White elephants were seen in Queen Elizabeth National park and this has yielded a lot of arguments among the WILDLIFE experts. They think the white elephants thought to have been seen in Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park are normal specie.

Mr. Tumwesigye the acting chief conservation are Manager announced that what was seen in Queen Elizabeth national Park was not a new species of elephants at all. He continued that he looked at the photographs closely and do not see anything special. The colour of the skin that appears pale or grey (not white) may be due to the sandy and clay areas where the elephants wallow from

He continued that in case the same elephants wallowed in black soil mud, they would definitely appear darker or reddish if they wallowed in murram soil. Let nobody be deceived that there are white elephants. This condition is not permanent and when it rains or when they wallow in water, that pale colour will be no more.
Isasha areas around Lake Edward have very fine clay soils, light grey in colour.

The white elephant story was “exclusively” exposed by Dr. Andrew Seguya, the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). He added that the report and photographs had been submitted by one Henry Paul Mbaguta, who runs a Safari Lodge near the park. Mbaguta added that it was raining when his group met the three white elephants and the shade of white was uniformly spread over their bodies. Seguya said that by Tuesday, UWA was yet to send a verification team.

More game fanatics, who reported seeing light colored elephants in the same park, attributed this to the light colored he has seen elephants spread soil all over their bodies, using the trunk (I think the “dusting” helps with parasite control), and at the end of the process, they have a light grey to almost white color.

Zike also said that he thinks those particular elephants sighted had dusted themselves to a light color. “When the ground is red, as in some parts of Kazinga, then the elephants end up having reddish-brown tinge
More light is to be given on these gorgeous creatures.
GORILLA TREKKING NEWS

Several months back the Commission of Enquiry, chaired by tough former Supreme Court Justice George Kanyeihama asked to wind up immediately and file their long overdue report.
News broke overnight that the tourism Minister Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu has instructed the Secretary of the Commission to wind up their work, prompting a lamenting outcry by Kanyeihamba that he would only do so if told by the President.
Often termed Otafires kangaroo court, as it was the former equally controversial tourism minister Kahinda Otafire who instituted the commission, the work was initially hampered by lack of funds and office spaces. Supposed to run for three months the work dragged on inexplicably and the term of the commission was then extended before the current minister concluded that enough is enough.

Otafires choice of board and in particular chairman for UWA last year was widely critizised as an act of nepotism, as the chair happened to be Otafires personal physician and patently unqualified to hold such a position, and when clashes erupted over demands by the chairman and board to raise their allowances and benefits substantially, opposed by top management of UWA at the time, matters came to a head when the Executive Director at the time was first suspended with several other senior colleagues and then sacked. Assuming the role of Executive Chairman, something however not provided for in the Wildlife Act, then prompted a court case following which the chairman and members of the board were dismissed for not meeting the criteria of selection, a slap in the face of the appointing authority, i.e. Otafire.
Never known to go down without a fight though Otafire retaliated by constituting the Commission of Enquiry, eventually ending up himself as a witness before the commission, which excelled in selective memory lapses over his own alleged drawing of funds from UWA to finance his travels and other duties.

A former chairman of UWA, John Nagenda, has also come out strongly against the shenanigans perpetrated by the former minister and in particular by the chairman of the commission, and another former chairman of UWA, respected city lawyer Andrew Kasirye publicly critizised Kanyeihamba for allegedly prejudging and the way he treated witnesses and called them names in public. In a rather unprecedented step did Kasirye some weeks ago reportedly write to the minister with an official complaint.
All said and done though, UWAs present situation is a shadow of its former self, with senior staff avoiding taking decisions and referring matters upstairs, where an Acting Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Seguya, is still awaiting to learn about his own fate and whether his appointment will be confirmed or a new search for an ED be undertaken by a new board, as and when it is appointed by Prof. Kamuntu. This is thought to be imminent now as the tourism minister has in past weeks intensely consulted with stakeholders. Watch this space for the final stage of this seemingly never-ending saga

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The home to the Chimps & Other Primates

The park Kibale is situated in the western part of Uganda, in Kabarole District, 35km south of Fort portal town and is approximately 320km from Kampala. It has an altitude range of between 1,110metres to 1,590metres above sea level. Kibale National Park occupies an area of 795sq km and has one of the highest ecosystems in Africa. The park is portioned into seven zones for management purposes, that is, natural reserve, civic-cultural, recreation, research, harvest, community and protection. The main emphasis, however, is on preservation, sustainable utilization and non-consumptive use of the forest. The park is a sought after destination by nature lovers for its superb bird watching and chimpanzee tracking and having one of the greatest concentrations of primates in East Africa. Interspersed with portions of grasslands and swamp, the most common vegetation type is rainforest, spanning altitude of 1.100-1,590km and with a floral composition, transitional to typical eastern afro-Montane and western lowland forest.

