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Overview
Discover the unparalleled beauty of Uganda with our meticulously curated 7-day itinerary, featuring gorilla trekking and visits to Lake Mburo National Park, Lake Bunyonyi, Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Murchison Falls National Park. Immerse yourself in the diverse landscapes and extraordinary wildlife of these iconic destinations, creating memories to last a lifetime. Book Now
Itinerary
This morning you will be driven southwards to Lake Mburo National Park — the drive of 217km will take between 3-4hrs with a stopover at equator line crossing for a photo shoot and demonstrative experiment along Kampala -Masaka highway.
You will arrive at your lodge in mburo national park, have lunch and relax then continue for an evening game drive for about 2 to 3 hours.
Optional; you can decide to do a night game drive which rewards the most nocturnal animals like leopards, hyenas, genet cats at an added cost.
You will return to your lodge for dinner and a night’s stay.
Accommodation
Budget/ midrange: Hyena Hill
Luxury: Mihingo Lodge
After breakfast, you will drive out of the park and proceed to for a235km journey of about 5hours to kigezi region through the (Ugandan Swiss alps). The scenery along Mbarara Kabale road is beautiful, with savannah plains of grazing animals, here you will appreciate the mode of the Ankole cattle farming paddocks scattered along the route, with steep, winding hills, covered in a patchwork quilt of fields and then opening out into flatter plains. Kabale town will welcome you as you emerge from the twisted hills into a vibrant countryside town.
You will head to lodge at lake bunyonyi for your lunch break and stay.
Later you will embark on a boat cruise /canoe ride around the islands of the lake like the punishment island and later return to the lodge for dinner and night stay.
Accommodation
Budget/midrange: Antique cottages lake Bunyonyi
Luxury: Bunyonyi safaris resort
Today you will set off early from lake bunyonyi after breakfast and take a 71km journey that will take about 1.5hours to the park headquarters, where you will register for your gorilla trek. Once you've been assigned a group you will follow your guide into Bwindi National Park. You start your trek by walking for about four hours before you reach the gorillas. Once you find the first gorilla, you have an hour with them. The hills can be strenuous, but the exhilaration of seeing the gorillas makes it all worthwhile.
After the trek you will check in at your lodge and refresh for the early morning drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Accommodation
Budget: Broadbill Forest camp
Midrange: Bakiga Lodge
Luxury: Kiho Luxury lodge
Early morning after your breakfast you will set off from your hotel for a 180km journey that will take about 3hours to Queen Elizabeth national park exploring the Ishasha region which is famous for tree-climbing lions. Have your packed lunch then proceed to the Northern sector of the park.
You take a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, which connects lakes George and Edward see buffalo cooling off in the water along with hippos and crocodiles. In the late afternoon, you'll often see elephants coming down to the shore to drink as well, this will be the end of day 4 and check in to your lodge for a night stay.
Accommodation
Budget: Engiri game lodge and camp site
Mid-range: Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge
Luxury: Elephant plains Lodge
Day 5 Drive to Murchison Falls National Park.
After early breakfast, you will drive 486 km that’s about 6hours to Murchison Falls National Park. and arrive later in the evening, you arrive at the lodge and relax for the next day.
Accommodation
Budget: Fort Murchison
Midrange: Pakuba Lodge.
Luxury: Nile safari lodge
You will have an early breakfast and drive out by 6:30am for an early morning game Drive offering you a chance to enjoy up-close views of the different animals. The Delta area, Buligi Peninsular and the southern sector are the main game viewing areas. today is the largest park in Uganda. Because of its diverse safari activities and rich wildlife.
At the end of the morning game drive, head back to the lodge for a lunch break, prepare for the afternoon boat cruise. The amazing launch cruise brings you an up-to-close view of the Nile Crocodiles, and much more wildlife. The boat cruise lets to watch birds, enjoy the scenic views on the banks. After the boat cruise you wish to trek to the top of the falls where water creates a large force as it squeezes into a narrow opening of rocks as it descends several meters towards creating a magnificent scene.at the of the day you will return to your lodge to spend your second night.
Accommodation
Budget: Fort Murchison
Midrange: Pakuba Lodge
Luxury: Nile safari lodge
Day7 Drive to Entebbe via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary.
You will drive 305km to Entebbe from Murchison Falls National Park. Along the way you will stop over at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking.
Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch is the proud home of the only white Rhinos in Uganda. Located in Nakasongola district, not only can you find rhinos, but a wide variety of bird species and other wildlife. After rhino tracking will have a lunch break along the way and later drive straight to Entebbe.
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