5 Days wildlife & chimp experience

Activities

• Visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
• Top of the falls
• Boat cruise
• Game drive
• Chimpanzee tracking

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Depart Kampala-Travel to Murchison Falls-Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary-Top of the falls

After an early morning breakfast, your guide will be ready to pick and brief you about the safari. Later, embark on your journey to Murchison Falls National Park with a stopover at the Ziwa Rhino sanctuary. Here, you will do your on-foot rhino tracking as well as spot other animals like water bucks, warthogs, etc. Thereafter, head to Masindi town for lunch, later continue to the park. Upon arrival, enjoy your first activity which will be a walk at the top of the falls. Enjoy the sounds and sights of these mighty falls as they squeeze through a 7m gorge, pouring into the devil’s cauldron. Feel free to take photos and videos for remembrance back home. Afterwards, head to your booked lodge, check in for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation

• Pakuba Safari Lodge (Full board basis)

Day 2: Morning game Drive-Boat cruise

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will go for a morning game drive through the park tracks. Here, you will spot different animals like elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, water bucks, oribis, warthogs, lions, etc. Thereafter, head to the dock, enjoy your packed lunch as you prepare for boat cruise along the Victoria Nile. In fact, this boat cruise is seen as the highlight of all activities in the Park. Note that; many water and land animals can be sighted as well as different birds species. Later, head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

 Accommodation

• Pakuba safari lodge (Full board basis)

Day 3: Delta cruise-Evening game drive 

Enjoy your breakfast, you will head for another boat cruise at the delta area of Murchison Falls National Park. This boat cruise basically offers a chance to see lots of wildlife species. These include buffaloes, elephants, crocodiles, hippos and the rare shoebill stock. Afterwards, return to the lodge for lunch and as you prepare for an evening game drive. During the game drive, lookout for animals you could have missed on the first game drive. Dinner and overnight at the lodge.

 Accommodation

• Pakuba safari lodge (Full board basis)

Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking 

Having your morning breakfast, you will be driven to the headquarters at Kaniyo pabidi eco-site in Budongo forest. Here, you will be briefed about the dos and don’ts when tracking the chimpanzees. As a matter of fact, Budongo forest is the largest natural  rainforest in East Africa with over 600 chimpanzees. Later, hit the forest in search of these great apes depending their location. Upon location, you will be given 1 hour in their presence as you enjoy their day-to-day activities. The walk will also expose you to other primates, plants and shrubs in this vast forest. After your chimpanzee tracking, you will return to the lodge for overnight.

Accommodation

• Sambiya river lodge (full board basis)

Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala

After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and start your journey back to Kampala or Entebbe en-route lunch on the way.

                                                            End of the Safari