4 Days Murchison Falls & Chimpanzee Trekking

4 Days Murchison Falls & Chimpanzee Trekking tour is a short but fun-packed Uganda Safari Tour that will give you nature, wildlife and primate experience at once. 4 days Murchison falls and chimpanzee trekking tour will give you the opportunity to have an adventure-filled trip with the different attractions and activities that you will participate in while at the park. Murchison falls national park is the place where all your nature’s desires will be filled and your need for adventure will be met. Being the largest national park gives the perfect opportunity for seeing different animal species on a large scale among the 75 mammal species that can be seen in the park includes the African Elephant, African buffalo, the lions, leopards and a number of other animals.

The 4 days Murchison falls and chimpanzee trip will give you the opportunity to visit the Ziwa rhino sanctuary the only rhinos sanctuary in Uganda, you will also visit Budongo forest which is a home to over 500 chimpanzees where they can go chimpanzee trekking and also a number of other primates can be seen like the baboons, the different monkey species which will offer the ultimate experience while in the park.

Highlights of the 4 Days Murchison Falls & Chimpanzee Trekking

Day 1: Pick Up and transfer to Murchison Falls
Day 2: Game Drive and Launch Cruise
Day 3: Top of the Falls Experience and Nile Delta Boat Cruise
Day 4: Chimpanzee Trekking and Transfer to Kampala

Details Of the Tour

Day 1: Pick Up and transfer to Murchison Falls

Pick Up & Transfer to Murchison Falls: Depending on your location in Kampala, at exactly 7 am our driver/guide will pick you up and take you through your 4 days trip to Murchison falls and then the journey to the beautiful Murchison falls starts. You will pass through different towns that is Luwero a historic district that has a lot of significance in Uganda today and our guide will give you full details on its implications to the country, through Masindi, the fruit growing sector where you will have a stopover enjoy the organic fruits that are grown by the fruit farmers in the district.
Rhino Trekking: You will then proceed to the Ziwa Rhino sanctuary where a ranger will brief you about rhino tracking and the activity will take close to 2 hours and from there you will enjoy lunch still in Masindi town at Masindi hotel. After lunch, you will proceed to the park where a great adventure awaits you. On reaching the park you will check in your hotel where you will relax as you wait for dinner and then an overnight stay.

Accommodation

Budget: Red Chilli tented camp,
Midrange: Pakuba lodge, Murchison River lodge
Luxury: Paraa safari lodge, Chobe safari lodge

Meal plan: dinner

DAY2: Game Drive and Launch Cruise

Game Drive: After an early morning breakfast at the hotel, our driver/ guide will pick you up at exactly 7 am in order to participate in the morning game drives where a number of early risers like the antelopes, duikers, Jackson’s, hartebeest, zebras among others other animals that can be seen include prey hunters like the lions, leopards before they go into hiding because it is difficult to see them during the afternoon which can be seen in the northern side of the park this will enable tourists to a number of numbers grazing in the plains lie the elephants, buffalos and so on.
Boat Cruise: After close to 4 hours of experiencing the beautiful adventure of seeing animals in the plains you will return to your hotel to relax and enjoy lunch as you get ready for the afternoon launch cruise at 2pm where a number of animals like hippos, crocodiles, elephants, buffalos are seen, water birds can also be seen, the sound of the falls as they pass through the narrow gorge is appealing to one’s ears and scenery also which is breathtaking. The launch cruise will offer relaxing and thrilling adventures which after consuming all what nature offers, you will head to your hotel in order to refresh yourself and relax as you wait for dinner at your hotel.

Accommodation

Budget: Red Chilli tented camp,
Midrange: Pakuba lodge, Murchison River lodge
Luxury: Paraa safari lodge, Chobe safari lodge

Meal plan: breakfast, lunch and dinner

DAY 3: Top of the Falls Experience and Nile Delta Boat Cruise

Drive to the top of the falls: You will have an early morning breakfast at your hotel as you wait to be picked up by our tour guide who will transfer you will be driven to the top of Murchison Falls, the adventure is quite interesting because of the different features that will be seen as you will be driven up to the falls, including the different bird species that can be seen and so on. On reaching the top of the falls, you will have the best lifetime adventure with the beauty that the falls offer the noise they produce as they go through the narrow gorge which is very rewarding and relaxing.
Nile Delta Launch Cruise: After spending time at the top of the falls you will then transfer to your hotel for lunch and relaxation before participating in the Victoria Nile delta launch trip. On the launch trip, a number of features will be seen including the shoe bill and a number of waterbird species. The launch trip sails downstream where you will see floating islands of papyrus zones. A number of animal species can also be seen at the river banks including the hippos, elephants as they quench their thirst from the waters of the rivers. The delta launch trip is a thrilling adventure which is also referred to as the “sundowners” trip downstream.

Day4: Chimpanzee Trekking and transfer back to Kampala

Chimpanzee Trekking: After an early morning breakfast, you will be picked by our driver/guide at exactly 7am who will then transfer you to Budongo forest where chimpanzee trekking will be carried out, the forest is a home to a number of primate species including the baboons, different monkey species like the vervet monkey, the black and white colobus monkeys and many others which will excite you once you see them jumping from one tree branch to another.
Transfer to Kampala: After chimpanzees trekking, you will return to your hotel to check out and after that you will embark on your journey back to Kampala City. Through Masindi, tourists will have lunch and then proceed to Kampala city where you will be dropped off to a location of your choice.

End of the 4 Days Murchison Falls & Chimpanzee Trekking tour

Trip Inclusions

Pickup and drop off in Kampala
A guide
Ferry crossing fees
Entrance permits
Launch cruise
Top of the falls
Meals and bottled water
4X4 safari vehicle & Fuel
Accommodation
Rhino tracking

Trip exclusions

Visa fees
Personal expenses
Tips
Uganda visa fees
Activities that are not included in the itinerary