Maranatha Tours & Travel

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Classic-style Uganda safaris

Uganda has captivated adventurers and travelers for centuries. This country boasts diverse landscapes: dry savannas, lush forests, numerous lakes, and, of course, the Nile.

Maranatha Tours and Travel is a professional safari provider offering trips throughout East Africa:

• Uganda
• Rwanda
• Kenya
• Tanzania

With us, you’ll experience the most attractive destinations far away from mass tourism. Enjoy classic, authentic Africa with us!

Discover East Africa

• Over 1,000 bird species in Uganda, including many rare ones
• The highest mountains in Africa: the Rwenzori Mountains, Mount Elgon, Mount Kenya, and Mount Kilimanjaro
• Pure adrenaline: bungee jumping and white-water rafting on the Nile
• The sources of the Nile in Jinja
• Safaris from Rwanda through Uganda to Tanzania
• “Big Five” safaris in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda
• Tropical weather year-round right at the equator

Competent and professional

Maranatha Tours and Travel provides you with the expertise of a professional local safari specialist. With well-trained guides and staff, you’ll enjoy a travel adventure tailored to your wishes. We offer:

• Trips in small groups or even personalized guided tours
• Hotels and accommodations across East Africa, including our own Maranatha Guest House
• Car rental services
• Beach holidays in Mombasa, Malindi, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, and the Ssese Islands
• Booking services for charter and domestic flights

Sustainable tourism

Maranatha Tours and Travel gives you a glimpse of the most beautiful natural and safari highlights. However, we take great care to protect and preserve these landscapes.

Through numerous partnerships and involvement of local and cultural communities, we create incentives to safeguard and maintain these delicate ecosystems.

4×4 adventures across East Africa

Maranatha Tours and Travel ensures maximum comfort during your African safari:

• Rugged, four-wheel-drive Land Cruisers
• Minibuses for small groups
• Buses with up to 35 seats for medium and large groups

All safari vehicles feature comfortable seating as well as windows and panoramic views, providing you with the best opportunities for marveling, photography, and filming. Professional drivers know the routes inside out and provide you with essential background information about each location—sometimes in multiple languages.

Unique and hospitable

Maranatha Tours and Travel specializes in blending tradition with modernity. We show you authentic Africa from a bygone era while also offering the services of a modern company, such as:

• Online forms with automatic SMS feedback
• Customer communication via Twitter and Facebook

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Our Safaris

Maranatha Tours and Travel offers you a wide selection of African safaris: Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya. Below, we describe three Uganda safaris in detail:

• Wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Primate safaris
• Birdwatching

Queen Elizabeth National Park, 4 days, 3 nights

Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe

Arrival at Entebbe Airport, overnight stay at the Maranatha Guest House or a hotel of your choice

Day 2: Crater Lake

Departure early in the morning to Queen Elizabeth National Park. A two-hour stop at the Equator for photos of the stunning landscape. You’ll enjoy a sumptuous lunch in the town of Mbarara. The landscapes around Mbarara are famous for their unique Ankole longhorn cattle. We’ll then cross the East African Rift Valley to reach the national park. In the evening, we’ll go on a game drive, during which we’ll head to a crater lake. You’ll be transferred to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Breathtaking Natural Beauty

After having coffee early in the morning, we’ll set off on a game drive in the park. After a few hours, we’ll return to the lodge for brunch. In the afternoon, you’ll embark on a boat trip along the Kazinga Channel, which connects Lake George and Lake Edward. This is an excellent opportunity for birdwatching. You’ll also get to see hippos, elephants, and crocodiles up close. A cultural dinner awaits you at the lodge in the evening.

Day 4: Tree-Climbing Lions in Ishasha

After a relaxed breakfast, we’ll head to Kampala for souvenir shopping. On the way to Ishasha, we’ll search for the famous tree-climbing lions. In Kampala, you can savor homemade traditional dishes at a restaurant of your choice.

Highlights

Ankole longhorn cattle, wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park, boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, picturesque landscapes, birdwatching

Hotels and Accommodations

• Jacana Safari Lodge
• Mweya Safari Lodge
• Maranatha Guest House

Included in the Price

• Accommodation
• Meals
• Park fees
• Game viewing
• Boat trip
• Airport transfers
• Private driver

Not Included

• Beverages
• Flights
• Travel insurance
• Visas
• Laundry services
• Souvenirs

Are you interested in this Uganda safari? Let us know and inquire about the details via our contact form.

Primate Safari, 7 Days, 6 Nights

Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport. Our drivers will pick you up and take you to Kampala. There, you’ll have dinner and stay overnight at a hotel of your choice or at Maranatha Guesthouse.

Day 2: Journey to Kibale National Park

We’ll travel along Uganda’s scenic western route at the foot of the famous Moon Mountains to Fort Portal. We’ll have lunch there. Once we reach Kibale National Park, we’ll take an evening walk through the forest. Then, we’ll have dinner and stay overnight at the lodge.

