Main topics of the safari
Murhison Falls National Park - game drives and boat launch on Nile, tracking to the top of Falls
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Drive along the Western Rift Valley and Lake Albert, Hoima and Fort Portal
Kibaale National Park - chimps tracking
Drive along the the Rwenzori mountains
Queen Elisabeth National Park – game drives and boat launch on Kazinga Channel
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – gorilla tracking
The Equator, drive through scenic landscape in rural Uganda
One night in Entebbe with a chance of visiting Uganda Wildlife Education Centre and the Botanical Gardens
Program summary
Day 1. Arrival and welcome to Uganda – Entebbe
Day 2. Drive to Murchison Falls National Park with a stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Day 3. Murchison Falls National Park with game-drive and boat-launch on the Nile
Day 4. Drive to Hoima
Day 5. Drive via Kyenjojo and Fort Portal to Kibaale
Day 6. Chimps tracking and drive along Rwenzori to Queen Elisabeth
Day 7. Game Drive and boat launch on Kazinga Channel
Day 8. Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Day 9. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – gorilla tracking
Day 10. Return to Entebbe via the Equator
Accommodation
Accommodation can be your choice of either budget, medium or luxury.
Itinerary
Day 1. Arrival and welcome to Uganda.
The driver and guide will pick you from the air-port and transfer you to Sunset Entebbe. Depending on the time of arrival you may have the time to explore some of the high-lights in Entebbe, like the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre and the Botanical Garden as well as the local market.
Day 2. Drive to Murchison Falls National Park with stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
The drive takes you through Kampala, then onto the highway towards north until Nakasongola where we make the first stop for Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Lunch in Masindi, before heading for Murchison Falls National Park and Paara, which will be reached by late afternoon.
Day 3. Game-drive and boat launch
An early morning wakeup for a game-drive in the Delta area to try spotting lion, elephants, antelopes and much more. Return for lunch and then in the afternoon the boat-launch on the Nile up to Murchison Falls. We will se a number of hippos, crocodiles, buffalos, birds and maybe some elephants and lion that have come down to drink. At the Falls we leave the boat for a hike to the top from where the cars will take us back.
Day 4. Drive to Hoima
After a slow morning we drive along the rift valley to Butiaba from where we climb the escarpment into farmland for the drive to Hoima. The drive is scenic.
Day 5. Drive via Kyenjojo and Fort Portal to Kibaale.
We leave early for the drive to Kibaale via Fort Portal. After lunch in Fort Portal we continue to Kibaale in time for a guided walk in the Bigodi swamps to see many different birds and primates.
Day 6. Chimps tracking
Leave early for chimps tracking in the Kibaale National Park. The rainforest has more varieties of primates than most other national parks in the word and you may encounter some other types on your tracking, as well as the forest elephant or other forest animals.
After tracking and lunch we leave for Queen Elisabeth National Park on a scenic drive along the Rwenzori mountains, the third highest in Africa. We will reach the park in the late afternoon.
Day 7. Game drive and boat launch on Kazinga.
The day has an early morning game-drive in the park with the aim to see elephants, lion, buffalo, antelopes and other animals. The pre-packed breakfast is taken on the slopes of a large crater in the Kasenyi area. In the afternoon there will be boat-launch on the Kazinga channel, a thrill for those who like hippos, buffalos, crocodiles and birds. But there is also a chance to elephant, lions and if you are very lucky – a leopard, coming to drink.
Day 8. Drive from Queen Elisabeth to Bwindi
The drive to Bwindi will take you trough the Ishasha part of the park where there is a chance of spotting the tree-climbing lions that are unique for this area and then further to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Day 9. Gorilla tracking in Bwindi.
The very day for Gorilla tracking. All meet at the assembly point for further transport to the starting point for tracking. You will climb a bit during the day and will also have a chance of seeing chimps or other primates. Sometimes the gorillas are found in 1-2 hours, other times it takes longer. The guides and trackers will show you many things that you may come across as you move in the forest.
Day 10. Return to Entebbe
Early departure for the drive back to Entebbe (or Kampala). The drive will take you through some very nice landscape with tea an coffe plantations, undulating grasslands, towns and villages. We will stop at the Equator for photos as well as souvenir shopping before reaching Kampala/Entebbe late afternoon, where you will be dropped either at the airport or to your hotel.