5-Days Private White Water Rafting and Trekking in Mgahinga Park

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Kampala to Jinja with stop at Sezibwa falls and Mabira forest
1 stop
1
Mabira
An office Guide/driver will pick you up after breakfast from your hotel, airport or any other agreed pickup location. You will stop along the way for a guided nature walk around the spectacular Sezibwa falls. Another stopover will be for a nature walk at the Mabira forest. While at Mabira, expect to spot a variety of birds and primates like the red-tailed monkey. You will continue your journey past the eye-catching sugar and tea plantations. Finally, you will cross the newly built Jinja Bridge and continue to your lodge for check-in and lunch. After lunch, you will go for a tour of the town of Jinja and then take a boat ride to explore the source of the Nile and the Samuka Island. The Samuka Island is a breeding ground for several species of birds. As you leave the boat and the area around the source of the Nile, don’t forget to purchase souvenirs from one of the artisan shops. The driver will take you back to the hotel for a shower, relaxation and mingling.
Admission ticket free
Day 2
White water rafting, Bungee Jumping, Horse riding, Quad Biking – Departure
1 stop
2
You will have morning breakfast at your hotel and head out for white water rafting along the river Nile. The river Nile in Jinja provides some of the best spots for Jinja Whitewater rafting, kayaking and water rafting in Africa. The stretch with rapids used to be over 10km long until a power dam was constructed recently. White water rafting in Jinja is divided into two sessions – morning and afternoon. One can choose to go for a full day of white water rafting but you will only go for the morning shift. The morning session starts at 9am. You will join your fellow rafters for registration and the briefing. After the briefing, you will be supplied with life jackets, helmets and other rafting gear. The activity will go on for about 4 hours after which you will be taken for lunch. After lunch, you will go for quad biking, horse riding and bungee jumping (if open). Each activity takes one hour. After completing the activities, your driver/guide will drive you back to your hotel
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Transfer from Jinja to Kisoro
1 stop
3
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
After your breakfast in the morning, your driver/guide will drive you and leave jinja and head to the western route as you see the beautiful nature of Uganda, You will have a stopover at Kayabwe for photography at the Uganda equator. You will continue to drive up to Mbarara and then have a stop at Igongo cultural center for snacks or foods for refreshment. You will proceed to Kisoro and by the evening time, you will be in Kisoro, where gold meets silver, check-in from the hotel, ie Kisoro tourist hotel, or Kisoro Volcano hotel where we shall have an overnight as we wait for the next day’s activities (Gorilla trekking).
5 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Gorilla trekking and golden monkey tracking in Mgahinga gorilla national park
1 stop
4
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Wake up early in the morning with a cup of coffee and breakfast, the take the Mgahinga route, meet the park rangers to help you track the gorillas in their habitats, Not only the gorillas, but there are also golden monkeys, and also there is a lot of flora within the forest, a number of bird species will also surprise you with beautiful sounds most especially in the morning. In the afternoon after having your lunch, you will relax a bit and the go in for nature walk and on this activity, you will visit the Batwa, visiting the Batwa trails will reward you with an amazing history and entertainment.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Return to Kampala/Entebbe for your flight.
1 stop
5
Entebbe
You will wake up early in the morning with a cup of coffee where you will visit lake Mutanda as you site a number of morning birds that produces a beautiful sound waking people and welcoming you to their habitants, After the boat ride, you embark on your return to Kampala where you will first go to the hotel and have lunch. You will then be driven back to Kampala with our driver.
7 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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