The 4 days wildlife safari to Murchison Falls National Park leads you to Uganda’s oldest park, the largest among all protected areas and the most visited and famous tourist destination. This trip is well recommended to families, couples, honeymooners, corporate, and travelers seeking to relax off. This is one of the most exciting safari trip backed up with Big Five mammals, en-route to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track the only rhinos remaining in the natural sanctuary, visiting the top of the world’s strongest waterfalls, track chimpanzee, visiting the local communities and game drive and boat cruise. This trip is very accommodative to all travelers (luxury, midrange and budget).
The means of transportation is road using the land cruiser 4×4 safari vehicle and the accommodation is midrange lodges/hotels. Every day of the trip starts with breakfast, has lunch en-route and ends as planned in the detailed itinerary.
Trip Summary
- Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls & en-route to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
- Day 2: Explore Murchison Falls National Park (Game drive & Boat Cruise)
- Day 3: Morning Spot fishing and Community visit
- Day 4: Budongo forest morning walk and Drive back to Kampala
Major activities
- Game drives, & Boat cruise
- Rhino tracking & nature walks
- Top of the falls visit & Community visits
- Spot fishing & chimpanzee tracking
Destinations;
- Murchison Falls National Park, Budongo forest, and Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Accommodation;
- Midrange
Transportation;
- 4×4 Land Cruiser with rooftop pop-up
Detailed Trip
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Murchison Falls
The first of the trip, Entale African Safari expertized driver guide will pick you from either your hotel/lodge in Kampala or Entebbe, or on your arrival at Entebbe International Airport to transfer you to Murchison Falls National Park. Driving from Kampala to Murchison which is over 300km and takes about 5 to 6 hours of driving. However, shall consider an en-route to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to track. After will enjoy a enjoy lunch at Kabalega dinner and drive to Murchison Falls National. Check-in at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge (half-board)
Day 2: Explore Murchison Falls National Park (Game drive & Boat Cruise)
This day, will drive for wildlife viewing which starts right from your lodge. A game drive at Murchison Falls National Park which is thriller done while seated in 4×4 safari vehicle. On a drive will be accompanied by an experienced rangers who will guide you to better wildlife spotting areas. On a trip will watch amazing features like herds of buffalos, elephants, various antelopes, zebras, towers of giraffes, warthogs, wild dogs, hyenas, pride of lions, leopards among many others, and several birds. A game drive will take about 3 hours and by early noon hours will be finished and filled a lot of driving memorize.
Following your lunch refreshment, will take a boat launch cruising to the bottom of the Murchison falls. These are arguably considered to be the world’s most powerful waterfalls, the cruising to the falls takes 3 hours going and returning. The boat cruise starts from Para dock and proceeds with a lot of amazing sceneries of waterweeds and aquatic life like hippos, crocodiles, monitor lizards, stunning walls of eroded cliffs, watching land mammals scene grazing at the river banks, and various bird species. At the bottom is an amazing moment viewing how waters force through narrow gorge forming a humus bubbled brownish waters which form the flowing Victoria Nile.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge (full-board)
Day 3: Visiting the top of the falls and Community visit
This morning, will take a morning drive to the top of the falls for an aerial view of how the hug waters force into a narrow gorge forming a thunderous roar, and steams allover. This is a great moment of taking photos with the waterfall backgrounds, and will take a walk to the bottom through well-made walking tracks, afterwards will drive back to the lodge for refreshment and lunch. Then in the late afternoon, will drive to visit the Boomu Women’s group community located in Kihaguzi Village few yards ahead of the Kichumbanyobo gate. At this cultural community center will be entertained with traditional dances and songs, enjoy stories, and walks. Then return to your lodge, relax for the night.
Accommodation: Pakuba Safari Lodge (full-board)
Day 4: Budongo Forest Morning Walk and Drive Back to Kampala
The last day of the trip starts with very early morning breakfast, and then drive to Budongo forest. Here you are intending to track the chimpanzee which are not guaranteed for an encounter. The track starts at 8am, and proceeds through the deep, and starts at Budongo Eco Lodge and proceeds for about 3 hours depending on the location where to chimpanzees are located on that day. Along the drive, will also encounter several bird species, primates like baboons, and a number antelopes which can be located in the forests.
Afterwards will take on drive back to Kampala with a lunch en-route, reaching Kampala by late evening depending on the traffic flow and drop off will be at directly to Entebbe International Airport for your flight back home.
Trip inclusive;
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- All trip fuel
- All meals and soft drinks
- chimpanzee permits
- All Park entrances
- Accommodation
- Driver guide
Exclusive;
- Visa and air ticket
- Laundry
- All hard drinks
- Souvenirs
- Tips
- All international flights