Day 1: Transfer to Jinja

You shall be warmly welcomed and picked up upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport by our well-trained guide. Please you shall be required to get an entry permit if you do not have one as it is really important to avoid any inconveniences or clashes with the law. We then drive you to Jinja where you shall spend a night and start your amazing wellness journey.

Main destination: Jinja city

Accommodation: The Haven Lodge

Meals and drinks: Lunch and Dinner (Breakfast not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2: Drum Making Tour/Quad biking/Horseback riding (select 1 option) and Sunset Boat Cruise on the River Nile

Enjoy your breakfast and off we go for a drum-making experience with the locals. For thousands of years, African musical instruments were highly valued and used by everyone in the community as a call to action, ceremonies like circumcision, twin naming and marriage ceremonies you name it. Not only that but also to please the kings by rewarding them with a soothing meditational rhythm that helped to relax the kings in times of rage and during time for pleasure. With many stories told about the drums let us make it to the drum makers and see how this was made. or choose the quad/horse ride to take you through plantations, and local villages as you ride along, see little children standing by the roadside rooting for you and waving if not in school  Later a mouth-watering lunch and we visit the source of the Nile on a boat for an interesting adventure. On land, see a number of palm trees, tropical plants, and some primates hanging on the trees, watch native fishermen throw their fishing nets into the river and thereafter spend a night after having your dinner overnight stay at the haven lodge.

Main destination: Jinja city

Accommodation: The Haven Lodge

Meals and drinks: Lunch and Dinner (Breakfast not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: White Water Rafting/ Kayaking (select 1 option)

After an early morning breakfast, we drive for our activity, Jinja is like the fun city of Uganda where you find adventures that up your adrenaline, causing you to Lough hard and let loose which you definitely will appreciate. All adventures listed above will reward you with stunning views of the river Nile, All these adventures give you an extremely memorable time so feel free to select what you feel you want to experience.

Main destination: Jinja city

Accommodation: The Haven Lodge

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4: Transfer to Sipi Falls

After a warm breakfast, you shall depart to Sipi Falls in Kapchorwa district (eastern Uganda) north eastern of Sironko and Mbale. The town is located on the foot of mountain Elgon enjoy the endless rolling hills, valleys, and ever-green vegetation of trees, crops, and coffee plantations that gladly grow so reach and exhibit great yield. During the course of this safari, we shall have a stopover in Mbale town for lunch and later continue to Sipi village.

Main destination: Sipi Falls

Accommodation: Rafiki Lodge Sipi

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Enroute food garden tour with a hike to Sipi Falls and later the coffee-making experience

Wake up call from the amazing sounds of the birds of Sipi, enjoy your breakfast, and hike the famous waterfalls, the incredible Sipi Falls for an adventure, the trail is a little steep and puzzling as you pass through homesteads, bananas, and coffee plantations but very rewarding enjoy a photo moment with your camera as the falls and caves under are very beautiful! Save your memory of these amazingly beautiful foothills of mountain Elgon while you take in legendary stories and facts about the indigenous people later, enjoy lunch and after go to the coffee project for a priceless coffee experience at a destination with high-quality Arabica coffee which contributes to deal to Uganda’s economy and is the biggest export earner. Go through the coffee-making process with the locals from picking coffee cherries(in season) milling, drying, parchment removal, roasting, and grinding locally and finally take a cup of freshly brewed coffee, dinner, and overnight stay.

Main destination: Sipi Falls

Accommodation: Rafiki Lodge Sipi

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6: Drive to Kidepo Valley National Park

After your delicious warm breakfast, drive northeast to Kidepo valley national park near the Uganda-Sudan border this park is a true expression of the African wilderness.

Main destination: Kidepo National Park

Accommodation: Savannah Lodge

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7: Bush/nature walk and Traditional dance with the locals

This is a mind-blowing experience and an absolutely rich walk in the park. Living your footprint in the wild savannah and a view of Kidepo Valley, the Kidepo River fed with a bed of white sand and a forest of the borasus palms trailing on both sides of the seasonal river will make you enjoy your photography and feel like you are in the Sahara. The hike on the Lamoj mountain a few kilometers from the park headquarters will also not be shy to expose some of the wildlife of course with an armed and well-trained ranger guide this experience makes an A list. We enjoy our lunch and head ride our way to the local community visit you will discover the local communities lifestyle, their culture enjoy a local handcraft tour and a fantastic cultural dance similar to the Masai in Kenya you may need to try jumps daily and challenge the locals among other discoveries the true way of how to live with no exaggeration, endeavor to carry some local currency with you (Optional) since the local community makes beautiful local handcrafts that may make your souvenir list and a perfect way to support locals and enhance their livelihood. Later proceed to the park for your dinner and overnight stay at Savannah Lodge.

