5-Day Murchison Falls & Kibale Chimpanzee Safari

On this day, you will take a trip to your first destination of the safari in northwestern Uganda. You'll be picked up from the hotel in Kampala after breakfast and embark on the 6-7 hours' journey to Murchison Falls National Park, the country's largest Conservation Area extending for over 3840 square kilometers. This park was named after the magnificent Murchison Falls, formed when massive waters of Victoria Nile plunge through a narrow gorge of 7 meters and creating the 45-meter waterfalls with a roaring sound. En route, you'll have lunch at Kabalega Diners or Masindi Town and arrive at the park in the afternoon. Then, you'll proceed on the hike to the top of the falls. Take photos of the spectacular waterfalls and the iconic rainbow symbol at its top. Then, you'll drive back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

You'll start with breakfast at the lodge, then head out for the game drive through the designated game tracks running through the savannah grasslands, offering views of Rothschild giraffes, Defassa waterbucks, Cape buffaloes, lions, Uganda Kobs, leopards, elephants, serval cats, and many others. As the sun gets hotter, your stomach also starts complaining and thus calls for a drive back to the lodge for brunch or a quick snack a short nap. After your short relaxation, you'll have lunch and be driven to Paraa Jetty, where you will meet with your guides for the boat cruise on the calm waters of the River Nile. You'll cruise slowly while appreciating and capturing photos of the spectacular scenery, bird species (such as open-billed storks, shoebill storks, Marabou storks, secretary birds, African fish eagles, pink-backed pelicans, and many others), and Nile crocodiles as well as hippos basking in the deep waters. You'll return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

This day is for transferring to Kibale National Park, but this is after a lovely breakfast at the Lodge. You'll embark on a 7-8 hour drive to the lush jungles of Kibale Forest, popularly known as the Primate Capital of the World, with over 13 different species of primates. Besides chimpanzees, other primates likely to be encountered in this park are olive baboons, black and white colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, blue monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, bushbabies, Pottos, L'Hoests monkeys, and Patas monkeys, among others, in addition to over 350 species of birds. While being rewarded with views of the Lake Albert flats and escarpments, snow-capped peaks of Rwenzori Mountains and the countryside be ushered to Fort Portal Town for Lunch. You'll drive straight to the lodge outside or within Kibale Forest National Park for dinner and an overnight stay.

Chimpanzee Habituation Experience is one of the most sought-after tourist activities in Kibale Forest National Park, and for your tour, you will get the chance to enjoy it. On this day, you will wake up very early for breakfast and be at the park Headquarters (Kanyanchu Visitor Center) by 6:00 am for briefing and immediately follow a team of Researchers habituating chimpanzees. During this activity, you will watch the chimpanzees from the time they leave their nests and go about their daily activities- foraging, mating, resting, grooming, and playing until the evening when they make their nests. Isn't it amazing and rewarding? This full-day experience requires carrying a packed lunch and enough drinking water because you will return to the lodge for dinner, relaxation, and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, you'll check out of the lodge for a drive back to Kampala City. First, you'll take a tour of the Amabere ga Nyinamwiru Caves to explore the breast-like stalactites and stalagmites as well as breathtaking waterfalls then hike the three Crater Lakes (of Kigere, Saka and Kikere). You'll proceed to lunch in Fort Portal city and drive straight to Kampala. Then, you'll connect to a Hotel or Entebbe International Airport for the booked flight to your next destination.