The Uganda Gorilla Trek, Primates & Wildlife Safari delivers the best African Safari experience for you who wants both the rear mountain gorillas trek experience and other big primates like the
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Uganda (Bwindi) Gorilla Habituation Experience Tour - 3 Days
- Day 1: Start the 3 Days Uganda gorilla habituation experience tour from your hotel in Entebbe or Kampala (or Kigali on request) and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (daily flights also available from Entebbe Airport)
- Day 2: Mountain Habituation Experience (4 hours with the mountain gorillas)
- Day 3: End the gorilla habituation experience tour with a return drive to Entebbe (flights from Kisoro to Entebbe also available)
Detailed Tour Program for the 3 Days Bwindi Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience
Day 1: Meet in Entebbe or Kampala (at your hotel), Drive to Bwindi National Park ( daily flights available)
We start the Uganda gorilla habituation experience from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe at 7 Am. We can also arrange for the tour guide to pick you up from Kigali to start the tour if you prefer so. Most of today is spent driving and enjoying the beautiful landscapes along the way to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, the home of the mountain gorillas in Uganda.
En route, you should be meeting several local communities going on with their farming on extensive coffee and banana plantations, others making African drums, and others raring their livestock.
We shall also be having a stopover at the Equator crossing point if you are starting the tour from Kampala/ Entebbe. It is one sight considered by many a top beautiful scenery in Africa - the pathway of the sun!
As we go along, we shall be traversing mountains, tropical rainforests, and bamboo forests during the 8-hour journey.
Accommodation options
Upper Luxury: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge | Mt.Gahinga Lodge
Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge | Chameleon Hill Lodge or Gorilla Safari Lodge
Moderate: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge | Lake Mulehe Gorilla Lodge
Low Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Haven
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 2: Mountain Gorilla Habituation Experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
We have an early morning entry into the mountain gorilla’s sanctuary. Our intimate gorilla habituation experience allows you to accompany the Uganda Wildlife Authority’s Bwindi gorilla habituation team for the entire day, allowing you to have a minimum of 4 hours in the presence of a mountain gorilla family.
Since regular permits only allow 1 hour, this is 4 times the amount of time spent up close with gorillas – more than any other safari operator! During this time you will be able to experience the gorilla family as they wake up, hunt, patrol, play, fight, copulate and breastfeed until they build their nests at bedtime.
The thrill of spending time with and observing these gentle giants is a rare and moving adventure that will leave you with long-lasting memories. Spending more time with them than the norm means you are assured of the best possible experience, with 4 full hours for better photography, researcher access for more questions, and enough time to experience more intimate and unusual behaviors. The gorillas are shy and peaceful animals and it is an unforgettable experience to watch and photograph them as they interact with each other.
The walking can sometimes be tough and long, but when you catch a glimpse of the magnificent silverback, any discomforts will be quickly forgotten. Once the gorillas are sighted, you will be guided to within 6 meters of the gorillas, and be able to sit all around them while gazing into their big round eyes as the researchers note health, behavior, and other characteristics.
A gorilla habituation process takes a period of 2-3 years and it involves an advance team from the Uganda Wildlife Authority making frequent visits to the gorilla family. Upon establishing that the group is used and welcoming to tourists, the gorilla family becomes ready for tourists’ visits.
With the gorilla habituation experience, you move with researchers to experience how mountain gorillas are habituated. The price for mountain gorilla habituation experience is now at USD1500.00 and one can stay for up to four hours.
A maximum of only 4 visitors per day is being allowed to visit the gorilla habituation experience, compared to the 8 visitors on a normal Trek. One thing is certain, the Gorilla Habituation Experience is a one-of-a-kind, exclusive activity in which only a select few can participate. It is a learning experience, you learn from the researchers, trackers, rangers, conservationists, who are all part of the Habituation Process.
Overnight accommodation
Upper Luxury: Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge | Mt.Gahinga Lodge
Luxury: Nkuringo Bwindi Gorilla Lodge | Chameleon Hill Lodge or Gorilla Safari Lodge
Moderate: Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge | Lake Mulehe Gorilla Lodge
Low Budget: Rushaga Gorilla Haven
Day 3: End the Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience Tour with a return drive to Entebbe
Early breakfast before embarking on our return to Entebbe, driving down the grassed and terraced escarpments of southwestern Uganda while taking in the breathtaking sights of the hills of the region dubbed ‘the little Switzerland of Africa’.
