Safari overview.

One of the most memorable days of one’s life is taking time off to visit Uganda for a wildlife and gorilla trip. Keep tubs of some of the largest primate species in the world, four of the big five cats, rare plant species, birds, Ugandan waters, and more in eight days. In the eight days, you visit three of the country’s diverse national parks in the west.

East of the African continent, in Uganda are a variety of lakes, rivers, mountains and half of the remaining mountain gorillas in the world. You can visit Murchison falls national park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 

Day 1: Arrive  in Uganda through Entebbe international airport

Today you will be welcomed by our chief experience officer through Entebbe international airport of Uganda. He will then drive you to the hotel for relaxation. Depending on your arrival time, you may choose options:  to visit fishing village, chimpanzee sanctuary or botanical garden or wildlife

Day 2: Transfer to Murchison falls national park via Ziwa rhino sanctuary

After breakfast at your lodge, embark on walking safari to white rhinos with armed ranger guide. Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch is the proud home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda following their extinction and thus offers an unforgettable Rhino tracking experience. Ziwa is the only place where you will be able to see rhinos in the wild. Presently the sanctuary is home to over twenty (35) southern white Rhinos. The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists; for rhino trekking, bird watching, nature walks and relaxation. After a walking safari, you will continue on the drive to Murchison Falls National Park and visit top of falls where the park derives its name from.

Day 3: Game drive, Boat cruise at Murchison falls national park.

You will wake up very early in the morning to go for a morning game drive where you will have a chance to spot early risers and nocturnal species before they return to their hideouts. This is the most beautiful national park in Uganda and this is because it hosts 4/5 of the big 5 animals and also it also home to one of the most beautiful and powerful falls in the world so far.
Today you will have a chance of viewing some of the Park’s residents including lions, giraffes, Jackson’s hartebeests, antelopes, buffalo, and elephants.

For the birders, you will enjoy a cock tail of them as these areas support the secretary bird and the black chested snake eagle, to name a few.
In the afternoon, go for a boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where the Nile thunders through a small 7 meter gorge plunging 43 meters into the Nile on the way to Lake Albert.
After the cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight

Day 4: Transfer to Kibale national park

After breakfast, embark on the transfer to Kibale national park known as primate capital of the world about 5-7 hours’ drive traversing the rural sceneries and traditional homesteads of Kagadi district where you visit tea plantations if time allows reaching in Fortpotal in the afternoon. On arrival, you will visit community to learn daily life style of the people leaving in this region where you will participate in coffee making. After this encounter drive to your lodge reaching in the afternoon.

Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

After an early breakfast, drive to Kanyanchu, Kibale Park Headquarters, by 8.00am for chimpanzee pre-trekking briefing by the park staff. The Chimpanzee trekking experience tends to last 2–5 hours and including one hour of direct encounter with these amazing creatures.
In addition to chimps, Kibale forest is home to other primates including the red-tailed and grey-cheeked Mangabey,Phoestes, blue and red-Colobuses.

There are many beautiful birds’ species, butterflies and many small insects as well.
After a successful trek, transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.

Day 6: Game drive and boat cruise along famous kazinga channel

After breakfast, undertake game drive in kasenyi plains of this park where you will be able to spot elephants, lions, leopards, Buffaloes, Kobs and hippos among others
Proceed on the trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park for an afternoon boat cruise along the 45km long Kazinga Channel. The Kazinga Channel which stretches to 45km in length at one time had much concentration of Hippopotamus population in the region until the management decided to carry out culling in 1960.
You enjoy the wide views of the Nile crocodiles and other wild game quenching their thirst on the waters of Kazinga channel and flocking its shores on a hot day.
Retreat from the 2 hour activity; engage in an afternoon game drive along the channel track as you head to the lodge for relaxation

Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi impenetrable national park.

After breakfast, before you embark on the trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south western part of Uganda. You undertake a game drive in this part of park searching for the tree climbing lions.
Ishasha sector is well endowed with the in-famous climbing lions together with other wild game that dwell in this woodland part of the park. The tree climbing lions prefer to lie flat on fig tree branches in the mid-morning sun while waiting for their prey. After this encounter, proceed on the drive to Bwindi arriving in the evening for relaxation.

Day 8: Gorilla trekking

After an early breakfast, you will take a packed lunch, have a briefing by the game guides at the park headquarters and start your gorilla trail. Hiking through the thick, verdant, rainforest to eventually come across the gorillas in their natural habitat, is an amazing and unforgettable experience. This encounter takes between 2 to 9 hours and is the highlight of an Africa exploration safari. You will only have 1 hour of close contact with these calm gentle apes, take pictures and get acquainted to them.

Day 9: Airport Transfer

You are free to shoot as many photos as you desire before you retreat from the activity to return to the starting point.

Today, you kick start a journey to kampala where you will stay 2nights until your connecting flight back home.

You will also make a stop at Uganda Equator crossing Kayabwe for an amazing photo session for memories and lunch.

Note: With this kind of kind itinerary, you can book flights landing at Entebbe airport of Uganda and fly out through kigali as it more close,

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