Saturday, 15 September 2012

sample itineraries

3 DAYS SIPI FALLS TOUR
Day 1: transfer from Kampala to Kapchorwa
Today after your breakfast you will be picked up from your hotel in Kampala and driven to eastern Uganda. Drive through Mukono, via Najjembe past Mabira forest, Lugazi, Jinja. On arrival in Jinja visit the source of river Nile. Drive to Iganga then Mbale. On arrival in Mbale stop over for lunch then proceed to Kapchorwa on the slopes of Mount Elgon. Dinner and overnight at Sipi River lodge/ Lacam lodge/Sipi falls rest camp
Day 2: nature walk and cave exploration
You will hike to the bottom of the Sipi falls in the company of an onsite guide after breakfast. Sipi is the largest falls on Mount Elgon. You will return to your lodge for lunch after the hike. In the afternoon visit and explore some caves. Enjoy some scenic viewing. Dinner and overnight at Sipi River lodge/ Lacam lodge/Sipi falls rest camp
Day 3: transfer back to Kampala
After breakfast transfer back to Kampala with a lunch stop over enroute.



3 DAYS SSESE ISLAND HOLIDAY
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Ssese Island
You will leave Kampala after breakfast and drive along Entebbe road to the reptile park. Have lunch then drive to Lutoboka bay. The MV Kalangala will set off at 2:00 pm. Reach Ssese islands in time for dinner and overnight at Ssese Palm Beach hotel/Ssese habitat resort.
Day 2: Island exploration and beach relaxation
The day will be spent at leisure exploring the island or visiting any of the local fishing villages, enjoying the beach, sun bathing, swimming or taking a nature walk.  Dinner and overnight at Ssese Palm Beach hotel/Ssese habitat resort.
Day 3: Transfer back to mainland
After breakfast we board the ferry back to mainland ending the safari with your arrival.

5 DAYS GORILLA AND WILDLIFE SAFARI (QUEEN ELIZABETH & BWINDI)
Day 1: Kampala to Queen Elizabeth national park
Our driver guide will pick you up from your hotel in Kampala after an early breakfast and transfer you to Kasese the home of Queen Elizabeth national park. On arrival check into your lodge and have lunch. In the evening have a game drive in the crater lakes region. Possible sightings may include Uganda kob, occasional elephant, lions, buffaloes and bush backs. You will also enjoy the breathtaking view of the scenic foothills Rwenzori and a number of volcanic craters.  Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Hippo hill camp/Simba safari camp
Day 2: game drive and launch cruise
After breakfast, have another game drive on the Kasenyi tracks and Queens’ mile to spot what you missed yesterday. After lunch you will enjoy a 2hour launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel with possible sightings of large pods of hippos, the swamp dwelling sitatunga, giant forest hog, a crocodile or two, warthogs, topi, waterbuck, buffalo, Uganda kob, elephants enjoying a splash, and if you are lucky a leopard. Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Hippo hill camp/Simba safari camp
Day 3: Chimp tracking and transfer to Bwindi
After breakfast, will either track subtle chimpanzees in the Kyambura gorge (subject to the acquisition of a chimp permit) or have another game drive. Have lunch then transfer to Bwindi through the Ishasha sector famous for the tree climbing lion.  Arrive in Bwindi later on checking into your lodge in preparation for the next day’s trek. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Engagi lodge/ Buhoma community bandas
Day 4: gorilla tracking in Bwindi forest
You will be picked up from your lodge after breakfast and will be transferred to the park headquarters in Buhoma. Undergo a short briefing session on expected code of conduct whilst tracking the gorillas. A ranger guide will lead you into the forest where you will start searching for the beautiful mountain gorilla family you have been allocated.  On location of the mountain gorillas you can only spend a maximum of one hour with them. The experience of encountering these apes is so exhilarating and the time simply goes by without your realization. After the trek return for dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Engagi lodge/ Buhoma community bandas
Day 5: transfer back to Kampala
After breakfast begin your journey back to Kampala with a lunch stop over enroute.

