Overview
The trail has only been open for wilderness camping. The hike takes you through the mountain forest, where you can see wildlife such as black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, chameleons, and the Rwenzori Turaco. The shortest trek is three days. A one-day extension,
including John Matte Hut, can be arranged.
HigLights
- Day 1: Entebbe/Hotel Transfer
- Day 2: Departure from Ibanda Omu'ka Kizza Rest Area (2,977 m)
- Day 3: Departure from Omu'ka Kizza Rest Camp Mahoma Lake is the destination.
- Day 4: Mahoma to Ibanda – Queen Elizabeth Night
- Day 5: Take a Break at Kazinga Channel
Itinerary
Depending on your arrival time at Entebbe Airport, you will be greeted and transferred to yourKampala hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at the Ndere center. (Optional) visit to Uganda Wildlife Educational Centre (UWEC), which shows all of the animals in our parks except the
gorillas.
After breakfast at your hotel or campsite in Ibanda or Nyakalenjija, the trek begins through the pristine rainforest of the Kyambogho ridge, with a view of the Mubuku Valley. Then climb the heavily forested ridge, which is home to many primates, including black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, and the rare L'hoest's monkey. At 2,977 meters, the Omu'ka Kizza Rest Camp offers spectacular views of the Rwenzori foothills and Kasese town, which is 2,160 meters below. You may hearchimps and see black-and-white colobus, blue monkeys, and the brilliantly colored Rwenzori turaco during this part of the trip. The camp is a wilderness camping area.
You'll get up relatively early for a hearty breakfast to give you the energy you'll need for gorilla tracking. Report to the ranger station at 8:00 a.m., where guides will lead you through the forest, slashing at the undergrowth, in search of gorillas. This trek can take anywhere from 30 minutes to five hours, so a reasonable level of fitness is required, as well as a sturdy pair of walking shoes. On top of that, there are other animals and birds to be seen along the way. You'll only have one hour with the gorillas to listen, watch, and marvel at them. It's incredible
to be in an audience with these giants and think they'll attack you. However, these gentle giants, as they are known, do not attack anyone unless they are threatened, and they will sometimes tease you by jumping up and down and hitting their chests to scare you and see what reaction you will have. Under these circumstances, it is best not to look them in the eyes directly, but to look down and avoid any jocular actions that could be interpreted as an attack on them, as well as to keep silent and speak in small tones After one hour, they will leave you where you are, or your guide will tell you when to leave. If you have time in the afternoon, we could walk to a nearby waterfall or take a guided village tour among the locals. As previously stated, dinner and overnight are included. Meal plan Full
board.
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park after breakfast and enjoy Ishasha drive as you enter a clear view of the Great Rift Valley's western arm. We'll try our luck in our hunt for Ishasha tree climbing lions (2-3hrs game drive). For the remainder of the journey, take in the breathtaking scenery of Lake Katwe (salt lakes), craters, Lake George, and Lake Edward, as well as wildlife such as savannah elephants, buffalo, tree climbing lions, and impala. There are numerous bird species to be seen. We'll stop for a picnic lunch before continuing on our
journey. Evening tour of the craters and the baboon cliff. Dinner and overnight stay at the Bush Lodge or relevant
Take a cup of coffee and go on an early morning game drive in this park, which offers excellent opportunities to see Lions, Cape Buffaloes, Giant Forest Hogs, Leopards, Elephants, Defassa Waterbucks, Uganda Kobs, Topi and Bushbucks, and many other animals. We'll return for a formal breakfast. Lunch and rest at the lodge. After lunch, take a 2-hour Launch cruise through the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip passes through an area with a high concentration of hippos, as well as many animals and birds that can be seen drinking at the
water's edge. This launch cruise provides an excellent opportunity for photography, bird watching, and game viewing, ideal for a safari in Uganda With over 550 resident species, the abundant bird life is colorful and spectacular. All meals and accommodations are as described above.
After breakfast, we will travel to Murchison Falls National Park. This is one of the longest road trips, and the road is bumpy and dusty. We'll stop for lunch on the way. After that, we'll continue on to Murchison Falls, arriving late for dinner and an overnight stay at Fort Murchison Lodge or relevant.
We'll go on a morning game drive in the national park, which has ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks beneath it that date back more than 500 million years. 350 bird species live there, as well as zebra, impala, eland, buffalo, oribi, Defassa waterbuck, hippos, hyena, topi, and reedbuck. After breakfast, we will proceed to the accommodation area for lunch, and after lunch, we will go for our launch cruise at the bottom of the falls, and then we will return for dinner and overnight as described above
Breakfast on the way to Entebbe. We'll take a drive to the top of the falls to see how these magnificent falls flow into the Nile. Then we'll leave the park by car. For the remainder of the journey, enjoy the abundance of art and crafts for sale on the side of the road. We'll stop for lunch at the Ziwa rhino sanctuary. After lunch, we will drive to Entebbe and stay at the Protea Hotel for a refreshment before our evening flight hom
All Included
- Park fees
- (For non-residents)
- All activities
- (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation
- (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals
- (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water
- (On all days)
All Excluded
- International flights
- (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items
- (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees