A 5-DAY PRIVATE SAFARI ITINERARY TO QUEEN ELIZABETH AND MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK

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Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) together with Kyambura and Kigezi wildlife reserves form one of the most diverse ecosystems in Africa. The melting glacier waters of the Rwenzori mountains create a vast wetland system comprising of two main lakes, George and Edward, as well as the connecting Kazinga channel. Thousands of Hippos populate these lake shores. Open savannah dotted with Acacia and Euphorbia trees provide habitat for elephants, lions, leopards, Uganda Kobs and big herds of buffaloes. Ten primate species including chimpanzees are present. Among the many other animals seen frequently are giant forest hog, waterbucks, topi, hyenas and crocodiles. The park boasts of more bird species than any other park in Africa.

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QUEEN ELIZABETH AND MURCHISON FALLS

Where as Murchison Falls Protected Area (MFPA) comprises of Murchison falls National Park(MFNP), Bugungu and karuma wildlife reserves. Murchison falls National Park derives its name from the murchison falls where the mighty River Nile explodes through a narrow gorge and flows down to become a placid river whose banks are throned with hippos, crocodiles, waterbucks and buffaloes. The vegetation is characterized by savannah, riverine forest and woodland. Wildlife includes lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, hartebeests, oribis, Uganda kobs, chimpanzees and many bird species incliding the rare shoebill.

Game Drives

Day 1   

Our  tour guide will pick you up from Your hotel in Kampala and drive you westward. Take a stop over at the Equator and take some photos. Proceed   to Queen Elizabeth National park arriving in lunch hours. Take lunch and visit the crater lakes region. The park hosts  diversity of animals , dense swamps and beautiful crater lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward. Almost 100 species that include Hippos, Lions, Buffaloes, Leopard, Spotted Hyena and the elusive giant forest hogtogether with many primates. Dinner and Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge / Institute of Ecology (FB).

Day 2   

Take breakfast and go for chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura Gorge. You will encounter various primates  like  Black and white Colobus monkeys , red tailed monkeys,  mangabeys along side with chimpanzees and other animals like antelopes, hyenas, Lion and many others in the middle of savanna grassland. This gorge is a home of very many bird species. Return to the lodge for lunch  and relax  before taking an afternoon Launch cruise along on Kazinga channel. This will expose you to various wildlife up close: hippo’s huff and spray mere feet away from the boat, buffalo linger in the shallows. The shores of the channel are also home to a wide range  of bird species including pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork  among others. After this wonderful afternoon, a slow drive back to the lodge. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Institute of Ecology (FB)

Day 3   

We will leave for Murchison Falls National Park. Pass via L. Albert  On a clear day, the view on the top of the Albert rift is spectacular.  We will arrive in time for dinner and  Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge/Red chili Camp (FB)

Day 4 

Take breakfast and go for Chimpanzee tracking in Kaniyo Pabidi Forest. This is a virgin  area of natural forest within Budongo Forest Reserve where you can trek underneath mahogany and iron wood trees. Chimpanzee tracking is the most interesting activity in the area. You will certainly see many forest birds, including the chocolates-backed Kingfisher, the white-thigh hornbill and puvel's illadopsis which are restricted only in this area and not else where in  east Africa. We will drive back to the lodge for lunch. In  the afternoon, you will assemble in the launch for your launch cruise to the bottom of the falls. This launch trip along the Nile is often regarded  as  the highlight of a trip to Murchison . Along this stretch of the river, there are reported to be around 4,000 hippos in addition to some enormous Nile crocodiles. The bird life is a worth while with brightly colored kingfishers and bee-eaters darting along the riverbanks. If lucky, you may see the rare and legendary  shoebill. Dinner and  Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge/Sambiya River Lode or Red chili Camp (FB)

Day 5  

After breakfast, we will depart with our packed lunch to Kampala.

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