8 Days Big 5 Uganda Wildlife Safari

ITINERARY -DAY BY DAY

DAY ONE.

Pick up and Transfer to Murchison Falls NP with detour rhino tracking in Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
Your Guide/driver will pick you from the Entebbe International Airport and hit the road to Murchison Falls National Park. En route, make a stopover at Zziwa Rhino sanctuary for an hour of rhino tracking then continue to Murchison.

DAY TWO.
Murchison morning game drive and the afternoon boat trip to the base of the falls.
After an early breakfast, tour the Northern section of Murchison with a high concentration of savannah wildlife. Enjoy game viewing and photography of elephants, buffalos, waterbucks, Giraffes, Uganda Kobs and Lions, the leopards (if you’re lucky) plus a variety of bird species. Return to your accommodation for lunch and then go for a 3-hour boat trip to the base of the falls.

DAY THREE.
Exit Murchison and Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park.
After breakfast at your accommodation, drive to the top of the falls (if you didn’t hike) where you will have spectacular view of the falls. Else, depart right away for Kibale Forest National Park after breakfast. Kibale is popular for its primates like the chimpanzees, colobus monkeys, mangabeys and red tailed monkeys.

DAY FOUR.
Chimp trekking in Kibale forest and later transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP.
An experienced ranger will take you chimp tracking in the morning. The activity begins at 8.00am with a briefing regarding the rules of trekking the chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the forest. Once you locate the chimpanzees, you will have a full hour with them. You will return to the lodge for lunch after which you will head out for Queen Elizabeth National Park.

DAY FIVE.
Queen’s Morning game drive and afternoon boat trip along the Kazinga channel.
On this day, you will have a game drive and launch trip (boat trip) on the Kazinga Channel in the morning and afternoon respectively.

DAY SIX.
Exit Queen and transfer to Bwindi with en route game drive in Ishasha area.
Have breakfast then set off for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park – famously known for its resident tree-climbing lions.

DAY SEVEN.
Go gorilla trekking in Bwindi and 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. We shall take packed lunches, Have your bags parked before breakfast as your driver shall need to pack them in the car preparing for your transfer to Lake Bunyonyi after your gorilla trekking.

DAY EIGHT.
Exit Bunyonyi and return to Entebbe to catch your flight out.
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.