Best of Uganda Safari Highlights
- Gorilla Trekking; Bwindi Impenetrable Or Mghahinga National
Parks
- Chimpanzee Trekking; Kibale National Park or Kyambura Game
Reserve & Chimpanzee Viewing a Ngamba Island on Lake Victoria
- Game Viewing & Safari Drives; Queen Elizabeth, Murchison
Falls, and Lake Mburo National Parks
- Bird Watching; Kibale, Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth National Parks
and Mabamba Swamp.
- Leisure & Adventure Activities; Visit to Jinja Source of River
Nile and Bujagali Falls
- Boat Cruising Safaris; Kazinga Channel QENP, White Nile at
Murchison Falls and Lake Mburo National Park.
- Nature & Village Walks; At Kibale and Bwindi National parks
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Itinerary
Day I: Arrival Entebbe International Airport - Kampala
Meet and greet at Entebbe Airport by your selected Driver Guide. Transfer to
Kampala the Capital City of Uganda. Arrival and Check in at your Hotel.
Dinner at Selected Restaurant Kampala (Own Expense)
Overnight at Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala (High End)
Day 2: Kampala - Rhino Sanctuary - Murchison Falls National Park
Morning: Breakfast at the Lodge. Pas at the FOREX BUREAU for changing
some local Uganda Shillings you may need for expenses of personal nature.
Depart Kampala in the early morning and drive northwards for Masindi.
Optional: Stop over at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino Trekking ($20 per
person). Stop over for Lunch at a selected restaurant in Masindi town.
Afternoon: Proceed to Murchison Falls National Park. Proceed to check in at
your selected lodge (Full Board).
Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge (High end)
Day 3: Murchison Falls National Park - Game drive - Boat Cruise
Morning: After an early breakfast drive through the scenic Northern Route to
the shores of Albert Nile. Explore the Parks amazingly high concentration of
game. In search of Lions, expect to see many Giraffes, large herds of
buffaloes, Kobs, water bucks, and Elephants. Return to the lodge for relation.
Lunch at your Lodge.
Afternoon: Catch up the Launch Trip at 2Pm to the bottom of the falls.
Three hours Launch trip hike the fall. A boat cruise upstream to the bottom of
the falls is amongst the unforgettable experience the park has to offer giving
the opportunity to view giraffe, elephants, groups of hippos, crocodiles,
buffaloes, lions, and an abundance of bird life including the famous shoebill
stork. This park offers typical African safaris.
Evening: Relax at the lodge or go swimming at the lodges pool. Return to
your Lodge. Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge (High end).
Day 4: Murchison Falls National Park - Top of the Falls - Kibale
National Park
Morning; Breakfast at the Lodge. Depart with your parked lunch and head to
the top of the Murchison Falls. Enjoy the spectacular view of the watter
funnelling into the 7 metre wide gorge resulting in a waterfall of astonishing
power and one of Uganda’s most spectacular sights.
Depart the National Park for Kibale National Park. Stop over for Lunch at
selected restaurant in Hoima town.
Afternoon; Proceed to Kibale National Park Via Fort Portal. Transfer to
Kibale National Park (Entrance Fees for 1 night 2 days)
Evening; Arrival and check in at lodge. Dinner at Tented Camp/Lodge.
Overnight at Mantana Luxury Tented Camp /Nature Lodges Kibale Camp
(Medium)
Day 5: Kibale National Park - Chimp Trekking -Queen Elizabeth
National Park
Morning: Breakfast at the Lodge. Transfer to Kanyanchu Park headquarters
for registration and briefing for Chimp trekking. With your Game ranger and
park guide, go for Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale Forest. Enjoy Packed
Lunch from Mantana Tented Camp/Nature Lodges Kibale.
Afternoon: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Arrive in time for
evening Game drive in Kasenyi Area in search of Lions , buffaloes and
elephants.
Evening: Proceed to drive through the National park to Mweya Safari Lodge
for Dinner. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge (High end).
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park - Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Morning: At 61:15am enjoy a light Breakfast (Tea/coffe with a snack) and
depart for Early Morning Game Drive in search of Lions expect to see herds
of buffaloes, Elephants water bucks, lots of Uganda Kobs and leopard.
Return to the lodge by 10:30am to enjoy a full buffet breakfast at the lodge
viewing Kazinga Channel. Relax at the Lodge or go swimming at the Lodge's
pool.
Lunch at Mweya Safari Lodge.
Afternoon; After lunch go for the breathtaking Boat Launch on Kazinga
Channel. Expect to see lots of animals and many varieties of birds at a close
range. The boat safari starts at 15:00hours and ends at about 17:00hours.
Evening: Return to the Lodge for relaxation & Dinner. Overnight at Mweya
Safari Lodge (High end).
