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	Includes: All transport All accommodation All meals, except for breakfast & lunch on day 1, and dinner on day 12 & 13 Entry fees and permits into the parks One chimpanzee trek Game drives and guided bush walks Group equipment Professional guides Default insurance Excludes: International flights Visas and taxes All optional excursions and hiring of equipment. Gorilla trek excursion Alcohol and soft drinks Curios Tips   Notes: If neccessary, this tour may run in the reverse direction. A sleeping bag, towel and pillow are required for this tour. Precautions against malaria and yellow fever are advisable. An open and flexible mind is essential in dealing with the detours, delays and other inconveniences often encountered in Africa. A small daypack is advisable for the treks to carry water and a warm top. The recommended currency for this tour is the US$ in small denomination notes. Board Basis Descriptions :   B BB HB FB DBB LD D -   Breakfast -   Bed & Breakfast -   Half Board -   Full Board -   Dinner, Bed & Breakfast -   Lunch & Dinner -   Dinner

13-day Uganda Overland Explorer

Duration:		12 days
Starts:		Jinja
Ends:		Jinja
Rates from:
Dates:		Click here for Tour Dates
Countries Visited:		Uganda
Transport:		Deluxe Truck
Safari cook:		Not Included

Explore the wilderness and wildlife of Uganda in this overland camping safari. A land of striking scenery, thick forests, friendly local people and spectacular national parks, Uganda is both a [b]challenging and rewarding setting for a safari.

Track gorillas in Bwindi and chimpanzees in Kyambura Gorge; search for tree-climbing lions in Ishasha; cruise down the Nile River and track rhino in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

This memorable safari can be tough, remote and wild, yet the sights and experiences are incredibly rewarding.

Leave Jinja early and head towards Kampala, Uganda's vibrant capital city. Spend some time there visiting the bustling fruit and drum markets before arriving at the Equator for some memorable photographs.

Later in the afternoon you'll enter Lake Mburo National Park - a protected wilderness area known for its large hippo population - where you'll camp the night on the lake shore.

This is one of the highlights of the tour: trek through the thick vegetation of Bwindi in search of the mountain gorillas. As permits are limited, your group will be split up over two days so as to allow everyone a chance to spend time with these impressive animals. Expect to walk for a number of hours in often muddy and rainy conditions, but it will all be worthwhile when you suddenly come across a troop in the undergrowth.

When not trekking through the forest, you'll enjoy village walks and search for some of the beautiful birds that inhabit the fringe of the Bwindi forest.

Leave the mountains and forests behind you and head to the Queen Elizabeth National Park, where you'll spend two nights camping under canvas.

Wildlife and birdlife is abundant in the park, which is also known for the tree-climbing lions in its Ishasha region. Spend time on game drives in the area and be on the lookout for lions in the low-lying fig trees.

Pack up early and travel across the park and through the Maramagambo Forest where you might encounter wild chimpanzees and a variety of colourful birds. Your group will arrive at Kyambura Gorge in the afternoon and spend a few hours hiking into the gorge with a local guide, in the hope of spending time with a habituated family of wild chimpanzees.

As there is a limited number of visitors to the gorge, some of the group may do this activity on the following morning. Spend the night camping in the park.

This morning you'll explore the Queen Elizabeth National Park a little further before continuing north to Rwenzori, known as the 'Mountains of the Moon'.

After setting up camp at a local community centre, your group will enjoy a lengthy walk through numerous rural villages, interacting with the locals, before arriving at the Rwenzori lookout point. Although these mountains are so close to the Equator, the peaks - at 5000m above sea level - are often snow-capped, a stark contrast to the tropical forest covering the slopes.

Leave the mountains early in the morning and descend into the tea plantations surrounding Fort Portal, an important market town near the crater lakes. Today you'll cover a considerable distance, and mostly on rough gravel roads.

Arrive in the late afternoon at the Kaniyo-Pabidi Camp located in the Murchison Falls National Park. The camp is managed by the renowned Jane Goodall Institute, known for its exceptional work with chimpanzees. You may opt for a second chimp trek here at your own expense.

Your first stop today is above the Murchison Falls, a narrow gap through which the Nile River falls 40m into the Rift Valley. Spend some time here taking photographs, enjoying the scenery and exploring the falls before travelling downstream.

At this point, your group will board a boat and head down the Nile on a game cruise to your campsite near the junction of the Victoria and Albert Nile. Depending on water levels, a truck may drive you to camp instead. Camp wild in a big game area, a truly memorable experience.

After a leisurely breakfast, you'll explore more of the surrounding delta area before returning to the vehicle for your trip to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.

This project was established to restore rhino to their natural habitats in Uganda's protected areas, and is now currently breeding both black and white rhino. Camp the night.

In the morning you may participate in tracking rhino on foot (own expense), or just relax at camp. After packing up for the last time, your group will travel back to Jinja to spend one final night in comfort, at Adrift camp.

Enjoy an own expense dinner at the restaurant with your group, and celebrate a great Ugandan adventure.

The tour ends after breakfast, but you are welcome to stay and enjoy some of the wildest whitewater rafting in the world - on the Nile River. From the Adrift Camp you are also able to spend a day working in a local community project. However, each of these activities are optional and at your own expense.