Magic Wildlife Safaris

Category: wildlife safaris

3 Days Lake Mburo Safari
Tour Prices – per Person
$865 (1 Person)
$675 (2 People)
$515 (3 People)
$465 (4 People +)

Holiday to Uganda at Lake Mburo for three days of incredible Uganda Safari
Lake Mburo National Park lies in western Uganda along the Kampala-Mbarara highway. The park accommodates mammals like the Eland, antelope, as well as zebras and waterbucks, making it among the most admirable places to visit in Uganda. Lake Mburo National Park is exceptional for its attractive, soothingly sloping hills and open grassland basins, intermingled with brushwood, woodlands and rich wetlands. While at Lake Mburo, you will see impala, waterbucks, the Cape buffalo and zebras plus many other animal species.

DAY 1: Start your Uganda Holiday by departing for Lake Mburo National Park, Enjoy a Boat Ride
Early in the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel in Kampala, after you have eaten your breakfast. Take Masaka Road and continue to Mbarara. You have a lot for you to see, ranging from the lovely countryside to vegetation along the way.

You will also make stops at Mpambire to see drums and other traditional musical instruments made by the Royal Drum Makers.

You will stop at the Uganda Equator, a dividing point for the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Put yourself in the equator line for a picture session.

You will arrive in Mbarara town around lunchtime; enjoy it from there, then head to Lake Mburo National Park. You will see wild animals grazing side by side with the domestic livestock.

You will enter the park through the Nshara gateway. You will take an afternoon boat trip on Lake Mburo before retiring for an evening and spend the night at Lake Mburo Safari Lodge or Rwakobo Rock Hotel.

DAY 2: Game Drive, Horse Ride and Nature Tours as you enjoy your Lake Mburo Safari Holiday
Get set to take an early morning game drive through the national park with your guides. You will return to the lodge to have breakfast, then go back for more exciting game drives. Get to see zebras and other animal species.

You will also have some time for horse riding before retiring in the evening at Lake Mburo Safari Lodge or Rwakobo Rock Hotel.

DAY 3: Leave Lake Mburo National Park for Kampala
Early in the morning, take a cycling or biking escapade around the park, before leaving for Kampala. During the cycling exercise, you will cross some swampy low-lying areas, dodging larger hills through small villages and small communities. After departing for Kampala, you will have lunch in Masaka or at the Uganda Equator. Arrive in Kampala in the afternoon. You will be dropped off in Kampala or around Entebbe area or at the airport if your flight is today. This marks the end of your Holiday to Uganda at Lake Mburo National Park.

End of Safari.

Tour inclusions
- Photography and touring
- Full board accommodation
- Full-time English speaking professional driver/guide
- All tour activities as detailed in the itinerary
- Bottled water while on safari
- Transport
Tour Exclusions
- Kampala hotel fees (the eve of the safari and the night after the safari)
- Tips
- Laundry services
- Beverages/drinks
- International flights
- Visas
- Items of a personal nature
- Optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
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December 19, 2017
5 Days Nile Rafting & Primate Safari

Whitewater Rafting Uganda & Ngamba Island Chimps Tour – 5 Days

Tour Prices – per Person
$1225 (1 Person)
$1115 (2 People)
$ 905 (3 People)
$ 795 (4 People +)

Day 1: Uganda Travel to Jinja
You will start your journey to Jinja after breakfast in Kampala. You will drive through Mukono. You will have a brief visit to Ssezibwa Falls in Mukono and admire the natural beauty and wonders of the area. Spend about two hours there, then proceed to Jinja, going through the thick Mabira Forest along the way. Check in at Jinja Nile Resort or Hotel Triangle, take lunch and visit the source of the Nile, then go for a horse ride, before retiring to your hotel for overnight and dinner.

Day 2: Rafting Safaris/Source of the Nile Tour
You will raft the whole day. You will visit the Bujagali falls as well. After rafting, return to Kampala for overnight and dinner at Hotel Africana, Sheraton, Serena or Grand Imperial Hotel.

Day 3: Chimps Tour of Ngamba Island, the Home of Chimpanzees
You will travel to Ngamba Island for a motivating watching of the chimpanzees. Ngamba Island, a Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT) in Lake Victoria, was established as a combined national and international initiative and an internationally recognized, collaborative conservation effort, aimed at developing and implementing a long-standing strategy for the conservation of chimpanzees and their surroundings.

The island is a home to 40 orphaned chimpanzees which are an endangered species found in forests and 20 of which have been brought to the island since when the sanctuary opened. Have your overnight on Ngamba Island in the well-organized tented accommodation.

Day 4: Viewing Chimpanzees in Ngamba Island
Have breakfast and start a forest walk on the island with the chimpanzees. After the walk, you will sail to the main lake shores in Entebbe, from where you will be driven to a hotel in Entebbe or Kampala for lunch.

