A 5 days’ safari to Lake Mburo National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park starts and finishes in Kampala. The safari takes you to Lake Mburo National Park which is located between Masaka and Mbarara in Western Uganda, being the only park that contains an entire lake and is situated in the open grassy valleys and rolling hills.
The Park has Aardvark, Hyrax, Porcupine, Hippopotamus, Zebra, Pangolin, Warthog, Hyena, Leopard, Buffalo, Civet, Genet, Topi, Eland, Klipspringer, Oribi, Sitatunga, Impala, eland and crocodile. There is an excellent variety of water and acacia savannah bird species (357 bird species) like crested crane, the rare shoebill stork, marabou stork and bronze-tailed starling, bee eaters and even more exotic birds like Blue Naped Coucal. The lake supports a wonderful diversity of birds. From Lake Mburo National Park , you will go to Queen Elizabeth National Park in the West of Uganda where by one will have a view of the Pearl of Africa with its game and bird life. Because of the different habitats, the lakeshore, the variety seems endless. Catch a glimpse of water birds diving for fish, , as well as the majestic Crowned Crane. Bare-faced Go-Away Bird, Nubian Woodpecker and swamp flycatcher.
Detailed Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park
Morning breakfast and set off to Lake Mburo National Park by road from Kampala which is approximately 3-4 hours (230km) to the park head quarters. Along the way you will find Mpambire Drum shop and the Equator and the Lake Mburo Heritage Village, which are places of interests to tourists. You will have lunch at the park and after go for a boat trip on Lake Mburo to view bird and animal life at the banks. You will have dinner and an overnight at Mantana Tented Camp/Arcadia Cottages/Rwonyo Camp.
Day 2: Game drives and later drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, you will go for game viewing which is the major tourist activity in this Park, being famous for its richness in biodiversity. It has an estimate of 68 different species of mammals such as Topi, Impala, Zebra, Buffalo, Eland, Roan antelope and leopard, Hyenas and jackals. After the view, have an enroute lunch while proceeding to Queen Elizabeth National Park to have a glimpse of the animal and bird life that is found in the park. You will have dinner and an overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Katara Lodge/Enganzi Lodge(FB).
Day 3: Game drives and Launch cruise
This morning you enjoy the wide bio-diversity of habitats that Queen Elizabeth National Park contains- nearly 100 types of mammal and 600 diverse birds. Some of the wildlife include warthogs, oversized forest hog, buffalo, delightfully horned Uganda Kob, extraordinary aquatic sitatunga antelope, Topi, waterbuck, elephant and leopard. Retire from the game drive for late breakfast and lunch at the lodge. After Lunch, you will have a launch cruise on the Kazinga channel that connects Lakes Edward and George. Kazinga Channel alone is said to contain the world’s largest concentration of hippos and plenty of water birds, but interestingly not enough crocodiles. You will have dinner and an overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Katara Lodge/Enganzi Lodge (FB).
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Maramagambo Forest walk
Have breakfast and head for the Kyambura Gorge to track chimpanzees and view other Primates such as Mangabeys, Colobus monkeys. Kyambura Gorge on the north-east boundary of the park is a real Tarzan terrain with thick treetop canopies and vines floppy down to the soft forest floor. The territory comes complete with chimpanzees that crash about and babble high up in the branches. They hide or give a step ahead of the unwanted visitors, if they do not like to be seen.
After you will have a picnic lunch and a forest walk, after being transferred to the Maramagambo forest, south of the Kazinga channel. One will be in position to view a large number of chimps plus other monkey species. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge or Institute of Ecology (FB).
Day 5: Departure
A morning breakfast and drive back to Kampala