Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1: Arrival in Uganda
Your driver/guide will pick you up from Entebbe airport and transfer you to ViaVia Guest house, only a 10-minute drive from the airport. This is where your Mahanda Safaris driver/ guide will find you tomorrow morning for the start of your tour after a good breakfast.
Depending on the time of your arrival, you might have time to explore Entebbe town. There are many options in Entebbe and a tour can easily be organized through the reception of ViaVia Guesthouse. For example, you could visit the Botanical gardens or the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC). Please note that all activities and transportation for today are at your own cost.
Highlights
Journey Time: |
10 minutes (approximate) |
Accommodation: |
Via Via Guesthouse |
Meal Plan: |
Breakfast |
Day 2 Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
In the morning after your breakfast, you will depart from Entebbe heading southwest across the country. Southwest Uganda is home to the famed long horned cattle (Ankole cow). On the way you will have a stopover at the Equator, where you can take memorable photographs and buy souvenirs to take home with you.
Highlights
Journey Time: |
7 hours (approximate) |
Accommodation: |
Pumba Safari Cottages |
Meal Plan: |
Lunch and Dinner |
Day 3 Game drive and Boat cruise
Today you will set out early in the morning for a game drive in the Northern part of the park on the Kasenyi Track. On the trail, you will look out for lions, elephants, buffaloes, and other wildlife. You have an excellent chance to view just about every animal here at very close range.
After your lunch, you can look forward to a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel. Hippo’s huff and spray a mere foot away from the boat while buffalos linger in the shallows. And of course, the Nile crocodiles are never far away. The shores of the channel are also home to an array of birds including pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork and many others.
Highlights
Journey Time: |
N/A |
Accommodation: |
Pumba Safari Cottages |
Meal Plan: |
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner |
Day 4 Transfer Back to Kampala
After your breakfast, your guide will transfer you back to Entebbe, having a stopover at Mbarara for lunch. After lunch, you will proceed to Kampala/Entebbe Airport which marks the end your Safari.
Highlights
Journey Time: |
7 hours |
Accommodation: |
N/A |
Meal Plan: |
Breakfast and Lunch |
The cost of the safari is $1640 per person on full board