FRENA ADVENTURES

This 5 days Lake Bunyonyi Birding inclusive Uganda wildlife safari takes you to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s second largest national park, with plenty of wildlife, birds and primates. The park is known for being one of the best destinations for conducting wildlife tours, chimpanzee tracking, bird watching, and boat cruise. The Crater Lakes and the rolling savannah plains which overlook the Rwenzori Mountain ranges make up the surrounding scenery.

Safari Highlights

Equator experience
Game drives
Boat launch on Kazinga channel
Primates viewing
Nature walk
Lake Bunyonyi Birding

Day 1: Arrival in Uganda

You will be met at the airport by our safari guide who will transfer you to the hotel reserved for you in Kampala. Dinner and overnight will be at this hotel.

Day 2: Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park (417 Kms)

You will depart Kampala in the morning after breakfast and travel westwards through Uganda’s beautiful green countryside to the Queen Elizabeth National park. The journey will take about 6 to 7 hours with intermittent stopover at main tourist attraction such as the Royal Drum makers’ village and at a place near to the equator where you can stand in two hemispheres at the same time. Through the savannah grassland flanked with lots of banana plantations, the tour will continue and you’ll come across several herds of local long horned ANkole cattle which is endmic to this region of the country. In the evening hours, you’ll get to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Dinner and overnight will be at the lodge reserved for you.

Day 3: Game drive and boat cruise

You will set off early (about 6.30am) for a morning game drive, and you can expect to spot members of the Big Five like lion, buffalo, leopard, elephant along with giant foret hog, bushbuck, waterbucks, Uganda kobs as well as variety of bird species. You’ll return to the lodge for breakfast 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, and Crocodiles. Variety of bird species including the famous shoebill, pelican, and jacana can be spotted on the banks of the river. Dinner and overnight will be at your lodge.

Day 4: Travel to Lake Bunyonyi for Optional activities

Early breakfast then Lake Bunyonyi birding experience. The lake is considered one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. With a depth of 900 meters, it s the second deepest lake in Africa. As the lake is free from bilharziasis, it is also among the safest places in Uganda where you can swim. The journey takes 6-7 hours and you will have your lunch enroute. The landscape around the lake is made up of terraced hills protruding from the water’s edge. Bunyonyi in the local language means “place of little birds,” and as evident by the name, there are plenty of birdlife around the lake. In the afternoon hours, you have the option of going either for a canoe ride, swim in the lake, or hike to the top of the hills from where you’ll be rewarded with exceedingly beautiful scenery of the western part of the country. Dinner and overnight at the lodge of your preference.

Day 5: Travel to Kampala

You will depart Bunyonyi and travel back to Kampala with a stopover for lunch in Mbarara town. You will continue the journey and arrive in Kampala in the late afternoon.

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Whats included in this itinerary?

Car hires services and Fuel
Driver's allowances
Park fees
Vehicle entry
Boat Cruises
Game drives
Chimps permits
Lunch en-routes
Accommodation

Whats not included in this route?

Drinks/spirits
Laundry
Tips

Note:

Any and all tours can be combined or modified to fit your particular needs. Please tell us your specific requirements using the contact us page.

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