The incredible 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen & Murchison Falls Tour takes you to 4 national parks in Uganda to explore and discover the hidden gem of the country’s wildlife. The 8-day schedule for Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen, and Murchison Falls is shown below.
Highlights of the safari.
Day 1: Kampala to Lake Mburo national park
Day 2: Lake Mburo national park –Bwindi Impenetrable national park
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park.
Day 5: Queen Elizabeth national park.
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth national park –Murchison falls National park.
Day 7: Morning Game drive and afternoon boat cruise in Murchison falls.
Day 8: Departure to Kampala.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Kampala to Lake Mburo national park.
On the first day of the 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen and Murchison Falls tour, your driver guide will pick you up and give you a brief overview of the entire trip before you set out on the journey. By leaving early, you can arrive in time to participate in the park activities.
Along the way you will have a stopover at the Equator where you can’t stand on the two lines that separate the North and South Pole latitude and take some photos for memories. And proceed with your journey to Lake Mburo national park. Upon your arrival you will check into your lodge and be served with lunch, after lunch you will go for the afternoon game drive see the mammals like the impalas, Uganda kobs, giraffes zebras, and various bird species. After the afternoon game drive you will return to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 2: Lake Mburo national park –Bwindi Impenetrable national park.
On the second day of the 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen and Murchison Falls tour. Wake up early in the morning and take breakfast. After breakfast, get ready for the morning game drive to see the early risers such as giraffes, zebras, elands, waterbucks, topis, kobs, impalas, and many more, as some return to their hiding places. Game drive is also rewarding for the bird lovers will also give you a chance to see the birds and lovely park scenery.
Later on, you will return to the lodge, for lunch and check out and leave for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. As you travel through the Ankole territory and pass through Kabale region, take in the stunning views of the undulating hills and be filled with joy for your 8-day trip to Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen, and Murchison Falls. Once you arrive you will check into your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 3: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
On the third day of the 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen and Murchison Falls tour. Get up early in order to get breakfast. The lodge will prepare your packed lunch and water, get you ready for the trek, and meet your safari guide to take you to the park headquarters for the briefing about the rules and regulations to carry during gorilla trekking. After the briefing you will then be divided into groups of eight people to meet the guide and rangers who will trek with you in the jungles of the park.
Due to the mountain gorillas’ constant movement because they are wild creatures, the trip in the forest can last anything from 30 minutes to 6 hours. As you continue your walk into the forest, you will have the opportunity to witness many bird species, trees, geckos, reptiles, butterflies, primates, and more. After that, when you do encounter mountain gorillas, you will be given one hour in their presence while watching them as they feed, play, groom one another, create nests, and many other exciting things. After the one hour you can go back to the starting point and get your gorilla trekking certificates for taking part in gorilla trekking. After the trekking you can choose between taking an evening walk, a neighborhood walk or a walk on the Batwa Trail. And after return to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park.
On the fourth day of the 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen and Murchison Falls tour. Wake up early in the morning and take a relaxed breakfast. After breakfast, check out and begin a journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, driving through breathtaking scenery. Along the way, towards the park you will stop in Ishasha sector for the enroute game drive, where you can observe a variety of wildlife, including a number of tree-climbing lions that are only found in Uganda.
After enter check into your lodge and be served with lunch as you are preparing for the afternoon bat cruise. It’s a fantastic experience to ride to Kazinga Channel and view several Hippos and crocodiles in the water’s. And at the edge and on the water shores you will spot the Buffaloes, elephants various birds like the pelicans, Egptian goose, African Jacana and among others. There after return to the lodge, relax and have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5: Full day in Queen Elizabeth national park.
On the fifth day of the 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen and Murchison Falls tour. Wake up early in the morning and have breakfast. After breakfast, meet your safari guide and go for a morning game drive to witness the various species such as lions, leopards, and other apex predators, elephants, hyenas, hippos returning to the water, buffalo, and many others. After morning game drive go back to your lodge for lunch.
After lunch, in the evening, you have the option of going on a nature walk or going to explore the salt mining in Katwe, which is a fantastic experience to come across on the journey. After go back to your lodge for dinner, evening relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth national park to Murchison falls National park.
On the sixth day of the 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen and Murchison Falls tour. Wake up early in the morning and take a relaxed breakfast. Check out your lodge to Murchison falls national park in the morning. You will stop in Masindi for lunch before continuing to the falls, after lunch you can have an optional activity to do rhino tracking in Ziwa Rhino sanctuary or proceed to the park for the afternoon game drive, to spot the big four mammals of the big five mammals that includes the elephants, lions, buffaloes, leopards and among others and wonderful bird species. After you will check into your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7: Morning Game drive in Murchison falls and afternoon boat cruise.
On the seventh day of the 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen and Murchison Falls tour. You will wake up early in the morning and take breakfast at around 6:00 am and get ready for an early morning game drive to observe animals, such as lions, hyenas, buffalo, and even leopards, before they head back to their dens. After the encounter, go back and relax and take lunch. Then, get ready for the boat cruise to the Mighty Falls. At the top, you can see how the Nile squeezes itself into a 7-meter-deep gorge. You can also view the wildlife there as it relaxes, including giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, and many other. After go back to your lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 8: Departure to Kampala.
On the eighth day of the 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen and Murchison Falls tour. Wake up early in the morning and have breakfast, check out from your lodge and meet your safari guide and begin your journey back to Kampala with the enroute lunch in Masindi. After you will continue with your journey until Kampala. After your driver guide will drop you at your convenient place.
End of 8 Days Lake Mburo, Bwindi, Queen & Murchison Falls Tour