A group of non governmental organisations have developed a marketing strategy aimed at improving Uganda’s tourism competitiveness.

The strategy, expected to deliver results in the next six months, will entail branding Uganda as a one-stop tourist destination centre for both domestic, regional and international tourism.

The organizations are working in collaboration with the private sector and Sustainable Tourism in the Albertine Rift (Star), a USA funded initiative that is focusing on strengthening sustainable tourism in support of biodiversity conservation in Uganda, the main interest being in the Albertine Rift.

Among the issues to be addressed are policy constraints within the industry, encouraging collaboration between frontline communities and management as well as reducing illegal human activities within parks.

Also, citizens will identify the “seven wonders of Uganda” through voting using mobile phones and e-mail, from a list of 30 proposed items.

It is expected that the “seven wonders of Uganda” will raise awareness of potential tourism investments and products as well as increase awareness of the role of tourism in conservation and national economic growth.

Stakeholders in the industry, including the government will then incorporate all the information gathered in branding Uganda in a national website.

This is a move away from the current practice where individual stakeholder promote selected products on their websites.

The programme will also include rebranding tourism products.

For example, all national parks will have their names changed to reflect their peculiar biodiversity.Star is providing a $225,000 competitive grant for product development to be utilised in the next three years.

The grant will be used to improve local capacity through training local artisans in a bid to enhance their products.Star is also offering a non competitive grant of $525,000 to be given to selected organisations in September.The grant also runs for three years.

Uganda Wildlife Education centre former Entebbe Zoo acquires  male leopard

TH E Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) in Entebbe acquired leopard  increasing the range of animals.
This one-year-old male leopard was brought from Besterbird Park in Pretoria, South Africa, under the animal exchange program.

James Musinguzi, The UWEC education officer, said the centre last had a leopard, which died of old age, eight years ago.
He added that the leopard, which will be fed on about 4kg of beef every day, will boost domestic tourism at UWEC.
A leopard’s can live up to 15 years in the wilderness but it can live to 28 years in captivity.

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“I have traveled the world over and have never had an experience like I had with you

guys in Uganda. As one that refuses to travel as an average tourist, you made all my travel dreams come true. Spending time with local residents and children broadened my knowledge of the Ugandan culture .To my knowledge, no other tour company can provide what you offer. Your tour was well balanced between challenging tasks and relaxing moments. I came away with a deep appreciation for the wildlife in the National parks of Uganda, and the exciting gorilla trek in Bwindi. I would highly recommend your tours for anyone that has a desire to experience the best of Africa under the secure and careful attention of your staff. Your efficiency and well-organized logistics is to be commended. It is obvious to me that much time and investigation has gone into making your tours so interestingly different.”

Roy Kenred

Louisville

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“The entire experience was so wonderful that I feel I really ‘grew’ as a person.” The interesting stops and the extent of your knowledge and all the little “human interest” stories that you shared with us made this trip a huge success. Having organized some trips ourselves in the past, we know the myriad of details that must be attended to on an ongoing basis – you attended to all of those details most competently. All throughout our “safari adventure”, the hotels were ready for our arrival, the safari vehicle was ready and waiting, etc., etc., etc. Well done!”

Boris Yeltin

Edmonton

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Just a note to say we arrived back home today in Hawaii, USA. WOW, what a great trip, we booked 9 days safari but felt like it was less since we enjoyed every little bit of the trip. We had the best time, great personal service and our guide Wison and the driver were EXCELLENT!! Thank you so much for making this the best trip of our lives.

Cathy and Rodney

Maryland

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Dear AA SAfaris and Tours

Now we are back home I would like to say thank you and how much we enjoyed the whole experience and how pleased we were with the arrangements made by your

experienced staff . I would recommend that anyone considering a trip to Uganda and Rwanda give serious consideration to using the services of AA Safaris . A combination of good service and value for money. We particularly appreciated being met from and taken to the various national parks, especially Bwindi. All of the guides and agents were very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful and it would be unfair to single anyone one of them out. However we would like to say a special thank you to Tanah in Kampala for going out of her way to help even after the arranged part of the tour was over. Once again many thanks.

Best wishes

Edward and Jenny,UK

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Hi Guys,

Now that I am back in the office I would like to thank you for the wonderful organization of our trip. As always you have done a great job organizing the trip and everything was perfect – the guides where knowledgeable and spoke fluent English, the hotels where nice and with very convenient locations, the transportation was comfortable. All the clients enjoyed their trip in Uganda and returned with good memories. Thank you once again!

Best Regards,

Tim Robinson

Manchester

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When we started to plan our trekking in Uganda, nearly one year before, we were not

sure if we should trek with one of the big companies or if we should dare to trek on our own with the help of a guide. When we found AA Safaris by a friendly advice of one of his former clients and wrote with him, the decision was felt very quickly. All our many mails and questions were always fast, authentic friendly and competent answered by Tanah. So we even knew before we met him for the first time, that we choose the right one. The experience of the mountain gorillas was so great. Even with the bad weather, our safari vehicle was able to persist through the mad. The gorilla resort was our best accommodation, the guide…i won’t mention him, this photo is evident.

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Wildlife Kenya safaris and tours in Africa, Tour operators for African safari and adventure, South Africa safari tourism and then Egypt tours and holidays,  visit Chobe national park  for botswana safari tours and then then gorilla safari in Uganda. Recent travel website for Uganda hotels and lodges.

The Uganda Wildlife Authority is set to launch online gorilla-tracking, to promote tourism  and uganda safari around the primates globally, previously only done on a small-scale by private tour operators.

Through the friendagorilla.org website to be launched this month, gorilla lovers worldwide will have a chance to befriend any of Uganda’s gorillas from the seven habituated groups at a cost of one dollar or its equivalent.

The website will also have other sections like Geo-Track, where one can track gorillas using actual Global Positioning System co-ordinates that the authority’s gorilla trackers will be provided with regularly. In addition, the site will have a section for virtual tracking.

Gorilla lovers will be able to track the gorillas online in real time. Fees for the electronic tracking are yet to be determined. Currently, the authority charges $500 per permit per day to track a single family.

We shall have cameras placed strategically in the forest and when you log on, you can see a gorilla moving in the forest from your screen,” said Thomas Slater Jr, art director at QG Saatchi &Saatchi, the company working on the project.

To befriend the primates, subscribers will pay the one dollar by way of short messages using their mobile phones, Master or Visa card. Online trackers will able to add gorillas as friends on Internet social sites such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter.

If it succeeds, the project will make $700,000 annually. The money will be used to hire more trackers to bring the number to 45 from 25; buy communication equipment for the trackers and a special power generator that is less noisy.

“The money raised will also go towards conservation efforts through community projects and help bring the gorillas to the living rooms of many more people,” said Eunice Mahoro, tourism director at UWA.

The online gorilla tracking project is one of the major marketing efforts undertaken by the government, considering that gorillas are the country’s biggest tourism attraction. Last year the industry earned the country $600 million, of which $225 million was from gorilla tourism.

Corporates have also been given a chance to support the project by sponsoring web pages for a whole year.

The new marketing strategy coincides with the UN declaration of 2009 is the Year of the Gorilla.

12 Days UGANDA AND RWANDA PRIMATES

DAY 1 TO MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
Very early in the morning after breakfast, you will be driven to Murchison Falls through Masindi.   On arrival, you will visit the top of the falls and then after dinner and over night at Paraa safari Lodge/ Nile Safari Camp/ Sambiya River Uganda Safari Lodge / Red Chillis Camp.

Day 2 THE LAUNCH CRUISE ALONG THE VICTORIA NILE

Go for an early morning game drive on at the Northern Bank of the Murchison falls National park   You are able to view those animals that are unique to the African Savannah like giraffe, elephant, antelope, lion, and the Uganda Kob. Return to the lodge for mid morning breakfast, as you relax to wait for Lunch.
After lunch, you will go for a launch cruise on the Nile River. The cruise takes you to the Bottom of the roaring falls where you will see huge crocodiles, schools of hippos, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds like herons, ducks, cormorants, bee-eaters, skimmers, kingfishers, fish eagle and the rare shoebill. Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: TO FORTPORTAL UGANDA TOUR
After breakfast you will be taken to Fort Portal town, through the villages and beautiful scenery.  Have  lunch en route In the evening you will have local guides for walks around the 1000 acre farm, to the Mahoma Water fall, and the Walks will take you around crater rims, plots of cassava, through banana plantations, past alcohol brewing in oil drums, coffee terraces, groundnuts, sorghum and millet. Visit the Toro Palace, Dinner and over night at Ndali Lodge/ Primates Lodge/ Rwenzori View Guest House/ Kanyankyu Tourist Centre.

Day 4: CHIMPANZEE TREKKING
Take breakfast and then assemble at Kanyankyu tourist centre for an morning Chimpanzee trek at Kibale Forest. Kibale National Park is a habitat for more than 10 primate species, which include, black & white colobus monkeys, red colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys and many others. Have lunch and then go for a swamp walk in Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary a community owned swamp under Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental organization formed in 1992 with the aim of achieving social and economic development for local communities.  Your guide will provide detailed information as the walk goes on. This area harbors over 137 bird species including the Snowy Headed Robin Cat, Emerald Cuckoo, Black and White Casqued Hornbill and a variety of Weavers, Warblers, Greenbuls and Sunbirds. You will also see plenty of butterflies and the unique flora such as wild palms, polita figs and the dominant papyrus. Return to the  lodge for dinner and over night.