Day 5: Airport Transfer for your Flight Home

End of Uganda Trip.

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December 19, 2017
9 Days Uganda Gorilla & Chimpanzee Safari

This Primate Safari leads to Kibale National Park, a home of various primates, Queen Elizabeth NP and finally to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, for wonderful and unforgettable Gorilla Tracking in Uganda.

Tour Prices – per Person
$3765 (1 Person)
$2845 (2 People)
$1895 (3 People)
$1685 (4 People +)
including 1 gorilla permit per person

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Land at Entebbe International Airport and get welcomed by a representative from Magic Wildlife Safaris, who will then transfer you to your accommodation in Kampala.

Day 2: Kampala to Kibale Forest National Park
We depart in the morning from Kampala and head west to Fort Portal. You may have a stop at Nakayima Tree Shrine, believed to be hosting the spirit of Nakayima. Fort Portal is positioned in the shade of the fabulous Mountains of the Moon and is well-known for having lots of tea plantations. From this beautiful town, we will continue to Kibale National Park.

In the evening, we will go on a night forest walk and go in search of the bush babies, pottos and other night-time animals. Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge Kibale Cottages.

Day 3: Chimp Tracking in Kibale Forest and Bigodi Community Walk
This is a day for an exciting chimp tracking in Kibale Forest. This forest is highly regarded as having the most diversity and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. Have a guided nature walk in the tropical forest in search of the wild chimpanzee, red-tailed monkey, black-and-white colobus monkey and many others. After a delicious lunch at the lodge, transfer to Bigodi Village for a thorough walk.

Together with a guide, who can tell you everything about the traditional customs and lifestyle of the inhabitants, you will follow the village path and visit a primary school, Catholic Church, traditional homesteads, learn about the crops and listen to the storytelling of the elderly people.

Bigodi Walk is a scheme of the local people of Bigodi Village, and the proceeds generated are shared by the community to improve people’s welfare. Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge Kibale Cottages.

Day 4: From Kibale National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, we peacefully drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park passing the beautiful area of the crater lakes, a striking countryside with small lakes and rolling hills. You will see the beautiful Tooro Kingdom Palace as you head out of Fort Portal.

Have lunch and relax at your lodge, before going on a game drive in search of wildlife, like warthogs, buffaloes, waterbucks and elephants. Overnight and dinner at Mweya Safari Lodge, Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge or Kyambura Game Lodge.

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park and Boat Ride
This day begins with an early morning game drive to the lovely area of the Uganda Kobs. Move further, seeking out lions, elephants, buffaloes and more wild animals in their natural environment before going back to the lodge for a wonderful lunch.

Enjoy an afternoon boat sail along the Kazinga Channel, a natural waterway sandwiched between Lake Edward and Lake George. Get excited with the abundant birdlife all over the area, plus elephants, buffaloes and hundreds of hippos that are freshening off at the shores.

The boat cruise is among the highlights of your safari to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Apart from the morning game drive, one can go for a visit to Kyambura Wildlife Reserve for a guided primate walk. Kyambura is an attractive gorge entirely covered with tropical rainforest.

As you follow the river at the lower base, you will go in search of chimpanzees and other primates dwelling in the area. Dinner and overnight at Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge or Kyambura Game Lodge.

Day 6: Queen Elizabeth NP to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After breakfast, move towards the south, passing through the Isasha Sector of the national park. Ishasha Sector is famous for tree climbing lions.

After a short game drive in this sector, continue the trip to Bwindi Forest, the home of Gorillas in Uganda. While driving through the green scenery, you will pass traditional homes and have good panoramic views of the wonderful landscape of Kigezi Highlands.

Arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in the afternoon. Enjoy dinner and overnight at Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Volcanoes Bwindi, Gorilla Conservation Camp, Mantana Luxury Tented Camp or at Silverback Lodge.

Day 7: Uganda Gorilla Tracking
Put aside the memories of the Kibale Primates, the game drive and Boat ride at Queen Elizabeth National Park and enjoy the peak of your Safari in Uganda, the Trekking of the Gorillas.

Meeting the gentle giants of Bwindi Forest will be the best part of your Uganda trip! Stride a long distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with visible rainy clouds above you, before you come across the gorillas. However, it will unquestionably be valuable to watch them closely as they eat, have fun and relax. It’s an exceptionally a unique and a memorable experience!

Dinner and overnight at Buhoma Community Rest Camp, Volcanoes Bwindi, Gorilla Conservation Camp, Mantana Luxury Tented Camp or at Silverback Lodge.

