What to expect on a 5 days Uganda safari experience?
A 5-day Uganda safari experience offers an exciting safari through the country’s most stunning national parks that offers you to the rich biodiversity and breathtaking landscapes that includes witnessing the primates and animal species. The safari begins with will also visit Murchison falls national park the world’s most powerful waterfall by volume, provides scenic views and opportunities to spot wildlife along the Nile River.
You will have perfect views of wildlife like elephants, buffaloes, leopards, Uganda Kobs, warthogs, giraffes, hartebeests, waterbucks and among others without forgetting the bird species. After you will go for the chimpanzee trekking in Kibale Forest national park that offers you encountering the intelligent primates in their natural habitat. With the opportunities to explore Uganda’s diverse ecosystem, encounter incredible wildlife and experience the country’s warm hospitality, this 5-day safari offers you unforgettable safari in the Pearl of Africa. With African Vacation Safaris you will have the wonderful 5 days Uganda safari experience.
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison falls national park.
On the first day of the 5 days Uganda safari experience, you will be picked by your safari guide from African Vacation Safaris who will welcome you and brief you about the safari. After the briefing you will start on your journey to Murchison falls national park that is located in north western part of Uganda that takes you approximately 5 to 6 hours. Along the way you will have the massive views of the scenic views, and the locals doing their daily activities and among others.
Along the way you will make a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for tracking the remaining rhinos in Uganda, and witnessing other wildlife in the sanctuary. After rhino tracking you will proceed with your journey until you reach Masindi and enjoy your enroute lunch. After lunch you will proceed with your journey to Murchison falls national park and upon your arrival you will go for the afternoon game drive to spot the park’s incredible game drive including buffaloes, waterbucks, elephants, Uganda Kobs, giraffes, and various bird species like African fish eagles, cormorants, cattle egrets, and among others. After the experience you will transfer to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise.
On the second day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast meet your safari guide and then transfer to the park for the early morning game drive to watch the early risers to spot the great animal species like lions, warthogs, giraffes, leopards, cheetahs, buffaloes and among many others, without forgetting bird species like Malachite kingfisher, Blue-headed coucal, African Jacana, African darter, Eastern grey plantain-eater and among many others. After the morning game drive you will be transferred to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will go for the afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls to where you will get the opportunity to spot the herds of the hippos and crocodiles in the water and various anima species like elephants, antelopes, buffaloes and among others along the water shores as you are spotting the acquatic bird species like hornbills, bee-eaters, African fish eagles, cormorants and among many others. After the boat cruise your safari driver will drive you to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale forest national park.
On the third day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast, check out from your lodge and then meet your safari guide and then transfer to Kibale forest national park. This takes you approximately 6 to 7 hours’ drive and during your journey you will have the enroute lunch with the magnificent views along the way while spotting the locals working in their farmlands, scenic views of Rwenzori mountains, tea plantations, and among many others while taking pictures that offers you unforgettable safari memories .And once you arrive to your lodge you will check in and be served with dinner, and later you relax and overnight stay.
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk.
On the fourth day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast. After breakfast you will meet with your safari guide from African Vacation Safaris and then transfer to Kanyanchu Visitors Center for the chimpanzee trekking briefing about the rules, regulations and then expectations for chimpanzee trekking. After the briefing you will be grouped in various groups of 6 members, after each will be allocated to a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide that is familiar with the trekking trails in the forest. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest national park takes a period of about 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on the location of the chimpanzees because these creatures like moving from different places while looking for food and shelter and once he chimpanzees are located you will spend one hour to be in the presence of the chimpanzees in their natural habitants while watching the chimpanzees doing their daily activities like feeding, taking pictures, females grooming their young ones, playing, recording their videos and among others. After the experience of one hour you will trek back to the starting point to where you will be awarded with the chimpanzee trekking certificate for participating in chimpanzee trekking. And then your safari driver will transfer you to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch, your driver guide will pick you from your lodge and then transfer you for Bigodi swamp walk that is such unique and rewarding nature walk and to where you will get the chance to spot the great animal species like otters, monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, and many others minus forgetting various bird species like blue turaco, Grey crowned cranes, Black and white casqued Hornbills, African Grey Parrots, Blue-breasted Kingfishers, sunbirds, weavers, and others, spotting various plant species, butterfly species as you are relaxing in the conducive atmosphere while taking beautiful pictures in the amazing scenery. After the Bigodi walk you will return to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 5: Departure to Kampala.
On the final day of the 5 days Uganda safari experience you will wake up early in the morning and enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast, check out from your lodge and then meet with your safari guide and then start your journey to Kampala, with the spectacular views along the way, as well as enroute-lunch. After lunch you will continue with your journey and make another stopover at the equator for the equator experience, buying souvenirs, taking amazing pictures and among others. After the equator experience you will continue to Kampala and once you arrive your driver guide will drop you at your convenient place either to Entebbe to catch your flight back home or dropped to your hotel in Kampala that will make you’re your safari come to the end.
End of what to expect on a 5 days Uganda safari experience.