Day1: Airport
meeting with our staff who will welcome you to the "Pearl of Africa".
Transfer to Kampala City . (*For those arriving earlier, an
afternoon excursion can be planned to the famous tombs of the
Kabaka kings, Uganda museum, Bahai temple and Namugongo Martyrs
shrine where 22 Christian convicts were killed under Kabaka(King
of Buganda)-Mwanga in 1886.Meals and overnight at Emin Pasha
Hotel or Serena Kampala Hotel.
Day 2:
You are picked from the Hotel. Begin the panoramic drive north-west
through the famous Luwero Triangle and Masindi Town to Murchison
Falls National Park arriving in time for a picnic lunch at
the spectacularly situated site at the top of the Falls where
you can see the Nile 's beauty
perfected! Marvel at the Nile, compressing from up to 1 km squeeze
through a 7 meter canyon dropping 150 meters with a thunderous
roar creating a beautiful rainbow, a plume of spray and the best
thing that happened to the Nile." The Murchison Falls".
Enjoy the sunset as you return to the lodge. Enjoy the
superb comfort and service of Paraa Safari Lodge. (FB)
Day 3: Drive
to the northern Bank of the park Your
guide will help you spot Elephant, Lion, Cape buffalo, Rothschild's
giraffe, hartebeest, Waterbuck, Oribi, Bushbuck, Bohor
reedbuck, hyena and if you are lucky, the leopard. After
lunch, go for a boat safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile to
the base of the falls stopping just tens of metres from the "Devil's
Cauldron". En-route, marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles
and over this 17 km stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck and
Uganda Kob crocodile .This is also a zone of many bird species
like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher,
hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork.(FB)
Day 5: All
day drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal through verdant countryside
and past traditional homesteads and farms along Albertine Rift
escarpments. Lunch is made enroute. Fort-Portal
rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon Meals
and overnight at Ndali Lodge , a stunning location overlooking
a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled "Mountains of the
Moon"
Day 6: Half
day search of chimpanzee and 10 other primate including phoestes,
red colobus, blues, red tailed and grey cheeked mangabey. The guide will provide detailed
explanations, not only on primates, but also on all the forest
fauna and flora and will ensure that your walk is both informative
and enjoyable. This walk is excellent for viewing bird
life and seeing primates at close quarters. Carry packed lunch;
proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park following the mystical
Ruwenzori Mt. Range . Enjoy the unique 2 hour boat cruise on
the Kazinga Channel into Lake Edward . This trip passes
through possibly the highest concentration of hippos. This launch
cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching
and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colourful and
stupendous with well over 550 resident species. Dinner
and overnight at spectacular Mweya Lodge perched right on the
edge of the escarpment overlooking the Ugandan Great Lakes (FB)
Day 7: Dawn
game drives today. Queen
Elizabeth National Park 's diverse eco-system of grassy plains,
tropical forest, rivers, swamps, lakes and volcanic craters is
home to an incredible abundance of wildlife. Game drives
in this park, with the massive Rwenzoris as a backdrop provides
excellent opportunities to see lion, leopard, giant forest hog,
Cape buffalo, elephants, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kob, Topi
and bush buck. After game drive, Visit -Maramagambo forest and
the " Blue Lake -All should come along with torches, drive to
Ishasha sector for lunch and game drive to spot the rare tree
climbing lions and other game. Thereafer, drive to Bwindi. This
is the lushest highland rain forest on earth, filled with primates
and exotic birds. The afternoon is spent on a foot safari around
the local communities living around the park. Dinner and over
night Gorilla Forest Camp (FB)
Day 8: Begin the day with breakfast ready for
trekking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the UWA
staff. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water,
snacks, jungle boots etc The guides will lead you inside the
jungle to see the shy Primates for a group you have been booked
for. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary
gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most
exciting wildlife experiences on earth. There are now only 650
left in the world! The tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours
but its well worth the effort. Drive to Kigezi highlands via
Kabale town where you will be taken to one of Africa's most beautiful
landscape of Lake Bunyonyi popular referred by many tourists
the Switzerland of Africa. Enjoy dinner at Ha'buharo Lodge with
an evening camp fire and cultural dance by the local people.
Day 9: The
day begins with a 1 hr boat ride inside the islands surrounded
d by terraced landscape and breakfast. Feel the wonders of
nature as you will see big terraced hills, big valleys, big
everything including people and forests! Drive to Mbarara for
lunch and later return to Kampala . A stop over for photography
is a must at equator crossing! and transfer to Entebbe for
an evening flight to Mwanza to KIA/Arusha, pick you up and you'll
be transferred to Gibb's Farm, leisure time, Dinner and Overnight.
Day 10 : After breakfast at Gibb's Lodge, walking at Gibb's
farm forest, water falls for the whole day, overnight.
Day 11: Take your breakfast in the Gibb's farm Lodge, thereafter,
drive to
Lake Manyara national park for game drive, This Park is famous for its Tree
climbing Lions, a good number of Primates, especially Baboons, Vervet and
Sykes (Blue) Monkeys, a great Chance to visit Majimoto (Hot Water Springs),
Observe variety of water birds along the Shallow lake Manyara. P.M drive to
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge for Leisure time, Dinner and Overnight.
Day 12 : Descend to the Crater and make game viewing there.
In this bowl
like Intact Caldera is where Black Rhinos made their home. The Crater is
also home of, Black mane Lions, Cheetahs, Leopard, Foxes and Jackals,
Hyenas, and a good number of Herbivores like Buffaloes, Wildebeest, Zebras,
Gazelles Eland, and Elephant Bulls. Ascend and drive to Ndutu Lodge for
leisure time, Dinner and Overnight.
Day 13: Early breakfast in Ndutu Lodge,
thereafter, game viewing continues searching for the migration
of hundreds of thousands of millions of wildebeest, Zebra, Gazelles,
Topi, Heartbeest, will be wondering in the southern
Serengeti short grass plains. Afternoon proceed to the Airstrip for Charter
flight to KIA, from KIA connection to Zanzibar . Overnight Hurumzi Hotel
Previously known as Emerson's Green Hotel.(One night)
Day 14 : Spend these days in Matemwe Bungalows ( Six nights).
Relax and have Beach Leisure. Diner and Overnight at Matemwa
Bungalows.
Day 15: Full day in Matemwe Bungalows
Day 16: F ull day in Matemwe Bungalows
Day 17: Full day in Matemwe Bungalows
Day 18: Full day in Matemwe Bungalows
Day 19: Full day in Matemwe Bungalows
Day 20 Transferred to ZNZ Airport to fly to
Dar es Salaam to connect an
international airline back to Europe . End of services.
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The safari package to include:
Transportation by a 4wd fueled vehicle
Full board accommodation as per the itinerary (FB)
Boat trips
One Gorilla permit per person to be secured and paid for in advance
Park fees
Primate walk in Kibale
Professional Full time English speaking Driver/Guide .
Enroute lunches
Game drives and visit to Bat caves.
Airport transfers
Local flight fares (i.eEBB-JRO, JRO-Serengeti, JRO-ZNZ and ZNZ-DAR)
The package excludes expenses of personal nature like: Visa,
drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee
while trekking, personal insurance, personal shopping bills and
tobacco.
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sustainable tourism company amid the Pearl of Africa" For
Safaris in Uganda , East Africa, Rwanda and DRC
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