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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and Transfer to the hotel in Kampala
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and Transfer to the hotel in Kampala
Welcome to Uganda the Pearl of Africa: Upon arrival you shall be welcomed by a Likyadi Adventures guide at Entebbe International Airport from where you will transfer to your booked accommodation for the night. Depending on your time of arrival at the airport, you will have lunch before transferring to your hotel in Kampala for some rest as you prepare for the ultimate Uganda Luxury Safari experience the following day.
- Main Destination:
- Kampala (City)
- Accommodation:
- Four Points by Sheraton Kampala
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Kibale National Park and Bigodi wetland swamp walk
Transfer to Kibale National Park and Bigodi wetland swamp walk
After your early morning breakfast, you will be picked by a Likyadi Adventures guide and start your journey to Kibale National Park in Kabarole district through the tea plantations and rolling hills to reach Fort portal town. While in Fort portal you will have an en-route lunch before proceeding to Kibale National Park. After checking into the lodge, you will embark on a guided nature walk in the Bigodi wetlands and you have a chance to spot 138 bird species. You will visit the community around Kibale National Park and you have a coffee experience and you will see how coffee is processed locally for consumption. You will also visit the banana man and you will see how he makes different products from bananas. After this experience, you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park
Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park
After your early morning breakfast, you head over to Kibale Forest Headquarters at Kanyanchu where you will be briefed on the dos and don’ts of chimpanzee trekking. With a ranger guide, you will venture into the jungle in search of the chimpanzees and while tracking, you will be able to spot other primate species like the Red Colobus, Black and white Colobus, Vervet monkeys, Red-tailed Monkey, and L’Hoest’s Monkey among others and bird species. You will spend one hour with the chimpanzees as you watch them play, feed and groom each other in the forest. After the chimpanzee trekking experience you will be awarded a chimpanzee trekking certificate and after you return to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will relax at the lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with an evening visit to the Batwa Community
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with an evening visit to the Batwa Community
After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge in Kibale National Park and you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for Gorilla Trekking. You will have lunch on the way as you proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will arrive at the lodge in the afternoon where you will check in. You will then embark on a Batwa community experience where you will visit the Batwa people and learn their different ways of living such as how they used to make fire, how they hunted for their food among others. After this experience you will return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Batwa Experience (Highlight)
- Accommodation:
- Mahogany Springs Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After the early morning breakfast, you will proceed to UWA visitor’s reception where briefing is done before trekking at 7:30am about the dos and don’ts while with the gorillas. Remember to carry your packed lunch and enough drinking water since you may stay in the forest up to afternoon in search of these gentle giants in their natural environment. Gorilla trekking exercise is physically demanding but an exciting activity! You may need to hire a porter to assist you during trekking and these are readily available at the park headquarters. Time allowed to spend with gorillas is 1 hour when you have found them and this is enough to ask all the questions about their behaviour. Return to the lodge after trekking and freshen up. In the evening, Batwa pygmies will be invited to entertain you with their dances, storytelling after you have dinner and overnight. Dinner and overnight at your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Mahogany Springs Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer to Entebbe International Airport
Transfer to Entebbe International Airport
After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and you will transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your flight. Along the way you will have a stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for memorable photos and the famous water experiment that show that earth is separated into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere and you will have a chance to enjoy both the hemispheres as you will take so many pictures of the beautiful moments. You will have an en-route lunch and you continue your journey to Kampala or Entebbe for your flight. Do not forget to purchase a souvenir for yourself as a remembrance for this wonderful trip.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
