Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Lake Mburo National Park
Summarized Itinerary
Day one: Arrival
Day Two: Drive to Murchison falls national park with a stop at the top of the falls
Day Three: Morning game drive and afternoon boat ride to the bottom of the falls.
Day Four: Transfer to Kibale
Day Five: Morning chimp trek and afternoon nature walk in Bigodi Swamp
Day Six: Early lunch and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park
Day Seven: Morning game drive and afternoon boat ride along the Kazinga channel.
Day Eight: Transfer to Bwindi forest national park, optional hike to the Batwa communities
Day Nine: Gorilla trek
Day Ten: Drive to lake Mburo national park
Day Eleven: Morning game drive and afternoon boat ride along the lake.
Day Twelve: Optional safari walk in the park and transfer to Kampala.
Detailed itinerary
Day One: Arrival.
One of our company representatives will pick you from the airport and transfer you to the hotel for overnight stay. Dinner and overnight stay at Kampala Serena
hotel (Up market), Golf course hotel (Midrange) or Cassia lodge buziga (Budget). BB
Day Two: Kampala –Murchison falls National park.
Depart early morning to Uganda’s largest protected area -Murchison falls national park. After a lunch stop in Masindi town, we shall continue to the magnificent top of the falls. Here you will enjoy and Marvel at the Mighty Nile being forced in a seven meter crevice to thunder 45 meters below in a series of cascades that can be viewed at different points at the summit. Dinner and overnight stay at Paraa or Baker’s lodge (Up market), Murchison river lodge (Midrange) and Red Chilli Rest Camp (Budget).
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Day Three: Murchison Falls National Park
Have an early breakfast at the lodge and go for an early game drive on Albert,Buligi or Queen’s tracks. Frequently observed animals include, bush buck, Defassa waterbuck, Bohor reed buck,Oribi,Warthog,side-stripped jackal,elephants,kob,jackson’s hartebeest,buffallo and Rothschild’s giraffe.
After lunch, we shall go for a boat ride to the bottom of the falls.Enroute we shall view large numbers of hippos, crocodiles, small herds of buffalo, waterbuck, elephants and kob. Some of the sighted bird species include shoe bill especially in the dry season, African fish eagle, Goliath heron, saddle-billed stork, African jacana, pied and malachite king fishers, black winged bishop and African skimmer
Overnight stay at Paraa lodge /Baker’s lodge (Up market) and Red Chilli (Budget).B,L,D
Day Four: Murchison falls – Kibale forest National park.
Have an early breakfast and check out of the lodge with packed lunches. Arrive in Fort portal in the evening; continue on to Kibale forest National park. Overnight stay at Kyaninga /Crater Safari lodge (up market) or Primate’s lodge Kibale. (Midrange or Budget). B,L,D
Day Five: Kibale Forest National park (Chimp Trekking)
Have an early breakfast and walk to the park head quarters at Kanyanchu for a briefing by the guides.The park is highly alluring to nature lovers for it’s excellent bird watching and Chimpanzee trekking, not to mention the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates of any forest in Africa. Other Primate species include Vervet,red-tailed,L’Hoest’s and blue monkeys, grey –cheecked mangabey,red colobus,black-and- white Colobus, and Olive baboon. Nocturnal species include bush baby and potto.The forest has also got a high concentration of birds like Nahan’s Francolin and blue –headed bee-eater. Other large mammals that inhabit the forest include forest elephants, giant forest hog and buffalo.
In the afternoon, we can go for a nature walk to Bigodi wetland. The swamp is a community based activity that was set up to enable tourists give back to the community. Various bird species like the great blue turaco, papayrus gonolek, grey throated barbet, yellow bill and sunbird. Butterflies are abundant in the swamp and it’s a home to sitatunga, antelope, mongoose and most of the primate species found in the forest.
Overnight stay at Kyaninga /Crater Safari lodge (up market) or Primate’s lodge Kibale. (Midrange or Budget). B,L,D
Day Six: Kibale Forest – Queen Elizabeth National park.
Have an early lunch and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park arriving late in the afternoon. Overnight stay at Mweya lodge/Kasenyi Safari camp (Up market) or Simba safari camp (Budget)
Day Seven: Queen Elizabeth National park.
Wake up for an early game drive in the park today. Queen Elizabeth National park is Uganda’s popular and Uganda’s most accessible Savannah reserve and it’s associated with open savannah, large areas of swamp around Lake George, forest and crater lakes. Animals that can be sighted during the game drive include the Uganda Kob, bush buck, topi, and defassa waterbuck, buffaloes, sitatunga and elephant. The Park’s predators include side stripped jackal, spotted hyena, lion and leopard.
Return to the lodge for a late breakfast and go for a boat ride along the Kazinga channel in the afternoon. This is the most popular activity in the park. View animals like elephants, buffalo, waterbuck, hippos and crocodiles. Water birds are also plenty and these include water thickknee, yellow-billed stork and various plovers, pink blacked pelicans ,pied king fishers and white bellied cormorants and the sunbird Overnight stay at Mweya lodge/Kasenyi Safari camp (Up market) or Simba safari camp (Budget)
Day Eight: Queen Elizabeth- Bwindi Forest National park.
Transfer to Bwindi Forest National park through Ishasha sector (Depending on the condition of the road.) This region is well known for the most alluring game viewing areas in the country and if lucky, we can spot the tree climbing lions
Arrive at Bwindi in the afternoon, Overnight stay at Gorilla Forest Camp (Up market), Mahogany springs lodge(Midrange) and Buhoma community rest camp(Budget). B,L,D
Day Nine: Bwindi Forest National park (Gorilla Trekking)
Have an early morning breakfast and transfer to your respective Gorilla trekking points for a briefing from the guides. Gorilla trekking is unpredictable and it usually takes 2-8 hours `depending on where the gorillas built their nest the previous night. Your efforts will be rewarded when you encounter with the humble giants. Enjoy the infant Gorillas as they feed, play and swing from on branch to another. For conservation purposes, the time spent with the Gorillas is only one hour.
Bwindi harbors at least 120 mammal species,11 types of primates and a total of 350 bird species. Overnight stay at Gorilla Forest Camp (Up market), Mahogany springs lodge(Midrange) and Buhoma community rest camp(Budget). B,L,D
Day Ten: Bwindi Forest – Lake Mburo National park.
Have an early breakfast and check out of the lodge with a packed lunch. Transfer to lake Mburo National park arriving in the afternoon. Overnight stay at Overnight stay at Mihingo Lodge (Up market), Rwakobo Rock lodge(Midrange) and Eagle’s nest (Budget)
Day Eleven: Lake Mburo National park
Have an early game drive in the park and view animals like Impala, Zebra,waterbuck,buffalo,topi,hippopotamus,warthog, bushbuck, common duiker, Eland as well as a variety of woodland and water associated birds Return to the lodge for a late breakfast. After lunch, we shall go for a boat ride on the lake in the afternoon. Have good sightings of hippo, crocodile, buffalo, waterbuck, bush buck and otters. Bird species include African fish eagle, marabou stork, pied king fisher , various egrets and herons. While Ross’s turaco and Narina trogon are frequently sighed in the lake side thickets, Lake Mburo is possibly the easiest place in Uganda to see the exclusive African fin foot that is associated with still water below overhanging branches. Overnight stay at Mihingo Lodge (Up market), Rwakobo Rock lodge(Midrange) and Eagle’s nest (Budget)
Day Twelve: Departure
Depending on your departure time, you can have an early lunch at the lodge and transfer to Entebbe with a stop at the equator for photographs or souvenirs. Arrive in time for your evening flight.
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