5 Days Murchison Falls Tour

Departure Date

Daily

Duration

5 days | 4 nights

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Tour Overview

Day 1

Arrival

A representative from Irembo Holidays will pick you from the airport and take you to your hotel. Have dinner , after that rest as you prepare for the next day. Overnight at Sunset hotel or equivalent.
Day 2

Rhino Sanctuary and Murchison falls National park

At the Rhino Sanctuary you will have a safari-hike to the rhinos which will give you the opportunity to view them at close range. After having lunch at the Rhino Sanctuary, you continue to Uganda’s largest national park. It’s estimated to take 3 hours. Here you can relax the rest of the afternoon. Accommodation can be according to your preference: budget, mid range or luxury. All 3 meals will be provided on this day.
Day 3

Wildlife Viewing by Land and Water

In the morning, you get up for an early breakfast and also start on your morning game drive in the Northern part of Murchison Falls N.P, when the animals are still active before the sun gets so hot and temperatures are cooler. A drive through the park brings you eye-to-eye with the animal kingdom: elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, lions, leopards, different species of antelope and many tropical birds. In the afternoon, after hot lunch you take a boat safari/tour towards the base of Murchison Falls. Expect to see crocodiles, hundreds of hippos, buffaloes, water birds, apes and all the other thirsty wildlife that the Nile attracts. Your boat will arrive to the bottom of the 43-meter-high Murchison Falls, which approaches you with a thunderous sound. Your guide will be able to show you the famous spot where Hemingway’s plane went down. The boat tour offers you fantastic photo opportunities! After the boat safari you will return back to your lodge there after have dinner and rest.
Day 4

Return to Entebbe

After an early breakfast, you will stop at the top of the Waterfall on the way out of the park. Here you can see where the world’s longest river explodes through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43m below. You will have packed lunch then proceed to Entebbe. Your driver/guide will drive you to your accommodation in Entebbe.Check in at the lodge, have dinner and rest.
Day 5

Departure

Your driver will take you to the airport depending on the time of your departure. This day we will only cater for breakfast.

The trip as described above includes;

Full board (dinner the first night, three meals on the second ,third and fourth day and breakfast the last morning).

Accommodation per person sharing. In addition, if you want a room “single,” you need to let us know and pay a small extra fee

Park permit fee , supporting tour leader, vehicle together with a driver, excursions described in the program including boat trip, game drive, rhino tracking.

Personal expenses, insurance, international flights, visa for Uganda or any other administrative fees charged by the Embassy of Uganda are not included (check with the embassy if the yellow fever vaccination is required or not – it usually varies depending on the situation and country of origin).

Apart from the legal requirements, you can opt for other vaccinations – see your doctor or a competent authority in the matter. In general, note that the level of security at the accommodation is excellent in all respects (diseases, accidents with animals and travelers with petty crime are very rare).Having a constant driver with the vehicle, the risks of theft are virtually nil – just carry all your belongings in the hotel rooms (which are very safe) with you for the night.

Please bring:

  • Binoculars
  • Possibly also spotting scope
  • Camera (enjoy the beautiful light after the rainy season in Uganda) according to your wishes, any camera of any size of zoom for animals and large birds that are often seen near.
  • Your travel documents: passport, visa, certification of vaccination, insurance etc
  • Your personal medication
  • Lightweight and comfortable clothing, sandals or flip flops to stay in the car or on the boat and walking shoes for the forest. Long-sleeved shirts are more reassuring to forest areas.
  • Provide a sweater for mornings which can be cold.

The bookings with the hotels mentioned in the program depend on availability. Reservations will only be made after your booking.

Note; In case the mentioned hotels are not available during the requested period, we will make sure to book a hotel in the same class for you. We usually do this after consulting you.

It is not possible to ‘reserve’ gorilla and chimpanzee permits. Therefore we can only buy them after your booking and down-payment. This also  depends on availability.

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