About 60 mammal species are present in Kibale forest. It is especially rich in primates, with 13 species recorded, the highest number in any Ugandan national park. The nine diurnal primates spot at Kibale are vervet, red tailed, L`Hoest`s and blue monkeys, grey cheeked mangabeys, red colobus, black and white colobus, olive baboon and chimpanzee. The Kibale forest area is the last Ugandan stronghold of the red colobus, even if there in small numbers still that are surviving in Semliki National park Visitors who do both the forest and swamp walk are usually expected to see a round five or six primate species.

Kibale forest provides a superlative primate viewing, but it is not otherwise an easy place to view the large mammals – this despite an impressive checklist which includes lions, leopards, hippo, warthog, giant forest hog, buffalo, sitatunga, bushbuck, bush pig, elephants, peter`s, blue and red duikers. The elephants seen in Kibale forest are classified as belonging to the forest race which is smaller and hairier as compared to the more familiar savanna elephant. Elephants often move into the kanyanchu area during the wet season.

What to see and activities in kibale national park

Chimpanzee tracking

The main purpose for visiting the to Kibale National Park is chimpanzee tracking. The excursion starts from Kanyanchu Tourist Centre and includes a walk through the forest accompanied by a ranger guide in look for the chimps. You will hear them before you see them: from somewhere a maximum of 32 visitors per day is permitted by the park management to visit the habituated group of 45 chimpanzees. Excursions starting in the morning for a maximum of sixteen people in four groups and likewise in the afternoon. Usually the chimps are quickly seen in the morning because the guides normally know where they spent there overnight. Detailed information on primates, forests, flora and fauna is normally given by the park ranger guide en-route to the chimps. Chimp sightings are not guaranteed on these walks but the chances of viewing them stands at 90%. While in the forest, expect to view other types of primates like red-tailed monkeys and grey-cheeked mangabey.

Bird Watching
Kibale Forest National Park has over 335 bird species registered. A network of forest trails from the Kanyanchu Visitor Centre permits you to look for a number of species from the vicinity of the main road like nahan’s francolin, African pitas.

There is a large block of rain forest that give you some exceptional forest birding. The best forest birding is on the main road from the Kanyanchu centre. Species like scaly francolin, marsh tchagara, the scarce grey-headed olive-back and a host of seed eaters like fawn breasted black crowned wax-bills and green-backed twin spot, among others, can with ease be seen.

As you are in the forest watch out for flocks of the rare and localized white-naped pigeon in flight over head or sunning themselves on the tree tops in the early morning. Fruiting trees draw birds for example narina trogon, pied hornbill, yellow-spotted, hairy-breasted and yellow-billed barbets.

Kibale is also an excellent sight for joyful greenbul reasonably common and conspicuous here but inexplicably scarce else where in Uganda.

The secondary forest and thicket near Kanyanchu is also a useful birding area for the African goshawk, the magnificent ground eagle and masked apalis. Large, noisy flocks of grey parrots fly over the campsite to their place to stay in the evening.

The park has the observation tower which overlooks like a small forest in the park providing you with an opportunity to see the red-chested fluff tailed and a huge number of forest elephants

The Bigodi wetland sanctuary in Kibale National Park is also an exceptional place to view some of the special birds common to this habitat like papyrus gonolek, white-winged warbler and papyrus canary among others.

Chimpanzee Habituation

Tourists who are who are fascinated by learning more concerning the chimpanzees or researchers looking for field experience on chimps, the chimpanzee habituation experience includes staying with the chimps the entire day, taking notes on their behavior. The activity usually takes six consecutive days

Nature Walks
Guided nature walks can be organized from Kanyanchu. On this nature walk get ready to see a great number of trees, a range of species of birds and butterflies in addition to other types of primates for example grey-cheeked mangabey and red-tailed monkey. The guides will also be able to identify the different medicinal plants and animal spore. The 4.5km guided walk at Bigodi wetland sanctuary is one of the greatest guided bird trails in East Africa and also provides great changes to see other bird and primate species like the black and white colobus monkeys among others.

Visit to the crater Lakes

The Park is a site to one of the world’s densest concentrations of volcanic crater lakes. The lakes are partitioned into four main groups; the Kasenda cluster to the west of Kibale Forest National Park, the Katwe cluster in the part of the Rift Valley conserved within the Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Bunyaruguru cluster within the rift escarpment, south east of Queen Elizabeth National Park and the Fort Portal cluster, North West of Fort Portal town.

The most renowned is the Kasenda cluster which came into existence 10years ago and is made up of 60 lakes which is about 20-30km south of Fort Portal. The local myth is that the lakes were formed by the first Bachwezi King Ndahura who stayed in the area. The erection of the community campsite and the Ndali Lodge has led to high huge influx visitors to the crater lakes of recent.

The most frequently see tree species are wild rubber trees, polita figs and wild palms. Plus there water lilies, ferns and flowers like those of the ipomea species, wetland grasses, sedges and reeds.

Visiting time

The park is open all year around but cool nights are expected all through the rainy seasons of April to May and October to November. You may not see the mammals easily despite its checklist of 60 mammal species including lions, elephants, hippos and leopards. The tourist attractions have been developed in Bigodi, Sebitoli and Kanyanchu. To the west of the Park, there are 30 crater lakes.

Accessibility to the park

As you come from Kampala you may get to the park using Kampala-Mityana Fort portal road. From Fort portal town, it is you may reach there using the Kamwenge road. Coming from Fort Portal town centre, using the Lugard Road, northwards for more than 1km and immediately prior to reaching the Mpanga River, turn right and move 12km till you arrive at the major junction that takes you to Lake Nkuruba and Ndali lodge on the right and on the left, the road takes you straight to another 12km to Kanyanchu tourist centre which is also the centre of the tourist activities.

Where to spend your night/ nights

Ndali lodge
Nyinabulitwa
Fort Motel
Primate lodge Kanyachu

Mountains of the moon hotel
GORILLA SAFARI NEWS

In case you have not see Rhinos on the race, The Rhino Fund Uganda / Ziiwa Rhino Sanctuary has prepared this for you. It has sent out a timely reminder that on the 24th September to be the annual Raft for Rhinos race. It will be taking place on the River Nile.

Several dignitaries including you are called upon to attend. The raft race will take place from the original jump off point below the Owen Falls dam and will run for approximately 4 kilometers towards Bujagali Falls, where the finishing line has marked.

Like I said before, a number of teams are expected to participate from ranging from Uganda’s corporate to the NGOS, there will be heats to establish the finalists before the race winner is established.

Those participating Team members are due for a briefing at 09.00 a.m. on Saturday 24th at the Nile River Explorers camp at Bujagali Falls which is on the other hand the race headquarters and main stage for viewing the rafts come down the river to the finishing line.

More attractions like jet boat rides are present to make the day colorful, with the proceeds going to the Rhino Fund and all profits made during the day from food and drink sales at the Nile River Explorers Camp have already been pledged to the Rhino Fund too. You should not miss this great show and, mindful of traffic, be early to book good parking and front row seats to have a close view of the spectacle on the Nile.
GORTLLA TREKKING NEWS

In 1907, Wilston Church hill descried Murchison falls National Park as Kew gardens and zoo on unlimited land. This park is located on in the Northern part of the Albertine rift. From Kampala, you take approximately 350 km and get to the park premises.
Within Murchison Falls national park, there is a variety of animals and it is noted to be harboring the biggest number of wild animals in Uganda. Those who choose to take a combined safari where by Murchison falls is part of it, you get the chance of seeing animals like lions, giraffes, elephants, leopards, cape buffalos, oribi that you may have missed in other parks, there are big chances of spotting at least this animal when you choose a safari including Murchison Falls national park.
The vegetation is wonderful. This park has a combination of vegetation only unique to it. It has savannah woodland, wetland and tropical forests which act as homes to about 76 mammal species and 450 bird species.
Aquatic life also finds refugee in this park. When you choose to have a launch cruise, you get the chance of viewing hippopotami as they spill up water making a fountain, spot crocodiles as they bask in the sun at the banks of the Nile. When you get the opportunity of hiking to the top of the falls, you have the opportunity of watching the Nile as it squeezes through the narrow gorge to form a beautiful cloudy appearance. The water roars and forms a cloudy appearance.
The wonders of a Murchison falls national park safari cannot be exhausted in writing. Consider it as your next holiday safari and you will judge me right or wrong.
GORILLA TREKKING NEWS

The pearl of Africa is one of the most amazing destinations in Africa. Its political name is Uganda. It is a land locked country nestled in east Africa with neighbors Kenya on its eastern boundary, Tanzania on its southern boundary, Rwanda on the southwestern corner, Democratic Rep of Congo and southern Sudan on the northern part. Uganda is estimated to be having a population of 3.2 million people.
Uganda has very many interesting spots which year after year attract both foreign and domestic tourists. They can be grouped into wildlife, birds, culture, highlands, water bodies and there content to mention but a few. When you are to take a trip to Uganda, you may never want to leave because every thing you come across is eye captivating.
Uganda is lucky to have the following attractions:
Wildlife:
This includes both animal and plants. Most wild animals are reserved in the National parks and game reserves. These include: Queen Elizabeth National which was named a biosphere reserve by UNESCO, Murchison falls National park which is home to the biggest number of wild life, Bwindi Impenetrable national park, Kibale national park is home to the biggest number of Chimpanzees, Kidepo National park is the only arid park in Uganda and home to the ostriches, Rwenzori national park, Elgon national park, Semilik national park and the game reserves. These are habitat of animals like mountain gorillas in bwindi impenetrable national park, lions, zebras, giraffes, antelopes, ostriches in Kidepo National park, elephants, warthogs, birds like the rare shoe bill stock, crested cranes, and several other interesting animals. There are also some extraordinary plants like the Nakayima tree, umuboro tree, bamboo shoots with there unique taste.
Water activities;
These are performed in the areas with water. Uganda is one of the lucky countries to be having fresh water bodies like Lake Victoria the source of the Nile, Lake Kyoga, Lake Albert and several others. Uganda is also blessed to be having rivers like R. Nile which has amazing falls like dramatic Murchison falls, Bujagali falls where white water rafting, boat cruising, fishing, are done.
Rich culture
Uganda is one of the countries in Africa with a rich culture. It is made up of several tribes and ethnic groups. Some of the tribes have kingdoms like Buganda kingdom, Bunyoro kingdom, Busoga kingdom and chiefdoms. These have great history and interesting cultural sites like the Naggalabi coronation site of Buganda, Bujjagali falls the Home of the Basoga spirits and several other cultural centers.
Hiking
Uganda has highlands like mountains like mountain Elgon, Rwenzori , and several others have a provision for mountain climbing.
When you are planning a trip to the pearl you are free to choose any of the above.
This can be well prepared by Expertguided adventure

During this 3 days adventure Safari to Lake Mburo National Park you will have a lot to see in the shortest time you are in the park. It is one of Uganda’s impressive safari parks. This Park is made up of open grass valleys and stunning rolling hills, with thickets, woodlands and rich wetlands. It supports a wide range of wildlife like impala, zebras, the Cape buffalo, waterbucks, antelope, Eland to mention but a few. During this tour, you will participate in various adventure activities which include wildlife game viewing. A guided nature walk, boat rides on Lake Mburo to mention but a few.
Day 1: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park
Rise up in the morning for a cup of tea/ coffee then, a safari guide from EXPERT GUIDED ADVENTURE will pick you up from your hotel and dive you to Lake Mburo National Park. This park is nestled in the western part of Uganda in Mbarara district. It is the only park in Uganda were you can be able to see the huge elandas, impalas and the beautiful zebras. You may get the chance to have a walking safari in the park because there are no predators in the park. It is a scenic drive through the extension of the Tanzanian plains with a number of attractions. Get a stopover at Mpambire to see the Royal Drum Makers who have inherited this from the olden days. You will visit the Equator for some photographic opportunity. Enjoy another stop over at the equator where you will stand in the two sides of the earth at the same time, perform the water experiment and take some photographs. Get to the lodge ready for lunch and afterwards take an afternoon boat trip on Lake Mburo.
Dinner and overnight at:
Luxury accommodation: Mantana tented camp/Mihingo lodge
Mid range accommodation: Arcadia cottages
Budget accommodation: Rwonyo camp / UWA Tents
Day 2: Game Dive and guided nature walk
Early in the morning after your breakfast move on for a marvelous game drive. You will get the chance to see some animals like elandas, zebras, bush bucks, statungas impalas where Kampala got its name, and different bird species. You may get the chance to see long horned cattle grazing with wild animals. Return to the lodge for late morning breakfast and then have a guided nature walk which will take you to the Salt Lick Area which offers a chance to see at least different species of animals converged at one point while they lick the salty soil. After this tiresome day, proceed to your overnight lodge for dinner and overnight
Day 3: Return to Kampala
Take your early morning breakfast after carry on and have a break at the Mpanga forest. You will have the chance to see various vegetation zones, birds, have a forest walk, see the beautiful trees, the birds present are amazing and the various primate species like the black and white colobus monkeys, grey checked mangabey and so many other species. Get to Kampala in time ready to catch up with your flight.

Day 1: Sail to Ngamba Island

Get up early in the morning and a safari guide from AFRICA NATURE TREKKERS will picked up from your over night hotel and drive you to Uganda Wildlife Education Centre. This center has the summary of Uganda’s adventures like wild animals birds, the vegetation to mention but a few. Afterwards you will sail on a boat to Ngamba Island chimpanzee sanctuary. When you get to Ngamba Island, you will view the chimpanzees feeding from the visitor’s plat form. They struggle to get food and you will notice that survival for the fittest is the law of the jungle. Ngamba Island makes part of the Kome archipelago for Chimpanzee tracking. Take some photographs and after visit the island for and get the chance to see some lizards, otters and a number of bird species. Following this interesting tour return Entebbe or your hotel in Kampala for dinner and overnight at:

Luxury accommodation: Serena hotel, or Sheraton Hotel, or Imperial Royale Hotel
Mid range accommodation: Imperial Botanical Beach, or Hotel Triangle, or  Hotel Africana, or lake Victoria Hotel
Budget accommodation: Namirembe guest house, or Holiday express hotel, or Hotel Ruch

Day 2: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park

Early in the morning, our safari guide will pick you up from your overnight hotel. he will drive you via Luweero. View the remains of the 1980s liberation war along the way in the Luwero triangle. You will also see the beautiful vegetation along the way plus the gardens that are owned by the locals. Have lunch en route and head to the Ziiwa Rhino sanctuary to Masindi. When you reach at the River Nile, you will move on for ferry crossing if your accommodation is across the river or move on and tour the powerful top of falls. Dinner and overnight at:

Luxury accommodation: Paraa safari lodge, or Nile safari camp
Mid range accommodation: Sambiya River lodge
Budget accommodation: Red chillis camp, or Sambiya river camp, or kaniyo pabidi camp

Day 3: Launch Cruise along the Victoria Nile

Get up early in the morning for an interesting game drive, you will go to the northern part of the park to search for Giraffes, lions, leopards, Impalas, Topis, Bushbucks, water bucks, and several bird species like the world’s most wanted for bird the shoe bill stock. Go back to the lodge for mid morning break fast and after take lunch. Move on for an afternoon launch cruise on the river Nile which will give you the opportunity to see the schools of Hippos, crocodiles, and a number of water birds. Come back to the lodge for dinner and overnight at the lodge of your budget

Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National park

Carry on passed Hoima in the verdant country side of the Albertine escarpment, have a journey break for lunch and move on to Fort portal. This long drive is pleasing with stunning panoramas of the western rift valley. Dinner and overnight at

Luxury: Ndali lodge, or Primates lodge, or Kibale forest camp
Mid range: Rwenzori View guest house, or Mountains of the moon hotel
Budget: Sky tree house, or cvk camp site

Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and a nature walk

Drive to Kibale National park for Chimpanzee tracking. You will converge at Kanyankyu River Camp at 0800 hours for briefing prior to you being part of those looking for Chimpanzees in this tropical rain forest. The trek is the most well-liked primates searching walk that gives you the opportunity of a number of primates like the black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, blue cheeked mangabeys, and several plant species. Have lunch and in the afternoon, tour Bigodi eco-tourism site for a nature walks that gives a chance to a very many or bird, flora and butterfly species. Come back to your lodge for dinner and overnight at the lodge of your budget