Day 8: Bwindi National Park to Kampala
After breakfast, we head off from the thick forest of Bwindi and drive back to Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Go by Lake Mburo National Park and keep a look out for zebras and impalas. Have lunch at Brovad Hotel in Masaka Town, before proceeding to Kampala. Have a photo session at the Ugandan Equator in Mpigi district. Dinner and overnight at your reserved hotel in Kampala.

Day 9: Entebbe Airport Transfer and Departure
On this day, depending on your flight schedule, our driver will pick you up from your hotel and take you to Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight.

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December 19, 2017
15 Days Uganda Safari Tour

In this 15 Days Uganda Luxury Safari Tour, you will enjoy wider Wildlife Safaris, Boat Rides, Gorilla Tracking, White Water Rafting and Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Tracking.

Tour Prices – per Person
$5675 (1 Person)
$4345 (2 People)
$3625 (3 People)
$2865 (4 People +)
including 1 gorilla permit per person

Day 1: Travel to Murchison Falls National Park Uganda
Drive to Murchison Falls in the morning, making a stop in Masindi for lunch, then proceed to the park, where you arrive in the evening.

Murchison Falls National Park is characterized by Savannah and riverine woodland. The park has a variety of animal species that include lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, hartebeests, oribis, Uganda kobs and number of bird species.

You will drive to the top of the falls, where the Nile perfects its magnificence. Here you will see the calm Nile forcing itself through a narrow gorge, to fall a distance of about 150 feet down, producing a roar of white water. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge, Sambiya River Lodge or Red Chilies Rest Camp.

Day 2: Game Drive and Launch Cruise in Murchison Falls

Start the day with a game drive in the morning. You will see animals like lions, leopards, hyenas, elephants and many others. In the afternoon after lunch, go for a boat ride on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls, a very captivating exercise, that exposes you to animals like crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes and many birds. Overnight at Para Safari Lodge, Sambiya River Lodge or Red Chilies Rest Camp.

Day 3: Leave Murchison Falls Park for Kibale National Park
Leave Murchison Falls for Kibale National Park and arrive in the evening. Overnight and dinner at Ndali Lodge or Primates’ Lodge or in any booked accommodation in Fort Portal Town.

Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking Safari in Kibale Forest
Transfer to the park headquarters in the morning for a briefing, before heading to the forest to seek out chimpanzees. You will come close to chimps and other primates, like the red-tailed monkeys, colobus monkeys and many more.

The trek will give you a chance to spot a wider range of primates, birds and butterflies through a network of forest-sheltered trails. In the afternoon, you will go for a nature walk in the Bigodi wetland area, then retire for Overnight at Ndali Lodge or Primates’ Lodge, Fort Motel, Mountains of the Moon Hotel or Toro Resort.

Day 5: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have breakfast and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, where you will arrive in the afternoon. After lunch at the lodge, you will go for a boat ride on the Kazinga Channel, where you will see animals like hippos, buffaloes and a profusion of birds for bird watchers. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Mweya Hostel.

Day 6: Game Drive Queen Elizabeth National Park
In the morning, you will enjoy a game drive in the park, searching for animals like lions, elephants, hyenas, buffaloes, bushbuck, Uganda kobs, warthogs and more.

Afterwards, you will visit the Crater Lake region, on your way to Kyambura Gorge. In the afternoon you will have a walk, searching for chimps and other primates like baboons, bush babies, colobus monkeys and many more. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge.

Day 7: Enjoy Game Drive as you head to Bwindi, the Gorilla Home
Have a game drive en-route in the Ishasha sector, where you will see the tree climbing lions as you transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, the area of the gorillas. You will reach the park in the evening. Overnight and dinner at Gorilla Resort, Volcanoes Lodge Bwindi or Buhoma Community Bandas.

Day 8: Gorilla Tracking Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After breakfast, get your packed lunch and move to the forest, looking for the giant apes. The search might take about 2 to 9 hours before you stumble on the gorillas. Once you meet them, you will spend an hour with them, watching them feed, play and care for their young ones. Afterwards, you will return to your lodge.

Day 9: Travel to Lake Bunyonyi
Wake up and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi – one of the deepest crater lakes in Uganda. This lake is characterized by a large number of small islands.

You will reach there in the afternoon and settle down by the shores. You may perhaps decide to go for a boat ride to Bushara Island or have a walk around the shores of Lake Bunyonyi. The lake is known to be habitation to lots of small birds. Overnight at Bushara Island, Bunyonyi Overland Camp, Crater Bay Cottages, Bunyonyi Safaris and Heritage Lodges.

Day 10: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park
Wake up early enough, clean up, have your breakfast and drive to Lake Mburo National Park, which you will reach in the afternoon, after a lip-smacking lunch in Mbarara town. On arrival, check-in at either Mantana tented camp or Rwonyo camp and go for a boat ride on Lake Mburo to view animals like hippos, buffaloes and crocodiles, alongside the many eye-catching birds around the area.

