10 days tour to Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi National Parks including Gorillas.

Day One: Journey to the Magnificent Murchison Falls National Park

depart from Kampala after breakfast by road heading for Murchison falls via the Luwero triangle, stop in Masindi for lunch then proceed to the park. On arrival, drive to the top of the falls for your million dollar view of the Nile’s beauty. Gape at the calm Nile forcing its self through a thin gorge to fall a distance of about 150 feet down with a loud roar of white water. Dinner and overnight at Paraa safari lodge or Nile Safari camp, Mid range accommodation: Sambiya River lodge and for Budget accommodation: Red chili rest camp or Sambiya Lodge bandas

Day Two: Morning Game Drives, Nile Launch Cruise

Early in the morning have breakfast then head for a game drive in the northern part of the park. you will rewarded with big and small game like, leopards, Giraffes, hyenas, lions, Uganda Kob jackals, Oribi, Warthog, elephants, Cape buffalo, buffaloes, and many more. Take a lunch break before going for the launch cruise that will take you as far as the bottom of the falls. Feel free to pose for pictures as this offers a stunning background. You will be overwhelmed by the number of water animals like the crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes and plenty of birds like the Goliath heron, pelican bee-eater, Egyptian goose, kingfisher, cormorant, hornbill and the rare shoebill stork. Dinner and overnight at the accommodation of your budget.

Day Three: Chimp tracking
head to the park quarters for briefing after breakfast and penetrate into the forest with the guide to track the primates. Take your time while you critically observe the chimpanzees while they swing about in the trees. You will be amused at how close these creatures are to man. Return to the lodge later for lunch. In the afternoon, go for a nature walk and be entertained by the local community through their dances and also observe their way of living. Dinner and overnight at paraa/sambiya

Day Four: Murchison –Kibale
Early morning, take breakfast and drive westwards via Mubende to Fort Portal. From Fort Portal carry on to Kibale National Park for a stay within the Tropical Rain forest. This forest is home to the largest number of Man’s closest clones the Chimpanzees. Have Dinner and overnight at Ndali lodge/ Primates Lodge (Luxury accommodation) Rwenzori View Guest house (Mid range) Kanyankyu Ecological bandas / Chimps Nest camp (budget)

Day Five: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest
starts the day by tracking for the chimpanzees, head for the activity by starting with a visit to the headquarters for briefing after start searching for these human look alike. During the walk you may stop to listen to the calls of the chimps to avoid bypassing them. The walk will be guided providing information about chimps, other primates, fauna and flora making it informative and interesting.  After the walk ,have lunch and then go for a nature walk to Bigodi wetland sanctuary which has a lot of rare species to offer, both fauna and flora. Dinner and overnight at the accommodation of your budget

Day Six: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth
Have breakfast and after wards drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, reach the park in mid morning and embark on a nature walk. Have lunch at the lodge then head to the Kazinga channel for the boat cruise that may give you the opportunity to see Crocodiles, Hippos, water birds and land mammal at the waters edge. Dinner and Overnight at
Luxury accommodation at Mweya Safari Lodge or Jacana Safari Lodge
Mid range accommodation:  Hippo Hill Camp or Ihamba Lodge
Budget accommodation:  Simba Safari camp or Mweya hostel

Day Seven: Game drive and Chimp Tracking
Early in the morning, go for a game drive in search for Wild dogs, Hyenas, Jackals, Lions, Leopards, Buffaloes, Elephants, Warthogs, Bush buck, Kobs, Water Bucks, and many other big and small land mammals. Have lunch at the lodge before you embark on the journey to Kyambura Gorge for the afternoon Chimp tracking expedition. Retire to your lodge for dinner and breakfast.

Day Eight: Transfer to Bwindi National park
Early in the morning after breakfast, go for a nature walk before driving off to Bwindi. Dinner and breakfast at
Budget accommodation – Buhoma Community Bandas or Bwindi view Bandas or Virunga Hotel in Kisoro
Mid range accommodation – Lake Kitandara camp /Engagi lodge/ Travelers’ rest hotel in Kisoro
Standard accommodation – Buhoma Lodge / Silver back lodge / Gorilla Resort Camp/ Nkuringo camp site cabins in Kisoro / Gorilla Safari Lodge.
Luxury accommodation – Gorilla Forest camp / Mahogany Springs or Clouds lodge in Kisoro

Day Nine: Gorilla Tracking
After breakfast and briefing by park ranger guides, with parked lunch, embark on a 30 minutes – 8 hours trek hunting for the Mountain gorillas and this starts at the spot where the gorillas were last seen the previous day. After observing the gorillas, return to the accommodations before going for the Community walk. Dinner and overnight at the accommodation of your budget.

Day Ten: Departure
Transfer to the Airport for the flight back home,or transfer to Kampala/ Entebbe for overnight.

END OF 10 DAY TOUR IN UGANDA

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