Day 5: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK SAFARI
After an early breakfast, you’ll leave for Fort portal to visit various cultural groups including the Burungu community which is rooted in Traditional Toro culture that will entertain you with music, dancing and story telling.
Spend the whole half day with the local community and on village walks/tours and in the evening you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park for Dinner and over night at Jacana Safari Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge/ Albertine camp

Day 6: THE LAUNCH CRUISE ALONG THE KAZINGA CHANNEL
Having taken a cup of coffee, get on an early morning game drive along Kasenyi track and Queens mile in the park  in search for Lions, Elephants, cape buffalo, Warthogs, leopard, mangoose, waterbucks, hyena, Uganda kobs, Topi and lots many small animals and birds. After lunch, relax in a 2-hours boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of Hippos and many animals may be seen drinking at the water’s edge. This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous with well over 550 resident species.

Day 7: TO BWINDI NATIONAL PARK
Take breakfast and leave for Bwindi, through the southern section of the park; here you will be viewing the famous tree climbing lions as the rest up in the large forest trees.  Lunch en route. On arrival, you will go for an evening village walk. Dinner and over night at Gorilla Resort Camp / Buhoma Homestead/ Buhoma Community Bandas. FB

Day 8: Trek Gorilla today –
An early breakfast after which you proceed to the park offices for a briefing, then continue on for the trek. We advise you bring with hiking shoes, long pairs of trousers and long sleeved shirts for the trek. A packed lunch and water is provided by the lodge, after the trek you have the afternoon at leisure, or site seeing around the trading centre. Return for dinner and over night.

Day 9: RWANDA  SAFARI
Depart for Rwanda, border crossing – visa fee of $60 is required. (The clock time goes 1 hour behind) You will stop over for a lunch break. ON arrival, if you are not so tired, you will visit the Dianne Fossey site and then after go for dinner and over night at Mt Gorilla Nest/ Kinigi Guest house / Muhanvura lodge.

Day 10: Rwanda Gorilla Safari
An early morning breakfast after which you proceed to the park offices for a briefing, then continue on for the trek. We advise you bring with hiking shoes, long pants and long sleeved shirts for the trek. A packed lunch and water is provided by the lodge, after the trek you will have the afternoon at leisure, or site seeing around the trading centre. Overnight at the lodge FB

Day 11:  GOLDEN MONKEYS WALK
Take  breakfast , , then  you will go for the walk to view the Golden monkeys, then the Dianne Fossey foundation, after which you will continue to Kigali. After lunch you will visit the memorial center and go site seeing around the town, Dinner and overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel/ Hotel Mille Des Collines.  Note that if you are to get back to Entebbe, to shorten the distance, we will have to transfer you to Arcadia cottages / Habuharo island camp on L. Bunyonyi for your dinner and over night

Day 12: DEPARTURE
Depending on your flight departure time, you may go more site seeing otherwise you will be transferred to Kanombe airport in time for your departure flight. Note that we can transfer you back to Entebbe if your flight leaves from Entebbe but this is a 10 hours drive.

QUOTATION BASED ON THE TYPE OF PACKAGE AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN USD

Price per person /package type

1 PERSON   2 pax     3 pax     4 pax     5 pax          6 pax
Luxury    7650          4896     4788      4572       4450          4250
Mid range 6436,8    4255,2    3822,4    3385,2    3299,52    3095,2
Basic           5813,2    3990    3715    3550           2935         2880

The price includes;
·    Park entry fees
·    Full board accommodation
·    The launch cruise along the Kazinga channel
·    Game drives
·    Gorilla tracking  in Uganda and Rwanda
·    Chimpanzee tracking
·    Nature walks
·    Boat ride
·    The launch cruise along the River Nile
·    Ground transportation in a 4×4 safari mini bus vehicle each of you wth a window seat.
·    Airport drop  pick up

The prices however exclude; Visa fees, Tips, laundry , drinks and any other personal expenses that are not included in the itinerary.
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13 days – 12 nights  Uganda / Rwanda 13days – 12 Nights

Day 1 : ARRIVAL ENTEBBE AIRPORT
On your arrival, you will be met at the airport by AA AFRICA Safaris representative and transfer to your hotel in Kampala for Safari briefing. Check in  your hotel and ease from the  jet lug as you wait for  dinner and overnight at the Bougainviller Hotel / Emin Pasha Hotel   Transfer time 50 minutes

