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Offered by - Trek Rwenzori Tours
Tour Features
Budget safari to kidepo valley national, Karamoja region & Murchison in Uganda. Karamoja is one of the least touristic and most interesting regions of Uganda, there are many things to see, no tourists (or very few), and it is also an amazing region to discover authentic ways of living that have changed very little over the last decades! you will end the trip with a 2 day safari in Kidepo Valley National Park which has elephants, lions, buffalos, leopards and giraffes, and beautiful landscapes, since the park is surrounded by mountains. The trip is from Entebbe international airport through Kampala, accommodation is backpacker style.
| Mid-Range tour | This mid-range tour includes comfortable lodges and tented camps. |
| Can be customized | You can request minor changes to the accommodations and destinations of this tour. |
| Private tour | This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others. |
| Not for solo travelers | Solo travelers cannot book this tour. |
| Can start any day | If availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
| No minimum age | There is no minimum age for this tour. |
| Transportation | This tour uses: Open 4x4. |
Route & Activities
Uganda
Activities Included
Accommodation & Meals
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
| Day | Accommodation | Meals |
| 1 | Via via hotel No images available | Meals included as per itinerary |
| 2 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Meals included as per itinerary |
| 3 | KARATUNGA GUEST HOUSE No images available | All Meals Included |
| 4 | KAABONG RESORT HOTEL No images available | All Meals Included |
| 5 | KAABOOG RESORT HOTEL No images available | All Meals Included |
| 6 | KIDEPO SAVANAH SAFARI LODGE No images available | All Meals Included |
| 7 | KIDEPO SAVANNAH LODGE SAFARI TENT No images available | All Meals Included |
| 8-9 | RED CHILLI REST CAMP No images available | All Meals Included |
| 10 | BLUE MONKEY No images available | All Meals Included |
| 11 | Mid-Range Accommodation No images available | Breakfast Included |
Arrival (See Getting There for more details)
- A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.
- Day 1 - ARRIVAL AND TRANSFER TO YOUR HOTEL IN ENTEBBEWhatever time you will arrive at Entebbe international airport, you will be met and warmly welcomed by a driver guide from Trek Rwenzori Tours who will shortly brief you and transfer you to the hotel in Entebbe or kampala.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: Via via hotel
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
- Day 2 - TRANSFER TO SIPI FALLS AND DO THE COFFEE TOUREnjoy breakfast at 8:00am, then depart to Sipi falls via mbale, arrive at 1:30pm, check in your hotel then order for lunch and after lunch take a rest before heading for coffee tour. At 4:30pm, You will start a walk to trace the story of coffee from seed to cup. Sipi Falls Arabica Coffee is some of the finest in the world. Meet local farmers to tour their plantation and learn about the lifecycle of the crop and their role in the process. Visit and tour the local processing plant to see the selected green beans before shipment. Finally learn the traditional art of roasting your own coffee and enjoy your own cup. At 6:30pm you will return to the hotel for shower dinner and overnight.
Meals & Drinks: Meals included as per itinerary
- Day 3 - HIKING SIPI FALLS AND TRANSFER TO MOROTO TOWN.After your delicious breakfast at 8:00am, you will start the walk to reach water falls with stunning views down to the plains gives you an awesome adventure and curiosity. You will reach the Chebonet Waterfalls is the second highest water falls after the stunning Sipi falls of 100 meters high against 94-meter chebonet waterfalls. The hanging valleys at both sides of the escarpment give you a scenic pictorial eye nutrition and cool breezes coming from the plains. The outwinding trails passing through the community gives you a tranquil adventure and makes you feel home away from home. Thereafter 3-4 hours this unique and exciting experience of sipi falls, your guide will take you back to the hotel and then you start the Journey towards kidepo valley national park. For this day you will stay in Moroto town closer to Kidepo park
Accommodation: KARATUNGA GUEST HOUSE
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 4 - WE VISIT A TRADITIONAL KARAMAJONG VILLAGE, CALLED A MANYATTAThen we visit the Karamoja historic museum. In the afternoon, we go to the very end of the Karamoja region, to the town of Kaabong. We are now in one of the most remote places of Uganda! We will sleep in a budget hotel of Kaabong.
Accommodation: KAABONG RESORT HOTEL
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 5 - YOU CLIMB UP MOUNT MORUNGOLE TO MEET THE IK PEOPLE, ONE OF TThe Ik language is a Nilo-saharan language! The Ik people used to live in the Kidepo Park before it was created. You will hear their story and learn more about their life during the evening we stay with them around the campfire or we hike to the mount Murongole and come back to the hotel in the evening.
