UGANDA WILDLIFE SAFARI (7 DAYS)
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Early morning you will drive to Murchison falls stopping in Masindi town for lunch. After lunch, proceed to Murchison falls and visit the top of the falls in the awesome Murchison Falls where the River Nile hurls itself in an extraordinary convulsion through a narrow crevice and then plunges 40 meters in one breathtaking leap. Check in at Paraa safari Lodge/Nile safari lodge or Sambiya River Lodge or Red Chili camp.
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park
This is the largest national park in Uganda and has a large concentration of wildlife animals. Start the day with an early morning game drive on the northern bank of the Nile River with a bigger concentration of game where you will be able to view those animals that are unique to the African Savannah like the giraffe, lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant hyena, the Uganda kob etc. The bird life is also impressive, with the African fish Eagle being one of the prized sightings and with luck you will see the rare shoebill stork. There is also a variety of vegetation ranging from riparian forests and swamp lands to broad Savannah. After lunch, take a launch cruise upstream to the falls on the Nile River where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds. Dinner and overnight at your facility.
Day 3: Kibale Forest National Park
Wake up and have breakfast then drive to Fort Portal with picnic lunch enroute stop over to see the tea plantations, arriving in the evening and proceed to Kibale Forest National Park. Check in at Ndali lodge / Primates Lodge Kanyanchu / Fort Motel /Rwenzori View /Toro Resort for budget for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park
After an early breakfast, go for chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park nestled in the shadows of the Rwenzori Mountains the famous mist shrouded Mountains of the Moon. Kibale Forest is rich in animal life, including an astonishing 12 species of primates in this park have been recorded, the localized red colobus and L'Hoest's monkeys. Tracking the chimpanzees is a very interesting experience. The way they feed, climb trees, respond to humans, caring for their young ones leaves an imaginative dream to tell. In the afternoon, visit the surrounding in Bigodi swamp or enjoy the unique view of crater lakes and other volcanic features. Go back to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Semuliki National Park
After breakfast, drive to Semuliki National Park in the northern end of the Rwenzori Mountains. The drive is short one but with steep slopes of Bundibugyo; visit the pygmies and Sempaya Hot springs. Enjoy the site seeing and return to Fort Portal then continue to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Enroute you will see the spectacular view of the Rwenzori Mountains. They lie along the western boarder of Uganda and rise to a height of 5,100 meters. On a clear day you can view Ice caps on the peaks of Stanley and Magherita, and their incomparable, beautiful, mist-shrouded peaks provide a unique backdrop to one of our most magnificent national park- Queen Elizabeth. Arrive in the evening dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology Hostel (budget).
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park
This Park is one of the most outstanding treasures in Uganda. It borders Lake George and Lake Edward as well as Kazinga Channel in the western area of the Great Rift Valley escarpment. The day begins with an early game drive looking for wildlife. There are variety of game like lion, buffaloe, elephant, Uganda kob, bushbuck and the rare leopard. About 600 bird species have been identified here, making it a paradise for bird-watchers. These include the black bee-eater, 11 different species of kingfisher and several falcons, eagles and other raptors. Take a 2-hour launch cruise on the Kazinga channel in the afternoon. This waterway joins Lakes Edward and George and it is filled with schools of hippos, buffaloes with elephants at the banks. Return to the lodge for dinner and over night. (FB) Evening will be at your leisure
Day 7: Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe
After breakfast go for another early morning game drive that may yield chances to catch up with early risers and predators like lions, leopards, hyenas etc. Return to proceed to Kampala or Entebbe Airport for home bound flight with stop over at Equator, view the long horned Ankole cattle in the open savannah grassland.