Day 2:  TO MBALE UGANDA TOUR
Take breakfast and depart for Mbale. Tour Mbale City formerly known as the cleanest city of Uganda and the environs probably encounter a circumcise occasion, visit their High school and Primary school, coffee plantations and water system. Overnight in Mbale at the Mount Elgon Hotel/ Mbale Resort Hotel. Transfer time 5hrs

Day 3: ABAYUDAYA OF MBALE
Having taken breakfast, you will visit the Abayudaya Synagogue and later transfer to Jinja city. Jinja is  the second biggest and Industrial city of  Uganda .
Introduction: Jinja – Source of the Mighty River Nile
Major attraction here is the source of the world’s longest river, the Nile River beginning its long journey of 4145 miles which is the life blood of both Sudan and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. The Bujagali falls: For   those who are not weak hearted, this is a great place to do the rafting and Bungee jumping this is where rafting begins but unfortunately if you haven’t rafted here, soon the stunning world class grade 5 rapids are going to disappear due to the new Hydro-power extension that’s to be built there. Get the briefing from the rafting guides and it’s on your way to hit the grade five world class white water rapids. Later get back in the evening share the moment of the events with the group. Stay in Jinja at the Jinja Nile Resort  or  drive back to your Kampala Hotel  time permitting.  And dinner and over night. transfer time 4hrs from Mbale

Day 4: To KIBALE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast prepare to drive to Kibale National Park arriving early afternoon stop over for a stretch and lunch break at the Traveller’s hotel  check in to Ndali Lodge/ primates Lodge/ Mountains of the Moon Lodge/ Rwenzori View guest House.
This is located in  Western Uganda, 35 km from Fort Portal town, which is 360kms from Kampala via Mubende town. With lush tropical rainforest and fascinating diversity of  animals, Kibale National Park is one of the most beautiful and stunning forests in Uganda. Kibale Forest is certainly worth protecting as it is home to the Largest number of our closest living relatives with a 98.4% same DNA composition like us.(The endangered Chimpanzees ). As well as the Red colobus monkeys, and the rare L’Hoesti monkey. The forest has one of the highest diversity and density of primates totaling to 13 species including the Black and white colobus monkey, Blue monkey and Grey cheeked mangabey, red tailed monkey bush babies and pottos . The park also hosts over 325 species of birds including  the yellow spotted nicator,  yellow rumped tinker bird, little greenbul, green breasted pitta, the African pitta, the crowned eagle and the black bee eater. There are a number of impressive mammals including; forest elephants, buffaloes, bush pigs, duikers, and bats. A keen observer may see some of the reptiles and amphibians as well as a variety of colorful butterflies. Further more 250 species of trees have been recorded. But the most famous inhabitants are the Chimpanzees with over than 1,450 individuals are protected with in the park. At Kanyancu , a community of chimpanzees has been habituated since 1991, allowing visitors the unique opportunity to view these great apes in the natural environment with more than 95% chance of  viewing.

Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking
After breakfast your guide will take you to the Park head quarters where you will join other groups for briefing of the adventure. Later its on to your adventure to meet these closest cousins of ours, the Chimpanzees. Chimpazee tracking normally takes between 3- 4 hrs, later get back for lunch. After lunch you will proceed to the the Bigodi Sanctuary for the swamp walk. An effort by the local women. Later get back to the Lodge refresh and relax. Overnight at Ndali lodge. / primates Lodge/ Mountains of the Moon lodge/ Rwenzori View Guest House.

Day 6: TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Take  breakfast prepare to leave for Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will arrive in the mid morning . relax as you warm up for a cruise on the canal. Transfer time 4 hrs. After lunch proceed for the boat cruise on the famous Kazinga Channel linking Lake George to Lake Edward get back by 5:00pm. Go for an evening game drive which will see you back at the Lodge by 7:00pm. Refresh and relax  Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Jacana safari Lodge/ Institute of Ecology.
Queen Elizabeth National Park:  The park spreads over an area of 1978 sq kilometres in the western arm of the Great East African Rift Valley 418 km from the capital Kampala and takes approxmately 6 hours. Air Charter services can be organized by Uganda Wildlife Scene which land at the Mweya Peninsula.
Attractions: Queen Elizabeth national park is  a home to a variety of wildlife including elephants, lions, hippos, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, baboons and birds all typical riverine savannah habitats and the famous Kazinga Channel. In the Southern Parts is the Ishasha sector with the tree climbing lions and the Maramagambo forest, one of the largest surviving natural forests in Uganda. The Northern part is traversed by the equator and is dominated by the scenery of crater lakes with lots of flamingos. There is a launch trip on the Kazinga channel which joins Lake George to Lake Edward.

