Gorillas and wildlife Uganda
10 days—Gorillas chimpanzees and climbing lions of Uganda ,Bwindi impenetrable forest , Ishasha sector , Queen elizabeth , jinja source of the Nile River
$2500-8000 USD
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Safari summary
Day 1: Airport pickup
Day 2:White Water Rafting in Jinja
Day 3:Drive to Kibale National Park
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park
Day 5: Visit Caves, Crater Lakes. Transfer to Queen Elizabeth NP
Day 6: Wildlife viewing in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 7: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 8: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 9: Drive to Lake Mburo National park
Day 10: Drive back to Entebbe
About this tour
| Tour type | Custom, tailor-made, private | |
| Main focus | Primate trekking | |
| Activity level | Moderate activity | |
| Best months | All months | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Boat, canoe, dhow, kayak, mokoro safari
- Whitewater rafting
- Primate trekking
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Alcoholic beverages
- All drinks
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Laundry
- Premium alcoholic beverages
- Spa treatments
- Tips and gratuities
- Visas
Itinerary
Airport pick up
Our driver/guide will be waiting at Entebbe International Airport to pick you up and then transfer you to your accommodation for the night.
Papyrus Guesthouse Entebbe
White water rafting Jinja
Early in the morning, after your breakfast, you will be driven to Jinja for a white water rafting experience which can either take a full day or half-day depending on your choice. This is one of the most exciting rafting trips on earth going up to 31 km and includes a fantastic barbeque lunch and complimentary drinks after the trip.
2 Friends Resort, Jinja
Transfer to Kibale national park
Kibale
After your breakfast, you will leave for Kibale National Park in western Uganda. The drive takes around 8 hours including a stopover for lunch in Fort Portal town. Along the way, you will pass many small towns, villages, tea farms, and roadside markets all of which make the Ugandan countryside full of beauty. You will reach Kibale with enough time to relax and unwind from a day of travel.
Kibale forest camp
Chimpanzee tracking
Kibale
After early morning breakfast, your driver/guide will drive you to the Kibale National Park office where you will be briefed about activity of tracking chimpanzees in the wild. You will then go on a guided primate walk in search of chimpanzees and 12 other primates including l’ Hoestes, Red colobus, blue, red-tailed monkeys, brown monkeys, and grey-cheeked mangabey. After lunch,Bigodi Swamp – which is the home of the great blue Turaco, home to around 200 bird species and 8 primate species.
Kibale forest camp
Transfer to queen Elizabeth park
Queen Elizabeth
Be prepared for a long day in the car made easier by making a stop in a village to stretch your legs, taking a look at a tea plantation, Rivers when your lucky in the way you can see baboons and studying the Ugandan countryside passing by the window.
Elephant Hab Lodge
Morning game drive
Queen Elizabeth
After breakfast, you will go for an early morning wildlife safari game drive in this park. Queen Elizabeth National Park’s diverse ecosystem of grassy plains, tropical forests, rivers, swamps, lakes, and volcanic craters . With the massive Rwenzori Mountains as a backdrop, you will have excellent opportunities to see lions, leopards, giant forest hogs, cape buffalos, elephants, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kobs, Topi, and bushbuck. After lunch boat Cruise for 2-3 hours
Bush lodge
Transfer to Bwindi national park
Bwindi Impenetrable
After your breakfast, you will be driven from Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. This is a 6 hours journey passing through the Kigezi Highlands an area known as the “Switzerland of Africa”. The journey takes you through terraced hills and winding roads to the Bwindi forest. You will have a stop-over in Kabale for lunch.
Buhoma haven lodge
Gorilla tracking
Bwindi Impenetrable
Today is the big day! Prepare yourself for an encounter with the gentle giants; the rare mountain gorillas. Your trek will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes, and bamboo. Upon finding the gorillas, you will spend a maximum of 1 hour with them after which you will be led back to the starting point.
Buhoma haven lodge
Transfer to lake Mburo park
Lake Mburo
After an early breakfast, you will drive from Bwindi Impenetrable to Lake Mburo National Park. You will reach the park early enough to do both a wildlife game drive and a boat cruise on lake Mburo. You will be able to see animals like Zebras, Elands, buffalos and oribi among others. Enjoy more than 250 species of birds found in Lake Mburo including Papyrus Gonolek, Brown-faced Lapwing, Carruthers Cisticola, the extraordinary White-winged Warbler, and Bare-Faced-Go-Away bird.
Rwakobo Rock
Safari walk ,transfer to Entebbe
Lake Mburo
Start the day early with a safari-walk in Lake Mburo national park. Get the experience of being one with nature as you see the animals close by during the walk. Breakfast at the lodge before setting off for the drive back to Kampala /Entebbe. Along the way you make a stop for lunch by the Equator and take the chance to stand with one foot on either side of the southern and northern hemisphere. Your guide drops you off in Kampala/Entebbe as you have reached the end of the Tour Uganda safari.
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