Day 1: Arrival and transfer to the Hotel
Today on arrival at the airport, after going through the migration processes, you will meet our company representative who will introduce you to the Uganda, the pearl of Africa and transfer you to your booked Hotel in Kampala. Dinner and overnight.
Hotel: Papyrus Guest House
Meals plan: Dinner
Day 2: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After your early morning breakfast at your hotel in Kampala, you will be picked up by your tour guide who will take you on a journey to Murchison Falls National Park. Drive north-west through the famous Luwero Triangle and make a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking tour. After lunch, proceed to Murchison Falls National Park arriving at the lodge in the evening.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Fort Murchison (standard)
Day 3: Morning Game Drive – Afternoon Boat Cruise
Begin the day with a cup of African Coffee and go for a morning game drive, where your guide will help you spot a number of animals such as; elephants, lions, buffaloes, giraffes, oribi, hyenas among many others. Return to the lodge for breakfast and lunch. After lunch, go for a boat cruise upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls. En-route, marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over this 17km stretch you may see elephants, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and crocodiles. This is also a zone of many bird species like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork.
There you leave the boat and start a 1-hour hike to the top of the falls for more spectacular views and photography. Your driver/guide will be waiting for you to bring you back to the lodge.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Fort Murchison (standard Hotel)
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The drive takes 8 to 9 hours with stop overs for steching legs, lunch and taking memorable picture. Arrive at your booked accommodation in the lake afternoon, relax the rest of the day, dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Queen Elizabeth bush lodge (standard Lodge)
Day 5: Game drive
After your morning game drive, go on a morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. You will most likely meet grazing Hippos, Elephants, and Lions, spotted Hyenas, bush buck, water buck, stripped jackal, comical warthogs and the elusive leopard, have lunch and after lunch proceed with a drive to Ishasha sector whereby you can be able to spot tree climbing lions. On arrival check in to your booked accommodation, dinner and overnight.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation:
Enjojo Lodge(standard Lodge)
Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Enjoy your breakfast ready for a game drive as you exit the Queen Elisabeth National Park. On arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening. This park is home of the rare mountain gorillas. Apart from gorillas, there are a wide variety of primates to see including the blue and red tailed monkeys.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation:Rushaga Gorilla Lodge (standard Lodge)
Day 7: Bwindi Gorilla Tracking Experience and transfer to Rwanda
After breakfast set off early with guides to track the gorillas. Bring jungle boots and rain jackets because the park is often wet. Spend time in awe watching the gorillas go about their activities. Each gorilla safari encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngster’s frolic and swing from vines in a delightfully playful display.
Return to the lodge for lunch and after spend your afternoon at leisure, diner and overnight.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge (standard Lodge)
Day 8: Transfer to Kampala for an evening flight
After your morning breakfast, you will embark on a transfer back to Kampala for your evening flight.
Meal Plan: (Breakfast, Lunch).
The package includes:
- Transportation in a 4×4 vehicle with pop up roof
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
- One Gorilla permit per person at 800$.
- Park entrance fees.
- Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Tour.
- Services of an English-speaking tour guide.
- Enroute lunches.
- Game drives.
Exclusions:
International flight ticket expenses, expenses of personal nature like: drinks, laundry, tips, telephone, any activities not highlighted in the itinerary cigars.