The 3 days Ssese island tour offers tourists a perfect weekend hideaway from all the routine or after a long safari. Ssese if a perfect place to rest offering guests tranquil white-sandy beaches, pristine rainforests and nature at its best
If you are in Kampala, tourists can reach Ssese island via a ferry from Nakiwogo landing site which sets off for Kalangala district at 2:00 pm and arrive in Kalangala by 6:OO PM
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Day 1: Take a Ferry to Sesse Island
Day 2: Ssese Island tour
Day 3: Departure
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Day 1: Take a Ferry to Sesse Island
If starting your tour from Kigali, you will cross the border into Uganda and drive via Mbarara to Masaka driving to Bukakata landing site where you will board a 30 minutes ferry and arrive at Luuku site Kalangala district and drive to Brovad sands lodge.
Day 2: Ssese Island tour
You will have a late breakfast with a relaxed morning and speed the rest of the day relaxing along the white sand of Ssese island. You may explore the forest with great birding opportunities, view monkeys. Have lunch and in the evening have a boat rise along lake Victoria.
Dinner and overnight at Brovad sands Lodge
Day 3: Departure
Today, the ferry sets off by 7:00 am if returning back to Nakiwogo Entebbe, while if returning back to Masaka the ferry sets off by 2 pm. 30 minutes back to Bukakata and drive back to Kigali with drop off at your hotel.
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The tour quote inclusions
– Ferry crossing
– Boat Ride
– 4*4 Safari Vehicle
– English speaking guide
– Full Board Accommodation according to Itinerary
– Drinking water
– Lunch
Tour Exclusion
– Air tickets
– Flights
– Visa ad visa fees
– Items of personal nature
– Optional activities not mentioned in the itinerary
– Tips through the tour
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Uganda offers Africa’s greatest diversity of attractions condensed in one small landlocked country with gorilla trekking safaris being the highlight all tour to Uganda. Just like Rwanda, Uganda is home to the rare mountain gorillas, dedicated to conservation gorilla survival in the jungle forests of Bwindi and Mgahinga national parks funded by gorilla permit sales which take tourists to visit groups of habituated gorilla families. Uganda offer travelers a guarantee to come face to face with mountain gorillas on your tour
In Uganda, its not just the gorillas, diversity of attractions can be integrated into your itinerary including chimpanzee tracking, white water rafting on the river Nile, launch cruise along the Kazinga channel to watch rage herds of hippos, elephant, crocdiles, numerous birdlife, rewarding cultural tour, wildlife viewing in the savannah in Queen Elizabeth national park, Murchison falls, Kidepo national park, Lake Mburo national park, explore islands of Sesse for a relaxing holiday.
Uganda offers breathtaking lakes and rivers – lake victoria, lake Bunyonyi, Lake Mutanda and river Nile
Why We Love Uganda
Gorilla Safaris to Bwindi impenetrable forest and Mgahinga national park offer life time memories speeding one hour watching a group of gorillas in their natural habitant as well as sponsor a dedicated gorilla conservation project which only surveys because you purchase gorilla permits which funds are used for research, medication, habitant protection. Since the start of gorilla tourism, gorilla numbers have been seen to grow fundamentally and although still recorded by the IUCN as critically endangered species, the numbers of gorillas are flourishing, former poachers have reformed to conservationists and communities surrounding the national parks are receiving help from gorilla tourism
Murchison falls national park today stands as Uganda’s largest wildlife reserve with a variety of wildlife including large herds of buffaloes, elephants, antelopes, a variety of bird species and so much more. We love Murchison falls because of her unique nature of the water falls as they make a roaring sound as water pours.
Mburo national park is Uganda’s smallest savannah parks painted with ancient metamorphic rocks dating way back more than 500 million years. The park is home to over home to 3oo bird species and variety of wildlife including zebra, eland, Defassa waterbuck, impala, buffalo, oribi, hippo, topi leopard and hyena can be spotted and so much more
Mount Sabinyo at 3645m is one of the 8 volcanoes of the virunga conservation region and can be seen from Rwanda and Congo. The sabyinyo volcano offers a challenging hike to the top owing to its ragged nature, recommended only for experienced hikers. Done in Mgahinga national park,the hike is well managed guided by rangers escorted by armed guards. The hike takes unto 8 – 10 hours depending on the groups’ fitness.
– Rwenzori mountains
– Whitewater rafting on the Nile
– Hiking the waterfalls around Sipi in eastern Uganda
Driving Distances Through Uganda Major Towns in KM
Driving Time Through Uganda Major Towns
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Useful Links
Gorilla Permits
Bwindi Gorilla Trekking
Rwanda Gorilla Trekking
Packing for Gorilla Tracking
Nyiragongo Volcano Hiking
Gorilla Families
Facts on Mountain Gorillas
Gorilla Habituation
