9 days primates and Murchison falls national park

Tour Overview

9 Days primates and Murchison falls national park itinerary offers kibale chimpanzee tracking, wildlife in the Murchison Falls, visit Queen Elizabeth National Park not missing the Ishasha tree climbing lions and take part in Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, our representative will meet greet and transfer to your accommodation for the night.

Meal plan: Dinner and Breakfast

Accommodation: Marriott Hotel Entebbe (BB)

Day 2: Entebbe – Murchison Falls National Park

This Day is for traveling from Entebbe at 8:00 am to Murchison falls park the largest conservation area in Uganda. In the morning after break, the driver will bring you to the airport, and fly to Murchison Falls.

Here you will meet your driver guide and transfer to Paraa Safari lodge for check-in.

Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park Game drive sundowner cruise on the Nile

After breakfast at 7:00am drive into the park for the morning game viewing for 3 hrs. Your guide will help you spot Elephant, Lion, Cape buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffe, hartebeest, Waterbuck, Oribi, Bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, hyena and if you are lucky, the leopard. Return to the hotel for breakfast and lunch. After lunch, go for a boat safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls stopping just tens of meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron”. En route, marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over this 17 km stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck, and Uganda Kob crocodile. This is also a zone of many bird species like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant, and the rare shoebill stork.

At 4:00 pm you will go for the 3hr exclusive boat cruise on the Nile to the bottom of the Falls where the river flow in the 7meter gap dropping into 48meters depth. Enjoy the sunset as the boat return back to the docking point. Your driver/guide will be waiting for you to bring you back to the lodge. Overnight and dinner at Paraa Safari Lodge (a High-end facility)

Day 4: Murchison Falls – Kibale Forest National Park

All-day drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal through verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms along Albertine Rift escarpments. Fort-Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon to Kibale forest known to be the primate capital with 13 species of primates.

Accommodation: Kyaninga Safari Lodge

Day 5: Kibale Chimpanzee Trekking & Bigodi Walk

After early breakfast, report at Kanyanchu Tourist Centre where tourist activities begin and set out to track chimpanzees in the forest. The chances of viewing the chimps are over 90% but not a guarantee. Kibale National Park is one of the most beautiful and stunning forests in Uganda. It is home to our closest living relatives the endangered Chimpanzee, the threatened Red colobus monkey and the rare L’hoest’s monkey. The forest also boasts of having one of the highest diversity and density of primates in Africa totaling 13 species including the Black and white colobus, Blue monkey, Grey-cheeked mangabey, Red tailed monkey and Bush babies and Pottos.

After lunch visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary from where you will take on a guided walk around the Swamp which will provide you with the opportunity to see a wide range of flora and fauna. View a variety of butterflies, birds and other insects. Have a tour of the crater region around Ndali lodge. You may also stop over at any tea plantation along the road if you wish. Return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: Kibale – Queen Elizabeth National Park (Ishasha)

Drive to the Ishasha sector on a morning wildlife drive in search of the tree-climbing lions found only in this area of Uganda. The landscape is open savannah with acacia trees and fig trees. These lions like to lie on the afig tree branches resting away from the mid-morning heat after their morning hunt. Go for hot lunch at the nearby Lodge and later continue to Bwindi Impenetrable national park for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Mweya safari Lodge.

Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Bwindi

After Bush breakfast at 8:00 am you will start your journey to the southwest driving through the beautiful scenic views to Bwindi forest home of mountain Gorillas. The journey takes about 4 hours to arrive at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening. This park is home to rare mountain gorillas. Apart from gorillas, there are a wide variety of primates to see including the blue and red-tailed monkeys. The forest itself is lush and green and there are streams running through it. Dinner and overnight stay

Accommodation: Buhoma Lodge

Day 8: Bwindi Gorilla Tracking

After early breakfast at 6:30am, you will transfer to the head trail for the gorilla group you will be allocated to for tracking and there you will have your morning briefing by the park rangers before entering the gorilla sanctuary. You will walk through the dense rainforest crisscrossed by numerous animal trails. The thrill of spending time and observing the gorillas is one of the most memorable experiences on this safari.

Gorillas are shy and peaceful. Watch and photograph them as they interact and groom one another. Please note: tracking may be fairly strenuous with treks up to six hours or longer, at high altitudes. Also, mountain gorillas are wild animals and, as such, sightings cannot be guaranteed. However, viewing success rates are over 90%. After trekking, drive for 2 hours to Lake Bunyonyi for the overnight.

Accommodation: Engagi Lodge

Day 9: Reserved for departure from Entebbe International Airport

After breakfast, the driver will bring you to the Airfield to catch your flight back to Entebbe.

Accommodation: Marriott Hotel Entebbe (BB)

Flight schedules

From Kisoro to Entebbe Departing 0910 arriving 1125

From Kihihi to Entebbe Departing 0945 arriving 1125

with an afternoon flight Departing 1405 arriving 1555

Health

Yellow fever & malaria prophylactics are required.

Visas

Most nationalities require a visa to enter Uganda which can be obtained on arrival for USD50 per person, single entry. Passports must be valid for a minimum of 6 months.

Flights

It is important that you reconfirm your onward/return flights. We can assist you with this service as well.

Price includes

Airport Transfers
4×4 Transports
English Speaking Driver/Tour Guide
Spanish Speaking Guide
Shared Accommodation and Meals as Above (Full Board on Safari, Bed and Breakfast in Entebbe)
All Park Entrance Fees
1x Chimp permit
1x Gorilla Permit
Fuel
Bottled Drinking Water
Cookies and Snacks
WIFI in the Car
Boat Tours.
All activities mentioned on the itinerary