Not to miss as we traverse Mbarara are the impressing longhorn Ankole cattle. A remarkable highlight of this journey is the Equator line and surely you will cross it as we have a brief stop here. We will be in Entebbe in the evening before your flight back home.
Included in the 3 Days Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience in Bwindi Tour Cost
- Our exclusive 4 hours gorilla habituation experience ($1500 per person) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Accommodation with meals indicated on 3 days gorilla habituation tour program
- Bottled drinking water on the vehicle
- Services of a good experienced English-speaking tour guide/driver
- Transport on tour as well as hotel transfers in safari land cruisers
Excluded in the Tour Cost for the Gorilla Habituation Experience in Bwindi Tour
- Tips for drivers and other staff
- Flight tickets and departure taxes
- Travel documentation (visas)
- Travel and medical insurance
- Optional excursion
- Beverages other than mineral water in the vehicle
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Enquire about this special wildlife experience and habituation safari and tour prices.
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
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- Spend 4 hours with the gorillas
- Spend a full day with the chimps
- Travel with an expert guide
- Stay in comfortable lodges
- Bigodi swamp walk
- Bird watching
Overview for 5 Days Gorillas & Chimpanzee Habituation Uganda Tour
This 5 Days Gorillas & Chimpanzee Habituation Uganda Tour is good for those who want to spend more time with the world’s great primates in the names of mountain gorillas and chimpanzees.
This trip takes you to the southern part of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the Rushaga region for gorilla habituation experience and then to Kibale National Park for chimpanzee habituation experience.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the only park in the whole world offering gorilla habituation experience and as such, you will have an opportunity to spend four hours with mountain gorillas compared to one work of gorilla trekking.
From Bwindi National Park, you will drive to Kibale National Park to spend a whole day with chimpanzees in what is called chimpanzee habituation experience. Enjoy and compare these two experiences while in Uganda.
Detailed Itinerary for 5 Days Gorillas & Chimpanzee Habituation Uganda Tour.
Day 1: Travel to Kibale forest game park - bigod nature walk
Pick up from your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe is at 6:30 am. You will be picked up by our driver guide after your breakfast on your first day of 5 Days Gorillas & Chimpanzee Habituation Uganda Tour.
Drive westwards through the districts of Mityana, Mubende, and Kyenjojo and arrive at your lodge in time for your lunch.
Thereafter proceed for an evening nature walk in the nearby Bigodi Swamp to spot wildlife including monkeys, birds, butterflies, snakes, and after return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Travel time: 5 hrs
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Luxury Accommodation: Primate Lodge/Ndali Lodge/Mountains of the Moon Kyaninga Lodge(Super luxury), Ndali lodge/Primate lodge/Kibale Forest lodge(Luxury), Mountains of the moon/Chimpanzee Guest House(Mid-range), Kibale Forest Camp/Rwenzori View Guest House(Budget) Meal Plan; Dinner
Day 2: Chimpanzee Habituation Experience in Kibale National Park
Chimpanzee habituation experience gives you an opportunity to spend all day long with the chimps in their natural setting on your second day of 5 Days Gorillas & Chimpanzee Habituation Uganda Tour.
This is not for the faint of heart – it means an early breakfast – a packed lunch and you are off before dawn breaks into the forest. You meet your guide and you are off to where the chimpanzees built nests the night before.
Dawn is just breaking and the chimpanzee community you are going to be with the rest of the day is rising from their sleep.
Your day will be full, your camera will fill up with quality pictures of the chimpanzees and you will get to learn to identify them as individuals by their markings, sometimes scars and other unique features that make them stand apart from rest.
The day ends as the chimpanzees climb into their newly built nests for the evening and you head back to your lodging for the evening.
