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Uganda Safaris
13 days Uganda Classic
Day 1 – Arrival and transfer to Kampala
Welcome to the pearl of Africa (Uganda). Upon arrival at Entebbe Airport you will be required to obtain an entry permit in case you do not have a visa. Our professional staff will be awaiting for you. Depending on your time of arrival, you may explore Entebbe.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day Transfer to Sipi Falls
Have an early morning breakfast and drive through the Eastern part of Uganda via Jinja and Mbale town to Sipi Falls. Sipi River flows over mountain Elgon foothills with a spectacular series of water falls. The falls are protected by village walking trails and lush green coffee-producing. The journey takes 6 hours.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 3 – Hiking to the Sipi Falls
Have an early morning breakfast and go for an attractive day 3-hour hike or for the real adventurers. Do a 7-hour hike through the region. You will be guided by a local guide who will explain to you about flora and fauna. Return back to lodge for Dinner and Overnight.
Day 4 – Jinja and the Source of the Nile
After a relaxed breakfast you will travel to Jinja, the second largest district country in the country. The Nile River begins its long journey from Jinja to the Mediterranean Sea.Take a boat trip in afternoon to a place where John Hanning Speke discovered the Source. Stand a chance to see a number of tropical birds. The distance from Mbale to Jinja is 4 -5 hours.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 5- City Tour in Jinja
Today, you will spend the whole day in Jinja.There are a number of activities you may opt for while in Jinja. These include white water rafting at Bujagali falls and bungee jumping. There is a horse safari through local villages. This activity is too lovely.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 6 – Transfer to Kibale Forest
Have a relaxed breakfast before driving to Kibale National Park in Western Uganda. The road to the park is amazingly scenic as you will pass through tea plantations and the lavish green in countryside which characterizes so much of Uganda. Before heading into the forest, you will have time for an evening stroll in the nearby town of Fort Portal. While at the forest you will enter an absolutely different world, away from the one before. It a home of habituated chimpanzees. It will take you 7-8 hours to reach the park.
Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 7 – Chimpanzee Tracking & Swamp Walk
Have break at the lodge before entering the forest for Chimpanzee tracking. These apes are the most intellectual in the animal kingdom, perhaps brighter human beings. In a bid to search for chimps, you will come across other primates including olive baboon, red-tailed monkey, black and white colobus monkey and the blue monkey. In the afternoon, you will participate in a swamp which will take you 2- 3 hours. The high point of this swamp will be a sight of the great blue turaco within the swamp.
Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have your breakfast and relax at the lodge before proceeding with your safari to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Your transfer to Queen Elizabeth is so calmly most especially when you are approaching the Crater Lake area. Appreciate the lovely landscape with rolling hills. It will take you approximately 3-4 hours to reach the park. Continue with a game drive on arrival within the park.
Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 9 –Game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up for a cup of coffee or tea before going an early morning game drive. Expect to see elephants, buffaloes, lions and other fauna in their natural habitat. Return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, go for an exciting boat cruise along the Kazinga channel. A good fraction of wildlife is found along this channel including buffalos, hippos and Elephants.
Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 10 – Transfer from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Bwindi impenetrable park
Today you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park located in the Southern part of the country. The lake is well positioned on the borders of Rwanda and Congo. Have lunch en route before proceeding to Lake Mutanda. The Journey is approximately 9 hours.
Diner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 11 – Gorilla Tracking
The activity is so unique and memorable. You will be required to walk reasonable long distance in search for these gorillas, passing through muddy and steeply environments within the park before you meet any gorilla. It will be too rewarding when you encounter these great apes.You may take photographs.
Diner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 12: Bwindi to Lake Mburo National Park
Today, you will transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. This stands as one of the smallest of Ugandan National Parks. Check in to your accommodation facility on arrival. Go for a game drive which will compensate you with some of the unique animal species which are not easily observed in other parks including Burchell’s zebra which is resident,attractive impalas, elands,topi and many antelopes and buffaloes. Approximately 315 species of birds including the ground horn bill, black-throated and black-collared barbets, and green-capped eremomela and many others are recorded in the park.
Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Day 13: Mburo to Kampala/ Entebbe
Have a relaxed breakfast at the lodge then drive back to Kampala. En route at the equator where you will buy your self-handicrafts and take some photos. It is a 3-4 hour drive to Uganda’s capital city Kampala, then 45 minutes to Entebbe international airport
The package includes
Ground transportation
Accommodation
Meals
Driver allowances
Guides
Park entry fees
Mineral water
Permits for activities and any other expense included in the package
The package excludes
Air ticket, visa, luxury drinks, laundry and any other personal expenses not included in the package.