7 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimpanzees and Wildlife Safari

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Travel to Kibale Forest National Park
2 stops
1
Kibale Forest National Park
Have breakfast at leisure and then travel to Kibale Forest National Park, the primate capital of the world. Kibale Forest is home to 13 primate species, the most of any forest, including mangabeys, vervet monkeys, black and white colobus, baboons, bush babies etc. It is also home to several butterfly species and many bird species. Arrive in time for lunch, check in to your lodge and relax.
2 days • Admission ticket free
2
You have an option to go for a Bigodi swamp walk. The swamp boarders Kibale Forest and therefore some primates are occasionally seen. It is also home to several bird species including fish eagles, herons, kingfishers, bee eaters and more.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Chimpanzee Trekking
1 stop
3
Kibale National Park
Wake up early for breakfast and then travel to Kyanyanchu Park head quarters where you will be briefed about the dos and don’ts of chimpanzee tracking. You then enter the tropical rainforest as you search for man’s closest relatives; the chimpanzee. Having found them, enjoy a full hour observing their behavior, an amazing experience, and then return to your lodge to relax.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park
1 stop
4
Queen Elizabeth National Park
After a mighty breakfast, we travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park. The whole journey takes you through the Kasenda crater lakes region You are to have lunch and then a boat safari on the Kazinga channel in search for crocodiles, hippos, elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, water birds and so on. This channel is a water stream that joins two lakes, George and Edward, and is known as a hippo paradise because it has one of the highest concentrations of hippos in the world. We then drive to our safari lodge to relax.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Morning and evening game drives
1 stop
5
Queen Elizabeth National Park
We wake up for early breakfast and embark on a morning game drive around the Kasenyi sector to search for the early risers. This sector is known as a mating ground for antelopes and therefore a hunting ground for predators such as lions and leopards. The game drive lasts for 3 to 4 hrs and ends at the shores of Lake George. We then return to the lodge for a lunch break. We end our day with an evening game drive around Kabatoro sector, which is known for large herds of elephants, buffalos, waterbucks and more.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Travel to Bwindi Forest
2 stops
6
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Wake up for a leisurely breakfast and then travel to to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to more than half of the surviving mountain gorillas. We access the forest via Ishasha, the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, an area famous for the rare tree climbing lions. Look out for these cats lazing in the fig trees. Other game to see includes elephants, buffaloes, topi, waterbucks, leopards and so on
6 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Continue to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of mountain gorillas and other mammals. Arrive and relax at your lodge.
2 days • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Gorilla Trekking
1 stop
8
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
On this day, you wake up very early, move to the park headquarters for paperwork and then get briefed about gorilla trekking before entering the impenetrable forest. Be ready to walk for one to six hours, depending on where you find the gorillas. Having encountered them, you will be given a full hour to associate with them, an unforgettable hour. The mountain gorilla is the most powerful and muscular primate on earth. Expect to see more wildlife since the forest is home to other creatures including the black and white colobus monkeys, L’hoest’s monkey, bushbucks, olive baboons, forest elephants, and many bird species. You will then be transferred back to your lodge to relax or visit a Batwa community – the original inhabitants of Bwindi Forest.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Travel to Kigali Airport
1 stop
9
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After having breakfast, travel to Kigali International Airport in Rwanda to catch your onward flight hence end of safari.
4 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

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