Day 3: Walking with Primates

After breakfast, we’ll head back into the forest for the first half of the day. During a walk, we’ll explore the primate species that live here, such as red colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and many others.

The afternoon takes a different turn: we’ll visit a nearby village community. Here, you’ll learn a great deal about daily life and culture in a typical Ugandan village. These are experiences and memories that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

Day 4: Journey to Bwindi Forest National Park

Today, we’ll travel along the African Rift Valley towards Bwindi. On the way, we’ll stop in Ishasha to look for the famous tree-climbing lions. In the evening, we’ll arrive in Bwindi, the land of mountain gorillas. You’ll have time for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 5: Gorilla Trekking

Together with our rangers, we’ll set off for gorilla trekking after breakfast. Since mountain gorillas move freely and are always in different locations, the jungle trek can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 7 hours. Along the misty paths, we’ll be accompanied by the sounds of over 300 different native bird species. When we encounter the gorillas, you’ll experience an unforgettable hour with these majestic creatures—it’s indescribable! Back at your lodge, you’ll enjoy a well-deserved dinner, exhausted but thrilled.

Day 6: Journey to the Capital City Kampala

The scenic journey to Kampala takes us through the mountainous regions of Kigezi and Ankole. The impressive Ankole cattle are a highlight of this region and very characteristic of Uganda. In the evening, we’ll arrive in Kampala. There, you’ll have dinner and stay overnight at Rest Kampala Hotel.

Day 7: Kampala

Until recently, we always visited the Kasubi Tombs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on this day. Unfortunately, due to a fire in March 2010, this attraction is currently closed. Depending on the progress of the reconstruction work, we’ll still visit this royal mausoleum of the Buganda Kingdom.

Additionally, you can visit various shops to pick up some souvenirs. Then, we’ll take you to try the local cuisine at a restaurant in Kampala—something you definitely shouldn’t miss; it’s simply delicious! After that, it’s off to the airport for your flight back home.

Highlights

• Chimpanzee trekking
• Gorilla trekking
• Other primates
• A village in Uganda: pure culture
• Culture of the Buganda Kingdom

Hotels and accommodations in Uganda

• Ndali Lodge
• Mantana Camp
• Gorilla Resort
• Mantana Bwindi
• Maranatha Guest House

Included in the price

• Accommodation
• Meals
• Park fees
• Wildlife viewing
• Airport transfers
• Private driver and guiding in your own vehicle.

Not included in the price

• Gorilla permits
• Beverages
• Flights
• Travel insurance
• Laundry services

Are you interested in this Uganda safari? Let us know and inquire about the details via our contact form.

Birdwatching tour, 11 days, 10 nights

Day 1: Arrival in Entebbe

Arrival at Entebbe International Airport. We’ll pick you up and drive to Kampala. Overnight stay.

Day 2: Kampala, drive to Lake Mburo National Park

Right after breakfast, we’ll embark on our first birdwatching excursion around Kampala. Here, you’ll find species commonly found in Uganda, such as certain bat species, bat-eagles, or African tree sparrows.

During the day, we’ll head to Lake Mburo National Park. The landscape, characterized by tall grasses and savanna trees, offers numerous bird species:

• Crested francolin
• Bronze-naped pigeon
• Golden-bellied parrot
• Black-headed weaver
• Forktail
• Wood hoopoe
• Sickle-winged swallow
• Grey go-away-bird
• Yellow-spotted barbet
• Nubian woodpecker
• Miombo bushshrike
• Yellow-bellied eremomela
• Black-headed oriole
• White-flanked barbet
• Green-tailed glossy-starling
• Collared sunbird

Day 3: Wildlife viewing, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

After breakfast, we’ll take a tour through the park to look for some wildlife. Then, we’ll continue westward to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. The montane forest of this national park is one of the best places in the world for birdwatching. Here alone, 23 out of 24 species endemic to the Albertine Rift system live—many of them endangered.

Day 4: Birdwatching in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

We’ll spend the entire day birdwatching. Some of the species we hope to see today include:

• Red-throated antelope
• Ruwenzori robin
• Masked bushshrike
• Nelson’s flycatcher
• Ruwenzori thrush
• Shining bronze-tail
• Long-tailed cuckoo
• Guinea hen
• Ruwenzori nightjar
• Red-fronted ant-tit
• African greenbul

Day 5: Drive to Ruhiza

We’ll set off early in the morning toward Ruhiza; the journey will take a few hours, and we’ll arrive in Kabale in the evening.

Day 6: Mubwindi Swamps

Today, we’ll go on a hike to the Mubwindi Swamps in the morning. This area is considered one of the easiest places to access to observe some of Africa’s rarest bird species, such as the black-crowned weaver.