Day 7: HIKES IN KYAMBURA GORGE
A game drive in the park in the early morning (about 6:30) will be ‘a good opportunity to see lions, leopards, giant forest pigs, buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, kobi of Uganda, mice and many others . Back to the lodge for breakfast. Relax by the poolside until lunchtime. In the afternoon at 2:00pm an option to do the Kyambura Gorge chimp tracking; time allowing after chimp tracking you may opt to do the nature walk in the Maramagambo forest as an extra option for $10USD each person. ( AS you asked is it Worth?) It’s only a short forest walk and indeed you will see the bat cave and the bats in thousands if lucky you might see the resident Python as well but the strong smell from the bats’ droppings is not that pleasant. Hunter’s cave well but it is a small cave as they say satisfaction lies in the beholder’s eye. Later get back in the evening refresh at the your lodge.

Day 8: TO BWINDI NATIONAL PARK
Take breakfast and leave this part the world. Head to Bwindi National Park. Take the scenic Ishasha route road condition permitting to go for a short game drive in search for the tree climbing lions. Lunch along with the game drive after prepare to drive to Bwindi, arriving early afternoon check in to the Refresh and relax. Get the briefing about tomorrow’s Gorilla tracking, later meal plans dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort camp/ Buhoma Homestead/ Buhoma community bandas Transfer time 5 hrs

Day 9: GORILLA TRACKING
After an early breakfast your guide will take you to the park head quarters to join the group and get briefing from the park rangers.  Later its on to your adventure to meet these thrilling gentle giants of Bwindi. Tracking time is unpredictable and can only be predicted when you start hearing the grunting of the Gorillas . For the more youthful ones at strength and depending on the time you get back from Gorilla safari tracking you can do the community walk where you can meet the community of pigmies. Get back to the lodge refresh and relax overnight

Day 10: TO RWANDA RUHENGERI
Take  breakfast  and depart  to  Rwanda via Kabale and Kisoro Towns. With a stop over for lunch in one of the towns later proceed to cross the border at Cyanika and head straight to Ruhengeri Kinigi. Check in your accommodation refresh and relax, meal plans dinner and overnight at  Mt Gorilla Nest Hotel Rwanda/ Kinigi Guest House/ Muhavura lodge  Transfer time 5hrs

Day 11: GORILLA TREKKING
After an early breakfast your guide will take you to the park head quarters to join the group and get briefing from the park warden. Later it’s to your adventure to meet these thrilling gentle giants of Rwanda. You will get the comparison from the group you tracked in Uganda the previous day. Still Tracking time varies according the movement of these giants later get back to the hotel refresh and relax. Overnight at Gorilla Nest Hotel Rwanda/ Kinigi Guest House/ Muhavura lodge.

Day 12: DIANNE FOSSEY HIKES
After breakfast doing the Diana Fossey Tomb / Karisoke research and the Golden Monkeys each of these activities takes a whole 8hrs. So the choice is yours to choose on which one you will do. Trekking to the Diana Fossey is not that steep so it is easy on the elderly as well. Later prepare to drive to Kigali Capital of Rwanda stay the night at the Mille Collines Hotel/ Kigali serena Hotel  transfer time 3 hrs

Day 13: CITY TOUR KIGALI
After breakfast prepare to visit the sights of Kigali among those the famous being the Genocide Museum, keeping time for the Airport transfer to connect to your home bound flight. Transfer time 45 minutes  End of Safari.

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7 DAYS TOUR MURCHISON FALLS, SEMLIKI, QUEEN ELIZABETH

Day 1  To Murchison falls Np
Our driver guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to Murchison falls National Park. You will pass through the famous Luwero triangle, Budongo forest which is found on the western arm of the Great Rift Valley. The journey offers you great sceneries that are pleasing till you reach the park in the afternoon.   The drive to the top of the falls from where you will marvel at  the beauty of the Nile is one venture that cant be missed once you visit this park. Some people refer to it as the highlight of this park. Here the Nile forces its self through a narrow Gorge 7 meters wide to fall a distance of about 150 ft down producing a thunderous roar of white water- incredible beautiful scenery!   Take photos then transfer to board the ferry across the river heading to Paraa Safari Lodge for lunch.  Relax at the lodge as you wait for an evening game drive to search for some savannah wildlife like the Giraffe, lion, leopard, etc and if you are lucky you will encounter them. Return to the quietude of Paraa Lodge/ Nile safari Camp/ Sambiya River Lodge / Red Chillis camp for dinner and overnight.
Up market – Paraa / Nile Safari camp
Mid level- sambiya Lodge or
Basic- red Chillis bandas

