Day 1: Depart for Murchison Falls National Park (5 hours)
You will be picked up from the airport or your hotel in Entebbe/Kampala and transferred to Murchison Falls National Park, which is Uganda’s largest park.
The park is a habitat for animals like elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, and a variety of antelopes. En route, you will visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking and have lunch at Kabalega Resort.
Enter the park through Kichumbanyobo Gate and visit the Top of the Falls, where water thunders through different rapids from a 7-metre gap to fall over a 40-metre gorge below. Dinner and overnight stay at Parkside Safari Lodge
Day 2: Game drive and launch cruise along the Albert Nile
After an early breakfast, you will go for a game drive on the Northern Bank of the River Nile. The activity takes about 3-5 hours, and Wildlife in the Park includes elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, lions, Hartebeest, Uganda kobs, oryx, and waterbucks.
After the drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon go for a launch cruise on the Albert Nile, which will give you an exciting view of the bottom of the mighty Murchison Falls.
Along the cruise, you will encounter crocodiles, hippos, and birds on the river banks, like kingfishers, cormorants, bee-eaters, and the rare shoebill stork. You will then meet up with your driver/guide and transfer back to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at Parkside Safari Lodge as above.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park (7 hours)
Early morning after breakfast, you will set out for your long journey to Kibale Forest National Park. This Park is home to 13 primate species. These include red colobus and L’Hoest’s monkey, and many more.
This is a long journey with occasional breaks to stretch out and have lunch en route, arriving late afternoon. Check in, unwind, and enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at Crate Valley Kibale
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Swamp Walk
After breakfast, you will set out for chimp tracking within the Kibale Forest. During your search, expect to see a wide range of primate species, including chimpanzees, monkeys, and other animals such as forest elephants, bush pigs, duikers, warthogs, reptiles, amphibians, and a colorful variety of butterflies.
Return to the Lodge for lunch. After lunch, go for a nature walk in the Bigodi swamp area and look out for most of the water-loving bird species. The forest /Park has almost 335 species of birds and is therefore a good place for birders. Return to the Lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Crater Valley Kibale as above.
Day 5: Crater Lakes Tour & Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park (3 hours)
Have breakfast and depart Kibale National Park, heading to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will have a stopover in Fort Portal city and go for an exciting visit to Amabere Ganyinamwiru stalagmites site, caves, and the waterfall, plus a rewarding hike to the crater lakes, followed by lunch.
Proceed with the drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, arriving late afternoon. Enjoy the evening at leisure, admiring the landscape. Dinner and overnight stay at Engiri Game Lodge
Day 6: Game drive and launch cruise- Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will go for early morning game drive in the Kasenyi sector; you may spot various animals like elephants, Uganda kobs, leopards, among others. Return to the lodge for a late breakfast and visit the Katwe salt pans where you will encounter the locals undertaking salt mining.
Have lunch and in the afternoon, go for a launch cruise on the Kazinga channel, where you will spot various wildlife, including Hippos and crocodiles. Dinner and overnight at Engiri Game Lodge as above.
Day 7: Ishasha – Queen Elizabeth NP (1.5 hours)
Wake up to an early morning breakfast and drive south to Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive. The Ishasha sector is less explored, fresh and the only place you can see the tree-climbing lions.
Have lunch and head out for the evening game drive to maximize your chances of seeing as much wildlife as you can. Dinner and overnight stay at The River Camp Ishasha
Day 8: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park (6 hours)
This morning, you will have breakfast, check out, and embark on your journey to Bwindi with lunch en-route and proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in preparation for your next day Gorilla trek. Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Community Guesthouse
Day 9: Gorilla trek in Bwindi Forest Park & Transfer to Kisoro
Early in the morning, after breakfast and a briefing from the UWA officials, set off for the gorilla tracking. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and an unforgettable adventure.
The ranger guides will lead you into the thick forest and start your search for the endangered Mountain Gorillas. You will move up and down the rugged terrain until you finally meet these harmonious creatures that will entertain you with performances for about1hour.
The activity can take 2 -7 hours since the gorillas roam the park freely. On finding them, you will be allowed up to a maximum of 1 hour to see and photograph the gorillas; this is an awesome and exciting moment.
En route, there are other types of primates such as monkeys, birds, and more. Return to the starting point for your gorilla trekking certificate and embark on the transfer to Kisoro town, arriving at night. Dinner and overnight stay at Manzi Guesthouse.
Day 10: Golden Monkey Trekking & Transfer to Bunyonyi
Wake up to an early morning breakfast, and drive to the Mgahinga park headquarters at Ntebeko for a briefing by the park officials about the park and what to expect on your golden monkey trek. After the briefing, you will embark on the trek with the ranger guides until you encounter the golden monkeys on the Bamboo section of the park. Spend 1 hour with the cute little fellows, and later embark on the journey to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale with lunch en route. Enjoy dinner and stay overnight at Bunyonyi Overland Resort.
Day 11: Explore Lake Bunyonyi & Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Enjoy breakfast and head out for a motorised canoe tour of Lake Bunyonyi, visiting the different Islands with a local guide.
After the tour, you will embark on the vehicle and depart Bunyonyi for Lake Mburo Park with lunch en route in Mbarara city, arriving in the evening. Check in and have dinner.
You will later head out for a night game drive with chances of seeing the Leopard, hyenas, and lots of game. Stay overnight at Rwonyo Rest Camp
Day 12: Walking Safari and Back to Kampala / Entebbe
Enjoy an early morning breakfast and go for a guided walking safari with a park ranger. This is a very enjoyable experience that gets you closer to the wildlife.
You will later exit the park and embark on your journey back to Kampala with lunch en route and a stopover at the equator. Proceed to Kampala and drop off at your hotel in Kampala, or continue to Entebbe and drop off at the airport for your onward flight.
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