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Safari Highlights 

 

Day One: Transfer to the Hotel in Kampala/Entebbe

Day Two: Drive to Mbale Town Via the Source of River Nile

Day Three: Hike Sipi Falls in Kapchorwa and drive to Soroti

Day Four: Drive to Kidepo Valley National Park

 Day Five: Game drive in Kidepo Valley National Park

Day Six: Game drive to the hot springs in Kidepo

Day Seven: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

Day Eight: Total relaxation at the Safari Lodge

Day Nine: Game drive and Boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park

Day Ten: Drive to Kibale National Park

Day Eleven: Track Chimpanzees in Kibale

Day Twelve: Drive to Semuliki National Park and to Queen Elizabeth National Park

 Day Thirteen: Game drive and boat cruise in queen Elizabeth National Park

Day Fourteen: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day Fifteen: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Day Sixteen: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi the 3rd deepest in the world

Day Seventeen: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park

Day Eighteen: Game drive and drive to Kampala/Entebbe

Day Nineteen: Transfer to Entebbe International Airport

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Sipi Falls

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Sipi Falls is a series of three waterfalls in Eastern Uganda in the district of Kapchorwa, northeast of Sironko and Mbale. The waterfalls lie on the edge of Mount Elgon National Park near the Kenyan border. The Sipi Falls area is the starting point for many hikes up Mt. Elgon

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The Mighty River Nile

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The Nile is a major north-flowing river in Uganda, and is commonly regarded as the longest river in the world. The river starts its 6,500km journey to the Mediterranean Sea (Egypt) beside Jinja town (Uganda).

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Kidepo Valley National Park Experience

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Kidepo Valley National Park Covers 1,442km2, and the park’s altitude ranges between 914m and 2,750m above sea level.

The park contains two rivers – Kidepo and Narus – which disappear in the dry season, leaving just pools for the wildlife.

The local communities around the park include pastoral  karamojong people eople, similar to the Maasai of Kenya, and the IK, a hunter-gatherer tribe whose survival is threatened. The IK are believed to be the indigenous occupants of this region of Uganda before the coming of other tribes.

Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi-arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around475 bird species.

Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses. From Apoka, in the heart of the park, a savannah landscape extends far beyond the gazetted area, towards horizons outlined by distant mountain ranges.

During the dry season, the only permanent water in the park is found in wetlands and remnant pools in the broad Narus Valley near Apoka. These seasonal oases, combined with the open, savannah terrain, make the Narus Valley the park’s prime game viewing location (UWA, 2018).

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Murchison Falls National Park Experience

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Murchison Falls National Park lies at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, where the sweeping Bunyoro escarpment tumbles into vast, palm-dotted savanna. First gazetted as a game reserve in 1926, it is Uganda’s largest and oldest conservation area, hosting 76 species of mammals and 451 birds. The park is bisected by the Victoria Nile, which plunges 45m over the remnant rift valley wall, creating the dramatic Murchison Falls, the centerpiece of the park and the final event in an 80km stretch of rapids. The mighty cascade drains the last of the river’s energy, transforming it into a broad, placid stream that flows quietly across the rift valley floor into Lake Albert. This stretch of river provides one of Uganda’s most remarkable wildlife spectacles. Regular visitors to the riverbanks include elephants, giraffes and buffaloes; while hippos, Nile crocodiles and aquatic birds are permanent residents. Notable visitors to the park include Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway and several British royals.
Size: 3,840km2. Murchison Falls became one of Uganda’s first national parks in 1952. At Murchison Falls, the Nile squeezes through an 8m wide gorge and plunges with a thunderous roar into the “Devil’s Cauldron”, creating a trademark rainbow. The northern section of the park contains savanna and borassus palms, acacia trees and riverine woodland. The south is dominated by woodland and forest patches. The 1951 film “The African Queen” starring Humphrey Bogart was filmed on Lake Albert and the Nile in Murchison Falls National Park.

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Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

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Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch located in Nakasongola district is the proud home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda. The Rhino re-introduction project is a project of Rhino Fund Uganda and Uganda Wildlife Authority. We are conveniently located 176km (100 miles) north of Kampala on the Gulu highway towards Murchison Falls (branch off at Nakitoma Trading centre). Ziwa is the only place where you will be able to see rhinos in the wild. Presently the sanctuary is home to twenty two (22) southern white rhinos. The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists; for Rhino Trekking, Shoebill Trek and Canoe Ride, Bird Watching, Night Walk, Nature Walk and Relaxation.

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Kibale Forest Chimpanzee Trekking Experience.

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Kibale National Park is a national park in Southern Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rain forest. It is 766 square kilometres in size and is located between 1,100 metres to 1,600 metres in elevation.

Begin exploring the wonders of this fascinating region of Africa with our top attraction – the Chimpanzee Safari in Kibale National Park. Deep in the evergreen rainforest of Kibale, you will come face to face with man’s closest living relative. Kibale forest is the best place in the world to see Chimpanzees in the wild. The forest is frequently used by documentary film-makers, including the great Attenborough. With the highest density of Chimpanzees in the world, and with 13 other rare primates, the enormous Kibale forest is a world treasure. It is advisable that you book your travel as soon as you identify your travel dates on your calendar, since there is sometimes scarcity in Chimp permits.

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Semuliki National Park Experience.

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Size: 220km² with an altitude of 670-760m above sea level. Semuliki Forest Reserve was created in 1932 and upgraded to national park status in 1993. It is the only tract of true lowland tropical forest in East Africa, hosting 441 recorded bird species on addition to 53 mammals. Large areas of this low-lying park may flood during the wet season,a brief reminder of the time when the entire valley lay at the bottom of a lake for seven million years.
Four distinct ethnic groups live near the park – Bwamba farmers live along the base of the Rwenzori while the Bakonjo cultivate the mountain slopes. Batuku cattle keepers inhabit on the open plains and Batwa Pygmies , traditionally hunter gathers, live on the edge of the forest.

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Semuliki National Park sprawls across the floor of the Semliki Valley on the remote, western side of the Rwenzori. The park is dominated by the easternmost extension of the great Ituri Forest of the Congo Basin. This is one of Africa’s most ancient and bio-diverse forests; one of the few to survive the last ice age, 12-18,000 years ago. The Semliki Valley contains numerous features associated with central rather than eastern Africa. Thatched huts are shaded by West African oil palms; the Semliki River (which forms the international boundary) is a miniature version of the Congo River, the forest is home to numerous Central African wildlife species, and the local population includes the Batwa Pygmy community that originated from the Ituri. As a result, this park provides a taste of Central Africa without having to leave Uganda. While Semuliki’s species have been accumulating for over 25,000 years, the park contains evidence of even older processes.Hot springs  bubble up from the depths to demonstrate the powerful subterranean forces that have been shaping the rift valley during the last 14 million years.  (UWA,2018)

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Queen Elizabeth National Park Experience.

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Queen Elizabeth National Park is understandably Uganda’s most popular tourist destination. The park’s diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands, make it the ideal habitat for classic big game, ten primate species including chimpanzees and over 600 species of birds. Set against the backdrop of the jagged Rwenzori Mountains, the park’s magnificent vistas include dozens of enormous craters carved dramatically into rolling green hills, panoramic views of the Kazinga Channel with its banks lined with hippos, buffalo and elephants, and the endless Ishasha plains, whose fig trees hide lions ready to pounce on herds of unsuspecting Uganda kob. As well as its outstanding wildlife attractions, Queen Elizabeth National Park has a fascinating cultural history. There are many opportunities for visitors to meet the local communities and enjoy storytelling, dance, music and more. The gazetting of the park has ensured the conservation of its ecosystems, which in turn benefits the surrounding communities. Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park is truly a Medley of Wonders! Size: 1,978km². Queen Elizabeth spans the equator line; monuments on either side of the road mark the exact spot where it crosses latitude 00. The park was founded in 1952 as Kazinga National Park, and renamed two years later to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II. The park is home to over 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species. The Katwe explosion craters mark the park’s highest point at 1,350m above sea level, while the lowest point is at 910m, at Lake Edward.

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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Experience.

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The park size is 321km2 with the elevation of 1,160m – 2,607m above sea level. Bwindi was gazetted as a National Park in 1991 and declared a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site  in 1994. The Mubare gorilla group was the first to become available for tourism in Uganda in April 1993. Nine groups are now habituated for tourism, and one for research. Spread over a series of steep ridges and valleys, Bwindi is the source of five major rivers, which flow into Lake Edward. The park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects an estimated over 400 mountain gorillas  – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked.

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This biologically diverse region also provides shelter to a further 120 mammals, including several primate species such as baboons and chimpanzees, as well as elephants and antelopes. There are around 350 bird species  hosted in this forest, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics. The neighboring towns of Buhoma and Nkuringo both have an impressive array of luxury lodges , rustic bandas and budget campsites , as well as restaurants, craft stalls and guiding services. Opportunities abound to discover the local Bakiga and Batwa pygmy cultures through performances, workshops and village walks.

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Lake Mburo National Park Experience.

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The park is 370km2 and the elevation is at 1,220m – 1,828m above sea level. Wetland habitats comprise 20% of the park’s surface. The parks’ precarious past has seen wildlife virtually eliminated several times: firstly in various attempts to rid the region of tsetse flies, then to make way for ranches, and finally as a result of subsistence poaching. 20% of the park’s entrance fee is used to fund local community projects such as building clinics and schools. Lake Mburo National Park is a compact gem, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda. It is the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national parks and underlain by ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks which date back more than 500 million years. It is home to350 bird species as well as impala, zebras, eland, buffaloes, waterbucks, hyenas, leopards, hippos, topis and many others. 

