7-u Murchison Falls, Chimps & Gorilla Trekking.

Duration

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English

7-DAY MURCHISON FALLS, CHIMPS & GORILLA TREKKING.

7-Day Murchison Falls, Chimps & Gorilla
Trekking $2250
Travel to the Murchison Falls NP. Expect the roaring rapids of the Murchison Falls, the
rolling plains of Uganda’s largest National Park teaming with abundance of wildlife. Go
chimp trekking in Budongo Forest Reserve. You will return to Kampala before travelling
to Bwindi. Go gorilla trekking Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for
relaxation and sightseeing. Return to Entebbe International Airport to catch your flight
out.
Itinerary
Day 1- Pick up and Transfer to Murchison with detour
rhino tracking in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Hopefully, your flight is scheduled for an early (not past noon) landing in Uganda. Your
guide/driver will pick you from Entebbe Airport and you will hit the road for Murchison
falls. 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 king fisher, the white-
thigh hornbill, and the Goliath heron among others.
En route, make a detour visit to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary. You will have at least one hour of
rhino tracking while here. Another stop will be in Masindi in order to enjoy your lunch.
Continue to the park and check in to your accommodation to relax for the Evening.
Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Best Time to Visit December to February (Easier to spot animals)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)
Wildlife in Murchison Falls NP
Accommodation:
Parkside Safari Lodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2- Murchison Falls’ game drive and launch/boat trip to the base of
the falls
Have your breakfast, depart for an early morning game drive across the rolling plains of
Uganda’s largest National Park, where you will have the opportunity of viewing lions,
giraffes, hartebeest, buffalo, and elephants. For any birder, this area supports the
secretary bird, and black chested snake eagle to name a few. Return to your
accommodation for lunch. After lunch you will head out for the boat trip to the base of
Murchison Falls where you will also be able to catch sight of more animals including
Hippos and Crocodiles and several water birds. Continue with a hike (if you like) to the
top of the falls. The hike may be a strenuous one but the thrill on reaching the top is
breathtaking. Miss it only if you must. Return to your accommodation and have a relaxed
evening.
Main Destination:
Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation:
Parkside Safari Lodge
Mid-range lodge located just outside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 3- Go chimp tracking in Budongo Forest including sighting birds
Budongo is astonishingly bio-diverse, with 24 mammal species, over 360 birds, 289
butterflies and 465 plants. Budongo is also known for its primate population, which
includes around 800 chimpanzees.
After breakfast, you will be driven through the Ugandan countryside which alone is worth
a trip as you go for chimpanzee trekking in Budongo Forest. Also, look out for other
primates like the black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, baboons and
grey-cheeked mangabeys. With over 360 bird species, you will have an absolute bird
sighting experience while here.
After your chimp experience, you will return to the lodge for lunch and relax probably
enjoying the sounds and sights of the area. Else, you may opt to take some nature walk
to feel the beauty of the forest firsthand.
Main Destination:
Budongo Forest
Best Time to Visit Dec to March and June to July (Easy chimp trekking)
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June and July (Less rain and lower temperatures)
Wildlife in Budongo

Accommodation:
Budongo Eco Lodge
Mid-range lodge located inside Murchison Falls NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 4- Exit Budongo and return to Kampala and overnight
Have a relaxed breakfast at the accommodation and then set off for a return journey to
Kampala. On arrival, you will be dropped off at the booked accommodation where you
will have relaxation plus the overnight stay (awaiting next day’s trip to Bwindi NP).
Main Destination:
Kampala
Accommodation:
Cassia Lodge
Mid-range lodge located in or near Kampala
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5-Transfer to Bwindi for the Epic gorilla trekking
Your guide/driver will pick you from the accommodation and then depart for Bwindi
Impenetrable national park. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a big habitat for
mountain gorillas in Uganda harbouring over 300 of them, more reason as to why it
should be your next safari destination.
The drive takes you southwest Uganda, cross the Equator, and then to Mbarara for
Lunch and through Savannah grasslands to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The
scenic drive through Kigezi Highlands, banana plantations and sight of herds of long-
horned Ankole cattle – endemic to this area take you to the gorilla Sanctuary of Bwindi.
You will arrive in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening and will mainly do
less but just check into your accommodation, relax as you prepare for the Bwindi gorilla
trekking experience the following day.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Best Time to Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation:
Broadbill Forest Camp
Budget tented camp located inside Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 6- Go gorilla trekking Bwindi and later transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
for relaxation
After an early breakfast and a briefing by a ranger guide, you will enter the gorilla
sanctuary for your adventure. The beauty of this rain forest is spectacular! The area
offers dramatic steeply forested landscape and is incredibly dense, but crisscrossed by
numerous animal trails allowing access to tourists. The time taken and the terrain vary
with the movements of these great primates. Once you locate a gorilla group, you will be
allowed an hour in their presence. The thrill of spending time observing these gentle and
endangered giants is an awesome, exciting experience to be long savoured. Return to
your lodge. Have your lunch and thereafter check out for a transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.
Lake Bunyonyi is framed by lush, green-terraced hills that reach a height of (2,200 –
2,478m) but it’s the 29 islands of various shapes and sizes scattered across the water
that make it most magical — you could admire them all day.
Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
Arcadia Cottages Uganda
Mid-range cottage located in or near Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Day 7- Depart Bunyonyi for your outbound flight in Entebbe Airport

Have a relaxed breakfast at the accommodation with spectacular view of the Bunyonyi
little islands just right in front of you and thereafter embark on your return journey to
Entebbe Airport. Expect enroute stopovers in Mbarara town for lunch and the Uganda
Equator line mark in Kayabwe for some memorable photos (if you didn’t stop on the first
day) and may be buying some art pieces of interest. Proceed with the journey arriving
late afternoon/evening for drop off at the airport.
We do recommend for a late afternoon/evening outbound flight schedule for this day (if
flying out). We hope to see you (or any referral) when next, you visit and thanks for
choosing bush trekkers Safaris Uganda!

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