6 days -
6-day gorilla tracking and murchison falls safari
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price from
$1,901
per adult
min person:
1
days: 6
Includes
- Park fees
- Gorilla permits
- All activities
- All accommodation
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals
- Drinking water
Excludes
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Itinerary
Day: 1
Transfer to bwindi impenetrable forest
Today after early breakfast, your guide will pick you up in entebbe, who will transfer you to bwindi impenetrable forest, in south western uganda, through a beautiful part of the country often referred to as ""the switzerland of africa"". You will see beautiful terrace hills and you will drive through a bamboo forest zone. On a clear day, you will have great views of the virunga mountains.
You will have lunch en route before proceeding to the park. You will arrive at the lodge in time for dinner
Accommodation: rushaga gorilla camp (mid-range)
Meal plan: all meals.
Day: 2
gorilla tracking in bwindi forest
Today after early breakfast, you will be transferred to the park head quarters for briefing about gorilla tracking. You will encounter one of bwindi""s endangered mountain gorillas. For most people this is the absolute highlight of their tour in uganda.
Bwindi impenetrable national park boasts both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees "" the only forest in africa that can make this claim. It also hosts five other species of primates, 113 species of mammals, over 200 species of butterflies and 360 species of birds. The gorillas you track are habituated and can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period of time, every day.
The time taken to track the gorillas can be as few as 2 hours to as many as 7 hours. Once the gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. Coming face-to-face with a mountain gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience
Day: 3
transfer to fortportal
Today after early breakfast, you will be transferred to fortportal town to break down the journey between bwindi and murchison falls national parks. You will have packed lunch en route, arriving at your hotel in the evening, for check in, dinner and overnight
Meal plan: all meals
Accommodation: mountains of the moon
Day: 4
transfer to murchison falls national park
Today at 7am, after early breakfast, you will begin the journey north to murchison falls national park.
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 cleft before plunging 43m down with a thunderous roar
As the river attracts large numbers of game, a boat safari up the nile provides the perfect opportunity to see and photograph the animals. You will be watched by crocodiles, hundreds of hippos, buffaloes, water birds, monkeys and all the other thirsty wildlife that the nile attracts, you go to the bottom of the murchison falls, which approaches you with a thunderous sound. By car or after a short hike you can reach the "top of the falls" from where you have a perfect view of the extraordinary falls and the river snaking below
You will get to the lodge in the evening.
Day: 5
sunrise game drive, boat cruise & hike to the top of falls
Today you will wake up very early. 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 on a game drive to explore the northern part of the park.
You will be eye-to-eye with the african animals like elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, different species of antelopes and many tropical birds may all be spotted during the game drive. So keep your eyes open.
In the afternoon you will take a boat safari up the nile river to murchison falls. You will be watched by crocodiles, hundreds of hippos, buffaloes, water birds, monkeys and all the other thirsty wildlife that the nile attracts, you will reach the base of the 43-meter high falls which approach with a thunderous sound.
After the boat safari you will hike to the top of the falls. From here you will have a wonderful view and fantastic photo opportunities
Day: 6
rhino tracking – return to entebbe
After early breakfast, you will cross the river nile and head back to kampala with en route lunch at masindi hotel. You will then proceed to ziwa rhino sanctuary where you will track rhinos on foot with rangers and get within close distance of them.
You will continue to kampala or entebbe arriving late in the evening
Accommodation for tonight is not inclusive in the program. If you wish to depart tonight from entebbe airport, make sure your flight is at 10 pm or later. If you want us to book one (or more) nights in kampala and/or entebbe, please let us know.
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