Day 7: Queen Elizabeth National Park- Bwindi Impenetrable
National Park
Morning; Enjoy an Early breakfast at the lodge. (Your Driver Guide may
recommend Packed breakfast depending on the days travel plan). Depart
Queen Elizabeth National Park via Imaramagambo Forest to Ishasha Sector
of Queen Elizabeth National Park. This area is famous for Tree climbing
Lions. Enjoy the Ishasha Sector Game drive through the National Park of
Afternoon; Packed Lunch from Mweya Safari Lodge Or at Restaurant in
Kihiihi town.
Proceed to Bwindi National Park Dinner at Lodge at around 5:30pm
Evening: Relax & enjoy Dinner at the Camp (Included)
Overnight at Lake Kitandara Tented Camp (Medium Budget).
Day 8: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park- Gorilla Trekking
Morning; Enjoy your breakfast at the Lodge. Your guide will pick your
packed lunch and mineral water for your take away during the Gorilla
trekking adventure.
Walk to the Park Headquarters for Briefing on Gorilla Trekking. Your Guide
will register you for the days Gorilla trekking. Your passport copy will be need
to ensure the right names and address are registered as they will appear on
your Gorilla Trekking Certificate.
Depart for Gorilla trekking with your specialised Gorilla Guide, park rangers
and your porter to carry your back bag of your cameras, lunch and water.
Each Gorilla family can be visited by a maximum number of 8 Persons.
Depending on where your Gorilla Family stayed the previous night, the
trekking exercise may take anywhere between 2~6 hours through
impenetrable Forest. You will spend 1 hours with the Gorillas taking photos
and watching their feeding and movements in their natural environment. Its a
breathtaking, amazing and a memorable 1 hour experience of a lifetime! This
is the highlight of your trip
Afternoon: Enjoy your packed Lunch in the Jungle from Lodge after Gorilla
Trekking. Return to the Park headquarters for your Gorilla trekking
graduation. You will receive certificates. This is a good time to ask any
questions you may have about the Gorillas which will be by Park Officials.
Evening: Return to the lodge and relax. Optional village walk. Enjoy Dinner
at Lodge. Overnight at Lake Kitandara Tented Camp (Medium Budget).
Day 9: Bwindi National Park -Kampala
Breakfast at the lodge. Depart Bwindi for Kampala. Enjoy scenic view of hills,
cattle farms, tea and banana plantations among others.
Afternoon: Arrive in time for Lunch at a selected restaurant in Mbarara
Town. Proceed to Kampala stopping over at Equator for Water
Experiment. Take photos and do some craft shopping. Proceed to Kampala
Evening: Arrive Kampala and check in at your Hotel. Relax & Dinner at
Selected restaurant in Kampala (Included)
Overnight at Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala (High End)
Day 10: Kampala City Tour -Entebbe Outbound Flight
Morning: Breakfast at the Lodge. Check out and visit Uganda Museum and
the Uganda Cultural Village. You will be amazed by the interior and exterior
of each of the traditional houses of 15 major tribes of Uganda. Visit Kasubi
Tombs, a UNESCO heritage, where Buganda kingdom traditional leaders are
buried.
Afternoon: Early Lunch at Selected Restaurant in Kampala (Own Expense).
Evening: Transfer to Entebbe Airport for your outbound Flight
End of Our Service
Muchison Falls National park
What our Previous clients say....
From: "Carol Sibelius" <csibelius@comcast.net> To: info@africantraveladvisor.com Subject: Re: Welcome from Uganda Trip 18th -29th September 2006 Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 18:09:11 -0600
Dear Samuel,
Thanks to BIC and ARC and especially your personal attention to our travel. We had a wonderful time and everything was very well planned. We had no problems and were very pleased with your service. We will recommend you to any others traveling to Uganda. We were very pleased with our driver, Robert Wambi. He was knowledgeable, polite and very prompt.
Thank you, Carol Sibelius USA, DENVER
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Before you Depart for your Safari
Parking List for Gorilla Trekking (Will work for Chimp Trekking also)
- Strong sturded Shoes should be hiking or strong shoes with traded
soles.
- A good hat that shades you well; if possible waterproof
- A fleece jacket and/or a rain jacket very advisable...it can get quite cool
here and even if it is not the rainy season it might pour!
- Long sleeve shirts, and long trousers. Fast drying materials suggested.
- Sun screen & insect mosquito repellent
- Camera with extra batteries and Film or storage chip.
- Backpack or light bag to carry your camera and packed lunch+water.
