$6,820 to $6,930 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival and transfer to the booked hotel
Arrival and transfer to the booked hotel
On your arrival at Entebbe International Airport (EBB), you will be met by our guide/driver who will brief you on the trip. You will then transfer to your hotel for relaxation, dinner and your overnight stay as you relax from the jet lag and wait for the next day’s countryside adventure.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- Best Western Premier Garden Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to kibale national park
Transfer to kibale national park
Drive westwards toward Fort Portal to the Kibale Forest National Park (about 5 hours). Traveling on both asphalt and unpaved roads. You arrive at Fort Portal for lunch, then continue toward Kibale Forest, one of the great African rain forest research reserves. This forest is famed for the variety of primates found here and it is a terrific area for birds.
Options: Depending on time you can do a Kampala city tour or visit Ewaffe cultural village before setting off.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Turaco Treetops Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Kasese
Chimpanzee tracking and transfer to Kasese
Assemble at the park headquarters for a briefing and then go for the most popular activity in this park - chimpanzee tracking. Chimpanzees are man’s closest cousins, though they are one of the most threatened primate species. More primates like the black and white colobus monkey, L’Hoest's monkey, grey-cheecked mangabey, red-tailed monkey, bushbaby, and potto. Many bird species like the yellow-spotted nicator, rumped tinker bird, little greenbul, green-breasted pitta, crowned eagle, black bee-eater and mammals like elephants can be seen on this walk. After you will have lunch and drive to Kasese.
- Main Destination:
- Kasese (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Standon Hotel
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Hiking mount Rwenzori
Hiking mount Rwenzori
Start at Trekkers at 1,450 meters and sleep at Sine Hut at 2,596 meters being a height gain of 1,146 meters, or those who are fit and want to proceed to Kalalama Camp at 3,134 metres may do so and apart from the fantastic views gives you more time at Mutinda Camp where you may climb up to Mutinda Lookout at 3,975 metres.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Mutinda Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Trekking mount Rwenzori
Trekking mount Rwenzori
Trekking starts at 8.30am and almost immediately you enter the Bamboo-Mimulopsis Zone which is steep climb with many high steps. In the wet season the bamboo zone is rather muddy and slippery making the going slow. However, the atmosphere and the forest is beautiful as you climb 551 metres altitude and a distance of 1.8km to Kalalama Camp at 3,147 meters which is in the Heather-Rapanea Zone where you can take a rest and a quick cup of tea or coffee before heading on to Mutinda Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Mutinda Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Trail to Bugata Camp
Trail to Bugata Camp
The trail to Bugata Camp is boggy particularly in the wet season but with a little skill you can step from tussock to tussock to make the going easier. First you cross the Mutinda valley through the tussock grass and everlasting flowers interspersed with many Giant Lobelias before climbing a steep section up to the Namusangi Valley (3,840 meters), with sheer waterfalls and looking back you get fantastic views of Mutinda Peaks. The Namusangi Valley is wide, with many ups and downs as the trail climbs steadily to Bugata Camp at 4,100 metres.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Bugata Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Trek to hunwick's camp via bamwanjarra pass
Trek to hunwick's camp via bamwanjarra pass
As you leave Bugata Camp you pass up a ridge then drop down slightly before ascending to Bamwanjarra Pass at 4,450 meters where we have a hut should the weather turn bad. From the pass on a clear day, you get excellent views of the three main peaks. The trail passes down the valley and around the edge of some bogs and thick ever green vegetation, moss. Giant groundsel and lobelia. Here is possibly the best place in all the Rwenzori to observe the Malachite Sunbird as it feeds on the many lobelia flowers and a known breeding site. Farther on there is some steep sections before a steady climb up and over a ridge to Hunwick’s Camp which is situated on the top of a deep valley and has good views of Mt Stanley, Mt Baker, Weismanns Peak and McConnell’s Prong.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Hunwick's Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Trek to lake kitandala
Trek to lake kitandala
