Best of Uganda Wildlife and Primate Safari
The 15-days Uganda wildlife and photography safari will start and end at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. This is a magical safari that promises you the most African adventurous and expensive wildlife experiences that are filled with back-to-back fun, such as meeting eye-to-eye with the amazing mountain gorillas and chimpanzees, getting a close encounter with many African big games, such as rhinos, elephants, caped buffalo, lions, leopards, giraffes, hippopotamus, and many others, and enjoying the beautiful landscapes. If you are a bird lover, this is an ideal safari to enjoy most and many other interesting and adventurous experiences. 15-days Uganda wildlife and photography safari will take you to visit the most adventurous and beautiful places, such as Ziwa rhino sanctuary for the white rhino tracking experience, Murchison Falls national park to visit magnificent Murchison Falls for the breathtaking scenic views of the Murchison Falls, boat cruise experience on the river Nile and game drive safaris for animal encounters, Kibale forest national park, “the primate capital of the world,” for the for the tea plantation tour, Chimpanzee habituation experience, Queen Elizabeth National Park, “a medley of wonders,” for wildlife encounters, a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, and a game drive to search for tree-climbing lions, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park for mountain gorilla trekking experience and lake Mburo National Park for night game drive and morning wildlife photography of animals on foot. This is the best African safari for unique primate experiences, exploring many of the African wildlife species, going through the most scenic places like the rolling hills of the Kigezi highlands, big tea plantations, experiencing African culture, and many other experiences. We carefully selected the best activities to make this package eye-catching each minute you spend on it.
Arrival
Day 1
Arrival at Entebbe international airport
Upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be welcomed by our customer care representative and your allocated English-speaking safari guide for a meet and greet and, thereafter, a transfer to your booked hotel in Entebbe town. The hotel is about 10 to 15 minutes’ drive from the airport.
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Day 2
Entebbe town – Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking on Foot – Drive Murchison Falls National Park – Visit the top of the Murchison falls
On your first morning in Africa, wake up early in the morning to have your travel bag arranged, be served breakfast, and get prepared for pick-up by your assigned safari guide at 7 a.m. to start your African safari with a drive to Murchison Falls National Park, located in north-western Uganda, about 320 km from Kampala. On your way, you will visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, located in the Nakasongola district, the home of Uganda’s rhinos, where you will have a chance to see the white rhinos in their natural environment, up close to their feet, which provides an unforgettable experience. The Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is the only place in Uganda where you can see white rhinos in the wild. Once, Uganda had an adequate number of rhinos, which were found in the Kidepo Valley and Murchison Falls national parks, but they became nationally extinct due to numerous illegal human activities such as poaching and civil unrest in the early 1970s. Therefore, in 2005, the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary was established to facilitate the re-introduction of rhinos into Uganda’s wildlife inventory. While at Ziwa rhino sanctuary, you will have a chance to see rhinos up close with the help of your local site guide and spend a maximum of one hour with them. During your time with rhinos, you will be allowed to take as many photos as you want, so your camera has to be on standby so you don’t miss any of your great moments. Seeing the rhino sanctuary at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary will complete your Big Five game checklist. After the rhino tracking experience, proceed to Kabalega restaurant to have a hot lunch and, thereafter, head to Murchison Falls National Park, the source of happiness for nature lovers, where you will be welcomed by hundreds of baboons lined along the road. On arrival at Murchison Falls National Park, visit the Murchison Falls to enjoy the breathtaking views and great sound of the Falls as the River Nile squeezes itself through the narrow gorge that is only 7 meters wide, then drops 43 meters into a pool that creates a strong, thunderous sound that is so lovely. The tour to the top of Murchison Falls takes about an hour, starting from the viewing point to the bottom of the falls. After enjoying the falls, proceed to the northern sector of the park across the Nile to check in at your booked lodge to refresh, and then spend your evening at leisure enjoying the lodge atmosphere until it is time for dinner and overnight.
Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s oldest and largest national park, covered by savannah and tropical forest vegetation, and home to a wide range of wildlife animals that live together in harmony in the natural environment. Murchison Falls National Park is home to 76 recorded mammals and over 450 species, which makes it one of Africa’s best wildlife destinations to spot several wildlife species fully in their natural habitats in a larger concentration, such as lions, leopards, elephants, the African cape buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffe, warthogs, hippos, Nile crocodiles, several antelope species, many primates like chimpanzees, olive baboons, and many others. The park is endowed with a wide range of unique and extremely interesting features that contribute greatly to the beauty of the country.
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Day 3
Murchison Falls national park - Morning game drive safari – Afternoon boat cruise on the river Nile – Night game drive experience safari
Wake up very early in the morning by 6 a.m., have a quick cup of coffee with a snack to warm your body, get boxes of your packed breakfast, get into your safari vehicle, and then set out for an early morning game drive safari for wildlife encounters. The early start is a better time to have high chances of sighting several wildlife species, including nocturnal animals and elusive predators such as lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, and jackals, as they are still active in the jungle before they have returned to their hideouts. During the morning game drive safari, expect to encounter several animal species such as elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, warthogs, and many antelopes like Jackson hartebeest, Uganda kobs, water bucks, oribis, and many others, plus several bird species. Murchison Falls National Park is the main stronghold in Africa for Rothschild giraffes, so expect to see them in large numbers. Have a short break to enjoy your full breakfast, and proceed with your game safari until 1200 p.m. Your safari guide will help you encounter as many wildlife species as possible and share with you a lot of information regarding the various wildlife species that you will encounter. After the game drive, drive back to your lodge to relax for some time, have lunch, and then set off for a 3-hour afternoon boat cruise on the Nile that will take you up to 500m to the bottom of the Falls. The boat cruise on the Nile offers open opportunities to encounter several wildlife species, like hippos, lizards, huge Nile crocodiles, and some of the land mammals, such as elephants, buffaloes, and some antelope species. During the boat cruise experience, you will have the opportunity to take as many photos of the various animals as possible since the boat cruise takes you closer to them. After the boat cruise, drive back to the park for an evening game drive safari till sunset to search for more wildlife species of the park mostly the big predators like lions, leopard, spotted hyenas an many others since these species are so active during evening hours. Besides spotting more animals, it is so beautiful for the sunset to meet you in the African jungle. Thereafter the game drive, drive back to your lodge to refresh, have dinner and an overnight..
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Day 4
Murchison Falls national park – Drive to Kibale Forest national park – Visit Bigodi community for cultural experience
Today, after your fantastic breakfast, check out of your lodge and slowly drive through the park, across the River Nile, and then start your drive to Kibale Forest national park. Kibale Forest National Park is famously known for its biggest population of chimpanzees, amounting to more than 1500 individual chimpanzees, and some of these are well habituated for tourism and research. The park is also referred to as Africa’s primate capital, with 13 primate species recorded than any national park or wildlife reserve in Africa, hence making the park a primate lover’s haven. The park is also home to East Africa’s largest population of the threatened and rare L’hoest’s monkey and red colobus monkeys. While at Kibale forest national park, you will see several primates such as the black-and-white colobus, blue monkeys, red-tailed olive baboons, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and over 375 species of birds. Along the way to Kibale Forest national park, you will enjoy the spectacular views of tea estates, several forests, and the shadow of the legendary Rwenzori Mountain that forms a mystic backdrop to the beautiful volcanic landscape. On arrival at the park, check in at your booked lodge, refresh and then drive to Bigodi Sanctuary swamp and community.
