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Churchill
Safaris and Travel P.O.Box, 28170 Kampala,
Uganda, East Africa UGANDA - 12 days (Wildlife
& Scenery). Day One: Arrive at Entebbe Airport
where your guide from Churchill will warmly greet
you and transfer you to either at Hotel Africana or
Speke Resort Munyonyo or Hotel International
Muyenga for the night. B/B. Day Two: After breakfast and a
briefing from the General Manager, your guide will
collect you from the hotel and set off on the
southbound road, have a stop over to look at the
Royal Drum makers, stand on the Equator and be in
both hemispheres at once and thereafter proceed to
Lake Mburo National Park, having a game drive as
you enter the Park arriving at Mantana Tented Camp
in the afternoon. After lunch, you may decide to go
for a boat trip or relax in your room. Lake Mburo
is an extension of the Tanzanian Plains with big
herds of Zebra, Impala, Eland and other savannah
species. For birders, this is one of the best place
to find African Fin foot, Papyrus, Bush Shrike,
etc. Go for an evening game drive and over night at
Mantana Tented Camp or Agip Motel Mbarara. Full
Board. Day Three: After breakfast, proceed to
Bwindi passing through the Switzerland of Uganda
(Kabale) with beautiful scenery and terraced
farming arriving in the afternoon. Best known for its Mountain
Gorillas, the Montane Forest also attracts
spectacular birds. There are 23 of the 24 Albertine
Rift endemics including the African Green
Broadbill, Bar Tailed Trogon and other beautiful
forest species. You may decide to relax in the
afternoon or take a nature walk which will lead you
to the Munyaga Waterfall and a chance to see
primates such as the Grey Cheeked Mangabey Blue
Monkeys and others species. Spend the night at
either the Luxurious Gorilla Forest Camp or the
Uganda Wildlife Authority Park Bandaís. You
will need to have a good nightís rest to get
ready for the following dayís gorilla
tracking. (F/B). Day Four:
This morning you will have to
wake up very early to get ready for Gorilla
tracking. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes
and all the necessary gear to track the rare
Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting
wildlife experiences on earth. There are now only
650 left in the world! The tracking may take
between 2 and 6 hours but its well worth the
effort. There are always park guides with you who
interpret the flora and fauna and the lifestyle of
the Gorillas. In the afternoon relax at the camp
or take a forest walk. Over night at Gorilla Forest
Camp or the Uganda Wildlife Authority Park
Bandaís. Full Board. Day Five:
After breakfast, you will
depart the Impenetrable Forest for Queen Elizabeth
National Park arriving in the afternoon. Relax
around the pool after lunch and later go for an
early evening game drive. Its little wonder that Queen
Elizabeth boasts one of the highest bio diversity
ratings of any game park or reserve in the world, -
from the open Savannah to Rain Forest, dense
Papyrus Swamps and brooding Crater lakes to the
vastness of Lake Edward. Almost 100 mammal species
that include Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopard,
Spotted Hyena, Elephants and the elusive Giant
Forest Hog plus remarkable 606 bird species that
include the Black Chested Eagle, the Swallow Tailed
Bee Eaters, to mention but a few. The Primates include Chimps,
Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Blue, Black Faced
Red Colobus, and Red Tailed monkeys and Olive
Baboons. Reptiles are the amazing huge
Rock-Python, Puff adders, Spitting Cobras, Gabon
Rippers, Green Mambas, and Turtles etc. All these
are regularly sighted around the tourist village on
the Mweya Peninsula and all this makes a superb
safari territory. Birding is also wonderful.
Queen Elizabeth Park has the highest recorded
number of over 600 species of birds including the
Shoebill Stork, Black Bee-Eater, Chappirs Fly
Catcher, Bustards, and craters full of Lesser
Flamingos etc. Over night at Mweya Safari Lodge or
the Institute of Ecology. Day Six: Early morning drive to the
crater lakes in Kyambura Game Reserve to see
thousands of colourful Lesser Flamingos, as they
feed in these soda lakes. Then go for the afternoon
boat trip along the Kazinga Channel. Hippos huff
and spray mere feet away from the boat, Buffalo
linger in the shallows, a tremendous variety of
birds grace the grasses on the shores. Great White
and Pink-Backed Pelicans, Great and Long-Tailed
Cormorants, Open-Billed Stork, African Jacana,
Malachite and Pied Kingfishers are commonly seen.
February and March offer spectacular sightings of
some of the bird migrants. Spend the night at Mweya
Lodge or the Institute of Ecology.
