4 Days Murchison falls Murchison falls and Kibale National Park tour

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The 4 days Murchison Falls and Kibale National Park tour is an exceptional Uganda wildlife and primate adventure package. It is crafted for you to explore Uganda’s largest safari park; Murchison Falls National Park in Northwestern side a home to 4 of the big five game and world’s powerful waterfall ‘Murchison Falls.

This short Uganda safari also combines chimpanzee tracking experiences in Kibale Forest National Park in western Uganda. This Uganda safari park shelters all 13 primate species in one habitat and they include an estimate of 1500 chimpanzees. Your trip takes 4 days, 3 nights starting and ending in Kampala/Entebbe.

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Travel from Kampala to Murchison Falls National Park; rhino tracking en-route

Begin your day with a leisurely cup of tea or coffee at the hotel. After, meet and greet your tour leader ready to start your Uganda safari to Murchison Falls National Park in the Northwest. This is the largest of all Uganda parks occupying over 3840sq.kms of land area.

Drive starting from Kampala via Luweero-Gulu highway about 5-6 hours’ drive to Murchison Falls National Park. Expect an en-route stop visit at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to engage in rhino tracking. This will be your first wildlife experience on this Uganda tour. Lunch break will be made in Masindi Town then we access the park via Kichumbanyobo gate in the Southern side.

Day 2: Game drive in the morning and afternoon boat cruise on Victoria Nile

Have the best of your leisurely cup of tea at the lodge in Murchison Falls then begin your game drive at 6:30am with an experienced guide. Drive in 4x4 Land Cruiser/Safari Van with pop-up roof to catch with sun risers via the Northern section of Murchison Falls National Park.

This may take you 2-3 hours but comes with astonishing sights over the Rothschild giraffes, leopards, lions, warthogs, Uganda Kobs, water bucks, reedbucks, elephants, buffaloes, hyenas, birds and a lot more.

You will have lunch break after 2 to 3 hours of excellent wildlife viewing. Relax a little then go for an afternoon boat cruise along the scenic Victoria Nile leading you to the bottom of Murchison Falls. This is an interesting watersport that will expose you to Nile crocodiles as they bask along the river banks, hippos as they swim, water birds and then you enjoy the scenic view of the falls.

Disembark at Baker’s rock then walk up to the top of falls to witness it squeezing itself into a narrow gorge of about 8m prior dropping down about 43m. After photography, drive back to the lodge or return by boat to dine and spend a night in your lodge.

Day 3: Drive to Kibale Forest National Park-visit Bigodi for nature walk

Rise up early in the morning to have a leisurely breakfast. After, check out of the lodge then drive from Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale Forest National Park your next destination on this Uganda safari package. This will be 6-7 hours’ drive journey but rewards you with lots of amazing views especially from breathtaking rift valley and its escarpment. Lunch break will be at a hotel in Fort Portal city then you connect to Kibale Forest National Park, about 26kms away.

Your afternoon will include a fun-filled nature walk in Bigodi Wetland just adjacent Kibale Forest. This wetland shelters over 138 bird species, 8 primate species and they include blue monkeys, olive baboons, grey cheeked mangabeys, black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys. Most of these primates and interesting birds like the Great Blue Turaco can be spotted on your afternoon guided nature walk. After, drive back to the lodge to have dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and drive back to Kampala

After your hefty breakfast, drive to Kanyanchu Visitor Centre for briefing on chimpanzee tracking guidelines and also to be allocated to a park guide. Kibale Forest National Park shelters a huge profusion of primates, about 13 species of primates making it the primate capital of world.

The actual chimp trek here begins at 8:00am and lasts for 2-4 hours inclusive of 1 hour of magical encounter and photography. Your chimpanzee tracking experience will entirely involve an in-depth learning about how chimpanzees behave, feed, copulate, groom each other and others.

Not only will you have a striking encounter with chimpanzees, but also opportunity to capture views of other primates including L’Hoests, red tailed monkeys, red colobus monkeys, grey cheeked mangabeys, black and white colobus monkeys to mention but a few. Return to the lodge to have lunch then check out ready to return to Kampala via Fort Portal city about 4-5 hours’ drive.

End of your 4 days Murchison Falls & Kibale National Park tour