Main Destination: Kibale National Park.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Luxury Accommodation: Primate Lodge/Ndali Lodge/Mountains of the Moon Kyaninga Lodge(Super luxury), Ndali lodge/Primate lodge/Kibale Forest lodge(Luxury), Mountains of the moon/Chimpanzee Guest House(Mid-range), Kibale Forest Camp/Rwenzori View Guest House(Budget) Meal Plan; Dinner
Day 3: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Have an early breakfast and check out at around 8am and travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park - home of the Mountain Gorillas on you third day of 5 Days Gorillas & Chimpanzee Habituation Uganda Tour.
Travel southwards through Kasese whilst enjoying stunning views of the Rwenzori Mountains - the fabled "Mountains of the Moon".
You will travel through Bushenyi driving through the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park called Ishasha.
The Ishasha area is popular for the tree-climbing lions along with big game such as topis, buffaloes, elephants, all of which you have a chance of sighting. Continue to Rukungiri and finally to Kibale.
Check in to your accommodation, situated just outside thick forest of Bwindi. Lunch is en-route.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Accommodation Options; Gorilla Forest Camp/Mahogany Springs(Super luxury), Silverback lodge/Lake Mutanda Lodge/Buhoma lodge/Rushaga Gorilla safari lodge(Luxury), Ichumbi Gorilla Safari Lodge/Gorilla Mist Camp/Bakiga Lodge (Mid-range), Buhoma Community Camp/Travellers Rest Hotel/Gorilla Valley Lodge(Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board
Day 4: Gorilla Habituation in Bwindi National Park
Gorilla habituation experience gives you an opportunity to spend all day long with the gorillas in their natural habitat on your forth day of 5 Days Gorillas & Chimpanzee Habituation Uganda Tour.
This is not for the faint of heart – it means an early breakfast – a packed lunch and you are off before dawn breaks into the forest.
You meet your guide and you are off to a full day interaction. Dawn is just breaking and the gorilla community you are going to be with the rest of the day is rising from their sleep.
Your day will be full, your camera will fill up with quality pictures of the gorillas and you will get to learn to identify them as individuals by their markings, sometimes scars and other unique features that make them stand apart from rest.
The day ends in the the evening and you head back to your lodging for the night.
Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation Options; Gorilla Forest Camp/Mahogany Springs(Super luxury), Silverback lodge/Lake Mutanda Lodge/Buhoma lodge/Rushaga Gorilla safari lodge(Luxury), Ichumbi Gorilla Safari Lodge/Gorilla Mist Camp/Bakiga Lodge (Mid-range), Buhoma Community Camp/Travellers Rest Hotel/Gorilla Valley Lodge(Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board.
Day 5: Travel back to Kampala/ Entebbe.
After an early breakfast on your last day of 5 Days Gorillas & Chimpanzee Habituation Uganda Tour, check out and embark on the return journey to Kampala.
You drive through Mbarara where you shall make a stopover at Igongo cultural center for lunch.
Thereafter proceed through Kiruhuru, driving along the Lake Mburo National Park. You might see zebras and impalas grazing along the road side.
You will make another stopover at Uganda Equator point in Mpigi for a some picture moments, and a chance to purchase some crafts at the craft shop.
Thereafter proceed to Kampala and arrive late afternoon at about 6.00 pm. Drop off at your hotel/ airport.
Main Destination: Entebbe.
Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch.
End of 5 Days Gorilla Habituation & Chimpanzee Habituation Uganda Tour.
Uganda chimpanzee Gorilla habituation Experience tour – 5 Days | |||||
Budget | Midrange | Upscale | |||
1 person | USD 3,203 | USD 3,530 | USD 4,820 | ||
2 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 2,637 | USD 2,852 | USD 3,810 | ||
3 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 2,480 | USD 2,697 | USD 3,653 | ||
4 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 2,402 | USD 2,616 | USD 3,569 | ||
5 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 2,355 | USD 2,567 | USD 3,518 | ||
6 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 2,324 | USD 2,535 | USD 3,484 | ||
7 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 2,324 | USD 2,512 | USD 3,460 | ||
Single Room Supplement | USD 90 | USD 200 | USD 470 |
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The 4 days Uganda Safari with Gorilla Tour Booking Safaris Ltd will take you to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park which is home to the rare gentle giants (Gorillas) and to Kibale Forest National Park a home to the Chimpanzees and other 10 primates.