(F/B). Day Seven:
This morning, we will have a
game drive to the Kisenyi area to look for Lion
prides and other wildlife like the Uganda Kob that
mate around this area then head for Kibale National
Park. Kibale Forest is a large protected block of
rainforest, which has the highest number of
primates in Africa such as Chimpanzees, Grey
Cheeked Mangabey, Red Tailed monkey and Red
Colobus. You will go for a guided walk to the
Magombe Swamp at Bigodi to look for the Shining
Blue Kingfisher, Blue Throated Roller and other
rare species and also find the fruiting trees,
which attract Narina Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Yellow
Spotted, Hairy Breasted and Yellow-Billed Barbets.
Spend the night at Rwenzori View Guesthouse or
Ndali Lodge, a stunning location overlooking a
dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled "Mountains of
the Moon". Day Eight: This morning, we will go for
the morning Chimp tracking in Kibale Forest then
proceed to Murchison Falls National Park having
lunch at Masindi Hotel arriving at Paraa Safaris
Lodge in the evening. This is a long drive as we
travel north through the evergreen tea estates.
Once we reach the Nile in the heart of the Park we
will cross on the ferry to Paraa Safari Lodge. The
drive from the ferry crossing might reveal Blue
Napped Mouse birds, Silver bird, and Red Headed
Agama. Overnight at either Paraa
Safari Lodge or The Paraa Rest Camp. Paraa Lodge
over looks the mighty Nile where Hippos wallow in
the water. The lodge is located on the North bank,
which is the closest location to the wildlife in
the Park. Day Nine: After breakfast, you will go
for an early evening drive on to the rolling plains
where you can view Lions, Giraffe, Hartebeest,
Buffalo and Elephant as well as many of the other
mammals of the park. For the birders amongst you
these areas support the Secretary Bird, Black
Chested Snake Eagle, Tawny and Marshal Eagles
Carmine and Swallow Tailed Bee-Eaters, to pick just
a few. This is a beautiful drive across Borassus
Palm Forest and grassland savannah down to Lake
Albert where the Albert Nile heads north to the
Sudan. In the afternoon, go for a
boat trip to the foot of Murchison Falls where the
Nile thunders through a small 7-meter gap, or down
river to the delta where the Nile empties into Lake
Albert. This is an experience not to be missed! The
banks of the Nile are home to many species. You may
see huge Nile Crocodiles, big Pods of Hippos and
other wildlife that may come down to drink from the
river. Overnight at either Paraa Safari Lodge or
the Paraa Rest Camp. Day Ten: Early morning game drive to
see other wildlife or take another boat trip down
the river and then back to the lodge in time for
lunch. In the evening, go out for another game
drive returning to the lodge at dusk. Over night at
either Paraa Safari Lodge, or Paraa Rest
Camp. Day Eleven: Early game drive to the top
of Murchison Falls where you can have a close look
in to the gorge where the Nile squeezes in to a 7
meter gorge dropping 40 meters. The falls are
spectacular and thunderous with a beautiful rainbow
displayed on sunny days. Later proceed towards
Kampala having lunch enroute arriving at Jinja Nile
resort or King fisher Resort in the
evening. Day Twelve: This morning you will visit
the spectacular Bujagali Falls and the Source of
the Nile. In the afternoon, visit Ssezzibwa Falls
on the way to Kampala, which is a cultural heritage
site, used by the Kabakaís (Kings) for
traditional healing. A Witch Doctor lives on the
site and Ugandans from all over the country come
and visit the site regularly. Transfer to Entebbe
and later fly out depending on flight departure
times. Quotation: Medium class to High-end
accommodation: If there are 2 clients on
safari, the price per person will be circa $3,275
for the whole trip. If there are 4 clients on
safari, the price per person will be circa $ 3,035
for the whole trip. If there are 6 clients on
safari, the price per person will be circa $ 2,675
for the whole trip. If there are 8- 12 clients on
safari, the price per person will be circa $ 2,555
for the whole trip. Low Budget
accommodation: If there are 2 clients on
safari, the cost per person for the whole safari
would be circa $ 2,435. If there were 4 clients on
safari, the cost per person for the whole safari
would be circa $ 2,075. If there were 6 clients on
safari, the cost per person for the whole safari
would be circa $ 1,835. If there are 8- 12 clients on
safari, the price per person will be circa $1,715
for the whole trip. Please note that the above
cost includes all accommodation, all meals apart
from Kampala hotels which are B/B, a full time
safari guide with his associated expenses, all
ground transportation and airport transfers, all
fuel, forest guides walks, day and night game
drives where possible, 1 Gorilla Permit, Chimp
tracking, hire of a boat trip in Queen Elizabeth,
other activities while on safari and all applicable
Government Taxes. Excluded are; Alcohol,
personal insurance, personal services like laundry,
phone calls etc. Transportation: Please note that clients will
be travelling in 4wheel drive vehicles,
air-conditioned, with enough legroom, with
well-experienced guides who can handle all the
requirements of the discerning traveller.
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