8 DAYS UGANDA SAFARI TOUR

Trip Itinerary

Day 1: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park. Visit the Top of the Falls.

Day 2: Game Viewing in the Northern Nile Delta Circuit. Take a launch trip along the Nile River home to the largest Crocs in Africa.

Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking in Budongo Forest. If you are a birder, take nature walks in the evening as you look out for the amazing birdlife of the forest.

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The drive is quite scenic and adventerous!

Day 5: Early morning game drive along the Kasenyi Plains.Take a launch cruise along the Kazinga channel.

Day 6: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kyambura Gorge. Connect to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest passing via the Ishasha Sector.

Day 7: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. Visit the Batwa Local Community or a nature walk along the Munyanja River Trail in the afternoon.

Day 8: Leave Bwindi Forest for Kampala arriving in the evening.

Itinerary

Day 1: Drive to Murchison Falls (5 hrs) via Masindi pass through Budongo forest, Kaniyo Pabidi and you will see Lake Kyoga, Masindi town and the great Mparo tombs. When you reach begin with a drive to the top of the Falls. It's a good site if you prefer camping. Check in and relax at Paraa Safari Lodge/ Sambiya Lodge/ Red Chili camp.

Day 2: Game drive in the delta circuit
Early morning go for a game drive in the Northern Nile delta circuit, quite a sight for checking out a high awareness of wildlife. You will spot the leopards along the leopard track, the Jackson's hartebeest, large concentrations of Uganda Kobs because of the many breeding grounds and large families of the Defassa waterbuck, together with giraffe herds, groups of the dainty oribi and buffalo herds. The high supply of Kobs called for an unavoidable prides of lions to the delta too. The delta also attracts birders with specials like the Abyssinian ground hornbill, shoebill (herons, waders and egrets around small pools of water) Senegal thickknee and Denham's bustard. What's not there? In the evening head out for a launch trip on the famous Nile River and value God's creation of the Murchison Falls, the largest crocs, Hippos and elephants playing in the water. After such a lovely encounter retire to your lodge.

Day 3: Chimp Tracking in Budongo forest
After having a good breakfast, let's head for a little close tour with our next of kin in the animal kingdom- the chimpanzees in Budongo forest. The forest harbors the biggest chimp population in Uganda -800 of them! So much we have in common with these creatures. Also you get to see other allied relatives like the black and white colobus, vervet monkey, potto and blue monkey. If you're a stanch birder, make use of the evening and go to the Royal mile regarded as the epitome of birding in the country. Return to your lodge.

Day 4: Uganda tour to Queen Elizabeth
Begin the day with breakfast and travel early to Queen Elizabeth national park (11 hrs). Look out for the view of Lake Albert, the peaks of the Rwenzori Mountains and Kibale forest plus the lovely views of Lake George and Lake Edward. Have lunch and go for a game drive in the Mweya Peninsular. Near the Mweya lodge there are buffalos, warthogs, Defassa waterbuck and bush baby among others. Visit the Katwe town. Here there are several saline crater lakes. Check out how the locals mine salt. Sleep overnight in Mweya Safari Lodge/ Mweya Institute.

Day 5: Game drives and launch cruise
After breakfast go for an early game drive to Kasenyi plains where you will spot black and white colobus, bush buck, Uganda Kob, topi, Defassa waterbuck, and Cape buffaloes. A collection of birds like Cassin's grey flycatcher, broad billed roller, black bee-eater along the banks of Lake Edward. This can take you 2-3 hrs. Head back to lodge for lunch then in the evening go for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel (2hrs) along lake George-lake Edward, come eye-eye with yawning hippos, crocodiles, leopards though sporadic. Watch birds for birders with over 550 resident species like flamingos, red chest, papyrus Gonolek, pink backed pelicans, malachite kingfishers, yellow crown, pink backed pelicans, water thick-knee, yellow billed stork, shoebill stock. Don't forget your camera. Return to Mweya Safari Lodge/ Institute of Ecology/Simba Safari.

Day 6: Chimp tracking in Kyambura
This morning take your breakfast then head straight for chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge at exactly 8:00am. Did you know we have a lot in common? So spend some time with them to learn more. There are more diverse primates also mainly Black and white Colobus monkeys and other animals like antelopes, hyenas in the middle of savanna grassland. This gorge has many bird species. After taking lunch drive to the southern Ishasha sector where the more surprises await you like the tree-climbing lions, more Uganda Kobs. Along this route just connects Bwindi national park via Buhoma. Check in at gorilla resort Hotel/ Gorilla Forest Camp/ Buhoma Community Bandas.

Day 7: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi
Before 0800 hrs you should be up early morning to take breakfast ready to trek down the gorillas in the thick montane forest. The park is best known for the endangered gorillas, as time can vary too. It could last up to 8hrs long but you get to observe and spend time with these gentle, peaceful apes making this an amazing and gripping incident ever. After refreshing, you may visit the local Batwa community or go down the Munyanja river trail to esteem Bwindi's nature and butterflies and birds. Return to lodge to relax after today's long adventure.

Day 8: Return to Kampala
Leave Bwindi after sipping a cup of coffee and return to Kampala bringing us to the end o the tour.

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