TRIP TYPE
Luxury Safari or Tailor Made
DESTINATION
Entebbe | Murchison Falls | Kibale Forest |Queen Elizabeth & Ishasha | Bwindi Forest | Jinja on The Nile
DURATION
12 Days & 11 Nights
12 Days Uganda Wildlife, Primates And The Nile
Uganda is a land of contrasts, still virgin & lush green famously known for its
undulating and extra ordinarily experiences. Proudly being the Primate capital of the
world and unending savannah plains with vibrant wildlife to spectate & marvel.
Uganda is home to human closest relatives, the endangered mountain Gorillas and the
chimpanzees silently living in peace and in one of Africa’s oldest rain forests. On This
first 12 Days Wildlife, primates and The Nile Uganda safari will take you through the
vast savannah & wildlife scenic treasures – Uganda’s pride and get you up-close and
personal with a mountain Gorilla, Chimpanzees doubled with spectacular Wildlife
OVERVIEW
ITINERARY
RATES & QUOTES
EXTENSION TRIP
OVERVIEW
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe – Uganda: Meet & Greet.
Overnight: Papyrus Guest House Entebbe. Bed & Breakfas
Day 2: Flight Transfer to Murchison falls National Park – Uganda.
Overnight: Anyandwe House. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinne
Day 3: Game Drive & River Nile Launch Cruise
Overnight: Anyandwe House. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 4:Road Transfer To Kibale National Park – Western Uganda.
Overnight: Tabebuia. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Morning Chimpanzee Trekking & Afternoon Bigodi Swamp Walk
Overnight: Tabebuia. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park – Afternoon Kazinga Channel
Overnight: Bush Lodge. Breakfast Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Transfer To Ishasha Sector Q.E.N.P
Overnight: Ishasha wilderness Camp. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Transfer To Bwindi – Buhoma Sector
Overnight :Gorilla Conservation Lodge. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 9: Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Experience
Overnight:Gorilla Conservation Lodge. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 10: Morning Flight Transfer To Entebbe – Connecting To Jinja on The Nile
Overnight: Lemala Wildwaters Lodge. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 11: Full day At the Island – Lemala Wildwater Lodge.
Overnight: Lemala Wildwaters Lodge. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 12: Transfer To Entebbe.
ITINERARY
Day – Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe – Uganda: Meet & Greet
Arrival at Entebbe Airport. Meet our representative who will transfer you to your hotel – 10 Minutes drive.
Overnight: Papyrus Guest House Entebbe. Bed & Breakfast
Day 2: Flight Transfer to Murchison falls National Park – Uganda.
Enjoy a Relaxed Morning Breakfast and Transfer To Entebbe airport for a domestic flight to North west Murchison Falls National Park. Meet with your Guide and enjoy a welcome and an enroute Game drive to the Lodge. Cross over to the southern Bank of the River Nile over to your lodge overlooking the Silently flowing Nile beneath. Have a hot lunch and proceed to the Top Of The Falls to witness how a 50m wide river is reduced to a 6m Gorge gap and falling 45m down creating one of the biggest and strongest Waterfall in the world. Enjoy a sundowner set overlooking the Nile with sounds of the Nile banging into the gorge. The sunsets here are Phenomenal. Return to Lodge for Dinner.
Overnight: Anyandwe House. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Game Drive & River Nile Launch Cruise
Make use of the Morning sunrise as you watch wildlife come-out of their hiding in search for pasture. Follow footprints of Lions, Leopards that roamed the tracks in search for a prey and trail it to the end. Watch Lions trying to find shed in the thickets as curious Giraffes, Antelopes and Buffalos tow their necks looking closely at the predators not to loose sight of them – More less a hide and seek game or be lucky and witness a leopard prey on an Oribi or Kob or A lion stealthily prey on a warthog. Later take on to the jetty and embark on an exclusive Nile boat Cruise. Watch elephants, Buffalos, Giraffes, Huge schools of hippos, Nile Crocodiles and Pied kingfishers take their catch from the silent flowing Nile River. Watch from the river bottom as water falls off the cliff and between rocks creating one of the best sought
sights in Uganda – It’s a magical encounter. Return to Starting point and transfer to Lodge to unwind your day memories.
Overnight: Anyandwe House. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 4:Road Transfer To Kibale National Park – Western Uganda.
