6-Day Ultimate Primate & Wildlife Safari Experience Ug

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrive and transfer to Kibale National Park

After a pickup from the hotel or airport, you’ll transfer to Kibale NP. Kibale Forest N/Park is famous for its amazing population of chimpanzees that are referred to as our cousins because they share up to 98% of DNA. It has other primates so it’s christened; The Primate Capital of the World. It is also the best research Centre in Africa with a number of specimens like butterflies, bird species, and tree species, among others. The road trip is scenic and therefore, breathtaking because it involves viewing evergreen tea plantations, blue crater lakes, eye-catching undulating hills, and more. You will have a stopover in Fort Portal tourism city for a lunch break and after proceed with the journey to catch up with dinner at the lodge.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Chimp trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather January to February and June to July (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

ElephantOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

LionVery Rare

LeopardVery Rare

HippoRare

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Chimpanzee Forest Lodge

• Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale NP

After your early breakfast, you'll drive to the information Centre in Kanyanchu to receive a briefing about the forest, chimp trekking and other attractions in the park. After the briefing, you will start the trek guided by the park ranger into the forest where you will be searching for these chimpanzees. Trekking is one of the best adventures because you walk long distances and also involves hiking, this therefore, requires you to be physically fit. Duration of the trek will depend primarily on where the chimpanzees will be located but this can take 2-4 hours including an hour in their presence. You'll trek out of the forest, and the driver-guide will drive to the lodge for mid-morning breakfast and lunch. You'll explore the community of either Isunga or Bigodi, where you will visit the Batooro and Bakiga cultures as they perform their traditional dances, meet the traditional healer, and local herbalists. This will be a memorable experience.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP

After a hot cup of tea or coffee, you’ll head to Queen Elizabeth NP via Kasenda Crater area, where you will explore over 40 craters that have different features. This park is well-known for its blue crater lakes, tree-climbing lions being the second largest national park in Uganda and the most visited national park. The road trip to QENP is rewarding due to its unique features like the Rwenzori ranges, Hima cement factory, and local markets like Rwimi roadside market, banana plantations, and many more all packed with organic fresh foods. You'll enjoy the game drive as you approach the lodge and view animals like elephants, buffaloes, kobs, warthogs, and bushbucks, among others. After checking in at your lodge and lunch you’ll head for a boat cruise on Kazinga channel (at 4.00 pm), where you will spot crocodiles and hippos, birds like African fish eagle and elephants, antelopes, warthogs, and buffalo on the banks. This takes approximately 2 hours. Afterward, you’ll return to your lodge.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LeopardOccasional

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Engiri Game Lodge - Cottages

• Budget lodge bordering Queen Elizabeth NP without fences

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

You’ll start your day with a game drive at 6:30 am, to explore the savannah plains of QENP. You’ll spot the early risers - the big cats, big game - the elephants, buffaloes, hippos and antelopes. Beautiful birds like African mourning dove, swamp nightjar, and grey-headed kingfisher and others will be sighted. You'll proceed to Ishasha to see tree-climbing lions. After transfer to Bwindi INP. The NP is famous for having half of the remaining mountain gorillas. It’s home to over 340 bird species, 120 mammals which most of which are small forest creatures. The Batwa and Bakiga are the communities that live near this park, and their culture should not be missed. You'll arrive in the evening for your dinner and overnight stay. Apart from birds and some mammals, most are small forest creatures. You'll arrive at the lodge in the evening for your dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

LionNone

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GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Gorilla tracking in Bwindi & Batwa Community visit

After your hot breakfast you will head to the park headquarters for briefing from the park warden. Here you’ll receive information about the trekking rules and regulations like not making noise, wearing long sleeved clothes and hiking shoes, among others. Trekking can take 2-8 hours and this includes an hour while you enjoy the presence of these great apes as they play, groom and feed. After trekking, you will be awarded a certificate at the office and driven to the lodge for your lunch. You can take a community tour to Batwa culture to get more information, like the traditional food, dances, and their local herbs.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Rushaga Gorilla Havens Lodge

• Budget lodge located just outside Rushaga (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Transfer to Kampala or Entebbe International Airport

On this day, you will have a very relaxed breakfast. After you'll transfer to the capital city of Uganda - Kampala, passing through the Kigezi highlands, and farms driving on snake-like roads, enter Ankole where you’ll be mesmerized by the signature Ankole long horned cattle as they graze on the road side. You'll reach in Kayabwe and visit the Uganda equator where you will be able to take photos, carry out geographical experiments, and grab a hot lunch.
Afterwards, you will proceed with the journey passing through the coffee plantations in Masaka. You will be dropped at Entebbe International Airport or a hotel in Kampala on arrival.

Main Destination:

Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.