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  • 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,

    eagle + leopard in ugandaTour Prices – per Person
    $5245 (1 Person)
    $4135 (2 People)
    $3255 (3 People)
    $2425 (4 People     +)
    including 1 gor    illa 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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  • 9 Days Wildlife and Uganda Gorilla Tour

    Tour Overview
    This 9 day wildlife and gorilla safari  will give you the opportunity to see a variety of wildlife, including rhinos, giraffe, lions, tree-climbing lions,  baboons,  elephants, crocodiles, hippos, antelopes, buffaloes, bush babies, zebras, elusive Shoebill storks, birding safaris, butterflies, otters, monitor lizards, as well as bird life found in different Uganda national parks.

    You will have the chance to explore the magnificent great waterfalls in the recommended wildlife park in Uganda, which is Murchison Falls National Park, although other national parks also harbor a number of them like Queen Elizabeth National Park.

    On the same gorilla and wildlife tour, you will encounter big primates, known to be our distant cousins, the Uganda mountain gorillas, as you enjoy trekking in our recognized gorilla park Bwindi National Park.

    You will also meet the chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, discover the Pearl of Africa with safaris Uganda on this 9 Day Uganda wildlife and gorilla safari.

    gorilla trackingTour Prices – per Person
    $3785 (1 Person)
    $2865 (2 People)
    $1895 (3 People)
    $1545 (4 People +)
    including 1 gorilla permit per person

    Tour Highlights

    • Day 1: Uganda Wildlife Safari at Murchison Falls safari
    • Day 2: Wildlife Adventure Safari at Murchison
    • Day 3: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park
    • Day 4: Explore Wildlife at Queen Elizabeth with a game drive and boat cruise
    • Day 5: Kyambura Gorge Safari and the Bat Cave
    • Day 6: Travel to Bwindi gorilla forest park.
    • DAY 8: Travel from Bwindi National Park to Lake Mburo National Park
    • Day 9: Lake Mburo National Park to Kampala

    Detailed Itinerary

     

    Day 1: Uganda Wildlife Safari at Murchison Falls Safari
    Your safari will start as you depart from Kampala, heading to the mighty Murchison Falls National Park. It would be better to depart at 6:30 am and drive north via Masindi.

    After Masindi, you can branch off to Zziwa Rhino Reserve in the district of Nakasongora District, for rhino tracking.  The rhino sanctuary was restored to harbor this most hunted and extinct wildlife. Efforts to restore and protect these magnificent animals which remained in the country were underlaid.

    The reserve is a large section of land given to them and other mammals. While here, you will take this chance to track the Rhinos up close through the savannah and trees for two hours, then drive onward to Murchison Falls National Park, where you will arrive and check in.

    As you wait to go for an evening game drive in Murchison Falls, which will find very rewarding, since you will spot our wildlife, including elephants, lions, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes of all types, warthogs, amongst others.

    It won’t be a rushed wildlife safari event, but you will slowly but surely drive along the lake into the savanna, which is about 1/2 to 3 hours while driving with all the sounds, sights and a most wonderful evening sun setting, as you drive back to your lodging facility for a delightful dinner and overnight.

    Dinner and overnight at Chobe safari lodge/Paraa Safari Lodge/Sambiya River Lodge/Global Village Guest House/Red Chilli Camp.

    Day 2: Wildlife Adventure Safari at Murchison
    Enjoy early morning breakfast at your lodging in Murchison falls before you break off for a second game drive. With the help of a game ranger, you will be guided to where you can spot the animals for the best wildlife viewing and wildlife photography opportunity.

    Expect to see lion cubs play-fighting, elephants moving across the savannah and the giraffe grazing, then return to your lodge for lunch. After having the best lunch at your hotel, you will go for a boat cruise along the Nile River in Murchison Falls National Park. You will move up toward Murchison Falls viewing crocodiles, an abundance of buffaloes, antelopes of different types, hippos, elephants, birds, butterflies and so much more.

    The boat cruise will slowly take you up the Nile River to where the magnificent Falls are stunningly displaying the power of nature. The journey down the river slowly begins and there will be more opportunities for seeing animals before you return to your lodging for dinner and a good night sleep. Dinner and overnight at Chobe safari lodge/Paraa Safari Lodge/Sambiya River lodge/Global Village Guest House/Red Chilli Camp.

    Day 3: Travel to Queen Elizabeth Park
    You will have breakfast and leave Murchison Falls from Luxury Paraa Safari Lodge for your Wildlife and Chimpanzee safari at Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will cross the Nile for the last time, from Red Chili camp or Global Village Guest House and stop over at the top of Murchison Falls for a visit and view the falls from above.

    You will stop at the Masindi Hotel for lunch and continue with our journey to Queen Elizabeth where you will arrive late in the afternoon.  After a long day drive, it is simply relaxation, enjoy dinner and sit out listening to the sounds of the Africa Wilderness. Some animals will come quite close to you and make your evening interesting, as you enjoy your dinner at the lodge.

    Dinner and overnight Mweya Safari Lodge or Kyambura Game Lodge/Simba Safari Camp/Ihamba safari Lodge/safari camp or Mweya Hostel.

    Day 4: Explore Wildlife at Queen Elizabeth with a Game Drive and Boat Cruise
    On this day, you will take a morning game drive to see the early morning risers at Queen Elizabeth National Park. After your game drive, you will return to your accommodation for breakfast and then pay a visit to the Crater Lakes region, which is such a breathtaking experience.

    Afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel with all its wildlife and abundance of birds of different species, including the migrants.  Then it is off for another game drive in the evening. Dinner and overnight at your choice of accommodation in Queen Elizabeth. Dinner and overnight Mweya safari Lodge or Kyambura Game Lodge/Simba safari camp/Ihamba safari Lodge/Safari Camp or Mweya Hostel.

    Day 5: Kyambura Gorge safari and the Bat Cave
    This will be another wonderful day. After breakfast, we go Chimpanzee tracking at Kyambura Gorge the heart of Africa Queen Elizabeth Park and the Gorge in Kyambura. This morning you will be off for a walk, guided by a Uganda Wildlife Authority Ranger, who will guide you to the area where the chimps are tracked.  Chimps move nightly so it takes the skills of an experienced ranger to guide you.

    You will eat your packed lunch after the Chimpanzee trek, then off to the Maramagambo Forest area, where we will visit the Bat Cave and see birds, butterflies, trees and plants. Return to your Lodging for dinner and overnight sleep. Dinner and overnight Mweya safari Lodge or Kyambura Game Lodge/Simba safari camp, Ihamba safari Lodge/safari camp or Mweya Hostel.

    Day 6: Travel to Bwindi Gorilla Forest Park
    Your safari will continue, as you again start the journey to our Uganda safari highlights, heading for Mountain Gorilla trekking after a leisurely breakfast. Slowly drive towards Bwindi Impenetrable Park, going through the Ishasha Sector and hoping to see some tree climbing lions in Queen Elizabeth, since it is well known to be a home for the tree climbing lions in Uganda.

    Reaching Bwindi in the evening, relax at your lodging, dinner and overnight sleep at Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Forest camp/Clouds Lodge/Buhoma community Rest camp/Wagtail safari camp/Lake/Buhoma community Rest camp/Ngongi Gorilla Resort or Bwindi View Bandas.

    Day 7: Gorilla tracking at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
    Breakfast at your lodging, then off for the morning gorilla safari briefing before you start one of the most stunning experiences – gorilla trekking (tracking) at the Impenetrable Bwindi Forest. The gorilla trekking experience at Bwindi may last from 2 hours to the whole day – it all depends on the movement of these gorillas.

    This will be the safari highlight in the gorilla Park of Bwindi. The gorillas are mobile, they keep shifting new locations on a daily basis and can’t be in one place twice. There are no terms to explain what you will go through while on your Gorilla safari experience.  Just a powerful and awesome experience to see the gorillas up close within a distance of 5 meters in a group strictly composed of 8 people. Gorilla tracking does not permit children less than 15 years to take part in this experience, for health reasons.

    The gorilla walk itself is worth taking, though it requires physical fitness, the kind of forest you will encounter, the ridges, valleys, the streams that flow through it and of course you will encounter birds, butterflies, baboons, plants and trees, as well as other wildlife besides the Mountain Gorillas. Dinner and overnight at Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Forest camp/Clouds Lodge/Buhoma community Rest camp/Wagtail safari camp/Buhoma community Rest camp/Ngongi Gorilla Resort or Bwindi View Bandas.

    Day 8: Travel from Bwindi National Park to Lake Mburo
    The gorilla safari is almost coming to an end, as we check out of our accommodation at Bwindi.  A lovely breakfast, then on road to Lake Mburo National Park.  We recommend having a stopover before we end the gorilla safari with great and amazing wildlife, with dotted savanna trees. Lunch in Mbarara town reaching Lake Mburo in the afternoon to check in at your lodge. A boat ride in the afternoon on Lake Mburo is rewarding and a game drive in the evening.

    The park is a home to wildlife and there is much to see from crocodiles to hippos, birds of all kind, zebras, antelopes of all types, bushbuck, buffaloes, plants, trees and much more. Transfer to our accommodation for dinner and overnight sleep. Dinner and overnight at Mihingo Lodge/Mantana Safari Tents/Arcadia cottages/Rwonyo Tented camp.

    Day 9: Lake Mburo National Park to Kampala
    Our 9-day safari is almost coming to an end as you check out of your accommodation facility in Lake Mburo: Enjoy a relaxed breakfast and an early morning game viewing safari and photography. Your guide will take you around the five lake game parks in Lake Mburo, seeing the delightful wildlife and birds of different types in a natural setting of acacia-dotted savannah trees. You will be driving towards the park gate, then a journey back to Kampala. On the way, the first stop will be Brovad Hotel in Masaka for lunch, a stopover at the equator is another adventure before you reach Kampala. Take some photographs while at this point and even shop crafts. We arrive Kampala in the evening and transfer to the Airport for your outbound flight back home, if your flight is on this day.

