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French07-Day Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Gorillas Safari
Offered by - Ecovic Tours & Travel Uganda
Tour Features
This 07-days Murchison Falls, Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Gorillas safari highlights will include; visit to Chimps tracking at Kyambura Gorge or Kalinzu Forest Reserve, Game drives at Murchison Falls & Queen Elizabeth National Parks, and Mountain Gorillas tracking at Bwindi Impenetrable/Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. This safari will offer a great overview of some of Uganda’s top tourist places and activities.
| Budget tour | This budget tour includes camping and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Solo travel available | Solo travelers can book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| Minimum age required | The minimum age for this tour is 5 years. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Pop-up roof 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Uganda
Start Point
Entebbe
Day 01-02
Day 03
Day 05
Day 07
End Point
Entebbe
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 01 | Fort Murchison Lodge No images available | Lunch & Dinner Included |
| 02 | Fort Murchison Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 03 | Kibale Forest Camp No images available | All Meals Included |
| 04 | The Bush Lodge No images available | All Meals Included |
| 05 | Ride 4 a woman No images available | All Meals Included |
| 06 | Itambira Island, Seeds of Hope Hotel No images available | All Meals Included |
| 07 | Budget Accommodation No images available | Breakfast & Lunch Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 01 - To Murchison Falls NP for Afternoon Game DriveAfter breakfast, you will begin the panoramic drive north-west through the famous Luwero Triangle & Masindi Town to arrive in Murchison Falls National Park in time for lunch at the spectacularly situated site located at the top of Murchison Falls. The park is the largest wildlife reserve in Uganda and is divided by the famous River Nile into two almost equal halves - where it has to squeeze itself through the legendary Murchison Falls, an impossibly narrow 7-meter gap in a cleft rock that creates the powerful explosion of white water. During this drive (5-6 hours drive), you will be rewarded with splendid views of the countryside. You will arrive to Murchison Falls National Park in the afternoon, have lunch and go for your afternoon game drive where you will expect to see elephant, buffalo, antelopes and giraffe and keep your fingers crossed for lion and leopard. The game track network converges at Delta Point where the Nile flows north out of Lake Albert; this is a convenient place to stop for refreshments and view water birds offshore and distant hippos. After your afternoon (sunrise) game drive, you will check in to Fort Murchison Lodge for your relaxation, dinner & overnight stay.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Lunch & Dinner Included
- Day 02 - Game drive & Afternoon Boat Safari on Victoria/Nile RiverOn this day, your safari breakfast will be served before the day breaks so that you can start your morning game drive as the sun comes up. Sunrise is the best time for wildlife spotting as animals tend to be the most active during the “golden hours”, when the first rays of sunshine come to rest on the savannah. Elephants, buffalo and several species of antelope are some of the characters you may come across today, & if you’re lucky, you may even spot a lion or leopard. You will return for lunch in the afternoon & go for a 3-hours boat safari upstream on the Victoria Nile to the falls where you will pass by breathtaking scenery, as well as many crocodiles, hundreds of hippos, buffaloes, water birds, monkeys & other animals that come down to the Nile. The boat will drop you near the waterfall for your hike (1-1.5 hours) up to the top of the falls. After your boat safari, you will go for a short sunset game drive before returning to your preferred accommodation for your dinner & overnight stay.
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 03 - Top of the Falls Walk & Transfer to KNP for Crater LakesOn this day, you will enjoy your last sunrise & breakfast in this beautiful National Park in Uganda with a walk to top of Murchison Falls for about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Here is your chance to see the beauty of the Nile perfected. Marvel at the immensely powerful falls, caused by the 50m-wide Nile being funnelled into a 7-metre cleft in the rocks. Dropping 40 metres with a thunderous roar, the falls create a beautiful rainbow and an impressive plume of spray-they were once described as the most spectacular thing to happen to the Nile along its 6700-kilometre length. You will immediately start your journey from Entebbe to Kibale Forest National Park through Fort Portal town. Fort-Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. You will enjoy spectacular views of the Mountains and tea fields along the way with other several stopovers for beautiful scenery, landscape viewing among others before reaching Fort Portal for your lunch at Fort Portal Garden Restaurant. In the afternoon after your lunch, you will choose to either go for a guided Crater Lakes & Plantation Walk. The landscape south of Fort Portal is dotted with picturesque crater lakes, some over 400m deep. These crater lakes are breathtakingly beautiful to behold, and offer one of the best hiking places in the area. The hikes lead you through several crater lakes, villages, tea plantations and waterfalls. OR Go for a guided walk in Nature at Amabere caves where you will be able to view stalagmites, crater lakes, and birds viewing, hill climbing among others. Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru Caves is a historic site believed to be the birthplace of the founding King of the Bachwezi. The Amabere Ga Nyina Mwiru meaning ‘Breasts of Nyinamwiru’ were named after the stalactites that form in the caves. They resemble the breasts of a woman, though some would say it looks more like a cow’s udder. After your guided Crater Lakes & Plantation walk or guided walk in Nature at Amabere caves, you will check in to Kibale Forest Camp for your relaxation, dinner & overnight stay.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park
Accommodation: Kibale Forest Camp
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 04 - Visit to Bigodi & Transfer to Queen for Afternoon Boat SafarAfter breakfast, you will go deeper into the forest on a Swamp Walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary; home to 8 primate species, over 200 bird species, butterflies and various reptiles. The vegetation in this swamp is also a key attraction to the plant lovers. Some travelers also come to this jungle swamp to study the different plant types that the swamp holds. Some of the dorminant plant species in this swamp include; common papyrus, polita fig trees & wild palms. OR Go to Kibale National Park for Chimpanzees Tracking experience (optional) where you will have the opportunity to follow an experienced guide into the forest to observe these fascinating creatures at a close range. Watching them interact with each other and go about their daily routine of grooming, playing and foraging is an incredible experience. While your chances of encountering chimpanzees are high during your tracking excursion, it is never 100% guaranteed. These are, after all, wild animals with wills and minds of their own! In the afternoon you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park for lunch & later in the day when the sun is high in the sky & the animals make their way to the river for a drink, you will head to Kazinga Channel for an exciting boat safari. You will spot more hippos today than you can possibly imagine. Herds of elephants & buffalos will also be wandering down to the shoreline to bath in the cooling waters. It will be a wonderful experience. After the boat safari on Kazinga Channel, you will go for a short afternoon (sunset) game drive before checking in to The Bush Lodge for your relaxation, dinner & overnight stay.
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation: The Bush Lodge
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 05 - Chimps Tracking & Transfer to Bwindi NP via Ishasha SectorAfter breakfast, you will drive to the “Switzerland of Africa” area known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads. Along the way, you will enjoy spectacular views of the mountainous countryside and this comes with many incredible photography opportunities. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is located in the southwestern part of Uganda on the rim of the Rift Valley. More notably, this “impenetrable forest” protects over 400 population of mountain gorillas – approximately half of the population in the world, among which are a number of habituated groups, that can be tracked by visitors. OR Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is one of the luckiest and smallest parks in Uganda where the world’s critically endangered mountain gorillas are found and it happens to be part of the Virunga massif where more than 480 mountain gorillas are known to be living. You will have a stopover for Chimps tracking at Kyambura Gorge or Kalinzu Forest Reserve & a game drive at Ishasha Sector, Queen Elizabeth National Park. Ishasha is most famous as the place where tree climbing lions can be spotted. Here you will have an extended game drive as you search for the tree climbing lions. In the afternoon after your lunch, you will continue with the drive to Bwindi Impenetrable or Mgahinga National Park & check in to Ride 4 a woman for your relaxation, dinner & overnight stay.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Accommodation: Ride 4 a woman
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 06 - Mountain Gorillas Tracking & Batwa Visit/Lake BunyonyiAfter your breakfast, you will hike to the park headquarters just meters from the lodge for briefing by Uganda Wildlife Authority guides before transferring to the starting point for Mountain Gorillas tracking. You will enjoy Mountain Gorillas tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Bwindi has the biggest concentration of Mountain Gorillas, given its small size. The search for Mountain Gorillas goes through the thick untamed rainforest, where you’ll be scrambling over mossy rocks and through deep undergrowth. It isn't the easiest of activities and will be arduous, but the encounter is well worth the effort. Watching Mountain Gorillas in their natural habitat is an experience that will last a lifetime. The experienced ranger guides will willingly share with you a lot of information about the history and lifestyle of these Mountain Gorillas. Your tracking experience will be an exciting, yet challenging, journey along forested slopes, tangled vines, thick vegetation & bamboo forests before you reach the territory of these gentle giants. The visit will give you a glimpse into the life of a Mountain Gorilla family & if you are lucky enough to gaze into the eyes of a Mountain Gorilla. Visiting Mountain Gorillas will take you 3 hours to a full day trek through the forest since Gorillas move from one place to another every day looking for food & water. After Mountain Gorillas tracking, you will choose to either go for Canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi or visit the Batwa community for them to take you through their traditions like traditional dance, beer making, and setting fire. Lake Bunyonyi is the only lake where you can ride a canoe to visit all the 29 islands including the floating Island & the punishment Island where young girls who got pregnant before marriage would be dumped & left to die. After Batwa Community Visit or Canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi, you will check in to Itambira Island, Seeds of Hope Hotel for your relaxation, dinner & overnight stay.
Accommodation: Itambira Island, Seeds of Hope Hotel
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 07 - Equator Experience & DepartureOn this day, you will enjoy your last sunrise in this beautiful side of Uganda while enjoying your breakfast before your guide drive you across the beautiful sceneries back to Entebbe and drop you off at Entebbe International Airport 3 hours before your departure time with a stopover at the equator monument in Mpigi for equator experience and photos moments. Please make sure your flight departure is after 6 pm at the very earliest. For flights departing before 6 pm you will need an extra night in Entebbe, which we can help arrange for you at an additional cost. Did we hit all the items on your travel bucket list for this safari? If not, don’t worry. We specialize in tailor-made tours and can customize this program to create your dream trip. Get in touch to create your personalized program.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast & Lunch Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Jul 30, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026
Traveler Information
Per person
Solo traveler (1 room)
$3,055
2 people (1 room)
$2,355
3 people (2 rooms)
$2,220
4 people (2 rooms)
$2,075
5+ people
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
Excludes
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Offered By
Ecovic Tours & Travel Uganda
Offices In
Uganda
Size
20
Member Of
AUTO, UTB, WILDLIFE CLUBS OF UGANDA, GO GREEN UGANDA
Tour Types
Budget, Mid-range & Luxury Safaris
Destinations
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
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