Safari Overview
3 Days Fort-Portal safari is an amazing short trip to the wester Uganda where you will be exposed to hidden treasures that Tooro land stomachs. Fort-Portal is famous for its crater lakes that were created as a result of volcanic action many years ago and being on the foothills of Rwenzori Mountains this gives travelers a great opportunity to enjoy the scenery that the rangers offer. Fort-Portal is a home to Amabere Ga’nyinamwiru caves, it is a home to Tooro culture and the Bakiga and expect to be entertained by these cultures and it will be organized by Isunga Cultural Community Adventures. You will visit crater lakes for example Lake Nkuruba which is famous for hosting monkeys, birds and amazing scenery, Lake Nyinambuga which appears on 20,000 Ugx note, Lake Kigere, Lake Saka, Lake Kifuruka, which is famous for green waters, Kasenda cluster which is a combination of lakes and it is viewed from the “Top of the World” view point.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Fort-Portal, visit Amabere caves and cultural night
On this first day, our driver guide will pick you from the agreed pick up point, he will greet you, take you through the itinerary and then hit the road to Fort-Portal via Mityana-Mubende highway. It is about 5hours drive from Kampala to Fort-Portal however you will have a stopover for lunch in Mubende and then embark on your journey. This journey is an amazing journey you will be passing through natural forests, the rolling hills and exposing you to different settlement patterns. You will head to the lodge, check in, and freshen up and in the evening head to Isunga community where you will engage in Bakiga and Batooro cultures. They will welcome you will songs and dances, they will take you through their cultural beliefs and norms and surely you will feel great attachment to these cultures. You will later retire to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Visit Semuliki hot springs and crater lakes
On the second day, you will wake up on a scrumptious breakfast, meet your driver guide and head to Semuliki hot springs in Semuliki national park, you will have a stopover at the view point to get a clear picturesque of the Great Rift Valley escarpments, Rwenzori mountain ranges. You will proceed to the Sempaya hot springs and by the way you can carry something to boil while at the hot springs for example an egg, a banana, Irish. After enjoying these hot springs, you will later head back to Fort-Portal to catch the crater lakes views and enjoy the history attached to these lakes. You will head to the “Top of the World” to have a fabulous view of the crater lakes cluster sometimes known as the CVK (Crater Valley Kibale), you will later head back to the lodge with memories, reconnect to the world, freshen up and have an overnight stay.
Day 3: Explore tea plantations and departure
On the 3rd day of 3 days Fort-Portal safari, you will wake up on a lazy breakfast, check out of the lodge and head to the tea plantations to get more knowledge about tea, you will enjoy breathtaking views of the tea plantations, you will later bid a farewell to Fort-Portal and head back to Kampala and this will mark the end of your safari.
