5 Days Rafting and Murchison fall national park tour : This safari will take you through Jinja for white water Rafting , then transfer to murchison falls national park to hike to the top of the falls, morning game drive and later in the afternoon go for a boat cruise, trek chimpanzees in budongo forest then transfer to ziwa rhino sanctuary for rhino tracking where after you will end your Uganda Safari
Safari Overview
Day 1: Transfer to Jinja for white water rafting
Day 2: Transfer for Murchison Falls National Park – top of the falls visit
Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo – transfer to Ziwa rhino sanctuary
Day 5: Rhino tracking – transfer back to Kampala
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Jinja for white water rafting
Depending on your location in Entebbe/Kampala, you will be met by your safari driver as early as 5 am, to transfer to Jinja which is a 2 hours’ drive on a clear road. Upon arrival at 7 am, connect for breakfast then have a briefing about water rafting experience before you start. Rafting is a whole day’s activity. Depending on the time you return, you may do an optional visit of the source of the Nile and a boat cruise on Lake Victoria. Dinner and overnight stay at 2 Friends Guesthouse for mid-range/Jinja Base Camp for budget
Day 2: Transfer for Murchison Falls National Park – top of the falls visit
On the 2nd day of your 5 Days Rafting and Murchison fall national park tour, After early morning breakfast, you will meet your driver guides and depart to connect to Murchison falls national park. It’s a 6-7 hours’ drive with en-route lunch. Enter the park through Kichwabanyobo gate and connect to the top of the Murchison falls, enjoy the views of the most powerful falls in the world and hike Baker’s trail before you connect to your accommodation for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at Paraa Safari Lodge for luxury/Pakuba Safari lodge for mid-range/Parkside Safari Lodge for budget
Day 3: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
After an early breakfast at the lodge, you will go for a morning game drive in the northern part of the park where we find most of the animals. The time spent on a game drive depends on the availability of the animals. Expect to find animals including the Elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, Lions, Leopards, Hartebeest, Uganda Kobs, Oribis, waterbuck, warthogs just to mention a few.
Return for lunch at the lodge then connect to Paraa area for the afternoon boat cruise. The boat departs at 2 pm so ensure to be at the starting point before 2 pm. The boat cruise takes 2-3 hours through the interesting River Nile. Expect to see lots of birds like the kingfisher, cormorants, and bee-eater and water animals like the hippos, and crocodiles and land animals that come to drive from the River. The end of the boat cruise offers sights of the powerful Murchison falls. After viewing the bottom of the falls, return to the starting point, meet your driver and return to the lodge to relax. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo – transfer to Ziwa rhino sanctuary
After having early morning breakfast, you go for Chimpanzee tracking in Kaniyo Eco-tourism site in Budongo forest which is the biggest Mahogany forest in East Africa and home to about 80 habituated chimpanzees. You will arrive very early so that you can start the forest walk in search of the chimpanzees, you will also enjoy the view and sound of birds and you will spend about 2-4 hours in search depending on their movement. Once finding them, you will stay for one hour with them watching them eat, rest and play. Thereafter, drive out of the park to connect to Ziwa rhino sanctuary with en-route lunch. Check-in for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay at Amuka Safari lodge for mid-range/Ziwa Guesthouse for budget
Day 5: Rhino tracking – transfer back to Kampala
On the 5th day of your 5 Days Rafting and Murchison fall national park tour, After morning breakfast, connect for a briefing about the rhinos, then to the starting point of the tracking on foot, tracking takes about 2-5 hours depending on the location of the rhinos, on meeting them spend time with them before you drive back to meet your safari driver, have lunch then drive back to Kampala/Entebbe. It’s a 3-4 hours’ drive and unpon arrival, you will be dropped off at a location you will advise in Kampala/Entebbe or at Entebbe airport for your onward flight back home. End of the Uganda safari tour
Quotation based on 1 person
1,900 USD staying in a single room – Budget accommodations
2,190 USD staying in a single room – Mid-range accommodations
Quotation Includes:
- Pick up and drop off Kampala/Entebbe
- Park entrance fees and Boat cruise fees
- Chimpanzee trekking
- Rhino tracking fees
- 4X4 Safari vehicle and fuel
- Full time English speaking Guide/Driver.
- All accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All meals at the lodge-breakfast-lunch-dinner
- Bottled drinking water while on safari.
Quotation Excludes:
- Air tickets and Visa fees and other travel requirements
- Tips
- Optional activity
- Personal expenses such as telephone calls, email, laundry, beverages or meals not indicated in the itinerary, Portage and wait staff gratuity