OVERVIEW
This is customized for those interested in chimpanzee trek and a safari to Murchison falls National Park. You will visit the Kibale Tropical Forest for the chimpanzee trek, then have a game safari to Murchison Falls National Park with boat cruise, game drives, Visit the falls and rhino tracking.
TOUR SUMMARY
- Day 1: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
- Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on the bottom of the falls
- Day 3: Visit the top of the falls and drive to Kibale Forest National Park
- Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Wetland walk
- Day 5: Drive Back to Kampala/Entebbe to end the trip
- You’ll be picked up from the airport or hotel
- Accommodation before the tour departs can be arranged for extra cost
THINGS TO CONSIDER
- Accommodation is Inclusive
- Small Group Safari: max 6 people per group
- Tour can depart any day
- Tour can be customized
- Solo travelers can join this tour
- Age Limit: 13 years and above
DAY 1: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking.
- You will meet your guide in the morning at the Airport/Hotel and start your drive Kibale Forest National Park. You will have lunch stop in Fort portal and other scenic spots for photography. You will arrive in Kibale late afternoon for refreshment and overnight stay.
- Drive Time: 4-5hours
- Meals: Full Board
- Accommodations: Pakuba Safari Lodge
DAY 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise on the bottom of the falls.
- After early morning breakfast, you will go for your early morning game drive that gives you chance for wild game that include lions, buffaloes, elephants, several antelopes, leopards and so much more. The delta region is also very rich with water animals such as hippos, crocodiles and the rare shoebill stock. At Murchison Falls National Park, it is nature that gives so the fact that wild animals graze and move naturally, seeing any animal will depend on your luck of the day. Afterword’s, you will drive back to your lodge for lunch and then head for the afternoon boat cruise to the base of the falls. This boat cruise to the base of the falls is seen as the highlight of all activities at Murchison Falls National Park since many water and land animals can be sighted. Expect to see lots of Buffaloes, elephants, crocodiles, many water birds as you cruise up stream to the base of the falls where water squeezes itself into a narrow gorge to later explode as it flows down words. Return to the lodge for overnight.
- Meals: Full Board
- Accommodations: Isunga Lodge / Chimpanzee Forest Guest house
DAY 3: Drive to Kibale Forest National Park
- After breakfast, you will start your drive Kibale Forest National Park. You will have lunch stop in Fort portal and other scenic spots for photography. You will arrive in Kibale late afternoon for refreshment and overnight stay.
- Drive Time: 4-5 hours
- Meals: Full Board
- Accommodations: Elephant Hab Lodge
DAY 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi wetland walk
- After breakfast you will drive to Kibale National Park headquarters at Kanyankyu for briefing about the dos and don’ts while in the forest trekking chimpanzees. You and your guide plus other clients will head to the forest to look for a given community of wild but habituated chimpanzees. You will be allowed to spend one hour with chimps for photography and observation but your walk will be punctuated by lots of birds, other primates among others. After your chimp trek, you will drive to the nearby Bigodi village for a wetland walk to identify other primates and birds that you could have missed on your trek. Bigodi wetland walk is controlled by the community and when one participates in it, all returns will be given to the local community for development
- Meals: Full Board
- Accommodations: Isunga Lodge/Chimpanzee Forest Guest house
DAY 5: Drive back to Entebbe/Kampala to end the trip
- After breakfast, you will bid farewell to the lodge and start your drive back to Kampala/Entebbe to end the trip. With this, you can be dropped at the Hotel or Entebbe International Airport for your flight out.
