5 days Murchison Falls safari and chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest

The tour driver shall pick you up from the hotel at 7am and leave for Murchison Falls National Park. Along the way you shall stop over at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for the rhino tracking adventure. The Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is home to only the Rhinos in the wild in Uganda. You go a  guided trek on the sanctuary to find rhinos and also see several other wildlife such as antelopes, birds, several species of acacia trees.

Accommodation to choose from:

Budget: Bush Lodge

Midrange: Twiga Safari Lodge

Upmarket: Paraa Safari Lodge

Meal plan: Lunch, Dinner

Today you shall wake up by 6am, have quick breakfast and set out for a game drive in the park. This will be a 4 hour adventure and you shall see several animals and enjoy the beautiful savannah.

After lunch you shall go for the boat cruise safari on the River Nile in Murchison Falls National Park. This is a two hour cruise that will expose you to beautiful scenery and several animals along the river bank such as hippos, crocodiles, elephants, antelopes, etc… The cruise shall reach the bottom of the spectacular Murchison Falls where you shall disembark and go on a guided hike to the top of the Murchison Falls. You will witness as the whole Nile squeezes through a small gap about 7 meters wide and exploding into the world’s strongest waterfall. You will find the driver that the top of the falls and transfer to the lodge for the dinner and overnight.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast you shall check out and head to Kibale Forest National Park.

Accommodation to choose from:

Budget: Kibale Forest Camp

Midrange: Turaco Treetops

Luxury: Primates Lodge Kibale / Kyaninga Lodge

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You shall have breakfast by 7am and transfer to the ranger station to meet the park guides and set out to track the chimps in Kibale National Park. Kibale is a primate haven, and in addition the chimps the park hosts 12 other species of primates and during your trek you may encounter several monkeys. A maximum of 1 hour is spent with the chimps.

After lunch you shall go out for a walk in the Bigodi wetlands near Kibale National Park. The wetlands are home to several species of primates and along the trail shall spot several monkey species. You will also have a chance to visit the local communities around the wetlands and learn about the traditions and cultures of the people.

Optional tour: 

Chimpanzee habituation experience: Instead of the chimpanzee trekking adventure which allows just one hour with the chimps you can go for the chimpanzee habituation experience which allows a full day with the chimps, seeing them as they walk early in the morning and following them up the whole day till the time they make new nests to spend the night. Note that you can always end the experience when you have had enough.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast you shall check out and head back to Kampala.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch