6 Days Murchison Falls and Ssense Islands
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Book this 6 Days Murchison Falls and Ssense Islands takes you to the second most visited National park in Uganda, the first being Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is home to the highest concentration of animals which include 4 of the big five game and birds. A game drive in the park offers you a close encounter with numerous animals which include giraffes, buffalos, lions, leopards, elephants, Uganda kobs, elands, among others. Also will visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for tracking the endangered white Rhinos.
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- International flight (can be arranged if required)
- Visa and personal insurance
- Drinks, tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses (laundry, souvenirs, etc.).
Tour Plan
Our driver-guide will pick you from your hotel and set off for Murchison falls national park. The park is home to the highest concentration of animals which include 4 of the big five game and birds. A game drive in the park offers you a close encounter with numerous animals which include giraffes, buffalos, lions, leopards, elephants, Uganda kobs, elands, among others. Enjoy a hike to the top of Murchison falls as well as a launch cruise to the bottom of the falls for spectacular views. Stop at ZZiwa rhino sanctuary in Nakasongola for rhino tracking. After you will embark on the drive to Murchison falls national park reaching in the evening. Drive to the top of the falls for spectacular views of the mighty falls and its thundering roaring. Dinner and overnight
Wake up early and go for an early morning game drive in the open plains of the park. Look for animals grazing and hunting in the open Savannahs before retiring for day rest. Among the animal, you will see include elephants, buffalos, giraffes, hippos, lions, leopards, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, elands, Jackson’s hartebeest, and warthogs among others. Return to the lodge for late breakfast and lunch. You will late embark on a launch cruise to the bottom of the mighty Murchison falls; enjoy scenic views of the falls, and aquatic animals at the banks of the river. Drive to have an overnight in Budongo Forest
The Forest has 6 groups of Chimpanzees the tracking starts at 7:am as you are led by the ranger guides to look for these amazing primates that share a DNA of about 98% with human beings during the tracking you will also be able to see various tree species like mahogany, monkeys, snakes and many bird species after transfer to have a night in Masindi
Morning drive to Entebbe (Nakiwogo landing site) and aboard the ferry, the ferry will take 3 hours until it lands at Lutoboka landing site in Kalangala
drive/walk a few meters from the landing site along the beach and check into the hotel dinner and overnight If you are a music or party person there is normally club music with lots of drinks and fresh fish.
Wake up with great views of the white sand beach on Ssese Islands depending on your desire, you may take a forest /nature walk in Lutoboka Central Forest reserve, The forest is a medium-altitude forest lying on 378 hectares of land gazetted in 1948 and if you are a bird lover there are over 300 bird species and lots of primates in the forest, return to the hotel for lunch and relax by the white sand beach you can request to have your lunch by the beach
Early morning breakfast and check out of the hotel and head to the ferry and sail again on lake Victoria to Bukakata in Masaka after you will board a vehicle that will take you back to Kampala en route you will stop at the equator for lunch pictures and there are also many Uganda souvenirs after continuing to Kampala.
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