7 DAY WILDLIFE-PRIMATE SAFARI

7 days— Kibale, Queen and Bwindi

$5000-9000 USD

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Safari summary

Day 1: Transfer to Kibale National Park
Day 2: Chimpanzee habituation
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth/ Afternoon game drive
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking in Kyambura gorge/ Afternoon Boat cruise
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi
Day 6: Gorilla tracking/ community tour
Day 7: Return to Kampala

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	January, February, June, July, August, September, October, December
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale Queen Elizabeth

Fine details

Safari highlights

Hiking | trekking
Primate trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

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

Itinerary

Day 1:Transfer to Kibale National

Kibale

Our 7 days wildlife-primate safari starts with a pick up by our driver guide from either the airport in Entebbe or Kampala. Meet the guide, then embark on your journey to Kibale National park located in Western Uganda in Kabarole District, about 350km and 5-6hours drive from Kampala. Have a stop in Fortportal town for lunch and then proceed to your accommodation location. Check in at the hotel, and then go for the Bigodi wetland walk. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Chimpundu lodge/ Kyaninga lodge/ Primate lodge

Chimpanzee habituation experience

Kibale

On our second day, you will wake up in the morning for breakfast. With your packed lunch and water, you will meet the guide after who will lead you to the briefing area of the activity you are about to take part in (chimpanzee habituation). This activity involves having a close up and a lot of physical interactions with chimpanzees. You will get an opportunity to learn more about the chimpanzees The activity takes about 6 hours and more.

Chimpundu lodge/ Kyaninga lodge/ Primate lodge

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth/ Drive

Queen Elizabeth

Have breakfast in the morning, and then start off your transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The drive is approximately 2 hours. Have lunch and go for the afternoon game drive through the mating grounds of the park. Expect to see animals like elephants, buffalos, lions, antelopes and many others. This is not a guarantee for especially the cats but luckily enough you will see all of them. Check in your lodge for dinner and overnight.

Mweya safari lodge/ Kyambura gorge lodge/ Ishasha

Chimpanzee tracking/ boat ride

Queen Elizabeth

Your guide will meet you after your breakfast, drive you to the briefing point of chimpanzee tracking. Kyambura gorge is an underground forest found in Queen Elizabeth National Park. Start your tracking with a trained game ranger, it takes about 3 hours yet 1 hour is allowed with the chimpanzees. Have your lunch, then go for the relieving boat cruise along Kazinga channel. The boat ride takes 2 hours; you will see quite a number of animals like the hippos, elephants, buffaloes and many birds

Mweya safari lodge/ Kyambura gorge lodge

Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi

On the fifth day, you will have breakfast, check out of the lodge and meet with your driver guide to transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Have lunch en route and continue with the drive to South Western Uganda, you will see amazing views and sceneries of beautiful hills and valleys, plantations and so forth. Check in at your hotel and take some rest as you prepare for Gorilla trekking the next day.

Nkuringo lodge/ Gorilla heights/ Buhoma lodge

Gorilla tracking/ community tour

Bwindi Impenetrable

After an early morning breakfast, you will carry packed lunch and meet up with your driver guide to go for gorilla trekking briefing at the park headquarters. After briefing you will be allocated a habituated gorilla family to trek and you will be accompanied by a park guide or game ranger. Gorilla trekking takes between an hour to 6 hours. When you meet with a gorilla family, you are allowed to stay around them for just an hour. after an hour elapses, go for gorilla tracking certificate.

Nkuringo lodge/ Gorilla heights/ Buhoma lodge

Day 7: Return to Kampala

On the last day of the 7 days wildlife-primate safari, enjoy a warm breakfast, check out of your hotel/lodge and embark on your return journey to Kampala. On the way, have en-route lunch in Mbarara town and another stop over at the equator in Kayabwe for photography and souvenirs. From our rest at the equator, we shall proceed with our journey to Kampala reaching late evening. The driver guide will drop you in Kampala/ Entebbe.

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