wildlife viewing safari
6 Days Lake Mburo National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park
$2360-2660 USD
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Safari summary
This 6days Safari will take you to Queen Elizabeth National Park for wild life viewing in both parks. You will visit Lake Mburo for game drives and boat cruise and then visit Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drive, boat cruise and visiting the tree climbing lions in the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park
About this tour
Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Moderate activity | |
Best months | All months | |
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Parks |
Fine details
Safari highlights
- Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
- Walking safari—with armed guard
- Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- All drinks
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Laundry
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
Queen Elizabeth
After a morning breakfast, your guide meets you at an agreed place for a short briefing and then travel to Queen Elizabeth National park Located in the Western region of Uganda. You will have a stopover at the equator for some experiments and pictures and later on have lunch on the way. Arrival will be in the late afternoon where you will check into your lodge for dinner and overnight
The Bush Lodge/Buffalo Safari Lodge
Game drive and boat cruise
Queen Elizabeth
We wake up for an early breakfast and embark on a morning game drive around Kasenyi sector to search for the early risers. This sector is known as a matting ground for antelopes and therefore a hunting ground for predator such as lions, leopards and so on. The game drive lasts for 3 to 4 hours and ends at the shores of Lake George. We then return to the lodge for a lunch break and return in the evening for an evening game drive.
The Bush Lodge/ Buffalo Safari Lodge
Game drive and Katwe Salt Lake
Queen Elizabeth
After a morning breakfast, you will embark on a morning game drive in search for early risers like lions, leopards, Ugandan Kob, buffalo, elephant, hippo and zebras and many bird species giving you a chance to see more of wild life. From there you will return to your hotel for lunch and after visit Katwe Salt Lake and get to know how local salt is extracted and made ready for consumption/sale. Also visit Lake Munyanyange famous for large flocks of flamingo birds.
The Bush Lodge/ Buffalo Safari Lodge
Transfer to Lake Mburo
Lake Mburo
You will have breakfast at leisure and after embark on your journey to Lake Mburo National Park. It is a short distance therefore arrival will be in the mid morning where you will check into your lodge, and after go for the midmorning boat cruise .While on the boat cruise, expect to see plenty of hippos, buffaloes and crocodiles among others and many bird species like kingfishers, the rare African fin foot among others. From there you will return to your hotel for lunch and relaxation
Eagles Nest/ Arcadia Lodge
Game drive and Nature walk
Lake Mburo
After a morning breakfast, you will embark on a morning game drive in search for early risers like zebras, hippos, crocodiles, elands, antelopes, impalas among others. You will also see many bird species like pied kingfisher among others. From there you will return to your hotel for lunch and after go for a guided nature walk in Lake Mburo National park to get more connected to nature and the environment within the park. From there you will return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
Eagles Nest / Arcadia Lodge
Optional activities and Kampala
Lake Mburo
You will have breakfast at leisure and after take on any optional activity at Lake Mburo National park. This park has many optional activities like, horseback riding, fishing trip on Lake Mburo, Birding among others. From there you will check out of your hotel and embark on your journey to Entebbe or Kampala or any drop off point of your choice hence end of safari.
Not included
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