Main Info
Visit your cousins: amazing chimpanzee trekking experience / Rhino trek at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary / Cruise to Murchison Falls, the most powerful waterfall in the world, seeing hippos, crocs and more on the way / Game drives through the park on the look out for lions, leopard, giraffe, elephant, buffalo, Uganda kob and more
Optional Extras: Village or nature walks, hike to the top of the falls.
Type: Private Safari / All-inclusive / Lodge Camping Option / Bush Camping Option / Kidepo Add-on Option
What to bring?
- Uganda’s parks and campsites are unfenced. You may need to leave your tent/room briefly in the night and to do so safely you will need a good torch.
- Uganda is generally hot and sunny during the day so sunscreen and a hat are a good idea, but it does get chilly at night so a light jacket/jumper is also advisable.
- There is no power supply in the wilderness so please charge your cameras and phones to the brim before departure.
- Spending money for additional activities. There are no banks where we’re going!
Basic Terms: This is the African wilderness, we do our very best to keep to the programme and timings but sometimes the weather/animals/roads get the better of us!
Payment: A deposit of 50% is due at the time of booking, non-refundable from four weeks prior to the Safari. The balance is due one week prior to departure. From within Uganda, please pay in either US$ or UGX into any Diamond Trust Bank branch to:
Bank: Diamond Trust Bank Ltd, Kampala Main
Beneficiary a/c name: Buffalo Rocks Ltd-Client Holding
A/C number: US$ 0058821005
SWIFT: DTKEUGKA
Recommended Daily Spending Allowance: USD $15 – 30 per day
(The above is a guideline only.)
| Departure | Let us know where to pick you up |
| Departure Time | Please arrive by 10:20 AM for a prompt departure at 10:50 AM |
| Return Time | Approximately 8:30 PM |
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Itinerary
Our journey begins through the fertile farmland of southern and central Uganda with its busy trading centres and roadside markets. Gradually you will notice the scenery changing to Acacia woodland and papyrus swamps as we head north to the Kafu river. After we cross the Kafu we turn left to Masindi where we will stop briefly to stretch our legs before heading off the tarmac road and onto the dirt roads of Murchison Falls NP. After we enter the park we will first travel through the ancient Budongo forest with its baboons, chimps, colobus monkeys, birdlife and butterflies. This is the location for our chimpanzee trek, a walk of two to five hours with a 90% chance of seeing our closest cousins and observing their habits as they observe ours. Once clear of the forest we will reach the edge of the Albertine Rift Valley, with Murchison Falls NP before you, as far as the eye can see. Gradually the forest thins to woodland and the woodland to scrub and there is a chance we will see Uganda kob, buffalo, hartebeest and elephant as well as many bird species, particularly the iridescent forest kingfishers. In the early evening we will arrive out our lodge campsite. The camp is set in peaceful Acacia woodland and has fantastic shared facilities as well as access to the river side lodge.
An early wakeup before heading to Paraa (‘place of Hippos’) to cross the Nile for our morning game drive in search of lion, leopard, elephant, giraffe, buffalo, hyena, hartebeest and more. We will spend around 4 hours driving around the rolling savannah, riverine forest and marshland of the northern section of Murchison Falls NP. After a packed lunch at Paraa the Wild Frontiers launch will take you to the foot of Murchison Falls. It takes around an hour and a half to reach the falls and on the way we’ll scour the riverbanks, together with your first rate,highly experienced guide, for wildlife. You will see hippos and crocodiles naturally and a wide variety of spectacular waterbirds and on the banks there’s a chance of seeing buffalo, warthog, elephant and various antelope. Once at the foot of the falls we moor briefly to a large rock to wonder at the power of the mighty river before slowly drifting back down into the late afternoon sun, contemplating the explorers and adventurers who saw what we are seeing now. We return to Paraa in the early evening where our driver will be waiting to take us back to our campsite. Please note: We will be camping outside the park but baboons, monkeys and warthogs do not respect either park boundaries or tent canvass. If you leave food of any kind in your tent there is a chance that they will destroy the tent to get at it. In such an event you will be charged for the damage.
After breakfast and packing up camp we will leave Murchison Falls and head on to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for our rhino trek. This is a great opportunity to see these magnificent beasts on foot in a controlled natural environment where the Rhinos are free to roam within the huge sanctuary but are guarded 24/7. The fee you pay goes 100% to Rhino Fund Uganda, in support of their work to establish a viable Rhino population here so the underthreat Rhino can be reintroduced into Uganda’s national parks. We will then continue our journey south, arriving in Kampala or Jinja in the early evening.
