7 days Savannah and Rainforest Discovery Adventure

HIGHLIGHTS

MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK:
The Murchison Falls, also referred to as the Kabalega Falls, is a waterfall found on the course of the great Nile. It actually breaks the stunning Victoria Nile that flows across Uganda’s northern region from the vast Lake Victoria to the deep Lake Kyoga and continuing to the northern tip of Lake Albert within the western arm of the great East African Rift. Right on the peak of the Murchison Falls, the waters of the Nile force their way through a small slit within the rocks, which is just 7 meters or 23 feet wide, and topples to 43 meters or 141 feet below with a thunderous roar forming a residual water spray that forms a beautiful rainbow; the view is very breathtaking! From here it then continues its westward journey into stunning Lake Albert.

The Lake Victoria outlet sends about 300 cubic meters per second or 11,000 ft³/s of water to these falls and all this volume squeezes through this gorge that is actually less than 10 meters or 30 feet wide. These waterfalls are located within the Murchison National Park which was aptly named after these eye- catching waterfalls.

The Park is located in the northern region of the Albertine Rift Valley. This is the area where the huge Bunyoro escarpment joins together into the vast Acholi plains. The Park is recognized as one of the best National Parks in Uganda and is well visited. When you visit Uganda, MFNP is a must go for Uganda safaris.  In 1926, the Park was a game reserve established to shelter the savannah grassland which was pointed out by Winston Churchill in the year 1907 as the grand Kew Gardens together with the wildlife combined on a confined land. While on a game safari in this Park, There is a lot more to see and it includes; Lions, spotted Hyenas, Leopard, Elephants, Uganda Kob, Oribi, Jacksons Heart Beast, Warthogs, Hippos, The mighty water falls, Buffalos, Giraffe and on the boat safaris you are embraced with the Nile Crocodile, Water Bucks, Hippos and a lot of the water birds species like Shoebill Stock, Goliath Heron, Saddle Billed stock.

KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK.
Kibale Forest National Park is one of the best safari destination in Africa for chimpanzee trekking. Kibale’s 795km2 National Park contains one of the most beautiful and with the most varying tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda. This is place to a number of forest wildlife, most especially 13 species of primate coupled with chimpanzees. The Forest covering predominates in the central and northern part of the park on the raised Fort Portal plateau. At the park’s northern tip, Kibale is highest and stands 1590m above sea level.

Kibale Forest National Park is Uganda’s number one best safari destination in Africa for chimpanzee tracking.
Additionally the wettest area is Northern Kibale, receiving an average annual rainfall of equal to 1700mm, mainly during March-May and September-November. The climate is usually pleasant with an average annual temperature range of 14 to 27C. Temperatures are at maximum (& rainfall lower) in the south where the terrain drops onto the blistering rift valley floor and forest provides way to open grassland.
Flora and fauna in Kibale Forest

Kibale’s varied altitude holds up different varieties of habitat, ranging from moist evergreen forest (wet tropical forest) along the Fort Portal plateau, then through the dry tropical forest (moist semi deciduous) and then to the woodland & savanna along the rift valley floor.
The density and diversity of primates in Kibale National Park is the highest in the whole of Africa. The most well-known of its 13 species are the chimpanzees, our closest relative. Kibale’s 1450 chimpanzee indicate Uganda’s biggest population of this threatened primate. A Uganda safari can enable you to see all these primates. Additionally Kibale is home to the uncommon L’Hoest’s monkey as well as East Africa’s biggest population of the endangered red Colobus monkey. The black & white Colobus, red tailed monkey, blue monkey, olive baboon, grey cheeked mangabey, bush baby and Potto are among the other primates.

Other mammals are also present, though they are hardly seen. These consist of buffalo, leopard, bush pig Forest Elephant and duiker. A neat viewer could also see amphibians and reptiles and a colorful variety of butterflies.
The Park is a home to 325 variety of bird species, including 6 that are native to the Albertine Rift destination, that is to say dusky Crimson wing, black-capped apalis, blue-headed sunbird, collared apalis, red-faced woodland warbler and purple-breasted sunbird. Other Kibale specials are the “Green breasted pitta”, African pitta, black bee-eater, Abyssinian ground thrush, yellow spotted nicator, little Greenbul, black-eared ground thrush, brown chested alethe, yellow Rumped tinker bird, blue-breasted kingfisher,  along with the Crowned eagle.

The people living around Kibale National Park are mostly Batoro and Bakiga. The Batoro are native to the region while the Bakiga are just immigrants from the thickly populated southwestern part of the country. The Batoro carry pride in the ethnical heritage of the Kingdom of Toro, a scion of the ancient kingdoms of the Great Lakes region in Africa. The king (Omukama) and the kingdom personify the traditional along with cultural values of the Batoro. The immigrants (Bakiga) still hold their culture and tradition as expressed in their dance, folklore, as well as language.
ROUTE PLAN
• Day one: Arrival at Entebbe Airport.
• Day Two: Drive to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary.
• Day Three: Drive to the murchison fall boat cruise.
• Day Four: Game Drive to the African plains of Murchison Falls.
• Day Five: Drive to Kibale Forest National Park
• Day Six: Chimpanzee Tracking
• Day Seven: Drive to Entebbe Airport