5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safaris

5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari

The 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari is a combined wildlife safari destination; Murchison Falls National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park. Both game parks offer fabulous wildlife adventures.

Murchison Falls National Park lies in northwestern Uganda regions; approximately a 4 to 5-hour drive from Kampala. The park is home to over 86 mammals and truly a birding site with over 450 species of birds.

Animals to see on safari in Murchison Falls National Park include; hippos, waterbucks, warthogs Jackson hartebeests, spotted hyenas, lions, herds of elephants, buffaloes, oribis, Uganda kobs and grey duikers, and crocodiles are easy to be spotted here among others.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in the southwestern Uganda region, estimated a 5 to 6-hour drive to access the main destination. The park is the main top tourist game site on Uganda Wildlife Safari. It is home to over 95 mammals and around 600 bird species among others.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park –Rhino Tracking

Depending on your location on the first day of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Murchison National Park. On the way you will have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking and after continue the journey with an en-route lunch to Masindi. After lunch, you will proceed to the park. Arrive at the gate, check-in, and continue to drive to the top of the falls before checking in at your lodge. You will be able to enjoy memorable thundering waterfalls and take pictures for your future remembrance. Afterward, drive to your booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at Parkside safari lodge

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safaris
Rhinos in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise

After an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to spot various animals like Uganda kobs, warthogs, giraffes, elephants, bushbucks, lions, leopards, hyenas, Jackson’s hartebeest, view different bird species among others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, you will drive to the Paraa landing site for an interesting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will be rewarded with incredible views of animals like elephants, buffaloes, and antelopes which gather to drink water, hippos, and crocodiles in the water, view variety of bird species like kingfishers, fish eagles, bee-eaters, hornbills among others. After the boat cruise, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay above.

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

After enjoying your cup of coffee in the morning, depart the park and embark on your journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Depending on your time, have a stopover to take some pictures of the tea plantations, and crater lakes among others before entering the park. Enjoy your lunch and unwind at your lodge. If you arrive in time, you will have en route evening game drive in the Ishasha sector home to unique tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight stay at Queen Elizabeth Bush Lodge – Budget

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise – Queen Elizabeth National Park

You will go for an early morning game drive in the Kasenyi sector where you may spot various animals like elephants, Uganda kobs, and leopards among others. Return to the lodge for late breakfast, in the afternoon you will go for a launch cruise where you will spot various water animals like Hippos and crocodiles, the cruise will also enrich you with various water birds. Dinner and overnight as above

5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safaris
Kasenyi Plains in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 5: Guided Nature walk/Depart Back to Kampala or Entebbe

After morning breakfast, followed by check out of the lodge. Then, you will be accompanied by a skilled park ranger guide to lead the Marambangambo forest the best place to do nature walks inside the park. While on a guided nature walk expect to see different various species of birds, and monkeys as well as get stunned by the beautiful nature around. You will also visit the caves for bats and learn the history behind the park from the guide.

After a morning nature walk, you will drive out of the park and start the journey back to Kampala with en-route lunch and a stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe where you will take photos, buy craft items, and then continue the journey to Kampala arriving in late evening. Upon arrival, your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight or drop you off at any place of your advice.

End of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari.

Quotation Includes;

  • All accommodation as per itinerary
  • 4X4 safari van & Fuel
  • Full-time English-speaking driver/ guide
  • All meals as indicated
  • Park entrance fees/Game drive
  • Boat cruises
  • Rhino tracking
  • Nature walk
  • Vehicle entrance fees
  • Bottled mineral water while on safari
  • All activities as indicated

Quotation Excludes;

  • Tips
  • Visa fees and Air tickets
  • Optional Activities
  • All items of a personal nature like laundry
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