8 DAYS CHIMP AND TREKKING
This 8-day Uganda safari offers an unforgettable journey through the country’s most iconic wildlife and primate destinations, combining adventure, nature, and cultural experiences. The trip takes you to Kibale Forest for chimpanzee trekking, Queen Elizabeth National Park for exciting game drives and a scenic boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for the once-in-a-lifetime experience of gorilla trekking. Along the way, you’ll enjoy breathtaking landscapes, diverse wildlife, and rich cultural encounters, making this safari a perfect blend of exploration and relaxation in the heart of East Africa.
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This 8-day Uganda safari offers an unforgettable journey through the country’s most iconic wildlife and primate destinations, combining adventure, nature, and cultural experiences. The trip takes you to Kibale Forest for chimpanzee trekking, Queen Elizabeth National Park for exciting game drives and a scenic boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for the once-in-a-lifetime experience of gorilla trekking. Along the way, you’ll enjoy breathtaking landscapes, diverse wildlife, and rich cultural encounters, making this safari a perfect blend of exploration and relaxation in the heart of East Africa.
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport from your flight XXXX arriving at XX:XXHrs, you will be met by a our representative who will warmly welcome you to Kenya. He will then proceed to transfer you to your hotel for an overnight rest.
Overnight at ………. (Std Room) BB
Leave Kampala after breakfast for the fascinating drive through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale National Park just under the Ruwenzori Mountains. Afternoon guided walk in the crater lakes area of the park for outstanding cultural visit.
Meals and over night at A stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled “Mountains of the Moon”. .
Meal plan: (B, L, D)
Overnight at Kyaninga Lodge (Lodge facility) or Primate Lodge-Forest Cottage(Mid Lodge) or Chimpanzee Guest House(Budget facility).
In the morning you will have breakfast to transfer to Kibale Head quarters for briefing before setting off for a forest walk in search for chimpanzees. The forest walk will be guided to provide information not only on chimpanzees and primates but also on small organisms making it interesting. The walk will reward you with other primates like Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Colobus monkeys, Red-tailed monkeys, phoestes, and butterflies. After tracking the chimps in the afternoon you will go for a nature walk to the Bigodi swamp-to see unique flora and fauna.
Meals and over night at Kyaninga Lodge (Lodge facility) or Primate Lodge–Forest Cottages(Mid Lodge) or Chimpanzee Guest House(Budget facility). A stunning location overlooking a dramatic Crater Lake and the fabled “Mountains of the Moon”. .
Begin your morning with a visit to the Nyakasura falls in Fort Portal, thereafter drive to drive to the south into Queen Elizabeth National Park, sightseeing and game viewing enroute. .
Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge (Lodge Facility) or Enganzi Lodge (Mid Lodge) or Ihamba Safari Lodge Bandas (Budget Facility)
Dawn game drive in Uganda’s best park, where all the big game can be seen in abundance. Famous for elephant and kob, expect to see some rarer animals like giant forest hog. There are638 recorded bird species in the park! After lunch, enjoy a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes Edwar dand George, for large numbers of buffalo and hippo.
Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Jacana Safari Lodge (Lodge Facility) or Enganzi Lodge (Mid Lodge) or Ihamba Safari Lodge Bandas (Budget Facility)
Today’s drive is through what is probably East Africa’s most spectacular scenery, the highland rain forests which reach to the volcanoes in which live the mountain gorillas. A visit to the bat Cave close to Maramagambo forest or a glance of Kyambura gorge is a must! Make a game drive at Ishasha on your way to Bwindi in search of the tree climbing lions. Later, drive to Bwindi via the beautiful scenery of the tea plantations. This is the lushest highland rain forest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds. The afternoon is spent on a foot safari around the local communities living around the park.
Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge (high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid range) or Buhoma community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (Budget facility)
Begin the day with breakfast ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 a.m with a briefing from the UWA staff. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots etc The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy Primates for a group you have been booked for. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. There are now only 650 left in the world! The tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours but it’s well worth the effort.
Dinner and overnight stay at either Buhoma Lodge/Mahogany Springs/Gorilla Safari Lodge(high end lodge) or Sliver back Lodge/Chameleon Hill Lodge (Mid range) or Buhoma community Bandas/Wagtail Eco Camp (Budget facility)
THE STORY OF THE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS BEGINS HERE Return to Kampala, then Entebbe, with lunch enroute with a stopover at Igongo cultural centre to explore the life style of the Ankole and Bahima, thereafter proceed at the Equator Uganda before your evening departures home.
Meal plan: (B, L) End of services.
