9 DAYS UGANDA RAFTING & WILDLIFE SAFARI: UGANDA SAFARIS

Safari highlights
The 9 days Uganda Rafting and wildlife safari includes activities like rafting in Jinja Bujagali falls, Wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park; a habitat to 611 bird species and Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest; a home to 350 bird species and 13 primates species which include large communities of Chimpanzee, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, vervet Monkeys, Grey Cheecked Mangabeys, blue monkeys and Olive Baboons among others. It also includes a walk to Bigodi Swamps, and Ngamba Islands in Lake Victoria. The safari will reward you with Memorable African wild experience.

Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Jinja/ Visit the source of the second Longest River in the world.
In the morning have breakfast and then transfer to Jinja in Easter Uganda. You will drive to visit the source of the Nile and then get a canoe to the exact point. Later in the afternoon go visit the Bujagali falls and then transfer to your lodge for overnight.
Dinner and overnight at Jinja Nile resort/ Hotel triangles

Day 2: Rafting
Spend the whole day rafting on the Nile. Dinner and overnight at Jinja Nile resort/ Hotel triangles

Day 3: Transfer to Murchison Falls
Leave Jinja for Murchison falls national park after breakfast. You will have lunch stop before you reach the park. On reaching the park in the afternoon you will drive to the top of the falls from which the park was named. At the top of the falls you will see where the Nile perfects its beauty. You will see how the calm Nile transforms into a thunderous roar of white water falling deep down about 45m. After, you will transfer to the Lodge for dinner and overnight. Paraa Safari Lodge / Red chili Camp.

Day 4:  Game Drive and Launch cruise of Victoria Nile.

Before dawn wake up to have a cup of tea/ coffee and go for a game drive to search for predators and early risers. The drive will reward you with game like hyenas, giraffes, Lions, birds, Hartebeests, buffalos, elephants, primates and others.  After the game drive you will return to the lodge for late breakfast and lunch. In the afternoon you will go for a launch cruise on the great Victoria Nile to the Bottom of the falls. The boat ride will reward you with water game like hippos, crocodiles, elephants and plenty of birds dashing and walking along the banks.  Paraa Safari Lodge / Red chili Camp.

Day 5: Transfer to Kibale Forest
Early in the morning have breakfast to transfer to Kibale National Park. The park is known to harbour the largest number of primates. The drive will take you to Fort Portal that lies amidst the great Mountains of the Moon. You will then be transferred to your Lodge for a rest. Dinner and overnight at Ndali Lodge / Rwenzori view guest house / Primates Lodge.

Day 6; Chimpanzee tracking /Nature walk (Bigodi Swamp)
In the morning have breakfast and then go search for chimpanzee in the forest. The guided walk through Kibale forest will also reward you with other primates like the grey cheeked Mangabeys, black and white colobus monkeys, baboons and others. Information will be provided both on flora and fauna making the walk interesting. 
In the afternoon you will go for a nature walk in the Bigodi wetland; an initiative of the local community known for its rich diversity of birds and primates. Dinner and overnight at Ndali Lodge /Mountains of the Moon Hotel / Primate Lodge Kibale.

Day 7: Transfer to Queen
In the morning have breakfast and then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The largest park in Uganda with over 100 mammals and 600 birds both migrant and residents. The drive will take you about 2 and half hours to reach the park before noon. You will check in the lodge to have lunch and then in the afternoon you will go for a boat ride on the Kazinga channel that connects Lake Edward and George. This will reward you with game like; Hippos and Crocodiles swimming while others bask in the sun. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge / Institute of ecology.  .

Day 8; Game drive / Katwe Salt Mines.
Very early in the morning have breakfast and then go for a game drive in the Kasenyi sector to be rewarded with game like Lions, elephants, buffaloes, side stripped jackals, colobus monkeys, bush bucks, bushpigs, warthogs Uganda Kobs and other. In the afternoon you will go visit the Katwe salt mines to have glimpse in the traditional salt mining methods. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge / Institute of ecology.

Day 9; Chimpanzee tracking / Transfer to Kampala
Early in the morning have breakfast and with packed lunch transfer to the Kyambura gorge for Chimpanzee tracking. After tracking you will have a picnic lunch and then drive back to Kampala to reach in the evening.

End of Safari

9 Days rafting wildlife & primate tour

The quoted price includes
1 A comfortable 4×4 safari vehicle, excellent for game viewing & photographing.
2 Full time English speaking professional driver guide
3 Agreed upon accommodation and meals stated
4 All activities mentioned
5 Park entry and vehicle entrance fees
6
Airport Transfers

Prices exclude
1 Airfares to Uganda
2 Entry visas and airport taxes
3 All personal expenditure such as laundry and drinks are excluded.