Kidepo and Bwindi National Parks

Country

UGANDA

Duration

8 Days/7 Nights

Travel Type

Tour

This Rwandan adventure will take you to the four corners of the country and allow you to discover all its secrets. Meet the big five and the gorillas. A unique experience that will leave you with unforgettable memories!

Inclusions

Flights Kajjansi – Kidepo – Kajjensi // Entebbe – Kihihi – Entebbe
Transfers as per itinerary
Visits as per itinerary
7-night accommodation in double occupancy
19 meals: 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners
Meet and greet and transfers with our local representatives
4X4 vehicle with pop up roof
Bottle of water during safaris
English-speaking local guides
Gorilla trekking permit

Exclusions

International air – Visa for Uganda +/- $50 USD – Optional excursions – Beverages – Items of a personal nature – Gratuities to hotel personnel, guides and drivers.

DAY 1 ENTEBBE

On arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda and after finalizing the formalities, you willbe welcomed by your guide, who will then drive you to your hotel.

Accommodation : Entebbe for 1 night

DAY 2 ENTEBBE - KIDEPO NATIONAL PARK

Transfer to the airport for your flight to Kidepo National Park. The park lies in the rugged, semiarid valleys between Uganda’s borders with Sudan and Kenya, some 700km from Kampala. Gazetted as a national park in 1962, it has a profusion of big game and hosts over 77 mammal species as well as around 475 bird species. Kidepo is Uganda’s most isolated national park and is also the most magnificent, for Kidepo ranks among Africa’s finest wildernesses.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation : Kidepo National Park for 3 nights

DAY 3 KIDEPO NATIONAL PARK

After an early morning breakfast, embark on a morning game drive that will take you to see herds of buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, zebras and hopefully some lions, leopard and the elusive cheetah. This will also enable you to be in full sight of varieties of birds as well. You will rest at your accommodation after your lunch until evening where you will go for a cultural tour in the Karamajong community. Here you wi ll spend a wonderful evening with Karamajong people and have an insight of their way of life and beliefs. At the end of the tour you will be able to understand why their pride makes them slow to adapt to globalization.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4 KIDEPO NATIONAL PARK

After your breakfast, start your drive through the Narus Valley where you will have a nature walk. In the afternoon, you will enjoy another game drive. Kidepo National Park is a savannah landscape that extends in all directions, It is home to elephant, zebra, giraffe, huge herds of buffaloes, warthog, duiker, Jackson’s Hartebeest, lion, leopard, cheetah and hundreds of bird species. You may see other animals too such as Jackal Roan Antelope, waterbuck, Eland, Oribi, Klipspringer, Lions etc. The park has also the highest concentration of birds that are endemic to Uganda: Ostrich, Kori bustard, vultures, pygmy falcon, hornbills, eagles etc.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 5 KIDEPO NATIONAL PARK - KAJJANSI - ENTEBBE - ISHASHA

After breakfast you will fly to Kajjansi Airstrip from Kidepo, you will then drive to Entebbe and fly to Kihihi Airstrip. On arrival, you will drive to Ishasha, the southern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park. In Ishasha you will have a game drive searching for the unique tree-climbing lions. Only here the lions have the habit of climbing trees.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation : Ishasha for 1 night

DAY 6 ISHASHA - BWINDI NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast you will have another morning game drive in Ishasha discovering other hiding spots that the tree climbing lions enjoy. Afterwards you will proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The park is home to the endangered mountain gorillas. This fascinating mountain forest hosts chimpanzees and spectacular birds. There are 23 of the 24 Albertine Rift endemic bird species including Blue-throated Broadbill, bar-tailed Trogon and other beautiful forest species. Go to bed earlier this evening, since you should be fit for the gorilla trekking the next day.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation : Bwindi National Park for 2 nights

DAY 7 BWINDI NATIONAL PARK

This morning you will get up very early for your gorilla trekking. Trekking the Mountain Gorilla is one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The trek will take between 2 and 6 hours, but is well worth the effort. You will be led by an experienced ranger who will tell you interesting facts about flora and fauna and the lifestyle of the Gorillas. As an alternative to gorilla trekking, there are several walks that you can take. The Munyaga waterfall Trail takes about 3 hours and goes through some area of the park where you may see elephants.

Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 8 BWINDI NATIONAL PARK - ENTEBBE

After breakfast, you will fly back to Entebbe enjoying the beautiful aerial view of south western Uganda, the hills and thick vegetation as well as the farming practiced by the locals. Afterwards you will arrive at the Airport and catch your flight back home.

Meals : Breakfast

HOTEL OPTIONS OR SIMILAR

Entebbe

Intermediate accommodation: Cassia Lodge
Deluxe accommodation: Serena Lake Victoria

Kidepo N. P.

Intermediate accommodation: Adere Safari Lodge
Deluxe accommodation: Apoka Safari Lodge

Ishasha

Intermediate accommodation: Enjojo Lodge
Deluxe accommodation: Ishasha Wilderness Camp

Bwindi N. P.

Intermediate accommodation: Mantana Engagi Lodge
Deluxe accommodation: Buhoma Lodge

Rates in CA$, per person, starting from, in double occupancy	Land Package
Daily departures 2023-2024	2 persons	4 persons	6 persons
Intermediate accommodation
August 1st – December 31, 2023	8849	7859	7499
January 1 – December, 2024	9539	8499	8139
Deluxe accommodation
August 1st – December 31, 2023	14499	13299	12899
January 1 – December, 2024	14889	13689	13289
Supplements
Single room	On request

**Prices in this document are for information only; they were issued at press time, for the current year. Please note that due to exchange rates and temporary promotions, they can increase or decrease at any time. Contact your travel agent for the price and promotion of the moment. The prices indicated exclude the contribution to the Customer Compensation Fund of $3.50 per $1,000 of tourism product or service purchased from a travel agent in Quebec.

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