3 Days Tour to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Chimpanzee Tracking

Safari overview: With our 3 days wildlife safari to Queen Elizabeth National Park will see you visit one of the most popular park in Uganda. It’s famous for beautiful kazinga channel- home to abundance of wildlife, assortment of crater lakes, forested Gorges and Savannah plains. The tour will also take you to Kyambura gorge for spectacular chimpanzee trekking.  Come with us for an exciting wildlife adventure and memorable holiday to Uganda.

Day 1:  Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park - Afternoon Kyambura Chimpanzee Trekking.

After breakfast you will be picked by your driver/guide ready to transfer you to queen Elizabeth national park for an afternoon chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge and during the trekking you may spot other primates like Vervet and black- and white colobus monkeys, the boldest of all are the baboons be sure to keep your car windows closed to avoid food theft. You will also be able to see some of the many birds found in the forest. Later check in at Either Mweya safari lodge or Kasenyi safari Camp (Luxury option) or Park view lodge or Enganzi game lodge Bush lodge and Ihamba safari lodge (Midrange lodges) or Lazy Camping at Bush lodge for ( Budget option) .Meal plan Lunch and dinner.

Day 2: Queen Elizabeth Morning Game Drive and afternoon Kazinga Channel Boat Cruise.

Leave the lodge after a cup of hot coffee for an early game drive  for classic African safari experience the tracks through kasenyi area the North of kazinga plains in search for astonishing Hippos, Elephants, Buffalos thriving in its grasslands and shorelines. During the game drive we guarantee you sighting of some of the Africa’s most iconic species. Other common herbivores include warthogs, water bucks, Uganda Kob and Topi as well as the Sitatunga antelope. With an experienced guide in the early morning is the most successful way to track down a pride of lions and maybe even the odd leopard.  Return to the lodge for lunch break and prepare for afternoon 2 hour Kazinga channel boat cruise will give you an opportunity to cruise just meters from Hundreds of enormous hippos and buffaloes while elephants linger on the shores of kazinga channel. During the boat cruise you will have chance to spot different species of birds. Back to the lodge early enough for dinner and overnight at either Mweya safari lodge or Kasenyi safari Camp (Luxury option) or Park view lodge or Enganzi game lodge Bush lodge and Ihamba safari lodge (Midrange lodges) or Lazy Camping at Bush lodge for ( Budget option) .Meal plan  Breakfast, Lunch and dinner.

Day 3: Queen Elizabeth Short Game drive and transfer back to Kampala.

After breakfast you will check out of the rooms and head to the park for yet another wildlife experience by doing short game drive before driving back to Kampala via Fort Portal with chances of viewing the Rwenzori Mountains, the beautiful banana plantations as your drive through fort portal and later drop off at your Hotel in Kampala or Entebbe international airport. Meal plan Breakfast and lunch.

Price Person range between

2 People - US$990 Luxury or US$820 Midrange or US$650 for Budget lodging options.

4 people - US$890 Luxury or US$665 Midrange or US$490 for Budget lodging options.

6 people - US$810 Luxury or US$610 Midrange or US$445 for Budget lodging options.

3 Days Queen Elizabeth Wildlife and Chimpanzee Safari includes;

·        - Accommodation in shared Twin or double room with meals as specified in the trip plan,

·         -Transportation in either safari land cruiser for Luxury optional safari and safari van for Midrange and Budget option,

·         -Park entrance fees,

·         -Two game drives,

·         -Two hour kazinga channel boat cruise,

·        - Chimpanzee trekking permit for each,

·        -Services of experienced driver/guide,

·        - 500mls of mineral water per day.

