1 Day Rhino Trekking Tour
1 Day Rhino Trekking Tour at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Uganda
The 1-day Rhino Trekking Tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is a short Uganda Safari trip crafted for you to track the endangered White Rhinos that were re-introduced to the sanctuary for conservation.
This Rhino Trekking Tour also involves Shoebill Trek, Bird Watching, and Nature Walk.
Rhino Trek offers a magical encounter with rhinos that make up the list of the big five African games. Your rhino tracking trip begins and ends in Kampala/Entebbe. It allows you to sight not only the white rhinos but also several other mammal species and birdlife.
The Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is set on the Kampala-Gulu highway, 7kms when you branch off from Nakitooma, Nakasongola district.
You will spend about 3 or 4 hours drive from Kampala to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for 1 day Rhino Trekking Tour. This magnificent sanctuary occupies 70sq.km of land.
It’s well-positioned, making it an ideal stop point for most Uganda safaris to Murchison Falls National Park in northwestern Uganda.
Detailed Itinerary of your 1 Day Rhino Trekking Tour
Your one-day trip to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for Rhino Trekking Tour will commence with a tasty cup of tea or coffee.
Later, leave your hotel for 3-4 hours journey in a 4×4 Safari Van/Land Cruiser on the Kampala-Luwero-Nakasongola route. Branch off from Nakitoma at about 7kms to get to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuaryearly enough for rhino tracking experience with the site tour guide.
On a rhino trek, expect to spot not only the white rhinos but also antelopes, birds, and a lot more. You will enjoy one hour of face-to-face with rhinos, capture their pictures, learn their behaviors and return from your footwalk experience.
After your Uganda safari guide will bring you back to Kampala but lunch will be offered to you at Kabalega Dinners. On your way back to Kampala, there are some nice pineapples and oranges to grab when you get to Luwero. Later, drive to Kampala for drop-off at your hotel or place of residence.
Inclusions
- Rhino trekking fees
- Guide fees
- Service of an English-speaking guide
- Transportation in a 4×4 Safari Van or Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof
- All activities in the travel plan except the optional ones
- Bottled drinking water
- Relevant government taxes
The Tour Excludes
- Money for Tips
- Telephone bills
- Personal Insurance
- Flight fees
- Laundry service
- Optional Activities
- Shopping bills
- Alcoholic drinks
- Hotel /lodge fees after your 1-day rhino trekking trip
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About Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Ziwa Rhino sanctuary is located in Nakasongola district of Uganda just 176KM north of Kampala city. This wildlife ranch is a conservation project that was spearheaded by both Rhino Fund Uganda and Uganda Wildlife Authority to re-introduce rhinos into Uganda.
The rhinoceros found in the sanctuary are the endangered “southern white rhinos” and this is the only place to trek them in the wild while in Uganda.
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary has become popular for not only Rhino Trekking but also Shoebill stork Trekking and Canoe Riding, Night Walk, Nature Walk, camping, Relaxation, and Bird Watching.
The sanctuary is also home to several wildlife species such as Ugandan Kobs, Bushbuck, Reed bucks, Rich bucks, and primates such as Colobus and Vervet monkeys and Mongoose.