Relaxed Morning breakfast and transfer to Kibale National Park. Through Local Villages and past jaw Dropping scenery, make stops and Drive to the outskirts of Kibale National Park at
the beautiful Tabebuia Lodge Overlooking the Craters. Watch the countryside with huge
chunks of tea Plantations and villages unfold with the local life and great scenery. Arrive in time for Lunch and in the afternoon, Visit a Local School around Bigodi, Ndali or Kyaninga area Villages, spend rest of day at leisure.
-/+ 6 hours drive To The Lodge
Overnight: Tabebuia. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Morning Chimpanzee Trekking & Afternoon Bigodi Swamp Walk
Start the day Embarking again on a Chimpanzee trekking experience in kibale National Park with a ranger guide looking out for nests, chimpanzee callings till you find them and have an ultimate encounter with humans Closest Relatives. Have a more interactive conversation
with the ranger guide about Chimpanzees and their habitant. In The Afternoon, embark on a guided Swamp walk in the Bigodi wetland in search for more Primates including the Redtailed Monkeys, Olive baboons, Colobus monkeys, sitatunga antelopes and much more.Retire at Lodge on a Campfire.
Overnight: Tabebuia. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park – Afternoon Kazinga Channel
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park south of Kibale National Park. Arrival at Lodge –Check in – and take on a Private afternoon Boat cruise on the famous wildlife populated Kazinga channel. A 4okms length water channel filled with lots of wildlife like Hippos,
Buffalos, Elephants quenching their thirst, Crocodiles, Antelopes, Chances for lions and
leopards, bird species and much more including fishing villages along the water Channel.
Overnight: Bush Lodge. Breakfast Lunch & Dinner.
Day 7: Transfer To Ishasha Sector Q.E.N.P
Set out for a short game drive in the Kasenyi sector in search for the Cats. Chances are you will encounter buffalos, Lions, leopards, Antelopes, Warthogs and much more wildlife.Transfer to Ishasha Sector South Of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Watch wildlife in the ishasha Wilderness and lookout for the tree Climbing lions Lazily hitching on the fig trees.Come At peace with the wilderness on a sun downer game drive at the ishasha Escarpment and lookout for Hyenas stealthily come out of their dens as you sip on a glass of wine with the
sun setting below the savannah horizons.
Overnight: Ishasha wilderness Camp. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Transfer To Bwindi – Buhoma Sector
Relaxed breakfast and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable National Park. Arrive in Bwindi –
check-in and rest of day at leisure. You can also visit the Ride4a woman project this evening
of engage with Dr. Gladys and her conservation work with the Gorillas. Rest of day at leisure
3.5 hours walk & 40mins drive
Overnight :Gorilla Conservation Lodge. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 9: Ultimate Gorilla Trekking Experience
Today morning embark on a Gorilla Trekking Experience in Bwindi Forest. Be briefed at the
starting point, ascend and descend into the forest of Bwindi with a ranger guide and porter in search for the Great Giants of Bwindi. Enjoy an hour with them and return to unwind on a great day with a camp fire at the lodge. There is absolutely no mistaking the bond that exists between man and a mountain Gorilla when you get up close and personal with them gentle giants while the feeling of finding the gentle giants camouflaged in the vegetation is an inspiring and privilege lifetime experience that would stay with you for the rest of your life.
In the late afternoon, spend the day with Dr. Gladys as our host and sharing all information
about Mountain Gorilla and conservation to fully understand the gentle giants of Bwindi and their conservation with sustainability. Opt to Travel with a Purpose and carry along some scholastic materials like pencils, pens,Books or playballs or more for the kids and watch how innocent Smiles brighten a day. You might want to enjoy local traditional songs and dances with the Locals and support their handcrafts this evening – Worry not, our representative will take on the brief for the day.
Overnight:Gorilla Conservation Lodge. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 10: Morning Flight Transfer To Entebbe – Connecting To Jinja on The Nile
Transfer to Kihihi Airstrip For a Connecting domestic flight Back to Entebbe. Arrival in Entebbe and Be transferred to Jinja By Road at The heart of The Longest River In The world. Enjoy The rest of the evening unwinding off at the beautiful Lemala Lodge situated on one of the islands on the river. – It’s a magical setting with The Lodge enveloped with the River Nile flowing both Ways.
Overnight: Lemala Wildwaters Lodge. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
2hours Flight and 1hour drive
Day 11: Full day At the Island – Lemala Wildwater Lodge.
Enjoy a very relaxed day at the beautiful Lemala Wild waters Lodge in Jinja. opt to catch up on a Book you have not read in a while or unwind off your beautiful safari memories. Optional activities around Lemala are White water Rafting, Horseback riding, Quad biking,
Cycling and jinja sightseeing as optional Activities.
