5 Days safari

You will arrive at the airport picked and transferred to Murchison falls national park. The biggest and largest national park in Uganda. Known as the most powerful waterfall. You will have en-route lunch in masindi and continue to the park gate. During this drive, you may see birds and animals like raptors, Rock Pratincole, Crested Francolin, White crested Turaco, White-headed Barbet, Narina Trogon, Red-throated Bee-eater, Rufous-sided Broadbill, Silverbird, Red-cheeked Cordon blue, waxbills, finches, sunbirds and canaries, water bucks, oribis, warthogs among others. Upon arrival, you will have 1-2 hours evening game drive then Dinner and peaceful overnight in Murchison falls national park at either Paraa Safari Lodge or Red chili tented camp. This is a 339km journey will take you about 5-6 hours on good road.

On this day, take pleasure in a morning game drive towards the Albert and Victoria Nile and experience a great deal of wildlife and birds. Along the way, look out for herds of elephants, giraffes, antelopes, the Uganda Kobs, buffaloes, waterbucks, lions, and several bird species.  Later on in the day after lunch, embark on a launch cruise to the base of the falls.  This 3 hour cruise from Paraa is a rewarding trip that will expose you to many various wildlife species like hippos, crocodiles, elephants (though quite occasional along this side) and a variety of the bird life that may include the African fish eagles. You will then return to the lodge for wonderful dinner and peaceful overnight.

After morning healthy breakfast, prepare for the journey from Murchison to Kibale national park. This will be connecting from Murchison falls national park connecting via Masindi-Hoima-Fortportal then to Kasese and then Kasese to Bunyonyi. On reaching Fortportal, you will stop for Lunch at Gardens Restaurant which offers both local and foreign meals on both buffet and ala’carte. This day is a long drive that takes 10-11 hours on good road which is 662km. On the way, you will be enjoying the cultural houses of the Banyoro people, baboon, white and black Columbus monkeys, forest squirrels etc. Then to Kibale where you will experience the Bakiga people traditions and living set up then to Bird’s Nest hotel for dinner and overnight.

After morning breakfast, you will get ready ,along with your packed lunches and water to embark on the life time memorable experience in this magnificent forest for  gorilla tracking. The trail you use rewards you with exciting moments of the giant mountain gorillas; this will be a reward of the ultimate gorilla experience, as well as other primates that inhabit the forest. After the gorilla experience, return to the hotel for Lunch and then evening boat cruise on lake Bunyonyi where you will reach the Ngamba Island the birding destination on Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast, you will start your scenic journey through the beautiful terrain of the rolling hills with terraced landscape, an area referred as the “Switzerland of Africa” .Observe the systematic cultivation of the Bakiga along the mountain slopes and enjoy the experience of what has been referred to as the Switzerland of Africa because of its cool nature. You will then continue to Mbarara town the second city after Kampala in Uganda then you will stop for lunch and continue to Entebbe either at the hotel for an overnight or to the airport for your flight.