- UGANDA WILDLIFE SAFARIS
- Murchison Falls Wildlife Tour 3 Days
- Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari 3 Days
- Lake Mburo & Queen Elizabeth Wilderness 3 Day
- Murchison Falls & Kibale Forest 5 Days
- Bwindi-Gorilla & Queen Elizabeth Safari 5 Days
- Uganda Wildlife Safari and Sightseeing 8 Days
- Uganda Express Safari 9 Days
- Uganda Wildlife Holiday Tour 16 Days
TH-8Days-2: Uganda Wildlife Safari and Sightseeing
Day1: Airport Transfer
Our representative will meet you at Entebbe International Airport on arrival and be driven to Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel/Entebbe Resort Hotel for upmarket facilities in Entebbe town. These hotels are setup at the shores of Lake Victoria- the second largest fresh reservoir lake in the world or stay at Sophie’s Motel /Entebbe Flight Motel for budget clients. Or overnight can be in Kampala at Hotel Africana/Serena/ Sheraton for up market facilities or Holiday/Tourist hotel for budget.
Day 2: Entebbe - Kampala - Murchison Falls National Park.
Early morning will be driven to Murchison falls stopping at Masindi town for lunch. After proceed to Murchison falls, visit to the "top of the falls" the awe - inspiring Murchison Falls where the River Nile hurls itself in an extraordinary convulsions through a narrow crevice and then plunges 40 meters in one breathtaking leap. Check in at Paraa safari Lodge/Nile safari lodge or Sambiya River Lodge or Red Chili camp.
Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park
This is the largest national park in Uganda and has a large concentration of wildlife animals. Start the day with an early morning game drive on the northern bank of the Nile River with a bigger concentration of game where you will be able to view those animals that are unique to the African Savannah like the giraffe, lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant hyena, the Uganda kob etc. The bird life is also impressive, with the African fish Eagle being one of the prized sightings and with luck the rare shoebill stork. There is also a variety of vegetation ranging from riparian forests and swamp lands to broad Savannah.
After lunch, take a launch cruise upstream to the falls on the Nile River where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds. Dinner and overnight at your facility.
Day 4: Murchison Falls - Kibale Forest National Park
Drive to Fort Portal with picnic lunch enroute stop over to see the tea plantations, arriving in the evening or proceed to Kibale Park. Check in at Ndali lodge /Fort Motel for upmarket /Rwenzori View /Toro Resort for budget for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Kibale Forest National Park
After an early breakfast, with local guides carry out chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park nestled in the shadows of the Rwenzori Mountains (the famed mist shrouded "Mountains of the Moon") Kibale Forest is rich in animal life, including an astonishing 12 species of primates in this park have been recorded, the very localized red colobus and L'Hoest's monkeys. Tracking the chimpanzee our 'cousins' is a very interesting experience. The way they feed, climb trees, respond to humans, caring for their young ones leaves an imaginative dream to tell.
In the afternoon visit the surrounding- Bigodi swamp or enjoy unique view of crater lakes and other volcanic features. Go back to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Semuliki National Park
After breakfast, drive to Semuliki National Park in the northern end of the Rwenzori Mountains. The drive is short one but with steep slopes of Budibugyo, visit the pygmies and Sempaya Hot springs. Enjoy the site seeing and return to Fort Portal to continue Queen Elizabeth National Park. Enroute you will see the spectacular view of the Rwenzori Mountains. They lie along the western boarder of Uganda and rise to a height of 5,100 meters. On clear day you can view Ice caps on the peaks of Stanley and Magherita, and their incomparable, beautiful, mist-shrouded peaks provide a unique backdrop to one of our most magnificent national park- Queen Elizabeth. Arrive in the evening dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology Hostel (budget)
Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park
This park is one of the most outstanding treasures of Uganda, and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve for Humanity under UNESCO auspices. It borders Lake George and Lake Edward as well as Kazinga Channel in the western area of the Great Rift Valley escarpment.
The day begins with an early game drive looking for wildlife . There are variety of game; lion, buffaloe, elephant, Uganda kob, bushbuck and the rare leopard. About 600 bird species have been identified here, making it a Mecca for bird-watchers. They include the black bee-eater, 11 different species of kingfisher and several falcons, eagles and other raptors. Take a 2-hour launch cruise on the Kazinga channel in the afternoon. This waterway joins Lakes Edward and George and it is filled with schools of hippos, buffaloes with elephants at the banks. Retire to the lodge for dinner and over night. (FB) Evening will be at your leisure
Day 8: Queen Elizabeth National Park-Kampala/Entebbe
After breakfast go for another early morning game drive that may yield chances to catch up with early riser - predators like lions, leopards, hyenas etc. Return to proceed to Kampala or Entebbe Airport for home bound flight with stop over at Equator, view the long horned Ankole cattle in the open savannah grassland (Flight to be after 18 .00 hrs)
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Please note the safari cost include:
Excluded are:Meals and accommodation while on safari
