5 DAYS MURCHISON FALLS - KIBALE

DAY 1: DRIVE TO MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK

You will be picked up from your hotel and then leave for Murchison Falls National Park known as land of hippos arriving in the early afternoon. Before reaching Paraa Lodge, you will stop at the top of the falls which is a fantastic sight. Here the Nile , which is the longest river in the world, is forced through a narrow gap in the rock (only 7 meters wide), before ferociously plunging down 43 meters. You will proceed taking a ferry across the river to Paraa Safari Lodge. Across the river you will view a variety of primates including; hippos, elephants,crocodiles, buffalos and many other animals, seen gazzetting on the banks of the river. Dinner at Luxurious Paraa Safari Lodge/Midrange Sambiya River lodge/Budget Red Chili Camp (Full Board).

DAY 2: GAME DRIVE (WILDLIFE TOUR)

Wake up very early in the morning and go for an early morning game drive. Expect animals like the Giraffe, antelope, bush bucks, water bucks and many others. Return to the lodge and take breakfast then lunch . After, you will assemble along the river to take the launch cruise along the Nile which will take you to the bottom of the falls. Here you will encounter a school of hippos, crocodiles and many bird species. Diner and overnight at a Luxurious Paraa Safari Lodge/Midrange Sambiya River lodge/Budget Red Chili Camp (Full Board)

DAY 3: DRIVE TO FORT PORTAL

After breakfast, we will take off to Fortportal, have lunch enroute. Dinner and Overnight at Ndali Lodge/Rwenzori View guest house/Kanyankyu campsite (full board)

DAY 4: KIBALE FOREST CHIMPANZEE TREKKING

Take breakfast, then report to Kanyankyu tourist centre for some briefing before you proceed to the forest for Chimp Tracking. This forest has a wide range of over 13 species of primates including the rare L'Hoest,red Colobus monkey, blue monkey,pottos, grey mangabeys, baboons, black faced vervet monkeys, not leaving out bush babies and many others. A network of shady forest trails provides much to delight botanists and butterfly lovers, while birders are in for a treat with 335 species recorded including the endemic Prirogrine's ground thrush. The elusive forest elephant, smaller and hairier that its savannah counterpart, moves seasonally into the developed part of the park, while other terrestrial mammals include buffalo, giant forest hog and a half dozen antelope species. You will return to the lodge or the centre for lunch and then after go for a nature walk to Bigodi swamp. Dinner at Ndali Lodge/ Rwenzori View Guest House/Kanyankyu Ecological site (FB)

DAY 5: RETURN TO KAMPALA

Drive Kampala with a stop over at the Equator. Take photographs for remembrance of Kampala and shop some souvenirs. Proceed to Entebbe for your flight back home or to Kampala if you still have another night in Kampala .

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