8 DAYS UGANDA SAFARI (GORILLAS, CHIMPS AND WILDLIFE)
Day 1: KAMPALA - MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
After break fast, our safari guide will pick you from the hotel and depart to Murchison falls national park. You will have a stop for lunch at Masindi and then take a direct drive to the top of the falls. Of course its not easy to drive up to the top of the falls there fore it is advisable to first refresh yourself and then proceed to explore the different viewpoints and the refreshing spray as the Nile thunders through different rapids from a 7-metre gap to fall over 40 metres below listening to the sounds of Hippos, crickets and the roar of the Nile. Then proceed to Paraa Lodge/Nile safari camp/Red chilli for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: WILDIFE IN MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
You will go for an early morning game drive and have a chance to view the precious animals before they return to their hide outs. You are expected to take your break fast as early as possible can and as well catch the early morning risers. While on these game drives you will see animals like Giraffes, Elephant, Bushbucks Lion, Jackal, Hartebeest and birdlife. Then return to the lodge for lunch.
After having lunch, you will go for a boat safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls stopping just ten meters from the 'Devil's Cauldron', marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over the 17km stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck and Uganda Kob. This is also the zone of many birds, species like goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. Then return to your place of accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: THE ALBERTINE ESCARPMENT & FORTPORTAL
Following breakfast, depart from Murchison Falls National park and head Southwest through the Albertine Escarpment of the Rift Valley. Continue through Hoima town and reach the beautiful town of Fort Portal which is located on the shadow of the mythical Rwenzori Mountain. Dinner and Overnight at Ndali Lodge/Primate Lodge/Rwenzori View Guest house/Kanyankyu Ecological site.
Day 4: CHIMPANZEE TRACKING IN KIBALE PRIMATES PARK
After break fast proceed to the Park for chimpanzee trekking from Kanyanchu camp where you will be able to see many primate species like colobus monkeys, grey cheeked Mangabeys, black-and-white colobus monkeys, butterflies, birds like the great blue Turaco and many other small insects. You will see these while looking for the chimpanzees in the forest before or after tracking. After trekking you will return `and have refreshments and then drive to queen Elizabeth. Have dinner at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Lodge any of your choice.
Day 5: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Wake up early morning and have breakfast, then go for the game drives where you may be able to see animals like elephants, Uganda kobs, Lions, Giant Forest Hogs, Leopards, Cape Buffaloes, Defassa Waterbucks, Topi and Bush bucks and others may be seen too if you are lucky .You will have soft drinks then go for the afternoon launch cruises at Kazinga Channel. While on the launch trip you will see hippos on the crowned banks of the channel with a clear view of birds like fish eagle, Shoe bill, African skimmer, papyrus gonolek and others birds, crocodile, elephants and other animals which may be seen on the game drive. Return to your place of accommodation for dinner and over night.
Day 6: NATURE WALK & COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS
You will be given break fast in the morning and move with packed snacks ready for the nature walk through the local people and other interesting areas around the park. Visit the traditional salt works in the enclaves of Lake Katwe and see the traditional methods of making salts as well as traditional dances from the ethnic groups of the Bakonjo Banyankole and Bakiga. Then have lunch at Jacana safari lodge and head to Immaragambo. You will see a bat cave and pythons which feed on the bats. If you have luck, you may see other primates like birds, butterflies and others in the forest. Return to Jacana for dinner and overnight.
Day 7: THE CLIMBING LIONS OF THE ISHASHA SECTOR
Early morning you will have a cup of tea then drive to Ishasha and get ready to see the tree climbing lions then continue to Bwindi for gorilla trekking in the thick forest. But you are reminded to have packed lunch. Then have a over night at Gorilla Resort/Volcanoes Camp/Buhoma Community Bandas/ Buhoma Homestead.
Day 8: RETURN TRIP TO KAMPALA
The journey will start at 7:00 am after breakfast and proceed to Kampala. If time permits you, you will have a city tour before you proceed to Entebbe for your flight back home.