Uganda Safari 9 Days
TOUR CODE: LTTV BOU 010
9 Days Best Uganda Safari
ITINERARY
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls:
After breakfast drive through the famous Luwero triangle and stop over in Masindi town for lunch. Thereafter drive to Murchison Falls National Park, the largest protected area in Uganda, with 3.840 Kms Prior to arrival in the park we shall pass by the top of the spectacular Murchison falls, where you can see the Nile's perfected beauty, as the 43 meter wide Nile river compresses and squeezes itself from over 1 kilometer wide down through an 7 meter gap. The 43 meter drop of the falls creates a thunderous roar and a beautiful rainbow in a plume of spray. Thereafter we shall continue to the park for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: In Murchison Falls National Park
After an early breakfast, go for a game drive. Expect to see Elephants, Buffaloes, Giraffes, Bushbucks, Lions and a variety of bird species. In the afternoon proceed for an exciting launch trip on the river Nile up to the bottom of the mighty Murchison falls where the 40 meter wide river Nile squeezes itself through a seven meter narrow gorge.
In the afternoon we shall go for the afternoon boat cruise .Expect to see yawning hippos, crocodiles and over the 17-kilometer stretch you may also see elephants, waterbucks and Uganda kobs. This is also the habitat of many bird species including goliath herons, Egyptian geese, pelican bee-eaters, kingfishers, horn bills, cormorants and the rare shoebill stork.
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight in the evening.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park
After breakfast drive from Murchison Falls Southwest via the Albertine Escarpment of the Western Rift Valley. We shall have a lunch stop in Hoima town prior to our arrival.
Dinner and overnight at:
Ndali lodge (high-end) or equivalent
Mountains of the moon (mid-range) or equivalent
Rwenzori Traveler’s Inn (budget) or equivalent
Day 4: In Kibale National Park
After an early breakfast and briefing at the park headquarters, depart for the chimpanzee tracking forest walk. Expect to find families of chimpanzees and other primates such as red colobus monkeys, Blue monkeys, Red-tailed monkeys and grey cheeked Mangabey chattering and swinging through the ancient forest trees.
In the afternoon, a visit to the Kasenda crater lakes.
Return for dinner and over night.
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park
After early breakfast, proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park, following the mystical Rwenzori Mountain Range most of the journey.
In the afternoon we shall go for the two hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip goes through possibly the highest concentration of hippos and many other animals may be seen drinking at the water's edge. This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous with well over 550 resident species.
Dinner and overnight in:
Mweya safari lodge (high-end) or equivalent
Jacana lodge (mid-range) or equivalent
Mweya hostel (budget) or equivalent
Day 6: In Queen Elizabeth park.
After breakfast go for an early morning game drive along Kasenyi tracks and Queens mile in the park and expect to see lions, elephants, cape buffalos, warthogs, spotted hyenas, mongoose, waterbucks, kobs and, if lucky, the leopard, plus a lot of small animals and birds. Drive back to the lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon, transfer to Bwindi impenetrable Park.
Dinner and overnight at:
Gorilla Resort (high end) or equivalent
Mantana tented camp (mid-range) or equivalent
Buhoma community rest camp (Budget) or equivalent
Day 7: In Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After early morning breakfast we shall have a briefing by the park rangers about gorilla tracking rules prior to our transfer to the park. We shall go with our packed lunch boxes. The rainforest is spectacular as it offers a dramatic, heavily forested and dense landscape. The time taken and terrain varies according to the movements of these marvelous primates. The thrill of spending time with and observing the gorillas is a rare, moving, awesome and exciting adventure.
Return for dinner and overnight at the lodge
Dinner and overnight at:
Gorilla Resort (high end) or equivalent
Mantana tented camp (mid-range) or equivalent
Buhoma community rest camp (Budget) or equivalent
Day 8: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
After breakfast we shall set off for a scenic journey to Kabale through the beautiful terrain of the rolling hills with terraced landscape. An area referred as the "Switzerland of Africa". Stop over at the Bakiga Museum in Kabale to discover the culture of the people living in the area. Lunch at Arcadia Cottages, with unique and amazing panoramic view of the Lake Bunyonyi, the deepest in Uganda.
In the afternoon we shall go for a boat ride inside the lake to various islands for bird viewing and sight seeing.
Return to Arcadia Cottages or Bunyonyi Overland for dinner and overnight.
Day 9: Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast, we shall transfer to Lake Mburo national Park with a lunch stop over in Mbarara town. We shall go for the evening game drive en route to the park in search of the Impalas, zebras, cape buffalos, elands, oribi and topi. The park is a very good place for bird lovers, as it hosts more than 250 species of birds, such as Papyrus gonoleks, Brown-faced lapwings, Caruthers's cist colas, the extraordinary White winged Warbler and Bare-faced Go-away bird.
Dinner and overnight at:
Mihingo lodge (high-end)
Mantana tented camp (mid-range)
Rwonyo rest camp bandas (budget)
DAY 10: Return to Kampala or Entebbe airport