5 Days Murchison falls and Kibale Chimpanzee safari
Safari Overview
5 Days Murchison falls and Kibale Chimpanzee safari is a wildlife viewing safari tour which will involve visits to the Zziwa rhino sanctuary for an encounter with rhinos, game drives and a boat safari in Murchison falls national park, visiting Kibale forest national park for chimpanzee trekking. This tour will start and end in Entebbe.
Safari highlights
Day 1; Pick up and drive to Murchison falls national park via Zziwa rhino sanctuary
Day 2; Morning game drive and boat cruise along River Nile
Day 3; Drive to Kibale forest national park
Day 4; Chimpanzee trek and Bigodi swamp
Day 5; Drive to Entebbe – Departure
Detailed itinerary
Day 1; Pick up and drive to Murchison falls national park via Zziwa rhino sanctuary
Your guide will pick you up from Entebbe and welcome you for the safari and after a short briefing, you will start the journey to Murchison falls national park which takes 5 t 6 hours. Along the way, you will stop in Nakasongola and visit the Zziwa rhino sanctuary for a rhino tracking experience.
After the rhino tracking tour in Zziwa rhino sanctuary, you will have your en-route lunch, then proceed to Murchsion falls national park. Upon arrival in the afternoon, connect to visit the Top of the Murchison falls before ypu connect to your booked lodge for check-in, dinner and spend the night at either Nile Safari Lodge or Pakuba Safari Lodge or Tilenga Safari Lodge
Day 2; Morning game drive and Boat cruise at the bottom of the falls
After having breakfast at the lodge, you will engage in a morning game drive around Murchison falls national park and search for wildlife species such as the big five including elephants, lions, leopards and buffalos found at the destination. Other animals include; Rothschild giraffes, Hartebeest, Uganda Kobs, Oribis and waterbucks.
After lunch, you will connect for a boat ride to the bottom of the Murchison falls 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 and bee-eater. You will spend take viewing the falls at the bottom while taking pictures then later return to meet your drive and connect back to your lodge and a relaxed evening.
Day 3; Drive to Kibale forest national park
After breakfast, check-out of the lodge and embark on your journey to Kibale forest national park, located in the western part of Uganda in Kabarole district. Its’ about 6-7 hours’ drive with enr-route stops at the Rift valley escapements, lunch in Fort portal town. Thereafter, proceed to Kibale national park to your booked accommodation. Dinner and overnight stay at Isunga Lodge/Chimpundu Lodge/Kibale Tourist Safari Lodge/ Primates Lodge
Day 4; Chimpanzee trek experience and Bigodi swamp nature walk
You will have breakfast at the lodge, you prepare for a chimpanzee trekking experience. You will connect for a briefing at the park headquarters in Kanyanchu and also be assigned ranger guides to move with during the search for the chimpanzees in the Kibale forest following different trails in the forest. During the chimpanzee trek in Kibale forest, you will encounter other primate species and also see different bird species. This will take about 2-5 hours and upon finding the chimpanzees, you will be allowed to spend an hour with them.
After Chimpanzee tracking, return to the lodge for lunch, later afternoon, visit Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary for a nature walk. The reserve is abundant with butterflies, plants, animals and, in particular, birds. Spectacular birds like Great Blue Turaco and rare Papyrus Gonolek will be of great interest to birders. The swamp is also home to more elusive animals such as Red Colobus monkeys and Sitatunga antelope. There is also the opportunity to visit local community projects that have been financed by tourism. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 5; Drive to Entebbe – Departure
On the last day of your safari, you will have breakfast at the lodge and embark on your journey back to Kampala/Entebbe. This will take about 6-7 hours drive with en-route stop. Upon arrival, you will be dropped off at a place you advise or at Entebbe international airport for your onward flight back home.
End of Safari
