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This holiday offers an affordable way of tracking chimps and severely endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda & viewing the superb wildlife of Murchison Falls National Park. Travel in a rugged overland truck by day and sleep in simple rest camps at night. English speaking guide, activity package, park fees, chimp & gorilla permits included. Group size 4 to 18.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Entebbe • Kampala • Lake Bunyonti • Bwindi Impentrable Forest
• Gorilla Tracking • Queen Elizabeth Park • Lake George Chimps • Kazinga Channel
• Birding • Game Drives
Day 1 : Arrival
You will be met at Entebbe Airport and transferred 1-hour to your hotel in Kampala.
Check in and relax under warm blue African skies.
Day 2 : Murchison Falls National Park
This morning you will be collected from your hotel in Kampala and transferred to the departure point for your exciting adventure tour, travelling in a rugged 4x4 overland truck.
We then travel 8-hours to Murchison Falls National Park. This verdant reserve was favoured by Winston Churchill, who called Uganda the "Pearl of Africa".
This wildlife-rich game sanctuary is situated on the banks of the River Nile, downstream from the famous waterfalls after which it was named. It is the premier game reserve in Uganda and one of the best wildlife conservation areas in the whole of Africa. After settling into your accommodation, your guide will brief you on the activities for the following day.
Regardless of lodge meal plans, all your meals are included whilst on tour and will be prepared & served from the overland vehicle - except for specified optional dinners in cities. Alcohol is not included. Accommodation varies and includes lodges, hotels, hostels, chalets, permanent tented camps and traditional huts. Bedding is provided, but you do need to bring your own towel, sleeping bag and headlight. Truck lockers are 30 x 80cm, so please use soft bags that will fit (but there is no weight restriction). Shared ablutions at tented camp. Please be aware that accommodation sometimes has to be substituted for operational reasons.
Average group size is 14 people (with minimum of 4 and maximum of 20). On accommodated tours the average age is 40+, with a range from 18 to 55 years although this does vary by tour. If over 65 years, you need a doctors letter that you are sufficiently fit for overland travel. Teens aged 16 to 18 years are on request and must travel with an adult.
Day 3 : Kampala
This morning we depart from Murchison Falls and return to Kampala.
Along the way we stop at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, home to the only wild rhinos in Uganda, where you can enjoy an included rhino walk, before continuing to Uganda's capital city.
Note: Optional dinner in Kampala.
Day 4 : Lake Bunyonyi
Another full day on the road today as we travel 8-hours to Lake Bunyonyi - meaning "Place of Many Little Birds" and the second deepest lake in the Great Rift Valley.
Lake Bunyonyi is a small but attractive lake, with steep sides and abundant birdlife. Ringed by mountains, the lake is best known for its dense otter population and stunning scenery. As the lake is free of bilharzia, it is safe for swimming.
Day 5 : Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
Rise early today to travel 2.5-hours to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park - home to half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas, and also a sanctuary for colobus monkeys and chimpanzees.
This dense equatorial rainforest is accessible only on foot and features one of the richest ecosystems in Africa, including 120 species of mammals, 350 bird species including hornbills and turacos, 220 butterfly species, 27 frog species as well as chameleons, geckos and many other endangered species. It also boasts over 1,000 different floral species.
As gorilla permits are extremely limited, we require flexibility in both the tour itinerary and where we actually visit them. At your specified gate, rangers will allocate you to a small group of up to 8 people. After a briefing, you will track a family of endangered Mountain Gorillas, accompanied by two guides - one at the front and one at the back. The group will walk at the speed of the slowest member, so it is important to proceed at your own pace and enjoy the experience. We strongly recommend hiring a local porter at a cost of around $15 per person, as not only is this an important source of local employment, but they will carry your backpacks and give you a hand up (or a push) where necessary. Expect to walk 1 to 4-hours each way in steep, sometimes muddy and dense tropical jungle conditions to view a family of these enormous primates and observe their behavior up close - a rare privilege indeed.
You must take a copy of your passport with you today, as this will be required to trek. You must be over the age of 15 years to track gorillas and be sufficiently fit to walk for the period indicated. Ensure you arrange a packed lunch with your lodge and carry sufficient water in your backpack (at least 2 litres). You should wear long trousers, long sleeved top, long socks (tucked into your trousers to keep out biting ants), proper walking boots and gardening gloves to protect your hands from nettles and undergrowth. Start off wearing a light fleece, as it is cold in the forest in the morning and pack proper rain gear, including a rain jacket and waterproof trousers, as it can rain at any time. A walking stick to help with the steep ascents will be provided if you don’t have your own.
You cannot be sick or have any infectious disease and no eating or drinking is permitted in the vicinity of the gorillas. Only one hour is allowed with the gorillas and you have to keep a distance of at least 7 metres. No flash photography is allowed and no touching the gorillas (although they may decide to touch you)!
Day 6 : Departure
Transfer 1.5-hours to Entebbe Airport for your flight home.
| No of pax | Age Limit | Price per pax (Rs) |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | Above 12 years | $ 2268 / Adult |
* Mentioned prices may vary depending upon date of travel, hotel availability, surge pricing and seasonal rush.
Payment Terms & Methods :
* Some Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Airfare/Transport fare to be paid full at one time in advance.
Cancellation & Refund Policy :
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
* Retention Amount varies as per the number of days left before your package start date.
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