The 9 day tour is a Uganda safari that lets you see primates and wildlife in Uganda’s most popular national parks. Visit Murchison for the Big 5 experience, Kibale for the chimpanzee trekking, Queen Elizabeth for wildlife encounter, and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for gorilla trekking adventure.
Day1: Entebbe – Murchison Falls National Park
You will be picked up by your guide from Safari Vacations and Travel Services. After greetings, you’ll drive to Murchison Falls National Park. En route, you’ll visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the only place in Uganda where rhinos live in the wild. You’ll proceed with your journey, having lunch en route. You will then enter the park and visit the top of the most powerful waterfalls in the world, after drive to your lodge. Dinner and overnight at The Elephant Oasis lodge. Meal Plan: F/B
Day2: Game Drive & Boat Ride
You’ll have breakfast early in the morning, and then, after, head out to the savannah plains in search of the early grazers. The game drive will allow you to see animals such as leopards, lions, and hyenas looking for prey. You’ll also see other animals such as elephants, buffalo, warthogs, waterbucks, giraffes, bushbucks, antelopes, and many others. You’ll then head back to the lodge for lunch and a little bit of relaxation. After, you’ll head to the jetty for an afternoon bat cruise to the bottom of the most powerful waterfalls in the world. You’ll witness how the River Nile spreads out after forcing itself into an 8-meter gorge. You’ll see other animals like Nile crocodiles waiting to prey on the weak, and hippos enjoying aquatic life. You’ll then return to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at The Elephant Oasis Lodge Meal Plan: F/B
Day3: Murchison Falls – Kibale Forest National Park
You’ll check out of the lodge and embark on a journey to Kibale National Park. You’ll have lunch en route, either in Masindi or Hoima, depending on where it’ll be more convenient to have it. You’ll arrive in the late afternoon, where playful baboons will welcome you as you approach the forest. You’ll check in at your lodge for dinner and overnight as you prepare for chimp trekking the day after. Dinner and overnight at Isunga Lodge/Kibale Forest Camp
Day4: Chimpanzee Trekking – Queen Elizabeth –Boat Ride
You will have an early morning breakfast and then head out to the park headquarters with your packed lunch. You will be briefed about the chimpanzees and after you will enter into the forest to search for our cousins. You will be allowed an hour in their presence and then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park with an afternoon boat ride on Kazinga Channel. Dinner and overnight at Bush Lodge. Meal Plan: F/B
Day5: Mweya Game Drive – Ishasha Sector
Rise up in the morning, take breakfast and embark on a game drive to in the Kasenyi plains. You will be able to spot elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, kobs, and hippos among others. In the afternoon, you drive to Ishasha sector in search for the tree climbing lions. Dinner and stay at Ishasha Pride Lodge. Meal Plan: F/B
Day6: Ishasha –Bwindi Forest
Early morning after your breakfast, you will start your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, drive through Ishasha sector to see view more wildlife. Continue to Bwindi forest with scenic views of highland of Kigezi region. You will arrive in the evening and then check into your lodge. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Valley Lodge. Meal Plan: F/B
Day7: Gorilla Trekking – Lake Bunyonyi
Have breakfast and drive to the ranger’s post. You will be briefed on the do’s and don’ts of the gorillas and the forest. Enter into the forest to begin the search for gorillas. The forest offers a dramatic, steeply forest landscape. Once located, you will be allowed only one hour to stay with them. Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxing and overnight stay at Arcadia Lodge. Meal Plan: F/B
Day8: Lake Bunyonyi – Lake Mburo
Wake up early in the morning and get ready to for a scenic drive to Lake Mburo National Park with lunch en-route. Upon arrival, you go for an afternoon boat cruise on Lake Mburo where you will be able to view hippos and crocodiles as well as the water birds. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Acadia Lodge. Meal Plan: F/B
Day9: Lake Mburo – Entebbe
After breakfast, you will go for a guided nature walk with an armed ranger guide around the park where you will have a chance to walk and see wildlife at close range including antelopes, giraffes, buffalos, bushbucks, Impala among others. Exist the park and continue to Entebbe for your flight back home. End of service.
Inclusions:
Ground transportation
Accommodation and meals
Lunch en-route
Park Entrance
Top of the falls
Car entry
Gorilla permits $800 per person
Chimpanzee permit $250 per person
Boat cruise
Nature walk
English speaking driver guide
Excludes:
Visa fees, trips, gratitude’s, drinks and all other personal expenses not mentioned in the itinerary.
What to wear/bring
Dress codes are informal. Daytime temperatures are generally warm, so bring lots of light clothing, supplemented by light sweaters for the cool evenings and heavier clothing for the higher altitudes especially volcanoes. When tracking gorillas layering your clothing is the best idea and we suggest: long sleeved shirts, cotton or gore tex trousers, strong walking shoes with ankle support, socks that you can tuck your trousers into, light gloves to protect your hands from thorns and nettles, a hat and sunglasses to provide protection against the sun and a water proof jacket in neutral colors may come in handy in the moist mountains. Travel light and remember that soft-sided luggage is required. One medium sized duffel bag and one small day pack (carry-on) per person should bead equate. Laundry services are available at most accommodations. You should also pack some zip lock bags for spare clothing, cameras, binoculars and film. Please note that you are not allowed to use a flash when photographing Gorillas. It is a good idea to take along several different speeds of film (64 to 1000) as gorillas can be found in open sun or in the dark underbrush of the forest.