Bigodi sanctuary swamp is punctuated by biodiversity and lovely sceneries, and is a paradise to bird lover’s with over 138 bird species and hosting eight species of primates these include the grey-cheeked mangabey, black-and-white colobus, l’Hoest’s and blue monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and olive baboons plus other mammals like Bushbucks and mongooses can also be found here. The swamp is managed by the surrounding local community wish a purpose of preserving exclusive environmental features along with the wetland for future generation. So, during this walk, you will have an opportunity to spot several monkeys, and bird species. The Bigodi community walk, will take you through the nearby community to have a chance to interact with local people to know how they harmoniously live with wildlife species, take you through how they locally to their daily activities without applying the modern technology such as making nice gins from banana, making delicious coffee and making art crafts. Dinner and an overnight
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Day 5
Kibale Forest national park - Chimpanzee trekking experience – Spend the evening at your own leisure
After breakfast, meet your safari guide and transfer to the park information offices to join other guests for a briefing about the dos and don’ts to follow while looking for chimpanzees in the forest, and how to behave around chimpanzees. Then embark on your guided forest walk to search for the intelligent chimpanzees, our closest relatives, sharing 98.8% of human DNA. During your forest walk, you may encounter other wildlife species, both mammals and bird species, such as other primates, bush pigs, and your guide will be able to give you a lot of interesting information about everything that you will encounter, which will make your walk so adventurous. Once you meet chimpanzees, you will spend a maximum of one hour watching how they play in the tree branches, feeding and taking care of their babies and taking as many photos as you would want. After staying with the chimpanzees for an hour, return to the starting point to relax, have refreshments, and later spend the rest of your time relaxing with a sample community walking tour of the Nkuruba community. This tour will take you to explore the beautiful scenery around Lake Nkuruba, such as the Top of the Worldviewpoint, where you will have a breathtaking view of the tea plantations, crater lakes, villages, and then take a guided walk through our local villages where you will meet and greet the local people around the park and learn about the unique Ugandan culture and traditions, or you may decide to stay at your lodge and do some indoor activities. Dinner and overnight.
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Day 6
Kibale Forest National Park – Kasenda Crater Lake exploration tour – Afternoon Tea Plantation experience- Drive to Queen Elizabeth national park
Today, wake up at your best time to have all of your travel bags well-organized and loaded into your safari vehicle, enjoy your breakfast, check out of the lodge, and then go for the Kasenda crater lakes exploration tour, the place not to miss out on while visiting Kibale Forest National Park due to its amazing views from the top of the world, beautiful small crater lakes, best atmosphere, and cool breeze that make the Kasenda crater lakes area a nature lover’s paradise. The Kasenda crater lakes exploration tour will take you to visit several of the same crater lakes on foot through the green forested areas, rolling hills, communities, and several other beautiful natural areas that cannot be found anywhere else. The crater lakes in the Ndali-Kasenda area were formed over 10,000 years ago due to volcanic activity that left behind calderas, which later formed the scenic crater lakes in the area. The tour will end at the Ndali-Kasenda viewpoint, also known as the “top of the world”, which offers breathtaking views of the Lake George and Kichwamba escarpments in the Rift Valley, Kibale Forest national park, and the Rwenzori Mountain ranges. After the Kasenda crater tour exploration, return to the
Lodge have lunch, and in the afternoon have the tea plantation experience. Tea plantation tour is now becoming more popular with visitors visiting Kibale Forest National Park and it will offer you a great experience. You will learn how people grow tea, until the time of processing and packing it. You will also get a chance of participating in the coffee harvesting experience. You will enjoy beautiful photographs during sunrise or late in the evening. After the tea experience, you will proceed with your African safari to Queen Elizabeth National Park, one of the traditional savannah destinations in Uganda and one of the most unique safari destinations on the African continent. Queen Elizabeth National Park is more famous for its big cats, such as lions and leopards, which enhance the game drive experience, and the Kazinga Channel, which is popular for having the largest concentration of hippos. The park has over 600 bird species, approximately 2,500 elephants, 5,000 hippos, 10,000 buffalo, and many small mammals. On arrival at Queen Elizabeth National Park, check in lodge for dinner and overnight stay
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Day 7
Queen Elizabeth National Park – Morning predator game drive – afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel – Evening game drive safari
Wake up very early in the morning to have all your travel bags ready, be served breakfast, check out of your lodge, and then drive to the Kasenyi savannah plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park for the game drive experiencing Wake very early in the morning to coffee (600 am), get your packed breakfast and then hit the road to Kasenyi sector in the northeast of Queen Elizabeth national park. Being in the park very early in the morning will give you a chance to meet nocturnal bird and mammal species of the park such as leopard, lion, civet, genal and several cats before they return to their thickets. Kasenyi Area is a wildlife hotspot where almost every tourist vehicle to Queen Elizabeth national park heads for wildlife sighting game drives because of the big games, but it also has various African bird species. It is a grassy area and open savanna hence making it an ideal home to several savannah bird species. During the game drive through Kasenyi plains you will take as many photos as possible and get ready to spot various birds like hooded vulture, brown snake eagle, bateleur, palm nut vulture, long created eagle, lappet faced vulture, among others and mammals like the Africa Elephants, Caped buffaloes, Uganda kobs and other antelope species, Lions, Warthogs among others. After spotting many bird and mammal species at around mid-day, drive back to the lodge to relax, have lunch and later drive back to the park for an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel. The boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel is one of the highlights of why one should visit Queen Elizabeth National Park. It will bring you close to the density of wildlife mammals, reptiles, and birds that are usually seen along the shores of the channel, and it is known for inhabiting the highest concentration of hippos in all of Africa. During the afternoon boat cruise safari along the channel, expect to encounter mammals such as buffaloes, elephant herds, several antelope species, Nile crocodiles, monitor lizards, and thousands of various kinds of birds, and your camera has to be ready to snap pictures of the scenes before you. After the afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel, drive back to the park for an evening game drive safari to search for more animals since the more time you spend in the jungle, the more you have higher chances to see as many animals as possible. Thereafter the game drive, drive back to your lodge to refresh, have dinner and overnight.
