Eight Days Primate And Big Ga
8 DAYS PRIMATE AND BIG GAME VIEWING SAFARI (KIBALE, BWINDI AND QUEEN).
$6290-7229 USD
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Safari summary
This 8 days safari trip takes us to the country’s must see spectacular destinations of primates offering face to face encounter with gentle mountain gorilla at Bwindi impenetratable national park on foot, a home to up to 50% of the world’s largest living primates mountain gorilla.
At Kibale national park, a natural habitat that has one of the highest densities and bio diversity of primates in all of Africa is a home to 13 primate species including 1500 chimpanzee , our closest living relatives.
This safari offers incredible sighting of big game mammals like elephants, buffaloes, hippos, warthog, antelope species like water buck, Uganda kobs, topi as well as predators ‘like lions, leopard, serval cats, hyenas at Queen Elizabeth national park along kasenyi savannah rolling plains, kazinga channel shores and ishasha sector for tree climbing lions. Furthermore 2 hour afternoon Boat/launch cruise from mweya jetty along 40km kazinga channel offers incredible sighting of largest concentration of aquatic hippos on earth, crocodiles alongside elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, water birds like yellow billed stork, saddle billed stork, jacana, African shoe bill, African skimmer, black beef eater at kazinga shores.
This safari also features a visit to Lake Bunyonyi Africa’s deepest lake surrounded by 29 islands, Crater lakes and Amabeere caves famous for breast like features and Nyinamwiru Story.
About this tour
| Tour type | Set-date, set-itinerary, group | |
| Main focus | Primate trekking | |
| Activity level | Moderate activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
| Countries | ||
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
- Cultural visits—orphanages, markets, schools
- Primate trekking
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Laundry
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Pick up from airport and transfer
Arrive in Kampala following the flight from your country of origin. Land at Entebbe international airport the main gate way to the pearl of Africa where you will find a company representative dedicated to offer you a courteous welcome to the pearl of Africa. After a short briefing about your 8 days Uganda safari, you will connect to the hotel in Kampala for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
palm hotel Entebbe/ 2 friends’ beach hotel
Transfer to Kibale national park
Kibale
After breakfast, embark on 315km scenic drive passing through tea plantation and lush green country side to Kibale national park, home to 13 primates, containing the highest primate density of any area on earth including 1500 chimpanzee, Arrive and settle for lunch in the tourism city of the pearl of Africa, Fort Portal, The seat of the ancient kingdom of Toro in the shadows of legendary mountains of the moon (Rwenzori Mountain) after which we shall proceed to Kibale for dinner and overnight.
Rwenzori View Guest House/ wild camping
Chimpanzee tracking, visit Amabele
Kibale
After breakfast meet up with the driver & connect to visitors' center for briefing, start trekking exercise in search for chimpanzee. Upon locating them you will have time observing them .Then return to the lodge for lunch. Later in the afternoon check out of the lodge and link up with the guide and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park with a visit to Amabeere caves. Retreat then connect to Queen Elizabeth national park on arrival transfer to the lodge for dinner and over night
Pumba safari cottages/ Ishasha Ntugwe river camp
Morning game drive (kasenyi)
Queen Elizabeth
After breakfast, embark on a 3-4hours morning game drive in kasenyi exploring queen Elizabeth national park’s rolling savannah landscape dotted with counts of wild game, birds and primates . Retreat from the activity and drive back to the lodge for lunch. afternoon gather at mweya for 2 hours thrilling boat cruise along the 40km kazinga channel to view some of the largest concentration of hippos in the world, Retreat from the activity and connect to the lodge for dinner and overnight
Pumba safari cottages/ Ishasha Ntugwe river camp
Transfer to Bwindi National park
Bwindi Impenetrable
After an early morning breakfast at 6:30am, connect with the ranger guide and embark on a 3-4hours journey towards ishasha sector in search of tree climbing lions resting on fig and acacia tree branches. After your game drive session, transfer to nearest lodge for relaxation and lunch before proceeding with your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable national park. You will arrive in the evening for relaxation, dinner and over night.
Broad bill forest Camp/ Bwindi guest house
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and e
Bwindi Impenetrable
After breakfast, connect to the park head quarters with packed lunch for a briefing, Then we embark on the unforgettable trek through the jungle in search of mountain apes, connect to the lodge for lunch and relaxation. Later on in the evening embark on a community tour & visit the last remaining members of the Batwa pygmy tribe living harmoniously with great giants of the forest in Bwindi, listen to their stories & attend their cultural dance .After we return to the lodge for overnight
Bwindi guest house
Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi, boat
After breakfast ,transfer to Lake Bunyonyi (place of many little birds) Africa’s second deepest lake traversing through the Kigezi highlands referred to as the little Switzerland of Africa with stunning surroundings offering impressive spectacular views of the 29 islands.Have lunch at the resort & embark on canoe/ boat cruise on the lake . Return to the lodge for relaxation dinner and over night
Bushara Island Camp/Lake Bunyonyi rock resort
Transfer to Kampala with stopover
With the aid of sweet melodies of birds that will be singing, we wake up at 6:00 and have early morning breakfast and embark on 473km or 8-9 hours journey to Kampala through impressive country side landscape of southwestern Uganda making stopover for a traditional lunch at Igongo cultural centre for typical African buffet with another stopover at equator point in kayabwe for the water experiment and a photo shoot moment.
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