6 DAY TOUR TO MT ELGON, KIDEPO AND MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK

DAY 1- Mt. Elgon destination
On arrival take a rest and in the evening visit the four vast caves where frequent night visitors such as elephants and buffaloes come to lick the natural salt found on the cave walls.
Interesting is Kitum cave, with overhanging crystalline walls, that enters 200 m into the side of Mt. Elgon.

Dinner and over night at sipi falls rest camp.

Day 2- mountain Elgon hiking
The highest peak of Mt. Elgon, Koitoboss, measures 13,852 ft (4,155 m), and is easily reached by hikers in about two hours from the road's end.
after hiking take Vehicle circuits leading to animal viewing areas where various of them can be seen like elephants, blue monkeys, black and white colubus monkeys, and tree squirrel.
Visit sipi falls in the evening.

Dinner and over night at sipi falls rest camp.

Day 3- kidepo valley national park -destination
Arrive at Apoka Lodge. After lunch, enjoy panoramic views of the Narus River Valley and enjoy wildlife from the verandah of the lodge.

Dinner and overnight at Apoka Safari Lodge

Day 4-wild life tour at kidepo
After an early breakfast, go for morning game drive to Kanangorok hot spring. A variety of animals can be seen roaming around including Ostrich.
Have lunch at the lodge. In the evening have a cultural experience by meeting the Karamjong people at Karenna and Kapedo

Dinner and overnight at Apoka Safari Lodge

Day 5-destination-murchison falls national park
Leave Kampala after break fast with packed lunch. Drive through Luwero triangle. We will continue through the park stopping at the top of the falls which is a fantastic sight. River Nile is forced through a narrow gap in the rock before ferociously plunging down 43 meters. From here we will continue on, taking a ferry across the river to Paraa Safari Lodge. Game viewing on the way is very good; look out for hippos, elephants, buffalos and other animals.

Overnight: Paraa Safari Lodge/Budget Red Chili Camp.

Day 6- Murchison falls national park tour
After breakfast, go for Chimpanzee tracking in Kaniyo Pabidi Forest in Budongo Forest Reserve where you can walk beneath mature mahogany. You will certainly see many forest birds, including the chocolates-backed Kingfisher, the white-thigh hornbill and puvel's illadopsis found nowhere else in East Africa.
We will drive back to the lodge for lunch before taking an afternoon boat trip to the foot of Murchison Falls. This boat trip along the Nile is often cited as being the highlight of a trip to Murchison since it allows you to get up-close and personal with the animals. Along this stretch of the river, there are hippos in addition to some enormous Nile crocodiles. If lucky, you may see the rare and prehistoric looking shoebill, which is a cross between the dodo and a dinosaur. The boat takes you to the base of the falls which only adds to their impressiveness.

Overnight: Paraa Safari Lodge/Budget Red Chili Camp.

Day 7-return to Kampala
After break fast drive back to Kampala and arrive late afternoon.

END OF THE TOUR