Gorrila & Chimpanze trekking

8 days—Tree climbing lions •Gorilla tracking and trekking • Bird watching •Chimpanzee tracking •Game and Scenery viewing •Cultural visits

$2800-2900 USD

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Safari summary

This primate trekking safari in Uganda will take you through 3 big national game parks in Uganda. Kibale forest National Park; home to 13 primate species and mostly known for Chimpanzees, over 100 individuals in each community. You will also see others like black and white colobus, baboons, bush babies, LHoests monkeys among others.

Also you will visit Queen Elizabeth National Park, located 376km from Kampala and home to a number of wildlife species such as 10 primates species, over 500 species of birds, 95 mammal species elephants, antelopes, buffaloes, and also climbing lions in the Ishasha sector. You will also enjoy sightseeing on a launch cruise along the Kazinga Channel.

About this tour

	Tour type	Set-date, set-itinerary, group
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	January, February, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Queen Elizabeth

Fine details

Safari highlights

Bird watching—with professional guide
Hiking | trekking
Wildlife sanctuaries

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

All drinks
Hot air balloons
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Arrival at Entebe.

Arrive at Entebbe Airport and you will be met by our tour guide and be driven to the hotel for a trip briefing and if time prevails, you will take a boat trip to Ngamba Island. Chimpanzee Sanctuary, home to over 40 orphaned Chimpanzee. This worthy cause also bolsters the endangered wild chimpanzees throughout Uganda. You can also visit the wildlife education center in Entebbe and Entebbe Botanical gardens.

Serena kigo

Transfer to Kibale

After breakfast, we drive from Kampala to Kibale National near the Rwenzori Block Mountains. On arrival, the guests embark on the afternoon guided walk to view the crater lakes and educative cultural visits.

Kyaninga lodge

Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale NP

Kibale

After breakfast, there will be briefing at Kibale headquarters before setting off for the forest walk in dredge of chimpanzees. This forest walk will be guided by experienced guides to provide more Information on chimpanzees and primates, the walk will be advantageous with other primates like the Columbus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, and grey cheeked mangabeys. After the sunrise tracking of chimpanzees, in the evenfall you will walk to the Bigodi swamp to see flora and fauna.

Kyaninga lodge

Kibaale and Queen Elizabeth NP

Kibale | Queen Elizabeth

After breakfast, the guide will drive to Nyakasula falls in Fort Portal to have an impressive view of the blooming waterfalls and then drive to the south into Queen Elizabeth National Park where you get arbitrary of glimpse animals such as buffalos, antelopes, elephants along the way. Ihamba lakeside Lodge is right on the edge of a vast escapement overlooking the Great Lakes and Maramagambo forest.

Ihamba lakeside Lodge

Queen Elizabeth game park

Queen Elizabeth

After breakfast, an early morning game drive through Queen Elizabeth National park, fastidious being the best time to see lions (The King of the Jungle) which is a very elegant experience. After lunch, there is a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel which connects to Lake Edward and Lake George viewing a large number of Hippos, Buffalo, plus 632 recorded bird species.

Mweya safari lodge/Baboon safari lodge

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable

Bwindi Impenetrable | Queen Elizabeth

After breakfast, we drive through what is presumably Uganda’s spectacular sceneries to Bwindi Impenetrable forest. The rain forests and highlands which enriches the volcanoes in which the Bat Cave near the vast Maramagambo Forest and Kyambura Gorge is a must to be seen from the game drive at Ishasha on your way to Bwindi forest in search of climbing lions. Later we drive to Bwindi via the beautiful tea plantations.

Buhoma lodge

Gorilla trekking in Bwindi

Bwindi Impenetrable

After an early morning breakfast, get ready for Bwindi Gorilla trekking at 7:30 am with a briefing from the guides and an official from Uganda Wildlife Authority. Make sure you carry a Raincoat/jacket, a snack, jungle boots and water. Special guides will lead you inside the jungle to see a group of gorillas. Carry your lunch boxes and gears to track the mountain gorillas. It is the most intriguing wildlife in the jungle and tracking gorillas may take from 3-6 hours or more.

Buhoma lodge or standard

Drive back to kampala/Entebbe

After sunrise, drive back to Kampala then Entebbe with a lunch en-route. We make a few stops at Igongo Cultural Center which gives you anomalous favorable circumstances to explore the Ankole Culture and after we proceed to the Equator before your evening departure at Entebbe International Airport.

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