You have already marked the fourth Thursday of November in your calendar, and as usual, you have started to explore thanksgiving vacation deals. How do you feel about spending your Thanksgiving holidays at the top of Victoria Nile? Feeling thrilled, right? This tailor-made Thanksgiving vacation deal can make your holiday funfilled and well-worth. You can visit the top of Victoria Nile, enjoy a game drive in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and feel the essence of African culture in the Igongo Cultural Centre in Uganda. So pack up your binos and get ready for this outstanding tour in Uganda.
African safari always sounds adventurous, and Uganda is one of the best destinations for the African expedition.
In this tour, you will visit the Victoria Nile, where the waterfall has been squeezed into the rock and then crashed through narrow Geroge with tremendous power. This place is famous as the shooting set for the movie “The African Queen”. You will get the beautiful view of Uhuru Falls while trekking up and down the trail.
The second attraction on the tour is a game drive in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This park is famous for inhabiting almost half of the surviving mountain gorillas on the planet. The park being Uganda’s top tourist destination has been listed in the World Heritage site as the best park in east Africa.
How can you Uganda tour be completed without exploring African culture? After the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, we will take you to the Igongo Cultural Centre. The village boasts of having the museum of Uganda. Get an insight into Uganda’s history and culture this palace turned museum is a ‘must visit’ in Uganda tour.
Our private tours typically range from $500 - $1000 per person/per night depending on chosen hotels and room categories, vehicles used, types of tours, flight cost, time of year and other factors. Make an inquiry for a customized trip quote.
We will greet you at the Entebbe International Airport. It's a 3 hours drive from the airport to the Nile village, where you will stay in a luxury lodge. Enjoy the beautiful scenic of east Uganda in your drive and if you are lucky you can also notice a member of the African big fife on your way to the lodge. Immerse in the scenic view through the windows while taking special flavored tea. The lodge also offers a luxury spa for your comfort. This is your leisure day, so enjoy the day relaxing and viewing nature’s game through your window.
Get ready for a moderate hiking tour after your breakfast. It’s said that one views the most spectacular things on the planet from the top of the Victoria Nile. Here we suggest a guided hiking tour instead of a boat cruise because cruise cannot take you to the closest where you can hike yourself. It’s moderate hiking of around 45 minutes which is filled with the enchanting view of the Uhuru Falls throughout. We will be camping at the top of the fall for the day enjoying a delicious meal and will come back to the lodge by the evening.
This morning you will fly to Bwindi Impenetrable from Entebbe International Airport in a light aircraft. Once you reach Bwindi, get ready for a thrill-filled day as today we will head towards Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the most adventurous gaming park in East Africa. It’s a steep mountain rainforest that is home to an estimated 350 gorillas. Enjoy trekking with the mountain gorillas with our experienced guides and create a lifetime memory. You can also view other species like duikers, bushbucks, African golden cats, and the rare giant forest hog as well as several endangered species, like the African green broadbill. This park is also liked by the bird-watchers as it hosts about 350 species of birds. We will be back to our Bwindi lodge at by the evening followed by a delicious dinner.
This morning after breakfast we will take you to the Igongo village where you can explore the history and culture of Uganda. Meet the local people, visit the museum and have a great meal with Uganda’s traditional Ankole dishes.
With warm greetings from the staff followed by a special breakfast, your Thanksgiving holiday in Uganda comes to an end. We will transfer you to the airport and you will leave for home with a bunch of unforgettable memory.