Brief itinerary
Day 1. Arrive at Entebbe Airport and transfer to hotel in Entebbe
Day 2. Transfer to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino trekking
Day 3. Transfer to Murchison falls, visit top of the falls and evening safari
Day 5. Transfer to Kibale forest.
Day 6. Morning chimpanzee trekking and afternoon crater lakes walk
Day 7. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth, afternoon Kyambura village walk and hike to top of twin lakes
Day 8. Morning safari and afternoon boar cruise
Day 9. Transfer to Ishasha and afternoon safari
Day 10. Transfer to Bwindi
Day 11. Gorilla trekking day
Day 12.transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, afternoon relaxation at lake
Day 13. Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
Day 14. Morning safari walk and afternoon game drive
Day 15. Transfer to Entebbe for flight.
Tour Itinerary
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Day 1. Arrive at Entebbe Airport and transfer to hotel in Entebbe.
Your driver guide will pick you from Entebbe Airport and transfer to dream jet hotel in Entebbe for a night as you prepare to start your 15 days nature Uganda safari the next day. OVERNIGHT AT TILAPIA
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Day 2. Transfer to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino trekking
After breakfast depart for a 5 hour drive to Ziwa rhino Sanctuary for Rhino trekking. You will have there and then after go for a 1 hour rhino trekking as you also get a chance to see other animals like leopards, bush bucks, monkeys, baboons plus birds like starlings, eagles, weavers, tinker birds and then after drive to the lodge for relaxation and a night. OVERNIGHT AT ZIWA RHINO GUEST HOUSE.
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Day 3. Transfer to Murchison falls, visit top of the falls and evening safari.
Wake up early morning and transfer to the Murchison falls national park located in the north west of Uganda. On the way you visit the top of the falls with magnificent scenic nature as you enjoy water splashes from top of the falls and then continue to reach in time for lunch. And then after lunch go for an evening safari driving the circuits of the park to spot a number of animals like lions, leopards, hyenas, buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, antelopes, bushbucks plus a variety of bird species like hornbills, weavers, eagles, hawks, starlings, sunbirds, vultures and many more and then after drive to the lodge for a night. OVERNIGHT AT HORNBILL BUSH LODGE.
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Day 4. Morning safari and afternoon boat cruise.
Go for an early morning safari to search for the cats within their hunting den since it’s the best time to spot the cats like lions, leopards, hyenas, jackals plus the herbivores coming out to graze like elephants, buffaloes, hippos, antelopes, warthogs, plus bird species like horn bill, starlings, weavers, eagles, sunbirds, and hawks among other species. After lunch you will go for a 3 hour boat cruise to the bottom of the falls with chances to spot the water loving animals like hippos, crocodiles, lizards, elephants and buffaloes along the banks plus a number aquatic birds like cormorants, fish eagle, kingfishers, jacanas etc. OVERNIGHT AT HORNBILL BUSH LODGE.
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Day 5. Transfer to Kibale forest
Prepare for a long journey for about 10 hour drive to Kibale forest area, on the way you pass through the beautiful natured local villages with different cultures, local markets, tea plantations plus scenic hilly areas. Have lunch on the way as you continue to check-in to the lodge in Kibale for relaxation and a night.
OVERNIGHT AT NKURUBA LODGE
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Day 6. Morning chimpanzee trekking and afternoon crater lakes walk.
After breakfast go for a morning chimpanzee trekking that starts with a short briefing at Kanyanchu headquarters and then after you are guided by a ranger guide to go trek the chimpanzee. You will also get a chance to spot other primates like red tailed monkey, red colobus, black and white colobus plus animals like forest elephants, buffaloes, duikers and forest birds like turacos, hornbills, shrikes among others and then drive to the lodge for lunch. After lunch go for crater lakes walk where you will enjoy the magnificent views giving you the best sites for photography plus a number of primates and bird species.
OVERNIGHT AT NKURUBA
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Day 7. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth, afternoon Kyambura village walk and hike to top of twin lakes.
After breakfast, drive through the Kasenda crater lakes area heading to Queen Elizabeth national park with a target to reach the lodge at lunch time. After lunch depart for afternoon Kyambura village walk taking you through the local farms with crops like vanilla, cocoa, coffee, banana and many more plus learning about the local people’s culture. After you will continue and then make a hike to top of the twin lakes with magnificent scenic nature for photography and then walk back to the lodge for dinner and a night. OVERNIGHT AT PUMBA SAFARI COTTAGES.
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Day 8. Morning safari and afternoon boat cruise.
Wake up early morning and go for a morning safari in the Kasenyi sector of Queen Elizabeth national park, here you have chances to spot the big cats like lions, leopards, hyenas plus other animal species like elephants, buffaloes, hippos, kobs, warthogs and a variety of bird species like eagles, vultures, hawks, weavers as you continue for a visit to the salt lake to see how salt is mined and later transfer for lunch. After lunch go for an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel that connects the two lakes Edward and George. Here you also gets chances to see as more animals as possible like elephants, buffaloes, hippos resting the water, crocodiles along the banks plus a variety of water loving birds like cormorants, fish eagle, jacanas, king fishers among others. OVERNIGHT AT PUMBA SAFARI COTTAGES.
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Day 9. Transfer to Ishasha and afternoon safari.
Have breakfast and then after depart for a 3 hour drive to Ishasha. On your way you will get chances to see animals feeding along the way plus a number of birds flying in the air and others resting on tree branches as you continue to check in to the lodge for lunch and relax. After then go for an afternoon safari in jungle of Ishasha a home to the tree climbing lions plus other animals like leopards, hyenas, elephants, antelopes, baboons, buffaloes and a variety of bird species like storks, eagles, vultures, starlings among many more as you drive back to the lodge for dinner and a night.
OVERNIGHT AT TOPI LODGE
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Day 10. Morning safari in Ishasha and transfer to Bwindi.
Have breakfast and then go for a morning safari in Ishasha to get the second chance to spot the tree climbing lions in case you missed them yesterday or spot as more animals and birds as possible and then after drive to the lodge for an early lunch. After lunch then drive for 3 hours to Bwindi forest national park as you pass through the terraced hills and thick forests of Bwindi and reach to the lodge in the evening hours to relax and have a night there.
OVERNIGHT AT BROADBILL FOREST CAMP
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Day 11. Gorilla trekking day.
A beautiful day for the most exciting experience, gorilla trekking starts with a briefing at 8 am at the park headquarters and then after you will be divided in a group of 8 people and each group is assigned a particular group of gorillas to trek. You enter the forest with a ranger guide to go look for the gorillas and when you meet them you will be allowed to stay with them for one hours as you take as many photos as possible. The forest also has other animals like forest elephants, buffaloes, bushbucks, duikers plus a variety of birds and reptiles and after the trek drive back to the lodge for lunch. You will either have an evening relaxation at the lodge or opt to move around the local villages.
OVERNIGHT AT BROADBILL LODGE FOREST CAMP.
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Day 12.transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, afternoon relaxation at lake
After breakfast set off for a 3 hour drive to Lake Bunyonyi with a target to reach the lodge at the time for lunch. You will then after have an afternoon relaxation as you enjoy its beautiful views on the Islands or carry out some optional activities like boat ride and swimming.
OVERNIGHT AT BUNYONYI ECO RESORT.
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Day 13. Transfer to Lake Mburo national park
Have your breakfast and then relax at the lodge and then after transfer for 5 hour drive to Lake Mburo national park. On the way you pass through the terraced hills with beautiful scenic nature as you enjoy the drive with a target to reach the lodge in time for lunch and then have an evening relaxation at the lodge.
OVERNIGHT AT EAGLES NEST LODGE.
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Day 14. Morning safari walk and afternoon game drive
Wake up early for breakfast and then after go for a morning walk in the park with the armed ranger guides who will take you into the jungle with chances to spot as more animals as possible with an advantage of being at close range for clear photographs. You spot animals like buffaloes, zebras, impalas, waterbucks, bushbucks, giraffes, baboons and a number of bird species like grey crowned cranes, secretary birds, scarlet backed starlings, eagles and many more. After lunch go for an afternoon game drive to the open savannah of Lake Mburo national park with chances to spot more animals you missed seeing in the morning walk like zebras, giraffes, impala, warthogs, baboons, bushbucks, waterbucks, mongoose among others plus a variety of bird species like turaco, hornbills, eagles, hawks, starlings, weavers, sunbirds and many more and then after drive back to the lodge for dinner and a night.
OVERNIGHT AT EAGLES NEST LODGE
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Day 15. Transfer to Entebbe for flight
. Have breakfast and then depart for 8 hour drive to transfer to Entebbe. You will make a stopover at the equator for lunch and photography as you continue to Entebbe for flight.
WHATS IS INCLUDED
Below is a list of what is included in the price of this trip.
- Ground transport
- Park entrance
- Bottled water in the safari vehicle
- Full board accommodation
- Service of English speaking driver guide
- All mentioned activities except for the optional ones
WHATS IS NOT INCLUDED
Below is a list of what is not included in he price of the trip.
- Extras at the accommodation i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry
- Tips to porters and driver/guide
- Insurance .
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WELCOME TO LIGHT OF KAZINGA ORPHANAGE UGANDA
- Every trip a client confirms with us, he or she has directly supported an orphan since we take 10$ from our sales directly to the orphanage we support.
- we support LIGHTS OF KAZINGA ORPHANAGE. Its an orphanage deep in kyambura village just at the edge of Queen Elizabeth national park and we normally take our clients to the orphanage to have an interaction with these disadvantaged children, you could even participate to take part in some activities such as pedal sew, weave baskets, dance, sing and drum.
- You can support an orphan more if you buy some of crafts these kids produce them selves, Tshirts and other things.
- you can also decide to sponsor a child to go to school and by doing this, you will have given a good life to the the child for the rest of his/her life.
- The money that we get is used to directly support these orphans by paying school fees, buying scholastic materials, food, building a home for them.