Day 6: Head to Semliki National park & Queen Elizabeth National Park

Drive to Semuliki National park. Visit the Pygmies and the hot springs and after continue to Queen Elizabeth National park, game drive enroute to

Luxury accommodation: Mweya safari Lodge, or Jacana safari Lodge, or Kyambura lodge
Mid range accommodation: Simba safari lodge, or King fisher lodge, or hippo hill camp, orIhamba lodge
Budget accommodation: Institute of Ecology

Day 7: A Nature Walk In The Maramagambo Forest

Rise up early in the morning for a game drive in Kasenyi track and queen’s miles which gives you an opportunity to spot elephants, herds of buffaloes, waterbucks, the Uganda Kob and a number of bird species like the martial Eagle, African Jacana , papyrus gonolek, African Skimmer and many others. Come back to the lodge for mid morning breakfast and lunch. Proceeding that, be part of the launch cruise on the Kazinga channel which will provides you an opportunity to a number of bird species, hippos and crocodiles. During the evening, you will move on for a walk to the bird hides out in case you are fascinated to look for birds. Dinner and over night at your lodge

Day 8: Chimpanzee Tracking In The Kyambura Gorge- Transfer To Bwindi

Early in the morning, take a hot cup of tea/coffee before full sun rise and drive to Kyambura gorge for forest walks to trek chimpanzees plus more primates. After drive passed the Ishasha sector which is renowned for tree climbing lions towards Bwindi national Park. Dinner and overnight at

Luxury accommodation: Gorilla Forest camp, or Clouds lodge, or volcanoes lodge
Mid range accommodation: L. Kitandara Tented Camp, or Traveller’s terrven
Budget accommodation: Buhoma View bandas, or Buhoma community bandas

Day 9 Gorilla Tracking

Gorilla trekking! The most appealing part of the safari. The ranger guides will provide you with more information on how you are supposed to behave while in the forest. The time taken to track the gorillas is irregular on the other hand can be forced to exclaim, it is a worthwhile! Dinner and overnight at Arcadia cottage, or Bushara island camp

Day 10 Boat Ride On Lake Bunyonyi And Drive To Lake Mburo National Park

Rise up early in the morning and move to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale. Participate in a boat ride around Lake Bunyonyi afterwards drive to Lake Mburo national park; Enjoy your lunch enroute and arrive in Lake Mburo national park. Dinner and over night at:

Luxury accommodation: Mantana Tented camps, or Mihingo Lodge
Mid Range Accommodation: Arcadia cottages
Budget accommodation: Rwonyo Rest Camp, or UWA tents

Day 11: Game Drive And Drive To Kampala

Wake up early in the morning and move on for an early morning game drive looking for Zebras, statungas, waterbucks, Uganda kobs and several other animals and later carry on to Kampala to catch up with your home bound flight.

Day 1: Arrive At Entebbe airport

On arrival, our company representative will meet you and welcome you. Drive you to your hotel for dinner and over night:

Luxury accommodation: Sheraton Hotel, or Serena Hotel, or Imperial Royale Hotel
Mid Range Accommodation: Hotel Africana, or Hotel Triangle, or Protea Hotel
Budget Accommodation: Namirembe Guest House, or Holiday Express Hotel, or Cassia Lodge

Day 2: Drive to Murchison Falls national Park

Get up early in the morning and move to Murchison Falls National Park. Pass the Luwero Triangle which where the remains of the liberation war that brought the current government to power still exist. Enjoy your lunch on the way and carry on to the top of the wonderful falls. So amazing! Marvel at the forceful Nile as it is plunged into a seven-meter abyss to roar 45 meters below. Find out the series of cascades it makes, which can be seen at various points up to the culmination. Dinner and overnight at

Luxury accommodation: Paraa Lodge, or Nile Safari Lodge
Mid range accommodation: Sambiya River Lodge
Basic accommodation: Red chillis camp, or Sambiya river camp

