8Days explore Bwindi/Kibale/Queen Elizabeth N.Park

8 Day safari

$6,553

Per Person sharing

Uganda

DESCRIPTION

This trip gives you a chance to meet face to face the Ugandan prime tourist attractions and the world’s endangered mountain Gorilla, and Kibale national park – the primate capital and home of chimpanzees. You have the opportunity to see rhinos and other Big Fives. You visit Bwindi Impenetrable Gorilla Park, do gorilla trekking, rhino tracking, game drive, boat cruise on the Nile and tour at the Equator.

ITINERARY

Day 1
ENTEBBE

Arrival of your flight at Entebbe International Airport. You are required to present a negative PCR test take atleast 48 – 72 hours to travel. You will be warmly welcomed by our representative outside customs and immigration hall and transferred to your hotel. Assisted with check in. If time permits, you will have a tour briefing at the lobby. Overnight stay at The Boma Guest House, HB

Day 2
ENTEBBE – KIBALE NATIONAL PARK

This morning, after breakfast, you will check out and settle any extras.  Proceed to Kibale forest National Park, the primate capital of primates. Enjoy Lunch in the beautiful fort portal and proceed to Kibale Forest. Arrive at the lodge in the late afternoon. Check in. Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay at Primate Lodge, Fb 

Day 3
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK (CHIMPANZEE TREKKING / BIGODI WALK)

A relatively early morning start, to report to the ranger station in Kibale National Park at 08h00 to track habituated chimps

– these delightful apes, more closely related to humans than to any other living creature, are tremendous fun to watch as they squabble and play in fruiting trees. The incredibly diverse forest is home to over 13 species of primates including red Colobus monkey, the rare L’Hoest, blue monkey, grey mangabey, pottos, black faced vervet monkeys, baboons and also bush babies. A network of shady forest trails provides much to delight botanists and butterfly lovers, while birders are in for a treat with 335 species recorded including the endemic Prirogrine’s ground thrush. The elusive forest elephant, smaller and hairier that its savannah counterpart, moves seasonally into the developed part of the park, while other terrestrial mammals include buffalo, giant forest hog and a half dozen antelope species.


After lunch, you will go for a guided walk in Bigodi Swamp to look for different bird species like the Shining Blue Kingfisher, Blue Throated Roller and other rare species and also find the fruiting trees, which attract Narina Trogon, Pied Hornbill, Yellow Spotted, Hairy Breasted and Yellow-Billed Barbets.  Meals and overnight stay at the lodge at Primate Lodge FB

Day 4
KIBALE- QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK - PM GAME VIEWING DRIVE

After Breakfast, you will check out and depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park. We will enter the park via the Northern Crater Area. With beautiful lakes and rich grasslands which are set deep in the crater valley, this is truly the most breathtaking scenery in the park. Arrive and check in at the camp. Lunch.

Afternoon, depart for game drive on the park. Evening, return to the camp, before sunset for dinner and overnight stay at Kasenyi Safari Camp, Fb 

Day 5
QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK (LAUNCH CRUISE & GAME VIEWING DRIVE)

Begin your day with a cup of coffee. Early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queens Mile allows visitors encounter elephants, buffalo, water bucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda Kobs lakes and a variety of birds.

 

Queen Elizabeth National Park occupies an estimated 1,978 square kilometres (764 sq mi). The park extends from Lake George in the north-east to Lake Edward in the south-west and includes the Kazinga Channel connecting the two lakes.

The park was founded in 1952 as Kazinga National Park. It was renamed two years later to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is known for its wildlife, including African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippopotamus, Nile crocodile, African bush elephant, African leopard, lion, and chimpanzee. It is home to 95 mammal species and over 500 bird species. The park is also famous for its volcanic features, including volcanic cones and deep craters, many with crater lakes, such as the Katwe craters, from which salt is extracted.

 

Return to the camp for breakfast. Relax at the lodge in the mid-morning, followed by lunch. This afternoon, a two-hour boat trip along the famous Kazinga channel is worthwhile an opportunity to see Hippo and crocodiles.  The Kazinga Channel supports the biggest number of Hippos in the whole of Africa. Predators as well as nocturnal animals normally come to the shores in the late afternoons for a drink. 
Return to the camp in the evening for dinner and overnight stay at Kasenyi Safari Camp FB 

Day 6
QUEEN ELIZABETH / BWINDI NATIONAL PARK

08h30: After early breakfast at the camp, you will check out and depart for BWINDI impenetrable forest and national park.

 It is estimated half of the world’s surviving population of mountain gorillas –300 and more live within Bwindi boundaries. Arrive and check in at the lodge. Lunch. The afternoon will be at leisure.

Arrive and check in, followed by lunch. The afternoon is at leisure to relax. Dinner and overnight stay at Chameleon Hill Lodge, FB

Day 7
BWINDI (GORILLA TREK)

After an early breakfast and briefing from the guides, set off for the mountains gorilla tracking inside the Bwindi forest. You will need to carry drinking water, rain jacket and jungle boots while the rangers will provide you with a walking stick. Gorilla tracking is one of the unique activities you will enjoy while photographing and observing the gorillas.

 

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park’s 331 sq. kms of montane and lowland forest jungle lies in southwestern Uganda, 540 kms from Kampala. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and accessible only on foot, it is one of the richest ecosystems in Africa providing a habitat for over 90 mammals (including 11 primates), 348 species of birds (including 23 highly localized Albertine Rift endemics), 202 species of butterflies, 163 tree species, over 100 species of ferns, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos and other endangered species. Bwindi is however most notable for her 340 Mountain Gorillas, about half the world's population of this critically endangered primate.

After tracking, come back to the lodge for late lunch. The afternoon will be at leisure to rest and enjoy the amazing scenery. Lunch, dinner and overnight at Chameleon Hill Lodge, FB

Day 8
DEPARTURE DAY

Breakfast at the lodge and check out. Transfer to the airstrip for your schedule flight back to Entebbe. Land at domestics and proceed to test for covid then go to international departures then check in for your outbound flight.

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$6,553

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OTHER INFORMATION

INCLUDES
  • Meet and greet on arrival
  • Accommodation at all the lodges and hotels mentioned in itinerary
  • Meals as shown ( HB – Dinner, Bed & Breakfast, FB-Full board-Lunch, dinner, Bed and breakfast)
  • Airport and inter-hotel transfers from day 1 to the last day
  • Exclusive use of 4WD safari vehicle with pop up roof
  • Services of a professional and experienced English speaking driver guide
  • Bottled mineral water in the vehicle during the tour
  • Park and activity fees
  • 1 chimp permit (US$ 220.-) per person 1 Gorilla permit (US$ 700.- per person)
  • Emergency Medical Evacuation Services
  • Bwindi/Entebbe flight inclusive of taxes
EXCLUDES
  • International and domestic airline tickets unless where indicated,
  • Entry visa fees,
  • Optional extras whilst in Uganda
  • Drinks throughout the trip,
  • Tips and gratuities,
  • Personal expenses such as telephone calls, mini bar, porter-age, travel insurance, etc.

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