8 Days Primates And Wildlife Safaris

Trip Highlights:

Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Day 2; Transfer to Kibale National Park with a Lunch stop on the way
Day 3: Morning Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi swamp walk in the afternoon
Day 4: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National NP and Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel
Day 5: Game drive , Tree climbing lions of Ishasha
Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Gorilla National Park
Day 7: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Forest
Day 8: Departure

Detailed Itinerary:

DAY 1: Entebbe to Kampala

Arrival at Entebbe our driver guides from ecoplace tours will facilitate seamless arrival formalities. You will then be transferred to your hotel where you will be briefed about your adventure safari.

DAY 2: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park

Begin your journey to Kibale Forest National Park after breakfast via Mityana and Mubende to Fort Portal through verdant countryside passing through traditional homesteads, farms and Tea Estates. You will have a stopover for lunch en-route. You will arrive at you lodge in the late afternoon. Check in at your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.

DAY 3: Chimp Trek at Kibale Forest National Park

Transfer to the starting point of your Chimpanzee tracking experience in Kibale Forest National Park which is reputed to have the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. Kibale is also a home to the other primates.
Alternatively you may opt for chimpanzee habituation experience by paying a supplement, this exercise takes the whole entire day. Only 6 people are allowed per day.
After lunch, head to Bigodi for an afternoon swamp walk. Where you will catch a glimpse of different bird species. The swamp is also good for spotting butterflies and primates.

DAY 4: Kibale Forest National Park – Queen Elizabeth National Park

Depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park following the mystical Rwenzori Mountain Range. Upon arriving at your lodge, you will enjoy a hot lunch. In the afternoon enjoy a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel into Lake Edward.

DAY 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Game Drive and Transfer To Ishasha

Breakfast, Early morning game drive where you have an opportunity to view the massive Rwenzori as backdrop, you will have opportunities to spot lion, leopard, giant forest hog, Cape buffalo, elephant, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kob, topi and bushbuck. Lunch, Later transfer to Ishasha sector home of the tree climbing lions. Go on an evening game drive in Ishasha. Return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

DAY 6: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After your breakfast, departd for a morning game drive and transfer to Bwindi. through the Switzerland of Africa area known as the Kigezi Highlands with its terraced hillside and winding roads to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, arriving in the evening. Check into the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

DAY 7: Gorilla Tracking in Bwindi Forest

Transfer to the starting point for briefing about your gorilla trekking adventure after which you will be led by experienced gorilla trackers on the slopes of the volcanoes. You will start from the site where the gorillas were encountered the day before and from here the gorilla tracking begins. Although the hike can be physically demanding, the anticipation of the exciting experience ahead is amazing, and the beauty of the gorilla forest and its inhabitants are fascinating. One of Africa’s major highlights is when you encounter these gentle apes. It is a humbling experience to stand just meters from man’s distant cousins as they eat rest, play and bond with their young ones. Follow the mountain gorillas as they range freely in the impenetrable forest, and discover their gorgeous natural habitual and the many species they share it with. You are allowed an hour with the gorillas before finally sloping down back to your lodge.
Don’t forget to carry your rain gear, packed lunch, plenty of water, gloves, hat, and water proof bag for protection of your camera in case of rain.

DAY 8: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park – Kampala

Depart for Kampala with a stopover at the Equator where you will have an opportunity to stand in 2 hemispheres at the same time. Take some photos, then another stop over at the Mpigi Royal Drum Makers where you will be able to watch the ceremonial drums being crafted using methods passed down through the generations Arrive in kampala in the evening.

End of  Safari