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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Parks

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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