6 Days Ziwa Rhino, Murchison Falls, and Bwindi
6 Days Ziwa Rhino, Murchison Falls, and Bwindi
6 Days Ziwa Rhino, Murchison Falls, and Bwindi will take you to Uganda’s largest savannah national parks, where you’ll experience wildlife viewing in Murchison Falls National Park, renowned for being the largest Ugandan national park teeming with the Big Four Game and boasting the most powerful falls in the world. Murchison Falls National Park is one of the famous safari parks in Uganda and is known for the spectacular Murchison waterfalls- the world’s strongest waterfall. It is Uganda’s largest conservation area covering about 3,840 square Kilometres it includes Karuma and Bugunju wildlife reserves and Budongo eco-forest.
A safari to Murchison Falls is an opportunity to explore a diversity of habitats including palm-dotted and wooded savannah, River Nile, Albert-Nile delta wetland, and tropical forests. Murchison Falls is bisected by River Nile home to hippos and Nile crocodiles. The park hosts 75 mammals and 451 species of birds. It offers classic African wildlife viewing safari all year round but the dry season from December to February and June to September is the best time to visit the park.
Sectors
Murchison Falls National Park is split into two sectors by the River Nile: the southern sector with Budongo forest and the northern sector, the tourism hub. A ferry transports vehicles and luggage between both sectors. The northern sector offers diverse activities like game drives, boat cruises, hot air balloon safaris, birdwatching, hikes to the top of the falls, and community walks. You can spot the big four mammals—lion, leopard, elephant, and buffalo—as well as Rothschild’s giraffe, hippos, warthogs, and hyenas, along with various antelopes. In the south, Budongo forest offers chimpanzee tracking and sightings of other primates. Additionally, there’s a honeymoon loop trail available for couples.
Gorilla trekking is a life-fulfilling experience while relaxing in an enchanting forest luxury lodge overlooking the Bwindi forest with dense vegetation and great sounds of primates and birds over the montane forest, terraced hills, and rolling volcanic slopes. The mountain gorillas’ presence in this part of the world has transformed the edges of Africa’s oldest rainforest into a luxury getaway spot. Bwindi impenetrable national park forest is located in the
Lodging: Mahogany springs lodge/ Buhoma Haven lodge/Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Meal plan: Full board
close to the Rwanda-Uganda border at the edge of the Rift Valley. Bwindi Forest is one of Uganda’s oldest national parks with a diverse rainforest. It contains about 400 plant species. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park inhabits half of the remaining endangered mountain gorillas in the world. It has a half of the remaining gorillas in the world
Highlights
Rhino trekking and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Morning game drive and boat cruise
Top of the falls visit and transfer to Kampala
Fly to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla trekking experience
Fly back to Entebbe – Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Rhino tracking and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Depending on your location in Kampala, meet with our company representative who will also be your driver-guide. Then transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. It’s a 5-6 hours drive with an en-route stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for your rhino trekking experience. Meet your ranger guides for briefing then drive to the starting point where you will start your trekking in search of the rhinos. You will be able to spot different rhinos, coming up close to them. Spend time in their presence then return for lunch, then continue to Murchison Falls National Park. It’s a 2-3 hours’ drive, entering through Kichwabanyobo gate and proceeding to connect to your booked accommodation with an en-route evening game drive. Check-in for dinner and overnight stay.
Lodging: Nile Safari Lodge/Murchison River Lodge/Tilenga Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Half board
Day 2: Morning game drive and boat cruise
After an early breakfast at the lodge, you will go for a morning game drive. The activity takes about 3-5 hours depending on the animals available, and you will find animals including elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, lions, Hartebeest, Uganda Kobs, Oribis, and waterbucks.
After the drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch. Later afternoon at 2 pm, go for a launch cruise the along the Nile which will give you an exciting panoramic view at the bottom of the mighty Murchison Falls. Along the cruise, you will encounter crocodiles, hippos, and birds on the river banks like kingfishers, cormorants and bee-eaters.
After viewing the falls, return to meet your driver for a transfer back to your lodge. Enjoy a relaxed evening. Sail back and have an en-route game drive. Then, dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Lodging: Nile Safari Lodge/Murchison River Lodge/Tilenga Safari Lodge
Meal plan: Full board
Day 3: Top of the falls and Transfer to Entebbe
After breakfast, drive to the top of the falls for a closer view of the Murchison Falls and the Uhuru Falls, this will take about 2 hours. Thereafter, drive out of the park to connect to Entebbe with en-route lunch. Connect to your hotel in Entebbe.
Lodging: Protea Entebbe Hotel for /Best Western Garden Hotel /Via Via Guesthouse
Meal plan: Full board
Day 4: Fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park
After breakfast, head to Entebbe Airport for your domestic flight to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with Aero-link Uganda Limited. The flight takes 2 hours, landing at Kihihi airstrip. Your safari guide will transfer you to your
Lodging: Mahogany springs lodge/ Buhoma Haven lodge/Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Meal plan: Full board
Day 5: Gorilla trekking experience
After breakfast at the lodge, head to the park headquarters with your trekking gear and packed lunch; meet with other trekkers for a briefing about gorilla trekking. After you are allocated a group in groups of 8 people, head into the forest for your trek. Gorilla trekking takes 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorilla family being visited. These primates roam the park freely and there is no way of telling where they will be for a particular. On finding them, you will be allowed 1 hour to view and take photos of these gentle primates before you descend back to meet your driver/guide and transfer back to your lodge.
The time after trekking can be spent on a village/community Batwa tour or relaxing at the lodge as you unwind with a glass of wine with the memories of your gorilla experience in Bwindi. Dinner and overnight booked lodge.
Lodging: Mahogany springs lodge/ Buhoma Haven lodge/Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Meal plan: Full board
Day 6: Fly back to Entebbe
After breakfast and checking out of the lodge, meet your safari guide and drive back to the Kihihi airstrip for your return flight back to Entebbe. End of the tour.
Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a Local tour operator based in Uganda with its head offices in Entebbe. Moreover, Safari Vacations and Travel Services is a business for a Ugandan native. We specialize in life-changing experiences and sustainable tours and holidays to all East African countries. Also, we are members of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators and with registration from the Uganda Tourism Board. We have a good and long working relationship with the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Making it easy to book your gorilla permits and gorilla trekking safari. Safari Vacations and Travel Services is also high in Trip Advisor reviews.