Day 11: Uganda Travel to Jinja
You will start your journey to Jinja after breakfast. From Lake Mburo, you will drive through Lyantonde, Masaka, Mpigi, Wakiso, Kampala (have lunch here) and proceed to Mukono, then to Jinja in early afternoon or evening. Overnight at Jinja Nile Resort or Hotel Triangle.

Day 12: Rafting Safaris/Source of the Nile Tour
You will raft the whole day. You will visit the source of the Nile and the Bujagali falls as well. After rafting, return to Kampala for overnight.

Day 13: Visit Ngamba Island, the Home of Chimpanzees
You will move to Ngamba Island for a motivating watching of the chimpanzees. Ngamba Island, a Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT) in Lake Victoria, was established as a combined national and international initiative and an internationally recognized, collaborative conservation effort, aimed at developing and implementing a long-standing strategy for the conservation of chimpanzees and their surroundings.

The island is home to 40 orphaned chimpanzees, which are an endangered species, found in forests and 20 of which have been brought to the island since the sanctuary opened. Overnight and dinner on the island.

Day 14: Viewing Chimpanzees in Ngamba Island
Have breakfast, then start a forest walk on the island with the chimpanzees. After the walk, you will sail to the main lake shores in Entebbe, from where you will be driven to a hotel in Entebbe.

Day 15: Airport Transfer for your flight back home

End of your Uganda Safari Tour.

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December 19, 2017
14 Days Uganda Holiday Safari

This Uganda Holiday mid-range tour lasting 14 Days takes you to Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest, Semuliki, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi and Lake Mburo National Parks,

Tour Prices – per Person
$5245 (1 Person)
$4135 (2 People)
$3255 (3 People)
$2425 (4 People +)
including 1 gorilla permit per person

Day1: Airport Transfer to Kampala
Our representative collects you at Entebbe International Airport and transfers you to a hotel, either in Entebbe or Kampala. Hotel options in Entebbe include Entebbe Resort, Imperial Botanical hotel, Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel and in Kampala, there are also a variety of options – Hotel Africana, Serena, Sheraton and Grand Imperial Hotel.

Day 2: Uganda Holiday Safari starts from Kampala to Murchison Falls
After breakfast, start your long journey to Murchison Falls National Park. You may pass by Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola for Rhino viewing.

Stop at Masindi town for lunch. Arrive at the park in the evening and use the remaining hours of the day to visit the captivating top of Murchison Falls. Enjoy dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge, Sambiya River Lodge or Red Chili Camp.

Day 3: Wildlife Viewing in Murchison Falls
Murchison Falls is one of the great attractions in our Country, ideal for holiday tours and safaris in Uganda. Have breakfast, then enjoy a morning game drive. Have lunch at the lodge, then utilize the afternoon for a boat cruise on the River Nile, up to the bottom of the falls, as you watch giraffes, lions, elephants and crowds of hippos, plus a diversity of bird species including the shoebill. Overnight and dinner at the lodge.

Day 4: Set off for Kibale National Park
Drive to Fort Portal and connect to Kibale Primate Park. Arrive in the evening and check in either at Ndali Lodge, Fort Motel, Rwenzori View Guest House, Toro Resort or Bandas, for a wonderful overnight and dinner.

Day 5: Chimpanzee Primate Tracking
Enjoy chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park. Have lunch and visit Bigodi Swamp Eco site sanctuary for more primate watching and birding. Overnight and dinner the hotel or lodge.

Day 6: Drive to Semuliki National Park
Have your breakfast and leave Kibale. On your way to Semuliki National Park, view the beautiful Rwenzori Mountains, the hot springs and the pygmies. Enjoy the night game drive, looking for rare species, like leopard and other nocturnal animals. Overnight and dinner at the Luxury Semliki Lodge.

Day 7: Semuliki to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Start the day with a morning game drive and nature walk. After the game drive, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park and check in at Mweya Safari Lodge, Jacana Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology or Mweya Hostel for overnight.

Day 8: Game Viewing Boat/Launch Cruise on Kkazinga Channel
After breakfast, have a game drive and, after lunch, take a boat cruise on Kazinga Channel, looking for a diversity of game and birds. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge, Jacana Safari Lodge.

Day 9: Primate Walk to Bwindi Forest
After breakfast, do Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura Gorge, if a chimp permit was available at the time of your booking. In the afternoon, you will be driven to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Dinner and overnight at Silverback Lodge, Buhoma Lodge, Kitandara Tented Camp or Buhoma Community Bandas.

