Mount Elgon & Kidepo Valley National Game Parks (6 Days)

Jinja is the second biggest town in Uganda after Kampala. It is here that you will find the source of River Nile, Bujagali falls plus a couple of industries. Jinja is situated on the Northern shore of the large Lake Victoria just above the impressive Ripon falls. Make a stopover at Ssezibwa falls a scenic and cultural site for the Baganda people. You will also stop by the Mabira forest; see the various primates including the grey checked mangabey plus the red tailed monkeys. In addition, there are butterflies and a great profusion of birds like the Nahan’s francolin, endemic forest wood-hoopoe plus the African pitta. You will get a chance to go zip-lining in the forest as well as a short nature walk before  proceeding to Jinja. Visit the source of the River Nile. The place where Speke saw the Ripon falls back in 1862. Dinner and overnight at the luxurious Jinja Nile Resort, Samuka Island Resort or at the budget 2 Friends guesthouse FB

Following breakfast, go for water rafting on the most well liked falls in the whole of Uganda – the Bujagali falls. The rapids extend over 10 kilometers down the river to the source of the Nile and this has made it one of the finest places for water rafting as well as kayaking. You can go bungee jumping or horse riding or even quad biking. Jinja is filled with so much adventure that you can’t be bored at all. Enjoy your adventure! After lunch, you will go then set off to Mbale and check in at Casa Del Turista (Budget) or Mbale Resort (Luxury).

Enjoy an early morning hike on the slopes of Mountain Elgon where you will find beautiful landscape. You will visit the coffee farming households around the national park. You will be trained on the entire process of how coffee moves from the farm up to the cup. While among the communities we shall carry out some charity activities which shall be pre-planned and of your choosing. You will continue the hike in search of waterfalls and caves before returning to your hotel for late lunch and rest.

Set off very early in the morning and head north to the world renowned must visit place in Uganda. Set inbetween a valley bordered on both sides by Mountains, Kidepo Valley National Park offers an abundance of wildlife especially the Big Cats of the Savannah, Buffalo herds, Ostriches, Zebras, and a variety of bird species. There will be brief Stopovers at Kapchorwa’s beautiful Sipi falls, Moroto town to view Mt. Moroto and Kaabong before finally arriving. Check-in at the Apoka Lodge.

Wakeup very early for a game drive to catch the wildlife while they are active. Enjoy a long game drive where you will spot tree climbing lions, cheetaahs, ostriches, zebras, giraffes, elephants, buffaloes, as well as a short hikes to climb rocks that give a magnificent view of the landscape. Birding is also another activity you will do while here since the park has hundreds of bird species. Visit the local tribes of the Dodoth and Karamojong who are normadic pastoralists who are almost unaffected by civilization and continue to live in their traditional lifestyle which you will experience firsthand.

Have breakfast, and after enjoy another morning forest drive as you prepare to depart back to Kampala. You will enjoy many primate and bird species, have a stopover  for your lunch and after proceed to Kampala arriving in the evening.