Accommodation: KAABOOG RESORT HOTEL
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 6 - YOU WILL CLIMB DOWN MOUNT MORUNGOLE AND HEAD TO KIDEPO.You will spend the rest of the day on a great game drive and sleep in a budget accommodation inside the park called Kidepo savannah lodge-Safari Tent
Main Destination: Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation: KIDEPO SAVANAH SAFARI LODGE
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 7 - YOU WILL DO THE SECOND DAY OF GAME DRIVE IN KIDEPO VALLEY NATo sport a quiet number of wildlife with stunning views of the park, You will sleep inside the park again at Kidepo savannah lodge- Safari tent.
Accommodation: KIDEPO SAVANNAH LODGE SAFARI TENT
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 8 - TRANSFER TO MURCHISON FAILS FROM KIDEPO VALLEY PARK.On this day you will meet your guide at the hotel at 8:00am and start the journey to Murchison falls via the amazing and beautiful landscapes of the northeast of Uganda and arrive in the afternoon. You will decide to do an evening game drive at Murchison falls national park or relax at the hotel
Main Destination: Kidepo Valley National Park
Accommodation: RED CHILLI REST CAMP
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 9 - EARLY MORNING GAME DRIVE AND AFTERNOON BOAT TOURIf you sleep in the southern park at 6:00am, you will Cross over on the bridge to the north bank of the Nile, taking along a packed breakfast from Red chill rest camp, 5-hour game drive around Common wealthy track, Victoria, Rearch1 and Research 11, which stretch between the Victoria and Albert Niles, and down to the Nile-Lake Albert Delta. Most of the park’s game and birdlife can be sported from here; We can’t guarantee you enough that you will see all the animals but because we have a quiet number of time in the park doing the game drive we promise you will see a big number of wildlife. At 11.00 Cross back to the south bank and have a hot lunch at RED CHILL REST CAMP. 14:00pm depart for a 3-hour boat cruise along the Victoria Nile to the base of the Falls. Along the way you will be able to observe a wide variety of birds and wildlife, including numerous hippos and crocodiles – as well as breathtaking scenery. Cold beverages are available during the boat tour at your own cost. You will arrive at big falls at 4:00pm then take a guided walk around the thunderous Murchison Falls, with an optional of a mini-hike to view the sister falls, Uhuru, which was created in 1962 when the river burst its banks. At 17:00pm your driver/guide will meet you off the fall and take you back to the hotel
Main Destination: Murchison Falls National Park
Accommodation: RED CHILLI REST CAMP
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 10 - TRANSFER FROM MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK TO ENTEBBE INTEREnjoy early morning breakfast, your then meet your driver guide start hitting the road to Entebbe or Kampala via Ziwa Rhino sanctuary for Rhino tracking, you will arrive at Rhino at 9:00am and be briefed and sett of at 9:30am for tracking. You will spend 2 hours and return at 12:30am then proceed at Kabalega dinner restaurant for early lunch, after lunch proceed the journey to Entebbe town via Kampala.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Accommodation: BLUE MONKEY
Meals & Drinks: All Meals Included
- Day 11 - TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT TO CATCH YOUR FLIGHT BACK HOME.Depending on your flight time, your guide driver will be available to transfer you’re to the airport to catch your back home.
Main Destination: Entebbe
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast Included
End of tour (See Getting There for more details)
- Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
- A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Rates Per Person
Nov 22, 2024 - Mar 25, 2027
*n/a = not available. This tour is unavailable for solo travelers.
Includes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day description)
- All accommodation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation mentioned (unless clearly labeled as optional)
Excludes
- All Taxes/VAT
- International flights (from/to the client's home country)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips: tipping guideline of $6 per person per day for the guide and crew
- Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees and other personal items)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Getting There
From outside East Africa, Uganda can be easily accessed either by road or Air and mostly by Air to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Water transport can also be used to travel in and around our destinations especially the ferry crossing from the Southern part of Murchison Falls National Park to the Northern part of Murchison Falls National Park. Flights to Uganda are cheapest during the rainy seasons from March to May and October to November. The best wildlife viewing months are June to September and December to February, when flights are likely to be more expensive.
This tour starts in Entebbe and ends in Entebbe, Uganda
A transfer from and back to the airport is included
Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour can be arranged for an extra cost
Travel Requirements
- All foreign visitors need a passport that is valid for at least six months
- Passports must have a clean and a full visa page for endorsement.
- When arriving from a yellow-fever-infected country in Africa or the Americas a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required.
- Citizens of most countries require a visa. A list of countries that don't need a visa is available.
- Visas are best obtained in advance through an official online visa-application portal (https://visas.immigration.go.ug/), but they can also be obtained through your local Tanzania Embassy or High Commission.
- Visas can also be obtained on arrival but this is a lengthy process that can take one to two hours.
- Tourist visas are available for Uganda only, or East Africa (which covers entry to Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) for the same cost.
Offered By
Trek Rwenzori Tours
Rwanda
Uganda
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