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Overview
Detailed itinerary.
Overview
Enjoy this 8 days Uganda Wildlife Adventure which takes you to Kidepo national park, a forgotten wilderness in an area inhabited by the Karamajong people, perhaps where the last truly traditional hunter/pastoralists in Africa, live. Located in the remote far north- eastern corner of Uganda, nestled between the Napore and Zulia Mountain ranges, Kidepo is the last enclave of protected land in the whole Karamoja region with huge populations of buffaloes, zebras, elephants and giraffes.
There are host of other occasionally sighted residents such as cheetah, wild dog, lesser kudu and ostrich. Kidepo is the only arid-savannah National Park in Uganda and supports a wider variety of mammal species (82) than any other protected area in Uganda.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe – Kampala.
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will meet our company guide. The guide will brief you about this 8 days adventure safari. Depending on arrival time, you will take on the Kampala city tour. The tour will take you through the local markets Museum, African craft village and Buganda king’s palace. Later head back to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay
Day 2: Transfer to Jinja adventure city.
Morning breakfast, start your journey to Jinja (where the source of River Nile can be seen) a drive through Uganda’s Capital city “Kampala” will be a day’s highlight proceeding through to arrive in Jinja, you can decide on the activity to do after arrival, however if you want to do white water rafting, please book it in advance. Overnight at one of the lodges with a nice view of R. Nile.
Day 3: Drive from Jinja to Sipi falls.
After a relaxed breakfast, drive towards the Eastern part of Uganda arriving in the Foothills of Mountain Elgon “with World’s largest Caldera Lake” you will arrive in good time for your lunch later go with a local guide to do Sipi falls trail and hiking or do a coffee tour, on a clear day you will have a perfect sunset view.
Day 4: Transfer to Moroto town.
Morning sunrise breakfast, later drive to Moroto for overnight stay, this drive is through one of the most remote areas of Uganda, you will see typical African life and culture, proceed through Pian-Upe game reserve “for game drive there is entrance fees” Later proceed to Moroto town for overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer from Moroto to Kidepo Valley National Park
Early morning drive to Kidepo Valley National Park, via scenic plains of Karamoja region. arrive early, check in and take on an optional game drive in the early evening to enjoy amazing animals and beautiful sunset.
Day 6: Kidepo national park – half day game drive and culture tour.
All day excursion to the Kananorok Hot Springs- an incredible spot, duly visited by a handful of tourists. Evening “Sundowners” drink overlooking the Narus Valley Plains; dinner and overnight stay. If you have time, you will join a local guide to explore one of the Manyatta villages and cattle kraals in the neighbouring karamajong communities.
Day 7: Drive from Kidepo to Murchison falls NP
Kidepo National Park, Morning and evening game drives, as you checkout, proceed to Murchison falls, visit Aruu falls and Lunch in Gulu town. Arrive in the evening at the lodge for relaxation and sunset viewing.
Day 8: Morning game drive and boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park.
After breakfast, we’ll experience our first game scenic drive in the park. In the afternoon, we’ll make the amazing launch trip to the Murchison Falls. We’ll pass pods of hippos, crocodiles, vast number of exotic birds and butterflies and myriad wildlife coming to the water to drink. We’ll maybe see the legendary Shoebill Stork. The fall itself is one of Africa’s wonders- the whole of the Albert Nile bursting majestically through a six-meter gap to an awesome forty-meter drop.
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Uganda Wildlife Authority
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The Buhoma Gorilla Camp
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The Bwindi Kids Charity
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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
