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Day 1

    

Kampala

Day notes

Meet and greet at Entebbe International Airport where your Uganda Adventure Safari starts by our representative who will warmly welcome you and facilitate seamless arrival formalities.  Your will then be transferred to your hotel where you will be briefed about your adventure safari.

Depending on the time of arrival you are advised to have money Changed on this day ,If time allowing you may go for a city tour. All activities today are at your own cost. You may visit the  botanical gardens at a supplement of $25 per person or visit the Uganda Wildlife Educational centre  at supplement of $35 per  pesrson or go for a cheese and wine sundowner on Lake Victoria at a supplement of $130 per person.

Accommodation: Latitude 0 Degrees

Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast

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Entebbe International Airport [EBB]

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- Airport Transfer

Day 2

    

Murchison Falls National Park

Day notes

After your early morning breakfast drive northwest to Murchison Falls National Park, you may stopover at the Rhino Sanctuary where you will have an opportunity to trek Rhinos. 

A local ranger guide will lead you on foot to an up-close encounter with the rhinos and it may take about 1 and half hours. Proceed to Masindi Town for lunch and later continue to Murchison Falls National Park arriving at your lodge late afternoon.

Time allowing, you may visit the Top of the Falls on the way to your lodge.

Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

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Transfer from Latitude 0 Degrees to Paraa Safari Lodge

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Paraa Safari Lodge

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Included:

- Rhino Tracking

- Park Entrance Fees

Day 3

    

Murchison Falls National Park

Day notes

Arise very early in the morning for your game drive on the northern bank of the River Nile in your open-roof vehicle which will give you an excellent opportunity to view and photograph the diverse wildlife. Your guide will help you spot elephant, lion, cape buffalo, Roth child’s giraffe, hartebeest, waterbuck, oribi, bushbuck, bohor reed buck, hyena and if you are lucky, the leopard.

After lunch, go for a boat cruise upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls stopping just few of meters from the ‘Devil’s Cauldron’, marvel at the schools of hippos, crocodiles and over the 17km stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck and Uganda Kob. This is also the zone of many birds, species like goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork.

After taking shorts of the photogenic Murchison Falls, you may choose to continue to the top of the falls, where you will have the amazing view of the falls! See where the Nile -world's longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43m below. Later, return to your lodge and relax in the evening.

 

Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

Included:

-Boat Cruise

-Top of the falls hike

-Park entrance fees

-Game Drive

Day 4

    

Kibale Forest National Park

Day notes

After your morning breakfast, begin your journey to Kibale Forest National Park.

Drive South o Fort Portal through verdant countryside passing through traditional homesteads, farms and Tea Estates.  You will arrive at you lodge in the afternoon. Check in at your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Crater Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

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Transfer from Paraa Safari Lodge to Crater Safari Lodge- Kibale

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Paraa Safari Lodge

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Crater Safari Lodge- Kibale

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-Transfer to Kibale

Day 5

    

Kibale Forest National Park

Day notes

After breakfast at your lodge, transfer to the starting point of your Chimpanzee tracking experience in Kibale Forest National Park which is reputed to have the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. The most famous of its 13 species is the Chimpanzee, man’s closest relative. Kibale’s 1450 Chimpanzee represent Uganda’s largest population of this endangered primate. Kibale is also a home to the rare I’Hoest’s monkey. Other primates include the black and white Colobus, Blue monkey, Grey cheeked mangabey, Red tailed monkey, Olive baboon to mention but a few. So you will enjoy a guided nature walk in the tropical rainforest in search of the wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys and many others.  Although chimp sightings are not guaranteed, visitors stand a good chance of hearing and seeing our distant cousins as they gloom and bond with one another.

After lunch, head to Bigodi . Bigodi was established by a local development organization to protect the 4sq-km Magombe Swamp that's home to around 200 species of birds (highlights include papyrus gonolek, white-winged warbler and great blue turaco). The highlight of this tour is catching a glimpse of the great blue turaco. The swamp is also good for spotting butterflies and primates, with 8 different species here, including grey-cheeked mangabey. The 2-3 hour guided walk is led by experienced local guides who interact with the guests and make the trip both enjoyable and exciting.

