PASTOR ANDREW & FRIENDS – 8Nights/9Days Nyaka Trip and Queen Elizabeth National Park

Destination Info:

NYAKA AIDS FOUNDATION

Nyaka AIDS Orphan Foundation provides aid to orphans in southwestern Uganda through a focus on education and health. Due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, in Uganda alone, there are over 2.2 million orphans who have lost either one or both parents. These children lack many of the basic human needs, and thus the Project works in rural Uganda to end the resulting systemic deprivation, poverty and hunger.

NAOP utilizes a holistic and sustainable community-based approach with an emphasis on the role of grandmothers. In the two primary schools run by NAOP, 471 children are receiving education this year. Additionally, NAOP is currently funding education for 133 students in secondary school and 8 in vocational training.

Beyond providing a quality education in a nurturing environment, the Project also includes two meals per day, uniforms, medical care, and school supplies to the students. NAOP also serves over 7,000 grandmothers collectively raising 43,000 orphans by providing training in practical life skills such as parenting, grief management, gardening, nursing, leadership, and business development.

QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

Queen Elizabeth National Park is understandably Uganda’s most popular tourist destination. The park’s diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands, make it the ideal habitat for classic big game, ten primate species including chimpanzees and over 600 species of birds.

Set against the backdrop of the jagged Rwenzori Mountains, the park’s magnificent vistas include dozens of enormous craters carved dramatically into rolling green hills, panoramic views of the Kazinga Channel with its banks lined with hippos, buffalo and elephants, and the endless Ishasha plains, whose fig trees hide lions ready to pounce on herds of unsuspecting Uganda kob.

As well as its outstanding wildlife attractions, Queen Elizabeth National Park has a fascinating cultural history. There are many opportunities for visitors to meet the local communities and enjoy storytelling, dance, music and more. The gazetting of the park has ensured the conservation of its ecosystems, which in turn benefits the surrounding communities.

Tour Highlights :

Authentic Cultural Experience ; Volunteer activities at Nyaka school and the surrounding communities in the rural areas of Kambuga , Nyakagyezi village

An exciting Game Drive that provide a chance to see the Big 4; Excellent wildlife viewing includes the Big Four (Elephant, Buffalo, Leopard & Lion) and much more Antelopes, Hippos and a variety of birds.

Boat Cruising Safaris; Kazinga Channel QENP for spectacular game viewing at a close ranges.

Spectacular Landscape Scenery; Including Savannah great plains, the Great East Albertine Rift Valley Escarpments, Beautiful crater Lakes and the Terraced Hills of Kigezi christened the Switzerland of Africa

Kampala City Tour; for a good Ugandan cultural & life style experience as and an shopping opportunity for African Crafts.

ITINERARY :

Day I: Arrival Entebbe – Kampala
Arrival at Entebbe Airport at Delta/KLM at 10:15PM
Meet and greet at Entebbe Airport by BIC Tours Guide
Transfer to Kampala city (about 1 Hour)
Check in at Hotel about 11:45PM
Night Accommodation at Hotel Africana (B/B)

Day 2: Kampala City Forex shop ~ Equator ~ Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Breakfast at hotel
Visit Forex Bureau to exchange Money in Kampala Down town.
Enjoy Water experiment at the Equator standing at the Northern & Southern Hemispheres
Lunch at Selected Restaurant In en-route (Included)
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park
Check in at the Hotel late afternoon
Dinner at the Lodge (Included)
Night Accommodation at Enganzi Lodge (F/B)

Day 3: Game drive Kasenyi – Afternoon Boat cruise Safari Kazinga Channel
Breakfast at the Guest House
Transfer to Kasenyi Savannah Plains Queen Elizabeth National Park (Park Entrance)
Enjoy Morning game drive in search tree lions, Elephants and other game
Enjoy Lunch at the lodge restaurant (Included)
Transfer to Mweya peninsula for the boat cruise on Kazinga Channel
Afternoon enjoy the Boat cruise safari where you expect a close up with hippos, herds of Buffalos, elephants and lots of bird species.
Enjoy evening crater lake drive in on the way back to the lodge
Dinner at the Lodge (Included)
Night Accommodation at Enganzi Lodge (F/B)

Day 4: Game drive Ishasha – Tree climbing Lions – evening transfer to Nyaka school
Breakfast at the Hotel
Transfer to Ishasha Sector Queen Elizabeth National Park
Enjoy Morning game drive in Ishasha sector in search tree climbing lions, Elephants and other game
Enjoy Lunch at selected restaurant (Included)
Proceed to Nyaka school arriving late afternoon
Dinner at Cottages (Included)
Night Accommodation at Kigezi Forest Cottages (H/B)

Day 5: Nyaka school – Projects visits
Breakfast at the cottages
Visit Nyaka school Projects
Lunch at Nyaka Guest House (Included)
Visit Nyaka school Projects continues
Dinner at Cottages (Included)
Night Accommodation at Kigezi Forest Cottages (H/B)

Day 6: Nyaka school – Projects visits
Breakfast at the Guest House
Visit Nyaka school Projects
Lunch at Nyaka Guest House (Included)
Visit Nyaka school Projects continues
Dinner at Cottages (Included)
Night Accommodation at Kigezi Forest Cottages (H/B)

Day 7: Nyaka school – Projects visits
Breakfast at the cottages
Visit Nyaka school Projects
Lunch at Nyaka Guest House (Included)
Visit Nyaka school Projects continues
Dinner at Cottages (Included)
Night Accommodation at Kigezi Forest Cottages (H/B)

Day 8: Transfer to Kampala – Attend the Nyaka Movie Premiere
Breakfast at the cottages
Depart Nyaka for Kampala via Rukungiri & Ntungamo
Lunch at selected restaurant en~route (Included)
Arrive and checking at Hotel
Go for the Nyaka Movie Premiere at Acacia Mall Cinema
Dinner at selected (Included)
Night Accommodation at Hotel Africana (B/B)

Day 9: Ngamba Chimp Island ~ Lake Victoria Cruise – Outbound Flight
Breakfast at Hotel
At 08:45AM transfer to the boat Pier for Ngamba Island
Visit the chimps as the feed in the morning session
Return to Entebbe mainland by speed boat
Lunch at selected restaurant in Entebbe (Included)
Afternoon visit the Uganda Wildlife education Centre to view and interact with various animals
Evening go for an exciting, cool sunset cruise on Lake Victoria
Dinner at selected restaurant in Entebbe
Depart Entebbe airport Check in at 09:50 for departure on KLM/Delta Flight at 23:50PM.

From USD US$1,735.00

Duration: 9 Days (approx.