Day 2: MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK UGANDA SAFARI
Take breakfast and go for an early morning game drive on the northern bank of the Nile. You will encounter lions, Rothschild giraffe, oribis, elephant, waterbucks, Jackson hartebeest and a variety of savannah woodland birds. After lunch we will go for a launch cruise along the river Nile and watch how hippos take a bath, elephants come to drink and crocodiles lying indolent at the shores.
Dinner and over night at

Day 3: MURCHISON FALLS – FORT PORTAL
We leave Murchison Falls and head towards Fort Portal. The drive is almost eight hours but will provide you with some marvelous views as you pass small African villages and banana plantations. This beautiful town of Fort Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. Dinner and overnight at Rwenzori View Guesthouse excellent accommodation with view over the Rwenzori Mountains/Primate lodge or Luxury Ndali Lodge.
UP market- Ndali  Lodge/ Mountains of The Moon/ Primates Lodge
Mid level- Rwenzori View guest house
Basic- Chimps nest  Bandas

Day 4: SEMLIKI NATIONAL PARK
We take break fast and proceed to Semliki National Park. The charming, winding road will lead us through the green mountains and offers you an excellent view at the River Semliki and Congo. On arrival in this curbed area, a ranger will escort us on a dazzling nature walk through the Ituri Rainforest. Enjoy the passivity of the forest, search for the bird species at the swamp and don’t forget to move with a row egg that will boil in the hot springs for illustration that proves how hot the water from these hot springs is. This has become an interesting natural charm. A picnic lunch provided by the guide, while you probe into the real Africa is enjoyable. Later in the afternoon we return to the service of Rwenzori View Guesthouse for dinner and overnight.
For upgrade you can stay at Ndali Lodge.

Day5: KIBALE NATIONAL PARK – Queen Elizabeth Np
Early beautiful morning with a sensational chimp tracking. Kibale Forest is the most reliable park if you wanted 100% chances of watching the greatest diversity and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. Indulge in the nature guided walks in this tropical rainforest in search for the wild chimpanzee, black-and-white colobus monkey, red-tailed monkey, and many others. After a hearty lunch
We will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. It is a beautiful route via Kasese, with the Rwenzori Mountains on your right side and the green valley on the left. A game drive on our way to the accommodation in the middle of the national park gives us the opportunity to spot waterbucks, warthogs and other wildlife. In the evening , you will have the chance to indulge in a nature walks in the Maramagambo tropical forest. Here you will find the blue lake which got its name after swallowing an Elephant- Kimmeranjojo This was named  after it had drowned an elephant. It is hard to believe that this small shallow  lake Kimmeranjojo may have drowned a very huge elephant. Proceed to the hunter’s cave another interesting scene which will expose you to bats and the Rock python that preys on them. You will get the chance to have a close look at the bats and maybe even the rock python and forest cobras that feed on the bats. The same walk will provide you with views of primates, different bird species and beautiful fauna.
Dinner and overnight at the basic Institute of Ecology Hostel.
For high end budget you can stay at Jacana Safari Lodge or Mweya Safari Lodge.

Up market Mweya safari Lodge/ Jacana safari Lodge
Mid level- Hippo hill camp
Basic- Albertine camp

Day 6: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
Wake up very early in the morning and head to the mating ground of the Uganda Kobs along the Kasenyi Miles track. We look for buffaloes, elephants, lions and other wild animals in their natural habitat, before returning for lunch. After lunch we take on a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel. This is  a natural channel between Lake Edward and Lake George.  You will view elephants, buffaloes and hundreds of hippos, this cruise will certainly be one of the places of interest of your safari. Return to your lodge for dinner and over night.

Day 7 Transfer to Kampala
You will have a brief game drive before you transfer to   Kampala- Lunch en route. With all these beautiful memories of nature that still exists even after the global warming, you will be transferred to the airport for your next flight back home.
End of Uganda Tour

Quotation: Our rates vary with the accommodation types;

Price in US$$    1Person     2Pax    3 PAx     4 Pax    5 Pax    6 Pax    8 Pax    16 pax
UP Market     3825    2565    2315    2065    2015    18955    1815    1775
Mid Level    3375    2249    1957    1750    1675    1585    1495    1469
Basic     3140    1965    1685    1465    1395    1295    1215    1179

The price includes;
·    Park entry fees
·    Ferry crossing
·    Nature walks
·    Game drive s
·    The launch cruise along the Kazinga channel and the Victoria Nile
·    Chimpanzee tracking
·    Visits to the pygmies and the hot springs
·    Meals
·    Ground transportation  in a 4 x4 safari vehicle each of you with a window seat and fuel costs
·    Visits to the top of the falls and the crater lakes regions
·    Services of a full time driver
But it excludes; optional activities, tips, laundry fees, drinks and any other personal expenses.

