Safari Highlights;
Day1: Drive to Murchison Falls National park, stopover Ziwa Rhino sanctuary.
Day2: experience Murchison falls.
Day3: To Kidepo valley national park
Day4: Game drive (full day).
Day5: Cultural experience
Day6: Transfer to Pian Upe wildlife reserve.
Day7: Morning Game drive –Transfer to Sipi falls
Day8: visit Sipi falls expect Hikes& Abseiling
Day9: Community tour for a coffee Experience& transfer to Jinja
Day10: Experience the source of the Nile.
Day11: Back to Entebbe via Kampala.
This 11 days’ safari will get you lost in Uganda’s oldest park Murchison falls/Kabalega national park gazetted in 1927, is the largest park in Uganda with plenty of wildlife and home to the world’s most powerful waterfalls, Kidepo valley national park one of Uganda’s most isolated national park which stands out as one of the best virgin parks to visit with the best landscape you cannot find elsewhere in Uganda parks, extinct wildlife species, this experience can be spiced up by a visit to the karimojong nomadic warrior people who are the keepers of this park, it’s fascinating seeing how these people are still far away from modernity with a typical African traditional way of life. Among other things to expect on this safari is the Rhino tracking at Ziwa, source of the Nile river, Sipi falls and a lot more that will live you with life long memories.
Day 1: Drive to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary & proceed to Murchison Falls National Park
Your guide from Nkuruba community tours picks you from your hotel after breakfast and embark on the journey out of Kampala heading the north west Uganda, stop over at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking experience, the only place where rhinos live in their natural habitat in Uganda. After transfer to your lodge in Murchison falls national park. Relax at the lodge thereafter have diner and overnight.
Accommodation, Hornbill bush lodge.
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park
Early morning game drive before dawn to search for predators and other wildlife such as the lions, leopards, hyenas, elephants, kobs among others. Later in the afternoon do a boat launch on the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls expecting to see the hippos, elephants swimming, buffalos, Nile crocodiles, different water birds.
Overnight: Hornbill bush lodge.
DAY 3: Transfer to Kidepo valley N.P
After breakfast we transfer to Kidepo valley national park with a lunch stopover at Gulu the biggest city of northern Uganda. Thereafter we proceed to Kidepo check in our accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Savanah Lodge, Apoka bandas.
DAY: 4 Game drive in Kidepo valley national park
morning game drive after your breakfast heading to the Narus valley looking for the predators such as lions, hyenas, and many more wildlife. Back to your lodge in the afternoon for lunch and later do another drive to the Kanangrok hot springs. Different wildlife species along the way not forgetting the ostriches which occupy this area. Later in the evening we drive back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
DAY: 5 Cultural experience (Ik community)
After an early morning breakfast, we head for a community walk to getting lost into the iK tribe of the Karimojong community in Mt Morungole we shall learn about their way of life and participate in their day to day activities such as milking cows, courtship dances and singing, storytelling, among others thereafter we get back to our accommodation for dinner and Overnight stay.
DAY 6: Transfer to Pian Upe
After breakfast we shall transfer to Pian Upe. Then we will continue to our accommodation for dinner and overnight stay. Pian Upe is the second largest conservation area first is Murchison falls park. Is home for serval cats, Uganda’s only remaining Roan antelopes, leopards, wildcats, jackals, spotted hyenas, elands, among others, chances to see cheetahs stands at 80%.
Overnight: UWA Bandas
DAY: 7 Game drive –Transfer to Sipi falls
The reserve is one of the largest protected area, still a hidden gem in Uganda and home of the rare endangered fox’s weaver. Expect to see plenty of wildlife including the plain Zebras, antelopes and cheetahs, after the game drive we shall continue to Sipi falls for overnight stay.
Overnight: Locam lodge, Rafiki Lodge
DAY: 8 Water fall Hike
Sipi Falls lies at an altitude of 1,775 meters. The view is so romantic, do abseiling here, 100m down the adventure down the falls will live you with unforgettable memories of Uganda.
Overnight: Locam lodge, Rafiki Lodge.
DAY 9: Community tour for a coffee Experience& transfer to Jinja
After breakfast we shall head for a community visit for a coffee experience expect traditional coffee processing you can also take part in the process and after the tasting thereafter we shall transfer to Jinja for overnight stay.
Overnight: Jinja base camp, Afro Smile guest, Jinja Nile Resort
Day10: Experience the source of the Nile.
After breakfast we head for a boat ride on Lake Victoria expect to see lots of aquatic wild life on the lake, visit to the source of the world’s longest river, fishing villages there after back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Jinja base camp, Afro Smile guest, Jinja Nile Resort.
Day11: Back to Entebbe via Kampala.
After our breakfast we shall transfer to Entebbe depending of your flight can have a relax at the beach for lunch, souvenir shopping and then transfer to the airport for your flight. End of tour.
Costs
1PAX: 5010
2PAX: 3710PP
3PAX: 3086PP
4PAX:2714PP
