12
Days
Super Luxury Gorilla, Chimps Trekking and Wildlife
This trip will take you to the best of Uganda holiday in different national parks such Murchison falls, Kibale national park for the chimpanzee trekking, Bwindi gorilla national park, queen Elizabeth, lake mburo to engage in different activities such as boat cruise, community walks and game drives.
Includes
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Park fees(For non-residents)
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All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
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All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
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A professional driver/guide
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All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
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All Taxes/VAT
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Roundtrip airport transfer
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Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
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Drinks(As specified in the day-by-day section)
Itinerary
Arrival
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You'll be collected from the airport.
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Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
Day 1
Arrival at Entebbe international airport
On arrival at Entebbe Airport, you will be warmly be welcomed by your guide will transfer you to your Hotel for dinner and overnight as you wait for the following days adventure to as mention below to participate in all the activities in the following days.
Main Destination:
Entebbe (City)
Accommodation:
Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa
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Luxury resort located in or near Kampala
Meals & Drinks:
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Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 2
Transfer to Murchison via rhino tracking
Your driver/guide will pick you from your location. After briefing you about the journey, you set off and drive northwest through the Luwero Triangle and arrive at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. On this 70 square kilometer woodland south of Kafu River, you will undertake a rhino tracking activity. This is one of the most exciting wildlife activities on offer anywhere in Uganda, not to worry, white rhinos are not generally aggressive to people. After this activity, you will drive to Kabalega resort for lunch and later continue to Murchison Falls National Park. Enter through Kichambanyobo or Tangi gate.
Best Time To Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)
Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Nile Safari Lodge
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Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 3
Morning game drive and boat cruise
Go for an early morning game drive. This is a beautiful drive across Borassus Palm Forest and grassland savannah down to Lake Albert where the Albert Nile heads north. In the afternoon, go for a boat ride up the Nile to Murchison Falls, where ‘the park derives its name. Enjoy these spectacular falls where the Nile squeezes through a 7 meter gap, and at the bottom bask Huge Nile Crocodiles. You have an option to climb the cliffs, to the top of the falls revealing another starting side of these falls.
Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Nile Safari Lodge
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Luxury lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 4
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Wake up on a heavy breakfast, depart for Kibale Forest National Park along the way you shall pass several tea plantations; having packed lunch en-route. Kibale Forest is the large protected block of rainforest, which has about 13 species of primates, such as Chimpanzees, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Red Tailed monkey and Red Colobus.
Best Time To Visit December to February and June to July
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Least rain)
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Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Kyaninga Lodge
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Luxury lodge located outside Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 5
Chimpanzee Trekking
You will go for Chimp tracking and enjoy a wonderful forest experience of trekking. In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity for a guided walk through Bigodi swamp. Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is managed by the Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental organization formed in 1992 with the aim of achieving social and economic development for local communities. This swamp is a home to approximately 137 bird species and it’s also rich in vegetation, such as wild palms, polita figs and the dominant papyrus.
Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Kyaninga Lodge
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Luxury lodge located outside Kibale NP
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 6
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
You will wake up on a heavy breakfast drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will cross the Equator as well as have a chance to view quite a number of games as you enter the park with a evening game drive proceed to your lodge relax as u wait for dinner and overnight.
Best Time To VisitJanuary to February and June to July (Dry seasons)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)
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Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Mweya Safari Lodge
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Luxury lodge located inside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 7
Morning game drive
You will have an Early Morning Game Drive, and an afternoon boat ride on Kazinga channel. Queen Elizabeth boasts one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park or reserve in the world, from the open Savannah to rain Forest, dense Papyrus Swamps and Crater Lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward. Set against the park’s magnificent vistas include dozens of craters carved dramatically into rolling green hills, panoramic views of the Kazinga channel with its banks lined with hippos, buffalos and elephants.
Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Mweya Safari Lodge
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Luxury lodge located inside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 8
Transfer to Bwindi via ishasha sector
After breakfast, you will move to the Ishasha sector of the Queen Elizabeth National Park which is famous for the tree-climbing lions lounging in the tree branches keeping a close eye on the herds of Uganda kob, their favourite prey. It is also home to many buffalo, elephant as well as the rare shoebill.
You will have lunch at one of the best Uganda wildlife safari lodges in this part of the park, and then drive south to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. En-route, you will see the great countryside and bamboo forest, and have great views of the scenic landscape characteristic of the western Rift Valley. You will arrive in the late afternoon and retire to your booked lodge for dinner and overnight.
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)
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Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Mahogany Springs Lodge
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Luxury lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 9
Gorilla Trekking
After breakfast you will go for Gorilla Trekking. Gorilla Trekking is a captivation and unforgettable experience which more than repays the effort needed to reach Bwindi and to trek through the forest. Gorilla trekking can last from a few hours to the whole day depending on where the gorillas where left the previous day. In the afternoon, take a village walk where you have an opportunity to visit a pygmy Community. Alternatively take a nature walk in the Forest (optional) and visit the amazing Muyaga waterfalls set in middle of this Tropical rain forest to view birds and primates along the Forest edge.
Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Accommodation:
Mahogany Springs Lodge
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Luxury lodge bordering Bwindi NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 10
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Proceed to Lake Mburo National Park that is located in extensively rich Acacia woodland. The National Park is made up of a mixture of habitants ranging from dry hillsides, rocky outcrops, bushy thickets, open wooded savannas to forest lakes and swamps. You will have a game drive on your way in.
Best Time To VisitJune to August and December to February
High SeasonJune to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best WeatherJune, July and January to February (Little rainfall)
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Main Destination:
Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation:
Mihingo Lodge
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Luxury lodge bordering Lake Mburo NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 11
Game drive and boat cruise
Have a morning guided nature walk into the wild, return to the Hotel for a hearty breakfast. The Park is home to Elands, Zebras, Impalas, Warthogs, Buffalos, Hippos, Oribi Reed bucks, Hyena, Leopards and few Lions. After lunch you will have a boat trip on Lake Mburo.
Main Destination:
Lake Mburo National Park
Accommodation:
Mihingo Lodge
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Luxury lodge bordering Lake Mburo NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
Day 12
Transfer back to Entebbe
Set off for Kampala with a stopover at the equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in 2 hemispheres at the same time and take some photos.
You will arrive in Kampala in the late afternoon and either be transferred to the airport for your departure, or to the hotel of your booking.
Main Destination:
Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
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All meals included
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Non-alcoholic drinks
End of tour
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Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
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You'll be dropped off at the airport.
Excludes
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International flights(From/to home)
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Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
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Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
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Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
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Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
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Some meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
Overview
Uganda
StartEntebbe (Day 1)
Day 2-3Murchison Falls NP
Day 4-5Kibale NP (Chimps)
Day 6-7Queen Elizabeth NP
Day 8-9Bwindi NP (Gorillas)
Day 10-11Lake Mburo NP
EndEntebbe (Entebbe) (Day 12)