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Day 8
Queen Elizabeth National Park – Morning game drive – Game drive to search for the tree climbing – Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
After having your tasty breakfast, get all your luggage packed in the vehicle, check out of your lodge and then drive to Kasenyi plains found in the northeastern parts of the park for the morning game drive safari in search of wildlife species. Queen Elizabeth National Park is understandably one of Uganda’s most popular national parks and an ideal habitat for classic big game such as the four mammals of the big five families of the African savannah (Lions, Leopards, Elephants, and Buffaloes), several antelope species, primates, and many others. Your safari guide will ensure that you spot as many wildlife species as possible and give much information about everything that you will encounter during your game drive. After the game drive, relax and then start the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park via the Ishasha sector in the southern parts of Queen Elizabeth National Park for a game drive to lookout for the unique tree-climbing lions which are only found in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth national park in Uganda with 4 prides, Lake Manyara of Tanzania with 2 prides and Kru-ger national park in South Africa. After the game drive, have lunch and proceed with the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park which is famous for being home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas and one of Uganda’s ancient as well as the most biologically diverse rainforests that is over 25,000 years with almost 400 tree species that are forming the huge impenetrable forest that is evergreen. It is home to approximately 500 mountain gorillas, 120 mammal species such as numerous primate species, and over 350 bird species.
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Day 9
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park – Mountain gorilla trekking experience – Drive to Mghahinga Gorilla National Park
Today, wake up very early in the morning to have your backpack ready. Dress up in the recommended style for the best mountain gorilla trekking experience. long trousers, possibly khaki or jeans, a long-sleeved shirt, waterproof hiking shoes, a waterproof jacket, a round hut, and heavy-duty gloves. This is due to the unpredictable weather conditions in the forest; it can rain at any particular time of the day, and then, for protection. Later, you will be served breakfast, have a box of your picnic lunch, meet your safari guide, and drive to the park information center for the pre-gorilla trekking briefing about the mountain gorilla trekking rules and regulations, the expectations during the gorilla trekking, how to behave while with the gorillas, and many other things. You will be joined in groups of eight people per group and then be assigned a particular gorilla family for tracking, with two gun -baring rangers (for your security) and a tracker/guide with a machete to lead your way during the forest walk while searching for the magical mountain gorillas. Thereafter the briefings, start the forest walk to search for your assigned mountain gorilla family. The time taken while searching for the mountain gorillas is not known, but it can be anywhere between 45 minutes and 6 hours, depending on the location and the movements of your allocated gorilla family on that day. Therefore, you need to be mentally and physically fit and prepared for multiple hours of forest walking over uneven and steep terrain. So, it is better to ask to be assigned a nearer gorilla family if you are not fit to manage multiple hours in the forest. If you consider yourself fit, choosing a challenging family is more fun and enjoyable because you will have the opportunity to encounter several wildlife species that live in this forest, and the longer you stay in the jungle, the more you will enjoy it and have opportunities to see many things.
