8-Day Uganda Wildlife Safari with Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth

• On arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will be met by our professional guide, who will greet you and brief you about the trip.
• You will then be transferred to your booked hotel for an overnight stay.

• At exactly 06:30 am, after your early breakfast, you will be transferred to Murchison Falls National Park via the Kampala-Masindi Highway, a distance of approximately 305 km, equivalent to a 4-hour drive.
• Upon reaching the park, have lunch served at your lodge, and after that, go for an afternoon boat cruise lasting about 2 hours. This cruise has proved to be one of the most entertaining and admired activities in the park. It launches from Paraa dock and sails downstream towards the falls. Along the way, you will see vast numbers of hippo schools floating on the water, herds of elephants, oribis spread along the riverbank, flocks of warthogs, crocodiles, and beautiful water birds.
• Leave the boat and enjoy a guided hike to the top of the falls.
• Enjoy the spectacular view of the River Nile and the park's landscape. At the top, you will be exposed to Mother Nature's grand gorge, also known as the Devil's Cauldron - this is the most refreshing view in Murchison Park.

Overnight: Fort Murchison Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast

• At 06:30 am, after your early morning breakfast, you will be ready for a game drive to catch a glimpse of the early risers and nocturnal animals returning to their hideouts. Wildlife to encounter includes elephants, buffaloes, Jackson's hartebeest, oribi, reedbuck, hyenas, and bird species such as the elusive shoebill stork, yellow-fronted tinkerbird, goliath heron, malachite kingfisher, and more.
• After lunch, you will go for a delta boat cruise, which launches from Paraa and sails gently down the flowing Nile waters, passing numerous floating papyrus islands.

Overnight: Fort Murchison Lodge

Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast

• After breakfast at 06:30 am, you will be transferred directly to Queen Elizabeth National Park.

Overnight: Bush Lodge

Meal Plan: Dinner and breakfast

• Eat your breakfast at 06:30 am, then meet up with your guide and go for a game drive in the Kasenyi Plains, where you will be exposed to a wide range of wildlife such as elephants, buffaloes, kobs, warthogs, waterbucks, and different birds like grey crowned cranes, red-throated spur fowls, yellow-throated longclaws, among others.
• Have lunch at your lodge, then transfer to the Kazinga Channel - a narrow waterway connecting Lake Edward and Lake George, about 32 km long. This channel is famous for harbouring one of the highest concentrations of hippos in the world. Other animal species are usually seen along the water banks as well, including elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, crocodiles, and antelopes.
• Transfer to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Overnight: Bush Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast

• At exactly 06:30 am, after your hot coffee, you will drive to Lake Mburo National Park for an afternoon boat cruise, another rewarding activity to look forward to. The cruise guarantees views of the amazing flora and fauna in the park, such as crocodiles, hippos, antelopes, buffaloes, and birds including kingfishers, African fish eagles, pelicans, and hammerkops.
• Afterwards, you will head for a guided nature walk to find many animals enjoying the environment around the salty rocks.

Overnight: Rwakobo Rock Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast

• At 06:30 am, after your breakfast, you will transfer to Rubanga Forest, another relevant feature worth a visit, located within Lake Mburo National Park. It is home to over 40 bird species commonly referred to as forest birds, making it suitable enough to attract tourists. Species include green pigeon, harrier hawk, double-toothed barbet, shoebill, and grey-backed camaroptera. The forest also contains several tree species, including figs, platycalyx, markhamia, palm, and acacia, as well as mammals such as topis, impalas, warthogs, buffaloes, and zebras, to mention but a few.
• Have your packed lunch and head for an afternoon game drive. This will offer you a fantastic opportunity to see the park's bird and wildlife species, including eland, antelopes, giraffes, topis, warthogs, zebras, and impalas. Besides these, other features in the park to admire include the alluring beautiful scenery made up of parent rocks and open savannah vegetation.

Overnight: Rwakobo Rock Lodge

Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast

• After your early morning breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kampala.
• Have a stopover at Kayabwe for lunch and the Equator experience. Here, you will see the imaginary line that divides the Earth into two halves: the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. You will experience water experiments carried out on either side of the equator, as well as directly on the equator itself. The results show that the movement and drainage of water differ in each hemisphere. This experiment is known as a demonstration of the Coriolis effect.
• After that, you will engage in other activities such as visiting craft stalls to see and admire local art and craft, taking photographs for your memorabilia, and interacting with the locals.
• Lastly, proceed to Entebbe to end the tour.

Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch en route