Uganda: Discover the Pearl 12 days 11 nights Apes Primates ,wildlife Culture

Price

2800

Duration

12 days

Itinerary

12  days   11 nights Apes Primates ,wildlife Culture & The Great Lakes. Murchison Falls National Park – Fort Portal, Queen Elizabeth N.P, Bwindi ,lake Mutanda /Bunyonyi, Lake Mburo   N.P and Source of The Nile

You are met by your host at Entebbe International airport. Transfer to Lake Victoria Serena , Marriot Protea/Best Western Holiday inn Entebbe or Kampala Forest Cottages 10 min (45mins -2 hr drive depending on traffic) .(Dont forget to change money)Check in for Dinner and overnight .(Bed & Bfst)

Depart for Murchison Falls N.P at 07:00. Make your entry at Kacumbanyobo Gate. Visit the Top of the Falls where The Nile on its tempestuous journey is forced into a narrow crevice before dropping 40M below in a thundering cauldron; giving birth to scores of birdlife,hippo, Nile crocodile lying in wait for victims. Check in at Paraa Safari ,Kabalega or Pakuba lodge .Dinner & overnight (5 hr drive) (Full Board)

05:30 Early morning wakeup call and breakfast .Game drive in time to catch the animals, Ground/ Abyssinian Hornbill, Grey Kestrel, Elephant, Buffalo, Hartebeest, Giraffe, Duiker, kob, Lion and the elusive Leopard.

14:00 After lunch check out and head for an afternoon launch cruise- Spot Plenty of Birdlife, Malachite Kingfisher, Fish Eagle, Cormorants, and Saddle billed Stork, Hippo, crocodile, Buffalo, Giraffe, Elephant .Anchor 300 M from the bottom of the falls. Take photographs with the breathtaking falls in the backdrop veering past the canyon where Ernest Hemingway the famous 20th century writer crash landed.Exit the boat at the bottom of the falls and take the trail to the top of the falls where your vehicle shall be waiting for you. Transfer to Budongo EcoLodge for Dinner & Overnight (Full Board)

After an early breakfast,check out and head for chimp tracking. Birding is excellent with the chance of sighting rarities such as the yellow-footed flycatcher, Ituribatis, and white tithed hornbill. Other primates to be seen in the forest include black and white colobus monkeys leaping and chartering in the tall trees as well as the blue monkeys. After tracking proceed to Fort Portal with a lunch stopover in Kontiki hotel or Hoima Cultural Village through verdant country side ,traditional homesteads and farms. Dinner and overnight Kyaninga Lodge , Fort Motel or Mountains of The Moon . (6hr drive). (Half Board)

08:00After early morning breakfast, check out and depart for Queen Elizabeth N. Park . (there is an option to visit Kibale Forest N.Park for another chance of chimp tracking) Enroute you get to spot the fabled ‘Mountains of The Moon’ past tea estates and Kasese town.Stopover at the Equator for photographs before proceeding. Game drive enroute to Mweya peninsular . Checkin at Katara or Mweya Safari or Buffalo Lodge for Dinner & Overnight ( 2hr Drive) (Full Board)

05:30 Early wakeup call in time for a game drive in search of predators lions, elephants,Giant Forest Hog, Warthogs, elephants, Topi, Buffalo the Kob Mating Grounds and birdlife .Options: Visit Hamukungu fishing village or Kikorongo’s or,African Art Craft village.Learn the art of weaving baskets and bowls using natural fibre. Walk through the Katwe Salt mines that have sustained livelihoods since dating back to the 16th C. Cross the mud walkways and enter a traditional grass hut for a traditional experience. You may also pass the nearby bird sanctuary lake, home to thousands of birds, including flamingoes from October to May. Return to your Lodge for lunch.

2:00PM After lunch head for an afternoon launch trip. Up close to a variety of hippo,elephant,buffalo. fish eagle, goliath heron, African Jacana and Egyptian geese. ‘U’ turn just before the mountain ranges in the horizon before you return to base (2 hour cruise). Return to Mweya Safari Lodge/Katara or Buffalo Lodge for Dinner and Overnight . (Full Board)

After breakfast at leisure ,depart for Bwindi impenetrable Forest National park via the Southern ishasha with a chance of spotting tree Climbing Lions,topi, kobs ,birdlife ,elephant and buffalo .Check-in at Mahogany Lodge ,Gorilla Mist Ruhija or Silverback Lodge or similar camp Take an optional visit to the local medicineman or visit the waterfalls in the forest.Dinner &overnight.(Full Board)

Have an early morning wakeup call at 6:30AM and breakfast before briefing by ranger/guide at 8:00am before you begin our trek. (Dont forget your packed lunch). Depart for Lake Lake Mutanda or Lake Bunyonyi as you drive through the misty slopes of Bwindithrough Echuya Forest Reserve renown for endemic birdlife . (3-5hrs)Checkin at Chameleon Hill or Mutanda Lake Resort OR Birds Nest or Bunyony i Eco-Resort if staying at Lake Bunyonyi .Dinner & Overnight (Half Board)

Day 9 ( Lake Mburo Natonal Park )

After breakfast ,take an island trip by motorboat. If staying at Lake Mutanda, your ride to the burial place of Kyangushu will be followed by Mutanda Island, the biggest and the only inhabited one. On a clear day it offers views of Bunagana (Congo border), Lake Mulehe and Bwindi NP. There are also other trails including the village trail and the Batwa tribal trail available on request.

If staying on ,Lake Bunyonyi it offers similar activities including Island hoping boat ride, visit to Kyevu market & volcanic gas emissions,Bukora cave and abaheshi blacksmiths, local market , hiking and bird watching.

After lunch at leisure, head to Lake Mburo National Park with a brief stopover at Igongo Cultural Museum. Game drive enroute Check in at Mihingo , Mburo Safari lodge or Eagles Nest for dinner & overnight . (3hr drive)Dinner & Overnight (Half Board)

08:00After breakfast check out as you game drive enroute .Spot Zebra, Cape buffalo, eland, topi, or take a guided walk or a visit to the local herdsmen in the surrounding villages. Depart for Jinja with a stopover at the Equator. Take photos astride the Centre of The World. Enroute to Jinja you pass through tea and sugar plantations and the luxuriant Mabira Forest with a lunch stop in Kampala .Check in at Haven , Nile or Eden Resort for Dinner & Overnight. (5-5.5hrdrive)

After breakfast , head for a trip to Itanda Falls Explore the local villages and main street Jinja. Be on time for a boat cruise at The Source of The Nile .After lunch at Sailing Club ,depart for Kampala past fruit markets arriving late afternoon .checkin at Kampala Serena or Fairway hotel or Kampala Forest Cottages for dinner & overnight

After breakfast at leisure, depart for Entebbe International Airport to catch your onward flight. Depending on flight time you may wish to visit the,Kasubi tombs, Botanical Gardens in Entebbe.

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