Main Highlights:
- Chimpanzee Tracking, Kibale National Park
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Rhino tracking
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Crater Lakes experience
- Local Community experience
- Tree Planting
- Bigodi Swamp Walk
- Gorilla tracking experience
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at the Entebbe International Airport
Upon arrival, Africa Runners Company staff will greet you and provide transportation to your hotel in Entebbe.
Accommodation: Stay 1 Night at 2 Friends Beach Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast, transfer to Murchison falls National Park. (6-7 hours drive)
Murchison Falls National Park. This is Uganda’s best-known and biggest nature reserve. Its most memorable feature is the Victoria Nile which cuts through the park, running along a series of rapids before shooting out of a narrow crack in an incredibly powerful waterfall. A boat safari during your stay will offer a closer look at the majestic falls while providing ample opportunity to see some of the incredible wildlife that the park is known for along the way.
Accommodation: Stay 2 Nights at Paraa Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Game drive and boat ride to the bottom of the falls
Enjoy a full day game drive exploring the beauty of Murchison Falls National Park. The park is especially known for its massive elephant population, wide array of bird species and big herds of buffalo. Giraffes, lions, antelope and waterbucks can also be spotted here and if you search the trees carefully, you may even spot one of the elusive leopards. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat ride to the bottom of the falls.
Accommodation: Paraa Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Transfer to Fort portal, Crater Lakes – Kibale National Park
Your journey to Fort Portal is possibly the most scenic. The drive will take you through tea plantations, lively village markets and over rolling hills of lush green countryside that is so characteristic of western Uganda.
Enjoy crater lakes drive as you explore the beauty of the numerous small lakes, surrounded by gentle hills, and stunning views. The area is ideal for sports fishing, nature walks, cycling, and a great opportunity to do intensive bird watching. Optional hike at Lake Nkuruba to encounter different species of primates or visit the hidden Mahoma Falls while you meet the local people as you walk through their villages and learn more about the customs of the Batoro tribe.
Accommodation: Stay 1 Night at Kibale Forest Camp
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: PM Chimpanzee Trekking, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Kibale National Park is the best place for chimpanzee tracking because the forest has high population densities and sightings are most common here. This walk will take you through the jungles of rainforest in search of them for about 2-5 hours depending on their location. While your chances of encountering chimpanzees are high during your tracking excursion, it is never 100% guaranteed. These are, after all, wild animals with wills and minds of their own! Later after your lunch, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most visited game reserve and arguably the most scenic. The national park protects the vast savannah plains, bushland, wetlands and forests that lie at the base of the Rwenzori Mountain range. Kazinga Channel, which flows through the park and connects Lake George in the east to Lake Edward in the west, attracts a rich array of animals and birds, including the infamous Nile crocodile and one of the world’s largest concentration of hippos. On your first game drive you will explore the park along a 200-kilometre network of well-maintained game viewing tracks.
Accommodation: Stay 2 Nights at Kasenyi Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Game Drive and Boat ride on Kazinga Channel
In the morning we offer you an opportunity to do a game drive in search of one of the lion prides, Leopards, herds of Elephants and Buffaloes in the park.
Later in the day when the sun is high in the sky and the animals make their way to the river for a drink, we will head to Kazinga Channel for a private boat safari. You will spot more hippos today than you can possibly imagine. Herds of elephants and buffalo will also wander down to the shoreline to bathe in the cooling waters. A boat safari is a fantastic way to get close to wildlife and for many visitors the boat safari is the highlight of their visit to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Stay at the same lodge.
Accommodation: Kasenyi Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Bwindi Forest Impenetrable National Park
Your journey today will continue south-west toward Bwindi Forest. This is one of our favorite drives in Uganda. The serpentine roads wind through lush rainforests, skirting hill tops (keep your eyes open for the volcanos!)
Gorilla Tracking is the main highlight of a visit to the southern parts of Bwindi Forest, but you are also in the perfect place for volcano hikes, birding, nature and culture walks and canoe and paddle board excursions. The sunset scenes are unforgettable so make sure to find your way to the veranda in time for sundowners.
Accommodation: Stay 1 Night at Ride 4 A Woman (Noel’s Cottage)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Gorilla Trekking
Encountering the rare and endangered Mountain Gorillas is an experience of a lifetime. Half of the world’s populations of gorillas live under the mist-covered canopies of Uganda’s oldest and most biologically diverse rainforest. In the company of an experienced park ranger you will be tracking the whereabouts of one of the nine habituated family groups who live in the park. Later transfer to Obumwe conservation Village.
Accommodation: Stay 2 Nights at Obumwe Home Nest
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 9: Obumwe conservation Village Community Experience
Hill hiking, farm visit like coffee, tea, banana plantation, Local gin and wine breweries, goat or cow farm experiences, Tea planting and much more.
Accommodation: Obumwe Home Nest
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 10: Transfer to Entebbe. Stop by the Equator – Departure
After breakfast, transfer back to Entebbe with a stop at the equator for lunch, photos and souvenirs. Later proceed to your hotel in Entebbe for your flight to your next destination.
Meal Plan: Breakfast
End of Tour
