One of the proposed round circuit road trip you can take while on a self-drive in Uganda. This self-drive adventure will start through the northern route to Murchison Falls, to the western region and ends back in Kampala. It’s a big Five Camping self-drive trip featuring mountain gorillas and chimpanzee and a lot of wildlife to be watched.
When opting to go with this kind of safari, then must ensure to have a safari camping customized rooftop tent vehicle. Well, we’re to suggest possible camping sites where you can possibly hire just a camping space and then do the rest by yourself.
What is needed for this trip?
- 4×4 safari rooftop tent vehicle
- All camping gears
Day 1: Drive to Murchison Falls National Park
After receiving a vehicle from the Go Farther representative as delivered at your convenient center. The will drive to Murchison falls National Park. En-route to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to trek the only rhinos in Uganda and launch at Kabalenga dinner. Afterwards will continue on scenic drive via Masindi town and enter Murchison Falls National Park through Kichumbonyobo gate. Then can continue on a primate rewarding drive of almost an hour to the top of the falls and watch these amazing thunderous falls. Then
Camping centers
- UWA Para camping site
- Delta campsites
- Red Chilli Campsite
Day 2: Murchison Adventure drive and boat cruise
With your packed, take an early morning drive starting at 6am, to the pakuba tracks and enjoy the golden view of the sun set. Enjoy your packed breakfast, under the arrays blows of the warn sun besides wildlife views. This morning scenic game drive leads to sight different wildlife including the big four elephants, buffalos, lions, leopards, herds of antelope species, zebras, warthogs and a number of bird species and many sightings.
Return to your campsite and relax, as well memorizing on the beautiful breathtaking moment of the nature. Then in the afternoon hours will set for your lunch and afterwards will take an afternoon boat launch rewarding with many sightings including schools of hippopotamus, crocodile, monitor lizard, insects, among many others. The ride will take you to viewing the bottom of the most powerful Murchison falls forcing into a narrow gorge of 7m. The will return to your campsite and relax for another day.
Campsites
- UWA Para camping site
- Delta campsites
- Red Chilli Campsite
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park.
On your relaxed breakfast, will drive through either Bugungu gate or Kichombonyabo gate on your journey to Fort Portal and finally Kibale National Park. It can be a 4 hour drive, and reaching Fort portal take your lunch at any favorite hotel in the city, can consider a cultural visit to Amabere cave, known for the Bachwezi traditional to view the breast of king’s stalagmite breast like features that are said to have been used feed her son who later became the king. Then afterwards you drive to Kibale National Park and check-in at your camping site.
Kibale Forest Camp
Day 4: Chimpanzees Tracking
Early morning drive to Kanyachu chimps tracking starting point, take a briefing on tracking and get grouped to embark into the forest with an armed ranger guide. Tracking can last for about 30 minutes to about 2 hours and finding the apes, you have an hour in their presence. Return to your lodge for lunch, in the afternoon hours will visit the Bigodi wetland sanctuary for a nature walk. Expect to encounter about 13 primate species, several bird species alongside some rare mammal sightings. Return to your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Kibale Forest Camp
Day 5: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
This morning will take about 2 and half hours driving to Queen Elizabeth National Park. First will first turn to Kasenyi for the morning game drive watching variety of wildlife species. Then will relax to find lunch around lodges with the area, and then drive to the Mweya peninsular at Kazinga channel to enjoy a relaxed boat ride. The game drive is an opening for great wild encounters among which include herds of elephants, antelope species, and buffalos, hippos, warthogs among others. Will have to check-in at your campsite for an overnight.
- UWA Mweya campsite
- Bush Lodge
- Simba Safari Camp
Day 6: Boat Ride and Ishasha sector
Following the morning breakfast, take the first morning boat cruise at Kazinga Channel. The boat cruise is a chance to sight a number of animal along the bank of the channel including the hippos, elephants, buffalos, crocodiles among many and spotting some bird species as the park is habitant to over 400 bird species. The drive to Ishasha section south of Queen Elizabeth National Park a renowned center for tracking the rare but famous tree climbing lions. If had a chance to spot the tree climbing lions have lunch at nearby restaurant.
- Ishasha River Campsite
- Ishasha Ntungwe River Camp
Day 7 Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On this day, following your breakfast, take a drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on the Buhoma sector. Reaching the park by afternoon hours will take a cultural drive to the Batwa people. Check-in at your camping site and prepare night and dinner.
Buhoma Community Rest Camp
Day 8: Trekking Gorillas
Today ensure an early breakfast before joining the rest of the trekkers at the Buhoma starting point. Meeting is before 7:30am be grouped and briefed about trekking etiquette. With your packed lunch at least a litter of drinking water and rain proof gears enter into mist thick and impenetrable Jungle to search for the world most endangered species the mountain gorillas. Trekking gorilla takes about 30minutes to 8 hours and meeting the giants you’re given an hour in their presence.
Afterwards, can consider driving to Lake Bunyonyi and take a relaxed evening hours at one of the lodges or campsite at Lake Bunyonyi to relax off your trip exhaustion.
Birdnest Resort
Day 9: Lake Bunyonyi Boat Ride
Following your breakfast, embark for a boat cruise to visit amazing and Spectacular Island on the deepest lake in Africa. Never forget to sight a number of bird species. Return to your campsite and have longer hours of relaxing. Have dinner and overnight.
Birdnest Resort
Day 9: Transfer back to Kampala
After your morning breakfast, embark on your long journey to Kampala have a stopover at Kayabwe at the equator for photographs and lunch. Then drive to Kampala or Entebbe international airport for departing flight.
