7 Day Uganda Wildlife Experience, with Chimpanzee & Rhino Trekking
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Murchison falls national park via Ziwa rhino sanctuary Depending on your location, you will be picked up by our company representative/ driver who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Murchison falls national park. On the way, you will have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking experience. After the activity you will have en-route lunch and then connect to Murchison falls national park and upon arrival you will drive to the top of the falls where you will enjoy great views of the waterfall. From the top of the falls, connect to your lodge to rest. Dinner and overnight stay at Pakuba safari lodge-midrange
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise After an early breakfast on the second day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife safari your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be rewarded with great views of animals like buffaloes, Uganda kobs, Oribi, elephants, waterbucks, bushbucks, warthogs, Jacksons hartebeest, giraffes among others which will be grazing in the open plains, predators like hyenas, lions, leopards, different bird species among others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will be able to spot large herds of hippos in water, Nile crocodiles basking on the banks, view other animals like elephants, buffaloes, warthogs drinking water along the shores, view water birds among others. After the boat ride which takes about 2 to 3 hours you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale forest national park After breakfast on the third day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kibale national park also known as the primate capital. On the way you will have en-route lunch, stopovers to take pictures, stretch your legs and enjoy stunning views of the beautiful scenery, Rwenzori mountain ranges, Lake George, crater lakes, tea plantations among others. Upon arrival in Kibale national park you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee forest lodge-midrange
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park After an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kanyachu visitors Centre for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing you will start trekking in the forest in search of the habituated chimpanzee family. During the trekking you will be able to view other primate species like red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, grey checked baboon, view different bird species, tree species among others. Once the chimpanzees under habituation are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to observe their behaviors, habits, watch them feed, breastfeed, hunt, play, fight, mate, rest, take photos and record the moments to show people back home after the safari. After the one hour with the chimpanzees, you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will check out of the lodge and start the journey to Queen Elizabeth national park and on the way you will enjoy stunning views of the beautiful scenery, crater lakes, Rwenzori mountain ranges, tea plantations among others. Upon arrival in Queen Elizabeth national park you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Elephant hab lodge-midrange
Day 5: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise On the fifth day of the 7 days Uganda wildlife safari, you will have an early breakfast and your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for an adventurous game drive in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you will be able to view animals like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, bushbucks, warthogs, predators like lions, leopards, variety of bird species among others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will go for an interesting boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water channel that joins Lake George and Lake Edward. During the scheduled boat cruise which starts at 2:00pm, you will be able to enjoy stunning views of the beautiful scenery, landscape, view animals like elephants, warthogs, buffaloes, waterbucks at a close range drinking water along the banks, view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, aquatic bird species among other. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight as above.
Day 6: Transfer to Lake Mburo national park-walking safari You will have breakfast at leisure, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Lake Mburo national park. On the way you will enjoy stunning views of the landscape, scenery, farmlands, countryside among others. Upon arrival you will check into the lodge for lunch where after you will go for a walking safari in the park where you will get up-close and personal with different animals, listen to sweet sounds of bird species among others. After the nature walk, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Kigarama wilderness lodge midrange
Day 7: Morning game drive and departure to Kampala On the last day of the 7 days Uganda safari, you will enjoy breakfast, check out of the lodge and then meet up with your driver guide to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to view animals such as buffaloes, oribi, waterbucks, giraffes, zebras, topi among others. After the game drive, you will drive out of the park and start the journey back to Kampala. On the way you will have en-route lunch at the Equator, take photos and buy craft souvenirs. From the Equator you will proceed to Kampala arriving early evening and upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of advise.
End of 7 days Uganda wildlife safari.