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Taking its name from the impressive and powerful waterfall on the River Nile, Murchison Falls National Park is five hours by road from Kampala and it is a remote and genuinely wild topical terrain. Wildlife viewing under our program combines a game drive through the acacia Savannah route along the River Nile – gorilla trekking where huge herds of elephant, Uganda kob, Rothschild giraffe and lion will constantly intercept your ride – and a boat cruise up the Nile where mother hippos will threaten to attack to protect their young. Crocodile as well as large colonies of water birds are frequent sites along the way.

Kibale has the greatest variety and concentration of primates in East Africa. One of the last strongholds of the red colobus, 12 other species present include L’Hoest’s monkey, grey cheeked mangabey and chimpanzee. Chimp tracking and birding are the main activities in Kibale Forest and the rare forest elephant or leopard may be seen.

Tour Itinerary:
Day 1:

Kampala. Arrive at Entebbe airport. Pick up and proceed to Kampala city.

Day 2:

Kampala – Murchison Falls National Park. We will leave Kampala in the morning and then go north to the town of Masindi, the gateway to Murchison Falls National Park. As we cross into the park, we will pass through lowland jungle before traveling up and over gorilla tracking a side-shoot of the Great Rift Valley, before plunging down into the Nile Valley and rolling savanna lands. We will make a stop at the top of the famous Murchison Falls, where the entire Nile is forced through a six meter gap in a pounding fury, before spilling out into a more placid flow at the bottom. We will spend the night nearby the Nile, where the laughing of hyenas, the roar of lions and the grunting of hippos will thrill you to the core. Red Chili Rest Camp.

Day 3:

Murchison Falls National Park. An early start this morning for a game drive encompassing elephant, giraffe, lion, leopard, buffalo, giraffe, warthog, baboon and a huge variety of other wildlife. Later today we will take a boat ride up the river to the bottom of gorilla tour Murchison Falls, where boils of water, floating crocodiles and pods of hippo intersperse with some of the best bird viewing in the world. From the safety of the boat you can see the crocodiles, hippos, elephants, buffaloes and other animals on the shores of the Nile. Red Chilly Rest Camp.

Day 4:

Murchison Falls National Park. Early morning breakfast and go for an adventure on the Nile on a private boat trip This is a great opportunity of seeing the Shoebill Stork and other beautiful birds. In the afternoon drive to Hoima Town for dinner and overnight at Kolping Hotel at a superb viewing point. Kolping Hotel.

Day 5:

Murchison Falls – Kibale Forest. On this day we will drive southward down the western edge of Uganda, through winding agricultural lands, where villagers and their children will show their friendly nature and wave out and you can glimpse the Ugandan Bwindi National Park Uganda Gorillas way of rural life. We will enter the crater-lake region located underneath the magnificent Rwenzori Mountains. We will spend the night in a lodge in Kibale Forest. Primate Lodge/Chimpanzee Forest Guest House.

Day 6:

Kibale Forest. Waking up early you can hope to get a good view of the Mountains of the Moon before we make our way into the chimpanzee forests of Kibale National Park. Get your walking shoes on as we move through bush and jungle to spend time with our fascinating relatives, watching them swing through the trees or move quickly across the ground in front of us. Queen Elizabeth National park Uganda The park is home to 12 species of primate. The Primates include Chimps, Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Blue, Black faced Red Colobus, Red Tailed Monkeys, Olive Baboons and an incredible array of bird life, including the Great Blue Turaco. In the afternoon we will take an optional walk through some nearby jungle and swamplands, over board walks GORILLA SAFARI put together by a community project, giving a fascinating insight into the wetland community and flora and fauna within. We will spend the night at the Rwenzori View Guest house in Fort Portal, with a fascinating viewing point of the Mountains of the Moon. Primate Lodge/Chimpanzee Forest Guest House.

Day 7:

Kibale Forest – Queen Elizabeth National Park. After breakfast we drive to one of the features of volcanically with cycled movement of water while in a pot like shaped environment. Then take a closer look at the caves, the best home for Bats and Lizards. In the afternoon we connect Murchison Falls National Park Uganda to Queen Elizabeth National Park, the best National Park of Uganda with outstanding wildlife. Have a relaxed guided walk at the Mweya Peninsular or make a game drive. Mweya Hostel

Day 8:

Queen Elizabeth National Park. Early game drive in the park with high expectations of seeing Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopards, Spotted Hyenas, Elephants, Antelopes and the elusive Giant Forest Hog in this park. Return to the hostel for lunch, in the afternoon you will take a unique boat ride on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lake Edward and Lake George. The area is believed to be the biggest Hippo concentration in Africa. You will be entertained by amazing hippos usually in interesting pools and many animals may be seen drinking at the water’s edge. AFRICAN SAFARIS BLOG This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, Hippos huff and spray mere feet away from the boat, Buffalo linger in the shallows and the prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous with well over 550 resident species. Buffaloes linger in the shallows and the prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous. Mweya Hostel .

