, you could admire them all day.
You can go canoeing in the locally made canoes and this will introduce the different islands such as the punishment island commonly known as “Akampene” where bakiga girls were abandoned for getting pregnant before marriage.
Return to the accommodation for lunch and relaxation with a spectacular view of Lake Bunyonyi right in front of you.
Day 10: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park and enjoy afternoon game drive
Have breakfast and set off to Lake Mburo NP. Drive past the intensely terraced Kigezi hill slopes into Mbarara town and finally Lake Mburo NP. Arrive in the park in the early afternoon and take some rest at your booked accommodation before embarking on the late afternoon (evening) game viewing. On the game drive, expect to see the gigantic eland antelopes, zebras in big numbers, topis, impalas, warthogs, Uganda kob and Cape buffalos among others. Later, relax at the accommodation where you will spend the night.
Day 11: Nature Walk and Transfer to the Airport
Enjoy an early breakfast, then proceed for a morning nature walk in Lake Mburo National Park with an armed ranger. Along the way, spot hyenas returning to their dens and encounter zebras, giraffes, elands, topis, and buffaloes up close.
Next, follow the trail to the hilltop for stunning views of Lake Mburo and its surroundings. From here, admire nine of the twelve lakes near the park.
Later, stop at the equator for photography, then have lunch. Finally, proceed to the airport for drop-off.
END OF TOUR
Things Include
- Park fees
- Chimp permits
- All activities
- All accommodation
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- All Taxes/VAT
- Round-trip airport transfer
- Meals and Drinking water
Things Exclude
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Some Meals
