5 Days – Murchison Falls Adventure
The tour of Murchison Falls adventure offers you everything you would expect of a top class African Holiday. You will experience game drives, jungle walks and will enjoy the Victoria Nile on its everlasting journey from the Africa's largest Lake Victoria to join with Lake Albert whereby it provides a unique and spectacular showcase of the enormous diversity of Uganda's wildlife and landscape.
Day 1: Kampala – Murchison Falls NP
In the morning pick up from your hotel in Kampala drive through Uganda’s beautiful green undulating country sick to Masindi for lunch. There after proceed to the Nile with game viewing en-route and Visit to the Top of the falls, to view the mighty falls from the fall; later proceed to check in your lodge, depending the lodge option, you may opt for evening game drive. Dinner and overnight at:
- Meals: Lunch | Dinner
Day 2: Murchison Falls-Game Drive and Boat Cruise
After early cup of coffee at 6:00am, you will go for an early morning game drive to the rolling plains where you have chances of viewing Lions, Giraffe, Hartebeest, Buffalo and Elephant as well as many of the other mammals of the park. For the birders amongst you, these areas support the Secretary Bird, Black Chested Snake Eagle, Tawny and Marshal Eagles Carmine and Swallow Tailed Bee-Eaters, to pick just a few. This is a beautiful drive across Borassus Palm Forest and grassland savannah down to Lake Albert where the Albert Nile heads north to the Sudan.
In the afternoon, go for a boat trip to the foot of Murchison Falls where the Nile thunders through a small 7-meter gap, or down river to the delta where the Nile empties into Lake Albert. This is an experience not to be missed! The banks of the Nile are home to many species. You may see huge Nile Crocodiles, big Pods of Hippos and other wildlife that may come down to drink from the river. Dinner and overnight at:
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 3: Murchison falls
Wake up at 0600hrs for early morning game drives in the area and view the beautiful sun rise at 0900hrs back to the lodge for breakfast followed by the awesome view of the falls from the top experience the massive rush of water at close quarters walking down to the base of the falls. Afternoon relax at leisure in the lodge, you will have all meals and overnight at:
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 4: Chimps trek at Budongo Tropical forest
Breakfast followed by primate tracking in a tropical forest of Budongo the Uganda’s largest Tropical hardwood forest? Which is a home to a vast an abundance of wildlife, birds, butterflies, Colobus, Red Tailed primates and the most Chimpanzee. This is guided forest walk is a simply amazing way of seeing the profusion of Uganda’s wildlife riches. Rest and Relax in the afternoon, you will have all meals and overnight at:
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
Day 5: Masindi - Kampala
After breakfast, checkout from your lodge and proceed with lunch en-route, there after lunch proceed to back to Kampala or Entebbe for your outbound flight
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch
- Accommodation: N/A
Hints
- We may have to re-route the itinerary or accommodation in similar Lodges/TentedCamps in case of non – availability
- Upgrades are available eg To Luxury Accommodation Safari
- Tour above can be customized based on your needs or requirements
Rate Includes
- Arrival and departure Airport Transfers
- Flying Doctors - Emergence air rescue from any point of the safari circuit
- All entrance fees.
- Full board accommodation on tour
- Transport based on excellent Safari Vehicle rebuilt for a comfortable game viewing
- Service of an English speaking driver guide
- Transport based on an excellent Vehicle/ car
- Driver's Salary and allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Boat Cruise on the Nile to the Bottom of the fall
- Chimpanzee tracking permits for Budongo
- Top of the Falls Visit
- Complementary bottle of water daily
- Government taxes
Rate Excludes
- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry, Internet etc.
- International flight
- Departure tax
- Tips to drivers (highly recommended)
- Visa, Travel Insurance
- Easter, Christmas & New Year’s supplements may apply
Prices
Option | Price | Pax |
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Budget Accommodation Safari | US$ 1,716 per person sharing | Minimum 2 Pax |
Mid-Range Accommodation Safari | US$ 2,214 per person sharing | Minimum 2 Pax |