9-Day Murchison Falls, Big 5, Chimps & Gorillas Tracking

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be met by our tour Driver who will welcome you to Uganda—the Pearl of Africa. Thereafter, you will be transferred to the booked accommodation. In case you have had an early landing in Uganda, you will have a late afternoon ride around the city of Kampala. Expect excursions to places like the Kasubi tomb, Uganda Museum, and Namugongo Martyrs Shrine among others. Afterwards, you'll return to your accommodation and have enough rest.

Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation: Cassia Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located in Kampala (City)

+4PhotosMeals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

After breakfast, you'll embark on a journey to Murchison Falls National Park. The highlights of this park include the roaring rapids of the Murchison, and the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park where you will have the chance of viewing lions, giraffes, hartebeests, buffalos, and elephants. Then, you will be fascinated by the concentration of hippos and Nile crocodiles here. For birders, Murchison Falls boasts 450 bird species including the elusive shoebill stork, dwarf king fisher, the white-thigh hornbill, and the Goliath heron among others.

While en route, you'll make a detour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for your first Big Five experience where you will have an hour of rhino tracking. Another stop will be in Masindi to enjoy your lunch. You'll continue to the park and check in to your accommodation to relax for the evening.

Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Best Time To VisitDecember to February (Easier to spot animals)

High SeasonJune to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best WeatherJune and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)

Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

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Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Room)

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

You'll enjoy breakfast in the morning before going on a game drive in the park’s northern area in search of some of the Big Five (buffaloes, lions, elephants and possibly leopards). Other animals you might see include Rothschild giraffes, bushbucks, warthogs, waterbuck and a variety of antelopes.

You'll return to your accommodation for lunch and a brief rest. After lunch, you will embark on a 3-hour boat trip to the base of the falls. This trip is said to be the highlight of the safari in Murchison Falls since it allows you to get up close to the animal species within the water. You will cruise past huge hippo pods, crocodiles and numerous aquatic birds adorning the north bank on the way to the mighty waterfalls. You will have an opportunity to take thousands of pictures, so carry your camera with you.

Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation: Fort Murchison (Room)

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Murchison Falls along the river Nile is a true masterpiece of nature! In a small space, a million cubic meters of water from the Nile squeeze themselves through the Albertine Gorge as they make their way 6,853 km (4,258 miles) toward Egypt. Many people wonder how the scenic falls would actually be, but once you are on top of them and see the entire Nile going through a small gap, it makes sense why so many visitors make the trip. The Nile River is about 50 meters wide on top just before the falls, it drops down 43 meters through a 7-meter-wide gorge.

The journey to the top is a long one but once you reach this place, it becomes worth it. The thunderous spectacle and noise made by the water as it passes through the tiny hole are magnificent! It is not to be missed because no better words can explain the display.

Later, you'll transfer to Kibale National Park where you will stay for the night.

Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To VisitJanuary to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest)

High SeasonJune to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best WeatherJanuary to February and June to July (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LionVery Rare

LeopardVery Rare

HippoRare

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Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)

• Mid-range tented camp located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Today, you will track the most famous inhabitants of Kibale National Park, the chimpanzees. Chimpanzees share 98% of human genes making them our closest living relatives. They are found in 21 countries throughout Africa but are most easily sighted in Uganda due to their dense populations. There is also a wonderfully diverse concentration of other primates, more than any other forest in East Africa. Besides our delightful cousins the chimpanzees, you can find red Colobus, red-tailed guenon, white-nosed monkey, grey-cheeked mangabey, blue monkey, L'Hoest's monkey, and the black and white Colobus monkey. In addition, you may see olive baboons, bush babies and nocturnal pottos.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Best Time To VisitJanuary to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High SeasonJune to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best WeatherJune to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LeopardOccasional

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Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

On this morning, you will drive to the famous Queen Elizabeth National Park reaching in the afternoon and embark on your evening game drive. It is time to explore Queen Elizabeth National Park with its 200 kilometres of well-maintained game-viewing tracks. With an astonishing 5,000 hippos, 2,500 elephants and over 10,000 buffalo thriving in its grasslands and shorelines, this park guarantees sightings of some of Africa’s most iconic species such as elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, different species of antelopes, predators such as lions, leopards, civets, genal and serval cats. Black-and-white Colobus monkeys are easily spotted in the trees and of course the boldest species, baboons among others.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation: Buffalo Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

On this morning, you will start your journey to Bwindi National Park. You will drive to the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park (Ishasha Sector). This part is famous for its’ tree-climbing lions. While lion cubs around the world frequently climb trees for fun, adults rarely do. However, these lionesses enjoy spending their time snoozing in fig trees to get away from the tsetse flies and to enjoy a cool breeze. This is the most memorable sight in the park as you will see photogenic lions posing for your camera. Meanwhile, don't miss the stunning scenery and superb bird life in this southern remote section of the park either.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To VisitJune to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High SeasonJune to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best WeatherJune to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Encountering the rare and endangered mountain gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is an experience of a lifetime. Half of the world’s population 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. Depending on the location of the gorillas on any given day, the walk can take anywhere from 2 to 7 hours. Once the family of gorillas has been located, you'll settle into your surroundings and enjoy the hour you have to quietly observe these fascinating primates whose habits and mannerisms remind you so much of your own.
If time and energy allow, you'll visit the Batwa people and learn about their culture, and way of living and know their origin. Did you know that this is the shortest and most remote tribe in the country?

Main Destination: Lake Bunyonyi

Accommodation: Heritage Lodge, Habuharo

• Mid-range lodge located at Lake Bunyonyi

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

You will have a relaxed breakfast at the accommodation with a spectacular view of the Bunyonyi little islands just right in front of you and thereafter embark on your return journey to Entebbe Airport. You can expect en route stopovers in Mbarara town for lunch and the Uganda Equator line mark in Kayabwe for some memorable photos and maybe buying some art pieces of interest. You will proceed with the journey arriving late in the afternoon/evening for your drop-off at the airport to catch your flight back home.

We do recommend a late afternoon/evening outbound return journey. We hope to see you (or any referral) when you visit next time! Thank you for choosing Ngoni Safaris Uganda.

Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks
• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.