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ITINERARY
Day One: Arrival at Entebbe airport, meet and
greet and transfer to the hotel in Kampala. Briefing. Time allowing we
will visit the Kasubi (Royal) Tombs. No meals included. Overnight at Hotel
Emin Pasha (garden room) or Grand Imperial Hotel.
Day Two: Early breakfast, then we depart
to Nakitoma to the recently opened Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary (170 Kms northwest
from Kampala and half way to Murchison Falls National Park). Game drive
and walk to track the white rhinos that are spending the hot hours mostly
in the swampy areas . Then we proceed to Masindi, where we will have lunch
at Court View Hotel. After lunch we continue our journey to Murchison
Falls National Park. We drive in a beautiful landscape, land gets flat
towards the north as you head to the bottom of the Victoria Nile. As we
enter the national park, we will do a game drive on the way to our lodge.
Check in and relax for the rest of the evening. Dinner and overnight at
Paraa Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Camp (bandas or fix tents).
Day Three: Morning g ame drive in the northern bank of
river Nile as we look out for the elephant, lion, Cape buffalo,
Rhod’schild giraffe, hartebeest, Oribi, bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck,
spotted hyena and if lucky you could even spot the leopard. We will be
back in time to have lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon we take a boat
cruise upstream to the “bottom of the falls”. The Nile here gets calm
at the base of the falls, we stop a few metres from the “Devil’s
Cauldron” . where it compresses 47 meters to squeeze through a 6-meter
canyon dropping 40 metres with a thunderous roar. En-route, marvel at the,
hippos, crocodiles and over this 17 km stretch you may see elephants as
well as a lot of bird species like Goliath heron, pelican bee– eater,
kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. At this point
we will get off the boat and, hike to the “top of the falls” to catch
a close view of the beauty that forms the Murchison Falls. This is a
pleasant guided walk that takes about one hour. Our driver will pick us
from the top and then drive back to the lodge. Dinner and overnight at
Paraa Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Camp (bandas or fix tents).
Day Four: This day we drive to Fort Portal via Hoima,
in a breathtaking landscape that forms the Albertine western Rift Valley.
It is a quite long drive ( 8 to 9 hours) but we will have several stop
overs to relax, and sightseeing as we pass verdant countryside,
traditional homesteads and farms. We will have our packed/picnic lunch on
the way. Check in and relax for the rest of the evening. Dinner and
overnight at Ndali Lodge or Rwenzori View Guest House.
Day Five: Early transfer to Kibale Forest NP, where
all morning is dedicated to search for chimpanzees and other primate
including: I’hoestes, red colobus, blues, red tailed and gray– cheeked
mangabey . After we will stop in Fort Portal to have lunch, before
proceeding to Queen Elisabeth NP / Peninsula sector where we will do a
game drive in the crater lakes (Katwe) area, a stunning landscape where we
will look for elephants, buffaloes, antelopes and if lucky even the
leopard. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Kingfisher
Kichwamba Lodge.
Day Six: In the early morning we do a game drive in
the Kasenyi area, within QENP, on a look out for the lions, buffalos,
elephants, and large numbers of Uganda Kobs and other antelopes. After
lunch at our lodge we will go for a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, to
look out for the hippos, great herds of bufallos, and lots of water birds.
Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Kingfisher Kichwamba Lodge.
Day Seven: In the early morning we do another game
drive in the Kasenyi area, within QENP. After we will go back to the lodge
bor breakfast, and then we drive to Ishasha, which is in the southern
sector of Queen Elisabeth National Park. We will arrive in time for lunch
at Wilderness Camp, before going for a game drive looking for the tree
climbing lions and other game. Dinner and overnight at Ishasha Wilderness
Camp
Day Eight: After early breakfast we will depart to
Volcanoes NP (Rwanda), home of the endangered mountain gorilla. We will
cross Kabale and Kisoro where we will stop for lunch at Traveller´s Rest
(where Dian Fossey used to stay, resting from the long periods spent
observing the mountain gorillas in the Virunga Volcanoes). Then we proceed
to Cyanika´s border post, and after clearing we will continue to
Ruhengeri and Kinigi, at the base of Sabinyo mountain (one of the Virunga
Volcanoes). Dinner and overnight at Gorillas Nest Hotel or Asoferwa Kinigi
Guest House.
Day Nine: After an early morning breakfast, we will be
transferred to the national park headquarters for being briefed by the
park rangers before departing for the hike in search for the Great
Mountain Gorillas. The excursion in a thick rainforest and the interaction
with the mountain ape, gives a wonderful experience in life. We will have
lunch after returning to the hotel. In the afternoon we will depart to
Kigali. Dinner at the hotel or restaurant. O vernight at Hotel des Mille
Collines (pool side room) or Hotel Chez Lando.
Day Ten: Breakfast before being transferred to the
airport for your departure flight.
Note: Time allowing, we will visit Gisozi´s Genocide Memorial, and the
crafts village.
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