7-Day Uganda Safari with Murchison Falls, Semliki and Kibale

• Drive to the famous Murchison Falls National Park from Kampala via the Bombo Road, which will take approximately 5 hours. Along the way, see the well-known Luwero Triangle, which has now developed into a small town with a trading centre infamous for its painful history of the Baganda mass murder. Stop for lunch at Masindi Hotel, then drive through Budongo Forest as well as Kaniyo Pabidi.
• On arrival at the park, proceed to the top of the waterfalls.

Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

• Embark on an early morning game viewing drive through the park in search of elephants, Uganda kobs, giraffes, lions, waterbucks, hippos, and buffaloes, plus a diversity of bird species.
• Return to the lodge for breakfast and wait for lunch while taking nature walks around the park.
• Later, experience an afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls to see diverse wildlife on the riverbanks drinking water. Spot various antelopes, crocodiles, waterbucks, hippos, elephants, and buffaloes, among many others, on the shore, in addition to a diversity of waterbird species that make this a renowned birding paradise.

Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• After breakfast, set out for chimpanzee trekking within Budongo Forest, which takes approximately 3 to 5 hours. Budongo Forest is well known for its special mahogany tree species, which are huge. In addition, there are numerous primates, such as the forest galago, red-tailed monkeys, pottos, blue monkeys, and several bird species like the yellow-footed flycatcher and the white-thighed hornbill.

Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• Drive to Semliki and head to Bundibugyo. Enjoy this picturesque drive with views of Lake Albert and the legendary Rwenzori mountain ranges. This park is located in the Bundibugyo District along the western border of Uganda with the Democratic Republic of Congo near Lake Albert. The park has a great location within the western Albertine Rift Valley region.

Accommodation: Semliki Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• Visit the highlight of Semliki, also referred to as the Sempaya Hot Springs. The natural springs have a geyser shooting high from an 8-meter-wide hole at a very high temperature. You may also identify a couple of bird species on this trail, such as the blue-breasted kingfisher and Fraser's ant-thrush, in addition to primates such as grey-cheeked mangabey and the red-tailed monkey.
• Proceed to Mungilo Waterfall to spot some other fascinating birds.
• After lunch, in the late afternoon, take a boat ride on Lake Albert, a wonderful lake.

Accommodation: Semliki Safari Lodge

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• Head to Kibale, another preferred tourist destination. Enjoy the stunning drive southwest through Fort Portal, where you will have a lunch break.
• See the Toro Kingdom Palace, the dining areas, royal tombs, the mosque, and several shops.
• Continue with the drive to Kibale, only a couple of kilometres ahead. This national park has the largest number of primates in the whole of East Africa, such as chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, and baboons.
• After lunch, go for a guided walk in the famous Bigodi Swamp Sanctuary, a place ideal for bird lovers. The Papyrus Gonolek and the Blue Turaco can easily be seen among the other 137 bird species. You can also find a great array of colourful butterflies. It highlights an assortment of plants and animals in the forest.

Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• Wake up early in the morning to track chimpanzees near Kanyanchu, which can take half a day. There are primates in the area, such as golden monkeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabey, red colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, and pottos.
• Later, return to Kampala with lunch along the way, and this will end the safari.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner