8 jours safari rafting, rhinocéros, gorilles et faune en Ouganda, Ouganda

Day 1: Transfer to Jinja for water rafting on River Nile

Arrive at Entebbe Airport in the morning at 8:00 am. The guide will pick you up, and then you'll proceed for refreshments at a nearby hotel or mall before driving to Jinja City through Kampala, the capital city. Visit the source of the Nile, where you will see a variety of animals including crocodiles, lizards, and many other species of birds. Spend the night in Jinja as you prepare for the rafting the following morning. Overnight at Jinja Nile Resort.

Day 2: Rafting on the River Nile all-day

Wake up early in the morning, have breakfast, and join the group for water rafting on the River Nile, the largest river in Africa. Later, transfer to the capital city, Kampala, where you will spend the night as you prepare for the morning journey to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino tracking. Overnight at Cassia Lodge.

Day 3: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

Have an early morning breakfast and then proceed to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for amazing Rhino tracking. After lunch, proceed to Murchison Falls National Park where you will spend the night. Overnight at Murchison River Lodge (Full board).

Day 4: Game Drive and Boat Cruise Murchison Falls

After breakfast at 8:00 am, start your game drive with prospects to see giraffes, elephants, hartebeests, antelopes, lions, Uganda kobs, and many others. Come back to the lodge for lunch, and then take a launch cruise along the Nile River, one of the interesting attractions of a visit to the park. Have a short trek at the Bottom of the thundering falls where you will view crocodiles, a variety of water birds like herons and Kingfishers, schools of hippos, elephants, and buffaloes. Proceed with a hike that takes you to the top of the falls. Overnight Stay at Murchison River Lodge (Full board).

Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth N.P via the oil city of Hoima

After breakfast, start your journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park through the oil city of Hoima. You will go through Fort Portal City where you will have your lunch and then to Kasese, the home of Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will go through verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms along Albertine Rift escarpments. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the field Mountains of the Moon. Lunch will be served on the way in the oil city of Hoima. Overnight at Elephant Hub Lodge (Full board).

Day 6: Chimps trekking and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest

In the morning, your guide will take you to Kalinzu Forest, part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, for a chimp trekking experience. Proceed on the journey to Bwindi Forest, the home of gorillas, via Ishasha Queen Elizabeth National Park, where you will be able to see Elephants, Buffaloes, Hyenas, and an assortment of antelope types. Lunch will be served on your way. Overnight: Rushaga Gorilla Camp / Lodge (Full board).

Day 7: Gorilla Trekking

Have breakfast and go for Gorilla tracking. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park inhabits almost half of the world’s 650 mountain gorillas. Start climbing early with a tracker even though seeing gorillas depends on their day’s movements. Gorillas are naturally reserved and non-violent animals. It’s a memorable and thrilling moment to watch them and possibly photograph these mild giants at a close range. Return to the hotel for lunch and relaxation. Here you may visit the community and do shopping for works of art and return in the evening for overnight and dinner at Birdnest Hotel Bunyonyi (Full board).

Day 8: Transfer to Entebbe or Kigali

After breakfast, start the journey back to Kampala. Make a stop along the way for lunch in Mbarara or Masaka depending on time. You have reached the end of your Rhinos, Gorillas, chimps, boat cruise, game drive, and wildlife safari. The guide will drop you off either in Entebbe or Kigali depending on your next destination.