5 Days Murchison Falls & Bwindi Safari
5 Days Murchison Falls & Bwindi Safari
5 Days Murchison Falls & Bwindi Safari: Take our 5 days Uganda safari to Murchison falls national park which is the largest national park in Uganda covering 3,840 square kilometers. Enjoy a guided game drive and boat cruise in the park then proceed south to Bwindi Impenetrable national park where you will come into contact with the endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi forest.
Summary for 5 Days Murchison Falls & Bwindi Safari
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Day 2: Game drive and launch cruise along the Albert Nile
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi National Park
Day 4: Gorilla trekking and Batwa Trail Experience.
Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala & Departure
Detailed Itinerary for 5 Days Murchison Falls & Bwindi Safari
1: Arrival and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
On your arrival, our company representative together with the driver/ guide will welcome you and transfer to the transfer to Murchison Falls National Park which is Uganda’s largest park. The park is a habitat for animals like elephants, buffaloes, giraffe sand a variety of antelopes. En route, you will visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking which lasts 2 to 3 hours and then proceed for lunch in Masindi town.
Continue to Murchison falls and upon arrival, visit the Top of the falls where water thunders through different rapids from a 7-metre gap to fall over 40 meters Gorge below and proceed to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Murchison River Lodge/ Heritage Safari Lodge
Day 2: Game drive and launch cruise along the Albert Nile
After an early breakfast, you will go for a game drive on the Northern Bank of River Nile. The activity takes about 3 to 5 hours and Wildlife in the Park includes elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, lions, Hartebeest, Uganda kobs, Oribis and waterbucks.
After the drive you will return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon; go for a launch cruise on the Albert Nile which will give you an exciting panoramic view at the bottom of the mighty Murchison falls. Along the cruise, you will encounter crocodiles, hippos, and birds on the river banks like kingfisher, cormorants, bee-eater and the rare shoebill stork. Dinner and overnight at Murchison River Lodge/ Heritage Safari Lodge as above
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi National Park
You will leave Murchison falls very early in the morning and embark on a full day drive to Bwindi impenetrable forest with lunch en-route and arriving Bwindi late evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Haven Lodge/ Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Day 4: Gorilla trekking and Batwa Trail Experience.
Early in the morning after breakfast and a briefing from the UWA officials, set off for the gorilla tracking. This is a once life time experience and unforgettable adventure. The ranger guides will lead you into the thick forest and start your search for the endangered Mountain Gorillas. You will move up and down the rugged terrain until you finally meet these harmonious creatures that will entertain you with performances for about1 hour.
The activity can take 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the Gorillas. This is an awesome and exciting moment. En-route, there are other types of the primates such as the monkeys, birds and more. After the trek, you will receive your Gorilla trekking certificate and meet up with your driver / guide and return to the lodge where you will spend the evening at leisure.
After your gorilla trekking experience, you will embark on the Batwa Trail Experience in the forest. You will be guided by local Batwa guides who have vast knowledge and experience of the forest. You will be taught some of their hunting techniques, making of traditional herbal medicines and so much more while on a Uganda Safari.
Later head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Haven Lodge/ Buhoma Community Rest Camp.
Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala & Departure
Breakfast will be served early and embark on your journey back to Kampala with lunch en-route in Mbarara town or Masaka.
You will also make a stopover at Equator at Kayabwe for water experiments and photographs, Royal drum Village at Mpambire for souvenirs. Proceed to Kampala and drop-off at Entebbe airport for your flight back home. End of Tour
