9
Days Gorilla Safari
Trip Highlights:
- Chimpanzee Tracking
- Gorilla Tracking
- Murchison Falls
- Game drives
- Boat cruise |
Day 1:
Kampala – Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, begin drive northwest through the famous
Luwero Triangle and Masindi Town; you can make a Stop over
at Masindi hotel for lunch. Proceed to Murchison Falls National
park via Budongo forest, drive to the top of the spectacular
fall where the Nile's perfected beauty can be viewed easily,
and marvel as it compresses and squeezes itself from over
1 kilometer wide down through a 7-meter canyon. The 150-meter
drop of the falls creates a thunderous roar and a beautiful
rainbow in a plume of spray - the best thing to ever happen
to the Nile. You can finally enjoy the sunset as you return
to the superb comfort and service of Paraa Safari lodge/
Nile Safari Lodge for overnight and dinner. |
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Day 2: Game Drive and Boat
Cruise
After breakfast, embark on an early morning game drive on
the northern bank where a trained ranger guide will help you
spot elephants, lions, Cape buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffes,
hartebeests, waterbucks, oribi, bushbucks, bohor reed bucks,
hyenas, and on rare cases leopards. Return to the lodge for
breakfast. Relax at the swimming pool side. Have lunch and
after, you will safari up stream by boat to the calm Victoria
Nile and the base of the falls just tens of meters from the
"Devil's Cauldron." Here you can have a look at
the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over the 17-kilometer
stretch you may also see waterbucks, elephants, and Uganda
kobs.
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the habitat of many bird species including goliath herons,
Egyptian geese, pelican bee-eaters, Hombills, kingfishers,
cormorants and the rare shoebill stork. After taking shots
of the photogenic Murchison Falls you will return for dinner
and an overnight stay at Paraa lodge/Nile Safari Lodge. Day
3: Murchison – Kibaale National Park
After Breakfast, drive via the Albertine Escarpment of the
western Rift valley on the Masindi-Hoima-Fort portal road.
This drive will be a long one south via Hoima to Fort Portal,
passing though verdant countryside and traditional homesteads
and farms. Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the Fabled
"Mountains of the Moon," This Journey takes a
long time on dusty and bumpy roads! Dinner and overnight
at Ndali Lodge/ Primate Lodge/ Chimpanzee Forest Guest house. |
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Day 4: Chimpanzee
tracking and Bigodi Swamp walk
In the morning after breakfast proceed to Kibaale National
Park visitors’ reception for briefing. Kibale Forest
is reputable for the greatest variety and highest concentration
of primates in East Africa. In the afternoon transfer to the
Bigodi Swamp for another, totally different nature walks.
The Bigodi Swamp Walk is an initiative of the local community
and is known for its rich diversity of birds and primates.
Return to your accommodation for dinner.
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Day 5: Game
drive and Launch cruise
Early Morning game drive, head for the mating ground of the
Uganda Kobs and the a search for the tree climbing Lions,
elephants, buffaloes, if luck the Leopard and many bird species.
Return to your accommodation for Lunch/ or a packed lunch
will have been provided in the morning.
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In the afternoon we
proceed for a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural
link between Lake Edward and Lake George. Enjoy abundant bird
life such as such as African Fish eagle, Grey headed king
fisher, Swamp flycatcher, Grey capped Warbler, Great White
nad Pink backed Pelican, Great and long tailed Cormorants,
Common Squaco Heron, African open billed stock, Pied kingfishers,
Black crake, swamp fly catcher among others and
the hundreds of hippos that are cooling off at the shores,
this cruise will definitely be one of the highlights of your
safari. Return to your accommodation and enjoy beautiful sunset. |
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Day 6: Queen
Elizabeth - Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After breakfast, you will have a game drive as you depart
Queen Elizabeth for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You
may decide to relax in the afternoon or take a nature walk
which will lead you to the Munyaga Waterfall and a chance
to see primates such as the Grey Cheeked Mangabey Blue Monkeys
and others species. If Your Tracking the Nkuringo Group, upon
arrival in Bwindi you will be met by the Nkuringo Walking
Safaris guide for a guided walk to Nkuringo, crossing various
streams, as you get to learn about the history behind this
great forest.Dinner and overnight depending on Gorilla group. |
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Day 7: Gorilla Tracking
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
After an early breakfast, report to the ranger station for
registration and briefing by one of the ranger guides. Head
into the forest in search of the Gorillas, the time taken
and the terrain vary with the movement of these great giants.
Depending on the time of return, afternoon guided walk on
the Munyanga River trail, or a community guided walk will
be organized with visits to the Batwa people, traditional
doctors and blacksmith, this will be summed up with entertainment
from the Local Youth group members, Dinner and overnight at
the same as above.
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Day 8 : Bwindi
- Lake Mburo National Park
Have an early breakfast, after which you will drive to Lake
Mburo National Park and enter the Park through the Nshara
Gate. An afternoon game drive takes you along the lakeshore
track, and with its own system of game trails and cleared
walkways, the "Kigambara Loop" gives you interesting
guided walks along the lakeside. On this route you can find
herds of zebra, Cape buffalo and eland, and Pribi and topi
are easy to approach. While on the game drive, most visitors
will enjoy a boat trip on Lake Mburo and self-guided nature
trails. Birders will view a big number of bird species about
more than 250 species found in Lake Mburo including Papyrus
Gonoleks, Brown-faced Lapwings, Carruther's Cisticolas, the
extraordinary White winged Warbler and Bare-Faced Go-away
bird. Overnight and dinner at Mihingo Lodge/ Matana Tented
Camp/Rwoyo camp
Day 9: Depart For Kampala
After a morning game drive, return to Kampala, the drive
back to Kampala stops at the Mpigi Royal Drum Makers and
the Equator to shop for African crafts and then proceed
on to Entebbe overnight and dinner at the Boma Guest House/
Entebbe Airport Guest House/ Gately Inn
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