• Day 1

  Arrival in Uganda

  You arrive at Entebbe International Airport, located on a peninsula that juts out into Lake Victoria, where a representative from Uzuri Uganda Safaris will welcome you to the Pearl of Africa and transfer you to Eureka Place Hotel Kampala for overnight stay.

• Day 2

  Visit to Source of the Nile, Rafting the Nile

  This morning, you will start your journey to Jinja. As you continue to Jinja after Kampala, you can make a stop at the Namawojolo open-market where if breakfast was not enough, you can supplement with a roadside snack (options include roasted plantain, chicken, chicken gizzards). From there, you continue your journey through sugarcane and tea plantations around the Lugazi area. You will continue through the Mabira Forest, one of the few last remaining natural forests in central Uganda and East Africa.

  You arrive and head straight to the Bujjagali area for your half-day white water rafting experience on the Nile or a 1-hour Quad bike safari along trails that run near or beside the Nile. After, return and check into Jinja Backpackers’ Place and lunch. After lunch head to the source of the Nile, on to a boat to the exact spot where water bubbles up from below – where the Nile starts its 6000+ slalom to the Mediterranean. Later return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

• Day 3

  Drive to Murchison Falls NP via Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary

  This morning, after your breakfast, you depart Jinja headed to Murchison Falls National Park via the Zziwa rhino sanctuary. On your way, you will encounter the sometimes intense Kampala traffic but no need to worry, sit through it and before you know it, the mayhem will be behind you. You will have a bathroom break at Migyera along the Kampala-Gulu road.

  After the break, you will continue to Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary where rhinos that got wiped out in the Ugandan wild are being bred before they are re-introduced back into the national parks. When you arrive at the Zziwa, a guide and armed ranger will take you on a walking safari to look for the rhinos. If you donÂ’t fancy the walk, you can still track the rhinos in your vehicle.

  Once you have spotted the rhinos, you will stay in their presence for a while and then you will have a picnic lunch at the place. After your lunch, you will continue to Murchison Falls National Park. On arrival, you will check-in at Red Chilli Rest Camp.

• Day 4

  Game drive & boat launch to bottom of Murchison falls

  Up at 6.00am, have breakfast and head out for a game drive for a chance to view the glorious day-break from across the open savannah, birds and dotted woodland as well as riverine vegetation along the Nile. You explore the area and are in search for game ranging from lion, buffalo, elephant, giraffes, antelope and a lot more. At between 10-11am, you will return to the lodge for relaxation and lunch. After your lunch at 2.00pm, you will head out for the boat launch to the bottom of the powerful Murchison Falls.

  This three-hour boat cruise climaxes at the edge of the rift valley escarpment at which point you will get off the boat and trek to the top of the falls (wear sports shoes for ease of trekking to the top). Having worked up a sweat, once at the top, get bathed in the misty spray that the Nile create as it forces itself into the 7-metre cleft to create the famous Murchison Falls. Your guides will be waiting up top to transfer you back to Red Chilli for dinner and overnight stay.

• Day 5

  Drive To Kibale Forest NP

  This morning, wake up early and have breakfast at 6.30am. After breakfast, check-out of the hotel and depart Murchison Falls headed to Fort Portal. However, because of the long distance on a poor dirt road that should give you the ‘African massage, brace yourselves. You will have your lunch pre-prepared before departing Murchison Falls National Park.

  Along the way, you will traverse traditional homesteads surrounded by crop plantations in a very leafy and green area – arriving in Fort Portal in the mid-afternoon. Once you arrive in Kibale Forest National Park, you will check-in at Kibale Forest Camp for dinner and overnight.

• Day 6

  Chimpanzee trekking & Bigodi community walk

  Today you are in for real monkey business! After breakfast, your guides will drive you to Kibale Forest National Park headquarters at Kanyanchu for a briefing before you commence your chimp trek. This park is reputed for having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. On the guided nature walk, you are in search of the wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys and many others. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will spend a full hour with them at close quarters.

  After the mandatory 1 hour is finished, your guides/rangers will lead you back to the park headquarters. In the afternoon after your lunch, go for the Bigodi swamp walk. The walk will take you through small communities and beautiful scenery. It is usual to spot three to four different primates during this walk, though the highlight can be catching a glimpse of the great blue Turaco. After your walk, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

• Day 7

  Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP

  Wake up at leisure and relax at your lodge having your breakfast at leisure. We are not in a hurry and so we will depart Kibale Forest National Park for Queen Elizabeth National Park at leisure. You will transfer through Kasese with the Rwenzori Mountains in the backdrop as you lose altitude to arrive in or around the Queen Elizabeth National Park. On arrival and after check-in, you can relax and have the rest of the day to yourself. Dinner and overnight at The Bush Lodge.

• Day 8

  Game drive & boat safari along Kazinga channel

  Up at 6.00am, enjoy your breakfast and we are off for a day-break game drive on the park’s plans. We head straight for the mating grounds of the Uganda Kobs. We search for lions in their natural habitat, elephants, and buffalo and then we return to the lodge. Relax around the lodge and then lunch. At either 2.00pm or 3.00pm, we go on a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural channel that connects lakes Edward and George – one of the major highlights of your safari.

  On the cruise abundant bird life is sighted and perhaps the highest concentration of hippopotamus in Africa lives on this stretch of the channel. The boat launch – lasting 3 hours climaxes with you looking at stunning scenery in the distance. You return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

• Day 9

  Drive to Bwindi via Ishasha

  After breakfast, you will commence your transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - the home of the Mountain Gorillas, passing through the lush Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park and its fig trees where you stand a chance of running into lions that climb trees. We exit the park and head to Kisoro near Bwindi where you will marvel at the landscape, which has been likened to Switzerland. Arriving late at our destination, you will check into Gorilla Valley Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

• Day 10

  Gorilla tracking & transfer to Lake Bunyonyo

  Up at 6.00am, have your breakfast and transfer to the park HQ for briefing. With packed lunch in your carry-on, your guide will deliver you to the start point before 8:00 am. The guides will then take you through the bush, pushing your way through the undergrowth, looking for where thee family of gorillas you are tracking spent the night. (A reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes).

  When you finally locate the family that you are tracking, sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense forest in the knowledge that you are in the presence of the few remaining Mountain Gorillas in the wild. After the mandatory 1 hour is up, you will be back back to the starting point where your guide will be waiting for you to transfer you to the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi. Overnight at Overland Resort Bunyonyi.

• Day 11

  Drive to Lake Mburo

  This morning, after your breakfast, you can choose to go on a boat/canoe trip to explore some of the 29 islands/islets that are found on the lake. One such island is the so-called "Punishment Island" where the local Bakiga people exiled teenage girls who were unlucky to conceive outside marriage.

  After your exploration of the islands, depart Lake Bunyonyi and head to Lake Mburo National Park. On arrival, check-in at Eagles’ Nest Lodge Mburo and have your lunch. You can relax and have the rest of the day to yourself or go on a game drive to explore a bit of the park.

• Day 12

  Walking safari in Lake Mburo NP

  Visitors can choose two optional activities including a mountain-bike safari ($15 p.p extra) or a horseback safari ($60 p.p etra) for 2 hours. Otherwise, you can choose to go on a game walk – accompanied with an armed ranger while you spot buffalo, zebra, Impala, Eland, Topi etc. Should you choose to ride on horseback or cycle, you will equally enjoy the wonderful scenery along the way.

  After this morning’s activity, you will return to the lodge for lunch. For those who love to bird, you can choose to go for a boat ride on the lake to see some of the major birds of the park including the African Finfoot, white-backed and black-backed Night Herons, Giant Kingfisher etc. Later, relax and have the rest of the day to yourself or you can head out in the vehicle for an evening game drive. Return later for dinner and overnight stay.

• Day 13

  Drive to Kampala with stop at Equator crossing

  This morning, after your breakfast and at leisure, you commence your transfer to Kampala with a stop at the Equator Crossing. At the Equator crossing, you can take some fun pictures and purchase souvenirs and crafts from your Uganda safari. After your lunch, you will continue onto Kampala where you will be dropped off at Eureka Place Hotel Kampala for dinner and overnight stay.

• Day 14

  Visit Kampala & transfer to Entebbe International Airport

  This morning, you wake up at leisure and enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast, your guide will drive you into town. You will head to Nakasero Market – a fresh produce market. It is divided into two areas, one partially covered, where produce is sold and another located in an attractive old building where hardware, electronics, clothes, and a few tourist items are on sale. Traders sell a wide-range of produce including yellow bananas, mangoes, passion fruits, spices, and a lot other food items.

  From Nakasero market, you will head to the Uganda Crafts village along BUganda road. Also, look out for 1000 Cups – a coffee shop that is opposite the crafts village for you to buy Uganda Arabica coffee beans (either roasted or raw) at the shop. After your shopping trip, you will transfer you to Entebbe. In Entebbe, visit one of the beaches for a quick lunch of a whole Tilapia fish with chips. Later you will be dropped off at the airport for check-in and departure.

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