Day 10: Face to Face with Mountain Gorillas in Uganda
It is a wonderful day for gorilla tracking. Tracking of gorillas lasts between 2 to 8 hours, depending on their movements. Dinner and overnight at Silverback Lodge, Buhoma Lodge, Kitandara Tented Camp or Buhoma Community Bandas.

Day 11: Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi

After tracking mountain gorillas, we will proceed to Lake Bunyonyi.

Lake Bunyonyi, as its serpentine shape might suggest, is essentially a flooded valley system, extending northwards from the Rwanda border over a distance of 25kms, through the contours of the steep hills that separate Kabale and Kisoro. It is thought to have formed about 10,000 years ago, as a result of lava flow from one of the Virunga mountains, which blocked off the Ndego river at the present day Muko, to create a natural dam.

The lake has a total surface area of 60km sq, it lies at an altitude of 1840m, known to be the deepest lake in Uganda and also the home of otters and crayfish. Also in its favor is the high altitude location which ensures a moderate climate and relatively low incidence of malaria and often becoming quite chilly at night. Bilharzia is reliably reported to be absent from the lake, as are crocodiles and hippos, which means that swimming is very safe. Active travelers are catered for with canoes, kayaks and mountain bikes available for hire and enough potential excursions to keep one busy for days.

Activity: Visit the neighboring islands and get the history of each island, also visit the pygmy village, or you can take a self-guided hike to the top of the mountain, or you can relax and swim or take yourself canoeing. Arrive and check in to Bird Nest, Arcadia Cottages, among others.

Day 12: Bwindi to Lake Mburo, enjoy Launch Cruise
After breakfast, drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Arrive around lunch hour, check in at Mantana tented camp, Mihingo lodge, Rwonyo camp or Lake Victoria Hotel in Mbarara Town. After lunch at any of the above accommodations, take an afternoon boat ride on Lake Mburo during which, you will see a variety of animals and birds.

Day 13: Game Drive, Nature Walk
After breakfast, head for a game drive in Lake Mburo National Park, which is an extension of the Tanzanian plains with a variety of attractions; make a stopover for lunch en-route. Move on with the game drive en-route in search of zebra, eland antelope, hippos, crocodiles, impala and birds. After lunch, have guided walks around the park. Overnight at Mantana tented camp, Mihingo lodge or Rwonyo camp.

Day 14: Conclude your Uganda Holiday Tour with a Game Drive and Drive Back to Kampala
You will start the day with an early breakfast, then a game drive through the park. Return to Kampala at your own convenience. Lunch en-route; make a stopover at Mpambire and Uganda Equator for a photo session and traditional handicraft shopping. Arrive in Kampala in the afternoon and retire to your booked hotel.

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December 19, 2017
4 Days Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari

During this trip, tour activities in the Queen Elizabeth National Park safari include boat cruises at Kazinga channel, game drives, interaction with local people, visit Kyambura wildlife reserve, see traditional salt works and the tree climbing lions in the Ishasha segment.

Tour Prices – per Person
$865 (1 Person)
$715 (2 People)
$605 (3 People)
$495 (4 People +)

Day 1: Drive to Elizabeth National Park

Early morning, after breakfast, start your trip to Queen Elizabeth National Park (1978 sq.km) in western Uganda. Have a break at the Uganda Equator for a photo shoot.

Move on to Mbarara town where you will have lunch before continuing to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is one of the treasures of Uganda and named after UK’s Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Uganda in 1954. As you get into the park you will be able to see the escapements of Rwenzori Mountain Crater Lakes, rift valley and spot some animals on the roadside.

Have an evening game drive in the park and see the tree climbing lions, elephants, buffaloes, Kobs, bushbucks, waterbucks, warthogs and leopard. Then have dinner at Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology, where you will have a good outlook of Kazinga channel and Lake Edward peninsular.

Day 2: Early Morning Game Drive
Have a cup of African tea in the morning, then go on a chimp safari to Kyanbura Gorge, where you will stumble upon buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda kobs and other animals, plus a collection of birds. Over 95 species of mammals and 600 species of birds have been recorded.

Head to Katunguru trading center, where there are different ethnic groups with very much related languages, for cultural performances. You will be taken back to Mweya Safari Lodge for refreshments and lunch.

Take a boat cruise at the Kazinga Channel in the afternoon and spot buffaloes close to the water, scores of hippos, and swarms of pied kingfishers and Pelicans, among others. After lunch, besides the boat cruise, one can take jungle walks in the widespread Maramaganbo forest, preceded by a brief history and background of the forest.

