Itinerary

1. Day 1 - White Water Rafting on River Nile

   • Arrive at the airport, where you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel by our company guide. However, if your arrival time happens early in the morning, you can immediately start the Safari by travelling to Jinja for white water rafting on the mighty Nile River. The journey to Jinja passes through different towns en route, which gives you an insight into the activities of the people as they keep on with their daily lives.
   • This tour allows you to enjoy the natural breeze of the forest of Mabira and the picturesque views of both the sugarcane and tea plantations.
   • Upon arrival in Jinja, enjoy white water rafting that will create a long-lasting, memorable experience. This adventurous activity is carried out on the mighty Nile River. River Nile is the longest river globally that starts from Uganda-Jinja running up to the Mediterranean sea. 

   Overnight: Speke Hotel.

2. Day 2 - Rhino Tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

   • After breakfast, enjoy a memorable Safari by driving North West of Uganda along the Kampala Gulu Highway to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Murchison Falls National Park.
   • Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is endowed with 22 re-introduced White rhinos. The Rhino tracking exercise starts with a briefing from a specialized site ranger, and after that, you proceed to track the Rhinos. This activity takes typically between 30 minutes to an hour, depending on where the Rhinos are located in the sanctuary. Your time at the sanctuary will provide you with an opportunity to learn more about the White Rhinos in Africa.

   Overnight: Fort Murchison (Tent)

3. Day 3 - Game Drive in Murchison Falls National Park

   • On the third day, begin your exploration of the
   •  Murchison Falls National park with a game drive in the northern circuit of the park. This game drive will undoubtedly allow you to see various animals, including lions, leopards, elephants, Hartebeests, Uganda kobs, chimpanzees, and many bird species.
   • Go for a boat trip, in the afternoon, to the bottom of Murchison Falls, where the Nile River passes through a narrow gorge of 7 meters wide and cascades down to become a serene river whose banks are thronged with hippos, crocodiles and buffaloes.
   • After docking at the bottom of the falls, you will hike to the top of the falls, which might take you roughly 30 minutes or slightly more. While at the top, you will also experience the Nile forcing itself through a small gap of rocks with a lot of force; the sight of the power of the rushing water is impressive.

   Overnight: Fort Murchison (Tent)

4. Day 4 - Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park

   • After breakfast, you will embark on the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is a long drive that might take several hours with en-route lunch from Hoima town.
   • En route, you may opt for occasional stopovers to enjoy views of beautiful sceneries like the Rift valley escarpment on Lake Albert.
   • Upon arrival, you will check-in at the lodge.

   Overnight: The Bush Lodge(Tent).

5. Day 5 - Queen Elizabeth National Park

   • Early morning, you will enter Queen Elizabeth National Park to enjoy the thrilling wonders of Uganda’s wildlife. Enjoy a game drive that will expose you to diverse animal species. 
   • There is a possibility of seeing the Big 4 members such as elephants, buffaloes, big cats- lions, leopards on the game drive. Also, warthogs, hunchback carnivals such as Hyenas and many more species that are residents of this park are spotted along with the Circuits during the drive.
   • After lunch, it is time for the Classic highlight of the 2 hours boat cruise on the famous Kazinga channel, a 36km channel connecting Lake George to Lake Edward. On the banks, you will undoubtedly see water and land adapted hippos yawning and slashing canines to each other, the crocodiles resting along the banks of the lakes.

   Overnight: The Bush lodge(Tent).

6. Day 6 - Chimps Tracking in Kalinzu Forest

   • Explore the opportunity to encounter chimpanzees in the forest of Kalinzu. The activity begins with a briefing where instructions on how to track chimpanzees are passed on. Chimps share about 98.7% of their DNA with humans, becoming the closest relatives to humans. They are social, intelligent as well as communicative and among their fascinating traits are their abilities to use tools like rocks for crushing nuts, empty pods for hollowing out water, and sticks for capturing termites from their holes. A successful track of the chimps will give you beautiful lasting memories about Uganda.
   • After this expedition, have lunch and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest for another memorable highlight of this Safari.
   • Overnight: Gorilla Valley Lodge.

7. Day 7 - Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

   • This day will begin by gathering at the briefing point for guidelines about this great activity. After a briefing by the experienced site ranger, you head into the forest. The trekking duration is decided by the position where gorillas spend the night and their feeding range.
   • Once the gorillas are met, you’re allowed to spend an hour with them. You will take in this memorable experience as you stand just a few meters from the gorillas, watching them feed, play and bond with their young ones. After this activity, you will relax at the lodge, and if not tired, you can also take a walk around the community for souvenirs.

   Overnight: Gorilla Valley Lodge.

8. Day 8 - Travel to Entebbe

   • Have breakfast and embark on the journey to Kampala. Along the way, you will enjoy Uganda’s countryside, which is abundantly blessed with eye-catching sceneries like the hills, the vast banana plantations and herds of indigenous Ankole cows grazing on the roadsides. 
   • On reaching Mbarara town, have lunch at Igongo cultural center. 
   • Here, you will enjoy a short cultural expedition to the Banyankole tribe of western Uganda. This expedition will undoubtedly enrich you with an insight into the traditional and current cultural setup of the people of Ankole.
   • Also, stop and take in a visit to the Equator that runs through Uganda. It’s marvellous to have pictures taken underneath the Equator Sign. You can also visit Curio and Souvenir shops.