9-Day Murchison Falls, Big 5, Chimps & Gorilla Trekking

Day 1: Arrive in uganda and overnight in the booked accommodation

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport you will be met by a Hail Tours Driver who will welcome you to Uganda – the Pearl of Africa. Thereafter, you will be transferred to the booked accommodation. In case you have had an early landing in Uganda, you will have a late afternoon ride around the city of Kampala. Expect excursion to places like the Kasubi tomb, Uganda Museum, Namugongo Martyrs Shrine etc. Return to Cassia Lodge and have enough rest.

Main Destination: Entebbe International Airport.

Meals plan:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

After breakfast, embark on a journey to Murchison Falls National Park. 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.

Enjoy route, make a tour to Zziwa Rhino sanctuary for your first Big 5 experience where you will have an hour of rhino tracking. Another stop will be in Masindi in order to enjoy your lunch. Continue to the park and check in at Pakuba Safari Lodge to relax for the Evening.

Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Meal plan:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Eat breakfast in the morning before going on a game drive in the park’s northern area in search of some of the ‘big five’ (buffaloes, lions, elephants and possibly leopards). Other animals you might see include Rothschild giraffes, bushbucks, warthogs, waterbuck and a variety of antelope.

Return to your accommodation for lunch and a brief repose. After lunch, you will embark on a 3-hour boat trip to the base of the Falls. This trip is said to be the highlight of the safari in Murchison Falls since it allows you to get up close to the animal species within the water. Cruise past huge hippo pods, crocodiles and numerous aquatic birds adorning the north bank on the way to the mighty waterfalls. You will have an opportunity to take thousands of pictures, so carry your camera with you if you like. Later you can relax, enjoy dinner and overnight rest at Pakuba Safari Lodge.

Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Meal plan:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4: Hike To The Top o the Falls and Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

Murchison falls along river Nile is a true master piece of nature! In a small space a million cubic meters of water from the Nile squeeze themselves through the Albertine gorge as they make their way 6,853 km (4,258 miles) towards Egypt. Many people wonder how the scenic falls would actually be, but once you are on top of them and see the entire Nile going through a small gap, it makes sense why so many visitors make the trip. The Nile River is about 50 meters wide on top just before the falls, it drops down 43 meters through a 7-meter-wide gorge.
The journey to the top is a long one but once you reach this place, it becomes worth it. The thunderous spectacle and noise made by the water as it passes through the tiny hole is magnificent – one not to be missed by anyone with the means because no better words can explain the display.
Later transfer to Kibale National Park where you will stay for the night at Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse.

Main Destination: Kibale National Park

Meal plan:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Chimp tracking and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Today you will track the most famous inhabitants of Kibale National Park, the chimpanzees. Chimpanzees share 98% of human genes making them our closest living relatives. They are found in 21 countries throughout Africa, but are most easily sighted in Uganda due to their dense populations. There is also a wonderfully diverse concentration of other primates, more than any other forest in East Africa, in fact. Besides our delightful cousins, the chimpanzees, you can find red colobus, red-tailed guenon, white-nosed monkey, gray-cheeked mangabey, blue monkey, L’Hoest’s monkey, and the black and white colobus monkey. In addition, you may see olive baboons, bush babies and nocturnal pottos. Then stay for dinners at Irungu Forest Safari Lodge and overnight rest.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park