7-Day Kidgum, Kidepo NP & Murchison Falls Safari

Accommodation: Kakine Self-Catering Campsite, Kidepo Valley National Park / Similar

This day guest will have breakfast and go to Lake Bunyonyi is circled by mountains and is most famous for its abundant otter population and picturesque surrounds. We take this day to unwind in this stunning spot the evening prior to our drive to the gorillas. Lake Bunyonyi, or ‘place of many little birds’, is situated on the Rwandan border. At 25 kilometres long and 7 kilometres wide, the Lake spreads over 61 square kilometres, whilst it’s depth is said to deviate between 44 and 900 metres. It is one of the rare lakes in the area that is bilharzia-free and safe for swimming. All 29 of its islands are clustered in the central part of the region.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Included Activities: Gorilla Tracking

Overnight: Kakine Self-Catering Campsite

Located near the Apoka Visitor Center in the Kidepo Valley National Park, this Rest Camp offers guests regional produce upon request. Food is otherwise not available, so guests must bring their own. The main purpose of the camp is to provide travelers and guests with a camping experience and wilderness encounter. The camp also offers firewood and clean water.

Accommodation: Red Chilli Rest Camp, Murchison Falls National Park / Similar

Guest will have breakfast at 8.00am and drive to Murchison Falls National Park via Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary where rhinos that got wiped out in the Ugandan wild are being bred before re-introduction back in the national parks. When you arrive at the Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary, a guide and armed rangers will take you on either a walking/by vehicle safari to look for the rhinos and around 12h00 to 13h00 enjoying a bush picnic lunch in the sanctuary’s grounds. After lunch, guest will drive to Murchison Falls National Park).

Meals: Lunch and Dinner (Other drinks not included)

Included Activity: Rhino Drive

Accommodation: Red Chilli Rest Camp, Murchison Falls National Park / Similar

Guest will wake up early at 6.00am and go on a Morning Paying a visit to the gorillas is a lovely way to support their future on earth as the money you spend on your gorilla permit contributes towards their protection. A crucial part of conserving the gorillas that are still left lies within the community development work. As local communities adjust their attitude towards nature and wildlife, and begin to protect rather than poach, the future of the beautiful mountain gorilla looks promising.

Because permits granted to visit the gorillas are extremely limited, we will require some flexibility on both our travel itinerary and the location where will get to see them. The mountain gorillas reside in man-made borders; therefore, their range includes Uganda, Rwanda and the DRC.

Having worked up a sweat, once at the top, get bathed in the misty spray that the Nile creates as it forces itself into the 7-metre cleft to create the famous Murchison Falls. Guest will Your go back to the lodge for dinner.

Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Included Activity: Gorilla Tracking

Overnight: Red Chilli Rest Camp

We offer the only low to mid budget accommodation in the park, in furnished safari tents and bandas (small individual houses) with public or private bathrooms, as well as the only camping facilities with modern showers, toilets, cooking area and security lighting.

We are not a posh lodge with three course meals and all the trimmings but we do provide an authentic safari experience…and at a really great price!

A range of accommodation options from DIY camping to superior family bandas with en suite facilities

This is the last day of tour, Lake Bunyonyi – Kampala, Uganda

Today we head back from the Gorilla Trekking at Lake Bunyonyi to Kampala. Your tour ends today but we suggest you book post tour accommodation as your arrival in Kampala will be in the early evening.

Meals: Breakfast