EXTENDED PEARL OF AFRICA
TOUR ITINERARY
Day : Arrival
Arrival Kampala
You will arrive in Entebbe and take delivery of rental bikes. Spend the rest of the day taking in a couple of sights in and around the area, we will have a group evening meal at the hotels beach restaurant with a chance to get to know your fellow adventurers and guide, any doubts concerns or questions now’s the time.
Accommodation : Victoria lake beach hotel
Day: 01 & 02
Murchison Falls
Today will be spent riding to the Murchison falls national park. Murchison Falls National Park sits on the shore of Lake Albert, in northwest Uganda. It’s known for Murchison Falls, where the Victoria Nile River surges through a narrow gap over a massive drop. Park wildlife includes (but is not limited to) elephants, Lions, Giraffe and hippos, and there are chimpanzees in the Kaniyo Pabidi mahogany forest. The Lake Albert Delta is home to rare shoebill storks. Our first night will be at red chilli rest camp Here we will board a boat for a 3 hour safari upto the falls expect lots of hippos elephants and crocs. Our second night will be wild camping in the park allowing us to do morning and evening game drives on our motorbikes, (accompanied by our armed ranger) and spend the night around a camp fire
enjoying the African sounds and having a BBQ
Accommodation : safari tent and wild camping
Day : 03 & 04
Fort Portal
a dramatic landscape of crater lakes cupped under steep hillsides, the area south of Fort Portal offers travellers a scenic retreat ideal for long walks and road cycling, we will spend 2 night at crater lake and the options are visit a tea plantation, visit a local village and spend time learning about African crafts and skills, ride to the far congo border with the chance to join a chimpanzee trek
Accommodation :camping (fixed safari tent option available at extra cost)
Day: 05
Queen Elizabeth Ntl Park
Today we will ride to the park and enjoy a 3 hour boat safari Queen Elizabeth National Park is in southwest Uganda. Leopards roam the Mweya Peninsula, which lies beside Lake Edward. Nearby Lake Katwe is a huge volcanic explosion crater. Boats on the Kazinga Channel float past hippos and Nile crocodiles. Chimpanzees inhabit the Kyambura Gorge. Trails lead to bat caves in the central Maramagambo Forest. The Ishasha area is home to tree-climbing lions and shoebill storks. We will meet our ranger and explore the park on our motorbikes looking for the lions and
leopards a truly unique experience only available with African moto adventures, enjoy an evening drink watching hippos walk past our accommodation. The next day will be an early start to get the best game drive in Uganda we will return to camp for lunch, we will ride to ishaha sector of the park to see the incredible tree climbing lions, being on motorcycle means we can get to places the safari land rovers cant and with our ranger leading the way it will be an unforgettable experience.
Accommodation :Room in Block
Day : 06
Kisoro
Today we ride to Lake Bunyonyi it is in south-western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale, and it is close to the border with Rwanda. The lake appears on the 5,000 Ugandan shilling note under the title "Lake Bunyonyi and terraces" Here you have 2 options 1 is to explore the lake and its amazing scenery including a canoe trip or for the real adventurers (2 get up very early and ride to Bwindi impenetrable national park meet your guide and do a gorilla trek depending on the location of the gorillas this could take from 30 min to 4 hours and is physically demanding, but often the words once in a lifetime experience are used when what they mean is amazing experience but trust us
THIS IS ONCE IN A LIFETIME!!
Day: 07 & 08
Lake Kivu
Today we will be crossing into Rwanda depending on how long out Gorilla Tracking takes will determine the ETA to our accommodation, but we aim for early afternoon. please be patient as African boarder crossings are not like the ones at home and you may be sat for some time while our guides and local partners deal with the crossing. once we have safely entered Rwanda we will head for Lake Kivu.
Accommodation :Hotel Room
Day: 09 & 10
KIGALI
Today we leave our lakeside paradise for the hustle and bustle of Kigali, a City famous for its bloody history. Here we will meet a local guide who will show us the dark past of Rwandna but also its promising future!
Accommodation :Hotel Room
Day: 11
Lake Mburo
today we leave Kigali Early! we are heading back into Uganda and have a boarder crossing to contend with...
our home for this evening is Lake Mburo a heaven for wildlife lovers! breath taking views are a common sight keep an eye out for Giraffe, Zebra and even Leopards!
Accommodation :Hotel Room
Day: 12
Kampala
Today our journey ends as we ride back to Kampala completing our adventure!