Overnight: Lemala Wildwaters Lodge. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 12: Transfer To Entebbe.
Transfer to Entebbe by road and with our Representative in our safari jeep. Depart Jinja With at leisure for Kampala and in time Time, you shall arrive in Entebbe for lunch, Visit some craft village market for souvenirs if you want or check in at Lodge.
Overnight: Papyrus Guest House. Bed & Breakfast
End Of Safari….
RATES & QUOTES
Private & Group Trip
Tailor Made Trip. Request Quotation here
Price & Quotations Min 4 pax Sharing
Uganda league: USD 6228 per person sharing based on Midrange Lodges: 1N Papyrus Guest
House | 2N Anyandwe House | 2N Tabebuia | 1N Bush Lodge | 1N Ishasha Wilderness Lodge
| 2N Gorilla Conservation Lodge | 2N Lemala Wildwaters.
Included In Uganda Package
Transfers in a 4×4 Customized Safari land cruiser
2 Domestic Flights as mentioned Uganda league
Accommodations as mentioned Itinerary
All Activities as mentioned in the itinerary
1 Gorilla Trekking Permit Per person (USD 800 PP)
1 Chimpanzee Trekking Permit per person (USD 250 PP)
Bottled Water on safari
Planned Sundowners
AMREF (Medical evacuation) Insuranc
Excluded in the Uganda Package
Personal International flight
Dr. Gladys Fees USD 2802 for A Group
Visa (USD $50 or $100 for east African tourist visa
Meals and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
Regional Flight To Kilimanjaro (USD 229)
Items of personal nature
Laundry service
Tips
What to Bring for Nature walks, Treks and Gorillas:
Nice Gripped Walking/hiking shoes
Warm Clothing for the Bwindi sector
Light safari clothing for warm areas
Insect repellants
Sun Screen
Hats/caps
Rain Jacket and/or ponchos
Long light pants
Head lamp/torch
Binoculars
Backpack for carrying small luggage
Gloves if you want But Not necessary
MONEY MATTERS
The dollar Rules in Uganda and most of the Destinations we will Travel to. All extras like personal drinks and eats and other expenditure can be Paid in Dollars but also Euros and Uganda shillings can be gotten or withdrawn from The ATMs. ATM’s in Uganda banks give up to a max of 2m a day and equivalent of about $530 per day.
Tipping in Uganda is not a must and we generally do not have A tipping culture however, tipping of the site guides that you shall encounter as we travel will be very much appreciated by them.. for example ranger guides on gorilla or Chimpanzee trekking, Anything between $10 – $20 per person on the team treeking will be highly appreciated, but the rest of site guides anything between $3 – $10 or 5000 Ugx to 50000ugx will be very much appreciated and also depends on your budget.
Driver Guides should always be tipped when you are happy with their service. Anything between $10 – $30 per person per day will always be appreciated which can be given at once at end of trip.
Itinerary put together by Alex Guma Tibanyendera – senior Travel Consultant
EXTENSION TRIP
11 Days Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar.
Spectacular Tanzania Wildlife encounters combined with the Zanzibar Extension Trip with to the famous pristine safari Destinations, beautiful nature walks, Visit Local Schools and pack for a purpose visits, leaving an Impact and villages while slumbering in some of Tanzania’s Top-notch_ fine Lodge
Tour Summery
Day 1: Flight Transfer To Arusha
Overnight: Arusha planet lodge. Bed & Breakfas
Day 2 Tarangire National Park .
Overnight: Burunge Baobab Tented Camp. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Serengeti National Park
Overnight: Enkirari Wilderness Camp. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Serengeti National Park west
Overnight:Mbalageti Tented Camp. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Serengeti National Park (Western).
Overnight: Enkirari Wilderness Camp. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 6:Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Overnight:Ngorongoro Farm House. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 7:Ngorongoro Farm House – Arusha airport – Zanzibar.
Overnight:Tembo House Hotel & Apartments. Bed& Breakfast + lunch & Dinner
Day 8:Zanzibar, Stone Town.
Overnight:Nungwi Dreams. Bed & Breakfast
Day 9:Zanzibar, Nungwi Beach.
Overnight:Nungwi Dreams. Bed & Breakfast
Day 10:Zanzibar, Nungwi Beach.
Overnight:Nungwi Dreams. Bed & Breakfast
Day 11:Connecting flight back home
…………….End of Trip
USD 3620 per person sharing on Mid range Lodges Single supplement
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