3 Days Queen Elizabeth Wildlife and Chimpanzee Safari excludes;

·        - Local and international flights,

·        - Personal Travel insurance

·        - Visa Fees of $50

·        - Drinks and Meals not mentioned in trip plan

·        - Cigarettes

·        - Staff tips

·        - Souvenirs and all expenses of personal

Once, not so long ago, a forgotten land lay in the remote north-eastern corner of Uganda. Today, Kjong Safaris is bringing Kidepo Valley National Park back to life. Voted among the 10 Best national parks in Africa by CNN channel, Kidepo is a sight not to be missed. Let us introduce you to its magnificent landscapes and its unique fauna. This is the only national park in Uganda where cheetahs and ostriches can be found. On this trip, Kjong also offers you the opportunity to meet face-to-face with one of the most distinctive tribes of this country, the Karamajong, who share the same ethnic origin as the Pokot and Masai from Kenya, and after whom the Kjong company was named. Come and experience the fascinating terrain of Kidepo Valley National Park and embrace the traditions of the magical Karamajong people, true jewels of Uganda. Kidepo Valley Group Safari Day 1: Drive to Kitgum with a stop for lunch in Gulu Day 2: Drive to Kidepo Valley National Park Day 3: Full day game drive Day 4: Drive to Gulu Day 5: Drive to Kampala Rate for safari Price per person US$510 Camping in 2-person safari tent Minimum 4 people, maximum 8 people Online bookings receive US$80 discount Meal Provisions Day 2: breakfast and dinner Day 3: breakfast, lunch and dinner Day 4: breakfast All other meals are at the expense of the client. Not including personal expenses, entry visa to Uganda, meals not specified in itinerary, international airfares, medical and travel insurance Including 4x4 safari van, English-speaking guide/driver, accommodation as specified in itinerary, 24 hour ranger guide, all meals while in national park, all park entrance fees and activities listed in itinerary

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3 days Murchison Fallsnational park express safari

Includes:

·         Ziwa rhino trekking

·         game drive

·         boat cruise

·         Top of Murchison fall

·         4x4 safari vehicles, driver/guide and fuel

·         Park entry fees, activities specified in the programme

·         Accommodation-Fort Murchison lodge

·         Meals as specified in the programme

·         Bottled water in the car

Trip Excludes:

·         All items/services of personal nature, laundry, bar bill/drinks

·         Personal insurance

·         All phone calls

·         Air fare, visa, insurance, water

·         Driver/guide’s gratuity/tips

Price per person:

       USD $ 610 / € 401

Minimum  4 person travelling.

Budget Uganda Safaris

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we welcome this development and we also congratulate the people of  Moroto and Karamoja in general for getting power to there area.

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WILD CHRISTMAS AT PARAA SAFARI LODGE

WILD CHRISTMAS AT PARAA SAFARI LODGE

Celebrate this Christmas with Kjong safari ltd in Murchison Falls Park’s Paraa safari lodge built in 1954 and hosted a number of celebrities and legendarily like, Britain’s Queen mother, Ernest Hemingway, Katherine Hepburn and Humphery Bogart. Located in the northwest of country and over looking the Nile River as it journeys from Lake Victoria to join the Mediterranean Sea. The lodge offers a unique blend of comfort, relaxation and adventure. The rooms come complete with private balconies and bathroom and decor reminiscent of explorer days and a swimming pool with a great view of the river below giving a chance to view elephants and hippos. The Murchison fall park  is the country’s largest national park named after one of the largest falls on the Nile is home to large population of buffalos, elephants and several species of antelopes, the Rothschild giraffe and the elusive lion and leopard. The launch trip on the river Nile is a nice way to watch the aquatics such as the hippos, crocodiles and both the aquatic and terrestrial birds as you make your way to Baker’s rock to watch the waterfall make their way through six meter cleft while plunging from a forty meter height.

Wild Christmas itinerary   

Day 1: travel to Murchison falls and Ziwa rhino sanctuary

Travel after breakfast to Murchison falls national park, stop over at Ziwa rhino sanctuary to visit the rhino, the private ranch is home to twelve white rhino under the rhino fund international, where a breeding program is under way, with growth in number these will be introduced back in their former range which was Murchison, an hour interaction with a guide to explain the behaviors of the animal, Accommodation Paraa lodge and meal plan breakfast/lunch/dinner.

Day 2: Murchison falls national park and game drives

After breakfast head for morning game drive, the drive is scenic and goes to the delta area where the Victoria Nile joins Lake Albert. Murchison falls park is Uganda’s largest wildlife park the palm straddled grassland supports dense populations of lion, buffalo, elephant and Uganda kob, together  with the localized Rothschild giraffe and patas monkey, Immense concentration of hippos and bird.

Have a leisurely afternoon with at the lodge pool and again head out in the late evening for another game drive each drive give one different animal opportunity and experience with chances seeing cats come out to way lay their prey, Accommodation Paraa lodge and Meal plan breakfast / lunch/ dinner.

