AFRICA ADVENTURE SAFARIS

Uganda Gorillas, Chimps & Wildlife Safari - 6 Days Kibale, Bwindi & Queen Elizabeth National Parks Tour

Tour Name: Gorillas, Chimps and wildlife Tour

Tour Duration: 6 days

Destinations: Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabth National park, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Tour activities: Gorilla Trekking, Chimpanzee Tracking, Bird watching, Game drive, Launch Cruise, caves exploration and Nature walk.

Day 1: Drive to Fort Portal Kibale National Park
Have breakfast at your hotel and set off to Kibale Forest via Mubende, arrive by lunch time at Ndali lodge, then take a walk through Bigodi wetland sanctuary. The place is known to harbour rare flora and fauna including plenty of birds. Expect to see animals like monkeys, Uganda Kobs, bush babies and many more. Dinner and overnight at Ndali Lodge / Mountains of the moon / Primates lodge.

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest / Drive to Queen Elizabeth
Have breakfast and proceed to park headquarters for a briefing about primates tracking. The walk through the park will be guided providing information about not only on chimpanzees but also on flora and fauna. Along the trek, you will encounter other primates like vervets, colobus monkeys, Mangabeys and 350 bird species. After tracking you will then transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park to reach in the evening. Dinner and Overnight at Mweya Safaris Lodge / Mweya Institute of ecology.

Day 3: Wildlife, Game drives & Boat ride of Kazinga channel
Wake up before sunrise to a cup of tea or a glass of water and then set off to the park tracks for a game drive to be able to see predators as they retune to their hide outs and the early risers. During the drive watch out for game like the Leopards, Lions, giant forest hogs, hyenas, Uganda kobs, warthogs and others. After the game drive you will drive back to the lodge for heavy breakfast and then later have lunch to transfer to the Park headquarters for the Boat ride. The launch that takes you along the Kazinga channel that connects Lakes George and Edward will reward you with game like Hippos, elephants and buffaloes at the shores not forgetting plenty of birds. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge / Mweya Hostel.

Day 4: Drive to Bwindi / Visit the neighboring communities
Early in the morning you will have breakfast and then drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. The drive will take you through the Ishasha sector game driving enroute to reward you with game like tree climbing lions, antelopes, elephants and plenty of birds. You will reach the park in the afternoon and the check in your lodge to freshen up. Later on you will go for a walk in the surrounding communities. Later on you will be entertained in some of the cultural dances of Uganda. The later is provided on request.

Day 5 : Mountain Gorilla Trek in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
In the morning you will have heavy breakfast and with packed lunch you will transfer to the park headquarters for briefing and then later on at 9:00 am you will set off along the tracks in the thick forest to go search for these great apes. Depending on the movement of these humble giants the walk might take between 2-9 hours before you encounter the Gorillas. The walk is tiresome however meeting these great apes and spending some time with them while looking deep into their expressive brown eyes, is an exhilarating and heartbreaking wildlife encounter that Africa has to offer. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla resort / Buhoma homestead / Buhoma community.

Day 6: Return Trip to Kampala
In the morning you will have breakfast and then pack your luggage to start on the Journey back to Kampala. The drive will take you to stop in Mbarara for lunch and then proceed to reach Kampala in the Evening.

SAFARI QUOTATION FOR THE CHIMPS, GORILLAS & WILDLIFE SAFARI

Prices to be quoted include
1 Ground Transportation
2 Safari driver/guide allowance
3 Destination guiding allowance
4 Agreed upon accommodation and meals stated
5 Park entry and vehicle entrance fees
6 Game Drives, and other itinerary related activities
7 Gorilla and Chimpanzee Tracking Permits

Prices exclude
1 Airfares to Uganda
2 Entry visas and airport taxes.
3 All personal expenditure such as laundry and drinks are excluded.

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