14 DAYS OF UGANDA EXCLUSIVE SAFARI

HIGHLIGHTS
• Game drives
• Chimpanzee Trekking
• Boat cruises
• Gorilla Trekking
• Tree Climbing Lions
• Source of Nile
• Bunyonyi
• Entebbe
• Murchison falls
• Hikes
• Batwa experience
• Kampala City Tour
DAY 1: ARRIVE IN UGANDA (TUKWANILIZA MU UGANDA)
A company representative with Jeb Holiday Safaris tag will wait for you at Entebbe International Airport to drive you to the booked cottages.
Meal Plan: Dinner
Accommodation: Forest Cottages
DAY 2: TRANSFER TO JINJA
After morning breakfast, drive to Jinja and will spend rest of the day at Haven Lodge. It has breathtaking beautiful views. Diner and overnight stay at the same lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Haven Lodge
DAY 3: WHITE WATER RAFTING AND SOURCE OF NILE BOAT CRUISE
After the morning breakfast, we will head for water rafting on River Nile. Immediately from rafting we will have lunch in Jinja Town, there are optional activities might like to do and later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
• Quad Biking (USD 50)
• Sezibwa Falls (USD 20)
• A horseback safari (USD 50)
• A sundowner cruise on the source of the Nile (USD 35)
• A visit to the source of the Nile
• A visit to Jinja town and market
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Haven Lodge
DAY 4: TRANSFER TO KAMPALA
After breakfast, we transfer to Kampala, lunch and dinner at the cottage. If interested can go for shopping or city visit as we wait for tomorrow’s journey to Murchison falls National Park.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Forest Cottages
DAY 5: DRIVE TO NAKASONGOLA RHINO SANCTUARY – MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK
After early breakfast, we will drive to Nakasongola District where Zziwa Rhino sanctuary is located via Kampala. Rhino tracking is in the afternoon after a short nature walk and lunch. Visitors to the sanctuary are allowed to track the rhinos and see them up close. You can approach the Rhinos on foot. The animals are not that dangerous if you follow instructions. The White Rhinos (the ones at Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary) are gentle giants – approaching them on foot poses no danger to you. You will have the guidance and company of a sanctuary ranger who is knowledgeable about the behavior of the rhinos.
Zziwa Rhino Sanctuary gives you a rare opportunity to see the Rhinos not from a vehicle but from up close and on foot, you have some great and unusual photo opportunities here as you encounter the White Rhinos of Zziwa. After tracking we shall continue to Murchison Falls National Park for dinner and overnight.
MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
ACCOMMODATION: Paraa Safari Lodge
DAY 6: MORNING GAME DRIVE AND AFTERNOON LAUNCH CRUISE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FALLS & HIKE TO THE TOP OF THE FALLS
On this day, there is a morning game drive towards the Albert and Victoria Nile and experience a great deal of wildlife and birds. Along the way, look out for herds of elephants, giraffes, antelopes, the Uganda Kobs, buffaloes, waterbucks, lions, and several bird species. Later on in the day after lunch, embark on a launch cruise to the base of the falls. This 3 hour cruise from Paraa is a rewarding trip that will expose you to many various wildlife species like hippos, crocodiles, elephants (though quite occasional along this side) and a variety of the bird life that may include the African fish eagles and continue hike to the top of falls. You will then return to the lodge for wonderful dinner and peaceful overnight at the safari lodge
MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
ACCOMMODATION: Paraa Safari Lodge
DAY 7: DRIVE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK
After morning breakfast, check out and begin our journey of about 9 hours’ drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park which is in the western part of Uganda. There shall be a stopover for an enroute lunch. Upon reaching the park, we shall have a short evening game, check in to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
ACCOMMODATION: Kasenyi Safari Camp
DAY 8: CHIMP TRACKING AND AFTERNOON BOAT CRUISE
After the morning breakfast, we will head to Kalinzu Forest for chimpanzee trekking, return in the afternoon take a cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which flows between Lake Edward and Lake George. Kazinga Channel is home to one of the greatest concentration of hippo in Africa and herds of elephant, buffalo, and other animals come to drink at the water’s edge. The channel is a magnet for water birds, with great flocks of pelicans and others birds on the shore, and a great spot to see African fish eagle. Dinner and overnight at still same lodge.
MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
ACCOMMODATION: Kasenyi Safari Camp
DAY: ISHASHA FOR TREES CLIMBING LIONS AND LATER DRIVE TO BWINDI – KISORO
After morning breakfast, drive for Ishasha for game drive. Later have lunch and your safari continues to the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Travelling via Ishasha – subject to road conditions – you can observe the unusual behavior exhibited by the tree-climbing lions. This is a journey of about 4 hours’ drive through the rapidly changing landscape to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
ACCOMMODATION: Rushaga Gorilla Camp
DAY 10: GORILLA TREKKING AND TRANSFER TO LAKE BUNYONYI (20TH /FEB/2020)
After an early morning breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters for registration and to join others for a gorilla trekking briefing about the dos and the don’ts during your gorilla trek. Once this is done, you will set off for gorilla tracking. Trekking through the steep, densely forested hills and then finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation is an inspiring and privileged moment. Tracking in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest requires stamina and can often take most of the day depending on the movements of the gorillas in search of food. On your trek, you are likely to spot other primates, birds, and rare tree species.
After finding the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend one hour with gorillas observing them and taking photos before trekking back to the park headquarter. This is indeed an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered creatures. The afternoon is for transferring to Lake Bunyonyi for dinner and overnight at lodge.
MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
ACCOMMODATION: Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
DAY 11: LAKE BUNYONYI BOAT RIDE, ISLAND VISIT, BATWA EXPERIENCE (21TH /FEB/2020)
After breakfast, we will board on our boat and begin our activities,
• Boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi to different Islands like Punishment, Bwama, Kyahugye, etc.
• Batwa Experience
• Community visit
MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
ACCOMMODATION: Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
DAY 12: TRANSFER TO MBARARA
After the morning breakfast, we check out and start our long journey of about 4 hour’s drive. We will have our lunch at the Emburara Farm Lodge and there are optional farm activities;
• Milking
• Churning ghee
• Taking cows to water and more around the Ankole cattle.
• Cultural entertainment in the evening by fire
• Cycling.
• Swimming
MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
ACCOMMODATION: Emburara Farm Lodge
DAY 13: TRANSFER TO KAMPAL
After the morning breakfast, we check out and start our long journey of about 5 hour’s drive. We will have Igongo culture museum visit, quick by pass Lake Mburo National Park and a short stopover at the Uganda equator. We will proceed and sleep in Kampala.
MEAL PLAN: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
ACCOMMODATION: Forest Cottages
DAY 14: KAMPALA CITY TOUR AND TRANSFER TO ENTEBBE/DEPARTURE DAY
After breakfast prepare for Kampala City tour. Kampala is the capital city of Uganda thus the need to know it and some of historical sites;
We shall have lunch at around 1pm depending on where we will have reached and transfer to Entebbe for beach time. We will have dinner at the beach and transfer to the airport for your departure.

END OF SAFARI
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
INCLUSIONS
1 Gorilla Permit per Person (US$ 700)
I Chimpanzee Trekking Permit Per Person (Us$ 50)
Transport in a 4WD Toyota Vehicle
All fuel for the tour
Accommodation as listed in the itinerary;
Meals according to the itinerary
All activities described in the itinerary;
Drinking water for the whole trip
Tour guides fees
All parks’ entrance fees
EXCLUSIONS
International air fares
Entry visa Uganda
Bank transfer charges
Covid-19 tests
Protective gears like garden gloves, rain court etc.
Meals that are not part of your accommodation;
A porter for during the gorilla tracking (someone who carries your daypack);
Personal (medical/travel) insurance;
Government tax or park fees’ increase
Tips and gratuities to rangers, driver/guide, porter, hotel staff, etc.
All expenses of personal nature (e.g. drinks, laundry, optional activities, souvenirs etc.).
PLEASE NOTE:
In case the mentioned lodges are not available during the requested period, we will do our best to book a lodge in the same class for you (of course we will only do this after consulting you). It is not possible to ‘reserve’ gorilla and chimpanzee permits so we will buy them only after your booking and down payment. Permits also depend on availability
DISCLAIMER
Since Gorillas are wild animals Gorilla trekking doesn’t 100% guarantee you seeing the gorillas although chances of seeing them are about 98%
Since climbing lions are wild animals, hunting them doesn’t guarantee 100% seeing the lions although chances of seeing them are high.
Since chimpanzees are also wild animals tracking them doesn’t guarantee 100% of seeing them but has higher chances of about 98%.