Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and Lake Mburo National Parks.
Overview
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest,
Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, and Lake Mburo National Parks.
Itinerary
Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, meet & greet by your driver guide, and drive to accommodation about 7 minutes away.
Dinner and Overnight Airport Link Guest House in Entebbe (Bed &Breakfast)
Breakfast at leisure before you start the drive to Ziwa Rhino Ranch, getting there in time for lunch. In the afternoon, head out for the Rhino trekking experience, coming back in time for a cup of tea, shower, dinner and relaxing.
Dinner and overnight at Amuka Lodge (Full Board)
After breakfast, transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via the top of the falls. Have a short walk around the top of the falls and see the water narrow, as they are forced through a rocky cleft and plunges 35 meters in a majestic cascade. Thereafter, continue with the drive to Accommodation, getting there in the late evening with a mini game drive en route.
Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge(Full Board).
After Breakfast, proceed for a game drive getting back in time for lunch then head for the boat trip up to the bottom of the falls. You will view hundreds of hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of bird life. Also look out for more game like the graceful Roth child Giraffe, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Uganda Kob, Bushbuck, Defassa Waterbuck, Buffaloes, Elephants, Warthog, Oribi, and when lucky, a leopard and Lion among others.
Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge (Full Board)
Today we drive southwards to the Kibale area in Toro Kingdom. The drive will take you through Hoima, Kagadi, and Kyenjojo among other places, and will make stopovers for anything exciting along the way.
Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge (Full Board).
After an early breakfast, drive to the Kanyanchu visitors center where you will be briefed before heading out to look for your distant cousin (Chimpanzee). Look out for other Primates like Red Colobus, Black and white Colobus, Grey-cheeked Mangabey, Olive Baboon, Red-tailed Monkey, and L’Hoest’s Monkey among others.
In the late evening head out for the Bigodi nature walk to see more wildlife and plants.
Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge (Full Board).
Community walk in the AM choose for an experience of the way of life of the indigenous Batoro tribe like iron smelting, traditional medicines, basket weaving, to mention but a few.
Lunch and then head towards Queen Elizabeth National Park driving along the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains crossing the Equator. Game drive en-route to accommodation where you will be spending two nights.
Dinner and Overnight at Enganzi Game Lodge. (Full Board).
The park, which is named after Queen Elizabeth who visited it in 1954 is the second largest national park in Uganda. It ranks highest with respect to overall diversity, with a bird species list exceeding 600. The park has a mosaic of habitats from moist forests at Imaramagambo to wild savannahs excellent for Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Hyenas, Ugandan Kobs, Baboons, Giant Hogs, and warthogs, among others.
If you are an all-rounder, look out for birds like White-spotted Flufftail, Yellow-billed Barbet, African Emerald Cuckoo, Black-billed Turaco, Kingfishers, Lesser Striped Swallow, Cisticolas, Shrikes, Starlings, Widowbirds, among other birds. Lunch and thereafter, an afternoon 2-hour boat ride on the Kazinga Channel.
Dinner and overnight at Enganzi Game Lodge. (Full Board).
After breakfast with your packed lunch, start your journey to Bwindi via Ishaha and look out for game like Uganda Kob, Defassa Waterbuck, Buffalo, Elephant, Bush buck, Topi, Black and white Colobus, Olive Baboon, Red-tailed Monkey, Vervet Monkey, among others.
Dinner and Overnight at Ride 4 A Woman or Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge( Full board).
After an early breakfast, start gorilla tracking at 8:00 a.m. in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. While this is a very challenging walk, it is surely one of the highlights of a trip to Uganda and possibly one of the all-time nature highlights of our travelers’ lives. Gorilla permits are strictly limited to protect these cousins of ours. Each group is limited to eight participants at a time. We recommend you wear good walking boots/shoes and carry good rain gear and enough drinking water.
Trekking can be tough and challenging, so we trust you are in reasonably fit condition. You will carry a picnic lunch with you into the forest and you will be thrilled to have seen these rare primates (no guarantee). The return journey could be easier!
In the late afternoon head out for the Batwa Community walk and get a feel of their way of life. The Batwa are the indigenous residents of the forest and their livelihood depended on it. On this walk, they will show you how they used to hunt, cook, make fire using sticks, and also showcase their traditional dance.
Dinner and Overnight at Ride 4 A Woman or Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge( Full board).
After breakfast with your packed lunch, proceed for the drive to Lake Mburo National Park, arriving there in the late afternoon. This park has varied habitats from open Acacia woodlands to several papyrus-lined lakes and swamps. We will continue our exploration this afternoon in Lake Mburo National Park, where we will be covering several different habitats. Look out for animals like the gorgeous Eland, Zebra, Impala, Buffalo, Reedbuck, Topi, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Hippos, Oribi, Grey-duiker, and others.
Dinner and overnight at Rwakobo Rock (Full board)
After breakfast, head out for a safari/game drive looking out for game like the gorgeous Eland, Zebra, Impala, Buffalo, Reedbuck, Topi, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Hippos, Oribi, Bush-duiker, among others, coming back in time for lunch. In the afternoon, head for a boat ride on Lake Mburo itself which is one of the few lakes surrounded by a National Park.
Dinner and overnight at Rwakobo Rock (Full Board).
After a cup of tea or coffee, head out for a game walk to fill in the gaps, coming back in time for breakfast and thereafter, start your return journey back to Entebbe, arriving in the late afternoon.
Dinner and Overnight at Airport Link Guest House in Entebbe (Bed and Breakfast).
After an early breakfast, transfer to the Airport in time for your departure flight.