By the end of the 4 days Uganda safari you would have gotten yourself an awesomely a great, adventurous and an unforgettable experience after Chimpanzee and Gorilla tracking in these two primate National Parks.
Activities include;
Gorilla trekking
Chimpanzee trekking.
Day 1: Kampala- Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
Depart from Kampala after your early morning breakfast as you head to Bwindi found in South Western Uganda a home to the rare mountain Gorillas. Along the way you will have spectacular views from the landscape which starts from the flat lands to the rolling steep hills, its really a breathtaking journey.
Have lunch en-route in Mbarara and later proceed to Bwindi arriving in the late afternoon. Check in at your preferred lodge, whatever lodge you choose will give you the feel and view of the park together with the amazing sounds of water flowing and birds in the thick forest. Enjoy your dinner and overnight.
Accommodation Options; Gorilla Forest Camp/Mahogany Springs(Super luxury), Silverback lodge/Lake Mutanda Lodge/Buhoma lodge/Rushaga Gorilla safari lodge(Luxury), Ichumbi Gorilla Safari Lodge/Gorilla Mist Camp/Bakiga Lodge (Mid-range), Buhoma Community Camp/Travellers Rest Hotel/Gorilla Valley Lodge(Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board.
Day 2: Gorilla trekking- Bwindi Forest .
On this day, be early to raise and have your breakfast early enough and pack your lunch, after which you will be taken to the park headquarters by your driver guide. You will have a briefing from the Park rangers at 8:00am concerning the rules in the park, what to do and not to do when you meet up with the gorillas. Tracking Gorillas takes between 2 and 8 hours.
Thereafter, you will start off with tracking ensure you carried enough drinking water, strong shoes, a jacket and a walking stick. When you meet up the gorillas its your dream come true as it will be a great time watching the playful juveniles, the silverbacks and also other gentle giants feed the young ones.
Take as much photos as you want with your camera flash off. Later head back to your lodge and rest. In the evening you could choose to still stay and relax at the lodge or take an evening walk through the Batwa community, this will give you chance to interact with these people, learn how they live and also watch them perform their traditional dances and songs. Return back t the lodge, have dinner and Overnight.
Accommodation Options; Gorilla Forest Camp/Mahogany Springs(Super luxury), Silverback lodge/Lake Mutanda Lodge/Buhoma lodge/Rushaga Gorilla safari lodge(Luxury), Ichumbi Gorilla Safari Lodge/Gorilla Mist Camp/Bakiga Lodge (Mid-range), Buhoma Community Camp/Travellers Rest Hotel/Gorilla Valley Lodge(Budget) Meal Plan; Full Board.
Day 3: Kibale Forest National Park
Start your day with a tasty breakfast and check-out from the lodge and start off your journey to Kibale National Park. A lot will be enjoyed on this thrilling journey including the scenery in Kabale.
You will have a stop to take photo if there is need as you continue to Kibale arriving late evening. Proceed and check in at the lodge, have dinner before you sleep you could opt for an evening forest walk where you will be able to see some bush babies (this is based on the accommodation facility you are using).
Thereafter return to the lodge and rest since you will be having a long interesting tomorrow.
Luxury Accommodation: Primate Lodge/Ndali Lodge/Mountains of the Moon Kyaninga Lodge(Super luxury), Ndali lodge/Primate lodge/Kibale Forest lodge(Luxury), Mountains of the moon/Chimpanzee Guest House(Mid-range), Kibale Forest Camp/Rwenzori View Guest House(Budget) Meal Plan; Dinner.
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking- Kibale Forest
After your early morning breakfast, proceed to the park for Chimpanzee tracking, it is an amazing experience. You will also have an opportunity to see beautiful birds and other primates such as the White and Black colobus monkeys, Baboons, L’Hoest’s monkeys, Grey cheeked mangabeys among others. On meeting the chimpanzees, it will be amazing as you will watch them jump on different branches, watch them feed and play, you will also see nests in which they rest/sleep.
Take enough photos but with your camera flash off. Later return back for lunch at the lodge, check out and get back on the road to Kampala to your hotel or Entebbe that is if your flight is on that very day.
