Fly-in safari Uganda – 9 days

After landing in Entebbe, you will be met by our driver at the airport and driven to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time, you can visit the Entebbe Botanical Gardens or take a boat trip to the Mabamba Swamp.

Today our driver will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast and take you to the nearby Kajjansi Airstrip. Flying from there
You enter the Murchison National Park. There you will be met by your driver/guide and taken to your lodge. On the road
you will see the first animals.  Once you arrive at the hotel, enjoy the pool and the view of the Nile.

Today we set off early in the morning on our first game drive in the park. Murchison NP offers a wide variety of different animals.  Lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, hartebeests, oribis and of course the Uganda kobs are the best known. Your guide will take you to the most beautiful places and will never tire of answering your questions. The vegetation with the savannah and the riverside forest will inspire you. After lunch, you will set off on a boat safari towards Murchison Falls. Crocodiles, hippos and water birds accompany you on your trip on the Nile to the impressive waterfalls. Just before the thundering spray of the waterfalls, the boat moors on a rock, you enjoy the view of the river and take your photos. If you wish, you can hike along a steep path to the top of the waterfalls from where your guide will pick you up. Alternatively, you can return by boat.

Today you start early for another boat safari on the Nile. It goes into the Nile – Albert Delta. On the way, you will have the opportunity to observe the diverse birdlife and, with a little luck, you may see the prehistoric shoebill stork. Around midday you will then take off for your onward flight to Kasese. On arrival, your driver/guide will be waiting for you and you will drive to your lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park lies at the foot of the majestic Rwenzori Mountains, directly on Lake Edward and Lake George.
The lakes are connected by the Kazinga Canal.

After breakfast, you start your chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura Gorge. Around 5000 chimpanzees live in Uganda
in the wild. You start your tour with an experienced ranger. into the Kyambura Gorge, There is no guarantee the chimpanzees
to really see them as they live in the wild. However, your ranger will be very keen to show you these  wonderful animals. In the afternoon we undertake
Take an unforgettable boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, a natural waterway that connects the two lakes, Edward and George, .
Here you will be able to observe plenty of hippos, crocodiles and birdlife.

After breakfast, you will go on another game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Around 3000 elephants live in the park. The tour then continues to the south of the park, to the Ishasha region. This area is known for its tree-climbing lions. Ishasha also provides a habitat for leopards, hyenas and hippos

Today’s drive takes us to the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The endangered mountain gorillas live here. The population of animals has increased from around 800 to 1100 in the last 9 years. This is largely thanks to tourism, whose payments contribute to the protection of these unique animals. The gorilla families are carefully guarded and their names such as Otaka, Elsa or Nyakina will soon be familiar to you.

Today you have the opportunity to go gorilla tracking. Here in Bwindi Impenatrable NP, the gorillas and chimpanzees have their common habitat – nowhere else will you find both primate species so close together. After a briefing by the rangers at the entrance to the national park, you start your hike in the rainforest. To begin with, you will walk with your guide and a ranger on a well-maintained hiking trail slightly uphill into the park. On the way, the guide will answer your questions about the impressive vegetation of the rainforest and the way of life of the primates. Depending on the location of “your” gorilla family, you then head off the beaten track and cross-country through the bush. The ranger leads the way, you follow him and then suddenly you are standing in front of the gorilla family. You have 1 hour to observe and photograph the animals before heading back. Alternatively, you have the option of going on a hike in the surrounding area or visiting a Batwa community. But you will certainly regret it if you don’t visit the gorillas.

Your driver/guide will take you to Kihihi Airstrip today and from there you will fly back to Entebbe.
From here you have the option of a follow-up stay at Lake Victoria or on Zanzibar
to take off or board your flight home.