Uganda Explorer

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This safari brings out the explorer in all of us! This safari kicks off with game drives and launch cruises in Queen Elizabeth National viewing some of the 611 recorded species found in QENP. We then head for Kyambura Gorge for a thrilling Chimpanzee tracking safari with an evening launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel. The safari makes the journey towards Mur...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Visit Queen Elizabeth National Park
    • Drive to Kyambura Gorge for a thrilling Chimpanzee safari
    • Visit Murchison Falls National Park

What's this trip about?

    This safari brings out the explorer in all of us! This safari kicks off with game drives and launch cruises in Queen Elizabeth National viewing some of the 611 recorded species found in QENP. We then head for Kyambura Gorge for a thrilling Chimpanzee tracking safari with an evening launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel. The safari makes the journey towards Murchison Falls for more big game viewing followed by a launch cruise on the River Nile.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityKampala
End CityKampala

Travel Themes

  • Birding
  • High Adventure
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Trekking & Expeditions

Destinations

  • Africa
  • Uganda

Attractions

  • Kampala
  • Kibale National Park
  • Murchison Falls National Park
  • Queen Elizabeth National Park

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Bird watching
  • Game drive
  • Nature
  • River cruise
  • Safari
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • A comfortable 4x4 safari vehicle
    • Full time English speaking professional driver guide
    • Accommodation and meals stated in the itinerary
    • All activities mentioned including the chimp tracking permit
    • Park entry and vehicle entrance fees
    • Airport Transfers

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 : Transfer from Kampala , Stopover At the Royal Drum makers To QENP

Depart early morning for western Uganda. The park is set in the western rift valley and runs from the foothills of Mountain Rwenzori to the Ishasha border post in the south. The Park has a vast bird diversity of 611 recorded species, of which there are bothendemic and...

Day 2 : ChimpTracking & Launch Cruise at the Kazinga Channel

Rise before the sun and drive to Kyambura Gorge for a thrilling Chimpanzee safari. Your Uganda Safari guided walk may last three to five hours and in addition to seeing the chimps, the trip may yield sightings of the colobus monkeys, baboons, red tailed and velvet mon...

Day 3 : Game Drive and Transfer To Kibale Forest National Park

Rise very early for a morning game drive to catch-up with the early risers and predators returning to their hideouts. You will be likely to meet grazing hippos, elephants, lions, spotted hyenas and leopards, bushbuck, water buck.After lunch drive through the crater ar...

Day 4 : Transfer To Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast, drive to Murchison Falls National Park with picnic lunch enroute. Arrive at Park. Stay at Red Chilli Camp / Murchison River Lodge or cross by ferry to Fort Murchison / Bwana Tembo  on the northern bank of River Nile for dinner and overnight.

Day 5 : Morning Game Drive & Launch Cruise on the Nile River

Start the day with an early morning game drive on any of Buligi, Albert or Queens Tracks north of the river Nile. Look out for those animals that are unique to the African Savannah like giraffe, antelope, lion, elephant, and the Uganda kob.

After lunch, you wil...

Day 6: Visit The Top of Falls Back To Kampala/ Entebbe

On this day before you leave the park, you take a drive to the “Top of the falls” for a breathtaking sight of the raging Nile as it forces its way through a rocky gap barely six meters wide.

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Last Updated: 7/13/2023

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Airfares to Uganda
    • Entry visas and airport taxes
    • All personal expenditure such as laundry and drinks are excluded
    • Tips, souvenirs and any other items of personal nature
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