 

Together with 13 other lakes in the area, Lake Mburo forms part of a 50km-long wetland system linked by a swamp. Five of these lakes lie within the park’s borders. Once covered by open savanna, Lake Mburo National Park now contains much woodland as there are no elephants to tame the vegetation. In the western part of the park, the savanna is interspersed with rocky ridges and forested gorges while patches of papyrus swamp and narrow bands of lush riparian woodland line many lakes.

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Day-by-Day Detailed Program.

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Day One:

You will be welcomed at the Airport and taken to your Hotel in Entebbe/Kampala by our local Uganda Safaris representative. The selection of city for accommodation will depend on your flight arrival time at Entebbe International Airport.

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Day Two:

You will be picked by our driver from your Hotel/Residence in Entebbe/Kampala and Depart from Kampala at 07:00am and you will proceed to Kapchorwa Town Via the Source of the Mighty River Nile in Jinja Town. You will do a boat cruise to the Source of the Mighty River Nile in Lake Victoria. Afterwards you will proceed for late lunch in Mbale Town in Eastern Uganda before proceeding to Kapchorwa for Accommodation.

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Day Three:

08:00am we set off after breakfast for a hike to the Sipi Falls. The Sipi falls are a phenomenon to many visitors, both local and foreign, yearly. Regarded as one of the most romantic places in Uganda, the falls are a series of three prominent waterfalls, with the longest drops as high as 100m. The second waterfall drops 75m below and has upper cascades before the plunge. The third water fall measures 85m and is tall and columnar. After the hike you will drive to Mbale for late lunch and later drive to Soroti for dinner and overnight accommodation.

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Day Four:

Drive to Kidepo Valley National Park in North Eastern Uganda, Via Amuria District, Abim District and Kotido District. However along the way we shall have a short stop to have our packed lunch before heading to the park. After lunch we shall be ready to embark on a journey that will give us more exposure to the homesteads and culture of the Karimojong People and our dinner and accommodation will be at the Safari Lodge inside the Park.

Estimated arrival time is 05:00pm

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Day Five: 

Before having breakfast we shall wake up very early in the Morning at 06:00am to have a game drive in the park which will be done along the Narus valley as the park’s wildlife congregates here much of the year. This area has adequate tracks circuits enabling visitors view at a close range, the Katurum kopje provides superb views north across the valley towards Morungole mountains ranges. After the game drive return to the accommodation facility for breakfast as you wait for hearty lunch at 1:00pm. The afternoon hours shall be for relaxation.

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Day Six:

After Breakfast we shall Drive to the Hot Springs and also try to look out for the rare mammals and birds closer to Border of South Sudan and then later return to the accommodation for lunch and another relaxing afternoon at the Accommodation facility.

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Day Seven:

After breakfast we shall drive to the largest National Park and Reserve (Murchison Falls National Park), Via the towns of Kitgum and Gulu..

Stops: a short break in Kitgum and Lunch in Gulu town before heading for overnight accommodation in Murchison Falls National Park.

Estimated arrival time is 06:00pm

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Day Eight

Day for total Relaxation at the Safari Lodge.

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Day Nine:

06:00am we set off for an early morning Game Drive. The game drive which lasts 4 to 5 hours in channel tracks will mainly be done around the mating grounds of open Savanna grass lands and Delta where, from its source, River Nile joins Lake Albert to form Albert Nile which proceeds to the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt, through Sudan. During the Game Drive Rothschild’s Giraffe, Cape Buffalos, lots of Uganda Kobs, Hartebeests, Elephants, and more other species including those of the cat family like Lions if lucky may be spotted, and lots of diverse bird species and Flora. After the game drive proceed to the Lodge for late breakfast and later early refreshing lunch. After Lunch, head for a 02:00pm boat cruise to the bottom of the Murchison Falls, for a clear view of the 43 meters thundering falls-. This boat trip along the Victoria Nile is often cited as being the highlight of a trip to Murchison Falls since it allows you to get up-close and personal with the animals. Along this stretch of the river, there are reported to be around 4,000 hippos in addition to some enormous Nile crocodiles. The bird life is stunning with brightly colored kingfishers and bee-eaters darting along the riverbanks. If lucky, you may see the rare and prehistoric looking shoebill Stork, which is a cross between the dodo and a dinosaur. The boat takes you to the base of the falls which only adds to their impressiveness.

