Uganda Adventure Safari - Murchison & Queen Elizabeth
TOU\B108 MURCHISON FALLS AND QUEEN ELIZABETH SAFARI (5DAYS/ 4NIGHTS)
- DAY 1
You are picked from your overnight accommodation in Kampala and begin the panoramic drive northwest through the famous Luweero Triangle and Masindi town to Murchison Falls National Park. Continue to the top of the falls where you will have a picnic lunch. The falls are a beauty to behold as Africa’s mightiest river, the Nile, compresses to squeeze through a 7-metre canyon and drops 45 metres below with a thunderous roar, forming a beautiful rainbow. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge or Sambiya Lodge. Meal Plan – Lunch and dinner. TRANSIT TIME 4 – 6 HRS.
- DAY 2
After an early morning breakfast, take an early morning game drive along the Buligi Circuit escorted by a ranger guide. Game in this area includes lions, the legendary giant forest hog, large herds of elephants making their way down to the water, buffalo, warthog , bush bucks, etc. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon, proceed on a boat cruise upstream the Victoria Nile to the bottom of the falls at the “Devil’s Cauldron”. Along the river banks, it is a paradise of hippos and crocodiles. Take pictures of Murchison Falls and later return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight. Meal Plan – Breakfast, Lunch and dinner.
- DAY 3
Morning transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park via Hoima. Lunch will be enjoyed en route at the Kolping Hotel in Hoima. Thereafter, continue through the bottom of the East African Rift Valley and verdant lush green countryside to Mweya Safari Lodge or Mweya Institute of Ecology Bandas. Meal Plan – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. TRANSIT TIME 6-8 HRS
- DAY 4
After an early morning breakfast at about 6:30am, proceed for a game drive through the Kasenyi area where kobs have their mating grounds and here you will have a high chance of seeing cats like lions and leopards in action. Head on to the northern crater where you will most likely see elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, baboons, waterbuck, etc. Return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon, take a magical launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel. You will see solitary buffalo, and a paradise of birdlife. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Mweya Institute of Ecology hostels. Meal Plan – Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- DAY 5
After an early morning breakfast, depart to Kampala. A picnic lunch will be enjoyed en route. Meal Plan - Breakfast and Lunch.
Includes:Accommodation, meals, park entry fees, ranger guide fees, visit to the top of the falls, ferry crossings, launch trips on Victoria Nile and Kazinga Channel, bottled mineral water and 4x4 ground transportation with an English-speaking driver guide.
Excludes:Beverages (wines, spirits, etc), tips and personal expenses e.g. phone calls.
