7-Day Safari To Murchison Falls, Kibale And Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Highlights
Kampala, Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Locations Covered
Kampala, Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
bird, trekking, Wildlife
Private Tour
7 Days
Easy
English
Description
Begin your adventure at Murchison Falls National Park, where you'll witness the mighty Nile River and a spectacular waterfall. Prepare for an incredible chimpanzee trekking and hiking through dense forests to encounter these gentle giants in their natural habitat at Kibale and Bwindi.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Transfer to Murchison falls NP
- Have a morning breakfast at the hotel and at exactly 7 am meet up with your driver-guide to straightaway transfer you to Murchison Falls national park. The largest national park is surely known for its power falls that bisects the park into the southern and northern sections.
- As you proceed, you will stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary home to over 30 Rhinos in order to track the latter. Have lunch then proceed to Murchison Park. You will reach in the evening and then check-in at the lodge, relax and have your dinner and overnight stay.
Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge
Comfort: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Standard: Hornbill Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
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Day 2: Morning Game drive and an afternoon boat cruise
- Wake up to an early of coffee/ tea then go for a morning game drive in the Northern section of the park. There is also a large concentration of wildlife species. Here you will be able to spot big cats such as leopards, lions other mammal species include cape buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, hyenas, warthogs, bush pigs bushbucks, duikers, Jackson Hartebeests, antelopes, among others.
- Eventually return to the lodge for hot lunch, refresh up and go afternoon boat to the bottom of the falls along the way you will see a school of hippos, and Nile crocodiles different bird species along Nyamusika cliff. You will also have a close look at the mighty falls as they gush out of the narrow gorge, hike up to the top of the falls to have a clear aerial view. Finally meet up with your guide at the top and return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury: Paraa Safari Lodge
Comfort: Pakuba Safari Lodge
Standard: Hornbill Safari Lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
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Day 3: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
- On this day you will enjoy your early morning breakfast at your lodge, thereafter drive to Kibale national park. On your way, you wouldn’t want to miss out on the beautiful countryside endowed with the Albertine escarpments so you will pass via Hoima to Fort portal. Stopover in Masindi for lunch.
- Meanwhile, after lunch continue to Kibale national park, which is one of Africa’s great rainforests. This park is a home to 13 primate species such as chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, and birds such as rumped tinker bird, the green breasted pitta, and yellow spotted nicator among others. Arrive at the park, then check in at the lodge, relax, and have dinner in the evening.
Destination: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge
Comfort: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Standard: Kibale Forest Camp
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
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Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and a visit to Bigodi wetland
- Wake up early enough and have breakfast, then proceed to the park headquarters. For briefing with your packed lunch from the lodge. Chimpanzee trekking involves trekking as you follow the trails of where the chimpanzees were last seen, all this in the guidance and company of park rangers and guides. Along the trek, you will also have a chance to spot other primate species.
- After your encounter with the chimpanzees, eventually, return to the lodge to refresh. And in the evening, you will have an evening nature walk around the Bigodi wetland swamp, where you can see some other primates and mammal species such as mongoose, bush pigs, duikers, and otters.
Destination: Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge
Comfort: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
Standard: Kibale Forest Camp
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
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Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park
- On this day, have an early morning cup of coffee and check out of the lodge to yet another exciting destination Bwindi Forest national park. Furthermore it is home to over 400 mountain gorillas with several habituated gorilla families open for tourism. This journey is scenic through Queen Elizabeth and you will also be able to spot some mammals along such as Elephants, buffalos, Defassa, antelopes, bushbucks on your drive-through. Then have lunch en-route and continuously proceed to Bwindi where you will reach in the evening. In order to check-in at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge
Comfort: Gorilla Mist Camp
Standard: Bakiga lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
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Day 6: Gorilla trekking Experience
- First, start your day with a heavy breakfast and head to the park headquarters for briefing at 7:30 am. The briefing is specifically about the rules and regulations and any other related information. By 8am you will be led into the forest park by the ranger guides searching for the gorillas from where they were last seen. This experience sometimes involves extremely strenuous hiking but it is worth it when you finally meet the gorillas.
- Utilize the hour given time and capture as many captions as you can while they feed, play, and rest. Finally trek back to the starting point and return to the lodge to refresh. Secondly, in the evening, you will visit the Batwa community. The Batwa are certainly an indigenous vulnerable group of people who once lived in the forest before eviction. During an encounter with them, you will specifically learn more about their history beliefs as well as how they survived in the forest through storytelling and exhibitions.
Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Accommodation Option:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge
Comfort: Gorilla Mist Camp
Standard: Bakiga lodge
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water and Fruits throughout
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Day 7: Depart back to Kampala
- At your convenience in the morning, have breakfast and eventually check out of the lodge back to Kampala. Drive back shortly through the terraced gardens of Kigezi hills, farmlands, and green vegetation cover. Have lunch at an en route and have a stopover at the equator for photography and continue with your journey to Kampala city. Lastly drop off at the hotel or Airport for departure.
Location: Kampala (City)
Accommodation Option: No (End of tour)
Meals Plan: Breakfast, Lunch
Drinking Water and fruits throughout
What's Included
What's Excluded
What To Bring
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 10 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 10 | /person |
This is a private tour |