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Overview
Detailed itinerary.
Overview
This 10-days Uganda safari transfers you to a number of destinations including Murchison falls national park, Kibale forest national park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo national park, among others.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison falls national park. Enroute rhino tracking tour.
Your guide will meet you at your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe and then start the drive to Murchison falls national park. You will have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will track rhinos and also have lunch. Rhino tracking takes from 30minutes to 2 hours, you will expect to spot the white rhinos feeding or resting in the sanctuary. You will then proceed to Murchison falls national park.
Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise.
Take an early morning drive through the park after an early breakfast at the lodge. The tour guide will lead you to the finest places to easily see the animals. The game drive takes between 2-4 hours. You will expect to spot animals like lions, giraffes, kobs, leopard, buffalo, elephants, Jackson’s hartebeest, waterbucks, among others as well as various water bird species.
Drive back to the lodge for lunch. At 2pm, you will do a boat cruise on the Victoria Nile which is part of the river Nile, which will lead you to the bottom of the falls. You will observe various animals like elephants, crocodiles, large numbers of hippos, buffaloes, waterbucks and also birds such as the storks, fish eagle, pied kingfishers among others. While at the bottom of the falls you will have a great time watching the magnificent waterfalls. Return to the lodge for dinner and Overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale national park.
Enjoy an early breakfast at the lodge, check out and transfer to Kibale forest national park. You will take pleasure in the gorgeous scenery of this countryside which makes the journey more exciting. Have your lunch en route in Fortportal town and continue as you observe have great views of the Rwenzori ranges, if the weather is clear. Check in at your camp. You could go for a guided nature walk in Bigodi wetland which is home to various birds and primate species.
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
On this day, you will drive to Kibale forest national park headquarters after breakfast at the lodge where you will be briefed about chimpanzee trekking and the park in general the park ranger guide. You will then start the trek through the forest to look for the chimps. Unlike gorillas, chimpanzees keep moving around the forest and jump from one tree to another as they go about their daily life. So do not expect to find them in one place.
As you trek chimpanzees, you will expect to see other primates that live in the forest like; monkeys, baboons and mangabey as well as various bird species like the great blue turaco. You will then return to the lodge refresh and have lunch and check out. You will then proceed to Queen Elizabeth national park. If time allows, you can do an evening game drive in the park.
Day 5: Drive to Ishasha – game drive and proceed to Kisoro town.
After breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and drive to Ishasha sector. You will do a game drive in this park of the park where you will look for tree climbing lions. As you look for the lions, you will expect to spot other animals like buffalo, elephant, warthog, waterbucks, topi, kobs among others as well as various savannah bird species. You will then proceed to Kisoro.
Day 6: Golden monkey tracking and transfer to Bwindi national park.
After breakfast at the lodge, you will drive to Mgahinga national park headquarters where you will be briefed the park ranger guide about the activity and the park rules and regulations and then start the trek to look for these monkeys. The activity takes from 30 minutes to 3 hours.
You will expect to spot the monkeys jumping from one tree branch to another as they go about their daily activities. You will keep following them as you take photos and as you trek the monkeys, you will expect to spot various forest bird species that live in the park. Return to the lodge, have lunch and check out. You will then transfer to Bwindi NP.
Day 7: Nature walk to the falls – Batwa community visit.
After breakfast at the lodge, you will drive to Buhoma park headquarters of Bwindi impenetrable national park where you will be briefed the park ranger guide about the trek. You will then start the trek through the thick forest, this takes around 3-4 hours and leads to some of the water falls in the forest. You can also take a bath in the water below the falls. Return to the lodge, refresh and have lunch.
Later in the afternoon you will do a community walk to the Batwa communities around Bwindi. At the community, you will learn about the Batwa people and their culture.
Day 8: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park.
After breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and transfer to Lake Mburo national park. As you drive you will have views of kigezi highlands.
Day 9: Game drive and boat cruise.
You will have an early breakfast at the lodge take on a drive through the park to look for different animals that live around. The game drive takes at least 3 hours and you will expect to spot animals like hyenas, zebra, eland, giraffes, kobs, topi, warthogs, waterbucks, leopard, impala among others.
