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BEST
OF UGANDA SAFARI - 14 DAYS
This tour will include Murchison Falls,
Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi
Impenetrable and Lake Mburo National
as well as Lake Bunyonyi.
Trip Highlights;
Attractions include the famous mountain
gorilla and chimpanzee treks, game drives,
boat cruise and birding, and scenery.
This trip is ideal for those who want
to discover interact with the close
cousins of man, the Gorillas and chimps!!!
DAY 1: KAMPALA ¬ ENTEBBE
(37 KMS)
Meet and greet at Entebbe International
Airport by Crystal Guide who will warmly
welcome you and facilitate seamless
arrival formalities. After a short transfer
to your hotel (30-45min drive) you will
be briefed about you safari. Depending
on the time of arrival e.g. if your
flight arrives in the morning, you are
advised to have money hanged this day.
To get to know Kampala, you can visit
some of the landmarks in town with the
help of our driver/guide. Overnight
at Serena Hotel (www.serenahotels.com)
/ Sheraton Hotel (www.sheraton.com/kampala)
for Luxury accommodation or Hotel Africana
(www.hotelafricana.com) for Medium range
accommodation or Namirembe Guest House
(www.namirembe-guesthouse.com) for Budget
accommodation. (BB)
DAY 2: KAMPALA-MURCHISON FALLS
NATIONAL PARK (311 KMS)
Early in the Morning our driver guide
will pick you at your place of accommodation
and you will begin you journey to Murchison
falls national park. Begin the panoramic
drive northwest through the famous Luwero
Triangle and Masindi Town to Murchison
Falls National Park. Have a stop over
for lunch at Masindi. Dinner and overnight
at Paraa Safari Lodge (www.paraalodge.com)
/Nile safari Lodge (www.geolodgesafrica.com),
Sambiya River Lodge for Luxury accommodation
or Red Chilli Camp for budget accommodation
(FB)
DAY 3: MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL
PARK
Early morning game drive on the northern
bank. Your guide will help you spot
elephant, lion, cape buffalo, Roth child’s
giraffe, hartebeest, waterbuck, oribi,
bushbuck, bohor reed buck, hyena and
if you are lucky, the leopard. After
a packed lunch picnic, go for a boat
safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile
to the base of the falls stopping just
tens of meters from the ‘Devil’s
Cauldron’, marvel at the toothsome
hippos, crocodiles and over the 17km
stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck
and Uganda Kob. This is also the zone
of many birds, species like goliath
heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater,
kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and
the rare shoebill stork. After taking
shorts of the photogenic Murchison Falls,
return to Paraa Lodge. Dinner and overnight
at Paraa Safari Lodge(www.paraalodge.com)
/Nile safari Lodge(www.geolodgesafrica.com)
, Sambiya River Lodge for Luxury accommodation
or Red Chilli Camp for budget accommodation
(FB)
DAY 4: MURCHISON FALLS- KIBALE
FOREST NATIONAL PARK (441 KMS)
All day drive south via Hoima to Fort
Portal through verdant countryside
and
pass traditional homesteads and farms.
Fort Portal rests in the shadow of
the fabled Mountains of the Moon.
The drive takes approximately 8 hours.
. Dinner and overnight at Primate
Lodge (www.ugandalodges.com)/ Ndali
Lodge (www.ndalilodge.com) for Luxury
accommodation or Rwenzori View Guest
House for Medium range accommodation.
(FB)
DAY 5: KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL
PARK
After breakfast we visit Kibale Forest
National Park, which is reputed to
have the greatest variety and highest
concentration of primates in East
Africa. Enjoy a guided nature walk
in the tropical rainforest in search
of
the wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys,
black and white colobus monkeys
and many others. After lunch we explore
the Crater Lake region, which has
many crater lakes. Later, sit back
and relax as you let a traditional
dancing group entertain you. Dinner
and overnight at Primate Lodge (www.ugandalodges.com)/
Ndali Lodge (www.ndalilodge.com) for
Luxury accommodation or Rwenzori View
Guest House for Medium range accommodation.
(FB)
DAY 6: KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL
PARK - QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
(157 KMS)
Proceed to Queen Elizabeth National
Park following the mystical Rwenzori
Mountain Range. As you go through
the game park you might spot some
animals. Enjoy the unique 2-hour boat
cruise on the Kazinga Channel into
Lake Edward. This trip passes through
possibly the highest concentration
of hippos. This launch/cruise offers
and excellent platform for photography,
bird watching
and game viewing. The prolific bird
life is colorful and stupendous, with
well over 550 resident species. Dinner
and overnight at Primate Lodge (www.ugandalodges.com)/
Ndali Lodge (www.ndalilodge.com) for
Luxury accommodation or Rwenzori View
Guest House for Medium range accommodation.
(FB)
DAY 7: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL
PARK
Queen Elizabeth National Park¹s
diverse eco-system of grassy plains,
tropical forest, rivers, swamps, lakes
and volcanic craters is home to an
incredible abundance of wildlife.
