Kampala – Bwindi.
A representative from Travel Hemispheres will pick you at your residence 5147 St Barnabas Road Muyenga and greet at 6.30am and proceed to the south western part of the country. Stop at The equator for land mark photo taking and continue to Mbarara. Break for lunch on the way then proceed to Bwindi National Park the home of Mountain Gorillas. It is estimated to half of the world’s surviving population of mountain gorillas –300 live within these boundaries shared by Uganda, Rwanda and Congo. The drive is long but enjoyable. Proceed south to Buhoma viewing the terraced hills of Kigezi Highlands once known as Switzerland of Africa.
Arrival at Buhoma will be in the evening. You will then settle in at Buhoma Community camp which is near the park offices location. Dinner and overnight as you prepare for tomorrow’s event! FB
Gorilla Tracking Bwindi
Morning after breakfast with packed lunch, you will be driven and escorted to the starting point for briefing by your guide. You will be allocated guides to track gorillas with, and then will be off to begin your adventure. A briefing from your local guides and then it’s off! The time taken and the terrain varies (1- 8 hours) this depends on the movement of these gentle giants. The thrill of meeting face to face takes away the pain of some times long and arduous trek. Each encounter is different and has its own rewards, but you are likely to enjoy the close view of adults feeding, grooming and resting as the youngsters frolic and swing from vines in delightfully playful manner. After tracking will be driven Queen Elizabeth national park and stay at Simba Camp lodge for overnight stay FB.
You will need to carry long pants like jean type, sturdy shoes to help you hiking steep and slippery slopes, long sleeved shirts and blouses to protect your bodies from thorns and itching plants. You may not rule out raining on you and at least a rain coat is needed to protect your bodies and any equipment carried along with like cameras. Also carry insect repellants and sun cream
Queen Elizabeth National Park- Fort Portal
Early morning game drive to see more animals that habit this park, that include predators lion. leopard and other game. Over 500 bird species have been identified here, making it a Mecca for bird-watchers. They include the black bee–eater, 11 different species of kingfisher and several falcons, eagles and other raptors. Queen Elizabeth National is one of the most outstanding treasures of Uganda, and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve for Humanity under UNESCO auspices. It borders on Lake George and Lake Edward as well as Kazinga Channel in the western area of the Great Rift Valley escarpment.
After lunch at 3.00pm take a 2-hour launch cruise on the Kazinga channel. This waterway joins Lakes Edward and George and it is filled with schools of hippos, buffaloes with elephants at the banks. You are likely to meet grazing hippos, elephants, lions, spotted hyenas and leopards, bushbuck, waterbuck and stripped jackal, and of-course the several warthogs. After will be driven to Fort Portal and overnight at Travelers Inn. Retire for dinner and over night FB.
Fort Portal – Murchison Falls National Park.
After breakfast Proceed to Murchison falls. Murchison falls National Park covers 3,840-sq km and has recorded 76 mammal species and 450 bird species. The altitude is 619m at the delta and 1,292 at Rabongo Hill. The mean temperature is 29 ºC-high and 21 ºC-low.
Arrive Murchison Falls National Park will be in the evening and check in at Red Chili Camp dinner and overnight.
Murchison Falls National Park.
Morning after an early breakfast cross with ferry to the northern bank of River Nile start the day with an early morning game drive. You will most likely be able to view those animals that are unique to the African Savannah like giraffe, antelope, lion, elephant, hyena, buffalo and the Uganda Kob..
After lunch you will take on a launch cruise on the Nile River. The cruise takes you to the Bottom of the thundering falls where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters, kingfishers, skimmers, fish eagles and sometimes the rare shoebill. After will be driven to Sambiya River Lodge – stay in bandas for overnight .
Murchison Falls National Park – Kampala.
After an early breakfast, drive to the top falls “Top of the falls” can be done now for a breathtaking sight of the raging Nile as it forces its way through a rocky gap barely six meters wide. This is the point where the Nile River explodes
through a narrow gorge and cascades down to become a placid river. Continue to Kampala with lunch enroute . END OF SAFARI:
WISH YOU AN ENJOYABLE AND PLEASANT SAFARI.
Please Note the safari cost will include:
- Meals and accommodation at full board for the agreed on the agreed dates
- Gorilla permits 1 permit per person
- Game drives, park fees,
- safari driver /guide and 4×4 vehicle
- Park fees
- Applicable government taxes
- Drinking bottled water while driving on safari
Excluded are:
- Beverages and bar bills, phone alls, personal insurance and any other services of personal nature like souvenirs, tips, laundry etc
