Areas of interest: Uganda, Lake Victoria,Mbarara, Mweiya, Ruwenzori Mountains, Kibale forest, Semiliki Valley, Batwa pygmy village, Murchison falls, Lake Victoria Nile, Kampala.

Activity: Game Drive, Game viewing, Camping, Scenery, Culture, Bird Watching, Photography, Forest Walks, Boat ride.

Day 1- Queen Elizabeth

Depart Kampala early, driving across Lake Victoria flood plains to Mbarara and descending into the Great Rift Valley to make camp at the neighbourhood of the Mweiya Lodge. Mweiya is a lovely place, which on a clear day offers spectacular views across the channel to the glacial peaks of the Ruwenzori Mountains.

Day 2 - Kibale Forest

Driving further north to the foothills of the Ruwenzoris, we will make camp in the Kibale Forest Reserve. From this camp, we will spend time in the forest looking for chimpanzees (an estimated 600) and other primates. Set at an altitude of 1200m, this 560 sq km national park includes the highest density of primates. It is also home to several Colobus monkeys such as the rare red and the Angolan; larger mammals such as the bushbucks, sitatungas, duikers, civets, buffaloes and Uganda’s highest concentration of forest elephants.

Day 3 - Kibale Forest

From this camp, we will spend time in the forest looking for chimpanzees and other primates and also visit by vehicle the Semiliki valley where the pygmies are found and also splendid views of this section of the Rift Valley.

Semliki National Park with its hot springs and the Batwa pygmy village are the main attractions in the Semliki valley. The national park is excellent for bird watching (about 400 species of which 10% occur nowhere else in Uganda) and has several primate and small mammal species.

Day 4 - Murchison Falls

From Kibale Forest, departure will be early, to be able to drive the long distance to Murchison Falls National Park.  On the way, we will drive past some painted rocks that are in remembrance of the Christian Martyrs. This park is the best all-rounder in Uganda, with animals in plentiful supply and the raging Murchinson Falls easily accessible. The most common large mammals include elephants, buffaloes, vervet monkey, olive baboon, Jackson’s hartebeest, bushbuck, Uganda kob, Defassa waterbuck, Rothschild’s giraffe, hippopotamus, warthog and lion. Over 460 bird species have also been recorded here.

Day 5 & 6 - Murchison Falls

From our camp near the Nile, we explore this park by vehicle and will also take the boat up-river to Murchison Falls. To get there we take a superb boat ride up the Victoria Nile River to their base. En route there are crocodiles and hippos, thousands of birds (including the rare shoebill stork) and usually elephants. The best viewing of the 43m falls is up close.

Day 7 - Kampala

Return to Kampala by afternoon and drop off at hotel.