11 Days Murchison Falls, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Nyiragongo Hike Safari

Day 1: Travel To Murchison Falls National Park (5-6hrs)

You will have an early breakfast and drive to Murchison Falls National Park via the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where you will have the opportunity to trek the Rhinos. The sanctuary houses Uganda’s Rhino reintroduction project. There are a total of 9 white rhinoceros and you have to track them for about 1 and half hours before you could locate them. Then, we’ll continue towards the Masindi Town where we’ll have our lunch and then drive down to Murchison Falls National Park. The journey will take about 6 to 7 hours. You will have dinner and overnight at

• Budget: Redchili Rest Camp/Windsor Hotel, Parkside Safari Lodge/Fort Murchison Lodge

Day 2: Game Drive And Boat Launch On The Nile

You will have an early start (6.30am) and set off at for a sunrise game drive in the Nyamsika plateau to see the Cape buffaloes, Rothschild’s giraffes, Uganda kob, hartebeest and waterbucks. You may also spot oribi, bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, shy sitatunga, bush duiker, warthog and bush pig plus large carnivores including lions, leopards and spotted hyenas. Chimpanzees and olive baboons head the list of six species of primates found in the park. Crocodiles and hippos will be seen along the banks of the Nile. Some of the more common birds that can be seen include goliath heron, Egyptian geese, pelican, bee-eaters, kingfishers, hornbill, cormorant, saddle-bill stork and the rare shoebill stork. You will return to your lodge for a late breakfast and some relaxation before you set off in the afternoon for a boat cruise on the placid Victoria Nile, upstream, to the base of the falls. En route you will see hippos, crocodiles, water buck and a wide variety of birds like the unusual shoebill stork. The boat stops just tens of meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron” for pictures to be taken of the photogenic and majestic Murchison Falls.

• Budget: Redchili Rest Camp/Windsor Hotel ,Parkside Safari Lodge/Fort Murchison Lodge

Day 3: Visit To The Top Of The Fall And Travel To Kibale Forest National Park

Following your breakfast at the lodge, you’ll be taken to the top of the Murchison Falls where you can observe the River Nile, through a 7 meter broad gorge, falling 40 meters deep with a thunderous explosion. After that, the river flows peacefully and barbers excellent number of bird and land animal species. You will thereafter set off on a 9 hour journey to Kibale Forest National Park. The drive is through verdant countryside interpassing traditional homesteads and farms and via the towns of Hoima and Fortportal which rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. You will have dinner and overnight at Rweteera Safari Park/Kibale Forest Camp

Day 4: Chimp Trek And Bigodi Swamp Walk

After breakfast you will go for chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park, where the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa is exceptionally represented. The most famous of its 13 species is the Chimpanzee known to be a delightful ape. It is also a home of species like the rare I’Hoest’s monkey, the black and white Colobus, Blue monkey, Grey cheeked mangabey, Red tailed monkey, Olive baboon among others. The walk takes 2-3 hours after which you will return to your lodge for lunch. After lunch you will go for the Bigodi swamp walk where you will see a variety of rare bird species and other smaller mammals and return to your lodge for dinner and overnight Rweteera Safari Park/Kibale Forest Camp

Day 5: Transfer To Queen Elizabeth NP

After breakfast, you will depart for Queen Elizabeth NP which is a few hoursdrive. Lunch will be provided at the lodge you will go for an evening game drive Dinner and overnight accommodation at

• Budget: Tembo Safari Lodge/Kazinga Channel View Resort
• Mid-range: Baboon Safari Resort/Bush Lodge

Day 6: Game Drive And Boat Cruise

You will set off early (about 6.30am) for second game drive, an awesome experience to spot the animals in natural habitats. Expect to see the famous Big Five; Elephant, Buffalos, Lions, Bush bucks, Kobs, Giant forest hog, Hyenas leopards, antelopes, and Waterbucks as well as birds. You will return and relax till lunch. In the afternoon you will take a launch cruise along the amazing Kazinga channel to see, at close range, the water animals to include Hippos, Buffalos, Crocodiles and elephants bathing on the channel banks. There are a number of bird species located on the river bank which include the famous shoebill, pelican, and the Jacana. Dinner and overnight at your opted lodge.

