8-Day Wildlife Safari to Uganda from Entebbe
Highlights
Entebbe, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Kampala
Locations Covered
Entebbe, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Kampala
bird, Jeep Safari, Wildlife
Private Tour
8 Days
Easy
English
Description
Embark on an incredible wildlife safari to the world-famous national parks of Uganda, including Lake Mburo, Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls. Participate in multiple game drive sessions to spot a vast range of tree plantations, birdlife and wildlife like lions, hartebeests, buffalos, zebras, giraffes and elephants. Also, witness the incredible imaginary Equator line, which decides Earth into two halves.
Itinerary
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Day 1- Arrival in Entebbe
- On arrival at the Entebbe airport, you will be met by our professional guide, who will greet and brief you about the trip.
- Then, transfer to your booked hotel for an overnight stay.
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Day 2- Entebbe - Murchison Fall National Park
- At exactly 06:30 am after your early breakfast, you will be transferred to Murchison Fall National Park following Kampala- Masindi Highway, a distance of approximately 305 km equivalent to 4 hours drive.
- Reach the park, have lunch served at your lodge, and after that, go in for an afternoon boat cruise that will last for about 2 hours. This cruise has been proved to be the most entertaining and admired activity done in the park. It launches from Paraa dock and sails downstream towards the falls. The boat sails through vast numbers of hippo schools floating on water, herds of elephants, oribis spread along the riverbank, flocks of warthogs, crocodiles, and beautiful water birds.
- Leave the boat and have a guided hike to the top of the falls.
- Enjoy the spectacular view of the River Nile and the park's landscape. At the top here, you will be exposed to Mother Nature's grand gorge, also known as the Devil's cauldron- this is the most refreshing view in Murchison Park.
Overnight: Fort Murchison Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 3- Murchison Fall National Park
- At 06:30 am, after having your early morning breakfast, you will be ready for a game drive to catch a glimpse of the early risers and nocturnal animals going back to their hideouts. Wild games to encounter will include; elephants, buffaloes, Jackson's hartebeest, oribi, reedbuck, hyenas, and exclusive species like elusive shoebill stork, yellow fronted tinker birds, goliath heron, malachite, kingfisher, etc.
- After lunch, you will go for a delta boat cruise, which launches from Paraa and sails down gently on the flowing Nile waters meeting numerous floating papyrus islands.
Overnight: Fort Murchison Lodge
Meal plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 4- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- After breakfast at 06:30 am, you will be transferred directly to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Overnight: Bush Lodge
Meal Plan: Dinner and Breakfast
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Day 5- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Eat your breakfast at 06:30 am. Then you will meet up with your guide and go for a game drive in Kasenyi plains, where you will be revealed to a wide range of wild game like elephants, buffaloes, Kobs, warthogs, waterbucks, and different birds like grey crown cranes, red throat sour fowls, yellow-throated long crow, among others.
- Have lunch at your lodge, then transfer to the Kazinga channel- a narrow waterway connecting Lake Edward and George, about 32 km long. This channel is famous for harbouring the highest number of hippos globally. However, other animal species are usually seen on water banks, like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, waterbucks, crocodiles, and antelopes.
- Transfer to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Overnight: Bush Lodge
Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner, and Breakfast
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Day 6- Lake Mburo National Park
- At exactly 06:30 am, after your hot coffee, you will drive to Lake Mburo National Park for an afternoon boat cruise, another rewarding activity one can look for. The cruise guarantees you a view of the amazing flora and fauna in the park, such as crocodiles, hippos, antelopes, buffaloes and birds such as kingfishers, African fish eagles, pelicans, hammer Kobs.
- Afterwards, you will head for a guided nature walk to find many animals enjoying the environment of salty rocks.
Overnight: Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Meal Plan: lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 7- Lake Mburo National Park
- At 06:30 am after your breakfast, you will transfer to Rubanga forest, another relevant feature worth a visit, located at the confines of Lake Mburo National Park. It's home to over 40 bird species commonly referred to as forest birds, suitable enough to attract tourists like; green pigeon, harrier hawk, double toothed barbet, shoebill, and grey-backed camerptera. The forest also constitutes several tree species, including gigs, platycaluz markhamia, palm, acacia, and mammals such as topis, impalas, warthogs, buffaloes, zebras, to mention but a few.
- Have your packed lunch and head for an afternoon game drive. This will offer you a fantastic opportunity to see the park constitutes bird and wildlife species, including Eland, antelopes, giraffes, topis, warthogs, zebras, and impalas. Besides those, other features in the park to glance at include the alluring beautiful sceneries comprising of parent rocks and open savannah vegetation.
Overnight: Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Meal Plan: lunch, dinner, and breakfast
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Day 8- Lake Mburo - Kampala - Entebbe
- After your early morning breakfast, you will be transferred back to Kampala.
- Have a stopover at Kayabwe for lunch and the Equator experience. Here is an imaginary line that divides the earth into two halves: the North and South hemispheres. You will experience water experiments carried out on either side of the equator and some water experiments directly on the equator itself. The results show that the movement and drainage of water differ in each of the hemispheres. This experiment is known as a demonstration of the carioles effect.
- After that, you will engage in other activities like visiting craft stalls to see and admire the local art and craft, taking photographs for your memorabilia, and interacting with the locals.
- Lastly, proceed to Entebbe to end the tour.
Meal plan: Breakfast and lunch en-route
What's Included
What's Excluded
What To Bring
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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1 to 4 | /person |
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1 to 4 | /person |
This is a private tour |