9 Days combined Safari - 9 Days

This 9 days trip includes mountain gorilla trekking, Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park, in addition to Lake Mburo national park, then a visit to the source of the Nile.

Overview

This 9 days trip includes mountain gorilla trekking, Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park, in addition to Lake Mburo national park, then a visit to the source of the Nile.

Itinerary

Day 1
Kampala to Lake Mburo

You will be picked by our company representative from your hotel in Kampala after your breakfast and transfer to Lake Mburo national.

You will enjoy a game drive where you will see a variety of wildlife before checking in at the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Horseback riding with jenals
Horseback riding with jenals in Lake Mburo

Day 2
Game drive –Queen Elizabeth

You will a breakfast at your lodge before heading to queen Elizabeth National park. You will enjoy a game drive while in Queen Elizabeth National Park and you will have an opportunity to encounter herds of Impala, as well as the more uncommon Topi, Eland, and Klipspringer, Burchells Zebra and buffalo also graze these areas.

You will drive back to your lodge for lunch and go for a launch cruise in the afternoon where you will be able to encounter Hippos and spot various species of birds.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

Elephant In queen Elizabeth

Day 3
Game drive and Transfer to Bwindi

After your breakfast at the lodge, you will transfer to Bwindi-Buhoma for Gorilla trekking. You will drive via Ishasha where you will encounter climbing lions and any other wild life you may have missed in your previous game drive.

You will have a stopover in Kihihi town for lunch and thereafter proceed to Bwindi.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 4
Gorilla trekking

After breakfast at your lodge, you head to the park with your packed lunch where you will have a briefing by ranger guides and after go for trekking, this could take 4-8 hours depending on the movements of the gorillas. During gorilla trekking you may spot other primates and different bird species which are good for bird watchers. You will then return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

You may decide to use any remaining time in the evening for a community walk or the indigenous tribe “Batwa” experience.

Gorillas In Bwindi

Day 5
Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

After an early morning breakfast, you will drive for Lake Bunyonyi, on arrival you will go for a boat ride and visit different islands and pygmies. Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Drive through Bunyonyi

Day 6
Transfer to Lake Mburo, Game drive and boat ride

After your breakfast, you will drive to Lake Mburo, on arrival you will go for a boat ride.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Horseback riding with jenals
Horseback riding with jenals in Lake Mburo

Day 7
Game drive and Transfer to Kampala

An early morning a game drive, the park is home to herds of Impala, as well as the more uncommon Topi, Eland, and Klipspringer. Burchells Zebra and buffalo also graze these areas. Return to the lodge for late breakfast and lunch, the drive back to Kampala.

Dinner and overnight at the lodge

Day 8
Jinja tour

After breakfast you will drive to Jinja and have your lunch in Jinja town, head to the longest river in Africa and do white water rafting. You will visit the source of the Nile as well as the Nile Bridge, in the evening return to Kampala.

You will have dinner and overnight at a booked lodge.

Day 9
Kampala city tour

After having breakfast at your lodge, you will have a city tour, visit the Hindu temple, Uganda martyrs shrine Namugongo, Uganda museum, Kasubi tombs, the craft village, various monuments and many more. Have lunch and return to the lodge for overnight stay or connect to the airport for your onward flight

Inclusions

What’s included

  • Permit fees,
  • Vehicle and Fuel,
  • Accommodation,
  • English speaking tour driver and
  • Drinking water in the tour vehicle.

Exclusions

  • Visa,
  • Telephone airtime and items of personal nature, Laundry services,
  • Drinks,
  • Tips and gratuities and
  • Internal air flights.

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9 Days combined Safari