4 Days fly in Murchison falls and chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest safari.
4 days fly in Murchison falls and chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest safari is an outstanding African safari experience that takes you to Murchison falls national park, that is Uganda’s finest and biggest national park, to where you will participate in the park’s interesting safari activities like game drives, boat cruise to the bottom of the falls to where you will be fascinated with the wonderful views of the Murchison falls the most renowned and powerful waterfall in Africa.
You will spot diverse animal species like buffaloes, lions, elephants, giraffes, waterbucks, warthogs, oribis, hartebeests, crocodiles, Uganda Kobs, and various bird species like African fish eagle, Black coucal, African jacana, Blue-headed lapwing, Giant Kingfisher, Goliath heron, Denham’s bustard, Malachite kingfisher and many others. During the safari you will as well go for chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest to where you will encounter the chimpanzees in their natural habitat.
Tour Highlights.
Day 1: Fly to Murchison falls national park.
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest.
Day 4: Hike to the top of the falls and fly back to Entebbe International Airport.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Fly to Murchison falls national park.
Depending on your location on the 1st day of the 4 days fly in Murchison falls and chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest safari, your driver guide will transfer you to Entebbe International Airport for your domestic flight or transferred to Kajjansi Airstrip for a domestic flight to Pakuba Airstrip in Murchison falls national park. Upon your arrival your driver guide will pick you from the airstrip and then transfer you to your lodge and then check in and be served with lunch.
After lunch, your driver guide will pick you up and then transfer you to the park for the afternoon game drive in the open roofed safari vehicle to search for the park’s great wildlife. During the experience you will spot diverse animal species like buffaloes, lions, elephants, waterbucks, giraffes, Uganda Kobs, waterbucks, bushbucks, oribis, and among many others, minus forgetting various bird species. After the experience you will be transferred to your lodge for relaxation dinner, and then overnight stay.
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls.
Morning game drive.
On the 2nd day of your Uganda safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast, after breakfast you will meet with your safari guide and then transfer to the park for the morning game drive to where you will be able to view the park’s incredible animal species that includes, lions, buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, warthogs, cheetahs, elephants, and among many others as they are grazing in the savannah plains with dew, you will spot the predators coming from their hidden areas to look for the prey. After the game drive you will be transferred to the lodge for lunch.
Afternoon boat cruise.
After lunch, you will meet your safari guide and then transfer for the exciting afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls that begins at Paraa jetty landing site. This takes about 2 to 3 hours, as you will be able to view diverse numbers of hippopotamuses, elephants, buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, on the banks of the Murchison falls, and viewing diverse numbers of the bird species like the famous Shoebill storks, African fish eagles, herons, cormorants, kingfishers, and among many others. After the boat cruise you will be returned to the lodge for your relaxing, dinner and overnight stay as above.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest.
Chimpanzee trekking.
On the 3rd day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast, meet your safari guide and transfer to Budongo forest for the chimpanzee trekking safari experience in the southern part of the park. Upon your arrival in the forest you will be transferred to the headquarters for the briefing about the rules, regulations to consider during chimpanzee trekking at the offices of Uganda Wildlife Authority.
After the briefing you will be transferred to the forest with the company of the skilled and then experienced park rangers and park guides in the different groups and allocated a habituated chimpanzee family to trek. Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest takes a period of about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on the location of the chimpanzees. Along the way looking for the chimpanzees you will be impressed with the stunning sighting of the animal species, bird species, plant species, and among many others. And once you spot the chimpanzees you will be given a period of one hour to be in the presence of chimpanzees will watching the chimpanzees feeding, fighting, playing, taking pictures, and recording the memories to show people home after the safari. After one hour you will trek back to the starting point where you will find your driver guide waiting for you. You will be served with lunch, and after lunch you will remain at your lodge while relaxing, spotting various wildlife across, and later you will be served with dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 4: Hike to the top of the falls and fly back to Entebbe International Airport.
After breakfast, on the last day of the safari you will meet your safari driver and then drive to the top of the falls to where you will have the spectacular views of the waterfalls, enjoying water splashes, viewing various animal species, bird species and among many others. After the visit to the top of the falls you will drive back to your lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will check out from your lodge and then be transferred to Pakuba airstrip for your domestic departure flight to Entebbe airport that will make your safari come to the end.
End of 4 days fly in Murchison falls and chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest safari.
Safari inclusions.
Park entrance fees.
Boat cruise fees.
Top of the falls drive,
Service of a professional English speaking driver guide.
Vehicle and fuel.
Full board accommodation.
Domestic flight fares.
Ground transfers in a 4WD vehicle.
Bottled drinking water.
Safari exclusions.
Visas.
International Air flight tickets.
Life insurance.
Personal expenses like purchasing souvenirs, hiring a porter, laundry services, tips and among others.