Uganda · Safari

5-Day Uganda Safari to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Murchison Falls

5 Days Round trip from Entebbe Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Track wild white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda's only wild rhino habitat
02 Enjoy a boat cruise on the Nile to spot hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes, and water birds
03 Set out on a Buligi game drive in Murchison Falls National Park in search of giraffes, lions, elephants, and antelopes
04 Hike and admire the beautiful views at Murchison Falls National Park
05 Track chimpanzees in Budongo Forest with ranger guidance

Sign up for this journey to see wild white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the only place in Uganda where you can track and observe these endangered creatures in the wild. Visit Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda's oldest and largest conservation area, famed for its mighty waterfalls and abundant wildlife. Explore Budongo Forest, one of the best places in Uganda to track chimpanzees, and enjoy a safari that combines rhino trekking, game drives, a Nile boat cruise, and unforgettable views of the falls.

Sign up for this journey to see wild white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the only place in Uganda where you can track and observe these endangered creatures in the wild.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Kampala, Entebbe, Murchison Falls National Park, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arrival

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport; you will be the driver/guide. He will brief you about the four-day Ziwa Rhino and Murchison Falls Uganda safari, and then the driver will transfer you to your hotel, where you will have time to relax while enjoying the cool breeze from the Lake. Later, have dinner and overnight.

Day 02

Murchison Falls National Park - Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

After early morning breakfast at the hotel at 6:30 am, embark on a 305km (4 – 5 hours) drive northwest of Uganda to Murchison Falls National Park, Masindi town, with a visit to Ziwa rhino sanctuary, the proud home to Uganda’s only wild white rhino totalling to 32 in number.
Embark on 2 hours on foot rhino trekking in the company of an experienced ranger guide. You will have lunch in Masindi town and enter Murchison Falls through the kichumbanyobo gate. Retire to an assigned place of accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 03

Game Drive and Boat Cruise

After breakfast, you will set out for the game drive on the park's Northern sector early in the morning. Expect to encounter animals like Giraffes, Lions, Elephants, baboons and several different antelopes. Return to the lodge for lunch.
Later in the afternoon, we set out for the 3 hours boat cruise on the Albert Nile to the Bottom of the falls. Expect to see animals like Hippos, crocodiles, Water bucks, river bank elephants, Buffaloes, antelopes and many water birds like a yellow-billed stork, Abyssinian ground hornbill, squacco heron, and African skimmer. You will reach the “Devil’s Cauldron”. You will see the majestic, mighty Nile River forcing itself through a narrow gorge before dropping at 45 meters. Return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 04

Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer Back to Kampala

After breakfast, you will set out for the chimpanzee trekking in Kaniyo Papidi in Budongo forest; rangers will search these chimps as they give you information about the other primates that you will encounter on five days of Murchison Falls Safari.
And later, you will return to the lodge for lunch and after going for white water Rafting, later go back for dinner and overnight.

Day 05

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.