You will be picked up around 8:00 am from Kampala (or Entebbe) by our
guide who will brief you about your tour. You will later be driven in a
comfortable and secure touring vehicle to the extreme South-West in
which will take around 8 hours of drive. Lunch will be provided en-route
at Mbarara, arriving late in the evening for an overnight and relax at
the resort with stunning views of the lake with scattered Islands as you
wait for the next day’s adventure.
You will have an early morning breakfast at 6:30 am and with packed
Lunch you will move to the Park headquarters to join other trackers in a
briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:30 am. You will trek
through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the
Gorillas, which can take you 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape
is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing
access by tourists. You will will stay with Gorillas sometime once sited
and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
The drive will be in the beautiful part of the country often referred to
as ‘the Switzerland of Africa’ because of its unique cool weather
despite being near the Equator. This lake is said to be one of the most
beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second deepest lake in
Africa (900 meters deep) and also one of the few places in the country
where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharzia free.
Note: Depending on your time of arrival at Lake Bunyonyi, you can pay
the extra amount for the activity (Community Walk, Canoe Ride, Boat
Ride, Bicycle Ride, Bird Watching and Cray Fishing.) directly at the
accommodation and do the activity on this day or on the next day before
departing to Ishasha.
After your breakfast you will set off for Ishasha Sector. You will reach
in the afternoon check in to your Lodge have lunch and some rest for sun
to go down.
Post Lunch you will be taken for an evening game drive in Ishasha
sector. After the drive you will return back to the Lodge for dinner and
overnight stay.
After your breakfast you will be taken to Ishasha Sector, famous for the
tree climbing lions lounging in the tree branches while keeping a close
eye on herds of Uganda kob, their favorite prey. You could have a chance
to spot some tree climbing lions after proceeding to your lodge.
In the afternoon you will take a Boat Cruise along the amazing Kazinga
channel to see, at close range, the water animals to include Hippos,
Buffalos, Crocodiles and elephants bathing on the channel banks. There
is also a variety of bird species on the water banks especially the
famous Shoebill, pelican and Jacana.
After breakfast you will take a packed lunch and head for game drive in
Queen Elizabeth National Park to see Africa’s highly famed “Big 5”, Bush
Bucks, Giant Hogs, Antelopes, Waterbucks and plenty of birds. . Later in
the evening you will be transferred to Kibale Forest National Park.
The activity begins at 8.00 am with a briefing of the rule for trekking
the chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the
forest. Kibale Forest National Park boasts the highest number of primate
species in the world, including the chimpanzees. Approximately 5,000
chimpanzees live in the wild in Uganda, which makes it a perfect place
to spot them! An experienced ranger will take you chimp tracking in the
morning. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will spend an hour with
them and then head back to the accommodation for Lunch.
Post Lunch you will be taken for Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary walk This is a
guided swamp walk that takes you closer seeing primates mostly monkeys,
birds and butterflies. The wetland is a birder’s paradise with about 138
species and is best known for being home to the Great Blue Turaco.
This is a 2.5 – 3 hour walk and is a must for bird lovers. The walk is
almost as popular as the Kibale Forest Walk. You will need good walking
shoes since part of the walk is sometimes muddy. Hopefully you will spot
the elusive Sitatunga antelope and the Shoebill Stork. This is nothing
to be missed. You will meet some of the primates here, even a chimpanzee
at times. Other primate species include the black-and-white colobus,
grey-cheeked mangabey, red-tailed, l’Hoest’s and blue monkeys, and olive
baboons. Also, Bushbucks and mongooses and many more can also be found
here. There is also an abundance of butterflies. Bigodi Sanctuary is
located outside the park in Magombe Swamp.
After breakfast you will be transferred to Murchison Falls National Park
which will take around 7/8 hours of drive, Head straight to tour the Top
and bottom of majestic falls, where the Nile crashes through a 7 metres
gorge to the falls 45 metres. Numerous scenic viewpoints are a
photographers’ delight, The most impressive view of the foaming waters
rushing into the gorge with a deafening roar.
You will set off at 6:30 am cross to the northern bank of river Nile
head for a sunrise game drive in the Nyamsika plateau to see the Cape
buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffes, Uganda kob, hartebeest and waterbucks.
You may also spot oribi, bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, shy sitatunga, bush
duiker, warthog and bush pig plus large carnivores including lions,
leopards and spotted hyenas. Chimpanzees and olive baboons head the list
of six species of primates found in the park. Crocodiles and hippos will
be seen along the banks of the Nile. Some of the more common birds that
can be seen include goliath heron, Egyptian geese, pelican, bee- eaters,
kingfishers, hornbill, cormorant, saddle-bill stork and the rare
shoebill stork.
You will return to your lodge for a late breakfast and some relaxation
before setting off in the afternoon for a Boat cruise on the placid
Victoria Nile, upstream, to the base of the falls. En route you will see
hippos, crocodiles, water buck and a wide variety of birds including the
unusual shoebill stork. The boat stops just tens of meters from the
“Devil’s Cauldron” for pictures to be taken of the photogenic and
majestic Murchison Falls.
After an early morning breakfast, drive to top of Falls and then depart
with great memories of the moments spent at Murchison falls, You will be
driven to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, after a briefing from the ranger you
trek the sanctuary for close to two hours. With Lunch en-route you will
be transferred back to Kampala (or Entebbe).
