TSU-006 Classic Uganda Safari (7 days, 6 nights)

Trip highlights: Launch trips on the Nile & Kazinga Channel and game drives in Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth and Kibale Forest NP. Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest.

Day one: Kampala - Kasese (Queen Elizabeth NP)

Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park in full view of the Rwenzori Mountain ranges for much of the journey.

Take lunch as you prepare for a boat cruise on the Kazinga channel and into Lake Edward passing through the place of the highest concentration of hippos and other animals basking in the waters. The launch cruise is an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. Dinner and overnight stay at Katara lodge, Mweya Safari lodge or Albertine Rift Camp.

Day Two:

Get up for an early morning game drive after breakfast in the rich ecosystem of tropical forest, rivers, swamps, lakes, savanna vegetation and volcanic craters home to incredibly large numbers of wildlife providing an excellent opportunity to see lion, leopard, giant forest hog, cape buffalo, elephants, defassa water buck, Uganda kob, topi and bush buck.

Drive to Kibale Forest National Park in the afternoon. Visit Bigodi swamp for a bird watching experience and learn about the community eco-tourism program. Dinner and overnight stay at Mountains of the moon hotel or chimpanzee guest house.

Day Three:Kibale Forest NP

After an early breakfast you will drive out for Chimp Trekking. Return to the lodge/hotel for lunch after which you will continue to Murchison Falls National park via Kagadi along the western arm of the rift valley. Overnight at Paraa Safari lodge or Red Chilli.

Day Four:

After breakfast you will take a ferry across the Nile and into the park to the northern part of the park for a game drive. View Elephants, Buffaloes, Bushbucks, Lions, and a variety of bird species.

After lunch, proceed for a three -hour launch trip up to the substructure of the mighty Murchison falls where sinister water escapes from the narrow gorge, an opportunity to see the amazing hippos, crocodiles, water birds along the river banks.

Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day Five:

Depart Murchison Falls national park and drive to Jinja with lunch en route Masindi town. Dinner and overnight stay at Paradise hotel in Jinja.

Day Six: White water rafting

Early in the morning after breakfast we shall drive you to the assembly point for white water rafting. This half day activity will leave you with a thrill and story to tell for years. After lunch visit the source of the river Nile and then return to Kampala for an evening of cultural dances and dinner at the Ndere cultural center. Return to your hotel for the night.

Day Seven:

A short tour of Kampala city that includes the Kasubi Royal tombs where the Kings of Buganda Kingdom are buried before you return to the airport.