Day 01: Arrival at Entebbe
Day 02: Flight to Murchison
Day 03: Hot air balloon safari, game drive & boat trip to the falls
Day 04: Road transfer to Kidepo Valley NP
Day 05: Hike Murongole & visit the Ik
Day 06: Game drive & hot springs in the Narus Valley
Day 07: Transfer to Murchison Falls
Day 08: Game drive and transfer to Entebbe

Dinner & overnight at your accommodation.

Meet and greet at the Airport by your Magic Safaris guide. You will be transferred to your hotel in Entebbe.

Dinner & overnight at your accommodation.

After breakfast, you have a few hours to relax or explore Entebbe town and its surroundings before your domestic flight to Murchison Falls NP. Your airport transfer this mid-morning is booked with your accommodation, you are expected to be at the airport at least 1 hour before take-off (at midday). Your flight will be in a 11-seater Cessna Caravan. Each passenger is allowed a luggage limit of 15 kilos.

On arrival at the airstrip, our driver/guide will be waiting for your transfer to your accommodation. There are 2 airstrips: Bugungu (South bank) & Pakuba (North bank).

- If you are staying in the northern bank, the rest of the afternoon will be spent on a game drive exploring the park.
- If you are staying in the southern bank, you will have a sunset boat cruise on the Nile.

Dinner & overnight at your accommodation.

With its typical Borassus savannah, the Nile river, the falls and its spectaculars game viewing it’s probably one of the most beautiful national parks of Uganda. The park is home to different wildlife including several mammals such as Rothchild’s giraffes (an endangered species), hyenas, lions, antelopes, buffaloes, elephants and so much more as well as plenty of bird species. These are widely spread over the park and will make the hot air balloon worthwhile.

- If you are staying at the northern end of the park, you will be driven to the take-off point by your driver/guide. Those in the south, will first cross the river using speed boats and then driven to the take off point.

- On the drive to the take-off point, enjoy taking photos as they watch the balloon inflation process. You will then be briefed on safety regulations by the pilot and start flying around 6:00 am right before sunrise.

The Balloon ride lasts for about an hour after which the balloon lands and you receive your participation certificates. Depending on where the balloon lands, a mini game drive will be organized. The hot air balloon trip lasts about 2 hours.

You will continue to the bush breakfast location prepared by the Paraa Safari lodge chef in the bush, the location is secured by UWA armed rangers. The rest of the morning will be spent on a game drive. We return to the accommodation for a hot lunch.

- The afternoon will be spent on an extensive exploration by boat on the Nile river, upstream towards the Falls. This is where the Nile explodes through a narrow gorge and cascades down to become a placid river. You can admire on the slopes of the Nile river, the big number of hippos, elephants and the Nile crocodiles. The launch trip is a unique adventure, full of activity and constant surprises!

Bird watchers will appreciate the rich bird life while on the boat.

Dinner & overnight at your accommodation.

The spectacular Murchison Falls, were 'discovered' by Sir Samuel White Baker in 1864. Baker spent some time to explore the Albert Nyanza (lake), during which he demonstrated that the Nile flowed through the Albert Nyanza (lake). The Falls were named after the President of the Royal Geographical Society. The Society has been a key associate and supporter of many famous explorers and expeditions, including those of Darwin, Livingstone, Scott, John Hannington Speke, Henry Morton Stanley.

A long drive today!

After an early breakfast, you will set off for Kidepo Valley NP with your driver/guide. Enjoy eye-catching sights and some spectacular scenery along the way. Cross some seasonal rivers and catch a glimpse of the Manyattas (small grass thatched house) where the Karimojong live. These reside around the borders of the park.

Kidepo is Uganda’s most pristine, unexplored game reserve teaming with abundance of wildlife.

You will arrive in the late afternoon for a late lunch and an evening game drive.

Dinner & overnight at your accommodation.

After an early breakfast, you have an option of exploring the park through game drive all day or you may go to meet the smallest tribe in Africa.

Should you opt for the former, your day will start very as we catch the splendid sunrise in the park and we continue to see the animals in the park. During the game drives, you will see wild dogs, spotted hyenas, oribi, bushpigs, elands, lions, among others. The park is also rich in birdlife: pygmy falcon, Egyptian vulture. Not to mention, the picturesque landcaspes.

If you choose the latter, it also includes a hike of the Murongole Mountains. Catch the beautiful sunrise and enjoy the abundant game in this park.

You will hike the Murongole Mountains and this will include a visit to the Ik tribe. You will not only enjoy magnificent views atop the mountains but also meet these gentle people that call this place home.  A day with the Ik people is simply an amazing adventure giving you a rare insight into an endangered tribe in Africa with less than 15,000 members which renders it as endangered for its future existence as they attempt to eke out a living high up in the mountains with some of the most fantastic scenery in of Uganda.

Sometimes called Tueso, the Ik are an indigenous community living in the high mountains of Murongole. The Ik migrated from Ethiopia, settled in Kenya and then moved to present day Karamoja. They were the first settlers in this region. In the 1960’s they were forced to migrate to the mountains when their first home was turned into a wildlife reserve.

Another early morning as we head into Narrus Valley for a game drive. The Narrus River is the only source of water in the park and this attracts lots of wildlife to this area and it is a great observation point for ostrich and leopard (if we are in luck).

Return to the lodge for a hot lunch and then return for another game driven near the border with South Sudan.

Dinner and Overnight at your accommodation.

The Narrus Valley is known to possess the largest buffalo herds than anywhere else in the entire world. You may also spot some of the big cats: lions, leopards and cheetahs that can only be found in Kidepo.

After breakfast, you will drive back to Murchison Falls NP. On arrival, you will have the rest of the evening to relax and relive the Kidepo experience.

Dinner and overnight at your accommodation

If you are staying in the north, an early game drive will be organized and then you will return to your accommodation for a hot lunch. After lunch, your driver/guide will drop you off at the airstrip for your flight back to Entebbe.

If you are staying in the south, your driver/guide will drop you off at the jetty for a cruise on the delta. The Victoria Nile Delta is a peaceful stretch where the River Nile flows into Lake Albert and it is here that the park’s prime wildlife is explored by boat. You will have an opportunity to view large numbers of hippos and Nile crocodiles as well as various bird species some of which are endemic to this region.

There are also spectacular views of canoes of fishermen catching tilapia on Lake Albert and people from the nearby community drawing water from the Nile River. After this boat ride, you will return to you accommodation for lunch and then your driver/guide will drop you off at the airstrip for your flight to Entebbe.

This is the end of what we hope has been an amazing & memorable journey in the Pearl of Africa!