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Arrival
Day 1
Transfer to Kibale National Park with an Afternoon Visit to the Bigodi Wetlands
Transfer to Kibale National Park with an Afternoon Visit to the Bigodi Wetlands
After breakfast, you will leave the hotel and begin your journey to Kibale National Park in Kabarole District, Western Uganda, through tea plantations and rolling hills to reach Fort Portal town. While in Fort Portal, you will have an en-route lunch and continue your journey to Kibale National Park. After checking into the lodge, you will embark on a guided nature walk in the Bigodi wetlands, where you can spot 138 bird species.
After the guided swamp walk in the Bigodi wetlands, you will visit the community around Kibale National Park, where you will visit the local coffee farmers, who will show you how coffee is processed locally for consumption. You will also visit Rest in Bananas. You will see how Banana Man makes different products from bananas. After this experience, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Nkuri Chimp Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park with an Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park with an Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel
After your morning breakfast, you will check out of the lodge in Kibale National Park. You will transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park through the Ndali-Kasenda crater lakes. You will arrive at the lodge, where you will have lunch. Thereafter, you will check in and relax.
After lunch at the lodge, you will go for a 2-hour boat cruise trip on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes George and Edward and you will surely be fascinated by the concentrations of giant hippos, buffaloes, elephants and crocodiles among others. You will also see wide varieties of birds at the water's edge.
In the evening, you will head out for an evening game drive in the Kasenyi Plains of Queen Elizabeth, as you will have an opportunity to see different animals, including the big cats such as lions, leopards, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, warthogs, elephants, buffaloes, among others. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Morning and Evening Game Drives in the Kasenyi Plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park
Morning and Evening Game Drives in the Kasenyi Plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park
You will have your breakfast very early in the morning, depart for an early morning game drive as early as 6am to the rolling plains of Uganda’s second-largest National Park and look out for: lions, leopards, buffaloes, hippos, waterbucks, warthogs, Uganda Kobs, oribis, and elephants. For any birder, there are quite a number of birds to sight too during the drive. You return to the lodge for some rest time and lunch.
In the evening, you will head out for an evening game drive in the Kasenyi Plains of Queen Elizabeth, as you will have an opportunity to see different animals, including the big cats such as lions, leopards, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, warthogs, elephants, buffaloes, among others. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Chimpanzee Trekking in Kalinzu Forest and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Chimpanzee Trekking in Kalinzu Forest and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After your morning breakfast, you will head to the Kalinzu Forest Reserve, where you will embark on a chimpanzee trekking experience in the reserve. During this trek, you will have an opportunity to see other primate species and many bird species. You will spend one(1) hour with the chimpanzees after finding a group.
After the chimpanzee trekking in Kalinzu Forest, you will transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park while enjoying the scenic views of the countryside. You will have a lunch stop where you will have a hot lunch. You will continue your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You will arrive at the lodge, where you will check in. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Kalinzu Forest Reserve (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Gorilla Hills Eco Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
You will wake up early in the morning for breakfast and then report to the park headquarters at 7:30 am for a briefing 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 until the afternoon in search of these gentle giants in their natural environment. Gorilla trekking is physically demanding but an exciting activity! You may need to hire a porter to assist you during tracking, 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. After the Gorilla Trek, you will receive a Gorilla Trekking Certificate as a souvenir.
After the gorilla trek, you will transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for relaxing. You will have dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Bunyonyi Overland Resort
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with an Evening Game Drive in the Park
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with an Evening Game Drive in the Park
After breakfast, you will depart from the lodge in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and head to Lake Mburo National Park, the smallest savannah national park in Uganda. You will reach the park in the afternoon for lunch. Then, you will relax at the lodge. You will then have an evening game drive where you will encounter wildlife such as giraffes, zebras, impalas, elands, buffaloes, waterbucks, among others. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mpogo Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Guided Walking Safari and Transfer to Entebbe International Airport
Guided Walking Safari and Transfer to Entebbe International Airport
After your breakfast, the game rangers will take you on a guided morning walking safari where you will come close to animals such as zebras, giraffes, Common elands, impalas, waterbucks, among others. Afterward, you will have a morning game drive as you exit the park and set off to Entebbe International Airport.
Along the way, you will have a stop at the Equator in Kayabwe for memorable photos and the famous water experiment that shows that Earth is separated into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and you will have a chance to enjoy both hemispheres. You will have an en-route lunch. You will continue your journey to Entebbe International Airport.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
