7 Days Chimpanzee Safari Uganda
Our 7 days Chimpanzee Safari Uganda will take you to Uganda’s best Gorilla and Chimpanzee natural habitats doing majorly Gorilla and Chimpanzee Safari Uganda Safaris.
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe international airport
On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be received by our representative who will transfer you to the hotel that has been booked, take your time to relax and refresh from the long journey and also prepare for the following days tour.
Accommodation
Luxury: Lake heights hotel | Boma hotel
Mid-range: 2 Friends hotel
Best Budget: African roots guest house
Meal plan: Bed and breakfast
Day 2: Transfer to Kibale National Park
On this day you will have breakfast at the hotel early in the morning, after set out for kibale national park, the park is endowed with a lot of primate species chimpanzees that are closest to mankind and other primate species for example the red colobus monkey, L’hoest. You will check in at the hotel and in the afternoon visit the Bigodi community having an interaction with the local people learning their traditional ways and life style.
Accommodation
Luxury: Kyaninga lodge | primate lodge| Ndali lodge | Crater Safaris Lodge
Mid-range: Isunga lodge| Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Best Budget: Kibale Forest Camp | Rweteera Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 3: Chimpanzee Tracking and Transfer to Queen National Park
After breakfast on the third day you will have early morning breakfast, report to the Kibale National Park headquarters for briefing and proceed for chimpanzee tracking near Kanyanchu you will see chimpanzees coming out of their nests and jumping from one tree to another, there are other primates in the area like the L’Hoest monkey, baboons, white and black colobus monkeys, red colobus, blue monkeys. In afternoon you will drive to Queen Elizabeth national park arriving in the late evening check in to the lodge for dinner and stay overnight
Accommodation
Luxury: Mweya safari lodge | Katara lodge
Mid-range: Engazi lodge | Ihamba lakeside safari lodge
Budget: Bush lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and launch cruise
Following an early morning meal, you will set off for early morning game drive at Kasenyi before sunrise, today we expect a lot of Uganda kob mating, caped buffaloes, Lion, hyena, and later we visit the salt lake for ladies market to buy some Uganda crafts. You will drive back to the lodge for lunch and afternoon boat cruise on the kazinga channel which connects Lake Edward to Lake Albert. The kazinga is habitat to one of the biggest populations of hippos in Africa with numerous elephants, buffaloes and other animals which gather to drink water. The channel also attracts several water birds like the pelicans and the African Fish Eagle.
Accommodation
Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge | Katara Lodge
Mid-range: Engazi lodge | Ihamba lakeside Safari Lodge
Budget: Bush Lodge.
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After a morning breakfast, you will check out at the lodge and head for Bwindi impenetrable national park through the Ishasha sector depending on the time and luck, you will sight tree climbing lions. Basing on the time of arrival, you may tour around the lodge enjoying the beauty and cool climate of the park or go for the batwa experience
Accommodation:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge |silver back safari lodge | Gorilla Forest Camp
Midrange: Ichumbi Lodge | Haven Lodge | Rushaga gorilla lodge
Best Budget: Buhoma Community Rest Camp | Bakiga lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking Tours in Bwindi National Park
Following breakfast, you will head to the headquarters for a briefing about how to conduct yourself while with the gorillas, after you will start on the track. This will journey you through the densely forested steep hills until you finally meet these endangered species within the green plant cover. Gorilla Tracking may take longer hours depending on how far the gorilla families have moved it may be hectic and tiring but rewarding when you finally find the gorillas. It is such a wonderful and memorable encounter.
Accommodation:
Luxury: Buhoma Lodge |silver back safari lodge | Gorilla Forest Camp
Mid-range: Ichumbi Lodge | Haven Lodge | Rushaga gorilla lodge
Best Budget: Buhoma Community Rest Camp | Bakiga lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Travel back to Kampala – Entebbe
After an early breakfast, you will drive back to the capital Kampala journey past the rolling green hills and farms. Have lunch along the way, with a stopover at the equator for photos to Entebbe to catch you flight back home as scheduled.
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