Day 9:

Queen Elizabeth National Park – Ishasha. Game drive in the morning or optional chimp-tracking in the Kyambura Gorge. In the afternoon we continue to move through the National Park as we enter the southern region of the park known as Ishasha. This area is famous for tree-climbing lions and driving underneath the huge thorn trees is an experience you will never forget, as you find the lions lolling around in the upper branches. Game drive in the afternoon. Ishasha Hostel.

Day 10:

Ishasha – Bwindi Impenetrable. Before we leave the park we will have another game drive in the Park to search for animals. After the game drive Rwanda Safari we enter the southwest of the country, where winding roads lead through tiered agricultural lands and take us to the misty mountains of the gorillas. We will stay at one of the beautiful lodges under the stars right on the edge of the Mountain Gorilla’s natural habitat. Depends on the group of gorillas you will be tracking.

Day 11:

Bwindi Impenetrable. Rise with the sun and trek into the green cloaked and misty mountains to find the world’s rarest primate: the mountain gorilla. It is estimated that half the world’s population, some 300 individuals, live in Bwindi. The chances of tracking the mountain gorillas in Bwindi are almost 100%. The rain forest will drip around you as you first hear the breaking  Kenya safari of bamboo signaling the group is near and then you will be face to face with one of the most delightful and fascinating creatures in the world. After an hour’s viewing you will make the trek back to the lodge. Relaxing in the afternoon or bring a visit to the Batwa (pygmies). Depends on the group of gorillas you will be tracking.

Day 12:

Bwindi – Lake Mburo. After breakfast we will drive through twisted and winding roads, and lake dotted countryside, before emerging on to the lower thorn and savanna scrub lands of Lake Mburo National Park. Lake Mburo National Park has markedly different fauna to other Parks and reserves, and its the best place in the country to see the gigantic Eland Antelope, as well as Zebra, Topi, Impala, and several Acacia – associated birds. There are no lions and elephants in the park, so the park is ideal for walking safaris. The five lakes within the park attract Hippos, Crocodiles and a variety of waterbirds. Game drive in the afternoon. Rwonyo Tented Camp

Day 13:

Lake Mburo. Fancy a walk through wild, wild Africa? This morning we are going to take a walking safari, complete with a ranger, so we can get up close and personal on ground level to many of the beautiful and free animals of the park. It’s also possible to have another game drive instead of a walk through the park. Lunch at the Lakeside Restaurant. In the afternoon we take a boat ride at Lake Mburo, which gives great opportunities to see hippos, crocodiles and a lot of beautiful birds. Rwonyo Tented Camp.

Day 14:

Lake Mburo – Kampala/Entebbe. Game drive or walk through the park and later drive Kampala with a stopover at the equator for photos.

Day 15

Transfer to the airport

Price Includes:
- Full board accommodation in Bandas
- Entry fee to the parks
- Gorilla permits for Bwindi
- All stated activities
- Transport
- Services of a driver guide

Price Excludes:
- Personal spending money
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Any optional extra activities no outlined in the itinerary
- Tips to the safari driver/guide
- Air ticket, airport transfer and accommodation before and after the tour

A DAY TRIP TO NGAMBA ISLAND
After briefing by your guide,   You will be picked up from your hotel  and transfer to Entebbe .  Take the boat at the pier and leave  for Ngamba Island .  The boat takes about 45 minutes across to Ngamba Island, crossing the Equator en-route. On arrival at the island, home to 39 chimpanzees, you will be given a short briefing about the sanctuary. After which, its feeding time! It is interesting to watch the chimps interact with each other and with their keepers.

In the relatively short amount of time you are there you will be able to see such different personalities amongst the group, with some whistling for food and others clapping. Obviously the best alternative would be to re-introduce these orphaned chimpanzees to the wild however this is not possible for a number of different reasons and the sanctuary is not bad for second best.

You will return to the mainland where you will meet your safari guide who will drive you to Entebbe Wildlife Education Centre (zoo). Here they have simulated some of the country’s conservation zones such as savannah, wetlands and tropical forest. If you have not managed to see the shoebill in the wild you are certain a sighting here, as well as rhino. You will return to the hotel in the late afternoon.
QUOTATION

No. of clients    Rates per person
1 Pax     $350
2 Pax    $290
3 Pax    $271
5 or more    $213

(The above price includes a return transfer from Kampala; boat rides from Entebbe Pier, free entrance to UWEC but excludes lunch and other personal items.