Day 3: Game drive and Launch cruise

Get up early morning for breakfast; move on for a game drive in the northern part of the Nile River. The decision is yours to either make a game walk to trail animals and learn their spoors. Game in this park like; Rothschild Giraffe, Elephant, Jackson Hartebeest, Lions, Waterbucks and a number of Savannah woodland birds. After lunch, move on for launch cruise where you will have the chance of seeing aquatic animals game at a close proximity. This is an extraordinary meeting with a paradise of hippos and crocodiles, among other animals. Enjoy your dinner and overnight at

Luxury accommodation: Paraa Lodge, or Nile safari lodge
Mid range accommodation: Sambiya River lodge
Budget accommodation: Red chillis camp, or sambiya safari cam

Day 4: Drive to Fort Portal

Following your breakfast, drive to Fort Portal passing via Masindi enjoy your lunch on the way. Move on for Fort Portal, it is quite a long drive.

Luxury accommodation: Ndali Lodge, or Primates lodge, or Semiliki safari lodge
Mid range: Rwenzori View guest House, or Mountains of the Moon Hotel, or Chimps Nest lodge
Budget accommodation: Kanyankyu ecological site park headquarters

Day 5: Dive to Semiliki National Park

Rise up early for breakfast then head to the hot springs. Enjoy the moment in the pygmy villages located near the Ituri Rainforest. The tour to the villages has turned to be an gorgeous cultural experience. Carry packed lunch and head for a walk while you feel the the actual. dinner and overnight at the lodge of your budget

Day 6: Transfer to Kibale Forest National park

Rise up early in morning for breakfast and move on for early morning chimpanzee trek. You may get the chance of seeing the human cousins in there natural habitat. you may get to notice them before seeing them because they make a lot of noise alerting there companions and other don’t care about who listens. Leave for Kibale Forest National Park, this is usually accepted to have an exceptional diversity and highest number of primates in East Africa. Enjoy a guided nature walk in the tropical rainforest evergreen in searching for other primates like black white colobus monkeys, wild chimpanzees, red-tailed monkeys, butterflies of different species and many others. Dinner and overnight at:

Luxurious Ndali Lodge, or Primates lodge
Mid range: Rwenzori View guest House, or Mountains of the moon hotel, or Chimps nest lodge
Basic accommodation: kanyankyu ecological site at park headquarters.

Day 7: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National park

Carry on to Queen Elizabeth National Park where we have game drive searching for the wild game view a stunning panorama of the huge lakes of Lake Edwards and Lake George, then also their gutter .The beautiful Kazinga channel.. Expect elephants, lions, buffaloes, kobs, the Python, hyenas, warthogs, birds’ hippos. Dinner and overnight at

Luxury Accommodation: Mweya safari lodge, or Jacana lodge, or Kyambura game lodge
Mid range accommodation: Hippo hill camp, or Ihamba lodge, or King fisher lodge
Budget accommodation: Simba safari lodge, or Institute of ecology

Day 8: Game drive and Launch cruise.

Wake up early in the morning for breakfast and participate in a walk to the Kobs mating grounds you may have the chance of seeing the lions as it waits to catch a prey. Head to the crater region where you will have the chance of seeing several wet and dry lakes. There is a exceptional lake called Nyamunuka which has a putrid smell. You will have the chance of seeing more animals like elephants, buffaloes etc. Have your lunch and head for an interesting launch cruise on the Kazinga channel. This is like the gathering place for almost three quarters of the animals in the park. You may have the chance of seeing herds of Buffaloes, elephants, aquatic birds, and several others. Dinner and overnight at the lodge of your budget.

Day 9: Head to Bwindi National Park

Following your breakfast, carry on passed the hilly grassland area, passing the amazing undulating hills of western Uganda. Arrive in the park in the evening. Dinner and overnight at:

Luxury accommodation: Gorilla Forest camp, or Clouds lodge, or Volcanoes lodge
Mid Range accommodation: Lake Kitandara luxury tents, or Buhoma Homestead
Budget accommodation: Buhoma Community Bandas, or Bwindi view guest house, or Wag tail lodge

Day 10: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Rise up in the morning for breakfast and then carrying your tracking gears, move to the ranger station for briefing. You will later go for gorilla tracking in the thick evergreen forest. this forest habours other primates too like the l’hoest’s, red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys baboons and several other interesting primates. The time you take to meet these brown eyed apes is unpredictable. You may take between 2 and 8 hours. Although it is tiresome, it is worth the time especially when you get to meet these apes. You may forget the fatigue and get filled with excitement. Spend an hour with them taking there photographs and marvel at the sheer size of the silver back. Return to the lodge fro dinner and overnight.

