5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari

Tour Summary & Highlights

5 days may seem so little for some people to have a good time or a good experience in the wild or while connecting with nature. But this 5-day Uganda safari is good enough for wildlife lovers to spot the big five animals in Uganda. During this safari, the major travel destinations will be Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls National Park. The attractions you should look forward to spotting include lions, giraffes, warthogs, elephants, antelopes, buffaloes, rhinos, and leopards, rhinos, to mention a few. The activities that will be done on this safari include game drives, rhino tracking, and boat cruises, to mention a few.

Safari Summary

Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

Day 2: Morning game drive and boat cruise

Day 3: Hiking top of the falls and flying to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 4: Morning game drive and evening game drive

Day 5: Departure

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Day by Day Safari Detailed Plan

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Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

From the hotel you will be staying at, you will be picked up by one of our tour guides who will transfer you to Murchison Falls National Park. The journey will be long, but believe me, it will all be worth it, and you will not notice the clock because you will be occupied by different attractions along the way, which will awe your eyes. Some of the attractions you should look forward to spotting include plantations, landscapes, forests, cattle, people going their own way, and birds, to mention a few. A lunch stopover will be made so that you can boost your energy with some food, and after having lunch, you will continue to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for white rhino tracking. From Ziwa, you will head straight to Murchison Falls National Park, where you will spend the night.

Meal plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2: Morning game drive and boat cruise

Wake up to an amazing breakfast at the lodge and from there you will head for a morning game drive in Murchison Falls National Park where you will get to spot different wildlife like antelopes, buffaloes, giraffes, hippos, elephants, different birds, baboons, warthogs, to mention a few. from the game drive you will head back to the lodge for lunch will you will enjoy very much, relax a little and after head for an afternoon boat cruise on the Albertine Nile where you will continue to spot more wildlife on the shores of the Nile drinking water and others in water such as crocodiles, hippos, to list a few. from the boat cruise you will head back to the lodge for dinner and rest up.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 3: Hiking top of the falls and flying to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 3 will be marking your end of stay in Murchison Falls National Park, but before you leave, there is one activity you need to do, which will give you an amazing and breathtaking view to last you for a lifetime. That activity is hiking to the top of the falls and water as the water rapids of the strongest waterfall in the whole world flow. From the top of the falls, you will head straight to the airfield and fly to Queen Elizabeth National Park for another adventure.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Day 4: Morning game drive and Evening game drive

Since this whole safari is all about wildlife, the whole day 4 will be spent in the wild spotting different wild animals. So, after having breakfast you will head for a morning game drive to spot some wild animals like antelopes, buffaloes, elephants, warthogs, lions and leopards if lucky different bird species, hippos, you will also spot some crater lakes, caves, to mention a few. from the morning game drive you will head back to the lodge for lunch and relax for the rest of the afternoon or opt for a guided nature walk. In the evening, you will head for an evening game drive in the Ishasha sector to increase your chances of spotting the leopards and lions since they are more active at night, and also spot some nocturnal animals. From the evening game drive, you will head back to the lodge for dinner and sleep over night.

Meal plan; Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day5; Departure

Having had a good time in the wild, day 5 will mark your end of safari and will be for heading either back to Kampala or to Entebbe for departure. So, after having breakfast you will head hit the road and travel back while enjoying the different attractions along the way which will take your attention and you will not even notice how long the journey will be. A quick stopover at the equator to make some more memories, then from there proceed with the journey, and lunch will be grabbed along the way.

Meal plan: Breakfast and Lunch

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