5 DAYS IN KAMPALA AND MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK

Dive into the heart of Uganda with an unforgettable 5-day journey that blends vibrant city life with untamed wilderness. Start in Kampala, the lively capital where culture, cuisine, and heritage come alive through historic sites, bustling markets, and local nightlife. Then head north to Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda’s largest and oldest park, where the mighty Nile squeezes through a 7-meter gorge before plunging into the Devil’s Cauldron. Here, you’ll chase sunrise game drives, embark on a Nile boat safari, and stand in awe at the thunder of the falls. This trip offers the perfect blend of urban charm and wild beauty, ideal for travelers seeking both culture and adventure in just one package

Highlights and activities:

• Murchison falls national park
• Cultural center tour
• City tour
• Ziwa Rhino sanctuary
• Visit the top of the falls
• Game drive
• Chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest
• Nature walks

Includes	Transportation Full board accommodation as per the itinerary. Bottled water WIFI City tour Game drive Boat cruise Entry fees Driver/guide subsistence allowance. Ranger guide fees. Airport Transfers Lunch En-routes
Excludes	Entry visa fees Beverage and drinks Personal travel needs Health insurance Tips and souvenirs
Travel With Safari Van / Jeep – 4WD

DAY 1: Arrival in Uganda

Welcome to the pearl of Africa, you will be welcomed by our driver guide and transferred to your hotel from where you will start your journey. Check in at the hotel have an evening of relaxation, dinner and an overnight rest

DAY 2: Kampala City Tour

After a healthy breakfast, at around 9:00am you will have a comfortable drive around Uganda’s Capital City and Visit Kampala’s most iconic attractions. Explore the history, architecture and culture of our capital with our driving tour of the cities most celebrated attractions. And these include;

• Lubiri Palace, Kampala Uganda History of the Buganda, and colonialism. Buganda is Uganda’s largest tribe and the people from whom the country derives its name
• Gadhafi Mosque The second largest mosque in Africa
• Royal tombs at Kasubi King’s Tombs, Historical description, Kabaka Ssuuna’s grave,
• Baha’i temple, the only temple for Baha’i faith in Africa, located north east of Kampala on Kikaya Hill-Kyebando. Enjoy views of Kampala suburbs & spend time in the gardens.
• Martyr’s Shrine at Namugongo shrine in Namugongo to venture the history of the strong Christians that were burnt for the faith
• National Museum, visit our amazing history hachure to brief you of Uganda’s background and her historical structures of the age. Retire to the hotel for dinner and a well-deserved rest.

Accommodation; Sheraton hotel Kampala

DAY 3: Travel to Murchison Falls National Park – Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

After a hearty breakfast, start the journey by briefing from the guide. Then set of for the largest national park in Uganda that is; Murchison falls national park. Have a stopover at Ziwa rhino sanctuary to trek the endangered white rhinos in Uganda. Proceed to the national park. Where you’ll go through the breath taking humid Budongo forest.

Check in at the lodge where you’ll have an evening relaxation, then dinner and an overnight stay

DAY 4: Game drive – Boat Cruise – Top of the Falls

After an early morning breakfast, we go for the morning game drive in search for wild life, expect to see, Lions, Giraffes, buffaloes, leopards, African elephants, Jackson hartebeest, Oribi, Uganda knobs. Go back to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon boat cruise on the longest River in the world for the aquatic life of Murchison Falls National Park, expect to see; hippos, Nile crocodiles, elephants, buffaloes and giraffes on the river banks. Birds for example; red throated bee eater, shoe bill stork, Abyssinian ground hornbill, giant king fisher.  Climb to the top of the falls, for the ineffable experience as the Murchison falls roars. Retire to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 5: Nature walk – Return

After a hearty breakfast, go for chimpanzee trekking in Budongo forest. Expect to also see different primates like; the black and white Columbus monkeys, Baboons, red tailed monkeys. Lunch en-route in Masindi. After this exciting adventure you proceed the journey to Entebbe international Airport to catch your flight home.

ACCOMODATION OPTIONS: Pakuba Safari Lodge / Sambiya River Lodge / Fort Murchison Safari Lodge