Day 11: Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.

Get up early in the morning and head to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale. Enjoy a canoeing ride on the mighty Lake Bunyonyi.Dinner and overnight at Arcadia Cottages, or Bushara overland camp

Day 12: Proceed to Lake Mburo National Park

Wake up early in the morning, for and proceed to Lake Mburo national park. Have a game drive on arrival where you may get the chance of seeing warthogs, Zebras, antelopes, statungas and several other animals. You may opt to do Horse back riding in case you are not so tired but this is at an extra cost. Dinner and overnight at

Luxury accommodation: Mantana Luxury Tented camp, or Mihingo Lodge
Mid Range accommodation: Arcadia cottages
Budget accommodation: UWA tents, or Rwonyo bandas

Day 13: Transfer to Kampala

After your breakfast, enjoy a boat ride on the largest lake within the National Park. See the interesting vegetation around the lake plus the birds that move on the lake banks. Carry on to Jinja where you will spend the night. Dinner and overnight at Nile Resort Jinja, or Hotel Triangle.

Day 14: Water rafting and drive to Kampala

Early in the morning, rise up and have your breakfast, head for the breathtaking white water rafting where you will have the chance of passing the undulating tides on the Nile or you may take part in the Jinja city tour which involves visiting Bujjagali who is thought to bare the spirits of the Basonga, visit the source of the Nile and several other interesting sites.

Day 1: Drive To Bwindi National Park
Our tour guide will meet you and brief you about your tour. You will later be driven in a comfortable and secure touring vehicle to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the south-West of Kampala. Stop-over at the Equator for photographic opportunity as well as an enjoyable and informative talk. Perform a water experiment to prove to you that it is surely the equator. Have Lunch en route and then proceed through the Kigezi Highlands a scenic drive! You will continue passed the banana plantations and then you get the views of the great Virunga volcanoes of Rwanda and the Congo as well as heads of Ankole long horned cattle afterwards carry on to the biggest Home of mountain gorillas the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Dinner and overnight at:

Budget accommodation package- Buhoma Community bandas / Bwindi View bandas /Nkuringo campsite tents / Virunga Hotel / Nkuringo safari centre
Moderate- accommodation package- Lake Kitandara camp / Nkuringo camp site / Wagtail Eco lodge /similar
Up market accommodation package- Engagi lodge / Buhoma lodge or Gorilla Resort camp / Traveler’s rest camp or Silver back lodge
Luxury accommodation package- Gorilla Forest Camp / Clouds Lodge / Gahinga Volcanoes Lodge, or Volcanoes Bwindi safari Lodge

Day 2: Go For Gorilla Tracking
Get up early in the morning for a hearty breakfast to give you the energy needed for gorilla tracking. Before 8:00 am report to the ranger station for registration and a talk by one of the rangers; the guides will then take you through the bush pushing your way through the undergrowth, parting thick creepers, to track the gorillas. (This trek can take from 2 to 10 hours – a reasonable degree of fitness is required as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes) Sit in the forest among the gorillas, listening to them grumble to each other, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback. It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rainforest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas. It’s amazing to think there are only about 720 of these beautiful creatures left! Return for dinner and over night at your lodge.

Day 3: Transfer To Lake Mburo National Park And Visit The Salt Lick Area
After fulfilling your dream of meeting the only left over Mountain gorillas in the entire world, wake up for a warm cup of tea and drive to Lake Mburo National Park. This Park is an extension of the Tanzanian plains with big herds of zebra, impala, eland and other ungulates. Bird viewing opportunities are excellent – for birders, this is one of the best places to find African fin foot, papyrus bush shrike. Visit the salt lick area where you will have the chance of viewing a variety of wild animals licking the salty soil. Dinner and over night
Luxury Mihingo Lodge/Mantana Tented camp/ Lake Mburo Lodge

Budget: Rwonyo bandas/ UWA Tents
Day 4 drive back to Kampala
After your breakfast, drive to Kampala for your home bound flight