Have a beautiful experience of the rhinos, track chimpanzees and view the endangered Gorilla species, enjoy a launch cruise on the lake, hike to the top of the falls, get the spectacular experience of the wet lands and great view of the cultural performances from local people.
Tour code: SON 9
Overview
- Go see the rhinos at Ziwa rhino sanctuary.
- Enjoy an early morning game drive at Murchison falls.
- Go for a launch cruise on the Nile river.
- Chimpanzee track in the Kibale forest national park.
- Enjoy a cultural trip to Bigodi.
- Visit the crater lakes at Queen Elizabeth national park.
- Have an evening game drive at Queen Elizabeth national park.
- Have a boat trip on the Kazinga channel.
- Gorilla track in Bwindi impenetrable forest.
Our tour guide will pick you from Entebbe international airport and proceed with you to Kampala city where you will be accommodated at a hotel.
We will leave very early morning and head to northern Uganda to Murchison falls national park enroute we will visit a rhino sanctuary called Ziwa rhino sanctuary thereafter proceed and have lunch at a town called Masindi.
After lunch, we will continue with our journey through the park up to our lodge for an overnight.
Start an early morning game drive to the north of river Nile. You may be able to view animals that are unique to African savannah like Giraffe, Antelopes, Lions, Elephants and the Uganda kob.
After lunch, you will be able to go for a launch cruise on the river Nile, the cruise takes you to the bottom of the thundering falls where you may see huge crocodiles, school of Hippos, buffalo, elephants and a variety of water birds like heron, cormorants, ducks, bee eaters and hike to the top of the falls (optional depending on your physical fitness) for a breathtaking sight of the raging Nile river as it forms its way through the narrow gorge and cascades down becoming on a placid river. Return to your lodge.
After breakfast, we will travel to southwards to Kibale forest national park which is a jungle with 13 primate species which includes chimpanzees, baboons, black and white colobus, red colobus, grey checked mangabeys and I’hoest’s red colobus and blue monkeys. After lunch, we will have an afternoon walk around the lodge.
After an early morning breakfast, you will go for a chimpanzee tracking adventure in Kibale forest. As you are tracking, you will expect to see other primates such as grey checked mangabeys along with l’hoest’s red colobus and blue monkeys. During this activity, you will be told about the secrets of the forest.
Have lunch at a lodge after which proceed to the Bigodi women’s group which will take you on a spectacular walk trail through a papyrus swamp called Bigodi wetland sanctuary. You will end the day with a cultural performance or a sunset drink at a nearby lodge.
In the morning you will go and visit crate lakes after which you will have lunch. Then in the afternoon proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park where you will have a late afternoon game drive and later on an overnight at the lodge.
Wake up very early before sunrise and set off for search of wildlife and expect to see animals like Elephant, Buffalo Waterbuck, Uganda kob, Warthogs, Leopards and the Lions thereafter go for refreshments at the lodge.
In the afternoon, set off for a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel which connects Lake Edward and Lake George. Expect to see animals which come to the water to bath or drink, these include Hippos, Buffalos, Elephants, Crocodiles sunbathing and a wide range of attractive birds. Thereafter go back to the lodge for an overnight.
In the morning, you will set off for Bwindi impenetrable forest national park enroute, you will visit lake Mutanda which is one of the beautiful sceneries of western Uganda. You will go through the country side bamboo forest as you get a great view of the Virunga mountains.
After lunch, you will proceed with your journey to the lodge.
We will wake up very early in the morning and have breakfast before 8:00am after which gather at the ranger station for briefing about gorilla and registration. The ranger guide will then take you through the thicket of the impenetrable forest. The famous gorilla tracking activity takes between 2-5 hours depending on the gorilla movement.
When they are met, you can stop and relax around these endangered species for an hour and watch them play and feed. Before going for the activity, you are expected to be physically fit and free from communicable diseases like the common cold. After the tracking activity has ended, you will have packed lunch, before returning back to the lodge.
After breakfast, you will be driven to Entebbe airport via Kampala city and then follow the departure arrangements at the airport.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Persons | Price per person (USD) | Rooming |
1 | $ 4,236 | Single |
2 | $ 3,202 | Twin & Double |
3 | $ 2,837 | Triple, Double & single |
4 | $ 2,592 | Dorm, Double & Twin |
5 | $ 2,553 | Triple, Twin, Double & Single |
6 | $ 2,438 | Triple, Double & Twin |
Inclusions
- Airport pickup and transfers
- Bottled drinking water
- Accommodation in the selected designation or available alternative.
- Meals in the selected itinerary.
- Entrance fees to the included itineraries
- 4 WD Safari vehicle with a popup proof for good viewing of wildlife.
- Knowledgeable tour guide.
- Experienced tour driver.
- Fuel for the tour.
- Itinerary mentioned activities.
- Chimpanzee tracking Permit (USD, $ 200)
- Gorilla tracking permit (USD, $700)
Exclusions
- Uganda entry Visa
- Airline ticket.
- Travel and Medical Insurance
- Personal expenses like Optional activities, souvenirs, laundry.
- Meals not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Beverages not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Tips of all nature.
- Bar bills.
- Chimp tracking porter.
- Gorilla tracking porter.