At 2pm you will do a boat cruise on Lake Mburo. The activity takes around 2 hours and you will have beautiful views of the lake and the surrounding vegetation. As you cruise, you will expect to spot animals like; hippos, buffalo, water bucks, as well as various water bird species.
Day 10: Drive back to Kampala. Optional city tour.
After breakfast at the lodge, you will check out and transfer back to Kampala with a stopover at the equator and take photos. You will then proceed to Kampala where you will have lunch. You may choose to do a city tour (optional). Here you will visit the Namugongo martyrs shrine and the Kabaka’s palace with great history to learn about. Your guide will drop you at a hotel in Kampala / Entebbe or at Entebbe international airport for your night flight.
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What our customers Say ?
Headspun2023-07-16Unforgettable Rwanda Emerald tailored our 5 day trip to Rwanda to all our many and frequently changing requests without any fuss. Chris, our driver/guide for the duration, could not have been more helpful and professional
Nic2022-10-25Amazing holidays! Great holidays! Even my special wishes were included into the planning although time was short. Our guide and driver City Tyson Magezi was caring and responsible. We traveled for four weeks and stayed in different accommodations from hut to tent to amazing hotels.
Susanne2022-08-19Just amazing It felt so safe and comfortable and exciting to travel with emerald. Our guide was so caring, so experienced and always friendly and an a great mood. He showed us so many animals included lions and leopards. That was just amazing . We saw wonderful landscapes like waterfalls and had contact to people . No Uganda or Eastern Africa without emerald . I m deep in love with Uganda and will come back as soon as possible.
Jose Murta2022-05-13Memorable Family Trip in Uganda Fantastic Trip that exceeded our expectations! Travelled to Uganda with wife and 2 children (9 and 10y old) for 7 days. Since the start (at planning stage) got a great support from Bob (company owner) and Edmund (our guide) via WhatsApp. They tailored a program to our needs including the unforgettable mountain gorillas hike, general hikes to waterfalls, safari including boat trip to see hipos!! Edmund, our guide, always super polite and the kids enjoyed him a lot! All our hotels, meals included in the package so no hassle on this….we just paid for drinks! The only regret I have is not staying one extra day in the Mburo National Park to explore a bit more ;) Memorable trip with so much nature and a super-humble people that made the experience even more enjoyable!! Super recommend!! The whole family just feeling we need to get back to explore more ;)Dwayne B2022-05-13Great Experience With Emerald!! It was an amazing experience! My guides Lucky and Hillary made me feel as if I was family and took care of everything I needed. They were very knowledgeable as we trekked to gorillas in Bwindi and a ride a wildlife safari through Queen Elizabeth. I learned so much from them about the animals, the terrain and the surrounding people. They we also incredibly helpful in helping me find activities around Buhoma, where I stayed, all of which were great. By the time I left I knew I had made friends who I will continue to stay in touch with. Can’t wait to come back with my family!
Dávid B2022-05-12Feeding python - 9 lions on a tree - leopard vs. lion We saw all animals and extremely special situations in a short period of time, good organization and friendly guide Paul with lots of knowledge.
Rachmurta2022-05-10Unforgettable trip! We spent one week in Uganda travelling by the guidance of Gorilla Experience safari. The whole experience were definitely above our expectations. Edmand was a friendly, polite and kind guide the whole time!
Vit Siv2022-04-22Ultimately Unique Experience of Uganda! It was unbelievable unique experience, one in a life time. Everything right from arrival to minor ditals was taken care of, too service! Itinerary was compiled/tailor to our wishes and needs as well as to include as much activities as possible. Tyson was our guide. He is an amazing guide, but even better person. He did an incredible job to put this all together, and make it all happen. We managed to do everything we wanted and even more. Definitely a trip to remember!!
Emmanuel OKalany2022-01-08A rewarding experience for a family visit to queen Elizabeth National Park My family and I had an excellent guided tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The itinerary planning provided was good and the costing of items was realistic. The care and hospitality of the team was excellent. They were also flexible to make time adjustments brought about because of traveling with children
Gordon Y2021-06-23Trip to Kaiso Tonya Game Reserve The guide/driver was too keen to find out my interests. That way, we always had something to talk abouts. Thank you
