4 Day Uganda Safari in Murchison Falls National Park with Chimpanzee in Budongo Forest

Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls via Ziwa

After breakfast, your guide from Oikos Safaris will meet you at your hotel and drive you to Murchison Falls National Park, with an optional stopping en route at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Uganda’s rhinos became extinct in the early 1980s, after a period of civil unrest and heavy poaching. Ziwa was established over ten years ago to breed black and white rhinos and restore the populations in Uganda’s National Parks. Ziwa offers visitors the rare opportunity to take a walking safari with the rhinos and be mere feet from them! After lunch, you will continue on to Murchison Falls, entering the park, you will drive to the Nile.

Overnight at Tilenga safari lodge or similar (Bed and Breakfast)

Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat trip

This morning, you will depart for an early morning game drive across the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park. The 3,893-square-kilometer park is home to a range of animals, and you will have a chance of viewing some of the Park’s residents including lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffalo, and elephants. For the birders amongst you, these areas support the secretary bird and the black chested snake eagle, to name a few. In the afternoon, go for a boat trip to the base of Murchison Falls, where the Nile thunders through a small seven-meter gap, plunging 43 meters into Lake Albert. The banks of the Nile are densely populated with crocodiles, hippopotamuses, and a range of other wildlife that come to the river to drink. There is also the option of getting off the boat and hiking up the side of the falls to the top. Overnight at Tilenga safari lodge or similar (bed and breakfast).

Day 3: Morning game drive and transfer to Budongo Forest

You will have another morning to depart for an early morning game drive across the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park. The 3,893-square-kilometer park is home to a range of animals, and you will have a chance of viewing some of the Park’s residents including lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffalo, and elephants. For the birders amongst you, these areas support the secretary bird and the black chested snake eagle, to mention but a few. Later, visit the top of the fall and continue to Budongo for the overnight.

Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking

After breakfast at the lodge, you will go for Chimpanzee tracking along the network of forest trails. Seeing habituated chimps squabbling and swinging from the trees is an exhilarating experience. Later, you will continue to Kampala for your next destination.

About the safari

The banks of the Nile are home to many species. You may see huge Nile crocodiles, big pods of hippos, and other wildlife that may come down to drink from the river. Oikos Safaris is passionate about making a perfect trip for you. Oikos Safaris' tour service begins from the time you contact them with your first inquiry, then continues throughout the booking process and onto your trip in the East African destination of your choice. Oikos Safaris is always there to answer your questions, give advice and knowledge about the country of your choice, and also offer you exciting tours and excursions.