6 Days chimpanzee, wildlife and gorilla Uganda safari.
A 6-day chimpanzee, wildlife and gorilla Uganda safari that takes you on an unforgettable safari through Uganda’s lush forests and savannahs. You will trek to track chimpanzees in Kibale forest national park, explore Queen Elizabeth national park for the thrilling game drives, and finally encounter the majestic mountain gorillas in Bwindi impenetrable national park that offers you into the country’s incredible primate and then wildlife diversity.
Tour Highlights.
(Chimpanzee trekking, bigodi nature walks, game drives, boat cruise, gorilla trekking)
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi wetland visit in Kibale forest national park.
Day 3: Transfer from Kibale forest national park to Queen Elizabeth national park.
Day 4: Morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
Day 6: Departure.
Detailed itinerary.
Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park.
On the 1st day of your safari, depending on your location your safari guide from African Vacation Safaris will pick you up either from Entebbe International Airport or from your hotel in Kampala. And he will welcome you and brief to you about the 5 days Kibale and Queen Elizabeth National Park safari. After the briefing you will start on the journey to Kibale forest national park. Along the way you will pass through the town of Mityana and Mubende, surrounded by the vast expanses of the tea plantation, banana plantations and among others. The road winds its way through the scenic Lake Albert escarpment, offering stunning views of the lake and the surrounding landscape. Along the way you will have the opportunity to stop at the local markets, interact with the friendly locals, and take in the vibrant culture of rural Uganda, along the way you will have the enroute lunch. After lunch you will proceed with you journey to Kibale. Upon your arrival you will check in your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi wetland visit in Kibale forest national park.
On the 2nd day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your hearty breakfast. After the breakfast, you will check out from your lodge and then meet your safari guide and then transfer to Kanyanchu tourism centre for the briefing about the rules and regulations to follow during the chimpanzee trekking by the experienced park rangers and the park guides. After the briefing you will be grouped in various groups of 6 people and each group will be assigned by the professional park ranger that is familiar with the park trails. You will explore the forest to search for the chimpanzees, and this takes a period of about 30 minutes to 5 hours or more depending on the location of the chimpanzees. The experience is rewarding in that during chimpanzee trekking you will be attracted with the various plant species, tree species, animal species like the red colobus monkeys, forest elephants, white and black colobus monkeys, pottos, golden monkeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys and among others, birds species like Great Blue Turaco, papyrus Gonolek and among many others and among many others while looking for the chimpanzees. And once the chimpanzees are found you will be given a period of one hour to be in the presence of the chimpanzees, that is when you will watch the chimpanzees playing, feeding, mothers breast feeding their young ones, mothers grooming their young ones. After the experience you will transfer to the starting point and be awarded with the chimpanzee trekking certificates for taking part in chimpanzee trekking.
After the experience you will be transferred to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will either relax at your lodge and go for the guided nature walk at Bigodi wetland for the perfect experience of other animal species and bird species and among others. This takes you 3 hours’ drive from Fort Portal with the incredible equator experience ad taking perfect pictures. After the experience you will be transferred to your lodge for relaxation that is moving around the lodge. Later you will be served with dinner, at the lodge and then overnight stay.
Day 3: Transfer from Kibale forest national park to Queen Elizabeth national park.
On the 3rd day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy your breakfast. After breakfast, you will check out from your lodge and then meet your safari guide and then start on your journey to Queen Elizabeth national park, with the amazing views along the way including the crater lakes that you can move out of the vehicle and take stunning pictures and others. You will continue with your journey to the park; and upon your arrival you will check on your lodge for lunch.
After lunch, you will go for afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga channel, the water channel that connects Lake Edward and then Lake George. The boat cruise on Kazinga channel takes a period of 2 to 3 hours that gives you the opportunity of large herds of hippos, and large schools of crocodiles in the water, you will spot the elephants, waterbucks, and others along the water shores washing away their thirst, as well you will spot water bird species like cormorants, fish eagles, hornbills, yellow-bellied storks, Pink-backed pelican, Pied Kingfisher, Papyrus gonolek, Malachite Kingfisher, African fish eagles. After the boat cruise you will return to your lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 4: Morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park and transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
On the 4th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and then enjoy your breakfast, after breakfast, check out from your lodge and your safari guide will pick you from your lodge and transfer you to the park for the morning game drive in Ishasha for a rewarding experience. During the morning game drive you will spot the different animal species that includes buffaloes, elephants, warthogs, Uganda Kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, and many others as they are grazing in the open savannah plains, during the game drive you will spot the predators like hyenas, lions, leopards looking for the fresh of the day, viewing various bird species like African Jacana, Great blue turaco, black bee-eaters, Yellow-billed storks, African fish eagles, and among many others. After the morning game drive you will proceed with your journey to Bwindi, with the enroute lunch. After lunch you will proceed with your journey of the rewarding views including terraced farms, rolling hills, attractive roads and others. And once you arrive you will drive to your lodge and check in for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park.
On the 5th day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and enjoy breakfast. After breakfast you will carry your lunch, and meet your safari guide and he will transfer you to the park’s headquarters for the gorilla trekking briefing of the rules and regulations to follow by the experienced park ranger and guides. After the briefing you will be allocated a gorilla family to trek and a park guide who is knowledgeable about the mountain gorillas and also conversant with the various gorilla trekking traits. Gorilla trekking takes a period of about 30 minutes to 5 hours depending on the location of the gorillas. During gorilla trekking you will be impressed with the diverse spotting of various biodiversity and once the mountain gorillas are spotted you be given a period of one hour to be in the presence of the gorillas, that is watching them feeding, playing, breastfeeding, mothers grooming their young ones, taking pictures and recording their videos and among others though using less or no flash cameras because flash disrupts the gorillas. After the experience you will be transferred back to the starting point to where you will be will receive the gorilla trekking certificates for taking part in gorilla trekking. After the experience you will be transferred to your lodge for relaxation at your lodge and later be served with dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6: Departure.
On the last day of the safari, wake up early in the morning and be served with breakfast. After breakfast you will check out from your lodge and begin on your journey to Kampala. Along the way you will stop over for lunch in Mbarara and after lunch you will embark on your journey, that is you can make another stopover at the equator to purchase the local crafts, souvenirs and then the traditional snack, and when you arrive in Kampala you will be dropped off either at your preference destination that’s your hotel or at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight that will make your safari come to the end.
End of 6 Days chimpanzee, wildlife and gorilla Uganda safari
Tour includes.
Gorilla trekking permits.
Chimpanzee trekking permits.
Park entrance fees.
Bigodi nature walks.
Boat cruise fees.
All mentioned activities.
Services of an English speaking driver guide.
Full board accommodation.
Pick up and drop off.
Vehicle and fuel.
Bottled water.
Tour excludes.
Air flight tickets.
Visas.
Optional activities not included on the itinerary.
Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, tips among others.