Uganda safari Overview
This 8 days Uganda safari with Gorilla, Chimpanzee trekking and wildlife safari has been beautifully crafted for anyone who is looking for an epic encounter with the gentle Mountain gorillas as well as man’s closest wild relatives the chimpanzees as you’re set to visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Kibale National Park that are famous for their epic gorilla and chimpanzee adventures respectively. While at it, an encounter with several of Uganda’s savanna wild mammals is something you should look forward to as well as you’re destined to visit Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda Safari Highlights
Day 1: Arrival and pick up from Entebbe airport.
Day 2: You will be picked up early in the morning at 7:00am and embark on a full day transfer to Kibale National Park.
Day 3: Day 2 will see you engage in Chimpanzee trekking, Bigodi wetland walk and transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park.
Day 4: Morning game drive in Kasenyi sector and an afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga channel
Day 5: Today you will transfer to Bwindi Park with an enroute game drive in Ishasha
Day 6: Today you will engage in Mountain Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Day 7: Transfer to Lake Mburo and do an afternoon boat cruise on Mburo lake
Day 8: Enjoy a morning game walk experience and transfer back to Entebbe airport
Detailed Uganda Safari itinerary
Day 1: Arrival, meet and greet then transfer to a hotel in Entebbe
You will be picked up from the airport and transferred to your hotel in Entebbe where you will relax from as you recover from your flight jet lag.
Accommodation: Karibu Guest House
Meal Plan: Bed & Breakfast
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale
Day 2 of this Uganda safari begins with an early morning pick up from your hotel in Entebbe by one of our safari guides who will take your through a short briefing about this entire trip before you undertake a thrilling 350km or 6-7 hours journey to one of Uganda’s premier wildlife destinations Kibale park. As you enjoy his drive you will get to meet numerous Ugandans going about their day to day activities. When you arrive in Fort Portal town, you will have a lunch break which consists of an array of continental dishes prepared from freshly handpicked ingredients. After your sumptuous lunch you will embark on the rest of your journey to your lodge. You will be welcomed to your lodge in Kibale by warm, friendly and all smiling Ugandan faces of the staff at the lodge that will usher you into your room. You will have the rest of the evening off to yourself to rest from this long journey to this park. Dinner will be served later in the evening and then you will retire to your bedroom for the night as you wait to meet the fascinating chimpanzees the following day.
Accommodation: Turaco Tree tops / Isunga Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Chimpanzee trekking with a visit to Bigodi community and transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park in the evening.
The morning of this day kicks off with an amazing breakfast that is aimed at energizing for the thrilling chimpanzee trek that’s ahead of you. You will be transferred by your guide to the park center in Kanyanchu where you get to go through a short briefing about the entire chimpanzee trekking experience. From here in a company of park ranger, embark on jungle walk as you search for these great humans of the wild the chimpanzees and the highlight of the day will be when you get to meet these exciting creatures you will be wowed by how much in common we do have with these great apes as they laugh, hug and kiss just like humans do and also look after the young ones. Besides the chimpanzees, you should also not miss out on the sightings of several other primates that call this forest their home and these include the black and white colobus monkeys, L’Hoest monkeys, Grey monkeys. After the chimpanzee encounter which lasts an hour of pure enjoyment return to the park center where your trekking efforts are rewarded with a trekking certificate. From here, have a lunch break then transfer to Bigodi community where you get to engage in a community encounter with the locals and see how they live their daily lives, watch them or even engage in some of their days to day activities such coffee picking, local brew making and as you undertake this community thriller, you will take part in the coffee-making process right from planting process, harvesting red ripe coffee berries, sun drying process, then coffee pounding and finally making your own cup of coffee that is freshly brewed from the coffee that’s grown by these locals. At the end of your visit to the community you will transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park which is located about 120km or 1.5-2 hours drive away from Kibale
Accommodation: Marafiki Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Moring game drive and an afternoon boat cruise
This day will see you being exposed to what Queen Elizabeth national park has to offer. You will kick off with an early morning game drive where you meet more of Uganda wildlife mammals which include lions, Cape buffaloes, African elephants Topis Bush bucks. In the afternoon enjoy another round of thrilling boat ride as you get to cruise the Kazinga channel and this comes with numerous encounters with hippos, more grassland wild animals and a myriad of bird species as this park is home to 600 bird species.
Accommodation: Marafiki Safari Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi with enroute game drive in Ishasha sector
Day 5 will have you transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable park which is home to the biggest primates on earth the giant mountain gorillas. Enroute to the Bwindi you will have a chance to see the famous tree climbing lions of Queen Elizabeth that are usually sighted in the Ishasha sector.
Accommodation: Ichumbi gorilla Lodge/Haven Lodge Buhoma
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi and an afternoon transfer to L. Bunyonyi
This day you will get you to actually meet the gorillas as you engage in a memorable gorilla trekking experience which will have you meet these gentle giants in their natural habitat. You will spend an hour observing these majestic creatures in order to have an understanding their habits which aren’t far from our own. In the afternoon after returning from the trek, you will spend the afternoon free relaxing at the lodge.
From here, transfer to Lake Bunyonyi where you get to relax from the rather a bit tedious gorilla trekking experience. On arrival to this beautiful tropical gem of the Kigezi highland, you will be fascinated by the tranquil waters of this lake and the numerous islands that are dotted all over this lake hence leading to its famous name The Lake of a Thousand Islands. Take a relaxing boat cruise on the waters of this lake as you are taken through the history behind several of these islands such as the Akampene island which is also known as the Punishment island where young girls who had got pregnant were thrown and left to die alone, the upside-down island which legend has it that it was cursed by an old lady when the young people who lived on that island refused to give her beer, she cursed it and it turned upside down hence having them all drowned. From this boat cruise, transfer to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Birdsnest @ Bunyonyi/ Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7: Transfer to L. Mburo and enjoy an evening boat cruise
This day has you waking up at the soothing twittering of some of the numerous birds that call this forest their home as it has its name Lake Bunyonyi derived from hundreds of bird species. After breakfast you will embark on your drive to Lake Mburo National Park. Mburo National Park lies about 270km or 5-6 hours’ drive North East of Bwindi. Upon your arrival to Lake Mburo Park, you will undertake a spectacular boat cruise that will reveal to you several of the park’s wild mammals and reptiles such as the Cape buffaloes, Giraffes, numerous antelope species such as Bush backs, Ellands, Impalas and the Burchell zebras. At the end of the boat experience, you will indulge in a game drive as you go to your lodge. It is also a good birding destination given its 300-bird species count.
Accommodation: Rwakobo Rock
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 8: Do a morning walk and transfer to Entebbe
On the last day of this safari, you will enjoy a thrilling walking safari which will put you in a position to some meet several of the wild dwellers of this park from a close range. You will return to the lodge to have breakfast after which you will then embark on a return drive back to Entebbe where your safari with us comes to an end.
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