While on your Uganda safari tours you can start from Murchison Falls National Park suitably known to offer almost all the Big5 and this is possible as you travel to this park you stop at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary offering the rhino tracking experience and then inside the park you can easily spot the remaining 04 Big5.
Murchison Falls National Park on game drive you will not be disappointed as you will spot high number of wildlife and birds. After game drive take the interesting the boat ride along the River Nile towards the bottom of the falls. Later transfer to Kibale for chimpanzee in Kibale Forest National Park that covers 795 km² and consists mostly of a vast tract of equatorial rain forest.
This national park is home to numerous forest wildlife species, boasting one of the highest concentrations of primates in the world. The 13 primate species include the rare L’Hoest’s monkey, black-and-white colobus and Uganda red colobus, red-tailed and blue monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabey and bush babies.
Set off on a walk to track chimpanzees in Kibale Forest National Park, home to an impressive 500 chimpanzees. The dense jungles of Kibale Park are considered the best place to view chimpanzees in Africa. The chimpanzees are commonly found feeding on fig tree fruits in the game park and have been habituated to humans since 1992.
The guided walk offers a great opportunity to learn more about chimpanzees and other primates, along with the various plants, butterflies and creatures of the jungle.
After chimpanzee tracking, we take a nature walk to the Bigodi wetland, where we get to appreciate the unique plants and animals of the area.
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda’s top protected area and covers about 1978 km². The park is scenically located on the rift valley floor between Lake Edward and Lake George flanked by towering mountains in the distance.
The game park is set among hills and lakes and consists mostly of euphorbia tree-studded Savannah or grasslands. The varied habitats within Queen Elizabeth National Park host 95 mammal and over 612 bird species.
Big game are abundant in Queen Elizabeth Park, which is known for excellent elephant and Uganda kob antelope sightings.
After lunch we embark on a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, offering superb bird watching opportunities. The banks of the channel are home to a rich variety of birds, including Pink-backed Pelicans, Pied and Malachite Kingfishers and Saddle-billed Stork. Wildlife sightings along the Kazinga Channel, stretching between Lake Edward and Lake George, include numerous buffalo and hippo.
Take a game drive on your way out of the game park, looking out for wildlife, especially the tree-climbing lions found in this area. From Queen Elizabeth Park, drive through breathtaking landscapes, some of the most scenic in East Africa.
Continue into the area of Uganda consisting of volcanic craters covered in highland rain forests, passing the impressive craters of the western Rift Valley escarpment and scenic tea plantations. En route we stop to see Bat Cave near the Maramagambo Forest or the Kyambura Gorge – both top scenic highlights on any safari in Uganda. In the afternoon we explore the local communities near Bwindi National Park on foot, to gain insight into the lifestyles and cultures of these resourceful Ugandan people.
Gorilla trekking in the wild is the highlight of visiting Uganda and one of the top wildlife encounters on earth.
The guides lead you into the bush, pushing through the undergrowth to track the Bwindi Mountain gorillas. This gorilla walk can take up to 6 hours, so a reasonable degree of fitness and a sturdy pair of walking shoes are a must.
After a rewarding trek through the jungle, we sit in the forest among the mountain gorillas, listening to them communicating with one another. Marvel at the sheer size of the dominant adult male gorillas, called Silver backs and experience one of Africa’s most poignant wildlife encounters. After lunch in the forest, we take a well-deserved rest or enjoy some bird watching.