Have an early morning Game drive where
you have an opportunity to view the
massive Rwenzori as backdrop, which
provides excellent opportunities to
see lion, leopard, giant forest hog,
Cape buffalo, elephant, defassa waterbuck,
Uganda Kob, topi and bushbuck. These
two game drives and the boat trip
(taken prior) are memorable methods
of discovering a vast array of Ugandan
wildlife. After stretching our legs,
we visit the bat cave and hunters
cave where we take a close look at
the bats, rock python and forest cobras.
The same walk will provide a chance
of seeing birds, primates, tree species
etc. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge
(www.mweyalodge.com) for Luxury accommodation,
Kingfisher Kichwamba Lodge for medium
range accommodation or Albertine Rift
Camp for Budget accommodation. (FB)
DAY 8: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL
PARK
After breakfast, you visit the Kyambura
Gorge Wildlife Reserve, In Kyambura,
drive through grassland area, all
of a sudden we come across an amazing
gorge of tropical rainforest 100 meters
deep. Hike into Kyambura River Gorge
for an unforgettable experience trekking
chimpanzees, you may see them or
not but it's a rewarding experience
not only to see the chimpanzees, but
also to see the beautiful river valley
that houses numerous bird and
butterfly species. Overnight at Mweya
Safari Lodge (www.mweyalodge.com)
for Luxury accommodation, Kingfisher
Kichwamba Lodge for medium range accommodation
or Albertine Rift Camp for Budget
accommodation. (FB)
DAY 9: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL
PARK - BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL
PARK (150KMS)
Drive through the Switzerland of Africa
area known as the Kigezi Highlands
with its terraced hillside and winding
roads to Bwindi through the Ishasha
sector where you will have an opportunity
to see the tree climbing lions.
Overnight at Buhoma Homestead (www.wildfrontiers.co.ug)
for Luxury accommodation or Mantana
tented Camp for Medium range accommodation
and Buhoma Community (FB).
DAY 10: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE
NATIONAL PARK
Early morning entry into the Bwindi
Impenetrable Forest the rainforest
is
spectacular, It offers a dramatic,
steeply forested landscape and is
incredibly dense, but crisscrossed
by numerous animal¹s trails allowing
access to tourists. Mammals recorded
include the endangered Mt. Gorilla,
rare golden monkey, buffalo, elephant,
black-fronted duiker, bushbuck,
leopard, giant forest hog and others.
This park is best known for the
fascinating gorillas. The time taken
and the terrain varies according to
the
movements of the marvelous primates.
The thrill of spending time and
observing the gorillas is a rare moving,
awesome and exciting adventure.
The gorilla is a shy and peaceful
animal and it is an unforgettable
experience to watch and photograph
them as they interact the others that
are not going Gorilla tracking will
have community walk to observe
traditional. Overnight at Buhoma Homestead
(www.wildfrontiers.co.ug) for Luxury
accommodation or Mantana tented Camp
for Medium range accommodation and
Buhoma Community (FB).
DAY 11: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE
NATIONAL PARK - LAKE BUNYONYI (110KMS)
We will drive to Lake Bunyonyi, spending
the night overlooking Uganda
deepest lake, where you may like to
try your hand at paddling at dugout
canoe, or eating fresh water crayfish.
Overnight at Heritage Lodge Habuharo
(FB)
DAY 12: LAKE
BUNYONYI -¬ LAKE MBURO NATIONAL
PARK (167KMS)
Early in the morning embark on a 3
hours drive to lake Mburo National
Park.
You will have an evening game drive
or a safari walk under the escort
of an
armed ranger. The Kopjes are particularly
interesting and camouflage
kilspringers and topis. Due to cattle
herding in the area it is amusing
to
see zebra grazing alongside the long
horned Ankole cattle peaceably. Return
for lunch which should be taken leisurely
enjoying the view of the lakes in
this park. Enjoy the boat ride on
Lake Mburo and get quite close to
the croc
and hippos. Overnight at Mihingo lodge
(www.mihingolodge.com) or Mantana
Tented Camp. (FB)
DAY 13: LAKE
MBURO NATIONAL PARK - KAMPALA
After breakfast, Leisurely drive back
to Kampala with a stop over at the
Mpigi Royal Drum Makers en-route where
you will be able to watch the ceremonial
drums being crafted using methods
passed down through the generations.
Overnight at Serena Hotel (www.serenahotels.com)
/ Sheraton Hotel (www.sheraton.com/kampala)
for Luxury accommodation or Hotel
Africana (www.hotelafricana.com) for
Medium range accommodation or Namirembe
Guest House (www.namirembe-guesthouse.com)
for Budget accommodation. (BB
DAY 14: DEPARTURE
Depending on the departure time, go
for a city tour and visit the craft
markets before transferring to airport
to catch your flight back home.
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