5 Days Lake Mburo and Murchison Falls
A 5 days Lake Mburo and Murchison Falls safari entails first a visit to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest national park for a wildlife experience, and later you will head to Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda’s nearest national park from Kampala.
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park.
Upon arrival, depending on your location in Kampala, we will pick you up and transfer you to Murchison Falls National Park via Masindi; you will have a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for a rhino tracking experience and lunch. Later, proceed to enter the park. Dinner and overnight stay at Paraa safari lodge (luxury), Pakuba safari lodge (mid-range) or Parkside safari lodge (budget)
Day 2: Morning game drive and boat cruise along the Nile
After morning breakfast, you will embark on a game drive. The activity takes about 3-5 hours depending on the availability of animals; expect to see a variety of animals, including elephants, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, lions, Jacksons hartebeest, Uganda kobs, oribis, and waterbucks. After the drive, you will return to the lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon, go for a boat cruise along the Nile, which will give you an exciting panoramic view at the bottom of the mighty Murchison Falls. You will encounter Nile crocodiles, hippos, and birds on the riverbanks, like kingfishers, cormorants and bee-eaters.
After the boat cruise, you will meet your driver and transfer back to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay as above
Day 3: All-day transfer to Lake Mburo national park
Have breakfast and embark on your journey to Lake Mburo National Park, the smallest national park. This is a full-day drive with en route lunch in Kampala and the equator and arrives in the park in the evening, then connect to your lodge for relaxation. Dinner and overnight stay at Mihingo lodge (Luxury), Rwakobo Rock (mid-range), and Eagles Nest lodge (budget)
Day 4: Morning game drive and afternoon boat trip
After an early breakfast, explore the park’s beauty with a morning game drive in search of animals that can be found like the zebras, elands, impalas, topis, oribi, giraffes, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, buffaloes among others.
Later connect to your lodge for lunch before heading for your boat trip on Lake Mburo to explore water animals, including crocodiles, hippos and different bird species like the Fish Eagle and the rare shoebill stork.
Return to your lodge for a relaxed evening, dinner and overnight stay as above
Day 5: Transfer to Entebbe and departure
After breakfast, meet your driver and begin your 6-hour drive to Entebbe, with a stopover for lunch and an optional stop at the Equator for shopping. Connect to Entebbe Airport for your afternoon flight back home.