 Day 3: Murchison falls national park and afternoon boat

Have a leisurely morning and nice Christmas breakfast spend half of day at the lodge cerebrating have the morning to your selves, after lunch head for the jetty for the afternoon boat cruise on the Nile an opportunity to catch on the aquatics as you head to the foot of the Murchison falls where the Nile thunders through a small gap. The banks of the river are home to crocodiles, hippopotamus, birds and other animals that usually come down to quench their thirty, Accommodation Paraa lodge and meal plan breakfast/lunch/dinner.

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Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Ngamba island is a peaceful home for the chimps that where rescued from different parts of Uganda, the island is located on Africa's largest lake "Lake Victoria" hence this indicates that it's surrounded by the peaceful natural waters of Lake Victoria. Ngamba island chimp sanctuary habituates up to 49 orphaned chimps rescued from different parts of the country. The sanctuary offers both day and night chimp trekking trips that enable visiting people to fully observe and interact with the primates.
Ngamba island chimpanzee sanctuary is surrounded by several islands over 80 in number, these islands form Kalangala district.
We arrange day tours to the island hence enabling you trek chimpanzees just with in one day for those interested in encountering our 1 day tour to Ngamba island follow the link for a detailed trip plan to the island. 1 day chimpanzee tracking safari in Uganda

Leopards in Uganda.

Spotted Leopard in Murchison Falls National Park

A Leopard is one of the hardest large species to observe in Uganda, thanks to it's nocturnal, solitary behavior and well camouflaged coat. Their survival is partly due to their adaptability to warm and cold climates and ability to climb trees while carrying heavy prey keeping it safe from other predators such as Lions and Hyenas. Leopards are too shay animals that are rarely seen in open areas therefore this makes them most rare animals to spot out, Leopards in Murchison Falls National Park.

They can run at an incredible speeds of up to 58 km(36 miles) per hour, they commonly feed on Antelopes, Monkeys, Fish, Birds, Insects and Reptiles. Historically, Leopards were hunted because of their beautiful spotted skin as it was commonly used by most local leaders as a symbol of them being great warriors. This caused their decrease in number hence being scare to meet across the continent but these can be spotted out from some of  Ugandan National Parks on a lucky day. Leopard spotted out in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

In Uganda we can encounter Leopards from three different parks that include Lake Mburo National Park, Murchison Falls National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park.  Visit our website: www.kjongsafarisuganda.com for detailed information about Uganda and it's most treasured wonders hence Book a trip to Uganda the Pearl of Africa and build a life time experience with rare primates like Gorillas.

Murchison Fall National Park in Uganda

Murchison Falls National Park is Uganda's Largest Park with a variety of animals to encounter, these include the African Lions, African elephants, African Buffaloes, Nile Crocodiles, Antelopes, Hippos, Leopards and it's famous habituated animals the Giraffe whose appearance might lead you to dought if it's not a cross breed between a Leopard and a camel due to it's physical appearance, the giraffe's swagger comes in as a result of it moving both right legs simultaneously, followed by both the left legs, it's the world's tallest land mammal where it's newborn stands at a height of 2 meters high hence enabling them eat the hideously spiky acacia of which it strips off leaves using its long dark purple tongue. 

This curious gentle giant fascinated Africa's prehistoric inhabitants who depicted it in cave paintings across the continent unfortunately these giraffe's where heavily hunted to use their trails for bracelets, fly swatters, threads for sewing and threading beads, Uganda's Rothschild giraffe is now one of the most endangered giraffe species with fewer than 700 in number remaining in the wild. Click the link for a discounted trip to Murchison Falls National Park hence encounter the world's tallest land mammal. 

Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda

Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda is one unforgettable encounters you will experience due to it's great scenery that include Tree Climbing Lions from the Ishasha section, Trekking Chimpanzees from a 16 km Kyambura gorge that also habitats other primates like the white and black Columbus monkeys, Forest elephants, Hippos and many other wild animals that move down the gorge to drink water from River Kyambura, a spectacular boat cruise on Kanzinga channel that connects to Lake Edward and George plus the late evening and early morning game drives that will enable you encounter several wild animals like the African elephants, African buffaloes, Antelopes, Hippos, Giant Warthogs, African lions e.t.c and not forgetting unique bird species since the park habitats over 1000 bird species that do migrate from the Rwenzori ranges and Congo forests in search of green pasture.  Click the link for detailed information about Queen Elizabeth and several trip itinerary.

Kjong Uganda Safaris

Kjong Uganda Safaris brings you discounted gorilla trekking safaris during the month of April, May and November. For booking email us at : info@kjongsafarisuganda.com