SAFARI TO QUEEN ELIZABETH AND MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK 5 Days

Day 1    After breakfast, we will set off on the southern bound road, have a stop over to look at the Royal Drum makers, stand on the Equator and be in both hemispheres at once and thereafter proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park. We will continue through savannah grasslands seeing banana plantations and herds of Ankole cattle with their incredible long curving horns. Queen Elizabeth is host to a large variety and volume of wildlife. It boasts one o the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park in the world, from the open Savannah to Rain forest, dense swamps and beautiful crater lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward. Almost 100 species that include Hippos, Lions, Buffaloes, Leopard, Spotted Hyena and the elusive giant forest hog. The primates include Chimps, Black and white Colobus Monkeys, Blue, Black Faced Red Colobus, and Red Tailed monkeys and Olive Baboons.After checking in and having some time to relax, we will go for an afternoon game drive to Kasenyi Area of the Park. Here you will be able to see numerous elephants as well as water hogs, lions, hyenas, Uganda kobs, waterbuck and bushbuck as well as the salt lakes. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Institute of Ecology (FB)

Day 2    This morning we will leave for the 08.00am chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge. Expect to see various primates most especially Chimpanzees of different species, Black and white Columbus monkeys and other animals like antelopes, hyenas, Lion and many others in the middle of savanna grassland. This gorge is a home of very many bird species.
We will return to the lodge for lunch and a chance to relax before taking an afternoon boat tripalongon Kazinga channel. This will give you the opportunity to view wildlife up close: hippo’s huff and spray mere feet away from the boat, buffalo linger in the shallows. The shores of the channel are also home to an array of birds including pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork and many others. After this wonderful afternoon, a slow drive back to the lodge. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Institute of Ecology (FB)

Day 3    Following a morning game drive, we will depart for Murchison Falls National Park. We will pass close to Lake Albert. On a clear day, the view on the top of the Albert rift is spectacular.  We will arrive in time for dinner. Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge/Red chili Camp (FB)

Day 4   After breakfast, we will go for a morning Chimpanzee tracking in Kaniyo Pabidi Forest. This is an undisturbed area of natural forest within Budongo Forest Reserve where you can walk beneath mature mahogany and iron wood trees. Chimpanzee tracking is the most famous activity. You will certainly see many forest birds, including the chocolates-backed Kingfisher, the white-thigh hornbill and puvel's illadopsis found nowhere else in East Africa.
We will drive back to the lodge for lunch before taking an afternoon boat trip to the foot of Murchison Falls. This boat trip along the Nile is often cited as being the highlight of a trip to Murchison since it allows you to get up-close and personal with the animals. Along this stretch of the river, there are reported to be around 4,000 hippos in addition to some enormous Nile crocodiles. The bird life is stunning with brightly colored kingfishers and bee-eaters darting along the riverbanks. If lucky, you may see the rare and prehistoric looking shoebill, which is a cross between the dodo and a dinosaur. The boat takes you to the base of the falls which only adds to their impressiveness. Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge/Red chili Camp (FB)

Day 5    After breakfast, we will depart with our packed lunch to Kampala. We will stop at the top of the falls which is a fantastic sight. Here the Nile, the longest river in the world, is forced through a narrow gap in the rock (only 7 meters wide), before ferociously plunging down 43 meters. We will then continue to Kampala late afternoon.
The Safari price includes;
The cost of all ground transportation and Fuel
Full time safari guide and his associated expenses
Park entrance fees
Accommodation and meals in the national Park
Chimpanzee tracking
Boat trip
Game drive
But it excludes ;All items of personal nature like Laundry, Beers, tipping of staffs at the lodges

Option Two
Day 1: Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park
Early morning head for Murchison Falls National Park Lunch enroute, visit the top of the falls via Budongo Forest to appreciate a natural forest. Dinner and overnight Paraa/ Sambiya lodges/ Red Chilli Bandas.

Day 2: Wildlife Safari in Murchison Falls
Early Morning game drive, breakfast, lunch, afternoon boat cruise on River Nile lokking for alot of game lion, elephant, giraffe leopard etc, Dinner and overnight at your lodge or bandas.

Day 3: Murchison Falls to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Morning drive to Queen ELizabeth National Park. Stop over at the drum makers, coffee & Banana Plantations, Ankole long horned cattle Lunch enroute Dinner and overnight Mweya lodge/Hostel.

Day 4:Queen Elizabeth Kyambura Chimpanzees
Early morning Kyambura Chimpanzee tracking after breakfast Lunch, afternoon Boat cruise (Kazinga channel) Evening game drive to the crater areas and Katwe salines Dinner and overnight Mweya/Hostel.

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth Game Viewing to Kampala
Morning carry out game drive looking fo wildlife lion, leopard. elephant buffalo etc. Check out and drive to Kampala. Stop for lunch or proceed with packed lunch stopping at the drum makers, coffee & Banana Plantations, Ankole long horned cattle unique to this area. Take lifetime photos at the Equator crossing where the hemispheres cut accros the world. Proceed to Kampala. End of tour

The Safari cost Includes
1 Kyambura chimpanzee permit per person
4 nights accommodation and meals at full board
Park fees, game drives launch cruise,
4x 4 WD vehicle with fuel and driver/guide
Itinerary can be run in reverse depending on booked and available dates