Overview
6 days Uganda Safari is a short safari that will take you to some of the most visited national parks in Uganda. This safari will take you to Murchison falls national park, Uganda’s biggest national park and boasts for hosting the strongest waterfalls in the world, you will track chimpanzees in Kibale forest national park, you will as well visit Queen Elizabeth national park which is Uganda’s open savanna national park and it celebrates tree climbing lions, Kazinga channel a waterbody that joins lake Edward in Congo and lake George in Uganda.
This huge stretch of water hosts so many animals like hippos, crocodiles, elephants and buffaloes are seen at the shore swimming, so many birds are also seen on the shore and its regarded as one of the important birding area of Uganda.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Pick-up and transfer to Murchison falls National Park.
After a delicious breakfast at your hotel, you will meet our driver representative who will greet you, take you through the itinerary, then set off for Murchison falls national park. It will take you about 6 hours to arrive in Murchison but you will have an en-route to Ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will be tracking rhinos, spend about 2 hours, thereafter, you will have lunch and embark on your journey to the mighty Murchison falls national park. You will arrive in the evening hours, connect to your lodge accommodation, have dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Game drive and boat cruise
You will wake up in the early morning to catch the animals when they are still very active, nocturnal animals like leopards, lions, hyenas will be winding up on their operations, diurnal animals especially buffaloes, elephants, giraffes and antelopes will be unfolding their day and you will be very lucky to see what takes place in the early morning in the jungle.
Return to the lodge for breakfast, relax at the lodge as you rewind on the memories, you will have lunch and in the evening, you will engage in boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, cruise through a school of hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes and elephants will be at the shore quenching their thirst and birds will be seen in the skies, you will be overwhelmed by the thunderous sound of the water falling from high rocks. You will also visit top of the falls to have a clear view of the waterfall from the above. You will take memorable pictures, videos and thereafter, you retire to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale forest
On this day, you will wake up on a delicious breakfast, meet your driver guide, check-out of the hotel and depart for Kibale forest national park also known as primate capital. This is the only place which gives best chimpanzee trekking experience and it will leave you with undying memories.
Have lunch en-route in Fort-Portal which is Uganda’s tourism city, enjoy some nice sceneries of the rolling hills that are covered with tea plantations, then embark on the journey to Kibale national park. Arriving in the evening, check-in to your lodge, have dinner and get ready for chimpanzee trekking the next day.
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and drive to Queen Elizabeth national park
You will arise in the morning, have breakfast and transfer to the park headquarters where you will be briefed about Chimpanzee trekking. You will be assigned a chimpanzee family to track, then head to the thick forest with a ranger guide who will help you to locate the chimps, as you are tracking, you will be enjoying the sights and sound of birds in the forests, meet other species like bush pigs, sitatungas, among others. After you have met the chimpanzees, you will spend an hour with them, taking pictures and capturing every moment that really counts.
You will later return to the lodge to freshen up, enjoy lunch and bid a farewell to Kibale and head to Queen Elizabeth National Park which is about 1-2 hours’ drive. You will arrive in the evening, check-in the lodge, have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Game drive and boat cruise
Arise in the morning, enjoy breakfast and head to Kasenyi plains. This is where antelopes, buffaloes, and kobs are found and it attracts predators such as lions, leopards and hyenas, you will have many chances to see lions, and leopards since this is the area where their prey flourishes.
Have a chance to meet elephants, birds, visit different scenic viewpoints, spot other species, return to the lodge in the afternoon, have lunch, relax and then in the evening you will go for a launch cruise at Kazinga channel where you will be meeting hippos, crocodiles, monitor lizards, birds and enjoy the best sunset ever. At the dusk, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Check-out and drive back to Kampala / Entebbe.
Arise in the morning, enjoy a beautiful breakfast, check-out and transfer back to Kampala/Entebbe. You will have am en-route at Igongo cultural center in Mbarara to grab a touch of Ankole culture, there is a big museum where ancient cultural stuffs are kept.
Enjoy lunch in Mbarara city then embark on your journey, another stopover will be at the Equator, engage in the Equator experience, proceed to Entebbe for your flight back home or to other destinations.
