Top of the World safari

15-Day Top of the World, Gorillas, Chimps and the Big 5.

$5200-5800 USD

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Safari summary

The 15 Days Top of the World Gorillas, Chimpanzee & Big 5 Safari gives you all the time to see all the wonders in this beautiful country. It features Mountain Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale NP, extensive wild game viewing in Kidepo Valley NP, Murchison Falls NP, Queen Elizabeth NP, and Lake Mburo National Park. The safari also features great sightseeing experience to the Top of the world.


About this tour

Tour type Custom, tailor-made, private
Main focus Game drives
Activity level Easy activity
Best months January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Countries
Parks

What’s included?
  • Airport transfers
  • Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • All drinks
  • Hot air balloons
  • Internal flights
  • International flights
  • Laundry
  • Premium alcoholic beverages
  • Spa treatments
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Visas

Itinerary

Transfer to Murchison Falls N/P

Murchison Falls

Today you will start your journey Murchison Falls. Along the way you will have a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary the proud home of the only wild rhinos in Uganda, where they are working hard to reintroduce rhinos to Uganda. The sanctuary has become increasingly popular with tourists; for Rhino Trekking, Shoebill Trek and Canoe Ride, Bird Watching, Night Walk, Nature Walk and Relaxation. After this visit you will continue your journey to Murchison with a picnic lunch to enjoy along the way.

Pakuba Safari Lodge

Boat and game drive in Murchison.

Murchison Falls

Today go for morning game drive in one of the best game parks to visit while in Uganda with over 76 mammal species with four members of the big five, the lion, the leopards, the elephants, and the Buffaloes. Go for the afternoon boat cruise and along the shores of the Nile and within the waters you will see lots of hippos and crocodiles among others. There are also several primates that including baboons and several monkey species and it’s also home to over 450 recorded bird species.

Pakuba Safari Lodge

Hike to the top of the falls.

Murchison Falls

Today visit top of the falls. This is a magnificent classic highlight of the safari and your last day. You will experience the explosive mass of water at close range as it gushes through a narrow crevice thinking it’s in a move but in actual sense its reality. The highlight of your tour in Murchison falls National Park is visiting the “Murchison Falls” a point along the Nile, within the park where River Nile forces its way through a narrow gorge 8 meters wide. Later transfer to Semuliki N/P.

Ntoroko game lodge

Sempaya Hot Springs and game drive

Semuliki

One of the things you do not want to miss at Semuliki National Park are the two Hot Springs –there is the male hot-spring Bitende and the female hot spring is called Nyasimbi which spurts out bubbling water and steam about 2 meters into the air. The water have a temperature of around 100 Degrees Celsius. In the afternoon, go for a game drive in Semuliki Valley. It has much to offer to the visitors on Safari birding, chimpanzee tracking, the scenery, you will certainly enjoy your time here…

Ntoroko game lodge

Bambuti Pygmies- Transfer to Kibale

Kibale | Semuliki

The Bambuti Pygmies live on both side of the Semliki River and are closely related to the Basu Pygmies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo rather than to Batwa Pygmies around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga Gorilla Park. They are much smaller in number than the Batwa People. Both were evicted from their ancient forests, though the Bambuti have limited hunting and gathering rights. Later in the afternoon, transfer to Kibale National Park.

Isunga Lodge

Chimpanzee Trekking-Queen N/P

Kibale | Queen Elizabeth

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. In fact, besides our delightful cousins, the chimpanzees, you can find red colobus, red-tailed guenon, white-nosed monkey, gray-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. Later transfer to Queen Elizabeth N/P

Irungu Forest Safari Lodge

Boat and game drive in Queen N/P

Queen Elizabeth

A morning game drive in time to see the sun rise. The morning is the best time for a game drive as the African animal kingdom tends to be most active when during the golden hours of the first sunlight touching the savannah. You will see elephant, buffalo, lion, waterbuck, leopard, Uganda kob, warthog, birds. On your boat safari along the Kazinga Channel, you will see a lot of hippos, buffalo, Crocodile, bathing Elephant, and a range of beautiful birds.

Irungu Forest Safari Lodge

Tree Climbing Lions in Ishasha

Bwindi Impenetrable | Queen Elizabeth

On this morning, you start your Journey to Bwindi National park en-route to the Ishasha Sector. 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.

Ride 4 a woman

Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Trail.

Bwindi Impenetrable

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. Depending on the location of the gorillas on any given day the walk can take anything from 2 to 7 hours.

Ride 4 a woman

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

On this day, you shall have an exciting boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi. In the afternoon you may have optional activities; a Canoe boat ride, a swim in the Bilharzia free lake, you may also hike or explore a nearby village. Residents are happy for you visit and are open to explain their daily lives.

Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort.

Transfer to Lake Mburo N/P

Lake Mburo

On this day, you will have a full rest as you enjoy the floating islands of Lake Bunyonyi. You will exit lake Bunyonyi after lunch and head to Lake Mburo National Park reaching late in the evening. You will pass in Mbarara and visit the Igongo Cultural village, this is more rewarding and amazing as you visit the Ankole museum. Continue to lake Mburo and the whole evening you will be for resting.

Rwakobo Rock

Nature Walk and Boat Cruise

Lake Mburo

On a nature walk you will often see Zebras, Giraffes, Eland, Topi and other antelopes, buffalo. Birds, butterflies. Take the Trail to the top of the hills and see Lake Mburo and beyond, from this vantage point you have a great view of 9 of the regional lakes found in the area. The boat ride on Lake Mburo gets you in touch with the flora and fauna of the lake, you will see hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, antelopes, zebras etc.

Rwakobo Rock

Morning game drive-Kampal

Lake Mburo

Early in the morning game drive in the park and sport the animals that were not sported the previous day. After, you will start your journey back to Kampala. Cross the equator for Lunch and have time to take photos at the equator. You will also have an experiment to show the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere and also get a chance to be in these two places at the same time. Buy a few souvenirs in the craft shops and have quick lunch and later you continue with your journey to Kampala city

Cassia Lodge

White Water Rafting at The Nile.

You will embark on the Nile for white water rafting on the magical waters of the Nile River as it cascades through a series of impermeable rocks forming rapids that would present one of the challenging encounters in your adventure world. A half day or full day rafting adventure is offered.

River base

Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe

After breakfast, you will leave Jinja Town and travel to Mabira Forest, one of the main rain forests reserves in East Africa. This forest houses great counts of bird species, impressive flora and primates. You will enjoy a forest walk in Mabira that gives you great up-close experiences with nature. After this experience, you will be taken to your hotel or airport making the end of your safari here in Uganda.

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