PRICE INCLUDES
- Gorilla Permits
- Chimpanzee Permits
- Bottled Water
- English Speaking Guide
- Park Entrance Fees
- All Activities Mentioned
PRICE EXCLUDES
- International flight fare
- Entry Visas
- Laundry services
- Tips
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Kampala accommodation fees(the night after and the eve of the
- safari)
Uganda 4 days Gorilla trek chimps trek Tour | ||||
Budget | Midrange | Upscale | ||
1 person | USD 2 096 | USD 2 376 | USD 3 223 | |
2 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 1 601 | USD 1 776 | USD 2 482 | |
3 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 1 467 | USD 1 642 | USD 2 348 | |
4 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 1 400 | USD 1 575 | USD 2 281 | |
5 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 1 359 | USD 1 535 | USD 2 241 | |
6 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 1 333 | USD 1 508 | USD 2 214 | |
7 persons (per person sharing room) | USD 1 313 | USD 1 489 | USD 2 195 | |
Single Room Supplement | USD 85 | USD 180 | USD 309 |
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Enjoy the 2 Day Wildlife Safari Visit to Murchison Falls National Park which is among the best Destination for Game Drives and Boat cruise while on a Uganda Safari, Book a Wildlife Adventure today!
Pick up from Entebbe or Kampala early morning head off for Murchison falls national park. , drive to reach the park in time, upon arrival in the park; you will go to the top of the falls from which the park was named. “top of the falls” you will see where the Nile perfects its beauty. As the calm Nile transforms into a thunderous roar of white water falling deep down about 45m. After, you will go for an evening launch cruise on the great Victoria Nile to the Bottom of the falls.
The boat ride will reward you with water game like hippos, crocodiles, elephants and plenty of birds dashing and walking along the banks.
Day 2: Game Drive /Return to Kampala.
Depart for an early morning game drive to search for predators and early risers. The drive will reward you with game like hyenas, giraffes, Lions, birds, Hartebeests, buffalos, elephants,. After the game drive, you will return to the lodge for late breakfast and lunch. After drive back to Kampala / airport for your departure flight to reach in the late afternoon.
*Meal Plan: Breakfast & Lunch
Tour inclusions
- Transport - tour vehicle, drive, fuel
- Full board accommodation for 1 night
- All meals
- Bottled water
- Access fees
- Guide fees
- Activities - 1 game drive, boat trip, top of the falls
Exclusions
- Gratitude and tipping
- Alcoholic drinks
- Travel insurance
- Curion shop purchases
- Phone bill and other personal expenditure
Cost of the tour per person (pp) in Budget Accommodation
Number of people against price per person | Cost in USD |
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2 | $ 390 pp |
3 | $ 340 pp |
4 | $300 pp |
5 | $ 280 pp |
6 | $ 260 pp |

3 Day Queen Wildlife Safari
Uganda 3 days Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari, tour to search for lions, leopard, elephant, buffalo, hyena, hippos, over 600 bird species, Rwenzori mts, antelopes, etc
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Thursday, 2 June 2022
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EXPEDITION
ITINERARY OVERVIEW
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Discover the Mountain Gorillas
of Uganda
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Discover
Uganda’s over 1000 bird species
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Chimpanzee
tracking with other 12 Primate species in Kibale
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Visit Queen Elizabeth National
Park with lions, elephants, hippos, leopard, etc
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park lies in southwestern Uganda on the edge of the Rift Valley. Its mist-covered hillsides are blanketed by one of Uganda's oldest and most biologically diverse rainforests, which dates back over 25,000 years and contains almost 400 species of plants. More famously, this “impenetrable forest” also protects an estimated 320 mountain gorillas – roughly half of the world’s population, including several habituated groups, which can be tracked.
This biologically diverse region also provides shelter to a further 120 mammals, including several primate species such as baboons and chimpanzees, as well as elephants and antelopes. There are around 350 species of birds hosted in this forest, including 23 Albertine Rift endemics.
Kibale National Park contains one of the loveliest and most varied tracts of tropical forest in Uganda. Forest cover, interspersed with patches of grassland and swamp, dominates the northern and central parts of the park on an elevated plateau. The park is home to a total of 70 mammal species, most famously 13 species of primate including the chimpanzee.
It also contains over 375 species of birds. Kibale adjoins Queen Elizabeth National Park to the south to create a 180km-long corridor for wildlife between Ishasha, the remote southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Sebitoli in the north of Kibale National Park.
Itinerary
Day 1: From Entebbe Airport, tour briefing; drive to Kibale National Park
We drive westwards towards Fort Portal to the Kibale Forest National Park (about 5 hours). Traveling on both asphalt and unpaved roads, you pass through traditional Ugandan Villages where you see people at work tending their traditional crops of millet, sorghum, beans and maize. The lush rolling hills of this region provide good photo opportunities. As you approach Fort Portal in the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, you enter Uganda's famous tea plantation region. A carpet of green spreads before you, as far as the eye can see, and seems an unusual contrast to the countryside through which you have just passed. You arrive at Fort Portal, then, continue toward Kibale Forest, one of the great African rainforest research reserves. Years of study by scientists (who have cut a grid through the forest) have habituated many of its animals to human observers. This forest is famed for the variety of primates found here and it is a terrific area for birds.
Overnight at
Low Budget option: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse , Kibale Forest Camp ( Tent )
Meals Included today: Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
(Driving time ± 6hrs on mainly surfaced roads)
Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking, tracking over 12 primates in Kibale National Park
Assemble at Kanyankyu River camp at 0800hours to go for the most popular activity in this park which is Chimpanzee tracking. Chimpanzees are man’s closet cousins though they are one of the most threatened primate’s species. More primates like Black and white Columbus monkeys, L’Hoest Monkeys, Grey cheecked Mangabey, Red tailed monkeys, bush babies, pottos and many bird species like the yellow spotted nicator, rumped tinker bird, Little greenbul, green breasted pitta, the crowned eagle, black bee eater and mammals like Elephants can be seen in this walk.
Kibale National park, which averages about 3,300 feet in elevation, is an extension of the great rainforests of central Africa. It is inhabited by three large “communities” of chimps, each numbering more than 100 individuals. Each community has a complicated social structure. The big adult males dominate the group and defend the community territory against incursions by male outsiders; the females usually wander in small family groups.
Typically, we locate the chimps by listening for their pant-hooting calls, then hustle to the area from which they are calling. We get to observe them as they feed in fruiting trees, lounge, and socialize with each other, or even, occasionally hunt.
Overnight at
Low Budget option: Chimpanzee Forest Guesthouse , Kibale Forest Camp ( Tent )
Meals Included today: Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Day 3:Tour Fort Portal Crater Lakes, Amabeere ga Nyinamwiru Caves, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park,
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Leave the National Park after breakfast and drive to Fort Portal. You will visit the Amabere caves in Nyakasura area. This is the traditional home of the Bachwezi who were believed to be demi-gods. This area still has historical regalia of the Bachwezi that helps one in understanding the life they lived while still on earth (they later disappeared). You will then take a nature walk to the crater lakes whose history is associated with the mysterious Bachwezi. We incorporate some crater lake hikes into our this program. You will be simply by amazed by the beauty of these ancient and not ancient crater lakes found in the Fort Portal area
Afterwards, we drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park this morning (about 3 hours driving). Leaving through Fort Portal town, you turn south and early this afternoon enter Queen Elizabeth National Park, which is dominated on its northern border by the snow-capped 16,000-foot Rwenzori Mountains-the famed "Mountains of the Moon". This 767-square-mile conservation area is bordered on the North East by Lake George and on the South West by Lake Edward; its western border adjoins the Zaire Parc Du Virunga. You will expect to see teeming herds of impala-like Uganda Kob, as well as topi, elephant and lion, giant forest hog, Cape buffalo. There are also several soda lakes filling ancient volcanic calderas where flamingos reside seasonally.
Overnight at
Low Budget option: Mweya Hostels or Kazinga Channel Lodge;
Meals Included today: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
(Driving time to Bush Lodge ± 2½hrs on mainly surfaced and muram roads)
Day 4: Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Game drive, boat trip on Kazinga Channel
We set out early in the morning for a game drive in the northern part of the park on the Kasenyi Track in search of lions, elephants, solitary buffaloes. This is the best time for opportunities of viewing the cats in action owing to the vast population of Uganda Kobs. We have an excellent chance to view just about every animal here at very close range. In the afternoon we will go for a launch trip along the Kazinga Channel. This gives you the opportunity to view wildlife up close: hippo’s huff and spray very close from the boat, buffalo linger in the shallow; elephants watering, and many other wildlife. At least 80% of the wildlife in Queen Elizabeth national park can be found along this Channel. The shores of the channel are also home to an array of birds including pink backed pelicans, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle billed stork and many others.
Overnight at
Low Budget option: Mweya Hostels or Kazinga Channel Lodge;
Meals Included today: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
(Game Drive takes about 3 hours, boat trip takes 3 hours)
Day 5: Ishasha Sector for tree-climbing lions, and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
We drive through the Ishasha sector in search for the tree-climbing lions. Nowhere in Africa do you stand a better chance of seeing this than in the large low limbed fig trees of Ishasha. This game drive en route will expose you to some of the animals that you might have missed seeing while on your game drives in Kasenyi and Queens Mile.
Afterwards, we head towards the breathtaking adventures of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
Overnight at
Low Budget option: Buhoma Community Restcamp or Ruhija Gorilla Friends / gorilla valley lodge /Travellers hotel
Meals Included today: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
(Game Drive takes about 2 hours, driving to Bwindi 3 hours)
Day 6: Gorilla trekking (Bwindi Impenetrable NP) other primates
You will surely enjoy these two days! After breakfast, proceed for the morning briefing before enjoying the highlight of the trip- Gorilla trekking, which may last the entire day. We trek through the rainforest and bamboo covered slopes, accompanied by a guide and trackers, in search of a mountain gorilla family. The walking can sometimes be tough and long, but when you catch a glimpse of the magnificent silverback, any discomforts will be quickly forgotten. When sighted, visitors will be guided to within 6 metres from the gorillas, sit around them for a whole hour while gazing into their big round eyes.
Gorilla trekking is unpredictable. It's difficult to foresee how many hours you will hike. The gorilla excursion can take from 2 up to 8 hours. Expect to walk along distance in steep and muddy conditions, sometimes with rain overhead, before you encounter any gorillas. A good physical condition is recommended. For conservation purposes, time spent with the gorillas is limited to one hour. A ranger will brief you on how to behave with the gorillas.
While most of today's forests are no more than 12,000 years old, Bwindi's vegetation has been weaving itself into tangles over at least 25,000 years, in the process accumulating a lengthy species list. This includes 310 species of butterfly, 51 reptiles, 200 trees, 88 moths and an exceptional 120 types of mammal including 10 primates. The latter includes chimpanzee, L'Hoest's, red tailed and blue monkey, black and white colobus, baboon, and Bwindi's most famous resident, the mountain gorilla. Bwindi is a prime destination for birdwatchers. Its 350 species include seven which are IUCN red data listed and 90% of all Albertine rift endemics, species which are difficult or impossible to see in any other part of East Africa.
Overnight at
Low Budget option: Buhoma Community Restcamp or Ruhija Gorilla Friends / gorilla valley lodge /Travellers hotel
Meals Included today: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at the Lodge.
Day 7: Drive to Kampala or to Entebbe airport
Early breakfast before embarking on our return to Kampala, driving down the grassed and terraced escarpments of southwestern Uganda while taking in the breathtaking sights of the hills of the region dubbed ‘the little Switzerland of Africa’. This area is a highly fertile, mountainous region with steep sided hills covered from top to bottom in neatly terraced cultivated rows. Not to miss as we traverse Mbarara are the impressing long horn Ankole cattle. A remarkable highlight of this journey is the Equator line and surely you will cross it as we have a brief stop here. We will be in Kampala in the evening before for your flight back home
‘the little Switzerland of Africa’. This area is a highly fertile, mountainous region with steep sided hills covered from top to bottom in neatly terraced cultivated rows. Not to miss as we traverse Mbarara are the impressing long horn Ankole cattle. A remarkable highlight of this journey is the Equator line and surely you will cross it as we have a brief stop here. We will be in Kampala in the evening before for your flight back home.