Mburo, Bwindi & Queen
Bwindi Impenetrable Gorilla Home & Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day One: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport. A member of staff of Our Company will meet you. Transfer to your hotel in Kampala - about 40 km away. Depending on your arrival time, a complementary sight tour of Kampala City is optional. Overnight in Kampala.
Day Two: Pick-up from your hotel. Take the Masaka Road exit due west. Drive through the rounded-top Buganda hills evenly endowed with papyrus swamps. First stopover at the equator for a snap with a foot in either hemispheres and a glimpse at what Ugandan craftspeople can do at the adjacent souvenir shops. Continue through the infamous Katonga Bridge, entrenched in the people’s minds for its notoriety during the past wars - more war memorabilia are an open museum spread along the Trans-African Highway. Your guide will recommend worthwhile stopping spots to stretch your legs and enjoy the local highway refreshments of mchomo and softies. After Lyantonde Town, start enjoying the interminable undulating Ankore hills that give way to Lake Mburo National Park, the home of over 68 different mammals and a variety of bird species and reptiles; the natural habitat of the impala, zebra, eland, warthogs, a variety of monkeys, buffaloes, Roan antelope, hyenas, jackals, leopards, hippos, crocodiles, sitatunga antelopes, black and yellow papyrus gonalek, topis and the adjacent majestic long-horned cattle linked to the mysterious Chwezi dynasties. Enjoy a game drive up to Lake Mburo where you will have packed lunch; shared with nature - the native monkeys, while they entertain you, free of charge, with their acrobatic skills! After lunch take a boat trip on one of the various lakes to view more wildlife. Evening game drive. Overnight at the camp.
Day Three: After breakfast drive westwards through Mbarara town and on to Kabale, the Switzerland of Africa. Enjoy the unequalled scenic beauty of terraced hills and winding roads. Lunch in Kabale. After lunch embark on the real countryside drive as you rub shoulders with the authentic Africa remote landscape towards Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, the home of the unique Mountain Gorillas. Dinner and overnight in the park.
Day Four: Spend the whole morning tracking the Mountain Gorillas and enjoying the breezes of nature still untouched by human endeavours. After lunch prepare for a drive northwards towards Queen Elizabeth National Park, home to over 100 mammal species and over 606 bird species. Drive through the border trading centres of Butogota and Kihiihi on to Ishasha, the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park. View game on your way to the camp. Dinner and overnight at Ishasha camp.
Day Five: Early morning game drive to catch the big cats as they retire to their dens. Return to the camp for breakfast. After breakfast go on further circuits to view buffaloes, Uganda kobs, the tree climbing lions and many others. Head towards the northern sector via Katunguru crossing on the Kazinga Channel. Turn left and head towards Mweya Safari Lodge. Lunch at the hotel. After lunch walk down to the Channel for a launch trip that will take you very close to a variety of game quenching their thirst as well as the permanent residents - the hippos. At one spot you won’t believe your eyes by the incredible number of thousands of birds living in harmony. Upon return to the Lodge, drive on to Katwe salt lake where human endeavour survives on nature-given resources. View flamingos on a nearby crater and enjoy a late game drive. Dinner and overnight at your selected lodge in the park.
Day Six: Early morning game drive to track hyenas, lions, leopards and several other game. Return to your lodge for breakfast. Then drive due east towards Kyambura escarpment, and on through the hilly Bunyaruguru endowed with crater lakes. Go past Igara tea estates. At Ishaka, turn right and head towards Kitagata hot springs. Enjoy nature-given hot baths, which carry healing components. Packed lunch by the hot springs. At leisure drive back to Kashenyi-Bwoma. You will get a feel of real Uganda village life while you stroll through the village (crafts) shops. Tasting the local gin and banana wine is highly recommended for those who can. Well in time, walk back to your accommodation point where you will enjoy the unspoiled hospitality - goat roasting and plantain/potato baking in the open bad-weed ovens. Complementary country entertainment and story telling are optional. Retire to your accomodation - whenever you can’t resist sleep and fatigue anymore!
Day Seven: Follow the sounds of natures by either getting up at cockcrow to view the beautiful sunrise or sleep in. Take an early morning walk around the village to breathe in that fresh African air. Breakfast at leisure. Drive back to Kampala to arrive in time for your next commitment.
Day Eight: Depending upon your flight details, you will be picked up from your hotel by a representative of Our Company for a transfer to the airport.
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