Uganda Family Safari

10 Days Uganda Family Safari

$2887-5775 USD

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Safari summary

Uganda is the most family-friendly country in East Africa, due to its diversity and friendly people. Traveling in Uganda guarantees lots of fun and adventure, without giving up on the comfort. We make sure you stay in comfortable lodges with family rooms, often with a swimming pool and always with stunning views. You will never be travelling for more than 6 hours and we organize lots of stop-overs on interesting places.

You will be visiting Sipi Falls which is a small Garden of Eden with many waterfalls, flowers, birds, chameleons and local villages. Jinja will be your place for adventure: go for family rafting or quad biking if you dare. In Murchison Falls you will be going for safari and an exciting boat safari and at Ziwa you will walk to the rhinos and you will get very close!
SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS:
 SIPI FALLS
 SOURCE OF THE NILE
 MURCHISON FALLS
 ZIWA RHINO

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Murchison Falls

Fine details

Safari highlights

Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
Walking safari—with armed guard
Wildlife sanctuaries

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

All drinks
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Arrival and transfer to your lodge

You will be picked up from Entebbe airport by a representative of your accommodation for tonight. You will meet your driver/ guide tomorrow morning when he picks you up from your hotel. Depending on the time of your arrival, you might be able to do some optional activities in Entebbe; for example a visit to the Botanical gardens or the Ugandan Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC). Please note that all activities today are at your own cost.

Via Via

Full-day Zoo keeping

Today you will go on an exciting adventure with the entire family. For lots of people a childrens dream to come true; be a zoo-keeper for a day! Wake up early and join the UWEC keepers in the kitchen to prepare the food, then jump on the tractor moving from one exhibit to another and help feed an amazing array of exotic and endangered animals from giraffes to lions and elephants to rare birds. You might even get a giant Python around your neck. Are you tough enough?

The Nile Porch Jinja

Adventure in Jinja

If you like adventure this is the place to be! Jinja is the fun place in Uganda and you can do all kinds of crazy things, like Quad biking, wildwater canoeing, Mountain biking, family rafting, horseback riding and so much more. If you prefer to relax instead it's as well a very good place to hang out. Optional activities in Jinja Today you can relax at the lodge or choose optional activities: 1. White water rafting (full day USD 145 / half day USD 125)

The Nile Porch Jinja

Transfer to Sipi Falls

After lunch, a drive through the eastern part of Uganda takes you to beautiful Sipi Falls, on a plateau 1800m above sea level. The Sipi River flows over the foothills of Mount Elgon, forming a spectacular series of waterfalls (some nearly 100m high), surrounded by village walking trails and lush green coffee-producing hills. You will stay in a wonderful lodge, which is overlooking a 60 meter high waterfall. From your lodge you can play in the small river too.

Sipi River Lodge

Sipi Falls & Coffee Tour

Prepare yourself for a beautiful day in paradise. After breakfast, choose to go on a 3-hour or - for the real adventurers - a 7-hour hike through the region. A local guide accompanies you on your hike to explain flora, fauna and culture. Whichever option you choose, you can be certain that you pass many picturesque waterfalls, plantations and caves. Local villagers will be sure to greet you with ‘Jambo!’ and beaming smiles.

Sipi River Lodge

Transfer to Murchison Falls

Murchison Falls

Today you continue your journey by crossing to the west of the country to Murchison Falls National Park. Covering an area of over 3,840 km², Murchison Falls National Park is the largest conservation area in Uganda. The park’s name derives from its famous waterfall the mighty Murchison Falls, which are formed where the Victoria Nile powerfully forces its way through a narrow gorge before plunging 43m down with a thunderous roar. There is lion, giraffe, elephant, buffalo, leopard and more.

Murchison River Lodge

Early Safari and Boat Cruise

Murchison Falls

Get ready for an early wake up today! In the early morning hours animals are the most active, the sun is not yet so bright and temperatures are cooler. It offers the best time to spot wild animals. After an early breakfast you will go out on a game drive to explore the northern part of the park. Come eye-to-eye with the African animal kingdom: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, different species of wildlife. In the afternoon go for a boat cruise on the Nile River.

Murchison River Lodge

Transfer to Ziwa Rhino

Today you will go to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will go – together with an experienced ranger for a safari to trek the rhinos. You will see the rhinos in a very close range! Kidepo Valley and Murchison Falls National Parks once had both black and white rhinos; however widespread poaching during the Idi Amin era resulted in the disappearance of these majestic animals from the wild. Founded in 1998, Rhino Fund Uganda works to reintroduce black and white rhinos into Uganda.

Amuka Safari Lodge

Transfer to Kampala

Early in the morning after havving breakfast at the lodge, you will transfer to Kampala City where you will do a city tout in the late afternoon. You will visit some of Uganda's historical sites such as the King's Palace, Uganda museum etc. Dinner and Overnight at your Lodge.

Lavanda Hotel

Transfer to Entebbe Airport

Today will amrk the end of our 10 days of Uganda Family safari. After breakfast depending on your flight time, you will be transfered to Entebbe International Aairport for your flight back home.

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