Accommodation

Check-in Time:

08:00

Check-out Time:

08:30

During this safari, you will stay at various accommodations as outlined in the itinerary.

Program

Discover the treasures of the pearl by visiting Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi and Lake Mburo where you see a variety of flora and fauna making it worth a journey.

Day 1: Arrive in Uganda through Entebbe International Airport (EBB)

Buyaga Safari's driver guide will welcome you and transfer you to a comfortable accommodation as per booking. If time is enough, an afternoon / evening Kampala City Tour is a nice thing to do before retiring to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Dinner and overnight at Entebbe Palm Hotel.

Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park

Start the day with breakfast and the guide will drive you to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking. After the trek, have lunch and proceed to the park in the evening. You will drive through the park stopping at the top of the falls which is a incredible scene indeed because its where the mighty River Nile, world longest river is thrown through a narrow crevice in the rock (only 7 meters wide), before violently dipping down 43 meters.

Dinner and overnight at Nkundwa Nile View Lodge.

Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

Take a cup of tea and go for an early morning game drive on the northern bank. You will cross using a ferry to the Northern bank for the game drive if you had your overnight in one of the lodges in the southern bank of River Nile. Your guide will assist you to spot hartebeests, elephants, lions, Cape buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffes, water-bucks, oribi, bush bucks, bohor reed bucks, hyenas, and leopards that are not very common. Then return to the lodge for mid-morning breakfast and rest for a short time.

After lunch, take an afternoon trip to the top of Murchison Falls. This boat cruise along the Nile is regularly regarded as the highlight of a trip to Murchison Falls because it make you encounter animals along the shoreline of the Victoria Nile that take water as their river counterparts break to sun bathe.

On this river stretch, there are reported to be around 4,000 hippos in addition to some mammoth Nile crocodiles. The bird life is astonishing with brilliantly colored kingfishers and bee-eaters darting along the riverbanks. You may notice the distinguished shoebill stork. The boat takes you to the base of the falls which is also awe-inspiring moment.

Then retire to the lodge for overnight and dinner at Nkundwa Nile View Lodge.

Day 4: Transfer to Kibale forest via Oil city of Hoima

Leave Murchison in the morning for Fort Portal going through the Albertine escarpment via Hoima reaching Fort portal town in the late afternoon.

Overnight and dinner at Kibale Forest Lodge.

Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking and then Queen Elizabeth National Park

Get morning breakfast, report to the ranger station in Kibale National Park at 8 a.m. to track adapted chimps. The incredibly diverse forest is home to over 13 species of primates including red Colobus monkey, the rare L’Hoest, blue monkey, grey mangabey, pottos, black faced vervet monkeys, baboons and also bush babies. A complex of dappled forest trails provides much to joy botanists and butterfly lovers, while birders are in for a joy with an excessive 335 species recorded.

After the trek, go for lunch and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Check into the lodge and go for an evening game drive and you are expected to encounter mammals include buffalo, giant forest hog and a half dozen antelope species.

Return to lodge for an overnight at Elephant Hab Lodge.

Day 6: Morning game drives and afternoon launch cruise at Kazinga Channel

Take breakfast and for an early morning game drive, seeing animals like buffalo, lions, Elephants, antelopes, hyenas among other species. After lunch at the lodge, relax briefly and take an afternoon Kazinga channel boat trip helping you to coming close hippo’s huff and spray mere feet away from the boat, buffalo linger in the shallows. The channel banks host an array of birds like the pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork and many others.

Overnight at Elephant Hab Lodge.

Day 7: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via Ishasha for tree climbing lions

Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park through the seasonal southern sector of Queen Elizabeth called Ishasha. Take lunch by the Ishasha River and try spot the tree-climbing lions before continuing to Bwindi, home to mountain gorillas. Birding and primate tracking in Bwindi is pretty splendid and there is an unbelievable multiplicity of flora. Bwindi is the bird watchers heaven harboring over 348 varieties of birds.

The dense eternally green forest supports 24 of 26 Albertine Rift Endemics that exist in Uganda; and seven red data book species. Bwindi is currently a conservation land mass, surrounded by cultivation on the rich volcanic soils.

Overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp.

Day 8: Gorilla tracking experience and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Energize yourself with breakfast for gorilla tracking. Go to the ranger station for registration and briefing. Then the guides will take you via the bush pushing your way through the scrub to track the gorillas taking between 30 minutes to nine hours, where physical energy and strong pair of walking shoes are essential.

Any gorilla encounter makes the trip worthwhile despite the long and backbreaking wander. It is astounding to know that there are only about 650 of these oversize primates left. After the trek, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxation and for dinner.

Overnight at Birdnest Lodge

Day 9: Leave for Lake Mburo National Park;

Wakeup early morning and drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Have lunch at the lodge and go for evening walk in the park or a game drive. Return to the lodge for relaxation.

Dinner and overnight at Rwakobo.

Day 10: Game drive and return to Kampala.

Take a game drive in the morning searching for the Eland, topis, Zebras and much additional Savannah wildlife. You will later on drive to Kampala having lunch en route .Take a stopover at the Equator. Arrive in Kampala in the evening.

Location

This safari starts from Queen Elizabeth National Park and will take you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Lake Bunyonyi, and Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. Uganda is a very attractive safari destination in East Africa, with a tourism industry that is growing so fast with visitors from all over the world.

Due to its hospitable people, Uganda is ranked the friendliest country in the world, boasting of lush green vegetation, an equatorial climate and other beautiful natural attractions from the famous Rwenzori Mountains and the source of the mighty River Nile - the longest river in Africa.

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Food

During this safari, you will be provided with daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Your drinks are also included in the price.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Water
Coffee
Tea
Soda

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

What's included

Airport pick-up and drop-off
Game drives as per itinerary
Rhino tracking at Murchison Falls National Park
Boat cruise at Murchison Falls National Park
Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park
Boat cruise in Kazinga Channel
Gorilla trekking at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Nature walks at Lake Mburo National Park
Daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, and drinks
9 nights accommodation
Gorilla permits
Chimps permit
Park fees and taxes

What's not included

International flights
Local flights
Tips (20 USD per day recommended)
COVID-19 tests
First night accommodation if arrival at the airport is beyond 8:00pm

How to get there

Recommended Airports

EBB

Entebbe International Airport

2 km

Transfer included

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Entebbe International Airport (EBB). The guide will pick you from the airport or your hotel in Entebbe and start the trip

Airport: Entebbe International Airport Airport transfer included: Entebbe International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.

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