• Budget: Tembo Safari Lodge/Kazinga Channel View Resort
• Mid-range: Bush Lodge or Baboon Resort

Day 7: Head To Ishasha Sector Of Queen Before Traveling To Bwindi

You will after breakfast head to the Ishasha Sector home to the famous tree climbing lions, which is a fascinating experience to many tourists, Queen National Park diverse eco-system of grassy plains, tropical forests, rivers, swamps, lakes and volcanic craters is a home to an incredible abundant wildlife, after that game in Ishasha we proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in the south western part of the country.You will make a stopover for lunch en-route before continuing with your journey to Bwindi arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight will be at

• Budget: TBroadbill Forest Camp Cottages, Broabill Forest Camp

Day 8: Gorilla Trekking In Bwindi And Transfer To Giseny

The climax of this Tour is in Bwindi where we meet our cousins the Mountain Gorillas. We will have an early morning breakfast and move to the Park headquarters to join other trackers at 7:45 am for a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you 2-8 hours depending on the location of the gorillas as they range freely in the impenetrable forest. You will have one hour to stay with these intelligent, majestic, and gentle giants that share over 90% of their genetic material with humans. After you will be transferred to Gisenyi Rwanda departing with great memories of the moments spent, dinner and overnight at

• Budget: Discover Rwanda Youth Hostel
• Mid-range: Paradise Malahide

Day 9: Travel To Goma And Cross Congo Board

After breakfast drive to border after clearance head to volcano hiking point in Kibati Mount Nyiragongo is an active strato volcano with an elevation of 3470 m (11382 ft) in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is part of the Virunga National Park in the DR Congo, about 20 km north of Goma Town and Lake Kivu and west of the border with Rwanda. The main crater has a width of about two kilometres and consists of lava lakes. There are two distinct cooled lava benches within the crater walls. One is at about 3,175 meters, while the other at 2,975 meters. The Nyiragongo’s lava lakes have been among the most voluminous known lava lakes in recent history.

The depth of the lava lake varies considerably. A maximum elevation of the lava lake was recorded at about 3,250 m (10,660 ft) prior to the January 1977 eruption – a lake depth of about 600 m (2,000 ft). A recent very low elevation of the lava lake was recorded at about 2,700 m (8,900 ft). Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira which are located close to each other are responsible for almost 40% of volcanic eruptions in African history.

Hike will take 5 hours with 4 stops along the path, when at the top, cabins are available for your night, 1 cabin for 2 people. Overnight at the Crater rim

Day 10: Nyiragongo Volcano Hiking & Decend Cross Back Rwanda

Morning after your breakfast at the crater rim, you will be overlooking the city of Goma as well as the 2 other older crater lakes.

It is still unclear for how long the volcano has been erupting, but since 1882 it has erupted at least 34 times including many periods where the activity was rather continuous for several years in a row. These are often in the form of a churning lava lake in the crater area. The volcano partly overlaps with two older volcanoes, Baratu and Shaheru, and is also surrounded by hundreds of small volcanic cinder cones from flank eruptions, You will head back to border transfer back to Kigali to catch you’ evening flight.

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Whats included in this itinerary?

• Car hires services
• Airport transfers x2
• Driver allowances
• Park fees
• ZChimp trackingPermit $150
• Ziwa Rhino tracking permit $45
• Vehicle entry fees
• Bird watching
• Accommodations and meals
• Fuel

Whats not included in this route?

• Alcoholic drinks / spirits
• Laundry
• Personal Insurance
• Tips

Note:

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Prices are subject to change based upon accommodation availability, your tour alterations and other parameters until time of full and final confirmation.

THE RATE FOR THIS WILL BE $3320 BUDGET