Ziwa Rhinos, Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth, Lake Mburo National Parks.
Day 1: Arrival
Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, meet & greet by your driver-guide, and proceed to accommodation about 7 minutes away.
Budget Accommodation: Jet Villas (Full Board).
Midrange Accommodation: Boma Hotel (Full Board)
Luxury Accommodation: No.5 Boutique Hotel (Full Board)
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, and dinner.
Budget Accommodation: Ziwa Rooms (Full Board).
Midrange & Luxury Accommodation: Amuka Lodge (Full Board)
After breakfast, drive to Murchison via the top of the falls. Have a short walk around the top of the falls from where you can walk down to the river’s edge and see the waters narrow, as they are forced through a rocky cleft and plunge down 35 meters in a majestic cascade.
Thereafter, continue with the drive to accommodation, getting there in the late afternoon with a mini Game Drive enroute.
Budget Accommodation: Red Chili Rest Camp(Full Board).
Midrange Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge (Full Board).
Luxury Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge (Full Board).
After Breakfast, proceed for a game drive, getting back in time for lunch. After lunch, you will go for the boat trip up to the bottom of the falls, and it is possible to view hundreds of hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of bird life.
Look out for 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.
Budget Accommodation: Red Chili Rest Camp(Full Board).
Midrange Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge (Full Board).
Luxury Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge(Full Board).
After breakfast, drive southwards to the Kibale area in Toro Kingdom for birding. The drive will take you through the rift valley escarpment, Hoima, Kagadi, and Kyenjojo among other places.
Budget Accommodation: Bigodi Guest House ( Full Board).
Mid- Range Accommodation: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge(Full Board).
Luxury Accommodation: Chimpundu Lodge ( Full Board).
Breakfast, then go for a nature walk at Bigodi in the evening for another chance to photograph primates like Red Colobus, Black and white Colobus, Grey-cheeked Mangabey, Olive Baboon, Red-tailed Monkey, and L’Hoest’s Monkey, among others.
Alternatively, go for a community walk and experience the way of life of the indigenous tribe, the Batoro, like how they used to smelt iron, share knowledge about traditional medicines, basket weaving, banana beer brewing, to mention but a few.
Lunch, then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for an overnight.
Budget Accommodation: Pumba Safari Lodge ( Full Board).
Mid- Range Accommodation: Enganzi Game Lodge(Full Board).
Luxury Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge ( Full Board).
Breakfast and, with packed lunches, head out for a safari, looking out for game like Uganda Kob, Bushbuck, Defassa Waterbuck, Buffaloes, Elephants, Warthog, when lucky, a leopard, spotted Hyena, and Lion among others. Lunch and thereafter, an afternoon 2-hour boat ride on the Kazinga Channel.
Budget Accommodation: Pumba Safari Lodge ( Full Board).
Mid- Range Accommodation: Enganzi Game Lodge(Full Board).
Luxury Accommodation: Mweya Safari Lodge ( Full Board).
Look out for game like the gorgeous Eland, Zebra, Impala, Buffalo, Reedbuck, Topi, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Hippos, Oribi, Bush-duiker, among others, then head back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight.
Budget Accommodation: Eagle’s Nest Camp (Full Board).
Mid- Range Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock (Full Board).
Luxury Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge (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).
Budget Accommodation: Eagle’s Nest Camp (Full Board).
Mid- Range Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock (Full Board).
Luxury Accommodation: Mihingo Lodge (Full Board).
After breakfast, we head back to Entebbe, making a stopover at the Equator line for a cup of coffee, a small snack, a photographic opportunity, and some shopping for those interested in souvenirs.
We will be arriving at Entebbe International Airport in time for your late evening Flight Back home.
Day Room Use at Jet Villas (Full Board).
