6 Days Uganda flying safari (Murchison falls and Bwindi gorillas)
6 Days Uganda flying safari (Murchison falls and Bwindi gorillas)
This 6 days Uganda flying safari is an extra ordinary adventure that will take you to Murchison falls national park which is the largest national park in Uganda and Bwindi impenetrable national park. During the Uganda safari you will engage in interesting activities like game drives, boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will be rewarded with great views of the Murchison falls which is the most powerful waterfall in the world, views of animals like elephants, buffaloes, lions, leopards, giraffes, hippos, waterbucks, bushbucks, Uganda kobs, oribi, Jackson’s hartebeest, Nile crocodiles, view different bird species among others. During the 6 days Uganda flying safari, you will also engage in gorilla trekking an adventurous activity where you will have a face to face interaction with the endangered mountain gorillas in their natural habitat.
Highlights of the 6 days Uganda flying safari
Day 1: Fly to Murchison falls national park.
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon boat cruise
Day 3: Nile delta boat cruise and afternoon game drive
Day 4: Fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Day 6: Fly back to Entebbe international airport
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Murchison falls national park,
Depending on your location on the first day of the 6 days Uganda flying safari, our driver guide will pick you up from the hotel and transfer to Entebbe airport for your domestic flight with Bar Aviation to Pakuba airstrip which departs at 12:05 pm. Upon arrival, our driver guide will pick you up from Pakuba airstrip and then transfer to the lodge for lunch.
After lunch you will relax at the lodge and later go for an evening game drive where you will be able to view different animals like buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, oribi, Jackson’s hartebeest, giraffes, Uganda kobs, warthogs among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Morning game drive and boat cruise to the bottom of the falls
Morning game drive,
After an early breakfast on the second day of the 6 days Uganda flying safari, your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to view animals like buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, warthogs, giraffes, Uganda kobs grazing in the savannah plains with due, view predators like lions and leopards if you are lucky before going back to their hiding areas, view different birds among others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch.
Afternoon boat cruise,
After lunch you will go for an exciting boat cruise to the bottom of the falls which starts at Paraa jetty landing site. During the boat cruise which takes about 2 to 3 hours, you will be able to view large concentrations of hippos and crocodiles in water, view animals like elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes along the water banks, view water bird species like fish eagle, kingfishers, cormorants, bee-eaters among others. After the boat cruise you will return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Nile delta boat cruise and afternoon game drive
Nile delta boat cruise,
After breakfast on the third day of the 6 days Uganda flying safari, you will drive to Paraa jetty landing site to go for an amazing Nile delta boat cruise. During the Nile delta boat cruise which takes about 4 to 5 hours you will have great views of animals, beautiful scenery, water birds such as the rare shoebill stork, goliath heron, African jacana, African skimmer, pied kingfisher, view the local people fetching water from the Nile, see fishermen fishing on Lake Albert among others. After the Nile delta boat ride you will return to the lodge for lunch.
Afternoon game drive,
After lunch you will go for an optional afternoon game drive in the park where you will have great views of animals that you might have missed during the previous game drive, enjoy stunning views of the beautiful sundowner, take incredible photos among others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Top of the falls and fly to Bwindi impenetrable national park
After breakfast on the fourth day of the 6 days Uganda flying safari, you will meet up with your driver guide and drive to the top of the falls where you will enjoy breathtaking views of the waterfalls, beautiful scenery, enjoy water splashes among others. From the top of the falls, you will return to the lodge for an early lunch.
After lunch you will check out of the lodge and transfer to Pakuba airstrip for your domestic flight to Kihihi airstrip. The flight departs at 13:20 pm and arrives at 14:25 pm and upon arrival, the driver guide will be pick you up and transfer to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park
Gorilla trekking,
After an early breakfast on the fifth day of the 6 days Uganda flying safari, you will carry packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to the park headquarters for a briefing about the rules, regulations and expectations of gorilla trekking. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable national park is an interesting activity and one of the major activities carried out in Uganda and it’s done is groups of 8 individuals where each group will be allocated a gorilla family to trek daily and a park guide who will be sharing information about the mountain gorillas and also conversant with trails in the jungle. Trekking of the mountain gorillas takes about 30 minutes to 8 hours depending on where the gorillas are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food.
During trekking you will have views of colorful bird species like handsome francolin, Rwenzori batis, animals like buffaloes, elephants, antelopes, primates like chimpanzees, l’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, plant and tree species among others. Once the mountain gorillas are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural environment which gives you an opportunity to watch them carry out their daily activities like feeding, breast feeding, playing, ask questions, learn more about their behaviors, habits, take photos and record the moments to show people back home after the safari. After one hour encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas, you will trek back to the park headquarters where you will be awarded a certificate for participating in gorilla trekking and then meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.
Day 6: Fly back to Entebbe international airport
On the last day of the 6 days Uganda flying safari, you will enjoy breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kihihi airstrip for your domestic departure flight to Entebbe airport. The flight departs at 9:30 am and arrives at Entebbe at 11:25am.
End of 6 days Uganda flying safari
Tour includes
- Gorilla trekking permit
- Park entrance fees/ game drives
- Boat cruise fees
- Top of the falls drive
- Nile delta boat cruise fee
- Domestic flight fares
- Services of a professional English speaking driver guide
- Full board accommodation
- Ground transfers (in a 4WD vehicle)
- Vehicle and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- International Air flight tickets
- Visas
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Life insurance
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.
