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This 11 days best of Uganda safari takes you to 5 most visited national parks in Uganda.
What to Expect
Gorillas, Chimpanzees, hippos, Zebras, Elephants, Buffaloes, leopards, Lions, Waterbuck, Uganda Kobs, warthog, crocodiles, exotic birds, Equator crossing for photography, valleys, hilltops, long horned Ankole Cattle, papyrus swamps, etc.
Highlights
- Gorillas Trekking
- Chimpanzee Trekking
- Cultural Experince
- Boat Cruise
- Sightseeing
Itinerary
Our driver/ guide will pick you up from Entebbe Airport and transfer to hotel for overnight. . (Approximately 10- 15minutes’ drive).
Overnight at Boma Hotel Entebbe (B&B)
Our guide/driver picks you at 7:00 am from the Boma hotel and transfer to Murchison falls national park. you will visit the top of waterfalls in the afternoon. . (Approximately 5-6 hours’ drive).
Meals and overnight at Ikorom Safari Lodge (FB).
After Breakfast you will do dawn morning game drive search for “Big Five” (Buffaloes, Hippos, and leopards) other animals you will see include Rothschild Giraffes, Bushbucks, warthogs, waterbucks and variety of Antelopes. Return to your lodge for lunch. After lunch, embark for 3 hours’ afternoon boat safari to the bottom of Falls, this cruise allows you to see large hippo pods, crocodiles and numerous aquatic birds adorning the north bank on the way to the mighty waterfalls. You will have the opportunity to take thousands of pictures.
Meals and overnight at Ikorom Safari Lodge (FB).
All day drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal through verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms along Albertine Rift escarpments. Fort-Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. Evening cultural visit around the crates is amazing. (Approximately 6-7 hours’ drive).
Meals and overnight at Turaco Treetops Lodge (FB)
Early morning trek for chimpanzees. Kibale is the best reserve in Africa to view chimps, a thick jungle with a towering canopy. In the afternoon, drive to lake Mburo National Park, you take guided nature walks. Approximately 3 – 4 hours’ drive.
Meals and overnight at Rwakobo Safari Lodge (FB).
After Breakfast you will do dawn morning game drive. The morning is the best time for game drive as the African Animal kingdom tends to be most active during the golden hours of first sunlight touching the Savanah and take boat ride in the afternoon.
Meals and overnight at Rwakobo Safari Lodge (FB).
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth N.P which is located in south western Uganda and it’s the second largest park in the country and located at the base of majestic, next to lake Edward and lake George which are joined by the Kazinga Channel. This park has 5000 hippos, 2500 Elephants and over 10,000 Buffaloes thriving in its grassland. (. (Approximately 4-5 hours’ drive).
Meals and overnight at Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge (FB).
After Breakfast you will do dawn morning game drive. The morning is the best time for game drive as the African Animal kingdom tends to be most active during the golden hours of first sunlight touching the Savanah. You will see Elephants, Buffaloes, Lions, Waterbuck, Leopards, Uganda Kobs, warthog, Birds and primates. After lunch, enjoy a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes Edward and George, here you will see large numbers of hippos more than you can possibly imagine as well as a variety of other animals which come to waterhole to drink or bathe. You can expect to see buffaloes, crocodiles, bathing Elephants and a range of beautiful birds.
Meals and overnight at Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge (FB).
After breakfast, drive to Bwindi via the landscape of tea plantations, probably East Africa’s most spectacular scenery, and the highland rain forests which reach to the volcanoes in which live the mountain gorillas. This is the lushest highland rain forest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds, you will do cultural experiences in the afternoon. (Approximately 5-6 hours’ drive).
Meals and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Havens lodge (FB)
Begin the day with breakfast ready for trekking, which begins at 7:30am with a briefing. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots etc. The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy Primates for a group you have been booked for. You may see the gorillas eating, sucking ants from a tree, swinging on vines, playing and sleeping. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. It is most rewarding animal-based experience that clients get and others would definitely do it again if given the opportunity. There are now only 1000 left in the world! The tracking may take between 2 and 10 hours depending on the gorilla family nearby. There is always an option to hire a local porter (highly recommended as it supports the local economy) who will carry your bag and literally, push you up the hills if necessary!
Meals and overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Havens lodge (FB),
Return to Kampala in the morning, lunch break is made at Agip Motel Mbarara with stop over at Equator Uganda crossing and Mpambire drum makers for a brief photo opportunity and to shop souvenirs then a transfer to Entebbe for evening flight home. . (Approximately 8-9 hours’ drive).
(Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch)
Trip includes
Included
Full board accommodation
English Speaking Guide
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Ø Transportation by a 4WD vehicle
Ø One Gorilla permit of $700 per person to be secured in advance
Ø Chimpanzee trekking permit of $200 per person per trek
Ø Game drive and boat cruise
Ø Park entry fees
Ø Cultural experiences
Ø Enroute Lunches
Ø All activities mentioned on the itinerary above
Excluded
Not included
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Ø The package excludes expenses of personal nature like: Visa,
Ø Drinks, Laundry, Tips to Local Guides
Ø Telephone, Porter Fee while trekking
Ø Personal Insurance, Personal shopping bills
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