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When You Arrive In Uganda
Airport Pick Up
You will be met at the Entebbe International Airport by BIC staff who will help
you to transfer to Kampala City and Check in at Hotel. Your Tour Coordinator
will guide you through the 8 days itinerary. He/she will answer all you questions
and concerns you may have at this time.
Money Issues
Most of the payments will be made in Uganda Shillings. Some places you may
pay in USD. You will need to change some of your USD dollars into Uganda
shillings. BIC tour guide will help you to identify the exchange point that gives
the best rate.
NOTE: Foreign Currency: USD is the most widely accepted foreign currency in
Uganda. Bring with you USD which can easily be exchanged at a Forex Bureau.
Older notes produced below year 2000 as well as USD notes of $1, $5, & $10 and
$20 (at some Forex Bureau) attract lower rates. Bring crisp new undamaged
$50 or $100 bills that will bring the best exchange rates. The USD bills must be
2001 series or newer (printed in 2001, 2002, 2003,2006 etc.)
Travellers Cheques: can be used at some locations but are charged high rates.
We recommend that you do not bring Travelers Checks. They are really hard
to cash even in Kampala the Capital City and will cost you a lot to cash them.
Credit Cards: A VISA card can be used at most Banks with a wide network of
ATM with A VISA sign which allow withdrawal of Uganda Shillings to a daily
muximum equivalent of about $1,000 (2,000,000UGX) at the exchange rate of
the Banks which is lower that the market rates in tow. VISA, MasterCard, JCB &
AMEX can also be used at some establishments in Kampala & up market
lodges in National parks.
Safari Vehicles & Driver Guides
Well maintained 4WDs Customised Safari Vehicles with enough leg room and
luggage space will be used during your Safari in Uganda. For all our Safaris,
we ensure that clients have a Pop up roof or open roof 4WD Safari Vehicle to
enjoy maximum wildlife viewing and excellent photo shooting opportunities.
The Driver Guides are well trained and have experience on driving the routes of
your Safari. The Drivers have been trained in both time management and
professional driving as well as wildlife guiding. All our Driver Guised speak
English. We can arrange Guided speaking Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian
and Chinese.
Food
All meals are provided on the trip as indicated on the ITINERARY. While in
Kampala, we will arrange for you to enjoy a variety of Chinese, Korean, Italian,
France and Ugandan Foods. There are lots of Fresh & Organic Foods all over
Uganda. Variety of foods and fruits and delicious Juice will be served. There
are also Fast Food Restaurants in Kampala where you can buy Pizzas,
Humbugger, fried chicken and Irish potatoes. Uganda Coffee and Uganda Tea
are delicious, if you like coffee we will take you to the best coffee shops one of
the free evenings in Kampala.
Hotels, Lodges and Luxury Tented Camps in National Parks, prepare meals of
International standards with fresh foods right from the gardens.
Uganda has a variety of food and fruits. Traditional foods include banana, Irish
potato. There are lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. We are sure you will get
used to Ugandan fresh foods, vegetables and fruits during your trip.
NOTE: The food tends to be of the unprocessed kind, so one may not really
find much tinned stuff!
Drinks
While on Safari we will provide you with at least 1 litre (1,000 mls) of Bottled
Mineral water on long journeys. Do not drink Tap water. Most restaurants and
hotels have Bars where you can buy a variety of Beers and Wines.
Tour Cost Includes:
- Services of a English-Japanese Speaking Tour Coordinator
- Meet & Greet at Entebbe International Airport
- Car Rental with Fuel for all the trip
- Service of an English Speaking Driver & Guide
- Park entry fees to all the parks on the Itinerary
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Boat Cruise Safari on Kazinga Channel
- Boat Cruise on River Nile to the Bottom of the falls
- Accommodation based in twin /double room with Single supplement
- Meals are inclusive of full board on Safari.
- Chimpanzee trekking Permit
- Gorilla Trekking Permit (Based on Availability)
- Soft drinks on meals and Mineral water on long Journeys
Cost does not Include
- International flights from Japan to Uganda
- Personal Travel Insurance
- Tips and personal donations
- Alcohol Expenses
- Souvenirs Shopping Expenses
9Nights/10 Days Best of Uganda Discovery Tour Price Per Person
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No. of Persons
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High End Luxury Hotels & Lodges
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Medium Class Business Hotels & Tented Camps
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Tight Budget Class Guest Houses, Camps and Hostels & Homestay
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1PAX
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$6,825
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$5,250
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$3,937
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2 PAX
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$4,702
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$3,617
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$ 2,713
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3PAX
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$4,313
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$3,318
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$2,488
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4 PAX
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$3,880
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$2,984
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$2,238
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5PAX
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$3,811
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$2,931
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$2,199
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6 PAX
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$3,605
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$2,773
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$2,080
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Single Supplement
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$770
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$470
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$350
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