13-Day Gorillas, Wildlife, Big Five and Chimps Experience.
Arrival
- You’ll be collected from the airport.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost
Day 1: Arrival at the Airport and Transfer to the Hotel
Our friendly guide will welcome you to Uganda at Entebbe Airport and transfer you to your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe. You will enjoy the fresh breeze from Lake Victoria, the 2nd largest freshwater lake in the world. You’ll get a good night’s rest awaiting your adventure the next day.
- Main Destination: Kampala (City)
- Accommodation: Cassia Lodge
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- Mid-range lodge located in or near Kampala
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park
You’ll have an early breakfast and depart for Murchison Falls National Park. The journey is a magical adventure with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track Rhinos. You will continue to Murchison Falls and proceed to the top of the falls where you will behold the Nile. There, it is forced through a 7-meter gorge with a thunderous fall before your very own eyes.
- Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Room)
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- Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park Game Drive
Murchison Falls National Park is the biggest park in Uganda offering fulfilling game viewing. After an early breakfast, you will start the day with a game drive on the northern bank of the River Nile, and look out for giraffes, elephants, hartebeests, buffaloes, leopards, lions and different bird species.
Indeed, it is a privilege to watch wild animals in their habitat as they eat, play, and protect the young. In the afternoon, the safari will continue on the River Nile. This relaxed boat safari provides more opportunities for spotting a variety of animals and birds. You will watch the water of the Murchison Falls referred to as the ‘devil’s cauldron.’ This kind of boat cruise is only found in Uganda in the whole of Africa.
- Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
- Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Room)
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- Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Today, you will depart for the home of chimpanzees in Kibale National Park—the primate capital of East Africa. Kibale Forest is home to 13 species of primates with the main attraction being chimpanzee tracking. On this journey, you have stunning views as you pass small villages, local markets and several bird life. This is a day’s trip with packed lunch or in a town en route.
- Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
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- Mid-range tented camp located just outside Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 5: Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park
Kibale National Park is the primate capital of East Africa. Chimpanzee trekking is a fulfilling adventure that takes you deep in the tropical forest across streams of water. You may also have sightings of red-tailed monkeys, black and white Colobus monkeys, butterflies, and birds calling from the canopies. With the help of your guide, you will locate the chimps. You will enjoy picture moments and watch them as they play and feed. After lunch, you will visit Bigodi Village and the swamp known for its rich diversity of birds and primates depending on the availability of time.
- Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)
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- Mid-range tented camp located just outside Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Today after breakfast, your tour continues to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will enjoy views of several crater lakes and the mystical Rwenzori Mountain ranges en route. On arrival in the park, you shall have a small game drive as you proceed to the lodge for lunch and a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. The boat safari offers you great photo sessions in a relaxed way with lots of bird life on the shores, crocodiles, and elephants.
- Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge
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- Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 7: Wildlife Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park
The animals in their different families, clans, and groups are out starting on their day. You will notice the difference between the animals in their natural habitat and those caged in zoos. You will have a game drive in Kasenyi Plains in the open-roof safari cars. You will proceed to Ishasha, famed for the tree-climbing lions and search for them with the help of rangers. You will have lunch will be a picnic or at the lodge.
- Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge
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- Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 8: Expedition To Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Today you will start the journey to the home of the gentle giants of Bwindi. This fulfilling journey will take you through the Kigezi Highlands with great scenery of terraced hills. Lunch will be along the way or at the lodge depending on the time of arrival. You will rest in the lodge as you prepare for the next day’s trek.
- Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
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- Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 9: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
The highlight of your safari will be meeting the gentle giants of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park! You will enjoy the fullness of the impenetrable forest abounding with life, host to several species of birds, butterflies, primates, and mammals. Eventually, with the help of your guide who is also a park ranger, you will find yourself face to face with the enormous and rare mountain gorillas. The trekking experience takes anything from an hour (rarely) to about 8 hours. However, you only have one hour with the gorillas to capture your finest moment. Suggested activities for those not interested in gorilla tracking are community village walk or short guided forest walk.
- Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
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- Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 10: Lake Mburo National Park for Wildlife
The journey to Lake Mburo National Park is through beautiful landscapes, plantations, and farms. You will have a visit to a cultural museum exhibiting the life of the native people of the area. You will have lunch/picnic at a restaurant along the way. You will arrive in the park later that afternoon and take a boat trip to Lake Mburo.
- Main Destination: Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock
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- Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 11: Transfer to Jinja
After an early breakfast, you will take a game drive in Lake Mburo National Park. You will later proceed to Kampala, with a stopover at the famous Equator Line. You’ll have lunch in the city or the Equator depending on your arrival time and proceed to Jinja. Jinja is home to the source of the River Nile.
- Main Destination: Jinja (Town)
- Accommodation: 2 Friends Lodge
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- Mid-range hotel located in or near Jinja
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 12: White Water Rafting on the Source of River Nile- Jinja
You will be picked up very early in the morning and start your journey to Jinja. Along the way, you will see Mbira Forest, sugar plantations in Lugazi, and finally the world’s longest River Nile. Jinja lies on the shore of Lake Victoria, about 3 hours east of Kampala. This town is famous as the historic source of the River Nile and at the same time the adrenaline capital of East Africa. Besides enjoying peaceful sunsets, birdlife and tranquillity, this is also where visitors get their adventurous fix. You will enjoy activities such as white-water rafting, kayaking, tubing, quad biking, mountain biking and horse riding. Jinja has a gorgeous natural setting with crumbling colonial architecture. It also has a vibrant downtown and broad leafy residential streets set next to the Nile River that you will also explore.
- Main Destination: Jinja (Town)
- Accommodation: 2 Friends Guest House
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- Mid-range guest house located in or near Jinja
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
Day 13: Transfer to Entebbe International Airport
After an early morning breakfast, you will drive back to Kampala/Entebbe International Airport for your flight out later in the evening. This day is reserved for evening flights through Entebbe International Airport or a post-night to be organized in either Kampala or Entebbe. If you request a post-night, please let us know in advance.
This is the end of the safari.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
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- All meals included
- All drinks (Premium wines & liquors might be excluded)
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DepartureKampala
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Departure Time09:00AM
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Return Time09:00AM
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IncludedAccommodationTransport FaresMeals & Drinks
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Not IncludedDrinks like alcohol
