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DTS 066 Search of Gorilla
(5 nights)
Departs daily on request
Day 1 Arrive ENTEBBE KAMPALA
Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel Kampala.
The remainder of the day is leisure. Overnight: Sheraton Hotel Kampala
Day 2 Kampala - Lake Buyonyi
Taking a picnic lunch you drive through scenic countryside to lake
Buyonyi. The lake is dotted with small islands and one of the main
islands was a Dutch leper colony until 1969. Overnight: Far Out
Islands Camp
Day 3 Lake Buyonyi - Bwindi
National Park (BLD)
You have to take a short walk or a chance to fish or canoe before
the lake leaving to drive into the mountains to Bwindi Forest. Bwindi
means “a place of darkness”, aptly derived from the
thick vegetation of the forest. The afternoon is at leisure at your
camp.
Overnight: Buhoma Luxury Tented Camp
Day 4 Bwindi National Park
(BLD)
Excitement builds for your day of trekking in search of elusive
and endangered mountain gorilla. Nothing can eclipse a moment with
these magnificent creatures. Depending on when you find your “group”
gorillas, you will enjoy a picinic lunch before treck back to camp.
Overnight: Buhoma Luxury Tented Camp
Day 5 Bwindi - Entebbe (BLD)
Drive back to Entebbe with lunch en route. Windsor Lake Victoria
Hotel
Day 6 Entebbe - Depart (B)
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
DTS 067 Queen Elizabeth National Park & Murchison Falls
Departs daily on request
Day 1 Arrive ENTEBBE KAMPALA
Upon arrival at Entebbe, you will be met and transfered to Kampala
for the night. Overnight: Sheraton Hotel Kampala
Day 2 Kampala Queen Elizabeth
National park (BLD)
Originally named after a visit by Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. Birdwatchers
will delight in the over 540 recorded species found in the park,
and on the morning visit to the bird hide on Mweya Peninsula you
may spot cormorants, goliath herons, sacred ibis and fish eagles.
This afternoon’s boat cruise on Kizinga channel may give you
a close up view of the abundant hippos found in the channel.
Overnight: Mweya safari lodge
Day 4 Kampala Queen Elizabeth National
park - Murchinson Falls (BLD)
A full day drive in the shadow of the Mountains of the moon takes
you to Murchinson Falls National Park. Overnight: Sarova Paraa lodge
Day 5 Murchinson Falls (BLD)
Covering almost 4,000sq. kms, Murchison is the largest and perharps
most beautiful park in Uganda. The waters of the Nile River now
form 2 cascading falls of about 50 metres. This morning game drive
might reveal elephant, buffalo and possibly lion. This afternoon,
enjoy Nile river cruise. Watch hippos and crocodiles. Overnight:
Sarova Paraa lodge
Day 6 Murchinson Falls (BLD)
Game viewing from the water gives you a different perspective today.
As you cruise from Paraa to the base of the falls, you will likely
see elephants, buffalos, and waterbuck along the banks. But the
highlight is the search for the Shoebill. This large bird prey is
best known for its bizarre appearance capped with a Cheshire cat
like grin. The afternoon at leisure.
Overnight: Sarova Paraa lodge
Day 7 Murchinson Falls -
Entebbe(BLD)
As you leave today, drive to the top of Murchison Falls to experience
the full power of the falls. Then the return to Entebbe where the
remainder of the day is at leisure. Overnight: Windsor lake victoria
hotel
Day 8 Entebbe - Depart(B)
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight toda |