Activity Day 1

At arrival time

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  You will be transferred from the airport in Entebbe International Airport.
  Transfer upon arrival to Secrets GH arranged by Secrets GH through shuttle driver ….. - his WhatsApp number is +256 ….. - he will pick you up at the airport with a sign SECRETS or your name.
  Secrets WhatsApp number: +256 …..
  Transfer time; 20 MIn

Activities Day 2

Around Lunchtime

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  You have the choice either delicious Secrets Wraps (chicken, fish, veggie available) or a Sandwich of your choice. Please order at breakfast time your take away lunch choice and your dinner order.
  

1 pm

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  Shoebill Boat Safari and outdoor activity advices:
  Our boat guide will pick you at the Guesthouse shortly before 1 pm. After a short walk you reach the boat which takes you over the lake to the Mabamba Swamps, a Ramsar wetland whose prolific birdlife includes the eagerly sought shoebill. There you change to a smaller boat.
  Please apply enough sun lotion - very important, come with a rain poncho in your backpack and wear a hat. Clothes can be leisure, like shorts and sandals depending on temperatures. 
  Use the toilet before you start! The boat trip will last 3-4 hours.
  Following applies to all outdoor activities in Uganda: 
  • apply sun protection even when it's cloudy, 
  • have your rain poncho with you, even when the sun is shining, 
  • go with a hat or cap
  • do not forget to take enough water water with you
  • early morning and towards evening apply insect repellent!
  • walking safaris: long trousers, closed shoes and trousers inside the socks (ANTS!)
  
  

Activities Day 3

8 am

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  Hotel Pick Up by your guide, briefing and first optional stop at Victoria Mall. Here you can change money at the Forex office or use the ATM. Please use the one of DTB inside the mall on the right side next to DTB Entebbe Branch. This ATM is free of charge. The one from ABSA opposite is very expensive. In case DTB is out of order your guide will drive you to the next Stanbic, Equity or Bank of Africa ATM.
  In the Mall you can purchase sim cards or buy some snacks at Carrefour Supermarket.
  In the car we provide you with natural mineral water. If you prefer soft drinks or sparkling water you might get that at here Carrefour or in supermarkets during your trip.

Morning

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  Transfer by Road, Entebbe to Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
  Transfer time; about 4-5 hours

Around Lunchtime

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  Lunch in the Lodge, Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

After Dinner optional

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  Ziwa offers a guided nocturnal walk after dinner. This is optional and you decide on ground if you want to go or not. As there are waterholes near the chalet and pool area, it might be good just to stay there and wait what happens. 
  Extra cost 20$pp 

Activities Day 4

8 am

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  Rhino walking safari, Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch - please wear long trousers, closed shoes and put your trouser ends inside the socks, that the ants cannot attack you. Come with a hat, enough sun protection and water.
  

Around Lunchtime

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  The Top of the Falls viewpoint is one of the highlights in the park. Sturdy shoes are an advantage, it can be muddy and slippery.
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  A picnic lunch is planned at the viewpoint at the top of the Falls. Your guide will organize a Rolex with you along the way in Masindi at the entrance to the Masindi Market. This is a typical, delicious Ugandan street food. It is a flatbread (chapati) in which an omelet with or without vegetables is rolled. The name doesn't come from the famous watch brand; it comes from the words 'to roll' and 'take it out'.
  If you wish, you can also book a luxurious bush lunch at a hidden spot overlooking the falls. This costs $60 per person and must be booked before the start of the trip.

Afternoon

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  Afternoon Game Drive in Murchison Falls NP. Enjoy your first encounter with the wild in best afternoon light. The park offers lots of animals and with luck you can complete the spotting of the big five within 24 hours.

Activities Day 5

Early Morning

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  Early Morning Game Drive, Murchison Falls National Park
  You set off at dawn and are excited to see the animal world awaken. In the morning, it can be chilly in the car with the roof open. Please remember to bring a scarf and a thin jacket.
  

Around Lunchtime

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  Lunch at Bamboo View Tower

   

  At Bamboo Village Lodge, we recommend having lunch on the observation tower. There's always a cool breeze there. Please pre-order at breakfast.
  Please order at breakfast time, that your lunch should be served on the view tower.
  

2 pm

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  Boat Safari on the Nile to Murchison Falls.
  A diverse range of wildlife awaits you on the banks and in the water, and at the end, you'll see the Murchison Falls from below.
  

Activities Day 6

Early Morning

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  Transfer by Road, Murchison Falls National Park to Kibale National Park
  Transfer time; 6 - 7 hours

Around Lunchtime

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  A typical Ugandan street food is Rolex. It's a flatbread (chapati) in which an omelet with or without vegetables is enrolled. The name doesn't come from the famous watch brand; it comes from 'to roll' and 'take it out.' On transfer trips, we usually plan to bring Rolex, fruit, or meat skewers as lunch snacks. 

Afternoon optional

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  We've planned a guided walk. This can be customised to your interests and available time. You can also shorten the hike by driving for parts of the route. Options include a viewpoint at the Three Crater Lakes, also known as the Top of the World Craters, a community experience with coffee and banana gin tasting, and a glimpse into Ugandan rural life.
  

Activities Day 7

Morning

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  Guided Walk in Bigodi
  After breakfast, you will walk through the Bigodi Wetlands to see monkeys, birds and a diverse range of flora. Be careful, it can get muddy and wobbly, the "walkways" often consist of loose boards laid over the muddy areas. If you are lucky, you will see red and black and white colobus monkeys and the stately blue turacos.

Around Lunchtime

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  Local Lunch at TINKA
  For lunch today we are organising a typical Ugandan meal at Tinka's in Bigodi. A selection of delicious dishes with explanations of Ugandan food traditions awaits you.
  

after Lunch

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  Transfer by Road, Kibale National Park to Queen Elizabeth National Park
  Transfer time; about 3 hours

Afternoon optional

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  During transfer, you can visit a vanilla plantation at Lake Nyinambuga, a community project designed to generate new income and jobs. Due to a lack of suitable insects, each flower must be pollinated by hand. The long and laborious process is explained, and you can also purchase excellent-quality organic vanilla at the shop at the crater lake.
  Shop at the Nyinambuga Crater Lake: The best photo of the lake is taken from the shop's veranda. The lake is depicted on the 20,000 UGX note.
  

Afternoon

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  At Queen Elizabeth National Park, you cross the equator. An impressive new monument was installed there in 2024. Time for a photo stop.
  But beware of con artists! We must warn you not to fall for the numerous con artists present there. They will claim that they can demonstrate the correlation forces at the equator. It is indeed true that in the northern hemisphere, water flows into a drain the opposite way than in the southern hemisphere. To see both, however, you have to travel several hundred kilometers. Directly at the equator, this is only possible with sleight of hand. So please don't fall for it!
  

Activities Day 8

7 am

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  After a briefing at the viewpoint in the gorge, you start the search for our closest relatives, the chimpanzees, under the guidance of an experienced ranger.
  Good hiking boots, a rain poncho, a face mask and drinking water should be part of the basic equipment here, as well as the camera. Since the chimpanzees are visited in the morning, your ranger knows roughly where the animals are and chimpanzees often give themselves away with their loud roar. As soon as you have found the great apes, they can spend an hour with you. They are used to human visitors and are not disturbed by our presence. After an hour, you return to civilization.

Around Lunchtime

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  Lunch in the Lodge, Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp

About 2 pm

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  Boat Safari, Kazinga Channel
  We have once again organised a wonderful boat trip for you. On the Kazinga Channel, which runs between Lake Edward and Lake George, you can see many animals on the banks and hundreds of kingfishers, especially kingfishers, nesting in the cliffs along the banks. A dreamlike scenery awaits you.

About 5 to 7 pm

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  With this late afternoon game drive we try to give you the opportunity to spot lions and leopards. The big cats often doze in the heat of the day, hidden in bushes or tall grass, and start to become active towards evening.

Activities Day 9

Afternoon

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  Transfer by Road, Queen Elizabeth National Park to Rushaga Sector
  Transfer time; about 6 hours

Activities Day 10

Morning to Afternoon optional

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  Important for gorilla tracking: good waterproof hiking boots, gaiters if necessary, muted colors, long pants and sleeves, gardening gloves, sunscreen, and rain gear.
  A briefing by the rangers begins at 7:30 a.m. and includes a cultural performance. Afterwards, visitors are divided into groups of up to eight people, each visiting a gorilla family. Our clients are usually back at the lodge between 1 and 3 a.m. at the latest.
  The ranger trackers go into the forest early in the morning in groups of three people and begin searching for the gorillas, starting from the sleeping areas where the apes were abandoned the previous evening. A ranger and two security guards set out with their group of visitors after the briefing. There will be frequent breaks along the way, as the trail includes steep uphill and downhill sections, often on the elephant trails, which can be slippery depending on the weather.
  To ensure a safe and relaxed arrival at the gorillas, we recommend booking a porter/supporter. Young women and men from the surrounding, very poor communities accompany the visitors, carry their backpacks, and provide support in difficult areas. A helping hand on steep, slippery terrain, when balancing over streams, and in muddy areas can be very helpful. The additional $20 paid for each porter, not including tips, is money well spent.
  
  
  Once you reach "your" gorillas, your magic hour begins. These mighty animals are unbothered by us humans. It is incredibly fascinating to observe the mighty gorillas so closely and in their natural habitat. Their mostly leisurely but powerful movements, their interactions, their facial expressions. You almost feel like you can read their emotions on their faces. What an experience!
  
  
  After an hour, you must bid a heavy hearted farewell to these impressive great apes. The trackers stay in the forest—they accompany the gorillas until they prepare their night camp—and then receive their tips in the forest, with the ranger and security guards receiving their tips at the end when they hand over their certificates. The happy visitors take the shortest route out of the beautiful rainforest with their ranger, the security rangers, and the porters and return to civilization. Completely elated—we know that feeling ;-)

Afternoon optional

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  Community tours can be arranged by your lodge at an extra fee, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Activities Day 11

7 am

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  Transfer by Road, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via Arcadia Lodge Lake View Point to Lake Mburo National Park

Around Lunchtime

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  Lunch in the Lodge, Kigarama Wilderness Lodge

Late afternoon

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  There's no better way for you to see Lake Mburo National Park than on the guided game drive we'll take you on late afternoon. Get your camera and binoculars ready, sit back in our vehicle, and enjoy looking for the wildlife.

Activities Day 12

Activities Day 13

Early Morning

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  An early Game Drive in lake Mburo is always a highlight. Sometimes it is a bit foggy in the morning and you might get incredible pictures os wildlife in the mist.

At 9 am

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  If weather allows it Kigarama lodge will organise a bush breakfast for you.

Rest of Day

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  Transfer by Road, Lake Mburo National Park via Equator point Uganda to Secrets Guest House
  Transfer time; 5 to 6 hours

After arrival

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  Farewell dinner at the Faze 3 restaurant or on the Secrets rooftop terrace with the option to use a room for changing and showering (+30$).
  Faze 3 is a restaurant only.
  Please discuss your decision with your guide the evening before. Secrets requires pre-ordering food the evening before or at the latest early in the morning to ensure fresh ingredients can be organised.

   

2:30 hours before departure

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  We'll transfer you to the airport.
  Transfer time; 20 MIn