| BREEZE MINI TOUR A 10 DAY ITINERARY
Tour Code BOO1
Tour highlights include: Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National Parks, chimpanzee tracking , Kampala and Jinja tours.
Day one:
On arrival at the Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by our guide from Breeze Travel & Safaris LTD then transfer you to white Castle Hotel/ Hotel African.
Day two:
After breakfast and a briefing from the General Manager, you will set off for Murchison Falls - the land of Hippos and Crocs, via a good game trail arriving at or Red Chilli Rest Camp in the afternoon. Go for an evening boat trip to view the Hippos and Crocs and they enjoy the sundowner returning to the lodge in the evening for dinner. Over night and Dinner at Sambiya River Lodge or Red Chili Rest Camp.
Day three:
After breakfast, you will go for an early morning game drive returning to the lodge in time for a heartily lunch. In the afternoon, go for a boat trip to the foot of Murchison Falls where the Nile thunders through a small 7-meter gap. This is an experience not to be missed! The banks of the Nile are home to many species. Spend the afternoon viewing huge Nile Crocodiles, big Pods of Hippos and other wildlife that may come down to drink from the river, take a boat trip down river to the delta where the Nile empties into Lake Albert. Over night and Dinner at Sambiya River Lodge or Red Chili Rest Camp.
Day four:
After breakfast, drive to Kibale National park and over night at Ndali lodge or Rwenzori View Guest house or DAJ Guest House.
Day five:
After a good breakfast, you are off to Kibale Forest National Park with its families of habituated Chimpanzees - its home to an astonishing 12 species of Primate and provides on of the highest Primates densities in the world! Here on a guided walk, you may find families of Chimps and Red Colobus monkeys.
Later you will have the opportunity of a guided walk through Bigodi Swamp. Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary is managed by the Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental organisation formed in 1992 with the aim of achieving social and economic development for local communities. You will be taken on a guided walk around the swamp, which is home to approximately 137 bird species including the Snowy Headed Robin Cat, Black and White Casqued Hornbill, Emerald Cuckoo and a variety of Weavers, Warblers, Greenbuls and Sunbirds. There's also an abundance of Butterflies. It's also rich in vegetation, such as wild palms, polita figs and the dominant papyrus. Dinner and overnight at Rwenzori View Guest House or DAJ Guest House.
Day six:
After an early breakfast, you'll leave for Fort portal to visit the Kings Royal tombs and various cultural groups including the Burungu community, which is rooted in Traditional Toro culture that will entertain you with music, dancing and story telling. Spend half day with the local community and on village walks/tours afternoon processed to Queen Elizabeth National Park having a game drive while entering the park arriving at Mweya lodge in the Night. Dinner and over night Mweya Safari Lodge or the Institute of Ecology.
Day seven:
After breakfast: morning game drive, Its little wonder that Queen Elizabeth boasts one of the highest bio diversity ratings of any game park or reserve in the world, - from the open Savannah to Rain Forest, dense Papyrus Swamps and brooding Crater lakes to the vastness of Lake Edward.
Almost 100 mammal species that include Lions, Hippos, Buffaloes, Leopard, Spotted Hyena, Elephants and the elusive Giant Forest Hog plus remarkable 606 bird species that include the Black Chested Eagle, the Swallow Tailed Bee Eaters, to mention but a few.
All these are regularly sighted around the tourist village on the Mweya Peninsula and all this makes a superb safari territory come back for lunch relax around the pool after lunch and later go for an early evening game drive. Dinner and overnight Mweya Safari Lodge or the Institute of Ecology.
Day eight:
Spend the half day on a private boat Launch trip along Kazinga Channel viewing Crocodiles and Hippos that huff and spray mere feet away from the boat. Return to the lodge at lunchtime then in the afternoon transfer Kampala having a stop over to look at the Royal Drum makers, stand on the Equator and be in both hemispheres at once and thereafter proceed to Kampala. Dinner and over night at White Castle Hotel
Day nine:
After breakfast, your guide will meet you at your hotel and drive you to Jinja. You will have a stop over at the Biblical site (Namugongo Martyrs shrine), Ssezibwa falls and if possible we will also have a quick stop at Mabira forest for those who love bird watching. It will take you about 3 hours to get to the Source of the Nile due to the various stops. Explore the Nile and later drive up to Jinja Nile resort hotel for a hearty buffet lunch. Relax at the hotel and have a quick swim if desired, before driving to the Spectacular Bujagali Falls. With the biggest rafts on the river, you will see how those who are rafting are able to safely conquer the most challenging rapids, watch the local fishermen and the fantastic bird life. We may later go for a brief tour around Jinja town to have a look at those old beautiful colonial buildings and Jinja market. In the evening, we depart for Kampala arriving in the late evening. Transfer back to your hotel for the over night. Over night at White Castle Hotel .
Day ten:
After breakfast, your guide will meet you at the hotel around 7 00am and drive through Uganda's capital city Kampala, Go and visit the Kasubi tombs, the king's palace, the museum, the kings man made lake etc. Lunch at White Castle Hotel. After Lunch you will do a brief shopping and proceed to Entebbe Airport to catch your flight back home. End of safari with Breeze Travel and Safaris ltd. Bon Voyage!
Quotation: Luxurious accommodation: (Hotels/Lodges and permanent tented camps).
2-3 Pax on safari, the price per person will be US$1,655 for the whole trip. 4-6 Pax on safari, the price per person will be US$1,455 for the whole trip. 6-8 Pax on safari, the price per person will be US$1,305 for the whole trip.
The single supplement charge is USD-------per person for the whole trip.
Quotation: Low Budget accommodation (Simple, basic guest houses and Bandas):
2-3 pax on safari, the price per person will be US$1,000 for the whole trip. 4-6 Pax on safari, the price per person will be US$800 for the whole trip. 6-8 Pax on safari, the price per person will be US$650 for the whole trip.
Please note that the single supplement charge is US$200 per person for the whole trip.
N.B the price are subject to change kindly send your inquiry for confirmation of the quote.
Please note that the above cost includes all accommodation based on full board, a full time safari guide with his associated expenses, all ground transportation, and airport transfers, all entry fees and local entertainment, bottled water, tea or coffee while on road, all activities while on safari and the applicable Government Taxes.
Excluded are: Fuel due to daily changes of fuel prices on the market we can’t guarantee the cost. However if you choose any itinerary we will be able to advice the final quotation including fuel.
Alcohol, tips, air fare, any extras outside the outlined itinerary, personal insurance, personal services like laundry, phone calls etc.
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