While on the guided forest nature walks, you will see the bat cave with pythons in there. There are other trails which will lead you to the crater lakes and the Blue River, which is in the vicinity of the bat caves. You may see other primates like chimps, plus elephants and birds. Return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

DAY 3: Morning Game Drives
Wake up early on this day to catch the early risers’ game drives that usually start at 6:30 am, when the predators are returning to their hideouts. You could possibly see elephants, lions, spotted hyenas, leopards and hippos grazing. Have a late breakfast at Mweya Safari Lodge, then proceed to Kampala, taking Kasese-Fort Portal Road.

Arrive in Kampala in the evening where you will have a wonderful dinner and overnight, as you reflect on the concluded exciting trip.

Day 4: Airport Transfer
You will be picked by our driver for Airport transfer.

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December 19, 2017
13 Days Gorilla Trekking & Uganda Safari

Safari Overview
This trip involves visiting Kampala City attractions, Lake Mburo, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Semliki National Park for exciting game drives and gorilla tracking among others.

Tour Prices – per Person
$4825 (1 Person)
$3365 (2 People)
$2845 (3 People)
$1895 (4 People +)
including 1 gorilla permit per person

Day 1: Arrival in Uganda
Arrive at Entebbe Airport and be transferred to Kampala. Check in at your reserved hotel for your dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park
Have breakfast and leave Kampala in the morning, driving for 4 or 5 hours, towards western Uganda. On the way, you will cross the Uganda Equator line at Kayabwe in Mpigi, then continue, as you will be pleased by the green vegetation and attractiveness of Uganda.

Arrive at the park around midday and have lunch, before going for an afternoon boat ride on Lake Mburo. You will also enjoy an evening game drive in search of zebra, impala, eland, topi, oribi, cape buffalos, antelopes, leopards, hyenas and jackals. Dinner and overnight at Mantana Tented Camp or Rwonyo Rest Camp.

Day 3: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Have early breakfast and set off for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, the habitat of the rare mountain gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park inhabits almost half of the world’s 850 mountain gorillas. Stay at Buhoma Bandas, Silverback Lodge or Mahogany Springs for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Gorilla Trekking Uganda
After an early morning breakfast, you will go for a briefing from the guide, who will lead you through your gorilla-tracking experience through the steeply forested scenery, along several trails.

The height of the trip is your encounter with the calm, endangered mountain gorillas – an exciting experience. After an hour with the gorillas and picnic lunches in the forest, return to your accommodation for relaxation. After this wonderful Uganda gorilla trekking, it is always an amazing experience to sit and reflect on what happened during your gorilla trekking Safari in the forest. Stay at Buhoma Bandas, Silverback Lodge or Mahogany Springs.

Day 5: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have breakfast and leave for Queen Elizabeth National Park, going through the southern sector of the park known as Ishasha, renowned for its tree-climbing lions. This Park is a UNESCO World Biosphere, with one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any game reserve in the world. About 100 mammal species and a significant 606 bird species, like elephants, hippos, the elusive giant forest hog and the handsome Uganda kob inhabit the park, where they are frequently seen. Overnight and dinner at Jacana Eco-lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology.

Day 6: Forest Walk and Boat Ride at Kazinga Channel
Have breakfast, then leave for an early forest walk in Kyambura Gorge in search of primates and chimpanzees. Return to the lodge for lunch, then have a boat ride along the Kazinga Channel, with prospects of seeing hippos and buffalo in the shallow waters at close range. Kazinga Channel shoreline is a home to a collection of birds, including the pink-backed pelicans, fish eagles, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork and many more. Dinner and overnight at Jacana Eco-lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology.

Day 7: Game Drive, Forest Walk
Enjoy the day, starting with an early game drive through the park, where you will see Lions, Elephants, Leopards, Buffaloes, Hyenas and a collection of antelope before driving back to the lodge for lunch.

In the afternoon, you will go for impressive sightseeing in the crater section. Visit the Katwe SalSaltworks and see how salt mining is done conventionally, then head to the flamingo village and sightseeing in the crater region, which is amazing.

Alternatively, on the same day in the afternoon, set out for a forest walk, going to the large bats’ cave where bats in large numbers reside – a python in the rocks is commonly also seen by visitors. It’s an astounding forest walk one can’t miss. Dinner and overnight at Jacana Eco-lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology.

Day 8: Depart for Kibale National Park
Have a mini morning game drive and depart after breakfast for Kibale. Have the benefit of game viewing en-route toward Kibale Forest National Park. You will be staying for two nights at the Ndali Safari Lodge, Primates safari Lodge, Rwenzori View Guest House, Rujuna Top Guest House, Kanyankyu Tourist Camp.

Day 9: Forest Primate Hike, Birding
Have breakfast, then drive into Kibale Forest National Park to hike. A guide will enlighten you on the primates you will see, as well as the forest plants and animals.

