Savannah and Gorillas
7 days—A safari which combines enjoying nature's beauty on land and water
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$4720 USD
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Safari summary
This package is organized to take you to Kibale Forest National Park for amazing chimpanzee tracking and over 10 species of primates, Queen Elizabeth National Park for savannah experience like game drives, boat cruise and sun-downer safaris, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for the memorable experience of tracking the endangered mountain gorillas.
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
- Primate trekking
- Wildlife sanctuaries
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Internal flights
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival- Transfer to Kibale
Kibale
Upon arrival you will be briefed about the journey and drive to Fort portal town through beautiful scenery of green hills, amazing villages and tea plantations. Depending on the departure time you may have lunch at the lodge or arrive in the evening for pre-dinner drinks and dinner.
Chimpundu Safari Lodge
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking
Kibale
Wake up early for breakfast in chimpanzee tracking attire, drive to the park office for briefing and grouping. Embark on primate viewing in the forest spending 3-4hours in search for Chimpanzees and other primates like black and white colobus monkey, grey cheeked mangabey swinging in the forest canopies, forest bird species and butterflies . After an amazing experience drive to the lodge via smiling communities for lunch and relax at pool side, do massage or go for an optional community walk
Chimpundu Safari Lodge
Day 3 : Transfer to Queen Elizabeth
Kibale | Queen Elizabeth
After a relaxed breakfast, check out and drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park through Fort portal town, the foothills of mountain of the moon and a stretch at the Equator line for beautiful photos, en route to check in for lunch, relax at the pool, later in the evening go for sundowner safaris in search for herds of elephants, antelopes, buffaloes, lions and leopards. Drive back for dinner and overnight.
Mweya Safari Lodge
Day 4: Game viewing-Boat Cruise
Queen Elizabeth
The day will begin with beautiful sunrise at the lodge terrace while having a relaxed breakfast and drive to the northern part of the park to Kasenyi plains in search for Lions, leopards, Antelopes, savannah bird species. In the afternoon go for a relaxed boat cruise along kazinga channel, where you encounter the elephants, crocodiles, hippos, buffaloes and water birds cooling off on the shores, which gives an opportunity of close photos. Back at the lodge for sunset drinks at the fire camp.
Mweya Safari Lodge
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi
Bwindi Impenetrable | Queen Elizabeth
After breakfast, drive through the channel truck to the southern part of the park in Ishasha sector, this area is also home to Queen Elizabeth’s famous tree-climbing lions, which have developed a surprising tendency to lounge in the upper branches of old fig trees-a habit not commonly found in other lion populations. Go for your savannah picnic lunch at the Ishasha river. Proceed and drive through beautiful traditional communities, rolling misty hills, proceed and check in the evening.
Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking
Bwindi Impenetrable
The Memorable adventure will start breakfast in your gorilla tracking attire and all the necessary gadgets for the gorilla tracking drive to the park office for brief, proceed for tracking in the beautiful ecological tropical rain forest, the experience may take 2-6 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. In the evening you may go for community walk in the nearby Batwa community where you will be entertained and given tales of their unique culture or relax at the lodge and do massage
Rushaga Gorilla Camp
Day 7: Transfer To Entebbe
Bwindi Impenetrable
After a relaxed breakfast at the lodge terrace while enjoying the nature sounds from the forest, checkout and drive to Kihihi Airfield for your internal flight to Kajjansi airfield near Entebbe town, where you will be picked by our driver guide and drive for lunch and to your day room. Later transfers you to the Entebbe International Airport 2hours before your international flight and say bye to the pearl of Africa Thank you for choosing Nature Connect Safaris Uganda
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