5-Day Private Tour of National Parks of Uganda

Kampala, Uganda
Duration5 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

This tour offers you a wilderness experience in one of the best National parks of Uganda.
First the tour takes you to the Rhino sanctuary a home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda. Visiting the sanctuary will give one a wonderful encounter and brings you close and safe distance to these rare endangered magnificent animals. A to the Murchison Falls National Park here the Nile squeezes through a 7m wide gorge plunging with a thunderous roar producing a rainbow. The falls has spectacular scenery with a host of guests within its banks, like the Hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, elephants, the crocodiles, antelopes as permanent residents. Enjoy game viewing in the northern part of the park and a 3hour boat ride to the bottom falls.

What's included

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Breakfast

What to expect

Day 1: Transfer from Entebbe Airport to Papyrus Guest House
  1. Entebbe
    Pass by
    Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by the company representative your driver or guide who will take you to your hotel in Entebbe where you will spend the night. Depending on your time of arrival you may briefly take an Entebbe city tour or just stay at the hotel and relax where you will spend the night.
Day 2: Kampala - Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
  1. 4h · Admission ticket included
    07:00 am start your drive to the northwest of Uganda Murchison Falls National Park; the journey is through different regions in Uganda’s countryside. The first stopover will be at the Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino trekking the guided on foot trekking will ably guide you through this expedition presently home to 32 southern white rhinos. This takes about 1-2hours all depends on the location of the rhinos. Visiting the sanctuary will give one a wonderful encounter and brings you a close and safe distance to these rare endangered magnificent animals after you will take a lunch break. In the afternoon take a nature walk to wind up the day at the sanctuary guided through the paths of the sights and sounds of nature with the opportunity of seeing diverse and plentiful wildlife like the Uganda Kob, bushbuck, oribi, warthog, waterbuck, reedbuck, vervet monkey, black and white colobus monkey, and many more interesting animals.
Day 3: Ziwa to Murchison Falls National Park
  1. Murchison Falls National Park
    4h
    After your breakfast at Amuka Lodge, we leave and embark on our drive to Murchison Falls, Uganda’s biggest and one of its best parks. The park boasts 76 mammal species including 4 of the big 5 and the world’s largest population of Rothschild’s giraffes as well as over 450 bird species. The park is named after the magnificent Murchison falls which in turn were christened by explorer and naturalist Sir Samuel Baker. Baker named the falls after the geologist Roderick Murchison. Arrive in time for lunch at the hotel after embarking on a 3-4hour game drive looking out for lions, elephants, buffalos, and much more. Also look out for special bird species including the Abyssinian ground hornbills, grey crowned cranes, after returning to the lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight at your reserved hotel.
Day 4: Game drive & Boat ride
  1. 5m
    06:00 am early breakfast after drive to the northern bank of the River Nile for game viewing. You will come across the Giraffe, Antelope, Elephants, Buffalos, Uganda Kob, sometimes catch the Lion. Take lunch then in the afternoon, you will conduct a 3hour Boat trip on the Nile one of the highlights of the entire tour. The trip takes you to the Bottom of the falls this is the point the Nile River explodes through a narrow gorge and cascades down to become a placid river. On this cruise lookout for hundreds of giant Nile Crocodiles gliding along the surface, Hippos, buffaloes, and elephants quenching their thirst at the river banks, and a variety of water birds like Herons, Ducks, Bee-eaters, Kingfishers, Skimmers, Fish eagles, and sometimes the rare Shoebill. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Day 5: Return to Kampala
  1. Kampala
    Pass by
    This makes it the end of the tour depending on your time of departure our representative from the company will transfer you directly to Entebbe International airport or to a hotel/guesthouse where we have arranged a room day use for those taking late flights

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

At the Airport arrivals

Meeting point

Meeting point will be at the Hotel reception.

End point

At the Airport arrivals

End point

Meeting point will be at the Hotel reception.

Pickup details

Hotel lobby

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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