Main destination: Kidepo National Park

Accommodation: Savannah Lodge

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8: Full Day game Drive at Kidepo National Park

Have an early morning breakfast and head to one of the most interesting national parks in Africa while there, you may have the opportunity to view cheetahs, ostriches, big herds of buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, and elephants among other animal species not forgetting the park has over 476 bird species that can be viewed making this safari much more interesting and a must go for bird watchers. Please don’t forget to carry your binoculars or hire one from us at a very affordable fee. Not just that you will discover the Narus River where most of the animals and birds use as a drinking place to enhance their survival in the park. Dinner and overnight stay at Savannah lodge.

Main destination: Kidepo National Park

Accommodation: Savannah Lodge

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 9: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park

Enjoy your breakfast and later head to the safari vehicle so you can head to the north, the distance is relatively long but don’t worry there are quite interesting things to view during the transfer take an example, you shall see true natives in local villages, massive or quite a number of traditional villages with lots of grass thatched huts. Look no further than this safari! Dinner and overnight stay at Fort Murchison lodge.

Main destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 10: Morning and Afternoon Game Drive with a Swim at the Lodge

After an early morning breakfast, you shall head for a morning game drive where you shall view multiple animals such as the buffaloes, antelopes elephants, lions, warthogs, and giraffes among others, and the leopards if lucky, view the delta enjoy freshly made lunch and stray through the park for about an hour which will leave you time to enjoy the pool at the hotel as the sun sets down on you with a stunning view of the park! Be sure to carry a swimsuit for this wild-view swim. Dinner and overnight stay at Fort Murchison Lodge.

Main destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 11: Top of the Falls Hike and Launch Trip at Murchison Falls National Park

Sink your way onto the bottom of Murchison Falls after a hearty breakfast. The adventure is always a two-in-one activity for you to get the best time watching the birds and also enjoy the spectacular view of the Nile and the landscape in Murchison falls national park. Hiking The Top of the Fall trail is about 45 minutes from the bottom of the falls without considering the stops you may need to sink all the beauty in. Enjoy the spectacular view of the famous Murchison Falls an experience that can best be had while there, the mighty rushing and powerful waterfall will make you wet with the breathtaking fog that brings up your excitement.  Later have a mouth-watering lunch and head for a jetty boat cruise along the mighty river Nile for 2 hours expect to see the beautiful Nyamisika cliffs, hippos, crocodiles, and water birds among other different species of animals and birds. This cruise gives you a stunning view of wildlife at a relatively close range; please don’t forget your camera because the safari will be worth taking some unforgettable pictures. Dinner and overnight stay at Fort Murchison Lodge.

Main destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 12: Chimpanzee Tracking

After your breakfast, make your way through the charming, evergreen Budongo forest to the planet of apes and enjoy chimpanzee trekking. it is true that these unique and almost human creatures take up 99.9% of human DNA which gives us even more reason not to miss these dark-furred, largely built with no tail beautiful creatures with bright colored brown eyes are a must-see therefore if you have not made it to Kibale national park we have big number of habituated chimps here that you can track, later head to your lodge and enjoy a peaceful time in the gardens with a glossy view of the river or swim and chill by the pool.

Main destination: Murchison Falls National Park

Accommodation: Fort Murchison Lodge

Meals and drinks: All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 13: Rhino Tracking and Transfer to the Airport

It’s a beautiful morning, wake up to a cup of coffee and a tasty warm breakfast and we head to Ziwa rhino sanctuary where we can enjoy tracking the genital giants. Being one of the most popular destinations the rhinos sanctuary is very dear to us as it is where the breeding of rhinos and habituation is done with the aim of re-introducing them to the wild where they once existed before extinction in the early years due to political instability within the country and so far so good. The rhinos make up the list of the big 5 and their sight is breathtaking. Enjoy lunch and drive forward to the airport, end of Africa safari! Thank you for choosing Pamora Safaris Uganda.

Main destination: Entebbe International Airport

Accommodation: No accommodation

Meals and drinks: Breakfast and Lunch (Dinner not included)

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Included

• Park fees (for non-residents)
• 1 Chimpanzee permit per person
• All activities mentioned (unless clearly labelled as optional)
• Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
• All accommodation (unless clearly labelled as an optional upgrade)
• Round-trip airport transfers
• A professional driver/guide
• All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labelled optional)
• All taxes/VAT

Excluded

• International flights (from/to the client’s home country)
• Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
• Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
• The government imposed an increase in taxes and/or park fees
• Tips: tipping guideline is $15 per person per day for the guide and crew

The bookings with the lodge mentioned in the itinerary depend on availability. Reservations will only be made after your booking. Just in case the hotels listed are fully booked during the requested period, we will let you know and then book a hotel of the same standard for you

Transport

Our standard safari vehicle offered for this tour is a 4wd Extended Toyota Land Cruiser due to the terrain. Safari vehicle seats 2, 3, 4, 5-6 people and is spacious elevated, and strong with a pop-up sunroof for exceptional views and a fridge inside to keep our drinks cool.