Private 9 Days Uganda Safari Encounter

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

1. Entebbe
   6h
   Pick up from the Airport by our company's driver guide who will later transfer you to the Entebbe Botanical Beach Hotel to dine and spend the night.

Day 2: Visiting the Magnificent Murchison Falls

1. Murchison Falls National Park
   8h
   After breakfast, drive northwards to Murchison Falls national park, with a stopover for your lunch in Masindi and another at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track rare rhinos that are protected in this sanctuary. Later arrive in Murchison falls national park also Uganda’s largest well protected wildlife area covering 3,840 Sq. km. Move to the top of the Falls to view the natural beauty of these falls. At this place, the river squeezes itself through a 7-meter narrow gorge from a width of more than 1 km and drops below with a thunderous roar forming a water spray that rainbow that results into a stunning rainbow the wonders of Nile River! Dine and slumber.

Day 3: The river Nile boat cruise

1. Murchison Falls National Park
   5h
   Have an early delicious breakfast, explore the Northern part hosting a high number of Savannah wildlife. this game drive offers great opportunities for photography of elephants, lions, Uganda kobs, buffaloes, giraffes, waterbucks as well as hippos, and in case you are fortunate even the leopards, in addition to a big number of bird species.
2. Murchison Falls National Park
   4h
   Following lunch, you will have a 2 hours boat cruise to the bottom of Murchison falls, from where great volumes of water escapes through the small gorge forming an immense thunderous roar. During this boat ride, you will see several water birds and mammals in plenty like Hippos and crocodiles. Head back to the lodge for dinner and slumber at your lodge.

Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

1. Queen Elizabeth National Park
   8h
   Have a hefty breakfast, depart from Murchison Falls National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park as we drive Southwest through Fort Portal and the Albertine Escarpment of the Western Rift Valley. Have lunch on the way at Mountains of the Moon Hotel found in Fort Portal town.
   From here continue to Mweya peninsula found in the Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will arrive in the evening, have dinner and slumber at your lodge.

Day 5: Game drive & Boat Cruise-Queen Elizabeth National Park

1. Queen Elizabeth National Park
   8h
   Succeeding an early breakfast, have a morning game drive to see the nocturnal predators as well as the early morning risers like lions, buffaloes, antelope species, leopards, water bucks, elephants, hippos and warthogs. For birders, Queen Elizabeth is a paradise for birders hosting a diversity of migratory and Albertine Rift Endemics. Dine and slumber at any of these lodges.

Day 6: Boat cruise & Chimp trekking Kyambura Gorge

1. Queen Elizabeth National Park
   8h
   Have breakfast and set out for a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel for wonder game viewing and bird watching then head back to the lodge for your lunch and continue to the Kyambura Gorge to track chimpanzees. If time permits, you can take a stroll in Maramagambo forest to explore the bat cave as you look for pythons that feed on these bats. Dine and slumber at the lodge.

Day 7: Transfer to Bwindi Forest via Ishasha Sector tree-climbing lions

1. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
   8h
   On this day, have an early breakfast and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest via Ishasha region in the southern part of Queen Elizabeth to watch tree-climbing lions that are prevalent in this area. Continue to where you will have lunch along the way then have a community walk (the Batwa -Pygmy cultural experience and entertainment) in the evening. Enjoy dinner and slumber at the lodge of your choice

Day 8: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Forest

1. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
   8h
   After breakfast proceed, to the park headquarter to be briefed about the gorilla tracking before going into the verdant forest lead by the rangers. In case you are fortunate, it may take you about 2 hours or even less to see amazing Bwindi giants. The experience of coming face to face with these peaceful primates is overwhelming. Head back to the lodge where you will have lunch after tracking the gorillas. Relax at the lodge the whole evening.

Day 9: Transfer to Kampala

1. Kampala
   8h
   You will have breakfast and later return to Kampala, having lunch along the way in Mbarara and eventually reach Kampala late in the afternoon where you will have a city tour. Then you will be transferred directly the airport for your outbound flight back home or to your accommodation if you do not have a flight that evening. Note city Tour is optional

Pickup details

Travelers can be picked at the reception and any changes made will be communicated to the accommodation facility.

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels