Overview
In these 4 days Murchison Falls and Budongo chimpanzee tracking safari, expect to explore the two ecological systems that dominant the Murchison Falls Conservation Area. On a game drive venture in the heart of the park, you can get unequalled experience while meeting several wildlife species such as lions, leopards, giraffes, elephants, and buffaloes, among others. Take a boat cruise on the longest river in Africa and feel the magnitude of the strongest waterfall in the world, Murchison Falls. Walk side-by-side with nature’s most intelligent primates the chimpanzees on a tracking safari inside Budongo Forest. Walk through the detailed itinerary below of how all this will unfold.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick-up and travel to Ziwa en route to Murchison Falls National Park
Visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a rhino tracking adventure after a short briefing and drive from Entebbe International Airport upon your arrival in the country. Ziwa does not allow in vehicles thus you can track the rhinos on a walking safari thus giving you a feeling of the wild. Watch the rhinos as they graze unbothered by your presence as the rangers take you through their livelihoods. Spot other animals like zebras, reedbucks, topis, waterbucks, and leopards as they are also part of this sanctuary. Drive to Murchison Falls National Park after your en route lunch from Ziwa where you will enter the park by evening. Continue to the lodge and have dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Game drive and Boat cruise
The next day you will be woken up by the sounds of nature as you prepare for breakfast. Take on a game drive experience after with the knowledge of our guide who brings the wildlife right to your deposal. Encounter animals like lions, leopards, buffaloes, and leopards to complete your Big Five experience that kick off from Ziwa. Other animals like hyenas, warthogs, antelopes, giraffes, and topis, among others can also be spotted. Drive to the lodge for lunch before embarking on a boat cruise on the delta of the Victoria Nile. This boat cruise brings you close to the Murchison Falls as you feel the innate force of the falls while spotting other animals like hippos and crocodiles. Watch the sun setting on the river creating one of the best scenic views for capture. Return to the lodge after for dinner and rest.
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking and to the top of the falls
After a heavy breakfast, drive to Budongo Forest at the briefing center to begin your chimpanzee tracking safari. What a transition it is from the savannah plains or Murchison to Budongo’s misty tall tropical trees that shade the canopy, as you seeking to explore it. After this briefing and grouping in 8-people groups, the rangers then lead you on a searching journey in the uncharted forest of Budongo for the chimpanzees. With many primates in this forest, encountering these primates will be easy. Upon spotting them, spend an hour in their presence as they jump from tree to tree and feed to their full as you watch below. Head out after your hour to the lodge for your lunch. In the afternoon, proceed downstream and take a short boat ride to the bottom of the falls. Embark on an adventure hike to the top of the falls where you spot the Nile as it squeezes itself through the narrow gap of 7-meters with incredible speed, plunging into the pool below. This force of the water creates the world’s strongest waterfall. Murchison Falls. Our driver guide will then drive you to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: Departure
End your 4 days Murchison Falls and Budongo chimpanzee tracking safari by checking out after your breakfast. Travel south for Kampala with an en route midway your journey and arrive at the airport or your booked hotel in the city by evening.