This 5 days Murchison Falls and Kidepo National Park Safari will give you the chance to embark on the big five animal safari in Uganda when you participate in the game drives in Kidepo Valley National Park and the game drive in Murchison Falls National Park and also get the chance to watch the rhinos when you participate in rhino tracking in the Ziwa rhino sanctuary which is a stopover for travelers visiting Murchison falls national park. Travelers will also get to visit Kidepo Valley National Park, a birder’s paradise home to over 400 bird species, you will also get to watch a number of different animal species when you embark on the game drive in Kidepo National Park all of which will help you explore a number of different attractions for a rewarding Uganda safari below;
Highlights of your safari
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Day 2: Morning Game Drive and transfer to kapchorwa
Day 3: Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park
Day 4: full game drive and cultural tour and transfer to Gulu City
Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala City
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
Depending on your location in Kampala city or your hotel in the city, you will be picked up as early as 6:30 am to embark on your drive to Murchison Falls National Park, the largest national park in Uganda. after the briefing session about your safari, you will now embark on the drive along the Kampala-Gulu highway having a stopover in Luwero district for some fresh organic fruits like oranges, pineapples, passion fruits, mangoes, and so on. After the stopover, you will make your way to the park reaching in time to participate in the boat cruise in Murchison Falls National Park. Before you participate in the boat cruise, you will participate in the top of the falls hike which will give you rewarding top views of the world’s most powerful waterfalls. After spending time at the top of the falls, you will then make your way to participate in the afternoon/ evening boat cruise which will also give you rewarding views of the bottom of the falls in the park watching a number of bird species like African fish eagles, Red-throated bee-eaters, skimmers, cattle egrets not forgetting the rare shoebill stork and others. After the safari experience, head back to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay. Park side safari lodge (budget) pakuba safari lodge (Mid-range)
Day 2: Morning Game Drive and transfer to kapchorwa
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up by your guide to transfer to the park’s plains to watch a number of different animal species. Some of the species that can be seen include the big cats as they hunt for their prey in the wild, the early risers like the elephants, Uganda kobs, and many herbivores catching their first bite of the day. Like the elephants, lions, giraffes, antelopes, jackals, hyenas, Uganda kobs, Oribis, buffaloes, waterbucks, Jackson’s Hartebeests, bushbucks, and hopefully the elusive leopards, and others. After the experience, return to your lodge for check out of the park and set off your journey to Kapchorwa for overnight and dinner at sipi heritage lodge.
Day 3: Transfer to Kidepo Valley National Park
Depending on your location in Kapchorwa our driver guide will pick you up from the hotel, brief you about the safari, and then be transferred to Kidepo Valley National Park. Alternatively, you can catch your flight at Entebbe international airport by aero link to Kidepo Valley National Park. Upon arrival in the park, you will check into the lodge for lunch where you will head for an afternoon game drive where you will drive to Narus Valley which will give you access a number of different animal species like; buffaloes, elephants, zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, bushbucks, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, oribi, elands, warthogs this is the perfect spot for travelers interested in the game drives in the park because of the water source where the species can gather to quench their thirst and also graze. You will also get to watch carnivores like lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, and hyenas if you are lucky, and different bird species. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Kidepo Savannah lodge-midrange or Apoka rest camp-budget.
Day 4: full game drive and cultural tour and transfer to Gulu City
After morning breakfast at your hotel, meet up with your driver guide to go for another morning game drive which gives you an opportunity to watch animals that you will have missed out on in the previous game drive. During the game drive you will visit Kanangorok hot spring where you will have great views of the mountains, animals, and different bird species and also get the chance to visit the Karamoja people to understand more about their culture as you interact with them and so on. After the safari experience, you will start to make your way to Gulu city where you will check into your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala City
After an early morning breakfast at your hotel, you will make your way back to Kampala city having a stopover for lunch. Upon reaching you will be dropped off at a location of your choice in kampala or Entebbe International Airport.
End of your 5 days Murchison Falls and Kidepo National Park Safari
Quotation includes
- Pickup and drop off in
- Park entrance fees/ game drives
- Karamojong cultural tour
- Domestic flight fares(return)
- Full-time English-speaking driver guide
- Accommodation as indicated in the itinerary
- All meals at the lodge (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- Ground transfers in a 4 WD pop-up safari van and fuel
- Bottled drinking water
Tour excludes
- International air flight tickets and Visas
- Optional activities not included on the itinerary
- Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, and tips among others.