    End of Safari

    Tour Inclusions

    • Photography and touring
    • Gorilla permits & Chimpanzee permits
    • 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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  • 7 days Uganda Safari Adventure

    Detailed Itinerary

    Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Murchison Falls
    Day 2: Uganda Wildlife Drive & Launch Cruise
    Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
    Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking – transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
    Day 5: Game Drive -Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
    Day 6: Gorilla Trekking
    Day 7: Transfer to Kampala

    This 7 days tour takes you to the most popular national parks in Uganda, where you will enjoy the most beautiful and unique attractions ever. You will experience the beauty of Uganda by Trekking Gorilla & Chimp in Bwindi Impenetrable and Kibale National Parks and game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls.

    Tour Prices – per PersonGorilla Tracking in Uganda

    $3445 (1 person)
    $2685 (2 people)
    $1865 (3 people)
    $1575 (4 people +)
    including 1 gorilla permit per person

    Itinerary

    Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Murchison Falls
    A Uganda Safari Guide will pick you up in the early morning and drive north-west through the famous Luwero Triangle. Stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary which was created by the Rhino Fund Uganda for the breeding of Rhinos, and which will later be re-introduced into Uganda’s protected areas. Enjoy Rhino tracking in beautiful surroundings and see other wildlife present on the ranch, including bushbuck, leopard, Uganda Kob.

    Have lunch, then continue to Murchison Falls National Park. Dinner and overnight at
    Budget Accommodation: Red Chilli Camp or Global Village Guest House
    Mid-range Accommodation: Sambiya River Lodge, Murchison Falls River Lodge
    Luxury Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge or Nile Safari Lodge
    Super Luxury Accommodation: Chobe Safari Lodge.

    Day 2: Uganda Wildlife Drive & Launch Cruise
    You will be Picked by our Tour Guide after an early morning breakfast, when you will be taken for a game drive within the park.  Expect to see the big four animals including Buffalo, Lion, Elephant and Leopard.

    You will also spot the giraffe, antelopes and a number of bird species. Return to the lodge after the early morning game drive until lunch.

    In the afternoon, you will participate in a launch trip up the Nile. Here, you will get a chance to see water animals like Nile crocodiles, hippos and a number of water birds. Dinner and overnight at
    Budget Accommodation: Red Chilli Camp or Global Village Guest House
    Mid-range Accommodation: Sambiya River Lodge, Murchison Falls River Lodge
    Luxury Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge or Nile Safari Lodge
    Super Luxury Accommodation: Chobe safari lodge.

    Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
    This Morning after breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale Forest National Park for chimpanzee trekking. You will have a lunch stopover before continuing to your lodge at the park where you will have dinner and overnight.

    Budget Accommodation: Chimpanzee Guest House, Ruwenzori View Guest House
    Moderate Accommodation: Chimps Nest Lodge, Bush Lodge
    Luxury Accommodation; Primate Lodge, Mountains of the Moon
    Super Luxury Accommodation: Kyaninga lodge

    DAY 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
    Departing early, your guide will drive you to Kanyanchu Tourist Center for a briefing, before going for a chimpanzee track tour. These apes are more closely related to humans than to any other creatures.

    Kabale National Forest is well known in East Africa for its unique primates. On the walk, you will go through the tropical moist forest to find the chimpanzee.

    After having lunch, you will go to Queen Elizabeth National Park. On this trip, you will view different animals like lions, buffaloes and elephants. Return to the lodge for lunch before going for an evening launch cruise on Kazinga channel. Return in the evening for dinner and overnight.

    Budget Accommodation: Queen Elizabeth Safari Camp or Mweya Hostel
    Moderate Accommodation: Simba Safari Camp, Ihamba Safari Lodge
    Luxury Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge or Kyambura Game Lodge

    Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
    After you have early breakfast, you will be transferred to Bwindi.  You will go for a game drive in Isasha to see a tree-climbing Lion. Reach your accommodation in the evening and check in for dinner and overnight
    Budget Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp/Nshongi Gorilla Resort or Bwindi View Bandas
    Moderate Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp/Wagtail Safari Camp/Lake Kitandara
    Luxury Accommodation: Gorilla Resort Lodge/Buhomma Lodge/Silver Back Lodge
    Super Luxury Accommodation: Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Forest Camp/Clouds Lodge

    Day 6: Gorilla Trekking
    A long-awaited day of encountering the mountain gorillas in the forest of Bwindi. You will go with your packed lunch and you will spend most of the day with the primates. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight
    Budget Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp/Nshongi Gorilla Resort or Bwindi View Bandas
    Moderate Accommodation: Buhoma Community Rest Camp/Wagtail Safari Camp/Lake Kitandara
    Luxury Accommodation: Gorilla Resort Lodge/Buhomma Lodge/Silver Back Lodge
    Super Luxury Accommodation: Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Forest Camp/Clouds Lodge

    Day 7: Transfer back to Kampala
    After breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kampala. This will be the end of our safari.

    Tour inclusions
    • Photography and touring,
    • Gorilla trekking permits (Uganda )
    • 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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