After watching the two falls from the base we shall leave the boat and hike to the top of the falls where you will meet our driver waiting in the car. Those who cannot hike shall ride back to the boarding point with the boat. You will be guided to the top of the waterfalls and hike to better view points above the torrent by UWA staff. Enroute you will have an opportunity to watch Uhuru Falls; a smaller falls that started flowing in the year when Uganda gained independence and hence named Uhuru, which is a Swahili word meaning “freedom”. You will be able to also view Bat Cliff Valley on way up to the top of the falls. The hike will take about 40-60 minutes and one needs to be in relatively good shape and good health condition. The trail is too steep and slippery in some places, with rails to hold onto in some spots, but it offers astonishing views such as: Bakers Rock, Bakers View and Devil’s Cauldron of the fall on the hike up. Arrangements are made in advance with the driver, to meet you at the top of the fall were we shall relax while taking photos with the falls. You can find it easier with hiking shoes, on the other hand there is a great need for drinking water and bug sprays for tsetse flies and other insects.

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Day Ten:

After breakfast we shall drive to Kibale Forest National Park in Western Uganda Via Hoima-Kyenjojo Road. We will have our packed lunch as we travel. Dinner and accommodation shall be in Fort Portal or Kibale National Park.

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Day Eleven:

After breakfast, we shall proceed to the Chimpanzee Tracking briefing point. After the briefing you will start penetrating the Kibale Forest as you hunt for the beautiful Giants with the guidance of professional Ranger Guide. Tracking duration is dependent on how fast a family of Chimpanzees is located. It sometimes takes many hours and you later return for lunch and afternoon relaxation at your Accommodation.

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Day Twelve:

After breakfast we shall drive to the Sempaya Hot Springs located in Semuliki National. At Semuliki, we shall visit the Female Hot Spring, and perform some experiments of boiling Eggs or some Bananas. After the hot springs we shall drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park with a lunch stop in Fort Portal town. Dinner and Accommodation will be in Queen Elizabeth National Park (Kasese).

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Day Thirteen:

We will go for 06:00am morning game drive which normally takes 3 hours and we shall come back for late breakfast at 10:00am in the lodge. After lunch we shall proceed for the afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which will take us closer to the animals and birds. The shores of this channel draw a large number of wild animals, birds in addition to reptiles all through the year, with one of the largest population of hippos in the whole world as well as plentiful Nile crocodiles. These animals can be seen well on a boat cruise down the course of the channel or most likely at the entrance of the spectacular Lake Edward. The Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel is extremely rewarding and among the finest and most liked launches trips in the country. After the cruise we shall have a relaxing afternoon at the Safari Lodge.

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Day Fourteen:

After breakfast we shall drive, to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where we shall have lunch, Dinner and overnight accommodation.

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Day Fifteen:

After breakfast, we shall proceed to the Gorilla Tracking briefing point. After the briefing you will start penetrating the impenetrable Forest as you hunt for the beautiful Giants with the guidance of professional Ranger Guide. Tracking duration is dependent on how fast a family of Gorillas is located. It sometimes takes the whole day and you later return for relaxation at your Lodge.

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Day Sixteen:

We shall drive to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale, where we shall have lunch and enjoy a relaxing afternoon swimming and sunset boat cruise to the punishment island. Dinner and accommodation will be withing Lake Bunyonyi or Kabale Town.

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Day Seventeen:

After breakfast we shall drive to Lake Mburo National Park Via Mbarara Town where you will have lunch at the Igongo Cultural center. You will also have an opportunity to tour the Cultural Museum at Igongo. Dinner and overnight accommodation will be in Lake Mburo National Park.

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Day Eighteen:
Wake up for a 6:00am game driver for two Hours and then return to the lodge for breakfast before setting off for Kampala/Entebbe. We shall have the Equator demonstration stop and a late lunch stop in Kampala or Entebbe, before checking into the accommodation.

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Day Nineteen:

Transfer from your hotel to Entebbe International Airport. You will be picked from your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe by our representative and taken to Entebbe International Airport.

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SAFARI CHARGE (Per Person)

 

No. of PAX    4PAX    3PAX    2PAX    1PAX     

Backpackers $4325   $4745    $5576   $9075   

Budget          $5485   $5905    $6740   $10235 

Mid-range     $7080   $7495    $8330   $12535 

High-end      $10955 $11375  $12210  $15485 

 

What is included

• Transportation

• 18 nights accommodation

• Entrance fees

• Game Drives

• Boat Cruise

• English Speaking Driver/Guide

• All meals excluding drinks during the tour

 

What is excluded:

• International air transport

• Visa fees

• Insurance

• Optional Extras

• All drinks not mentioned above

• Tips and Personal shopping

 

Optional Extras

• Ndere Center Cultural Performances

• Chimpanzee Tracking at Budongo Forest

• Fishing Expedition

• Visit to the Source of the Mighty River Nile