Our 6 Days Best of Northern Uganda Tour will take you to experience the best of the top visited conservation areas. The trip will lead you to Murchison Falls National Park and the Kidepo Valley National Park, the Murchison conservation area is Uganda’s largest and oldest national park. It was named after the great Murchison fall bisected into 2 by the Victoria Nile, along the banks of the river is habitat to several wildlife species, the Kidepo Valley National Park is located in Uganda’s remote corner of the north it comprises of 2 valleys the Narus and Kidepo valley, the park is known for its endemic unique animal species which can only be found here and nowhere else in Uganda. This trip will have you spot the so-called big five of the wilderness. Enquire Now
Tour Highlight
- Wildlife Game Drives.
- Boat Cruise to the Bottom of the Falls.
- Wildlife Views.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and Transfer To Murchison Falls National Park
Upon arrival you will be welcomed by a Salt Holidays company representative who will transfer you to Murchison falls national park through the Kampala Gulu highway, passing through angelic villages of the northern, stopping over at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking, this is one of the few areas in Uganda where this activity can be done, tracking is on foot for 2-3 hours and lunch will be served at the Amuka lodge, later we will proceed to the national park for dinner and staying overnight at
Luxury: Nile Safari Lodge.
Midrange: Murchison River Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 2: Game Drives and Afternoon Boat Cruise to the Bottom of the Falls
Morning breakfast after which we will be transferred to the park along the Pakuba side in search of animals, expect to spot lions, leopards, African elephants, African buffaloes, oribi, Rothschilds giraffes, waterbucks, warthogs, bushbucks, return for lunch at the lodge and an afternoon boat cruise to the bottom of the falls, along the banks of the river are several water animals, for example, the Nile crocodile basking under the sand, hippos and water birds, on a lucky day you will see the critically endangered shoe bill stock returning for dinner and staying overnight at
Luxury: Nile Safari Lodge
Midrange: Murchison River Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Transfer To Kidpeo Valley National Park
Early morning breakfast after which we will be transferred to Kidpeo valley national park, the park is a known place of endemic species and the many outstanding rock kopjes in the park are a catchment area to spot lions, leopards, and therock hyrax, passing via Kitgum you will arrive at the destination in +/-6 hours drive to arrive at the destination on a game drive, check-in at the lodge for dinner and staying overnight at
Luxury: Apoka Safari Lodge
Midrange: Kidepo Savannah Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Full Day Game Drive
Morning breakfast we will drive to the Narus valley in search of animals in the national park, expect to see lions, zebras, lions, leopards, waterbucks, bushbucks, rock hyrax, bat-eared fox, side-stripped hyenas, elephants, large herds of African buffaloes lying lazily along the banks and bases of drying soil of the river bed, we return to the lodge for warm breakfast, relax around the facility as we get to have lunch and off for the afternoon game drive which will end in Sundowners, this is to view mammals we might have missed on the morning time returning for
Luxury: Apoka Safari Lodge.
Midrange: Kidepo Savannah Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 5: Morning Game Drive and Lorukul Community
Following an early morning breakfast, we will transfer to the park for an early morning game drive in search of animals you might have missed the previous day, returning to the lodge for a hot lunch and an afternoon Lourkul community tour around the famous Manyattas, learning the cultural norms, the traditional dancing in a great way to learn and understand the tribe returning to the lodge on a game drive dinner and staying overnight at
Luxury: Apoka Safari Lodge.
Midrange: Kidepo Savanah Lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 6: Departure
On this day we will take a very early morning breakfast, and our guide representative will transfer you by a road trip to Kampala or Entebbe the journey is quite long but a scenic drive, it takes approximately 11 hours to arrive at the destination. You can choose to spend a night in Entebbe or continue to your final destination.
End of the 6 Days Best of Northern Uganda Tour.
The 6 Days Best of Northern Uganda Tour includes;
- Meals and drinks as stipulated in the itinerary.
- Park entrance and conservation fees.
- All ground transfers inclusive of fuel.
- English speaking guide.
Excludes
- Gratuities.
- Meals and drinks not mentioned in the travel plan.
- Laundry services.
- Expenses incurred as a result of personal days.
- Items of personal nature.
- Visas and air tickets.