6 Days Big 5 Safari Experience In Uganda

Arrive at the Kigali International Airport; you will meet Pure Africa Tours drive guide at the Airport Who will pick up with private transfer to the hotel where you will have dinner and an overnight the hotel

Accommodation

Budget:  Acacia Lodge, Sheraton Hotel, Munyonyo Speke Resort, Pearl of Africa Hotel

Mid-range: Imperial Royal Hotel, Speke Resort Hotel, Protea Hotel, Hotel Africana, Golf Course Hotel

Luxury: Kampala Serena Hotel, Sheraton Hotel, Pearl of Africa Hotel

Kidepo Valley National Park lies in the rugged, semi-arid valleys between Uganda’s borders with south Sudan in the northwest and only 5km from the eastern border of Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. It is Uganda’s most isolated national park, but the few who make the long journey north through the wild frontier region of Karamoja would agree that it is also the most magnificent, and one of Africa’s finest wildernesses. The park supports plenty of wildlife including several animals and birds which are not found in other national parks in Uganda, such as Cheetahs and Ostriches.

Have an early breakfast, depart your hotel and embark on 10 hours through Uganda’s beautiful green undulating countryside.  You will have lunch in Gulu town, then drive on to Kitgum town and proceed to Kidepo to check-in at the lodge. Scheduled flight available to reduce travel time- 2hours from Entebbe to Kidepo Valley

Accommodation option:

Budget: UWA Bandas, Apoka

Middle-range: Kidepo Savannah Lodge

Luxury: Apoka Safari Lodge/ Adere Safari Lodge

Rise up to have a cup of coffee and head off for an morning game drive which gives you opportunity to spot lots of animals before they go to hide from the hot Ugandan sun.  you will see animals like elephants, Cape buffaloes, Rothchild’s, Giraffes, Burchell’s Zebras, Cheaters, Lions, Leopards, Guenther’s Dik diks, Common Elands, Bohor reedbuck and many Birds species including the Giant Ostrich. In the afternoon after your lunch, you will visit the Karamjong village for an insight in their traditional way of life. You will return Lodge for dinner and overnight stay

Accommodation option:

Budget: UWA Bandas, Apoka Rest Camp

Middle-range: Kidepo Savannah Lodge

Luxury: Apoka Safari Lodge

Today, you will check out the lodge and embark on 6-7 hours journey to Murchison Fall National Park through Kitgum and Gulu town where you will stop for your lunch meal. After transfer to the park, check-in at the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation option:

Budget: Red Chill banda, Fort Murchison

Middle-range: Murchison River Lodge, Pakuba Safari Lodge

Luxury: Paara Safari Lodge, Chobe Safari Lodge, Nile Safari Lodge

Spanning an impressive 350,000ha, Murchisson Falls National is Uganda’s largest National Park and the park is named after the Murchison Falls which is also referred to as Kabalega Falls. One of the intriguing facets of the falls is the amount of water that squeezes through the through an 8m wide gorge and plunges down 141 feet (43 m) with a thunderous roar creating the greatest natural water force on Earth. The Park encompass a variety of beautiful landscapes, it’s also home to an abundance of wildlife including the four of the Big 5.

Today, your breakfast will be served before the day breaks so that you can start your morning game drive as the sun comes up when animals are most active. Elephants, buffalo and several species of antelope are some wildlife and luckily you may even spot a lion or leopard. You will return to the lunch for lunch.

After lunch, embark on a boat to navigate the River Nile to the thundering base of Murchison Falls Waterfall; the most iconic feature in the park and the river cruise offers fantastic wildlife viewing opportunities of crocodiles, hippos, and lizards. Big game such as buffaloes, elephants and antelopes, waterbucks, and giraffes can also be sighted drinking by the river banks. You will hike up to the top of the falls where you will meet your drive to drive back to the lodge.

Accommodation option:

Budget: Red Chill banda, Fort Murchison

Middle-range: Murchison River Lodge, Pakuba Safari Lodge

Luxury: Paara Safari Lodge, Chobe Safari Lodge, Nile Safari Lodge

After an early breakfast, you will check out of the lodge and drive back to Kampala via Masindi with a stop at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Trek over the grassland and through the African bush on foot with a ranger to visit Uganda’s most endangered creature, the Southern White Rhino. After lunch we will proceed to Kampala for overnight at the hotel.

Accommodation

Budget:  Acacia Lodge

Mid-range: Imperial Royal Hotel

Luxury: Kampala Serena Hotel

After a relaxed breakfast, checkout the lodge, depending on your flight time, you can go for a short Kampala City tour and transfer to the airport for departure.