This morning hike will expose you to chimpanzees, phoestes, red-colobuses and red-tailed and grey-cheeked Mangabeys. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon, visit Bigodi swamp, an astonishing place to watch rare and gorgeous flora and fauna. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or guesthouse.

Day 10: Transfer to Semuliki Valley Wildlife Reserve
Drive to Semliki in the Western Rift Valley. This reserve has an immense combination of animals, like chimps, elephant, lion and buffalo, plus a crowd of African antelope species.

A night drive planned to look for the fantastic nocturnal species such as large spotted genet, African scops owl, pearl dash spotted owlet and nightjars is another rewarding opportunity.

Spend your overnights for two days at the beautiful Semliki Safari Lodge, the only accommodation in these 500 square kilometers of wilderness. The lodge has gourmet food, classified tented rooms with en-suite facilities, huge four-poster beds and swimming pool.

Day 11: Lake Albert Boat Ride and a Game Drive
Have breakfast and take a boat trip on Lake Albert to view the dazzlingly colored colonies of red-throated bee-eaters and the incredible Shoebill. The lake is lovely with sand cliffs, waterfalls and small fishing villages on its shores. Get back to the lodge via a palm forest and the acacia savannah. Be alert to seeing mammals and different species of raptors. Enjoy your wonderful lunch and then after, use the afternoon to have a game drive to conclude the day.

Day 12: Birding, Chimps Tracking
Wake up early for a morning tropical forest expedition for bird viewing and tracking of the wild chimpanzees and then take your late breakfast. Checkout and drive back to Kampala where you arrive in the afternoon, then to Entebbe for dinner and overnight.

Day 13: Airport Transfer
Check out the hotel and head to Entebbe International Airport for your flight home. Safe Journey!

End of Tour

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3 Days Gorilla Tracking Mgahinga National Park

Safari Overview
Mgahinga National Park, covering an area of 33 sq km is found in South Western Uganda, about 14 km from Kisoro town. The park is occupied by rare mountain gorillas, whose trekking is the major activity. This gorilla habitat is in Kisoro district, where tracking takes place in the plentifully forested Virunga Volcanoes.

Tour Prices – per Person
$2265 (1 Person)
$1845 (2 People)
$1635 (3 People)
$1415 (4 People +)
including 1 gorilla permit per person

The Safari Itinerary to Mgahinga National Park

Day 1: Kampala to Kisoro
Drive a distance of 540 km from Kampala to Kisoro and have your overnight at Mgahinga Safari Lodge or Travelers rest.

Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Mgahinga Forest
After an early morning breakfast, the guide will lead you through the gorilla’s world, explaining features of their ecosystem and behavior.

Gorilla trekking is the most thrilling and remarkable experience that takes one through a thick tropical forest for the whole day. The Nyakagezi group (tourists group) consists of 9 members; 3 adult females, 2 silverbacks, 2 juveniles and 2 infants (tracking can take three to eight hours).

This exercise can be tiresome, so one has to be in good physical shape. It is prudent that you wear good foothold shoes, suitable for mud-covered places and carry binoculars for easy sightseeing. Spend overnight and dinner at Mgahinga Safari Lodge or Travelers Rest.

Day 3: Departure for Kampala
Have an early dawn breakfast and drive back to Kampala to your accommodation for overnight and dinner. Take a lunch stop in Masaka Town at Brovad Hotel, then proceed to Kampala, where you will arrive in the evening. End of Gorilla Tracking in Mgahinga National Park.

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Gorilla Flying Safaris Uganda in 3 National Parks

Safari Overview
7 Days Gorilla Flying Safaris Uganda to Mgahinga, Bwindi Forest and Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 1: Entebbe to Kisoro Airstrip
In the morning, you will arrive on a charter or scheduled flight from Entebbe to an airstrip near Kisolo town. On arrival, you can visit the Batwa communities and also take the Batwa Trail. Have lunch, dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Safari
After breakfast, the Uganda safari package driver guide will pick you from the lodge with packed lunch and drive you to UWA park headquarters for briefing.

After your briefing, you will go out trekking, which takes about 1 to 8 hours. You will have one hour only with the gorillas. During the trekking you may spot animals like buffalo, giant forest hogs, bush pigs, buffaloes, elephants, and side-striped jackals, for keen birders you may see birds like white-naped Raven, black Kite, Rwenzori Turaco, Blue-headed Coucal, Paradise Fly-catcher, Rwenzori Batis, Double-collared Sunbird, Wax Bills and Yellow-vented Bulbul. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 3: Kisoro – Bwindi National Park
You will have breakfast, then drive to Bwindi National Park. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 4: Day of Gorilla Tracking Safari
After breakfast with packed lunch and drive you to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) park headquarters for a briefing. After the briefing, you will go for trekking, which takes about 1 to 8 hours. You will have one hour only with the gorillas.

