13 Day Best of Uganda family trip – Gorilla Trekking and Big 5 Wildlife Tour - USD 4, 396 PP

USD 4, 396 Per person (Min of 2 people)

Experience the Best of Uganda family trip and immerse yourself with great wildlife highlights. You have the chance to experience the animals of the savanna and the primates in the forests with Mountain Gorillas and Chimpanzee trekking as well as game-drives and boat-cruises mixed with Batwa cultural encounter and scenic nature without forgetting On Foot encounter with the Rhinos as we trek them. Explore Uganda in style.

Safari highlights

Day 1: - Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

Day 2: - On Foot, rhino trekking at Ziwa rhino sanctuary and proceed to Murchison Falls National Park - The Giraffe Paradise!

Day 3; - Game drive and boat cruise to the bottom of the fall and visit to the Top

Day 4: Launch cruise to the Nile Delta Point– Transfer to the Rift valley Escarpment

Day 5:– Transfer day to Kibale Forest National park – Evening visit to the Top of the World

Day 6: - Chimpanzee trekking day – and afternoon Bigodi wetland nature walk.

Day 7;– Crater Lake Exploration and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park – Game drive through the crater drive.

Day 8: - Full day Queen Elizabeth National – Morning game Drive and evening boat cruise on Kazinga channel.

Day 9: - Mid Morning Game drive in Ishasha sector – Tree Climbing Lions – Queen Elizabeth National park – Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park.

Day 10: - Living with Mountain Gorilla trekking - Bwindi Impenetrable forest

Day 11: - Extra Day at Lake Bunyonyi – Design your Day

Day 12: - Transfer to Lake Mburo, the ‘Zebra magnet’ – Evening Game drive

Day 13: - Early morning walking Safari Lake Mburo – Transfer to Sese Islands

Below are details of the trip from Day 1- 13.

Day 1: - Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

Your safari guide will be readily available waiting to welcome and cheer you up as you transfer to your hotel in Entebbe. You will drive along with a view the vast fresh water lake, view of the famous old Entebbe airport and its history in relation to the Israel war. Proceed to your hotel at Papyrus guesthouse Entebbe

Day 2: - On Foot, rhino trekking at Ziwa rhino sanctuary and proceed to Murchison Falls National Park - The Giraffe Paradise!

 With an early breakfast, we depart with a drive outside the city and start our amazing Best of Uganda family trip going via fascinating countryside sceneries. En route, we shall have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking. This is the only place to see rhinos in Uganda in the wild. You will have an early hot lunch before continuing the drive via the famous Kaniyo Pabidi (Budongo Forest) and visit the top of the tranquil Murchison and Uhuru falls as an explosive dash of water at close range gushes through a narrow crevice producing a rainbow trademark.

We take the evening at leisure with a game drive through the park as we head to check in at our cozy home away from home. Overnight at Hornbill Bush Lodge-

NB – Top of the falls can be visited on either this day 1 or the day after depending on the time

Day 3; - Game drive and boat cruise to the bottom of the fall and visit to the Top

 A brighter day starts with coffee break and this will be the order of the day as we get ready for a full day exploration of Murchison falls national park with a morning and evening game drive including a thrilling boat cruise on the Victoria Nile.  You have the chance of seeing big cats hunting, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffalos, plus more as the checklist of mammals reaches 76. We continue browsing the Drive circuits to the Delta point for a cocktail of Birds and mammals. Enjoy a relaxed lunch and then have a 3-hour boat ride to the base of the falls where you get to see the Hippos (You have never seen more hippos yawning, grooming in their Pods anywhere else than here- Believe me you)! Nile Crocodiles, Elephants and a variety of beautiful bird species along the banks. If you are a keen birder, this might be your magnet to catch them. Continue with the hike to visit the top of the falls. This is a magnificent classic highlight on our 2nd day as an explosive dash of water at close range gushes through a narrow crevice. Overnight at Hornbill Bush Lodge

Day 4: Launch cruise to the Nile Delta Point– Transfer to the Rift valley Escarpment

With a lazy breakfast, enjoy the last glimpse of Murchison falls national park with a thrilling launch cruise to the Nile Delta. You will be amazed by the abundance of birds on the riverbank and many animals quenching their thirsty with the Nile waters. Have lunch and transfer to spend the night at the Rift valley escarpment overlooking Lake Albert and the fascinating blue mountain of DR Congo. Overnight at Kikonko Lodge

Day 5:– Transfer day to Kibale Forest National park – Evening visit to the Top of the World

With a lazy breakfast, we start the day with a transfer to Kibale national park – The primate capital of the world. Check in at your cosy accommodation overlooking the rain forest. In the evening, visit the Top of the world before proceeding to the check in at your cosy home away from home. Dinner, overnight at Isunga Lodge or Chimpanzee Forest lodge

Day 6: - Chimpanzee trekking day – and afternoon Bigodi wetland nature walk.