Accommodation: Crater Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Full Board

Included:

-1  Chimp Permit per person

-Bigodi swamp walk

Day 6

    

Northern Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day notes

After an early  breakfast at your lodge before you proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The drive takes you through the Switzerland of Africa area known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside. Your expert driver guide will take you through the game park where you might spot some animals. Of course you wont miss seeing the beautiful scenery of the crater lakes.


Upon arriving at your lodge, you will enjoy a hot lunch and later in the afternoon take a unique 2hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel into Lake Edward. This trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of hippos and this launch/cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous, with well over 550 resident species.

Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge 

Meal Plan: Full Board

Check-out from Crater Safari Lodge- Kibale

Transfer from Crater Safari Lodge- Kibale to Mweya Safari Lodge

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Crater Safari Lodge- Kibale

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Mweya Safari Lodge

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Included:

Boat Cruise on Kazinga channel

Game Drive

Park Entrance fees

Day 7

    

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Day notes

After your breakfast,drive  to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

The drive takes you through the Switzerland of Africa area known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, arriving in the evening. Check into the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Accommodation: Gorilla Safari Lodge 

Meal Plan: Full Board

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Mweya Safari Lodge

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Gorilla Safari Lodge

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Day 8

    

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

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After an early breakfast depart to the starting point for briefing about your gorilla trekking adventure after which you will be led by experienced gorilla trackers on the slopes of the volcanoes. You will start from the site where the gorillas were encountered the day before and from here the gorilla tracking begins. Although the hike can be physically demanding, the anticipation of the exciting experience ahead is amazing, and the beauty of the gorilla forest and its inhabitants are fascinating. One of Africa’s major highlights is when you encounter these gentle apes. It is a humbling experience to stand just meters from man’s distant cousins as they eat rest, play and bond with their young ones.

Follow the mountain gorillas as they range freely in the impenetrable forest, and discover their gorgeous natural habitual and the many species they share it with. You are allowed an hour with the gorillas before finally sloping down back to your lodge. If your trek was relatively short, you may have a guided nature walk around the lodge and the surrounding communities in the evening at a supplement of $35 per person. Return to the lodge where you will enjoy dinner with your fellow travelers before getting a good night’s rest for tomorrow's safari adventure.

 

You may opt for Gorilla Habituation on supplement of $700 per person – here you will be sure of meeting and spending enough time with the Gorillas.

 

Don’t forget to carry your rain gear, packed lunch, plenty of water, gloves, hat, and water proof bag for protection of your camera in case of rain

 

Accommodation: Gorilla Safari Lodge 

Meal Plan: Full Board

Included:

Gorilla Trekking -1 Permit

Day 9

    

Lake Mburo National Park

Day notes

After breakfast, at 08.00 hours you will travel to L. Mburo National Park, the smallest National Park of Uganda. Though being small, it has a lot offer!! Centered on a series of swamp-fringed lakes its birdlife is very rich. The green acacia woodland harbors wildlife like Zebra, warthog, Eland, Impala, not to mention the lake itself, which is home to schools of hippos and crocodiles! 

You will arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. Later in the afternoon at 16:00 enjoy the boat ride on Lake Mburo and get quite close to the croc and hippos. As you return to your Lodge, you may have an evening game drive as you return to your lodge.

Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge 

Meal Plan: Full Board

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Transfer from Gorilla Safari Lodge to Mihingo Lodge

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Gorilla Safari Lodge

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Mihingo Lodge

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Park entrance fees

Boat Cruise

Game Drive

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Day 10

    

End of Itinerary

Day notes

After breakfast have a safari walk under the escort of an armed ranger. The Kopjes are particularly interesting with the camouflage kilspringers and topis. Due to cattle herding in the area it is amusing to see zebra grazing alongside the long horned Ankole cattle peaceably.  It is exciting to approach wildlife at such close range.

 

Alternatively, you may choose to go for mountain bike safari (on payment of a supplement of $45 per person for 2 hours) or horseback riding safari in the park (on payment of $115 person for 1 hour).

Later Leisurely drive back to Kampala with a stopover at the Equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in 2 hemispheres at the same time.  Take some photos,  then another stop over at the Mpigi Royal Drum Makers Time Allowing where you will be able to watch the ceremonial drums being crafted using methods passed down through the generations arriving in the afternoon and transferring to Entebbe Airport to catch your flight to your next destination.(flight should be in the late evening)

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Transfer from Mihingo Lodge to Entebbe International Airport [EBB]

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Mihingo Lodge

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