Chimpanzee Trekking, Game drives, Gorilla Tracking, Community Walk, Lake Bunyonyi Island, Lake Mburo National Park
UGANDA Kibale Forest National Park Queen Elizabeth National Park Bwindi impenetrable National Park Lake Bunyonyi Island Lake Mburo National Park
This 8-day best of Uganda safari vacation offers a journey to explore Uganda’s diverse primates, wildlife, and birds, as well as experience unique cultures and practices on an all-inclusive 8-day gorilla trekking tour package. Your gorilla tour will be excellently done in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park , a 331sq.km park, a significant habitat to over 120 species of mammals comprising of 459 mountain gorillas, 360 bird species, 202 colorful butterfly species, 400 species of plants and more.
Enjoy up close and personal with chimpanzees freely roaming at Kibale Forest National Park. Located in Kabarole District, Western Uganda, Kibale National Park is home to 13 species of primates. The park accounts for 1500 chimpanzees, l’hoest monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys, olive baboons, grey-cheeked mangabeys, red colobus monkeys and blue monkeys.
Experience the best of savanna game viewing at Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese, a 1978sq.km park and home to large herds of African elephants. Other diverse wildlife to see in this park on a guided game drive include leopards, lions, genet, spotted hyenas, buffaloes, jackals, and over 620 species of birds.
Leave Kampala after breakfast and drive to Kibale National Park through the fascinating country side and scenic views of Matiri Forest, vast plantations all the way to Fort Portal town, which lies in the shadow of the Ruwenzori Mountains. After your lunch, proceed to your lodge in Kibale Forest for check-in. Later in the Afternoon, go for a guided walk in the crater lakes area of Kibale Forest National Park. Visit to the “Top of the World” for sundowner and stunning view of the Ruwenzori and the Park. Later transfer back to the Lodge for Dinner and Overnight stay at:
Meal Plan: Lunch, Dinner.
After breakfast, proceed to Kanyanchu Visitor Centre for briefing. Before you assemble at briefing centre, you will get cleared by Uganda Wildlife Authority team. During briefing, you will have insight into guidelines for chimpanzee tracking and allocation. The actual trek with Kibale chimpanzees begins at 8:00am and the park guide and rangers will be present to lead you.
Kibale Forest National Park chimpanzee trekking allows you observe many other primates including colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, baboons, mangabeys, pottos, bush babies and also multiple bird species. Once you have come across chimpanzees, a maximum of an hour will be enjoyed face-to-face with these apes then you get back to your accommodation.
Enjoy the Bigodi wetland walk in the afternoon, and expect to come across plenty of primates including colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys and many other mammals. Later return to the lodge in the evening for dinner and overnight as above
Meal Plan: FB.
Leave Kibale Forest National Park for wildlife expedition in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese District. Over 95 mammal species are distributed across Queen Elizabeth NP, inhabiting Uganda Kobs, Africa buffaloes, waterbuck, elephants, giant forest hogs, chimpanzees, lions, leopard, hippos, and more. These share the same habitat with more than 620 species of birds including the martial eagles, saddle billed stork, handsome francolins, grey crowned crane and others.
After lunch break, you will have the best of a launch or boat cruise through Kazinga channel. The Kazinga channel launch cruise excursion brings you the best of aquatic life sightings including hippos, crocodiles and birds. Enjoy your Dinner and overnight stay at;
Meal Plan: FB.
Early in the morning, breakfast will be enjoyed at the lodge and you exit for the 6:00am guided game drive. With company of an experienced guide, drive through the Kasenyi Plains, a game track that will allow you to observe multiple mammal species including elephants, lions, buffaloes, leopards, Kobs, warthogs, and birds.
From the Kasenyi plain game drive, return to the lodge to check out and depart for Bwindi National Park. Through Ishasha region, you will have the best of a guided game drive that will let you explore the tree climbing lions and other species. Enjoy your lunch enroute and later proceed to Bwindi National Park to check in at the lodge.
Dinner and overnight stay at:
Meal plan: FB.
