17 Days Pearl of Africa Ultimate Safari Experience

Arrival and pick up.

You will be picked by our representative from the airport and transferred to a hotel or guest in either Kampala or Entebbe for an overnight stay

• •Relaxation, sight seeing

Ziwa rhino sanctuary, Gulu town

Embark on your 17 Days kidepo – Uganda safari by driving to Gulu via the Ziwa rhino sanctuary. Have an overnight stay in Gulu

• •Rhino tracking, Travel, Sightseeing,

Gulu - Kidepo

After breakfast, drive through the Karamojong manyattas (villages) to Kidepo Valley National Park. Have an evening game drive through the kidepo valley to the kanangorok hot springs and watch the sun set.

• •Travel, Sight seeing, Game drive

Kidepo valley national park

This park has unspoiled wilderness which will give you the best game drives in the Narus valley where you will spot herds of buffaloes, Jackson’s hartebeest, giraffes, maneless zebras, reedbucks, lions, leopard as well as cheetahs and black-backed jackals. You will visit the Karamojong mayattas in the afternoon to experience their cultures.

• •Game drive, cultural experience.

Day 5

After breakfast, drive to the base of Morungole ranges with packed lunch to start your hike to the IK people. Thereafter, Drive to Murchison Falls and check in at a preferred Lodge.

• •Hiking, Travel , Sight seeing.

MFNP

You will set off for an early game drive on the North of the Nile. Check out lions, Buffaloes, waterbuck, Jackson’s hartebeest, oribi and baboons are some of the animals you will spot. Then you will take a launch cruise on the Victoria Nile River in the afternoon. Spot schools of hippos, large crocodiles, small herds of buffalo.

Day 7

After breakfast you will hike to the top of the falls which is a perfect platform for photography and viewing the breath taking Murchison falls. At the top of the falls, watch the entire Nile River squeeze itself into a 7 meter gorge entire and falls 45 meters into a plunge pool. Drive to Hoima in the afternoon for an overnight stay on your way to Kibale National Park.

• •Travel, sight seeing, photography.

KNP

Drive to Kibale national park after breakfast and have a stopover in fort portal for lunch and then proceed to the park check in your lodge, rest a bit and then go for a night walk. During this walk, you will see nocturnal animals like pottos, bush babies and other animals. Kibale National Park is known as the primate capital of the world because the highest concentration of primates in the world with chimpanzees topping the list. The park is also home to other 12 primate species such black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, olive baboons among others.

• •Travel, Night walk, sight seeing.

KNP

Early in the morning, drive to the park’s headquarters for briefing about the day’s activity which is chimpanzee tracking. A walk through the forest will give you a chance to spend an hour with the chimpanzees and also the other different forest natives like birds, butterflies, plants, mammals as well as other primate species like black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, and olive baboons among other. Return to the lodge after the tracking for lunch and a break. In the afternoon, you will go to the Bigodi wetland sanctuary for a swamp walk. The beautiful scenery and amazing birdlife of the swamp will leave you in awe.

• •Chimp tracking, Bigodi walk, Sight seeing.

KNP - QENP

After breakfast, drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park as you enjoy the beautiful views of the Rwenzori mountains. You will stop at the equator to take photographs and then proceed to the park and arrive in time for lunch. After lunch, go for a boat cruise to the Kazinga channel which will be a platform for you to view and take photographs of the many birds, hippos, elephants, crocodiles at the channel.

• •Travel, Sight seeing, Boat cruise.

QENP

Have an early morning game drive in the park and in the afternoon drive to the southern sector of the park in Ishasha where you will have a game drive as you search for the tree climbing lions. Also expect to see Topis that are only common in Ishasha

IShasha - BINP

Have an early morning game drive in Ishasha and then drive through interesting villages and beautiful sceneries to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Bwindi Impenetrable forest is notably known for the many numbers of gorillas inhabiting it. It is also the only place where Gorillas co-exist with chimpanzees. Arrive in Bwindi check in your lodge and rest a break. Thereafter have a walk through the forest to visit the Batwa where you will spend the evening with them and get entertained by their traditional dance. Return to the lodge for supper and preparation for tomorrow’s activity

• •Game drive, Sight seeing, Bata trail walk.

BINP

Drive to the park headquarters for briefing and start your trekking experience in search for fascinating and endangered mountain Gorilla. You will have memorable and wonderful experience as you spend one hour with man’s closest relatives watching them go about their daily activities, playing and feeding.

• •Gorilla trekking

BINP - Lake Bunyonyi

Drive from Bwindi to Lake Bunyonyi. Go for canoeing after lunch, visit the local communities, swimming or bird watching.

• •Sight seeing, Canoeing.

Lake Bunyonyi - Lake Mburo national park.

Drive to Lake Mburo National Park with a stop at Igongo cultural center for lunch. Proceed to the park for an evening game drive where there is a possibility of seeing leopards and other late grazers. Lake Mburo and Kidepo valley National Parks are the only parks where you can see zebras in Uganda

LMNP

After breakfast, enjoy game viewing while riding on the horses as you see animals like zebras, antelopes, waterbucks, giraffes, and impala. (You may choose to have a walking safari ) Go for a boat trip on Lake Mburo in the afternoon where you will see different bird species, hippos as you watch the beautiful views of the sun setting.

Day 17

Have an early morning game drive to see the early grazers and thereafter embark on your journey back to Entebbe for your departure.

• •Game Drive, Travel, Sight seeing.