Itinerary

1. Day 1: Pick up from airport and transfer to the hotel

   • Arrive in Entebbe following the flight from your country of origin. Land at Entebbe international airport, the main gateway to the pearl of Africa, where you will guide and dedicated to offering you a courteous welcome to the pearl of Africa. 
   • After a short briefing about your 8 days on the Uganda safari, you will connect to the hotel in Entebbe for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.

   Highlight; - Landing down at Entebbe international airport with a magnificent view of Lake

2. Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls national park with visit to Ziwa rhino sanctuary

   • After early morning breakfast, embark on a 305km (4-5hours)) drive northwest of Uganda to Murchison falls national park with a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary, the proud home to Uganda’s only wild white rhinos totalling 32 in number; embark on 2 hours on foot rhino trekking in a company of an experienced ranger guide after which we shall proceed with our journey to Murchison falls with a stopover for lunch at kabalega’s dinner in Nakasongola. 
   • Proceed and arrive in the park late evening for lodge check-in dinner and overnight.

   Highlight for the day:-tracking wild southern white rhinos on foot.

3. Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise plus hiking top of the falls

   • After early morning breakfast at 6:30 am, we shall embark on a scenic Buligi game drive taking about 3-4 hours through the savannah plains in the northern sector of the park where we shall sight African bush elephant, cape buffaloes, Rothschild giraffe, giraffes, Jackson heart beast, Uganda kobs as well as cats like lions, leopards, hyenas and many others then after which we return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch.
   • In the afternoon, link up with a guide and connect to Paraa jetty for a 2 -3 hours evening boat cruise along the world’s longest river offering magnificent sightings of aquatic mammals like hippos snorting everywhere. Giant crocodiles lurk menacingly from the sand bars as elephants play in the water in the company of buffaloes, antelopes like waterbuck, impala, and kobs together with water birds like shoebill often seen, yellow-billed stork, African skimmer, squacco heron, Abyssinian ground hornbill, African jacana.
   • On reaching the bottom of the falls, we shall disembark from the boat and hike to the top of the falls, where you encounter staggering power, thunderous roar with which the Nile bursts through the 7-meter wide gap in the escarpment, gorge before dropping down 45meters hence the formation of a blue fume of spray marked by a thunderous roar and trade mark rain bow in what is described as devils cauldron before continuing its 6650 journeys to the Mediterranean Sea. Retreat from the activity and return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.

   The highlight of the day: - sighting hippos and devils cauldron.

4. Day 4: Sighting hippos and Devils cauldron

   • After early morning breakfast at 6:30 am, we shall embark on a scenic Buligi game drive taking about 3-4 hours through the savannah plains in the northern sector of the park where we shall sight African bush elephants, cape buffaloes, Rothschild giraffes, giraffes, Jackson heart beast, Uganda kobs as well as cats like lions, leopards, hyenas and many others then after which we return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch.
   • In the afternoon, link up with a guide and connect to Paraa jetty for a 2 -3 hours evening boat cruise along the world’s longest river offering magnificent sightings of aquatic mammals like hippos snorting everywhere. Giant crocodiles lurk menacingly from the sand bars as elephants play in the water in the company of buffaloes, antelopes like waterbuck, impala, and kobs together with water birds like shoebill often seen, yellow-billed stork, African skimmer, squacco heron, Abyssinian ground horn bill, African jacana.
   • On reaching the bottom of the falls, we shall disembark from the boat and hike to the top of the falls, where you encounter staggering power, thunderous roar with which the Nile bursts through the 7-meter wide gap in the escarpment, gorge before dropping down 45meters hence the formation of a blue fume of spray marked by a thunderous roar and trade mark rain bow in what is described as devils cauldron before continuing its 6650 journeys to the Mediterranean Sea. Retreat from the activity and return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.
   • After early morning breakfast at 6:30 am, check out of the lodge and embark on a 354km/6-7hours long drive through Albertine escarpment but incredibly scenic – passing through villages, lush green countryside and hills dotted with tea plantations that characterize this part of Uganda with a stopover for lunch in the oil city, Hoima town.
   • Later on, proceed to Fort portal town, a tourist city of Pearl of Africa's most attractive town of the nation situated amid lush rolling hillside, enveloped in a neat tea plantation in the shadows of the mountain of the moon, connect to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

5. Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and Tooro kingdom palace, Amabeere caves visit

   • After early morning breakfast at 6:30, meet up with the driver and connect to Kibale’s Kanyanchu Visitor center for briefing, after which we will be allocated an experienced guide and start trekking exercise at 8:00 in the forest in search of our closest cousin (chimpanzee) taking about 1-4hours depending on their location boosting chances of spotting other primate species monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, grey checked mangabey and white and black Columbus monkeys. Once the chimpanzee has, you will have an hour of sighting them feed, play, fight, and hunt as you observe their behaviours at close range, after which we connect with a guide at the starting point for transfer to the lodge and settle for lunch.
   • Later in the afternoon, pay a short visit to the Royal Palace of Toro kingdom, located uphill with panoramic views of Fort Portal town at 3600, before connecting to Amabeere caves, Famous for sighting breast-like features and Nyinamwiru story if time permits. Visit Crater Lake fields like Kigere and Wabikere and summit the famous Kweganya hills for panoramic views of crater lakes with hollow shapes and Rwenzori Mountain, after which we return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

6. Day 6: Semliki national park, sempaya hot spring and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

   • Early in the morning, after breakfast, embark on a 58km or 1-2hours short journey to Semliki national park, an extension of the great Ituri forest of Congo for primate watching, and (2-4) hours hour Sempaya hot spring nature walk along the 8km walking trail to sight and explore both male and female with the latter featuring a hot boiling geyser (1000 C) that sprouts up to 2meters high, sight black and white colobus monkey, vervet monkey, grey checked mangabey along the trail. Visit the Batwa pygmies of Ntandi, one of the endangered tribes living in the forest of Semliki. Participate in traditional cultural dances along with them, after which we return to the lodge for lunch.
   •  Check out of the lodge for transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park 80km or 1-2 hours along Fort portal-pond road, enjoying the scenic views of mountain Rwenzori, arriving in the park with thrilling views of wildlife as we connect to the park for dinner and overnight.

7. Day 7: Morning game drive (Kasenyi plains) and boat cruise along 40km Kazinga channel

   • After early morning breakfast, embark on a 3-4hours morning game drive along kasenyi plains exploring Queen Elizabeth Park’s rolling savannah landscape dotted with counts of wild game, including elephants, buffalos, lions, waterbuck, leopard, topis, Uganda kob, warthog, and not forgetting about the birds like a yellow-throated long crow, grey crown cranes, red throat spur flow among others after which we return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch.
   • Later on in the afternoon, connect to Mweya jetty, where we shall gather then connect to the boat for2-3 hours afternoon thrilling boat cruise along the 40km Kazinga channel to view some of the largest concentrations of hippos in the world, crocodiles, elephants, antelopes and waterbucks and buffaloes Basking across the shores of the channel, many bird species are sighted like yellow/saddle billed stork, jacana, marabou stork, African shoebill, African skimmer, black beef eater among others. Retreat from the activity and connect to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.

8. Day 8: Ishasha game drive and transfer to Entebbe

   • After early morning breakfast, meet up with the driver for a long day drive to Entebbe with an enroute lunch stopover at Igongo cultural center for a typical African buffet with another stopover at Uganda equator Point crossing at Kayabwe for a fantastic photo shoot and equator water experiment. Retreat from the activity and proceed with the journey. Entebbe arriving late evening for dinner and overnight at the hotel.

9. Day 9: Departure

   • After having breakfast, check out from your hotel; our guide will be waiting to transfer you to Entebbe airport to catch your flight back home, with all the unforgettable memories and experiences from your adventurous safari, you will say your last goodbyes to the pearl of Africa.