Uganda – 9 Days Murchison Falls, Big 5, Chimps & Gorillas Tr

On your arrival at Entebbe international airport (EBB), you will be met by our safari staff that will brief you and transfers you to your hotel for relaxation. In the evening you will be transferred to Ndere cultural center In Kampala central (subject to availability), which is a home of performing arts and a representation of Ugandan cultures through music, dance, and drama. Dinner and overnight stay at your hotel. Activities Included: Airport pickup Free time Optional Activities: Ndere cultural center Meals Included: Lunch or Dinner (Depending on your arrival time) Accommodation: Hotel near Kampala city

You will arrive at the airport and embark on a journey to Murchison Falls National Park. The highlights of this park include: the roaring rapids of the Murchison, the rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park where you will have the chance of viewing lions, giraffes, hartebeest, buffalo, and elephants. Then surely you will be fascinated by the concentration of hippos and the Nile crocodiles here. For birders, Murchison Falls boasts 450 bird species including the elusive shoebill stork, dwarf kingfisher, the whitethigh hornbill, and the Goliath heron among others. You will have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for for Rhino tracking before continuing to the park, we shall have another stopover at Kabalega Dinners Restaurant near Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for our late Lunch before we continue to Murchison falls national park. On arrival to the park we shall first go to the top of the falls to experience the strongest falls in the whole world before heading to our Lodge. Activities Included: Game drive  Meals Included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner  Accommodation: lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP

Eat breakfast in the morning before going on a game drive in the park’s northern area in search of some of the ‘big five’ (buffaloes, lions, elephants and possibly leopards). Other animals you might see include Rothschild giraffes, bushbucks, warthogs, waterbuck and a variety of antelope. Return to your accommodation for lunch and a brief repose. After lunch, you will embark on a 3-hour boat trip to the base of the fall. This trip is said to be the highlight of the safari in Murchison Falls since it allows you to get up close to the animal species within the water. Cruise past huge hippo pods, crocodiles and numerous aquatic birds adorning the north bank on the way to the mighty waterfalls. You will have an opportunity to take thousands of pictures, so carry your camera with you if you like. Activities Included: Game drive Boat ride Meals Included: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Accommodation: lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP