Flying Safari | Murchison Falls Park Tour |Semliki Tours and Safaris

Flying Safari to Murchison and Semliki National Parks 5 Days
Day 1
After an early breakfast our tour guide will transfer you to Kajjansi Airstrip for your chartered flight to Pakuba. On the way you will pass by the Falls where the park derives its name. At the top of the Falls you will see the mighty river exploding through a narrow gorge and flowing down a distance of about 150 km. You will have lunch and in the afternoon embark on a boat ride on the Nile to the bottom of the falls. The bottom of the falls is known to harbour plenty of fauna and avifauna whichwill be at your disposal as you enjoy your launch cruise. Some of the wildlife at your disposal will include:- Hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, waterbucks, and many more.  Bird life at the shores is quite overwhelming with the rare shoe bill taking a lead.

Dinner and Overnight at luxurious Paraa Safari Lodge/budget Red chili camp (FB)

Day 2
Early in the morning go for a game drive in the northern circuit of the park to catch up with early risers. Look out for game like Lions, leopards, Uganda Kob, waterbucks, giraffes and many more. Retire for breakfast at the lodge. With packed lunch proceed to Kaniyo Pabidi Forest. This is a natural forest within Budongo sector for chimpanzee tracking. For birders this is an excellent birding haven! Expect birds like the white-thighed hornbill , the chocolate-backed Kingfisher, and puvel's illadopsis that are specific to this area and no where else in East Africa.

Overnight at a luxurious Paraa Safari Lodge/budget Red chili camp (FB)

Day 3     
After breakfast transfer to Pakuba Airstrip for your private chartered plane to Semliki Wild Life Reserve. Situated in the basin of the Western rift Valley, Semliki Wildlife Reserve is one of the most diverse habitats in Africa with a vegation of open acacia-combretum woodland and grassy savannah, interpersed with patches of borassus palm forest, significant belts of riparian woodland along the main watercourses, as well as some extensive swamps towards Lake Albert. The area is famous for the number of massive maned lions that are resident here. Primates are well represented, with black-and-white colobus, chimps, olive baboon, and red-tailed and vervet monkey. Leopards are common and quite often spotted on night drives.This is the only park in Uganda where night drives are carried out.

Dinner and overnight at a luxurious Semliki Safari Lodge/budget Rwenzori view guest house (Full Board)

Day 4
Have a cup of tea before dawn to go through the beautiful gallery rainforest to track chimpanzees. Chimps are tracked by researchers in Semliki at dawn and dusk, as they tend to disappear in the middle of the day. Return to the lodge for late breakfast. An afternoon game drive is so rewarding.Look out for African Sun dip below the horizon.

Overnight at a luxurious Semliki Safari Lodge/budget Rwenzori view guest house (Full Board)

Day 5
After your breakfast transfer to Semliki airstrip for your flight back to Entebbe.

End of Tour