Primates & Wildlife Safari
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala to Bwindi impenetrable National park
In the morning after breakfast, you will be picked from the hotel by the guide/driver, and set off to Bwindi National park in South western Uganda, a home to half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas. You will have photography en route at the equator and lunch in Mbarara town before proceeding via the mountainous Kabale town, also known as “Switzerland of Africa”. Reach Bwindi in the evening for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Gorilla tracking adventure and Nature walk/cultural walk
This morning you will have to wake up very early to get ready for Gorilla tracking. Do not forget to take your lunch boxes and all the necessary gear to track the rare Mountain Gorilla, perhaps one of the most exciting wildlife experiences on earth. There are always park guides with you who interpret the flora and fauna and the lifestyle of the Gorillas. In the evening after tracking the gorillas, you may go for cultural walk in the nearby Batwa community and be entertained in their unique tradition, or go for nature walk. Dinner and over night at your lodge. (Day 1).
Day 3: Transfer to queen Elizabeth National park in Uganda
In the morning, you will have your breakfast and set off to QENP .You will drive slowly via Ruhija reaching Ishasha sector by 11:00am to have game drives where you may be opportuned to see the tree climbing lions. Continue to QENP reaching early enough for lunch at Mweya safari Lodge. After lunch, you will enjoy a boat cruise at 3pm along the Kazinga channel where you will see lots of bird species, crocodiles, hippos, buffalos, and elephants among others. Dinner and overnight .
Day 4: Morning game drive and transfer to Kibale national park
In the morning, you will go for game drives, where you will see games like lions, bush bucks, antelopes, elephants, water hogs among others. Go back to the hotel for a late breakfast, and relax at the pool side as you wait for your lunch. After lunch, set off to Kibale national park, home of over 13 primate species. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5: Chimpanzee tracking and Nature walk
In the morning, you will go for chimpanzee tracking in Kibale forest National Park, where you will encounter other primates as colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, baboons as well as a variety of bird species and flora. After lunch, you will go for a nature walk in Bigodi wetland sanctuary, where you will see a variety of birds, and other animals. Dinner and overnight stay (Day 4).
Day 6: Transfer to Kampala
In the morning after breakfast, you drive back to Kampala, with en route visit to Nakayima tree in Mubende, a historical tree, stop over for photography, reaching Kampala in the evening for dinner and overnight .
Day 7: City Tour and Departure
In case your departure flight is in the evening, you will have a morning city tour around Kampala, where you will visit the Namugongo Shrines, where the Uganda martyrs were burnt live for refusing to denounce their Christian faith, the National museum, bahai temple, Gadafhi Mosque, the local markets, Kasubi tombs among others. In the afternoon, transfer to Entebbe airport for your departure flight.
