3 - day safari to Murchison Falls National Park
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
Program summary
Day 1. Drive to Murchison Falls National Park with a stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Day 2. Murchison Falls National Park with game-drive and boat-launch on the Nile
Day 3. Drive the scenic route via Lake Albert to Hoima and return to Entebbe
Accommodation
Accommodation can be your choice of either budget, medium or luxury.
Itinerary
Day 1. Drive to Murchison Falls National Park with stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Leave early for the drive to Murchison Falls National Park with a stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. The drive takes you through Kampala, then onto the highway towards the north until reaching Nakasongola where we make the first stop for Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. The lunch is at Ziwa or en-route, before heading for Murchison Falls National Park and the hotel, which will be reached by late afternoon.
Day 2. Game-drive and boat launch
The day has 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 may be 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 3. Drive to Kampala/Entebbe
After a slow morning we shall drive along the rift valley to Butiaba from where we climb the escarpment into the farmland for the drive to Hoima. The drive is very scenic. After lunch we shall return to Entebbe which will be reached by late afternoon or early evening.
Indcluded
- Accommodation in self-contained twin/double
- In budget version no meals, in medium and luxury full board
- All entrance fees (value $80)
- Boat launch on the Nile (value $30)
- Entrance at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary ($40)
- Tracking to the top of the Murchison Falls (value $15)
- All transport from Entebbe/Kampala and return including ferry across the Nile
- Guide and driver
- National Parks ranger during game drive (if available)
Not included in the costs
- Your personal equipment
- Drinks that are not inlcluded in the meals (medium and luxury versions)
- Tip to drivers and guides