5 Days Uganda Safari Tour

The 5 Days Murchison Falls Safari Uganda Wildlife Tour takes you to adventure the undoubtedly Unique World’s Most Powerful Waterfalls found along The World’s Longest River – The Mighty Nile, with its teeming serried ranks.

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5 Days Uganda Safari Tour to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa

The 5 Days Murchison Falls Safari Uganda Wildlife Tour takes you to adventure the undoubtedly Unique World’s Most Powerful Waterfalls found along The World’s Longest River – The Mighty Nile, with its teeming serried ranks of aquatic reptiles, mammals and birds shall spice up this tour.

Come with us on this 5 Days Murchison Falls Safari Uganda Wildlife Tour to confirm the extensive wild beauty located in the endless savannas coupled with large numbers of species. Chances are high that you may see the “BIG FIVE” on this Murchison Falls Safari.

5 Days Uganda Safari Tour Highlights

  • Day 1: Arrival and transfer to the hotel
  • Day 2: Track the Rhinos in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
  • Day 3: Shoebill, boat cruise, and Chimp trekking.
  • Day 4: Murchison Falls Uganda Tour – Game Drive and Water Cruise. Hike to the top of the falls.
  • Day 5: Drive back to Kampala

Detailed 5 Days Murchison Falls Safari Uganda wildlife Tour

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to the hotel

Arrive at the airport and you will be picked up by our 5 Days Uganda Safari Tour professional guide. Transfer to the hotel and be briefed to get prepared for the tour. Overnight stay at Victoria Royal Beach Hotel (Mid-range)/ 2 Friends Guest House (Mid-range)/ Protea Hotel (Luxury)

Day 2: Track the Rhinos in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

The day is characterized by a main activity; a visit to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where the Rhinos – a species that got extinct during the turbulent years of Uganda’s political history is bred before being released back in wilderness of Murchison and Kidepo Valley parks where they had existed before. The rhinos were introduced from Kenya and United States on a 70 square kilometer land area which offers good views of animals by the visitors.

After this activity, go for lunch and relaxation at Amuka Lodge. Overnight at Amuka Lodge.

Day 3: Shoebill boat cruise and Chimp trekking.

Today we wake-up very early in the morning and go to the swamp, take a boat ride to search for the illusive shoe-bill, Uganda’s most sought for bird in addition to other birds like the African Hoopoe, Hadada Ibis, Brown parrot, etc. Return at the lodge in the mid-morning and do swimming or enjoy a drink at the pool as we wait for lunch.

After an early lunch, a continuation with 5 Days Uganda Safari Tour is done through Masindi town – a brief stopover for lunch in town. The park is entered from Kichumbayo gate through a lush tropical rain forest of Budongo supports primates like the black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, olive baboons, birds like the Abyssinian ground horn bills and other rare forest birds. Reaching Budongo forest at about 1300hours, prepare and go for an afternoon chimp trekking. Seeing these man’s closest apes in their natural habitat as they play, groom, socialize or feeding is so awesome and thrilling!

After chimp trekking transfer to the interior of Murchison Falls National Park for an overnight.

  • Overnight and Dinner at Murchison River Lodge (Mid-range)/ Pakuba safari Lodge (Luxury)/ Paraa safari Lodge (Luxury).
  • Meal plan: Lunch at Amuka Lodge or Kabalega Dinner and dinner at the lodge.

Day 4: Game Drive and Water Cruise. Hike to the top of the falls.

An Early game drive is made on the northern bank of River Nile after a ferry crossing. The park is dotted with Borasses palms, acacia species that are food to elephants and Rothschild’s Giraffes, the drive allows us to see elephants, savanna cape buffaloes, Lelwell’s Harte beasts, Uganda kobs. Birds like African hippos, Martial eagles, White backed vultures. Elusive cats like lions and leopards can luckily be seen close to the delta where river Nile enters into Lake Albert. The climax of this game drive is summarized by the view of numerous semi- aquatic hippos at the “hippo pool” where they rest from after an overnight grazing.

An afternoon boat cruise on the waters of the Nile where the falls are visited from downstream. A variety of animals like water bucks, elephants can be seen. The Nile crocodile can be seen basking on the banks of the river. There are 2 options: Hike to the top of the falls and see how the world’s most powerful falls grow from the bottom to the top, or ride back to the jetty by the launch.

The top of the falls marks the climax of the 5 Days Uganda Safari Tour. At the falls you experience a 45-metre thunderous 400 cubic meters of water dropping as it squeezes through a 7 metre narrow rock gorge at a very high speed. In the evening a transfer is made to the accommodation units of the preferred choice.

  • Overnight and Dinner at Murchison River Lodge (Mid-range)/ Pakuba safari Lodge (Luxury)/ Paraa safari Lodge (Luxury).
  • Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner at Lodge

Day 5: Drive back to Kampala

You may choose to go for an early morning game drive before exiting the park or drive straight from our lodge through Budongo Forest as we drive back to Kampala City / Entebbe Airport. Lunch enroute, probably at Kabalega Dinners, or any hotel on the way. The drive may be between 4-6 hours depending on the traffic on the road.

End of 5 Days Uganda Safari Tour

Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Price includes:                                                                         

  • All accommodation and meals as indicated in the itinerary on FB & BB basis
  • Full time exclusive use of a 4 x 4 Safari Jeep/Toyota Land cruiser
  • Full time services of experienced English-speaking drive/guide
  • All services in national parks i.e., park entrance fees, guided nature walks, hikes & game drives
  • Boat trips in Murchison Falls National Park
  • Bottled drinking mineral water, coffees, teas or soft drinks while on Uganda Safaris, game drives, walks, hikes or transfers
  • All Nature/Safari & Community walks as indicated in the itinerary-safari program
  • All airport pickups and drop off from Entebbe & back to Entebbe airport
  • All activities indicated & mentioned in the itinerary
  • A $5.0 per pax off as donation to orphanage homes whose parents’ death are/were as a result of animal conflicts within conservation areas
  • All government related taxes

Price Excludes:                

  • Laundry service in different hotels we stay
  • Bar bills, phone calls
  • Personal insurance and medical bills
  • Air fares
  • All other services of a personal nature
  • All services marked as Optional in the itinerary
  • Driver/guides/hotel staff or any other person’s gratuity

Booking Terms and Conditions

Reservations

  • We require a deposit of 50% of the total tour cost for the clients to safeguard the reservations and gorilla and Chimpanzee tracking permits in case they are involved.
  • The balance should be paid 1 month prior to the arrival.
  • For bookings coming one month before departure, we shall require the full payment of the tour costs.
  • The payment is made by international money transfer to the company bank account in Uganda.

Important Information

  • Tour tariffs are based on all known costs and rates of exchange at the time of the transfer, any significant changes beyond will be immediately communicated to our clients.
  • We also retain the right to alter any arrangements due to local conditions. We also retain the right to refuse any person from participating or continuing any tour if that person causes or is deemed to cause hazard or inconvenience to other clients and to our environment and ecosystems.
  • Please note that in Uganda US dollar banknotes series before year 2006 are accepted only with a low exchange rate, therefore clients are advised to travel to Uganda with more recent banknotes series.  The same applies to banknotes below 50 USD.

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