7-Day Uganda Gorillas and Chimpanzee Tracking Safari

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrive at Entebbe International Airport
1 stop
1
Entebbe
On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. You will meet our representative who will transfer you to your facility where you will have an overnight before your transfer to Bwindi. Depending on your arrival time, you can have a walk around Entebbe town.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Fly into Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
1 stop
2
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Bwindi. This afternoon enjoy a forest walk or a cultural visit. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, located on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, is considered the most diverse forest in Uganda. Home to over 120 mammals, 345 species of birds, 200 species of butterflies and 160 species of trees, Bwindi is one of the richest ecosystems in East Africa. The park contains almost one half of the world’s population of the endangered mountain gorilla, making it an extremely valuable conservation site. You will engage with a community of the Batwa who were former dwellers of the forest (one of Uganda’s oldest tribe).
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Forest National Park
1 stop
3
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, meet your guides and begin your gorilla tracking experience. The journey, through dense foliage and up steep climbs, is rewarded with the once-in-a-lifetime experience of viewing mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. You will have an opportunity to be within metres of these magnificent animals, sharing in their lives and experiencing their day-to-day activities. Following the trek, return to your accommodation and, if time allows, enjoy a guided afternoon forest or community walk.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
1 stop
4
Queen Elizabeth National Park
This morning drive to the Ishasha section of the Queen Elizabeth National Park. Afternoon game drives will be enjoyed in the Ishasha area, looking for the huge herds of buffalo, elephant, Uganda kob and the famous tree-climbing lion found in the area. Proceed to the northern part of the park and do the boat safari on the Kazinga Channel. The channel is 40km long and a converging place for wildlife (that come to drink) during the dry season. It has the highest number of hippos, has crocodiles, and several water birds. A 2-3 hour cruise will get you magic.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Morning Game drive and transfer to Kibale National Park
1 stop
5
Kibale Forest National Park
Time to explore Queen Elizabeth’s Kasenyi plains. We shall have a drive through the network of tracks as we search for Big game (Lions, leopards, elephants, serval cats, kobs, buffaloes, hippos, etc.) before the transfer to Kibale National Park. Driving with Rwenzori ranges backdrop, you’ll drive for 2-3 hours into Kibale Forest and check-in at the Lodge. In the afternoon, trek to the ‘Top of the World’ to enjoy fantastic views of the Rwenzori Mountains, crater lakes, tea plantations, and local villages.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Chimpanzee tracking and drive to Entebbe
1 stop
6
Kibale Forest National Park
Wake early and be at the visitors’ center by 8:00 to embark on another primate viewing adventure in Kibale Forest. Kibale is commonly known for the diversity and density of primates in Africa. Its stands out as the best place to watch chimpanzees up-close in their natural setting, with over 1500 chimpanzees under the park’s rainforest canopy and a dozen other primate species. On your morning trek to find the chimps, it’s prevalent for other primates to cross your paths, like the rare L’Hoest’s monkey and red colobus monkey. Other primates you may encounter include the black & white colobus, red-tailed monkey, blue monkey, olive baboon, and grey-cheeked Mangabey. However, your primary goal will be to find a troop of human habituated chimpanzees. After, drive to Entebbe. Where you will have a night.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Shoebill tracking and exit flight
1 stop
7
On the shores of Africa’s biggest In-land lake- Lake Victoria, is a swamp that has rose to fame for its number of bird species, but top of those is the prehistoric Shoebill. Visit the swamp and when you return, you will be dropped at the airport for your check in and exit flight.
6 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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