From Hunwick’s we pass down and across the valley floor to Lake Kitendara which is very stunning with deep water and beautiful vegetation. From here you climb up Scott Elliott’s pass then up the ridge to Margherita Camp 4,485 metres which is situated between some huge rocks and offering some shelter from the strong winds. This is the very spot where the Duke of Abruzzi camped when making his climb to Margherita Peak in 1906.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Margherita Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
CLimb Mt Stanley
CLimb Mt Stanley
Wake up at 2am and catch an early breakfast before heading off to climb Mt Stanley at 2.30am. This is necessary as the weather has changed a lot and often even during the dryer season the mountain is closed in with heavy clouds and snow falls from 1 pm to 4pm and this happens within a short period of 10 to 15 minutes as the clouds rise up from the extensive Congo rain forests. During January and February 2017 clients were closed in and unable to walk during heavy snow storms which previously were not heard of during the dryer season and arrived back at Margherita camp well after dark with one group arriving back at 11pm totally exhausted. Due to this change in weather, we have set a strict turnaround time of 10am so if you do not reach the peak before then you must turn around regardless of the disappointment in the interests of safety.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Stanley (Rwenzori Mountains)
- Accommodation:
- Margherita Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Distance to Kiharo Camp 11km Time
Distance to Kiharo Camp 11km Time
Distance to Kiharo Camp 11km Time taken to walk 4 to 7 hours
From Hunwick’s Camp we start the day by climbing up a ridge towards McConnell’s Prong where you get the best views of all three peaks and Scott Elliott’s Pass before reaching Oliver’s Pass at 4,505 metres. The distance from Hunwick’s Camp to the top of Olivers Pass is 3km the trail then cuts across below Weismann’s Peak to the confluence of the Nyamwamba River which flows down thought Kilembe and Kasese to Lake George in Queen Elisabeth National Park.
- Main Destination:
- Rwenzori Mountains (Mountain Range)
- Accommodation:
- Kiharo Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 11
Trek to park gate
Trek to park gate
Distance Kiharo Camp to the park gate 16km and another 2.8km down to Trekkers Hostel. From Hunwick’s Camp we start the day by climbing up a ridge towards McConnell’s Prong where you get the best views of all three peaks and Scott Elliott’s Pass before reaching Oliver’s Pass at 4,505 metres. The distance from Hunwick’s Camp to the top of Olivers Pass is 3km The trail then cuts across below Weismann’s Peak to the confluence of the Nyamwamba River which flows down thought Kilembe and Kasese to Lake George in Queen Elisabeth National Park. Later Transfer to queen Elizabeth national park.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kikorongo Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 12
Transfer to bwindi
Transfer to bwindi
You'll wake up to an early breakfast, check out of the accommodation, and travel to the southern area of the park called Ishasha. This area is popular for the tree-climbing lions, and if you are lucky, you may see them. Other big game in this area includes elephants, topis, and buffalo, among others. You'll have lunch in Ishasha, thereafter travel southwards to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. You'll check in at your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Burunga Gorilla Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 13
Gorilla trekking
Gorilla trekking
You'll wake up to an early breakfast at 6:30 am, pick up a packed lunch, and transfer to the park offices for a briefing by the rangers, and they will assign a gorilla group you shall track. At 8:00 am, you'll transfer to the start of the trek and head into the forest to find the mountain gorillas. You are allowed no more than an hour with them; return to meet your driver. You'll return to the lodge for lunch and relax at the lodge.
Optional: Batwa community to see the indigenous ways of living. You'll return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Burunga Gorilla Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 14
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
You'll have breakfast and check out, and transfer to Lake Mburo National Park. You'll get to Lake Mburo in time for lunch, check in to your accommodation, and then have lunch. After lunch, you'll relax, and then later go for an afternoon game drive in the park and get to see a really beautiful sunset in the plains. You'll return to the booked lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Kigarama Wilderness Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 15
Morning Nature Walk – And transfer to Entebbe international airport
Morning Nature Walk – And transfer to Entebbe international airport
You'll wake up for an early morning nature walk into the park for a chance to catch some nocturnal wildlife at close encounter. You are led by an armed ranger; after the walk, return to the lodge, check out and travel back to Entebbe. Lunch is en route. You also get to make a stopover at the Equator point for some picture moments.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
