This safari takes you to Murchison Falls National Park for a game drive and boat launch cruise, toQueen Elizabeth National Park for game viewing and boat trip, to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for mountain gorilla trekking and to Lake Bunyonyi for a boat ride and relaxation.
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
This morning, we depart for Murchison Falls National Park arriving in the
afternoon. The drive will take 5-6 hours, taking a stop over at Masindi
hotel for lunch. We will visit the top of Murchison Falls. Here, the Nile
River is forced through a narrow gap in the rock before plunging 140 feet
down. From here we will continue on, taking a ferry across the river, viewing
hippos, elephants, buffalos and other animals along the river banks.
Dinner and overnight at:
Paraa Safari Lodge
/ Nile
Safari Lodge / Chobe
Safari Lodge (Luxury)
Sambiya River
Lodge (Midrange)
Red
Chilli Rest Camp (Budget)
Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise
We depart on an early morning game drive in this park, with excellent opportunities
to see lions, leopards, giant forest hogs, buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks,
Uganda kobs, topi and much more. This drive will be in the Kasenyi area
of the park. Then, we will enjoy a two-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel
and into Lake Edward. This cruise provides great bird watching and game
viewing.
Dinner and overnight at:
Paraa Safari Lodge
/ Nile
Safari Lodge / Chobe
Safari Lodge (Luxury)
Sambiya River
Lodge (Midrange)
Red
Chilli Rest Camp (Budget)
Day 3: Depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park
This morning, we depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park. Queen Elizabeth
is Uganda's most popular game reserve. It boasts one or the highest bio
diversity ratings of any game park in the world, from the open savannah
to rain forest, dense swamps and beautiful crater lakes to the vastness
of Lake Edward. Almost 100 species are found here including hippos, lions,
buffaloes, leopards, hyenas, chimps, colobus monkeys and baboons.
Dinner and overnight at:
Mweya Safari Lodge
(Luxury)
Katara Lodge
(Midrange)
Ihamba Safari
Lodge /
Simba Safari Camp (Budget)
Day 4: Game drive and boat cruise
An early morning game drive provides an excellent platform to see Queen
Elizabeth's large variety and volume of wildlife. This drive will be in
the Kasenyi area of the park. In the afternoon, we enjoy the unique 2-hour
boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip passes
through a high concentration of hippos, buffalo, elephants, crocodile and
water birds, for fantastic photo opportunities.
Dinner and overnight at:
Mweya Safari Lodge
(Luxury)
Katara Lodge
(Midrange)
Ihamba Safari
Lodge /
Simba Safari Camp (Budget)
Day 5: Depart for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
This morning, we will leave for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to the
few remaining mountain gorillas. Bird life and primate life in Bwindi is
quite superb, and there is an incredible variety of flora. Once continuous
with the forests of the Virunga Volcanoes (Dian Fossey's stomping ground),
Bwindi is now an ecological island, surrounded by cultivation on the rich
volcanic soils.
Dinner and overnight at:
Silver
Back Lodge / Ruhija
Gorilla Lodge (Luxury)
Lake
Kitandara Tented Camp / Engagi
Lodge (Midrange)
Buhoma
Community Bandas /
Kisoro Tourist Hotel / Wagtail
Eco Lodge (Budget)
Day 6: Gorilla trekking
We head to the park headquarters for a briefing from the Uganda Wildlife
Authority before setting off to the forest see the gorillas. The ranger
guides will take you through the forest to track gorillas, which can take
from half an hour to five hours. A reasonable degree of fitness is required
as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes. If you have the afternoon free,
you will take a guided village walk to see how the Ugandans live.
Dinner and overnight at:
Silver
Back Lodge / Ruhija
Gorilla Lodge (Luxury)
Lake
Kitandara Tented Camp / Engagi
Lodge (Midrange)
Buhoma
Community Bandas /
Kisoro Tourist Hotel / Wagtail
Eco Lodge (Budget)
Day 7: Depart to Lake Bunyonyi
We will make our scenic journey through the beautiful terrain of the rolling
hills to an area referred as the Switzerland of Africa. Lake Bunyonyi is
a large that separates the towns of Kabale and Kisoro. Bunyonyi means "place
of little birds" due to its population of water birds. In the afternoon,
you will go for a 2 hour boat ride on the lake.
Dinner and overnight at:
Arcadia Cottages
(Luxury / Midrange)
Lake Bunyonyi Overland
Camp (Budget)
Day 8: Drive back to Kampala
We will depart for Kampala arriving in the late afternoon. Lunch en route
in Mbarara at Lake View Regency Hotel or Agip Motel. A stop-over is made
at the Equator for photography.