6 DAYS PRIMATE AND WILDLIFE SAFARI
Day1: transfer from Kampala to Kibale forest
You will be picked up from your Kampala hotel after breakfast. Drive through Mityana and Mubende to reach Fortportal home to Kibale forest national park with a lunch stop over enroute. On arrival visit the Mparo royal tombs (burial site for Toro royalty) and the Fortportal palace home to the Omukama or king of Toro check into Primate Lodge/Chimp’s nest/Chimpanzee guest house for dinner and overnight
Day 2: chimp tracking and nature walk
After breakfast report to the Kanyachu park headquarters for a briefing session before setting out to track chimpanzees and other resident primates. After tracking the chimps return to your lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, if you feel up to it, enjoy a nature walk in Bigodi wetland. This area is suitable for the ardent birder. Alternatively you can also have a crater lakes tour in the area surrounding Kibale forest.  Return to Primate Lodge/Chimp’s nest/Chimpanzee guest house for dinner and overnight
Day 3: transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
After breakfast transfer to Kasese the home of Queen Elizabeth national park. On arrival check into your lodge and have lunch. In the evening have a game drive in the crater lakes region. Possible sightings may include Uganda kob, occasional elephant, lions, buffaloes and bush backs. You will also enjoy the breathtaking view of the scenic foothills Rwenzori and a number of volcanic craters.  Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Hippo hill camp/Simba safari camp
Day 4: game drive and launch cruise
After breakfast, have another game drive on the Kasenyi tracks and Queens’ mile to spot what you missed yesterday. After lunch you will enjoy a 2hour launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel with possible sightings of large pods of hippos, the swamp dwelling sitatunga, giant forest hog, a crocodile or two, warthogs, topi, waterbuck, buffalo, Uganda kob, elephants enjoying a splash, and if you are lucky a leopard. Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Hippo hill camp/Simba safari camp
Day 5: game drive and transfer to Bwindi
After breakfast, will either track subtle chimpanzees in the Kyambura gorge (subject to the acquisition of a chimp permit) or have another game drive. Have lunch then transfer to Bwindi through the Ishasha sector famous for the tree climbing lion.  Arrive in Bwindi later on checking into your lodge in preparation for the next day’s trek. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Engagi lodge/ Buhoma community bandas
Day 6: gorilla tracking in Bwindi forest
You will be picked up from your lodge after breakfast and will be transferred to the park headquarters in Buhoma. Undergo a short briefing session on expected code of conduct whilst tracking the gorillas. A ranger guide will lead you into the forest where you will start searching for the beautiful mountain gorilla family you have been allocated.  On location of the mountain gorillas you can only spend a maximum of one hour with them. The experience of encountering these apes is so exhilarating and the time simply goes by without your realization. After the trek return for dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Engagi lodge/ Buhoma community bandas.
8 DAYS UGANDA WILDLIFE SAFARI
Day 1: transfer from Kampala to Kibale forest
You will be picked up from your Kampala hotel after breakfast. Drive through Mityana and Mubende to reach Fortportal home to Kibale forest national park with a lunch stop over enroute. On arrival visit the Mparo royal tombs (burial site for Toro royalty) and the Fortportal palace home to the Omukama or king of Toro check into Primate Lodge/Chimp’s nest/Chimpanzee guest house for dinner and overnight
Day 2: chimp tracking and nature walk
After breakfast report to the Kanyachu park headquarters for a briefing session before setting out to track chimpanzees and other resident primates. After tracking the chimps  transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. After breakfast transfer to Kasese the home of Queen Elizabeth national park. On arrival check into your lodge and have lunch. In the evening have a game drive in the crater lakes region. Possible sightings may include Uganda kob, occasional elephant, lions, buffaloes and bush backs. You will also enjoy the breathtaking view of the scenic foothills Rwenzori and a number of volcanic craters.  Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Hippo hill camp/Simba safari camp
Day 3: game drive and launch cruise
After breakfast, have another game drive on the Kasenyi tracks and Queens’ mile to spot what you missed yesterday. After lunch you will enjoy a 2hour launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel with possible sightings of large pods of hippos, the swamp dwelling sitatunga, giant forest hog, a crocodile or two, warthogs, topi, waterbuck, buffalo, Uganda kob, elephants enjoying a splash, and if you are lucky a leopard. Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Hippo hill camp/Simba safari camp
Day 4: game drive and transfer to Bwindi
After breakfast, will either track subtle chimpanzees in the Kyambura gorge (subject to the acquisition of a chimp permit) or have another game drive. Have lunch then transfer to Bwindi through the Ishasha sector famous for the tree climbing lion.  Arrive in Bwindi later on checking into your lodge in preparation for the next day’s trek. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Engagi lodge/ Buhoma community bandas
Day 5: gorilla tracking in Bwindi forest
You will be picked up from your lodge after breakfast and will be transferred to the park headquarters in Buhoma. Undergo a short briefing session on expected code of conduct whilst tracking the gorillas. A ranger guide will lead you into the forest where you will start searching for the beautiful mountain gorilla family you have been allocated.  On location of the mountain gorillas you can only spend a maximum of one hour with them. The experience of encountering these apes is so exhilarating and the time simply goes by without your realization. After the trek return for dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Engagi lodge/ Buhoma community bandas
Day 6: transfer to Lake Mburo national park
After breakfast you will leave for Kiruhura the home of Lake Mburo national park. On arrival have a game drive in the park to view wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Mantana tented camp/Arcadia cottages/Rwonyo rest camp
Day 7: game drives and boat ride                                   
Today you will have a morning game drive to spot what you missed yesterday then return to your lodge for lunch. In the evening have a boat trip on Lake Mburo where you will see aquatic life like hippos, the water buck and if you are lucky the shoe bill. Dinner and overnight at Mantana tented camp/Arcadia cottages/Rwonyo rest camp
Day 8: salt lick and transfer to Kampala             
After breakfast have a salt lick nature walk. You will have opportunities to view at least 4 different animal species at anytime of the day as they lick the salty soil. Transfer back to Kampala with a stopover at the equator for photos. Dinner and overnight at Golf Course Hotel/Cassia Lodge/ Tandem Hotel

