This epic 4 days sport fishing and chimpanzee trekking in Murchison Falls National Park will take you through the different ecological systems in Murchison Falls National Park. The park is the largest protected area in Uganda. It is bisected by the Victoria Nile creating two ecosystems of savannah grass and woodland on one side and tropical rainforest on the next. During your 4 days tour, you will explore in detail the hidden gems in all these systems. Your trip will take you on a fishing experience on the Victoria Nile and traverse the tropical rainforests for a chimpanzee trekking adventure. It will also include wildlife encounters like the Big 5 animals and sightseeing like the Murchison Falls and Albertine Rift Valley among other things. Your 4 days tour will start and end in Entebbe.
Highlights of itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Day 2: Full-day sport fishing
Day 3: Game drive and boat cruise
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
You will be picked up and ushered into the country by our driver guide upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport. He will brief you entirely about your 4 days sport fishing and chimpanzee trekking in Murchison Falls National Park. You will then embark on a journey to Murchison Falls National Park via Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and lunch will be en route. Upon arrival at Ziwa, you will be welcomed by the ranger guides who will take you through the nature walk in the sanctuary. You will meet and interact with the rhinos in a close encounter as you watch them feed, rest, and roam across the sanctuary. You will then head back on the road to Murchison Falls National Park and by evening you will be at your lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Full-day sport fishing
In the morning as you wake up to your delicious breakfast, you will receive your packed lunch before heading out. Our driver guide will then transfer you to the bottom of the falls for a full-day sport fishing exhibition. You will be met by a professional and experienced angler and fisherman who will be your assistant for the day. He will guide you to the best fishing spots and take you through the different fish species in the river. You will have your delicious packed lunch as you fish not miss any moment and fully exhaust your adventure experience. In the evening you will head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Game drive and boat cruise
As the day breaks in the early morning scenes, you will enjoy a delightful breakfast before you are picked up by our driver guide. He will then transfer you to the park for an early morning game drive. You will experience the active morning in the savannah plains as the game feeds and the predators head back to their territories after a long night of feasting. Expect to meet various wildlife species including 4 of the Big 5 animals, lions, buffaloes, elephants, and leopards. Other species to encounter include giraffes, waterbucks, reedbucks, antelopes, and warthogs to mention but a few. You will be driven through to the mighty Murchison Falls for sightseeing of the breathtaking power of the falls. You will have lunch at the lodge where our guide will transfer you. In the afternoon after devouring your delicious meal, you will head south for a boat cruise. Hippos and crocodiles are some of the animals to spot while on the boat cruise experience. As the sun fades to give way for the night you will head back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking and Departure
The last day of your 4 days trip will kick off with an early breakfast before the sun bursts its cover. Our guide drive right on time will transfer you to Budongo forest the biggest mahogany forest in Uganda. You will be welcomed by a guide ranger who will take you through a pre-trekking briefing. This briefing prepares you on what to expect from the trekking experience. After this exercise, you will be grouped into groups of 6 people and assigned a ranger guide and chimpanzee troupe to trek. The trekking activity will then begin led by a range guide who will help to track down the primates in the habitat. You will spend an hour in the presence of the chimps watching them feed, play, and roam around with their daily chores. The trekking experience will take about 4 hours including the hour spent with the chimps. You will then head back to the lodge for lunch and depart back to Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