Head into the forest of the Primate City of Kibale in the morning for chimpanzee trekking. This is a three-hour experience. As an option, you can upgrade to participating in Chimpanzee habituation, where you get to follow the chimps for the whole day, a truly exclusive experience (this is an optional activity and is not included in the stated price. Inform us when booking if you wish to do the habituation). Kibale Forest national park is a rainy forest and a home to over 1500 Chimpanzees. Here you have the chance to see the chimps close up and capture shots of our closet cousins in the jungle in their frenzy exciting moods as they are grooming, building relationships, bringing up young ones, think and sharing food, plus rare bird species following them. In the forest, 9 different species of Monkeys are found so you have chances of seeing red colobus, red tailed monkey and bush babies on a great day. After the trek, your guide picks you and takes you back to the lodge. Relax for lunch and in the afternoon Bigodi nature and community walk. Overnight isunga lodge or Chimpanzee Forest Lodge -

Day 7;– Crater Lake Exploration and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park – Game drive through the crater drive.

With breakfast at leisure, we explore the historical crater lakes along the way as we transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and drive further southwards with the Rwenzori ranges (Longest in Africa) in View or Drive through the Crater lakes in the Hills through to sample out the surprising Diversity of Savannah trees and wild life! Also, visit the Katwe salt mines. With your Binoculars along the peninsula, you have a magnificent view of Birds, animals like the ever-playing African Elephants in Waters as we sigh and reset Fatigue and stress, to point zero (it is necessary on this day’s game view). Dinner and overnight at Pumba Safari Cottages

Day 8: - Full day Queen Elizabeth National – Morning game Drive and evening boat cruise on Kazinga channel.

We kick start the day with an early game drive that exposes us to diverse animals, Big 5 members Elephants, Buffalos, big cats- Lions, Leopards more times in the evening, warthogs- Hunchback carnivals like Hyenas are spotted along the Circuits as we drive along the and many more species that are residents to this park. There is a rich bird life especially our version of storks in the wetland sports as we reach the Flamingos in the salt lakes. - at 2pm and get ready for the Classic highlights on the 2hrs Boat cruise on the famous Kazinga channel 36kms linking Lake George - lake Edward, land and water Adapted Hippopotamuses Yawning and some slashing canines to each other and the National Geographical society Killing machine the Nile Crocodile gaping along the Banks ! Savannah version of Pigs the Warthog- Pumba of the award winning Lion King is a hallmark sign in this Animal home! Of Mamaland Uganda. Dinner and overnight at Pumba safari Cottages.

Day 9: - Mid Morning Game drive in Ishasha sector – Tree Climbing Lions – Queen Elizabeth National park – Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park.

We will drive off in this adventurous vast savannah area with Topis, and the southern version of Elephants to get the Lions high in the Fig tree branches normally after midday game view drive under the thorny savannah trees, transfer Bwindi Impenetrable forest - Home of the endangered Mountain gorillas. Overnight stay at Gorilla Mist Camp or Buhoma Community Rest Camp

Day 10: - Living with Mountain Gorilla trekking - Bwindi Impenetrable forest

Spend the day tracking endangered Mountain Gorillas, spending close for an hour among them. See mothers keeping infants close as they knuckle walk on three limbs. Watch scampering toddlers reined in by an attentive father, who takes his job as protector of the family, quite personally. The distinct behaviour of a mountain gorilla in the wild will demonstrate the bond that exists between primate and man — and not escaping the poignant fact, these creatures lie on the brink of extinction. This day we spend the night in the middle of Africa’s second deepest Lake on Kyahugye Island on Lake Bunyonyi. Have a relaxed evening as you stare at the fascinating lake of many birds from the veranda of your cosy cottage. Overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort.

Day 11: - Extra Day at Lake Bunyonyi – Design your Day

This is a day to relax and reflect on how your long safari has been. Design your day with optional activities around the island, which may include community immersion, canoe ride, Batwa experience, among others. Overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort.

Day 12: - Transfer to Lake Mburo, the ‘Zebra magnet’ – Evening Game drive

With breakfast at leisure, we cross the lake with a speedboat or motorized canoe to the main land as we wave goodbye to the stunning Lake of many birds. We continue our drive towards Lake Mburo national park. We reach the park in time for lunch at the lodge. (You can decide to have a short swim at the lodge to cool off the body) In the afternoon we game-drive for view of Zebras, Topis, Warthogs, cape buffaloes and Impalas.  Overnight in Rwakobo rock lodge -

Day 13: - Early morning walking Safari Lake Mburo – Transfer to Entebbe Airport

Start the day with an early breakfast and take a guided walking safari through Lake Mburo savannah with chances to see Leopards, zebras, waterbucks, birds buffaloes in there day break jungle life!

Afterwards, get ready for the drive to Entebbe with a stopover at equator for photo moments and Lunch. Drive back to Entebbe to and check in to your next flight back home.

Bon voyage

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