Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda and after completing formalities, you will be greeted by our local guide who will then take you to the hotel. 

Accommodation: eg.  Via Via GH, Cycad GH, 2 Friends

Meals: Breakfast

Today you will visit the Mabamba swamps, where most bird watching is done by canoe, while watching for the rare beak-billed, African Water Rail, Allen and Purple Gallinule, Squacco, Goliath, Purple, Gray Heron Egrets and Ducks. Later, take a city tour of Kampala. In the evening you can (optionally) visit the Ndere Cultural Center (only Wed, Fri, Sun) or have the evening at leisure. 

Accommodation: eg. Forest Cottages 

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, visit the source of the Nile River and continue to Kapchorwa Town and the Sipi Falls area, which is at the foot of Mount Elgon. It is especially famous for Bugisu Arabica coffee grown by local farmers. Bugisu Arabica grows only at a height between 1,600 and 1,900 meters. It is the most important crop in the area and truly one of the best coffees in the world. 

Accommodation: eg.  Lacam Lodge 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After breakfast, take a hike to the Sipi Falls. These are a series of three waterfalls. You will walk to the waterfalls that are located at the foot of Mt. Elgon. Mount Elgon itself is a 4321 m high extinct volcano, which was larger in prehistoric times than the Kilimanjaro. In the afternoon you can experience how coffee is made. 

Accommodation: eg.  Lacam Lodge 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Today drive to Kidepo National Park. The park is located in the rugged, semi-arid valleys between the borders of Uganda with South Sudan and Kenya, about 700 km from Kampala. Established as a national park in 1962, it is home to a plethora of big game and houses more than 77 species of mammals and around 475 species of birds. Kidepo is the most isolated national park in Uganda, but the few that make the long journey north agree that it is also the most beautiful and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Africa. 

Accommodation:eg.. Savannah Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After breakfast, start your journey through the Narustal valley, where you can take a nature walk in the park. In the afternoon enjoy another game drive. Kidepo National Park is a savannah landscape that stretches in all directions. Here are elephants, zebras, giraffes, huge herds of buffaloes, warthogs, duikers, Jackson's Hartebeest, lions, leopards and hundreds of species of birds, elephants. Other animals that can be seen are Jackal Roan antelope, Waterbuck, Eland, Oribi, Klipspringer, etc. The park has the highest concentration of endemic birds in Uganda, such as Ostrich, Kori Bustard, Vultures, Hornbills, Eagles etc. 

Accommodation: eg. Savannah Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After an early breakfast, visit a Karamajong village. Here you can spend a wonderful time with the people of Karamajong and get an insight into their way of life and their beliefs. At the end of the tour, you'll understand why their pride is slow to adapt to globalization. In the late afternoon you have another game drive. So you also have the opportunity to see different species of birds. 

Accommodation: eg. Savannah Lodge 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After breakfast, start your journey through the Narusstal. You will take a walk to the hot springs. In the afternoon enjoy another game drive. 

Accommodation: eg.  Savannah Lodge 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After breakfast, drive to Murchison Falls National Park. The park covers an area of 3,840 km² and has 76 mammal species and over 450 species of birds. It lies at an altitude of 619m at the delta and 1,292 at Rabongo Hill. On the way you will visit the Aruu Falls. 

Accommodation: eg.  Hornbill Bush, Paraa Lodge, Pakuba Lodge, Murchison River Lodge, Pakuba Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After an early breakfast, take a boat trip to the Nile Delta. Look out for a variety of bird species, especially the snout. In the afternoon you go for a game drive. Drive in the open African savannah looking for lions, leopards, hyenas, buffaloes, elephants and Jackson Hartebeest, Oribi, Waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and many different species of birds such as Secretary Bird, Black Chested Snake Eagle, Tawny and Marshal Eagles, Carmine and Swallow Tailed Bee-Eaters and many more. 

Accommodation: eg.  Hornbill Bush, Paraa Lodge, Pakuba Lodge, Murchison River Lodge, Pakuba Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After a fairly early breakfast, they will do another game drive and hopefully discover lions and leopards. In the afternoon, take a boat trip to the falls. The falls are rare and magnificent, they are one of Africa's wonders and a must for everyone. Of course, we must not forget that Murchison derives his name from these cases. Meet with hippos, crocodiles and a variety of waterfowl. If you are lucky, you will also discover the Shoebill, from which our company derives its name. Enjoy these spectacular waterfalls, where the Nile squeezes through a 7 meter gap and at the bottom are giant crocodiles. 

Accommodation: eg.  Hornbill Bush, Paraa Lodge, Pakuba Lodge, Murchison River Lodge, Pakuba Lodge

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

After breakfast, start your journey back to Entebbe. Drive to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. Here's a walk to the Southern White Rhinos reintroduced in Uganda. Then return to Entebbe. Your 12-day trip to Uganda's wild north ends here. 

Optionally you can book a night in Entebbe or Kampala.