As you go through this itinerary of 5 days fly-in Uganda safari, you will be taken through some of the different safari destinations in Uganda and get a chance to spot some of the unique attractions and sites. Uganda is one of the best safari destinations in Africa as it is equipped with several wildlife species that include the big five animals, antelopes, giraffes, zebras, waterbucks, and much more. You will also see some of the unique physical features like the strongest waterfall in the world - the Murchison Falls. Now that you have a brief insight into what to expect on your 5 days fly-in Uganda safari, below are the details of the itinerary.
Day 1: Fly to Murchison Falls National Park and Afternoon game drive
Day 2: Boat cruise and hike to the top of the falls
Day 3: Cultural tours and fly to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 4: Game drive in Ishasha and afternoon boat cruise
Day 5: Fly to Entebbe International Airport for departure
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will board a domestic flight to Murchison Falls National Park and land at Pakuba or Bugungu and Chobe airstrips. After checking into your lodge, you will have lunch and head out for an afternoon game drive. While on the game drive, you spot some animals like the big four animals lions, leopards, buffaloes, and elephants as well as other animals like waterbucks, giraffes, and hartebeests among others. In the evening you will go for dinner and overnight at your lodge.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
You will have breakfast in the morning and after that, our guide will pick you up and head for the boat cruise on the Victoria Nile. The morning boat cruise is the best to spot some aquatic animal species like hippos and crocodiles as well as other animals that come to the river for a drink. The boat cruise also provides you will epic bird species that usually hang around the riverside. The boat will then drop you at the bottom of the falls from where you will begin your hike to the top of the falls. Hiking to the top of the falls is a challenging and adventurous activity and also healthy as burn some extra calories on your hike. While at the top of the falls, you have memorable scenes that will leave you in awe and feel the mighty power of Murchison Falls. Our guide will then pick you up and take you back to the lodge for lunch and rest. After your lunch, you may engage in an optional nature walk in the park as it clocks evening you head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After your breakfast, you will head to the communities around the park for a cultural tour. Cultural encounters will introduce you to the local people of the area and by interaction you will learn about the different and unique cultural ways of these people. You will also visit the local markets and engage the locals in the trade of their art and craft products. You will then be driven back to the park for your lunch and check out from the lodge. Our guide will then drive you to Pakuba airstrip from where you will board a domestic flight to Queen Elizabeth National Park on the Kasese airstrip. Upon landing our guide will be there waiting to take you to your lodge for dinner and rest for the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After breakfast, you will embark on a game drive in the Ishasha region of the park where you will have amazing scenes of the flora and fauna of Queen Elizabeth National Park. While on your game drive you will view several wildlife species including elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, leopards, antelopes, and impalas among others but the highlight of the day will be the climbing lions of Ishasha that can be spotted resting on tree branches. You will then head back to the lodge for lunch and then head to Kazinga channel for a boat cruise where you will see some aquatic species like hippos and crocodiles as well as other animals that come for a drink and the birds too. In the evening you will conclude your day with dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Breakfast will be served early in the morning and there after you check out of the lodge our driver guide will drive you to Mweya airstrip from where you will board a domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport for your departure back home.
Meals: Breakfast
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