This tour combines the chance to see rhinos, lions, hippos, crocodiles and many more. You can view some of the best wildlife and sightseeing into a short time.
Day 1 Arrival
A representative from Big Cat Tours and Travel will pick you from the airport and take you to your hotel.
Have dinner and rest as you prepare for the following day.
Over night at Sunset hotel.
Have dinner and rest as you prepare for the following day.
Over night at Sunset hotel.
Day 2 Rhino Sanctuary and Murchison falls National park
At the Rhino Sanctuary you will have a safari-hike to the rhinos which will give you the opportunity to view them at close range.
After having had lunch at the Rhino Sanctuary, you continue to Uganda’s largest national park. It’s estimated to take 3hours. Here you can relax the rest of the afternoon.
Accommodation can be according to your preference: budget, midrange or luxury. All 3 meals will be provided on this day.
After having had lunch at the Rhino Sanctuary, you continue to Uganda’s largest national park. It’s estimated to take 3hours. Here you can relax the rest of the afternoon.
Accommodation can be according to your preference: budget, midrange or luxury. All 3 meals will be provided on this day.
Day 3 Wildlife Viewing by Land and Water
In the morning, you get up for an early breakfast and have an early start on your game drive in the northen part of Murchison Falls N.P, when the animals are still active before the sun gets so hot and temperatures are cooler. A drive through the park brings you eye-to-eye with the animal kingdom: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, different species of antelope and many tropical birds.In the afternoon, after hot lunch you take a boat safari/tour towards the base of Murchison Falls. Expect to see crocodiles, hundreds of hippos, buffaloes, water birds, apes and all the other thirsty wildlife that the Nile attracts. Your boat will arrive to the bottom of the 43-meter-high Murchison Falls, which approaches you with a thunderous sound.
Your guide will be able to show you the famous spot where Hemingway’s plane went down.
The boat tour offers you fantastic photo opportunities!
After the boat safari you will return back to your lodge for dinner and resting.
Your guide will be able to show you the famous spot where Hemingway’s plane went down.
The boat tour offers you fantastic photo opportunities!
After the boat safari you will return back to your lodge for dinner and resting.
Day 4 Top of the Falls & Return to Entebbe
After an early breakfast, you will stop at the top of the Waterfall on the way out of the park. Here you can see where the world’s longest river explodes through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43m below.
You will have packed lunch then proceed back to Entebbe. Your driver/guide will drop you at your accommodation in Kampala. Check in at the lodge, have dinner and rest.
You will have packed lunch then proceed back to Entebbe. Your driver/guide will drop you at your accommodation in Kampala. Check in at the lodge, have dinner and rest.
Day 5 Departure:
Your driver will take you to the airport depending on the time of your departure.
This day we will only cater for breakfast .
This day we will only cater for breakfast .
+ Additional information
The trip as described above includes;
Full board (dinner the first night, three meals a day and breakfast the last morning)
accommodation per person sharing, park fee , supporting tour leader, vehicle with
driver, excursions described in the program including boat trip, game drive, rhino
tracking. If you want a room “single,” you need to report and pay a small extra fee.
Personal expenses, insurance, international flights, visa for Uganda or any other
administrative fees charged by the Embassy of Uganda are not included (check
with the embassy if the yellow fever vaccination is required or not – it varies
depending on the situation and country of origin).
Apart from the legal requirements, you can opt for other vaccinations – see your
doctor or a competent authority in the matter.
In general, note that the level of security at the accommodation is excellent in all
respects (diseases, accidents with animals and travelers with petty crime are very
rare).
Having a constant driver with the vehicle, the risks of theft are virtually nil – just
carry all your belongings in the hotel rooms (which are very safe) with you for the
night.Please bring:
Full board (dinner the first night, three meals a day and breakfast the last morning)
accommodation per person sharing, park fee , supporting tour leader, vehicle with
driver, excursions described in the program including boat trip, game drive, rhino
tracking. If you want a room “single,” you need to report and pay a small extra fee.
Personal expenses, insurance, international flights, visa for Uganda or any other
administrative fees charged by the Embassy of Uganda are not included (check
with the embassy if the yellow fever vaccination is required or not – it varies
depending on the situation and country of origin).
Apart from the legal requirements, you can opt for other vaccinations – see your
doctor or a competent authority in the matter.
In general, note that the level of security at the accommodation is excellent in all
respects (diseases, accidents with animals and travelers with petty crime are very
rare).
Having a constant driver with the vehicle, the risks of theft are virtually nil – just
carry all your belongings in the hotel rooms (which are very safe) with you for the
night.Please bring:
- Binoculars
- Possibly also spotting scope
- Camera (enjoy the beautiful light after the rainy season in Uganda)
according to your wishes, any camera of any size of zoom for animals and
large birds that are often seen near. - Your travel documents: passport, visa, certification of vaccination, insurance
etc - Your personal medication
- Lightweight and comfortable clothing, sandals or flip flops to stay in the car
or on the boat and walking shoes for the forest. Long-sleeved shirts are more
reassuring to forest areas. - Provide a sweater for mornings which can be cold.
The bookings with the hotels mentioned in the program depend on availability.
Reservations will only be made after your booking.
Note; In case the mentioned hotels are not available during the requested period,
we will make sure to book a hotel in the same class for you. We do this after
consulting you. It is not possible to ‘reserve’ gorilla and chimpanzee permits.
Therefore we can only buy them after your booking and down-payment. This also
here it all depends on availability.
