TOUR OVERVIEW

This 1 Day Rhino Tracking Tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is a short Uganda Safari Tour that will take you to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary to track the endangered southern White Rhinos on foot with an armed guide ranger and view them at a safe distance. This will give you a chance to get up close with the Rhinos in their natural habitat. The Rhinos were re-introduced to the sanctuary for conservation and the magical encounter with them makes up the list of the big five African game.

The rhino sanctuary covers around 7,000 hectares (70 Sq Km) with Savannah and wooden vegetation on a formerly private Ranch. Apart from white rhinos, theThis 1 Day Rhino Tracking Tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is a short Uganda Safari Tour that will take you to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary to track the endangered southern White Rhinos on foot with an armed guide ranger and view them at a safe distance. sanctuary is a habitat to many other animals that include bushbucks, reedbucks, monkeys, oribis among others, and countless birdlife that include a shoebill stork and reptiles. Ziwa Rhino sanctuary is the only place to trek wild Rhinos in Uganda, the other Rhinos are found at the Uganda wildlife education centre (former Zoo) in Entebbe. The Rhino sanctuary is situated in the Nakasongola district near Nakitooma Village on the Kampala-Gulu highway, 180 km North of Kampala off Kampala – Gulu highway. Rhino tracking at the Sanctuary is an ideal stop point for most Uganda safaris to Murchison falls national park. Many visit it as part of an itinerary to Northwestern Uganda. Other activities that one can involve in are Bird watching, Shoebill trekking, Canoe rides and Nature walks (Day or Night Walks). Your rhino tracking tour Activity begins and ends in Kampala or Entebbe.

1-Day Rhino Tracking Tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – DETAILED TOUR PLAN

On this 1 Day Rhino Tracking Tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, we leave Kampala at 6:00 am right after an early breakfast for a 3-hour drive North of Kampala off the Kampala – Gulu highway to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola District in Nakitooma Village. The trip is through the countryside passing homesteads and various roadside vegetable and fruit markets. On arrival at the sanctuary, you will be briefed by a ranger guide about the history and how to behave while on this Rhino trek. It is very critical that you heed the ranger’s instructions while on the trek because Rhinos can be aggressive if they sense a need to defend themselves. Depending on the location of the Rhinos, you may need to drive closer to their location before you start the trek to reduce the distance.

Once you locate the Rhinos, you can stay a maximum of one hour in their presence. Sometimes different families are within a distance of each other, in which case you will get an opportunity to visit more than one group, Capture pictures, learn their behaviours and return from your footwalk experience. The Rhino search is a 2-3 hour trek into the wild Sanctuary giving you a chance to view Rhinos at a close but safe distance. You also have a chance of sighting other animals on this nature walk if lucky like the Waterbucks, Bushbucks, Gazelles, Antelopes, primates such as Colobus and Vervet monkeys, duikers, Mongoose and many different bird species.

The Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is run by Uganda Rhino Fund and Uganda Wildlife Authority. Uganda was the home of thousands of rhinos years back and the main aim for establishing this Sanctuary was to restore the rhinoceros population in Uganda (Black and White). When the rhinos are mature, they are sent out to different national parks. Rhinos are slow breeders, giving birth to one calf every two to four years. These rhinos are the only wild rhinos in Uganda. There are five species of rhino in the world- Two in Africa, and three in Asia all endangered and the success of Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary will play a key role in the eventual re-introduction of rhinos back into the wild in Uganda’s National Parks.

After your Rhino trek, return to the Restaurant for a warm lunch and drinks, relax and later, drive back to Kampala or Entebbe for a drop off to your hotel or place of residence. End of your 1 Day Rhino tracking tour of Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

The 1 Day Rhino Tracking Tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Includes:

• Rhino trekking fees
• Guide fees
• Service of an English-speaking guide
• Transportation in a 4×4 Safari Van or Land Cruiser with pop-up roof
• Lunch at the Sanctuary
• All activities in the travel plan except the optional ones
• Bottled drinking water
• Relevant government taxes

The 1 Day Rhino Tracking Tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Excludes:

• Tipping
• Telephone bills
• Personal Insurance
• Flight fees
• Laundry service
• Optional Activities
• Shopping bills
• Alcoholic drinks
• Hotel /lodge fees after your 1 Day Rhino Tracking Tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

What to Pack on Your 1-Day Rhino Tracking Tour to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary:

• Sun hat
• Safari clothes
• Rain jacket / Poncho
• Sunscreen
• Camera without flashlight
• Walking shoes
• Insect repellent
• Long Trousers
• No flash photography lest you frighten the Rhinos into being defensive

Other tours to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Wildlife Ranch include:

• 3 Day Murchison Falls National Park Wildlife Tour
• 5 Day Murchison Falls National Park Wildlife Safari & Kibale National Park Chimpanzee Tracking Tour
• 15 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari Gorilla Trekking & Chimpanzee Tracking tour