UGANDA SAFARI GUIDE
5 Day National Park Tour
Murchison Falls and Kibale National Parks

You have 5 days off your African business travel schedule and you feel you must go game viewing in Uganda national parks along the Nile river.

Then plan a five day Combined Game viewing safari to Murchison Falls National Park and and you will enjoy your African vaccation.

This five day Uganda game viewing Safari will take you from Kampala on the first day to Murchison Falls Uganda's largest National Park found where the Nile river explodes through a narrow gorge then to Kibale National Park on the third day, for a true African Safari in an Undisturbed Tropical Forest.

You will return to Kampala on the 5th Day.

In this part of the Uganda Safaris guide we concentrate on giving you information to help you make a realistic budget for your vacation time and money during your 5 day Uganda game viewing Safari.

You may also use this information to asses the tour package offered by your Uganda tour operator to ensure that your "Must see" Uganda attraction is well placed on your itinerary!

Find information and tips about;



Day 1- Travel from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park

You will begin travelling from Kampala early morning via the newly constructed Northern Bypass Road towards the northwest of Uganda through the famous Luwero Triangle and Masindi Town.

Your journey will take about 8 hours to reach Murchison Falls.

You will make a stop over at Masindi hotel to have your lunch.

Then you will proceed to Murchison Falls National Park via Budongo forest, drive to the top of the spectacular fall where you can see the Nile's perfected beauty, and marvel as itcompresses and squeezes itself from over 1 kilometer wide down through a 7-meter canyon.

The 150-meter drop of the falls creates a thunderous roar and a beautiful rainbow in a plume of spray - the best thing to ever happen to the Nile.

Finally, you will enjoy the sunset as you return to the superb comfort and service of your favorite tourist accommodation at Murchison Falls National Park.

Tip

You will have to book this Uganda accommodation for 2 nights.



Day 2- Go Game Viewing at Murchison Falls National Park

After a cup of tea, you will embark on an early morning game drive on the northern bank where your guide will help you spot elephants, lions, Cape buffalo, rothchild's giraffes, hartebeasts, waterbucks, oribi, bushbucks, bohor reed bucks, hyenas, and on rare cases leopards.

Return to the lodge for breakfast.

Relax at the swimming pool side. After lunch, you will safari upstream by boat to the calm Victoria Nile and the base of the falls just tens of meters from the "Devil's Cauldron."

There you can marvel at toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over the 17-kilometer stretch you may also see elephants, waterbucks and Uganda kobs.

After taking your business travel magazine shots of the magnificent Murchison Falls you will return for dinner and an overnight stay at your best safari lodge at Murchison Falls National Park for the second night.

Day 3- Make a Uganda Safari through the Albertine Rift to Kibale Forest National Park

From Muchison Falls you will drive via the Albertaine Escarpment of the western Rift valley on the Masindi-Hoima-Fort portal road.

Your journey will take about five hours and you will drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal, passing though verdant countryside and traditional homesteads and farms.

You will find Fort Portal resting in the shadow of the Fabled Mountains of the Moon,

You will have dinner and overnight stay at your best tourist accommadation in Fort portal.

Tip

You will have to book this Uganda accommodation for 2 nights.



Day 4- Its time for Chimp Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park

After your breakfast, you will drive into Kibale Forest National Park for Chimpanzee tracking.

You will start this activity at 8.00 am in the morning and spend the whole day searching for chimpanzees and other primates including phoestes, Red-Colobuses, Blues, Red-tailed and grey cheeked Mangabeys as they swing through the dense forest.

You will have a tourist guide to ensure that your walk is both informative and enjoyable.

The walk is an excellent opportunity to view these primates in close quarters, so, let your business Magazine Camera be ready.

You will also visit the amazing Bigodi swamp eco-tourism site,where you will encounter rare and beautiful flora and fauna.

You will have your Lunch, Dinner and overnight at your choice safari Lodge near Fort Portal for the second day.

Ndali safari Lodge, Rwenzori view guest house and basic Sky tree house are favourites.



Day 5- Travel from Kibale National Park back to Kampala and End your African Safari.

After breakfast, you will return to kampala and arrive early, just in time for lunch.

Tip

If you have an early morning flight the next day, then book into your favorite Entebbe Hotel to avoid missing your flight.

However, if you have an evening flight the next day, then you can book into a kampala hotel for one night and take an airport shuttle to Entebbe Airport the following day.



So, How much does a 5 Day Game viewing Safari to Murchison Falls and Kibale Forest National Parks cost?

If you feel a 5 Day combined Game viewing Safari to Murchison Falls and Kibale Forest National Park is the perfect tour package for you. Then find out how much this Uganda vacation will cost you...!

Since the cost for your game viewing tour package will vary depending on the kind of toursit accommodation you will choose, send us your preferences and we shall give you an estimate of how much this Uganda tour package could cost you.

Our cost estimates will cover the following aspects of your tour.

  • Cost of overlland transportation and Fuel by a 4x4 land cruiser
  • Cost of Chimpanzee Tracking
  • Cost of a Full time safari guide and his associated expenses
  • Park entrance fees
  • Game drive fees
  • Nature walk fees
  • Lunch en route
  • Relevant government taxes
  • Boat hire
  • Full board accommodation
  • Driver's allowance


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