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Rafting,
Horse Riding & Wildlife Safaris – 9 Days
River Nile Water Rafting, Horse Riding and Quad Biking (Jinja) –
9 Days
Day 1: Drive to Jinja; Source of The Nile, Bujagali Falls
After breakfast in Kampala, our company representative drives you
to Jinja. You will have a short visit to Ssezibwa Falls in Mukono
and admire the natural beauty and the wonders of the falls. Be here
for about two hours and proceed to Jinja going through the thick
Mabira Forest along the way. After lunch Jinja Nile Resort or Hotel
Triangle, you will head to the source of the Nile that a British
explorer, John Speke alleges to have discovered. You will also go
rafting on the Nile River a few kilometers from the source of the
Nile. It’s an interesting experience at the Nile falls. After
rafting in the evening you will be driven to Kampala for overnight
and dinner at your booked accommodation. Spend your overnight and
enjoy dinner at Jinja Nile Resort or Hotel Triangle.
Day
2: Horse Riding and Quad Biking:
You will wake early, take your breakfast and head for horse riding
for about 2 hours. After this exercise, you will return to the hotel
waiting for your lunch. After lunch, you will go for quad biking
for a few hours before proceeding to Kampala in the evening. Overnight
Hotel Africana (Full Board)
Day
3: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park
Set off from Kampala for Murchison Falls National Park. You will
drive via Luwero, Nakasongola and Masindi district. The trip will
provide you with vast eye-catching panoramas and then arrive at
the park in the afternoon. Drive to the top of the falls where the
Nile perfects its splendor. Here you will see the calm Nile dipping
its self through a narrow gap to fall a gap of about 150 ft down
mixing up out a loud roar of white water, an incredible view! Cross
over to the park by ferry for dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari
Lodge.
Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda’s largest national
park measuring about 3,840 square kilometers (1,480 sq mi). The
park is part of the 5,308 square kilometers (2,049 sq mi) Murchison
Falls Conservation Area (MFCA). Murchison Falls National Park is
located in Masindi District in western Uganda and in Amuru in northern
Uganda. The park is a habitat to the large African wild animals
including: Water buffalo, elephant, Crocodile, Lion, Leopard, Hippopotamus,
Antelope, Giraffes, Uganda Kob, Oribi and other animals. The Nile
River, within the park, is a home of variety of water birds, including
the unusual Shoe bill stork.
Day 4: Game Drive Tour, Launch Cruise
After breakfast, start the early morning game drive before dawn
to catch up with the early risers. This exciting game drive will
offer you with animals like the jackals, hyenas, giraffes, lions,
antelopes, elephants and the Uganda kob among others. You will rest
from the game drive for anything to eat and later lunch. The afternoon
time will be for an open launch cruise. The boat trip will take
you to the bottom of the falls where animals like the buffaloes,
hippos, crocodiles, elephants and plenty of water birds like fish
eagles and rare shoebills and many more will not escape your sight.
Retire for overnight and dinner.
Day 5: Chimpanzee Trekking in Budongo
Get ready for an early excursion to Budongo Forest. You will take
part in an early morning walk in this vast forest where you will
get to see a variety of primates and chimpanzees. This forest has
one of the highest primate concentrations in the whole world. You
will see families of chimpanzees, baboons, colobus monkeys and other
primates swinging freely between the forest trees. Retreat back
to the lodge for a rest.
Day 6: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi
Wake early enough and start your long trek to Lake Bunyonyi in South
Western Uganda. You will drive to Fort Portal Town for an overnight.
Day
7: Drive to Lake Bunyonyi
Set off early enough and head to Lake Bunyonyi going through Kasese,
Queen Elizabeth and the beautiful hills of Kabale to the fine-looking
lake. Arrive during lunch hours, check-in the lodge and then have
lunch, then after a brief rest before heading for an evening boat
ride on the lake. Overnight at Bunyonyi Safari Resort.
Day
8: Mountain Biking and Village walk
In the morning, after breakfast, you will start mountain biking
and in the afternoon after lunch, head for community walk or village
visits. You will appreciate the ways of life of the people around
the lake as you also admire the beautiful nature of the nice hills
of Kabale. Retire top lodge for overnight. Overnight at Bunyonyi
Safari Resort.
Day
9: Drive to Kampala, stop at Masaka.
Set off for Kampala and have a lunch stop in Masaka town at Brovad
Hotel. Overnight at Africana in Kampala.
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