During the trekking you may spot birds like the Short-tailed Warbler, Rusty-faced woodland Warbler, Bar-tailed Trogon, Grauer’s Rush Warbler, among others animals like the black-fronted duikers, South African porcupines, golden monkey, giant forest hog, bushbuck, buffalo, bush pigs, buffaloes, elephants, jackals, Black and white colobus monkey, chimpanzee. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Kayonza – Queen Elizabeth National Park Mweya Airstrip
You will have breakfast and then drive to Kisoro airstrip, where you will connect to Mweya airstrip. You will have lunch and later visit Katwe salt mines. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 6: Game Drive and Boat Ride at Kazinga Channel
You will have an early game drive where you will see leopards, spotted hyena, side striped jackal, bush back, topi, sitatunga, buffalo, elephant, hippo and mongoose.

You will return to the lodge for lunch, then go for a boat ride along the Kazinga Channel. It’s quite enriching, because you may see birds like the African Fish Eagle, Black Crake, African Jacana, Water Thick-knee, Spur-winged and African Wattled Plovers, Malachite and Pied kingfishers, Swamp flycatchers and yellow-backed weavers, great-white and pink-backed pelicans, great and Long-tailed Cormorants, Common Squacco Heron, you may also see crocodiles and hippos. Later return to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Day 7: Queen Elizabeth – Kampala
After breakfast, you will fly back to Kajjansi Airstrip. The driver will pick you up and transfer you to Kampala or Entebbe.

End of the Gorilla Flying Safaris Uganda

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5 Days Gorilla Safari Uganda & Tours

Tour Prices – per Person
$2875 (1 Person)
$2545 (2 People)
$2265 (3 People)
$1825 (4 People +)
including 1 gorilla permit per person

Tour Overview
Gorilla Safari Uganda and Tours involving Lake Mburo National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Mountain Gorillas in Uganda– 5 Days

Arrive in Uganda
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, our safari guide will meet you and drive you to Kampala, ready for your trip launch the next morning.

Day 1: Depart for Lake Mburo, Brief Game Drive and Boat Ride
Depart by road to Lake Mburo National Park, which will take approximately 3-4 hours. You will have a break in your journey to visit the Royal Drum makers, stand at t

he Equator for a photographic opportunity, then continue to Lake Mburo National Park. This Park is an extension of the Tanzanian plains with big herds of zebra, impala, eland and other ungulates.

Bird watching opportunities are superb – this is one of the best places to find African finfoot and papyrus bush shrike. After checking in, you will take a late afternoon game drive or a boat canoe. Overnight in Mantana Tented Camp, Rwonyo Camp or UWA Bandas (Full Board)

Day 2: Lake Mburo Nature Walk, Head to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Start an early guided nature walk, taking you to the Salt Lick Area. A well-located wood stage offers an opportunity to see at least four different species of animals at any one point, while they lick the salty soil. Go back to camp for breakfast, after which you will head off for Kabale, where we will stop for lunch.

Continue on your journey, which offers excellent views, including the triangular peaks of the Virunga volcanoes of Rwanda and the Congo. The road then drops down into a valley, to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the habitat of the mountain gorillas. Overnight at Gorilla Resort or Buhoma Community Bandas (Full Board)

Day 3: The Day for Gorilla Tracking Safari in Uganda
Get up early for a warm breakfast to give you the energy required for gorilla tracking. Before 8:00 am, report to the ranger station for registration and a talk by one of the rangers; the guides will then take you through the bush, pushing your way through the undergrowth and parting thick creepers, to track the gorillas. (This trek can take from half an hour to 5 hours – a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes).

Sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling, sitting in the dense rainforest, knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas. It’s amazing to think there are only about 650 of these beautiful creatures remaining.

If you have the energy this afternoon, take a guided walk on the Munyaga River trail, which is a superlative short walk. This trail leads to three delightful shining waterfalls, and there is an abundance of tree ferns, epiphytic ferns, orchids and Bwindi’s colorful array of butterflies. Here you may also see birds and primates from the forest edge. Alternatively, have a guided village walk and see how the Ugandans live. Overnight at Gorilla Resort or Buhoma Community Bandas (Full Board)

Day 4: Drive to Kampala
After a morning breakfast, you will be driven back to Kampala stopping en-route for lunch in Masaka town, arriving in the evening. On arrival in Kampala, your safari guide will transfer you to your hotel. If you have energy, your guide will take you around the African Craft markets along Buganda road or to the National Theatre, where you can buy Souvenirs for yourself. Overnight at Speke Hotel, Mossa Courts or Hotel Africana (Full Board)

Day 5: Airport Transfer
Your safari guide will collect you from your hotel and transfer you to Entebbe International Airport for your outbound flight.

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