7-Day Safari To Murchison Falls and Kibale National Park
Highlights
Murchison Falls National Park, Entebbe, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Kibale National Park, Kampala
Locations Covered
Murchison Falls National Park, Entebbe, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Kibale National Park, Kampala
nature, safari, Wildlife
Private Tour
7 Days
Easy
English
Description
Sign up for this safari which takes us to Murchison falls national park, located in the Masindi district in the northwestern part of Uganda. Undertake a game drive in the park for an extensive game viewing and a boat ride on Victoria Nile. Learn about Kibale national park, Africa's highest concentration of primates. Visit the park for an exciting chimpanzee trekking adventure and end safari in Kampala.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival
- Upon arrival at Entebbe international airport, you will meet our guide, who will warmly welcome you and then transfer you to your hotel for relaxation, dinner and an overnight stay.
- Enjoy Entebbe as you prepare for tomorrow’s road trip to Murchison falls national park.
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Day 2: Transfer to Murchison falls national park with a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary
- Pick you up and transfer to Murchison Falls. You will have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary, the only place in Uganda where one can track rhinos. Ziwa is home to 32 southern white wild rhinos. You will have an opportunity to be closer to these beautiful wild creatures. Have lunch and proceed to Murchison falls national park for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
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Day 3: Morning game drive and launch cruise plus hiking on top of the falls
- The day starts at 7:00 am. You will be taken for your morning game drive along the delta of Lake Albert, where you will see the park’s great savannah and grasslands and overlook Budongo forest.
- Throughout the safari, you will be escorted by the guide/ranger who is familiar with the area and knows where to find the animals. You will also see several mammals, including warthogs, lions, hyenas, and giraffes.
- Then you will head back to your lodge for lunch, freshen up and prepare for the mega-launch cruise. While on the cruise, prepare to sport more than 200 bird species (shoebill, kingfishers’ flamingoes etc.), Nile crocodiles, hippos, and elephants, among others.
- The boat will slowly take you up to the foot of Murchison Falls, where you will hike to the top of the falls. You will be amused by the great falls with the beautiful surrounding vegetation. The water from the falls generates mist with the colours of a rainbow. Hike the falls and have a clear scenic view of the devil's cauldron. Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight
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Day 4: Transfer to fort portal the tourism city of Uganda
- Enjoy a delicious breakfast and embark on a drive to fort portal, Uganda’s tourism city. The drive is so scenic with beautiful landscapes, have lunch on your arrival and go for a city tour around fort portal or the tea plantations. Return for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
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Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest national park
- After your fruitful breakfast, pack your lunch and transfer to Kibale national park for the ultimate chimpanzee tracking experience. On arrival, you will be appointed a guide to brief you and take you through the trails. The trek takes 1-6 hours, depending on the chimpanzees' location.
- During trekking, you can view other primate species like the black and white colobus monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, vervet monkeys, and olive baboons, and different bird species, plants and tree species, among others. Once the chimps are found, you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat allowing you to learn more about their behaviours, watch them carry out their daily activities, take photos and record the incredible moments to show friends back home after the safari. Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
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Day 6: Visit Amabele Ga Nyina Mwiru and hike the crater field
- Enjoy breakfast and have a visit to Amabele Ga Nyina Mwiru. Retreat for lunch and undertake an adventurous hike to the crater field. The crater lakes were formed due to vulcanicity, with violent eruptions causing the top of a volcano to be blown off, leaving a crater. The lakes are so many and vary in size and character.
- Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight.
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Day 7: Transfer back to Kampala
- After having breakfast, embark on a drive back to Kampala, passing through beautiful landscapes, plantations with views of mountains of the moon and many more.
- Have lunch en route and proceed with the drive to Kampala.
What's Included
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 1 | /person |
2 to 3 | /person |
4 to 7 | /person |
8 to 14 | /person |
15 to 20 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 1 | /person |
2 to 3 | /person |
4 to 7 | /person |
8 to 14 | /person |
15 to 20 | /person |
This is a private tour |