6 days Murchison falls, Kibale and Bwindi safari is an adventurous safari which takes you to bwindi impenetrable national park which is famous for having half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas, kibale national park which is a home of primates as well as Murchison falls which is the largest national park in Uganda.
HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1; Transfer to Murchison falls national park via ziwa rhino sanctuary
Day 2; Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 3; Transfer to kibale forest national park
Day 4; Chimpanzee trekking and transfer to bwindi impenetrable
Day 5; Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 6; Transfer back to Kampala
DETAILED ITINERARY
DAY 1; TRANSFER TO MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK VIA ZIWA RHINO SANCTUARY
Depending on your location, the safari guide will pick you and brief you about the safari. After the briefing, you will embark on the journey to Murchison falls with a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking. After the trekking, you will proceed with the journey up to the park. On arrival you will drive to the top of the falls where you will spot the waterfalls, mammals and bird species among others. After, you will drive to the lodge for a relaxation, dinner and night stay.
DAY 2; MORNING GAME DRIVE AND AFTERNOON BOAT CRUISE
After an early morning breakfast, you will go for a game drive where you will spot animals such as warthogs, giraffes, bushbucks, lions, hyenas, Jackson’s hartebeest as well as bird species among others. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will drive to paraa landing site for an amazing boat cruise at the bottom of the falls and it takes 2 to 3 hours drive. While on the boat cruise, you will spot animals such as antelopes, elephants and buffalo’s drinking water, hippos and Nile crocodiles in water as well as bird species such as hornbills, fish eagles and kingfishers among others. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and a night stay.
DAY 3; TRANSFER TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK
After the morning breakfast, you will checkout of the lodge and embark on the journey to kibale national park and its takes the whole day. On arrival you will go for a nature walk in bigodi swamp where you will spot variety of bird species such as blue turaco, mammals such as sitatungas and bushbucks, primates such as l’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, and grey cheeked mangabey among others. After you will head to your lodge for dinner and night stay.
DAY 4; CHIMPANZEE TREKKING AND TRANSFER TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE
After having morning breakfast, you will head to the parks headquarters for a briefing. After the briefing, you will head into the forest in search of the chimpanzees. Once the chimpanzees are located, you will spend an hour with them as you watch them play, jump from one tree branch to the other as you take photos and record moments. After the chimpanzee trekking, you will head back to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will checkout of the lodge and embark on the journey to Bwindi impenetrable national park. On arrival, you will check into the lodge for dinner and a night stay.
DAY 5; GORILLA TREKKING IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
After an early morning breakfast, you will be transferred to the parks headquarters for a briefing. After the briefing, you will be grouped in the groups of 8 and allocated a gorilla family to trek with the help of park rangers. After, you will enter the forest in search of the habituated gorillas and the trekking takes 30 minutes to 7 hours depending on the location of the mountain gorillas. Once the gorillas are located, you will spend an hour with them as you watch their behaviors and take photos or videos. After the trekking you will return to the lodge for a relaxation, dinner and night stay.
DAY 6; TRANSFER BACK TO KAMPALA
After having morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and embark on the journey back to Kampala. You will have a stopover in mbarara for lunch and another at the equator where you will take photos and buy souvenirs. After, you will proceed with the journey up to Kampala. On arrival, you will be dropped at the Entebbe international airport for your flight back home or any place of advice.
6 days Murchison falls, Kibale and Bwindi safari Includes
All park entrance fees
Chimpanzee trekking permit
Rhino tracking
Top of the falls hike
An English speaking safari guide
Gorilla trekking permit
Boat cruise
All activities on the itinerary
Accommodation and meals
Transportation in a 4*4 safari vehicle
Bottled drinking water
6 days Murchison falls, Kibale and Bwindi safari Excludes
Tips
Life insurance
Optional activities
Personal expenses
