Day 1
Arrive Entebbe, meet and greet and transfer to Lake Victoria Hotel. If time permits visit the famous Entebbe Botanical Gardens en route to hotel. The Lake Victoria Hotel is a completely renovated colonial hotel with beautiful gardens and a swimming pool. It is a four star hotel with 99 rooms.
Overnight - Lake Victoria Hotel (Dinner)

Day 2
Charter flight to M.F.N.P., game drive, then drive to Nile Safari Camp which is located on the banks of the Victoria Nile with each tented room overlooking the river. Each room has en suite shower and toilet at the rear, in front a deck to relax. The bar and restaurant also overlook the river with beautiful views of the sun setting over the river. A pool is also available. Today's drive is about 7 - 8 hours.
Overnight - Nile Safari Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 3
Take launch trip on the Victoria Nile to the base of Murchison Falls, viewing game and birds en route. Nile crocodile are in abundance as are hippo and aquatic birds including a good chance of seeing Shoebills. The launch trip is about three hours. Then drive to top of the falls for lunch and walk in the area to obtain excellent views of the falls where the Nile is forced through a 20-foot wide gap in the rocks and drops 145 feet over the escarpment. This is said to be the largest natural force of water in the world creating what appears to be a boiling caldron of water.
Overnight - Nile Safari Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 4
Drive and take a ferry across the Nile to game drive in the northern sector of the park, most of the game is to be found in the area north of the Victoria Nile River and East of the Albert Nile and Lake Albert. This is where part of the movie The African Queen was filmed. Game is now returning quite rapidly and game drives can be very exciting. Game often seen includes elephant, oribi, giraffe, waterbuck, hartebeest, topi, buffalo, sitatunga, bushbuck, warthog, bush pig, lion, leopard, mongoose, genet, hyena, jackal and bat eared fox. Then charter flight to Fort Portal, short drive to Ndali near Kibale Forest. Beautiful Ndali Lodge is situated on a high saddle between two crater lakes. The breathtaking views and cooler climate at Ndali are just some of its best features. The lodge was built by the late Captain Mark Price, a British tea farmer, and is managed as a working farm by his family today. The rooms are decorated in local crafts and materials, and feature high ceilings and four-poster beds with mosquito netting. The en suite baths have hot and cold running water and flush toilets. There is no electricity at this lodge, but ample candle and oil lamps are provided in the evening, creating a romantic feel of "old Africa".
Overnight - Ndali Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 5
Today we take forest and swamp walks to see the rain forest and view birds and primates, including chimpanzees. Walking is not difficult, paths have been made in the forest and all walks are with excellent local guides.
Overnight - Ndali Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 6
Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The drive passes through Fort Portal and then south along the eastern length of The Rwenzori Mountains, with the hope of viewing the glaciated peaks. We again gently descend into The Great African Rift Valley and Queen Elizabeth National Park and Mweya Lodge, situated on a peninsula overlooking Lake Edward and Kasinga Channel, offering beautiful views of the park with the Rwenzori Mountains in the background. The lodge has been completely renovated to a high standard with excellent rooms, en suite facilities, restaurant, bar area, outside dining and a swimming pool. The drive today takes about 3 1/2 hours.
Overnight - Mweya Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 7
Game drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park including a launch trip of about two hours on the Kasinga Channel to view some of the largest concentration of hippo in the world {reported to be about 30,000} and other game with excellent birding. Queen Elizabeth National Par is one of best birding parks in Africa, with 560 + recorded species and a record of 296 bird species seen in one 24 hour period.
Overnight - Mweya Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 8
Today we do a Maramagambo Forest walk, visiting bat caves where one can see thousands of bats and possibly pythons and Monitor Lizards catching bats. Alternately we can do game drives in the park too. After lunch drive to Bwindi Impenetrable {a World Heritage Sight} passing through the scenic area known as The Switzerland of East Africa. The driving today is about 4 1/2 hours.
Overnight - Gorilla Forest Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 9
Gorilla tracking day. After breakfast take a short drive to Park Headquarters and meet with excellent local guides and trackers who will give a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. We then hike into the forest where the gorillas were seen the night before and track from that point. The trekking can take from 1 to 6 hours and climb to altitudes in excess of 7,500 feet. The terrain is rough and at times muddy. Although the hike is physically demanding the beauty of the forest and surrounding scenery make the trekking worthwhile. Once the gorillas are located all fatigue is forgotten, as the experience is often described as being the most profound natural history experience in the world. Picnic lunches are provided and it is important to take plenty of water. Cameras and plenty of fast speed film is recommended. It can rain at a few minutes notice; hence waterproof clothing is a good essential including zip lock bags for cameras and film.
Overnight - Gorilla Forest Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 10
Second gorilla tracking day.
Overnight - Gorilla Forest Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

Day 11
Charter flight to EBB, transfer, Lake Victoria Hotel dayrooms, farewell meal, transfer to airport. (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner)

COST OF SAFARI

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
All Accommodations
Meals as stipulated within itinerary
All government and hotel taxes and service charges
All land travel within Uganda
All Intra-Uganda scheduled and charter flights
All park, reserve, and conservation area entrance fees
All gorilla-viewing activities
All vehicle transfers to/from lodges/camps, airports, hotels, etc.
Uganda Gorilla permits

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE:
Some alcoholic beverages and other personal expenses
Gratuities to drivers/guides and staff members (suggested $5-$10 per person per day)
Intra-Uganda Airport departure taxes ($2 per flight payable at departures)
Uganda International departure tax ($40 payable at departure)
Uganda Visa Fees
Pre-trip inoculations
International Airfares
Travel Insurance


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