Eleven Days BigFive Game Safa
11 DAYS BIG5 GAME SAFARI AND PRIMATE ENCOUNTER(MURCHISON, QUEENS, KIBALE, AND BWINDI)
$8050-12057 USD
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Safari summary
This 11 days safari trip takes us to the country’s must see spectacular destinations of primates offering face to face encounter with gentle mountain gorilla at Bwindi Impenetratable national park on foot, a home to up to 50% of the world’s largest living primates mountain gorilla. At Kibale national park, a natural habitat that has one of the highest densities and bio diversity of primates in all of Africa is a home to 1500 chimpanzee, our closest living relatives, for chimpanzee on foot tracking rewarding encounter
This safari offerssighting of the big 5 game viewing of mammals like rhino in Ziwa rhino sanctuary. Rolling savannah plains of Buligi and Kasenyi/Ishasha sector in Murchison falls and queen Elizabeth national park respectively offers sighting Elephants, buffalos, lions and leopards, giraffes, and many antelope species like Uganda kobs, Jackson hearts beast, Waterbucks, oribis, impala and many more along wonderful rolling savannah plains of Buligi and Kasenyi/Ishasha.
The safari also features classical boat cruise along 40km kazinga channel and Murchison falls Nile River in both Queen Elizabeth and Murchison falls national park respectively to sight aquatic mammal like hippopotamus and crocodiles,as wild game like elephants, buffaloes, and gather at the banks in search for drinking water together with water birds like shoebill stork, saddle billed stork, goliath heron, African fish eagle, African jacana, African skimmer among others.We shall have a community Cultural visit Batwa and Bakonjo living in the forest of mountain Rwenzori, wetland walking Bigodi swamp sanctuary.
About this tour
Tour type | Set-date, set-itinerary, group | |
Main focus | Game drives | |
Activity level | Moderate activity | |
Best months | All months | |
Countries | ||
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Walking safari—with armed guard
- Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
- Primate trekking
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Park fees
- 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
Arrival and hotel transfer
Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, meet and greet with Avelisa Tours and Tours driver/guide. He will brief you about the 11 Days Ziwa Rhino and Murchison falls Uganda safari. Then the driver will transfer you to your hotel where you will have time to relax while enjoying the cool breeze from the Lake. Later have dinner and overnight.
Palm Beach hotel/ 2 friends’ hotel
Transfer to Murchison Falls N.P.
Murchison Falls
After an early morning breakfast at the hotel at 6:30am, embark on 305km (4-5hours) drive to northwest of Uganda to Murchison falls national park via Masindi town with a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for the mighty rhino trekking encounter. You will have lunch in Masindi town after which you will enter Murchison falls through the Kichumbanyobogate.On your arrival, check in, relax, have dinner and overnight
horn bill safari lodge/ Red chili Rest Camp
Game drive and Boat cruise
Murchison Falls
Start the day with a cup of coffee and embark on a morning game drive , this is the most rewarding game drive where you get to see animals and birds.Return to lodge lunch . afternoon set out for the 3 hours boat cruise on the Albert Nile to the Bottom of the falls. After the boat ride, you will hike to the top of the falls and have clear view of the devil’s cauldron where the water forces its self in a 7meter gorge dropping down Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Red chili Rest Camp/ horn bill safari lodge
Transfer from Murchison to Kibale
Kibale
After breakfast embark on a journey to Kibale Forest National Park. This park is famously known for its highest concentration of primates in East Africa .The drive is incredibly scenic – passing through villages, lush green countryside and hills dotted with tea plantations, local markets rolling hills among others.The beautiful scenery will amaze you all the way. We will have a stopover at Hoima resort hotel for lunch. Upon arrival at the accommodation, check in, , have dinner and overnight.
Rwenzori View Guest House/ wild camping
Chimpanzee tracking and a visit to
Kibale
After breakfast,have our lunch packed and transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing from the guide about chimpanzee tracking. After we will enter the amazing rain forest to look for the Chimpanzees, meeting them will be one of the most amazing experiences as you will enjoy watching them play around, feed young ones, & the males guarding the territories. After, have lunch in the wild, in the afternoon after tracking, visit Bigodi swamp where you will be able to see some other primates
basic:-Rwenzori View Guest House/ wild camping
Crater lake & Transfer to Queen E
Queen Elizabeth
After breakfast embark on journey to Queen Elizabeth national park with a stunning drive lasting for about 2-3 hours. The drive has scenic views of legendary mountains of the moon towering 5109mabove the sea level with snow capped peaks of mountain Ruwenzori, make stopovers at Ruboni community camp for bakonjo cultural village tour, music dance and drama, craft village experience. Later Continue to Queen Elizabeth N.P. arriving late evening for lodge check in, relaxation, dinner and overnight
Pumba Safari Lodge/ Ishasha Ntugwe river camp
Morning game drive and Afternoon
Queen Elizabeth
After breakfast, embark on a 3-4hours rewarding morning game drive in kasenyi exploring queens Elizabeth national park’s rolling savannah landscape dotted with counts of wild game, Retreat from the activity and drive back to the lodge for lunch, after which we shall gather at Mweya for an afternoon 2 hours thrilling boat cruise along the 40km kazinga channel to view one of the largest concentration of hippos in the world,and other animals. After connect to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Pumba Safari Lodge/ Ishasha Ntugwe river camp
Transfer to Bwindi National park
Bwindi Impenetrable
After an early morning breakfast at 6:30am, connect with the ranger guide and embark on 3-4hours journey towards ishasha sector in search of tree climbing lions resting on acacia and fig trees. After your game drive, transfer to the nearest lodge for lunch and proceed with the remaining part of the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable national park arriving in the evening for relaxation, dinner and over night.
Bwindi Guest House/ Nshongi camp
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and
Bwindi Impenetrable
After breakfast, with our packed lunch we connect to the ranger guide for briefing, embark on unforgettable trek through the jungle in company of a ranger in search for great mountain ape, Expect to different primates Retreat from the activity for lunch and relaxation. Later in the evening embark on community tour & visit the last remaining members of the Batwa pygmy tribe living harmoniously with the great giants of the forest in Bwindi before heading back to the lodge for overnight
Bwindi Guest House/ Nshongi camp
Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, boat cr
After breakfast, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi (place of many little birds) Africa’s second deepest lake traversing through the kigezi highlands referred to as the little Switzerland of Africa with stunning surroundings offering impressive spectacular views of the 29 islands.Under take activities like sightseeing and community walks, bird watching. Have lunch at the resort and embark on canoe/ boat cruise on the lake. Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and over night
- Bushara Island Camp/ Bunyonyi overland resort
Transfer to Kampala with enroute
With the aid of sweet melodies of birds that will be singing, we wake up at 6:00 and have an early morning breakfast and embark on 470km or 7-8hours journey through impressive country side landscape of southwestern Uganda making stopover for traditional lunch at Igongo cultural centre for typical African buffet with stopover at equator point in Kayabwe for water experiment and photo shoots
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