This 7 days with the big five trip allow you to do game viewing drives in Murchison falls National Park. As well as highlights of Chimpanzee tracking activity which extends to Kibale National Park. You will also do Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Rain Forest. That notwithstanding you will be able to see tree climbing lion in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Book Now and get to explore Uganda’s endowed given nature.
Detailed Itinerary for 7 Days With the Big Five.
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park.
On this day, you will be picked from your hotel or Entebbe international airport by one of our company guides, who will drive you straight to Murchison falls national Park. This journey will take you 7-9 hrs drive; you will have a rout lunch, check in your hotel for refreshment and in the evening head to the back for evening game drive. Expect to see animals like giraffes, Elephants, herds of buffaloes and many more. Later return to your hotel for dinner and overnight at Heritage safari lodge or Kalalo cottages.
Day 2: Game Drive and Boat cruise on Victoria Nile.
Before dawn wake up and have breakfast to go for a game drive to search for predators and early risers. The drive will reward you with game like hyenas, giraffes, Lions, birds, Hartebeests, buffalos, elephants, primates and others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you will go for a launch cruise on the great Victoria Nile to the Bottom of the falls. The boat ride will reward you with water game like hippos, crocodiles, elephants and plenty of birds dashing and walking along the banks. Dinner and overnight at Heritage safari lodge or Kalalo cottages.
Day 3: Transfer to kibale national park.
Have morning breakfast and be transferred to kibale national park, you will have lunch enrount, arrival will be late evening. Dinner and overnight at Mountain of the moon hotel or chimp nest lodge.
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking Kibale and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.
After morning breakfast, your guide will transfer you to the Park headquarters for briefing. The park is known to harbour the largest number of primates in Uganda. Therefore the guided forest walk will not only reward you with chimps but with other primates like the grey cheeked, black and Red tailed colobus monkeys, baboons, phoestes, and others. The guide will ensure that the walk is interesting by providing information not only on primates but also on other organism flora inclusive. In the afternoon your guide will transfer you to Queen Elizabeth national park, enter the park with game drive in kaseyi track. Dinner and overnight at Enganzi game lodge.
Day 5: Game drive and boat cruise and transfer to Bwindi NP.
Have breakfast to transfer to the park for game drive. The park harbours over 100 mammals with 600 bird species which make it a superb safari territory worth paying a visit. You will see lots of animals, have lunch and then go for the afternoon 3 hrs Launch cruise on the Kazinga channel that connects Lakes Edward and George. This boat ride will reward you with water animals like Hippos, buffaloes, and plenty of water birds like the African Kingfisher, pink and white pelicans, African fish Eagle and many more. After boat cruise, proceed to Bwindi Np. Dinner and overnight at Bakiga lodge.
Day 6: Gorilla trekking.
After a cup of tea, head to the park head offices with your guide, have a briefing about the dos and donts while in the park with gorillas. After head for gorilla trekking through the mist rain forest, trekking can take 2 hours or up to 6 hours and this is based on the location of the gentle giants. Only 1 hour is permitted to trekkers while with the gorillas. Make sure you carry packed lunch, enough water, sturdy shoes, non-flash cameras, rain jackets, walking sticks for those who are not so fit. Dinner and overnight at Bakiga lodge.
Day 7: Departure.
Enjoy your breakfast; thereafter proceed to Kampala. Drop off will at your hotel or Entebbe international Airport for your flights back home.