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Tour Details:
This 1 week budget camping Uganda Gorilla Safari allows you to experience the beauty that is Uganda and trek to see Gorillas in their natural habitat. This is an affordable Gorilla adventure tour experience
Tour Highlights:
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Destinations | Accommodation | Nights | Meals |
Uganda | Kitgum Homestay and Campsite | 1 Night | DBB |
Kidepo Valley National Park | Kakine Self-Catering Campsite | 3 Nights | DBB |
Murchison Falls National Park | Red Chilli Rest Camp | 2 Nights | DBB |
• Upon Booking a 10% non-refundable Deposit is required to Confirm booking of Tour/Activity/
Accommodation or Car Rental.
• Remaining 90% should be paid not later than 30 Days Prior to Departure.
• If tour is within 40 days or less prior to booking full payment is required.
• Your deposit can either be made through a Bank Transfer, Online Debit or Credit Card Payment.
You will be picked up and drive to Uganda, or the ‘Pearl of Africa’, as it was famously dubbed by Winston Churchill, is characterised by relatively dry and flat savanna in the north, with verdant mountains in the West, and vast dense and remarkably lush forests in the central region. The nation is home to an astonishingly diverse range of African wildlife including the highly endangered mountain gorilla which can be found in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. You will start the day making our way to Murchison National Park – Recognized as one of the best National Parks in Uganda. Once settled in at your accommodation, a briefing will be given on the various activities available for the upcoming day.
Overnight: Kitgum Homestay and Campsite
Distance: 373.6 km
Time: 6 hr 17 min
You will wake up early at 6.00am and go on preparations Wake up to the sights, sounds and smells of pastoral life and after breakfast we will continue our journey north through the rugged Karamoja scenery towards Kidepo Valley NP. We will have time for a game drive as we enter the park before setting up camp at one of the campsites.
Overnight: Kakine Self-Catering Campsite
Distance: 9 hrs.
Time: 320 km
This day you will have breakfast and watch the sunrise over the Morongole Mountains. Then we begin our day of game viewing with a visit into the Narus valley in search of lion, elephant, giraffe, eland, zebra, and leopard and to marvel at the sight of the huge herd of buffalo grazing in the wetland. After lunch at camp, you’ll have some time to enjoy the views before an evening game drive towards the seasonal Kidepo River in search of cheetah and ostrich. We’ll take a cold drink among the Barassas palms at the Kidepo sand River, from which the area takes its name before returning to camp for dinner.
Overnight: Kakine Self-Catering Campsite
This day you 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.
Overnight: Kakine Self-Catering Campsite
You 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, you will drive to Murchison Falls National Park).
Overnight: Red Chilli Rest Camp
You 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. You will your go back to the lodge for dinner.
Overnight: Red Chilli Rest Camp
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.