During the forest walk in search of the mountain gorillas, you may encounter other wildlife species since Bwindi Impenetrable Forest national park hosts numerous species, including chimpanzees, African elephants, l’Hoest’s monkey, and many others, plus birds, and your forest guide will keep on giving you information regarding everything that you will encounter that will make you enjoy your forest time. Once you meet your assigned mountain gorilla family, you will have one full hour to interact with the magical mountain gorillas. You will be required to keep a low tone, and you will be free to take as many photos as you want as well as ask as many questions as you want to your guides regarding the gorillas. Get ready to encounter Mr. Silverback, who is the head and determines the movements of the entire family. Mothers nurse the young ones, and the juveniles entertain the family, which makes a stay with them so amazing. It is advisable to avoid looking directly into the eyes of the gorillas. In the event of a chance encounter with the gorillas, it is always important to stay calm and quiet and let them pass because running away or making any kind of noise may disrupt the gorillas, causing them to behave wildly despite being habituated. The chances of seeing mountain gorillas in Uganda stand at 99% on any particular day. After an hour with the magical mountain gorilla, return to the starting point and receive your trekking certificates as a sign of appreciation for your contribution towards the conservation of the endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda.
Meet your safari guide and drive back to your lodge to have lunch, refresh, and then start your drive to Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is found in southwestern Uganda, the smallest park and one of the only two national parks in Uganda where one can meet the endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is the only park in Uganda where you can meet both the giant mountain gorillas and the beautiful golden monkeys. The park distinguishes itself from other gorilla parks by having three volcanoes, namely Gahinga, Sabinyo, and Muhabura, and the best places to meet the Batwa pygmy people. Dinner and an overnight stay
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Day 10
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park – Batwa cultural trail experience – Explore Lake Mutanda on canoe
Wake up very early in the morning to be served breakfast, have all your luggage packed in the vehicle, get your packed lunch from the lodge and check out of the lodge to visit the Batwa pygmy people community for your great memorable cultural experience. The Batwa people used to stay in the forests of Bwindi and Mgahinga before both places were made national parks to protect the mountain gorillas, golden monkeys, and other wildlife species by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. So, this left the Batwa people homeless and living unhappy lives because they were not used to life without forests where they used to hunt small animals for meat, and gathering fruits. So, the Batwa trail was established to demonstrate the Batwa lifestyle to the entire world and to preserve it for the Batwa feature generation to know its ancestral origin. The Batwa trail will take you way back into the indigenous lifestyle of the Batwa people through the forest the same way they used to live in the forest these include demonstrating to you their hunting skills, how they used to build their houses using local materials, visiting the local doctor and collecting local herbs, visiting caves in the forest which used to be their hiding places during tribal wars, how to make fire from wood and later be entertained by the woman groups with their cultural dances and drama. After spending some time with the Batwa pygmy people, return to the lodge to have lunch, refresh yourself, and relax and later early evening go for an adventurous boat riding safari on Lake Mutanda.
Lake Mutanda is the best place to relax after mountain gorilla trekking and other activities at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. During your tour to Lake Mutanda, you will do a boat canoeing tour in a dugout canoe with your local guide who will introduce you to the lake’s local life and explore several fascinating islands. After the boat canoe safari on Lake Mutanda, go for an Otter Viewing Experience, also known as “behind the scenes” at the Kaboko River Channel, found in the north of Lake Mutanda, where you will meet the clawless otters and get an up-close interaction with the clawless otter that is so unforgettable. Therefore, you have to keep your camera on standby to capture all your greeting moments with clawless Otters. Later, visit Kyangushu Island, also known as “the skeleton island”, the burial place of Kyangushu, and the largest island on Lake Mutanda. While on this island on a clear day, you will enjoy the most breathtaking view of the Bunagana-DR Congo border and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Thereafter, return to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay.
