6 DAY BWINDI QUEEN AND KIBALE

6 DAY BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST, QUEEN ELIZABETH AND KIBALE NATIONAL PARK

$1761-2561 USD

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Safari summary

• Chimp tracking in Kibale National Park
• Bigodi swamp walk
• Game drive and boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
• Equator experience

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Queen Elizabeth

Itinerary

Day 1

Kibale

Day 1: Travel to Kibale Forest National Park You will meet and greet our local safari guide in Kampala or Entebbe at 7:00hrs. After, head westwards to Fort Portal town. The drive will take about 4 -5 hours. You will have lunch in Fort Portal and continue to Kibale. In the afternoon we visit a nearby forest swamp that is excellent for viewing primates and other forest animals. At the eastern edge of Kibale forest is bigodi wetland sanctuary which is maintained by the local community. You will expect to see birds like the great blue turaco, blue monkeys baboons otters mongoose, bushbucks, bush pigs and among others. Dinner and overnight will be at your reserved lodge. Luxury: Ndali lodge/Primate lodge/Kyaninga lodge Moderate: Mountains of the moon/Kibale forest camp/crater safari lodge/ Primate Lodge Budget: Rwenzori travelers/Kibale forest camp/Chimpanzee forest guest house Meal plan: Full Board Basis

Day 2

Kibale | Queen Elizabeth

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking plus 12 primates in Kibale National Park, Transfer to Bwindi After an early breakfast, we go for a half day search of chimpanzee and 12 other primate including phoestes, assemble at kanyankye river camp at 0800hours to go for the most popular activity in this park which is chimpanzee tracking. Chimpanzee are mans closet cousins though they are one of the most threatened primates species. More primates like black and white Columbus monkeys, I’Hoests monkeys, Grey checked mangabey, red tailed monkey, bush babies, pottosand many birds species like the yellow spotted nicator, rumped tinker bird, little greenbelt green breasted pitta the crowned eagle, black bee eater and mammals like elephants can be seen in this walk. Kibale National Park, which average s about 3300 feet in elevation, is an extension of the great rainforest of central Africa. it is inhabited by three large “communities “of chimps, each numbering more than 100 individuals. Each community has a complicated structure. The big adult’s males dominate the group and defend the community territory against incursions by male outsiders; the females usually wander in small family grouped .chimps tend to forage in small parties or even as individuals. They usually travel on the ground but being primarily fruit eaters, they mostly feed in trees. They coalesce into large groups when they find an abundant source of food, such as fruiting fig tree. Typically, we locate the chimps by listening for their pant hooting calls, then hustle to the area from which they are calling, We get to observe them as they feed in fruiting trees, lounge, and socializing with each other or even, occasionally, hunt. You will return to the lodge for lunch and in the afternoon head to Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will do an evening game drive. You will have dinner and overnight at your lodge. Luxury Lodge: Mweya Safari Lodge: Katara Lodge/ Jacana Lodge Moderate: Bush Lodge (in rooms) / Simba Safari Camp in rooms/ Buffalo Safari Resort/ Enganzi Lodge/ Ihamba Safari Lodge Budget facility: Kazinga Channel View Lodge/ Simba Safari Camp in tents/ Bush Lodge in tents Meal Plan: Full Board Basis

Day 3

Day 3: Game Drive and Boat cruise We set out early in the morning for a game drive in the northern part of the park on the Kasenyi Track in search of lions, elephants, solitary buffaloes. This is the best time for opportunities of viewing the cats in action owing to the vast population of Uganda kobs. We have an excellent chance to view just about every animal here at very close range. Return to the lodge for your breakfast, before heading out for a launch trip along the Kazinga Channel. This gives you the opportunity to view wildlife up close: hippo’s huff and spray at mere feet away from the boat, buffalo linger in the shallows. The shores of the channel are also home to an array of birds including pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork and many others. You will thereafter retire for dinner and overnight at the lodge of your booking. Luxury Lodge: Mweya Safari Lodge: Katara Lodge/ Jacana Lodge Moderate: Bush Lodge (in rooms) / Simba Safari Camp in rooms/ Buffalo Safari Resort/ Enganzi Lodge/ Ihamba Safari Lodge Budget facility: Kazinga Channel View Lodge/ Simba Safari Camp in tents/ Bush Lodge in tents Meal Plan: Full Board Basis