Begin the day with breakfast ready for Gorilla tracking, which begins at 8:00 am with a briefing from the briefing Point with a ranger guide. Ensure to carry along with you a rain jacket, drinking water, snacks or packed lunch, jungle boots etc. The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy Primates, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. The tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours, depending on the group you booked, but it is well worth the effort. Depending on the time you return from tracking, you can spend the afternoon on a community walk around the local communities living around the park.
Dinner and overnight stay as above.
Meal plan: FB
After a leisurely breakfast, you will be transferred to Lake Bunyonyi Island in Kabale and enjoy a relaxed afternoon at the cool shores of this beautiful lake with 29 islands. Take a morning canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi up to one of the scenic islands. Dinner and Overnight stay
After breakfast, drive to Mbarara and proceed to Lake Mburo National Park, Kiruhura district in Western Uganda. Enter the Park through the Western Gate at Sanga with a game drive. The Park is centred on a series of swamp-fringed lakes known for their rich birdlife, notably the secretive African finfoot. The green aca]cia woodland surrounding the lake harbours dense populations of Zebra, Warthog, Buffalo, Impala and various other grazers, including the last surviving Ugandan population of Eland, the largest of African antelope. Arrive at the Lodge on time for Lunch. In the evening, you will have a two-hour boat ride excursion along the lake where you will have great chances to see different animals like crocodiles, hippos, topis and birds like the African fish eagles and the rare African fin foot. Many animals, such as buffaloes and antelopes, gather here to drink water, so an opportunity to enjoy wildlife, especially marine animals. After your boat cruise, drive to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay at
Meal Plan: FB
After breakfast, set off for the morning game drive with an experienced park guide. Look out for Lake Mburo National Park’s diverse animal species, including zebras, giraffes, impalas, warthogs, elands, topis, leopards, buffaloes and many birds. From the game drive, proceed to Kampala/Entebbe with an en-route break at the equator crossing for photography. End of your 8-day best of Uganda safari vacation – Chimpanzees & Gorillas
Time & Dates of Travel:
This is a private tour, departure can be organised for any time throughout the year subject to availability of accommodation and transport.
Accommodation Booking: The Accommodations Mentioned in the Program depend on availability and Reservations are only made after your booking Confirmation. In case the mentioned accommodations are not available during the requested period, we will always do our best to book one for you in the same Class. This is done only after consulting you. While on a Safari always be sure to have all your belongings before checking out of the Accommodations to avoid losing things that may be important to you.
Transport: Our Safaris involve a lot of travelling on main Tarmac and Dirt Roads thus transport is provided in closed 4X4 Wheel drive Toyota Land Cruisers for all luxury Tours and the standard 4×4 Wheel drive Safari minivans for all Midrange Safaris. All Vehicles are provided with pop-top roofs for easy and excellent safari viewing. All passengers will have a dedicated window seat. Your professional English speaking and courteous driver/guide will be at your disposal for questions or translations.
For fly-in Tours/safaris / Private Charter flights: a combination of light aircraft and small plane Charters can fly you to all National Parks in Uganda Such as;
Gorilla trekking points to Note: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda) Trails are steeper and less accessible, hence high levels of Energy is needed. Treks are often 2 to 3 hours each way (but can be more Or Less) and involve hiking through dense forest and traversing steep ravines and mountainsides, often in damp conditions. However, all this adventure is worthwhile for a glimpse of one of nature’s finest spectacles. There is a minimum age of 15 years on gorilla treks.
What to wear and bring with you on your gorilla trek: With changeable weather conditions and dense forest vegetation, it is advisable to take layers of protective clothing. We recommend wearing the following:
And carry a small rucksack with:
Walking sticks are available at the Park headquarters and porters can be hired for approx. US$20. A sealed plastic bag around the camera/lenses will help keep them dry on the trek. Pockets are useful for valuables and spare camera batteries/lenses etc. as all other equipment must be left with porters approx. 200 meters away from the gorilla groups.
What to bring with you for a wildlife safari
NB: It is not a Guarantee to see all the Various Animals in the Parks, especially Cats but there is a great chance that you might see them during an Evening or Early Morning Game drive because it is less hot around that time and therefore the animals are freely roaming around as opposed to typical afternoon hours when it gets too hot for the animals and they go undertaking cover from the sun.
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