5 Days Murchison falls and Kibale chimpanzee safari

Explore Uganda’s wildlife and chimpanzees on  your 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari. The tour sees you to Murchison falls national park, Uganda’s largest national park  for a breath-taking wildlife immersion  and later departing Murchison’s falls national park to  kibale forest national park  as known as the primates capital due to the presence of several   primates species.  While at Murchison you will conduct a game drive and an afternoon boat cruise on the Nile to view the huge Nile crocs, hippos alongside several birds’ species. And while in kibale, you will engage in chimpanzee trekking in the jungles and later a visit to bigodi swamps for nature walk to view birds and butterflies.

 

Brief itinerary.

Day 1 of 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari:  transfer to Murchison falls park.

Day 2 of 5 days Murchison falls and Kibale chimpanzee safari: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise.

Day 3 of 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari:  transfer to kibale forest national park.

Day 4 of 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari: chimpanzee trekking and bigodi swamp tour.

Day 5 of 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari: depart kibale and  transfer to Kampala.

Day 1 of 5 days Murchison falls and Kibale chimpanzee safari:  transfer to Murchison falls park.

Following you Murchison falls safari, your guide will pick you from place of lodging or hotel, you will later embark on a drive to Murchison falls national park thorugh the Kampala Gulu highway passing by luweero. As you drive thorugh the scenic country side the guide will narrate to your impact of the luwero war towards the current government. As you proceed northwards you will have your first stop in  Nakasongola at ziwa rhino sanctuary . You will engage in rhino trekking on foot to see the rhinos at the sanctuary. Later exit ziwa rhino and proceed northwards, you will have a stopover full lunch in masindi.

Proceed to the park and enter, head for the top over falls view, as you see water squeezing its way thorugh the narrow canyons producing a gushing sound as well creating one of the world’s most powerful waters falls.  Later in the evening head to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 2 of 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari:  game drive and boat cruise of the nile.

Morning game drive : Early in the morning, you will have your breakfasts and later head out for a morning games drive, if you spent a night in the southern sector, you will cross with the ferry to northen sector of Murchison falls  park. The essence of crossing the northern sectors is enjoy the numerous number of wild game than the south.  Some of the most notable wildlife species you may come across include lions, elephants, buffaloes, giraffes, leopards, hyenas, Uganda kobs, antelopes, topis , water bucks, Jacksons hartebeest and several  birds species. Later head back to your lodge for brief relaxation and lunch.

Boat cruise:  later after lunch head for the boat cruise on the Nile one of the most thrilling activities of the Murchison falls tour. While on the boat cruise, you will have the opportunity for seeing the large Nile crocodiles, schools of hippos, and several birds’ species alongside the breath taking scenery.

Later after the boat cruise you will head back to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

Days 3 of 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari:  transfer to Kibale forest national park.

On your day 3 of 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari, you will check out of the lodge in the morning and you will embark on a safari to Kibale forest national park thorugh the lush countryside. Upon arrival at kibale forest, you will check in at your lodge for a relaxation and overnight stay.

Day 4 of 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari:  chimpanzee trekking and bigodi swamps visit.

Chimpanzee trekking ; On your day 4 of the safari, you will be picked from your lodge and transferred to the park headquarters for briefing, later you will hike into the jungle in search for chimpanzee as you trek through the jungles, you may encounter other primates such as the lhoest monkeys, vervet monkeys, grey cheeked mongabey, olive baboons. Upon meeting the chimpanzees, you will spend a maximum of one hour with them interacting as you take as many photos as you can.  Later leave the jungles and head to the lodge for lunch.

Visit bigodi swamps:   later after lunch, you will head for a nature walk in  bogodi swamps seeing butterflies and birds. Later head back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5 of 5 days Murchison falls and kibale chimpanzee safari: transfer to Kampala.

On your last day of the safari, wake to a relaxed breakfast, later check out of your lodge and embark on a drive back to Kampala and to Entebbe airport for your flight back home.

End of safari

The trip is inclusive.

Park entry and activities

Accommodation on full board meal plan.

Chimpanzee trekking permits.

Transport to and from the park conducted by a professional tour guide who also doubles as a guide.

Enroute meal plans.

Destination

Murchison falls national park

Kibale forest national park