In the afternoon, we’ll watch for birds around Ruhiza:

• Red-throated antelope
• Ruwenzori robin
• Tanganyika thrush
• Masked bushshrike
• Thick-billed flycatcher
• Ruwenzori bushshrike
• Shining bronze-tail
• Olive cuckoo
• Guinea hen
• Ruwenzori nightjar
• Purple sunbird
• Red-fronted ant-tit
• African greenbul

Day 7: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Today, we’ll drive to the Mweya Peninsula in the heart of Queen Elizabeth National Park. After checking in, there’ll still be plenty of time to look for birds on the peninsula and around a crater lake. Some of the species we’ll encounter in Queen Elizabeth National Park include:

• Grey-headed kingfisher
• Marsh flycatcher
• Emin’s ground-hornbill
• Scarlet-tufted malcon
• Red-chested glossy-starling
• Wasp eagle
• Steppe eagle
• African hobby
• Red-footed falcon (from March to April)

Not long ago, a hide was built on the peninsula, providing excellent conditions for observing waterbirds, warblers, and weavers. Additionally, the bird observatory established in 1997 has enabled the identification of new species, such as the pied avocet.

Day 8: Queen Elizabeth National Park, boat trip

Early in the morning, we’ll embark on a boat trip along the Kazinga Channel. At Lake Kikorongo, we’ll encounter the shoebill in the nearby papyrus swamps. We’ll also see saddle-billed storks there, and thanks to the numerous lions hunting here, up to six species of vultures as well.

• Shoebill
• Saddle-billed stork
• Woolly-necked stork and shoebill
• Cave hawk
• Lappet-faced vulture and hooded vulture
• African hawk-eagle and grey falcon

Day 9: Journey to Murchison Falls National Park

After breakfast, we set off towards Kibale National Park, then continue through the Kaniyo-Pabidi sector of the Budongo Forest Reserve to Murchison Falls National Park. Along the way, we make a brief stop in the Kanyanchu region for birdwatching.

In the afternoon, we arrive at the park, check into the hotel, and have lunch. A boat trip is also on the agenda—this time on the Nile River. We’ll sail right up to the Murchison Falls. After returning, dinner will be served, followed by an overnight stay at the lodge. The following bird species await us:

• Red-winged francolin
• Red-bellied babbler
• White-naped pigeon
• Green-breasted pitta
• Angola pitta
• Yellow-bellied bulbul
• Grey-winged robin-chat
• Orange oriole
• Grey-throated flycatcher
• White-bellied crested flycatcher
• Masked apalis and crowned apalis
• Budongo bushshrike
• Chestnut-winged starling
• Bouvier’s sunbird and dwarf sunbird
• White-faced waxbill

Day 10: Birdwatching in Murchison Falls National Park

Today, we’ll spend the entire day in the park. North of the Nile River, we’ll drive through scenic savannas and dry forests all the way to Para Lodge. This is an excellent spot to spot grey-headed kingfisher, red-throated and scarlet-tufted sunbirds. Sudan hornbill and Senegal coucal are also commonly found here. Additionally, the following species are on our list:

• Grey-headed kingfisher
• Red-throated sunbird
• Spot-breasted amaranth
• Secretarybird
• Brown-breasted snake eagle
• Savanna eagle and African hawk-eagle
• Red-necked falcon
• Harlequin quail
• Yellow-billed francolin
• Swallow-tailed and scarlet-tufted sunbirds
• Hades flycatcher
• Short-winged cisticola & buff-throated babbler
• Metallic starling & quailfinch
• Sudan hornbill
• Senegal coucal
• Shoebill
• Secretarybird
• Bat eagle
• Collared francolin
• Yellow-billed francolin
• Kaffir rail
• Senegal francolin
• African scissortail
• African crake
• Red-nosed green pigeon
• Elfin sunbird
• Oryx weaver

Day 11: Murchison Falls, return journey to Kampala

We’ll check out early today to see the Murchison Falls. Here, the waters of the Nile—already 42 meters wide—are forced through a mere 7-meter-wide rock cleft and plunge 28 meters down in several cascades—truly breathtaking! We’ll have plenty of time for great photos during a picnic here.

Then, we’ll head to Kampala, and ultimately towards Entebbe Airport.

Highlights of this Uganda safari:

• Numerous endemic bird species of Uganda
• Excursions and boat trips in Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Excursions and boat trips in Murchison Falls National Park

Hotels and accommodations

• Mantana Tented Camp
• Gorilla Resort
• Jacana Safari Lodge
• Mweya Safari Lodge
• Paraa Safari Lodge

Included in the price

• Accommodation
• Meals
• Park fees
• Boat trips
• Airport transfers
• Private driver and guided tours in your own vehicle.

Not included in the price

• Drinks
• Flights
• Travel insurance
• Visas
• Laundry
• Personal items

Are you interested in this Uganda safari? Let us know and inquire about the details via our contact form.

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