Uganda Culture And Wild Life Tour
Day 1
Begin the panoramic drive north-west through the famous Luwero triangle and Masindi town to Murhison Falls National Park arriving in time for a picnic lunch at the spectacularly situated site at the top of the falls where you can see the Nile’s beauty perfected. Dinner and o/n stay at Paraa Safari lodge or Red Chili Campsite.
Day 2
After breakfast, Visit the falls, the most exciting falls in East and Central Africa and the reason why the Park is named after it. This Parks wildlife populations have largely recovered from the poaching of the 1980s, in the lush grassland to the north of the Nile, elephants, buffalo, giraffe and a variety of antelopes are regularly encountered on game drives, while lion and Leopards are seen with increasing frequency. Have lunch then take a boat trip to the bottom of the falls. This is an exciting cruise with schools of Hippos, the most feared Nile crocodiles, elephants and the unique lovely bird spp along. Have an evening relaxation while listening in to most of the African evening stories dinner and o/n Stay at Paraa safari lodge.
Day 3
After breakfast proceed to the Mparo Tombs situated 4km out of Hoima along the Masindi road, this place was chosen as the capital of Omukama (king) Kabalega of Bunyoro in 1872. After here visit the Katasiha Fort then have lunch at Africa village guest farm, after lunch proceed Hoima where we shall have our dinner and o/n stay.
Day 4
Drive to Fort Port
Day 5
Early morning, visit the Toro Kingdom, the youngest of Uganda’s traditional kingdoms, ruled-aptly-by the world’s most youthful monarch, not quite four years old when he took the throne in 1995, visit the Karambi Tombs a burial ground for the kings of Toro, then entertainment by the Batoro cultural dancers. Proceed to Chimpanzee Guest House for dinner and o/n stay.
Day 6
All day in search of the chimpanzee and 10 other primates in Kibale N.P which is the most accessible of Uganda’s major rain forests. The Parks major attraction is the opportunity to track the habituated chimps these delightful apes, more closely related to man than to any other living creature are tremendous fun to watch as they squabble and play in fruiting trees, enjoy a picnic lunch, then transfer to Queen Elizabeth N.P diner and o/n stay at Mwaya Safari lodge.
Day 7
Have a morning game drive, this morning drive is unique and known to produce good sights of members of the cat family, there should be little wonder that Q.E.N.P boasts of the highest biodiversity ratings of any Game Reserve worldwide. The Parks list of 95 mammal spp is the highest to any Ugandan Park, a reflection of the fact that it includes both savannah and forest spp. In a brief visit to the Park, Elephant, Buffalo, Bushbuck, the elusive giant forest Hog and the handsome Uganda Kob are regularly sighted. Back to the lodge for lunch then a late afternoon launch cruise along the Kazinga channel probably the most popular activity out of Mwaya. Dinner and o/n stay at Mweya Safari lodge.
Day 8
Have another early game drive, then in the afternoon visit the highly saline Lake Katwe, separated from the northern share of Lake Edward by a narrow sliver of dry land. See how men and women use the indigenous technological way to extract salt, dinner and o/n stay at Mwaya Safari lodge
Day 9
Proceed to Bwindi o/n at Buhoma community Bandas & camp.
Day 11
Whole in Bwindi Impenetrable forest the home of gorillas. A magnificent verdant swathe across the steep ridges of the Albertine Rift Valley. This ancient rainforest - one of the few in Africa to have flourished throughout the last Ice Age is home to half of the world’s endangered mountain gorillas. Looking deep into the expressive brown eyes of these gentle giants is surely the most thrilling and poignant wildlife encounter that Africa has to offer - but we should not let it distract us from Bwindi’s broader biodiversity and a result of its immense antiquity at an altitude span from 1,160 to 2,607m. The N.P has 90 mammal species, including 11 primates, of which the black-and-white colobus, with its lovely flowering white tail is prominent. The forest birding ranks the best in Uganda, with 23 highly localized Albertine Rift endemics.
Day 12
Whole day gorilla tracking. It’s a very captivating activity; it involves walking in the wilderness in search of these great apes. It can be a challenging activity, therefore ensure physical fitness. Evening entertainment by the Pygmies (Batwa), who were once recognized as the owners of the high montane forest. The men used to hunt, and collect honey and other forest products, which were exchanged for village goods, while the women gathered vegetables, mushrooms and fruits as well as working for local farming people. At the end of the 19th century, when what is now Southwest Uganda was part of the Kingdom of Rwanda the Batwa, like their counterparts in Rwanda, Kivu and Burundi, were valued as court entertainers and soldiers. At the beginning of the 20th century some of the leaders became powerful enough and claimed tribute from their neighbors. Since then however, as the forest has been cut down by local farmers, the Batwa have become destitute and despised. Most of them are entirely landless; they live as tenants or squatters on other peoples land, church or state land, and pay the landlord with their labour in exchange for food: collecting firewood and water and doing farm work. Those who do manage to get a little land are liable to be evicted by more powerful neighbors, and find it almost impossible to get redress. Dinner and o/n at Buhoma community camp.
Day 13: BUHOMA - LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK.
After breakfast, we drive to Lake Mburo National Park. A game drive to R wonyo will be rewarding as it might enable us to see the zebras grazing alongside the Ankole long Horned Cattle, topis, elephants, elands, impalas, buffaloes etc. Dinner and overnight at Rwonyo Rest Camp.
Day 14: LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK - KAMPALA
After an early morning breakfast, and a game drive, we transfer to Kampala, with a stop over at the Equator, witness the experiment in the Southern and the Northern hemispheres. Enjoy our lunch here then continue to Nabbajuzi for cultural activities by the Kajabwemba, Gayaza or Kyabakuza groups then proceed to Kampala. Dinner and o/n at Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel.
Day 15: Early morning, set out for shopping as we organize to set off to the airport for departure, back home. Come again!