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Day 11
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park – Golden monkey trekking – Drive to Lake Bunyonyi
Rise up very early in the morning to get well-dressed in a recommended style while tracking primates such as waterproof hiking boots, a rain jacket, long trousers and heavy-duty gloves, you’re your camera, binoculars, wipes, and other required equipment, be served breakfast, get your packed snacks, meet your safari guide and then drive to the park information center of Ntebeko to meet other people to attend the pre-golden monkey tracking briefing by the park ranger guide about the dos and dots to following during golden monkey tracking, how to behave in the presence of golden monkeys and what to expect while searching for these beautiful primates and set your forest walk in search of the golden monkeys. While searching for the golden monkeys, there are high chances of seeing other wildlife species such as the wild buffaloes and elephants, L’hoest monkeys, white and black colobus monkeys, and several bird species, and on a lucky, you may have mountain gorilla trekking experience and your park guide will give you much information about everything you will encounter. Once you meet the golden monkeys, you will stay with them for a maximum of one hour while enjoying their exciting stubbornness as they are swift in their movement, unlike giant mountain gorillas. During your time with the golden monkeys, you will keep following them as they feed on vegetables and fruits in the bamboo forest of the park. You will be free to take as many photos and record videos as you would want and to ask questions to the park guide about anything that you would want. After exploring the golden monkeys, return to the park starting point to meet your safari guide and enjoy your packed lunch, relax for some time, and then start later start your drive to Lake Bunyonyi one of the best places to visit and relax after mountain gorilla trekking and other activities.
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Day 12
Lake Bunyonyi – whole day relaxing – till time for dinner and overnight
Today is the day for relaxation and you will wake at your convenient time and have your say spent near the shores of the lake until its time for dinner and overnight stay
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Day 13
Lake Bunyonyi – Morning boat canoeing – Drive to Lake Mburo National Park – Evening and night game drive safari
Today, wake up at your convenience time, be served breakfast, and then go for a morning boat canoeing safari on Lake Bunyonyi which takes approximately 2 hours of exploring the lake and visiting different islands of the lake with a local canoe guide who is well experienced about the places and all the things around. Lake Bunyonyi is framed with 29 islands of different sizes across the water making its view the most magical. Each of the 29 islands on Lake Bunyonyi has its unique interesting story behind it which your local guide will narrate to you during the canoeing safari as the Akampene island also known as the “punishment Island” was used by the Biga community to punish girls who would get pregnant before official marriage by isolating them there to death as a way to teach a lesson to the rest not to do the same mistake. So, poor men who could not afford to pay bride price would go on this island to get free wives from amongst those who could have been exiled to this island. In an African society, it is a disgrace for a girl to get pregnant before her official marriage and this would cause the family to lose its community respect, so this made parents to be strict to their girl children as a way of protecting them.
After canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi return to your lodge to check out and start your journey to Lake Mburo National Park with a stopover at Igongo Cultural Center to have lunch, tour the Museum one of Uganda’s richest heritage with history, traditions, and lifestyle of the Ankole people and southwest Uganda that will take you centuries back about the life of the. Thereafter, proceed with the journey to the park to check in at your booked lodge and drive to the park for your evening and night game drives to spot some wildlife of the park such as the beautiful Zebras, Impalas, Elands, Topis, other species of Antelopes, Warthogs, Caped buffaloes, Giraffes. Have a short break to relax and proceed with the night game drive which will boost your chances to see the nocturnal mammals of the savannah such as the spotted hyenas, Leopards, Civet, African rock python, Porcupines, Bush babies among others which are very difficult to see during day game drives. It is an interesting experience out at night and Lake Mburo is one of the best parks for a night game drive.
Lake Mburo National Park is the smallest savannah protected area in Uganda but is highly endowed with floras and faunas and other natural features. The park is has 350 recorded bird species, 68 mammals species and13 small lakes, its woodland and savannah plains provide good habitats and feeding grounds to Zebras, Buffaloes, Elands, Impalas, Warthogs, Oribi, Defassa waterbuck, Leopard, Spotted hyena, Topi and Reedbuck, Hippopotamuses, Giraffes, Bush babies, Porcupine, White-tailed, Bush pigs, African rock python and many others.