                       

8 DAYS UGANDA WILDLIFE SAFARI
Day 1: transfer from Kampala to Kibale forest
You will be picked up from your Kampala hotel after breakfast. Drive through Mityana and Mubende to reach Fortportal home to Kibale forest national park with a lunch stop over enroute. On arrival visit the Mparo royal tombs (burial site for Toro royalty) and the Fortportal palace home to the Omukama or king of Toro check into Primate Lodge/Chimp’s nest/Chimpanzee guest house for dinner and overnight
Day 2: chimp tracking and nature walk
After breakfast report to the Kanyachu park headquarters for a briefing session before setting out to track chimpanzees and other resident primates. After tracking the chimps  transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. After breakfast transfer to Kasese the home of Queen Elizabeth national park. On arrival check into your lodge and have lunch. In the evening have a game drive in the crater lakes region. Possible sightings may include Uganda kob, occasional elephant, lions, buffaloes and bush backs. You will also enjoy the breathtaking view of the scenic foothills Rwenzori and a number of volcanic craters.  Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Hippo hill camp/Simba safari camp
Day 3: game drive and launch cruise
After breakfast, have another game drive on the Kasenyi tracks and Queens’ mile to spot what you missed yesterday. After lunch you will enjoy a 2hour launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel with possible sightings of large pods of hippos, the swamp dwelling sitatunga, giant forest hog, a crocodile or two, warthogs, topi, waterbuck, buffalo, Uganda kob, elephants enjoying a splash, and if you are lucky a leopard. Dinner and overnight at Mweya safari lodge/Hippo hill camp/Simba safari camp
Day 4: game drive and transfer to Bwindi
After breakfast, will either track subtle chimpanzees in the Kyambura gorge (subject to the acquisition of a chimp permit) or have another game drive. Have lunch then transfer to Bwindi through the Ishasha sector famous for the tree climbing lion.  Arrive in Bwindi later on checking into your lodge in preparation for the next day’s trek. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Engagi lodge/ Buhoma community bandas
Day 5: gorilla tracking in Bwindi forest
You will be picked up from your lodge after breakfast and will be transferred to the park headquarters in Buhoma. Undergo a short briefing session on expected code of conduct whilst tracking the gorillas. A ranger guide will lead you into the forest where you will start searching for the beautiful mountain gorilla family you have been allocated.  On location of the mountain gorillas you can only spend a maximum of one hour with them. The experience of encountering these apes is so exhilarating and the time simply goes by without your realization. After the trek return for dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort/Engagi lodge/ Buhoma community bandas
Day 6: transfer to Lake Mburo national park
After breakfast you will leave for Kiruhura the home of Lake Mburo national park. On arrival have a game drive in the park to view wildlife. Dinner and overnight at Mantana tented camp/Arcadia cottages/Rwonyo rest camp
Day 7: game drives and boat ride                                   
Today you will have a morning game drive to spot what you missed yesterday then return to your lodge for lunch. In the evening have a boat trip on Lake Mburo where you will see aquatic life like hippos, the water buck and if you are lucky the shoe bill. Dinner and overnight at Mantana tented camp/Arcadia cottages/Rwonyo rest camp
Day 8: salt lick and transfer to Kampala             
After breakfast have a salt lick nature walk. You will have opportunities to view at least 4 different animal species at anytime of the day as they lick the salty soil. Transfer back to Kampala with a stopover at the equator for photos. Dinner and overnight at Golf Course Hotel/Cassia Lodge/ Tandem Hotel

                       








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