Day 4

Day 4: Transfer to Bwindi via Ishasha Sector After breakfast we drive through south through sunning savannah grasslands as we head to the southern sector of the park –Ishasha, a remote and beautiful extension of queen Elizabeth NP that is host to a large variety wildlife (this is a fabulous area in which to see the lions draped from the trees and nowhere in Africa do you stand a better chance of seeing this in the large low limbed fig tree of Ishasha). We will visit the Uganda kob mating ground which is a defined area specifically used by kobs for challenging, enticing and mating adult rams defend a circle territory (30meters diameter) and depending on the season the mating ground can have 20 and more of these small. You will after transfer to Bwindi for Dinner and overnight will at your lodge of booking. Budget: Buhoma community Rest camp / Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp / Travellers Rest Hotel Kisolo / Gorilla Valley Lodge Moderate: Gorilla Resort Bwindi /Gorilla Safari Lodge / Silver Back Lodge / Lake Kitandara Camp / Chameleon Hill Lodge / Lake Mutanda Resort/ Gorilla Mist Camp. Up market: Mahogang Lodge / Buhoma Lodge / Rushanga Gorilla Satari Lodge. Meal plan: Full Board Basis

Day 5

Day 5: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Today enjoy gorilla tracking in Bwindi. After breakfast, proceed for the morning briefing before the highlighting of the trip. Gorilla trekking, which may last the entire day. We trek the gorillas through the rainforest and bamboo covered slopes, accompanied by a guide and trackers ,in search of a mountain gorilla family ,the walking can sometimes be tough and long ,but when you catch a glimpse of the magnificent silverback ,any discomforts will be quickly forgotten .when the gorillas are sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 meters from the gorillas, sit around them for a whole hour while gazing into their big round eyes. Gorilla trekking is unpredictable. It’s difficult to foresee how many hours you will hike .The gorilla excursion can take from 2 up 8 hours. Expect to walk along distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. A good physical condition is recommended. For conservation purposes, time spent with gorillas is limited to one hour. A ranger will brief you on how to behave with the gorillas. While most of today's forests are no more than 12,000 years old, Bwindi's vegetation has been weaving itself into tangles over at least 25,000 years, in the process accumulating a lengthy species list. This includes 310 species of butterfly, 51 reptiles, 200 trees, 88 moths and an exceptional 120 types of mammal including 10 primates. The latter includes chimpanzee, L'Hoest's, red tailed and blue monkey, black and white colobus, baboon, and Bwindi's most famous resident, the mountain gorilla. Bwindi is a prime destination for birdwatchers. Its 350 species include seven which are IUCN red data listed and 90% of all Albertine rift endemics, species which are difficult or impossible to see in any other part of East Africa. Dinner and overnight will be at your lodge of booking. Budget: Buhoma community Rest camp / Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp / Travellers Rest Hotel Kisolo / Gorilla Valley Lodge Moderate: Gorilla Resort Bwindi /Gorilla Safari Lodge / Silver Back Lodge / Lake Kitandara Camp / Chameleon Hill Lodge / Lake Mutanda Resort/ Gorilla Mist Camp. Up market: Mahogang Lodge / Buhoma Lodge / Rushanga Gorilla Satari Lodge. Meal plan: Full Board Basis

Day 6

Day 6: Travel back to Kampala You will have breakfast and drive to Kampala with a stopover at the Equator. It’s taken as one of the beautiful scenery in Africa - the pathway of the sun, take photographs. After, proceed to Kampala arriving in time for a transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

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