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Day 14
Lake Mburo National Park – Morning jungle walking safari – Relax at the Lodge
Wake up very early in the morning to prepare to check out of your lodge, have breakfast, and then go for the 2 hours walking safari in the jungle one of the most interesting safaris one can do and feel part of nature and get closer to some animals even the timidest animals such as zebras without running away from you. A walking safari gives an experience of enjoying the jungle since you are not confined to a vehicle and have a chance to go in the park trails that cannot be accessed when exploring the park with a safari vehicle and all our guests who have done it, have mentioned it that it is “beyond Compare.” During your walking safari, you will spot many animal species such as Giraffes, Zebras, Giant Elands, Impala, Duikers, Bushbucks, and Water bucks. So, without any doubt, a horseback riding safari is the most peaceful way to explore Lake Mburo National Park since it is not associated with any disrupting factors such as noise and air pollution. After the walking safari, stay in the park doing late morning game drives to explore the park more and to have a chance to spot more animal species. This is because the more time you spend in the jungle the more you enjoy it and spot as many animals as possible. Lake Mburo National Park is one of the most peaceful parks in Uganda that you can explore in different styles. After the morning jungle walk safari, return to your lodge and spend the rest of day at leisure and enjoy the jungle from your lodge cottage till time to be served dinner and overnight.
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Day 15
Lake Mburo National Park – Morning horseback riding safari – Return to Entebbe International Airport
On this day, you will have a simple breakfast in the morning and then go for your early morning jungle horseback riding in the park. Without any doubt, horseback riding safari in Lake Mburo national park is one of the most amazing activities that give visitors an outstanding experience of viewing wildlife and doing a nature walk while on top of a horse. During a horseback riding safari in the park, you will have opportunities to view animals like Zebras, Impalas, and the more shy ones like Elands, because they are curious about looking at their close relatives without black and white stripes. Horse riding is the most peaceful way to explore the park since it does not leave any footprints behind, causing noise and air pollution as it is when using a safari vehicle which will make you feel part of nature. Return to your lodge to have a full breakfast, check out and start your drive back to Entebbe international airport to prepare for your return flight. On your way to Entebbe international airport, you will have a stopover at the Uganda equator line located in Kayabwe, which is believed to separate the planet into two parts; the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
While at the equator landmark, you will see the water experiment which is done to show how forces move differently on each side of the planet and to prove the difference between the two hemispheres for example water drains from the funnel in a clockwise motion on the northern hemisphere whereas it drains down in an anti-clockwise motion on the southern hemisphere. Here, the sun rises and sets rapidly and the temperatures and weather is largely constant all year through. Take some memorial photos with one foot in the southern hemisphere and another one in the northern hemisphere which will give you an opportunity to take a photo while standing on both sides of the world at the same time. It is also said that while standing at the equator line, your body weight is reduced by about 3kgs so, you will have a chance to prove this statement right or false. After the water experiment, have lunch, visit some craft shops to buy some souvenirs which are fully designed in a Ugandan local art. After staying at the Uganda equator for some time, proceed with your journey to Entebbe international airport to prepare for your return flight. On your way back to Entebbe airport you will have a stopover at the Kayabwe equator landmark, an imaginary line that divides the earth into two different hemispheres is the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. This will be the end of your 14-days Uganda wildlife, primate, and cultural experience safari
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End of Tour
Price Includes:
Return airport transfers (pick up and drop off)
Private transport for 15 days in a 4×4 WD, air-conditioned vehicle with pop-up roof (safari van or Land Cruiser)
Fuel for 15 days
English-speaking safari guide for 15 days
Private mid-range accommodation for 14 nights on full board (breakfast / lunch / dinner)
Bottled mineral water and all en-route meals
All park entrance fees and all itinerary activities
One chimpanzee tracking permit per person (Kibale Forest National Park)
One mountain gorilla trekking permit per person
One golden monkey tracking permit per person
Visit to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking experience
Visit to the top of Murchison Falls (hiking experience)
Two game drives in Murchison Falls National Park (night and morning)
3-hour afternoon boat cruise on the River Nile
Bigodi Sanctuary swamp and community tour
Crater lakes exploration safari
Visit to Lake Katwe salt mining community
One game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park
2-hour afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel
Game drive through Ishasha sector to search for tree-climbing lions
Batwa community tour
Visit and boat canoeing on Lake Mutanda
Visit and boat canoeing on Lake Bunyonyi
Game drive safaris at Lake Mburo National Park (night and morning)
Morning jungle walking safari
2-hour horseback riding safari
Visit to Igongo Cultural Center
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International and domestic flights
Country entry visa
Items of personal nature, tips, laundry, and telephone charges
Personal insurance
Extra meals and activities
Alcoholic and other soft drinks (sodas, special juice orders at the lodge, and wines)
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