5 Days Jinja & Murchison Falls National Park Safari | Wildlife Safari

This 5 Days Jinja & Murchison Falls National Park Safari is an interesting Uganda wildlife safari package that lets you explore Jinja and the largest savannah park in Uganda.

Highlights of 5 days Jinja and Murchison falls national park safari 

• Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Source of the Nile
• Day 2: Transfer to Itanda fall
• Day 3: Transfer to Murchison falls national park
• Day 4: Morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise
• Day 5: Transfer to Kampala and connect to Entebbe for departures

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and Transfer to Source of the Nile

Upon arrival , depending on your location, our will meet you and pick you up. Have a briefing about the trip as you start on the journey to Jinja the most beautiful city in Kampala.

You will have an enroute lunch and a stopover at Mabira forest for birding and later proceed to Jinja direct.

Upon arrival, check in the lodge freshen up and have an evening boat cruise to the source of the Nile.

After return to the lodge for dinner, have a night stay at  a desired booked accommodation.

Accommodation:

Jinja nile resort ( luxury)

2 friends lodge Jinja (mid-range).

source of the smile (budget)

Meal plan: Lunch and dinner

Day 2: Transfer to Itanda fall

After a relaxed breakfast at your lodge, head out and meet with the driver to transfer to Itanda falls where you will spend a full day taking part in white water rafting and other optional activities such as Kayaking, Bungee jumping, quad biking, spot fishing etc. after spending the full busy day, Then you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Accommodation:

Jinja nile resort ( luxury)

2 friends lodge Jinja (mid-range).

Source of the smile (budget)

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 3: Transfer to Murchison falls national park

Enjoy your morning breakfast at the lodge, check out and meet your driver to embark on the journey to Murchison falls national park. Have an en-route  lunch in Masindi town and proceed to the park in the evening.

Upon arrival at Murchison Falls National Park park, have a stopover at the top of falls for a mini drive and enjoy the cool breath from the falls beneath, proceed and check in at the lodge for Dinner and overnight.

Accommodation:

Paraa safari Lodge (luxury)

Pakuba safari lodge (mid-range )

Heritage safari lodge(budget)

Day 4: Morning game drive and an afternoon boat cruise

Enjoy an early morning  breakfast,  meet with your guide driver and go for an early morning game drive which takes 5-6 hours driving in the wild ,

During the game drive, you will spot different wildlife species including Herbivores, carnivores, Hunters, nocturnal mammals before they return to their hideouts, different bird species, butterflies, and different primate species. Wildlife encountered on the game drive include Lions, giraffe, warthogs, elephant, buffaloes, bushbucks, and a variety of bird species.

When game drive is done, you will  meet you driver and transfer you back to your lodge for Lunch and after  go for the most adventurous and interesting activity of boat cruise on the park’s main tourist’s attraction the unique Murchison falls which takes about 2 hours  as well as sailing on Nile River as you head towards the waterfalls.

You will be in position to sight out lots of wildlife species including schools of hippos, crocodiles, other mammals such as elephants, buffalos, and many species of birds all seen along the shores. You will be in position to capture as many photos as possible including the videos of the waterfall.

Once you are done with the boat cruise, depending on physical fitness, you may opt to hike   waterfalls which takes 45 minutes to summit the top, or return to the starting point, meet with the driver and return to the lodge above for evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Meal plans ; breakfast ,lunch and dinner.

Boat Cruise

Day 5: Transfer to Kampala and connect to Entebbe for departures

After breakfast and meet with your drive to exit the park and embark on the journey to Kampala with an Optional stopover in Masindi at Ziwa rhino sanctuary for white rhino trekking.

After trekking Rhinos, have an enroute lunch as you proceed to Kampala for a brief city tour and then drive direct Entebbe for departures.

Meal plan: Breakfast, & enroute Lunch

End Of Your 5 Days Jinja & Murchison Falls National Park Safari