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Looking for a unique experience? Visit the reintroduced white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Have an early morning game drive in Murchison Falls National Park to find the rare Rothschild’s giraffe and the fastest monkey in Africa, the patas monkey. Relax during an afternoon boat trip to the mighty Murchison Falls. Enjoy a walk through Bigodi Swamp and see wild chimpanzees in Kibale Forest during an exciting chimp walk.
Observe African fish eagles during the Kazinga Channel boat trip and look for the seldom seen giant forest hog and leopard while having a game drive in the late afternoon in Queen Elizabeth NP.
Have a unique close encounter with mountain gorillas during gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National park and choose for a relaxing day in Traveler’s Rest in Kisoro or… climb the three peaks of Mount Sabinyo in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
Departure & Prices
10 Days Uganda Highlights
Group Comfortable Tour Price p.p Budget Tour (“Lazy” Camping) Price p.p
1 person US$ 3,420 for one person going alone US$ 3,170 for one person going alone
2 persons US$ 2,050 per person US$ 1,900 per person
3 persons US$ 1,720 per person US$ 1,570 per person
4 persons US$ 1,550 per person US$ 1,400 per person Single occupancy adds US$ 250 extra in a single supplement. Single Occupancy adds US$ 150 extra in a single supplement.
Early morning we will pick you from the hotel or guesthouse of your choice and take you to Murchison Falls National Park. We will stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for tracking the Rhinos and also have Lunch here before continuing via Karuma Bridge to reach later in the afternoon at Fort Murchison just outside the park boundaries.”” The day will close with a cool drink and a fabulous view over the river Nile, and the evening coming with all the noise of an African night.
The day will be spent viewing game around the park and along the Nile. We will leave early in the morning (if staying at Nile Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Paraa we will cross the Nile with the ferry at 7.00am) and go on a game drive from 8.00am to 12.00noon, seeing several animals including lions and giraffes. In the afternoon (2.00pm to 5.00 pm) we will go on the impressive launch trip on the Nile, up to the Falls, giving you a chance to see hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants and many different birds!
Early in the morning we will leave for Kibale National Park. We will pass close to Lake Albert: on a clear day the view from the top of the Albert rift is spectacular. In the afternoon we will arrive at Kibale Forest Camp, where we will stay sleeping with the noises of the tropical rainforest.
At 8.00am we will start with the 4 hour chimp walk – during which you may also get to see 10 other primates! Kibale Park is also known for all the butterflies and birds. In the afternoon we will walk through Bigodi Swamp (home to a community based project).
Early morning we will leave for Queen Elizabeth NP. We will travel through Fort Portal and reach The Bush Lodge in Queen Elizabeth NP at midday, with a stunningly beautiful view over Kazinga Channel. You will check in at your accommodation and have lunch, and in the late afternoon (4.00-7.00pm) we will go on a game drive
This day is for a game drive on the plains of Queen Elizabeth NP, with thousands of Ugandan Kobs, lions, elephants etc. Also on the program is a two hours launch trip on the Kazinga channel where we will see all the animals from the waterside. In the evening we will go on a game drive to the mating grounds of the Uganda Kobs
Early in the morning we will leave for Kisoro. We will travel via Kabale and continue through a beautiful landscape also defined as the “Switzerland of Africa”: mountains, lakes, hills with cultivated terraces, tropical rainforest and bamboo forest. On the last hill the landscape unfolds beneath us, taking in the vast planes between Uganda, Rwanda and Congo, with the Virunga volcanoes dominating the view. At the bottom of the valley is Kisoro, where we will stay at the famous traveler’s Rest Hotel.
In the sixties the famous American ‘gorilla-woman’ Dian Fossey visited the traveler’s Rest Hotel many, many times to do paperwork, relax or meet people. Fossey said about the hotel: “It was my second home”. Traveler’s Rest Hotel is just outside Kisoro and offers a cozy stay for the tourists coming to see the endangered mountain gorilla. The hotel, built in a somewhat colonial style, and entirely renovated in 1999, has a comfortable ambiance.
The day of Gorilla tracking (NB: this can also be on Day 9 depending on the availability of the permits).You will travel by car from traveler’s Rest Hotel in Kisoro to Nkuringo, in the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable NP (1hr), or to Mgahinga Gorilla NP (40min). Once there you will first receive a briefing (7.45am) and at 8.30am you will start the tracking. Once you have found the gorillas, you will be able to spend up to one hour with them! You will be expected back to the starting point by 7.00pm at the latest. Being physically fit is recommended.
It is always best to hear from other visitors, and this is Stella and Trudy’s story: “At a distance of about fifteen feet a mountain gorilla with her baby appears. She comes out of the bushes, looks at me and lies down. My presence does not seem to bother her. She just wants to rest, whether I am there or not. I can almost touch her. My heart dances with joy. I am in a good position to take pictures, so I let my camera do its work. It is the thrill of a lifetime. I cannot but agree with the American zoologist George Schaller, the first to study gorillas in the Virunga volcanoes, who once said: ‘No one who looks into the eyes of a gorilla, gentle and vulnerable, can remain unchanged.”
Day 9 will be spent in and around Kisoro, with traveler’s Rest Hotel as the home base.
In Kisoro we have developed a number of very interesting activities in close collaboration with local organizations and the National Park. All the activities can be done individually or in groups. They include:
Early in the morning after breakfast you will travel back to Kampala. On the way back to the city you will have lunch in Mbarara town, and after Masaka there will be an opportunity to a stop at the Equator for photo shoots and buying souvenirs and have tea or coffee. We will then bring you to a guesthouse, campsite or hotel of your choice in Kampala or Entebbe – or, if you continue your holiday somewhere else or back home, we will bring you directly to Entebbe airport for an onwards flight.
Return flight or an extra night in our Airport Guesthouse for just $82 a double / $ 70 a single (including BB and airport transfer)
From $3,420.00
From $3,420.00
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