Uganda 7 Days’ Safari- Amazing Discoveries: Mountain Gorillas Tracking, Chimps and Monkeys, BIG 5 Wildlife
Uganda 7 Days’ Safari- Amazing Discoveries: Mountain Gorillas Tracking, Chimps and Monkeys, BIG 5 WildlifeUganda 7 Days’ Safari- Amazing Discoveries: Mountain Gorillas Tracking, Chimps and Monkeys, BIG 5 Wildlife
Safari Overview
Uganda 7 Days’ Safari- Amazing Discoveries: Mountain Gorillas Tracking, Chimps and Monkeys, BIG 5 Wildlife A great journey across Uganda taking you in the highlights and Uganda’s best Safari parks. This safari has been long time favorite with safari enthusiasts. With all the inclusions, Chimpanzee trekking, game viewing in Queen Elizabeth including the rare tree climbing lions of Ishasha and Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Forest popularly known as the Impenetrable
Day 1: Kampala-Kibale National Park
Leave Kampala after breakfast for the fascinating drive through papyrus swamps and thick jungle of the Nile Delta to Kibale National Park just under the Ruwenzori Mountains. Afternoon guided walk in the crater lakes area of the park for outstanding cultural visit. Overnight and dinner at Ndali Lodge/ Kyaninga Lodge/ Kibale Forest Lodge/ Primate Lodge (Luxury Lodge facility) or
Kibale Forest Camp (in rooms)/ Mountains of the Moon Hotel (mid-range moderate facility) or
or Chimpanzee Forest Guest house/ Kibale Forest Camp in tents/ Rwenzori Travellers Hotel (Budget facility)
Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Chimpanzee Trekking Kibale
In the morning you will have breakfast to transfer to Kibale Head quarters for briefing before setting off for a forest walk in search for chimpanzees. The forest walk will be guided to provide information not only on
chimpanzees and primates but also on small organisms making it interesting. The walk will reward you with other primates like Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Colobus monkeys, Red-tailed monkeys, phoestes, and butterflies. After tracking the chimps in the afternoon you will go for a nature walk to the Bigodi swamp- to see unique flora and fauna. Overnight and dinner at Ndali Lodge/ Kyaninga Lodge/ Kibale Forest Lodge/ Primate Lodge (Luxury Lodge facility) or
Kibale Forest Camp (in rooms)/ Mountains of the Moon Hotel (mid-range moderate facility) or
or Chimpanzee Forest Guest house/ Kibale Forest Camp in tents/ Rwenzori Travellers Hotel (Budget facility)
Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3: Kibale National Park –Queen Elizabeth National Park
Begin your morning with a visit to the Nyakasura falls in Fort Portal, thereafter drive to drive to the south into Queen Elizabeth National Park, sightseeing and game viewing enroute.
Overnight and dinner at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Katara Lodge/ Jacana Lodge (Luxury Lodge facility) or
Bush Lodge (in rooms)/ Simba Safari Camp in rooms/ Buffalo Safari Resort/ Enganzi Lodge/ Ihamba Safari Lodge (mid-range moderate facility) or
or Kazinga Channel View Lodge/ Simba Safari Camp in tents/ Bush Lodge in tents (Budget facility)
Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Dawn game drive in Uganda’s best park, where all the big game can be seen in abundance. Famous for elephant and kob, expect to see some rarer animals like giant forest hog. There are 638 recorded bird species in the park! After lunch, enjoy a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes
Edward and George, for large numbers of buffalo and hippo.
Overnight and dinner at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Katara Lodge/ Jacana Lodge (Luxury Lodge facility) or
Bush Lodge (in rooms)/ Simba Safari Camp in rooms/ Buffalo Safari Resort/ Enganzi Lodge/ Ihamba Safari Lodge (mid-range moderate facility) or
or Kazinga Channel View Lodge/ Simba Safari Camp in tents/ Bush Lodge in tents (Budget facility)
Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park-Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Today’s drive is through what is probably East Africa’s most spectacular scenery, the highland rain forests which reach to the volcanoes in which live the mountain gorillas. A visit to the bat Cave close to Maramagambo forest or a glance of Kyambura gorge is a must! Make a game drive at Ishasha on your way to Bwindi in search of the tree climbing lions. Later, drive to Bwindi via the beautiful scenery of the tea plantations. This is the lushest highland rain forest on earth, filled with primates and exotic birds. The afternoon is spent on a foot safari around the local communities living around the park. Overnight at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp/ Buhoma Community Restcamp/ Gorilla Valley Lodge/ Travellers Rest Hotel Kisoro (lower budget)
Moderate: Gorilla Resort Bwindi/ Silverback Lodge / Gorilla Safari Lodge/ Lake Kitandara Camp/ Lake Mutanda Resort/ Chameleon Hill Lodge
Up-market: Buhoma Lodge/ Mahogany Lodge/ Rushaga Gorillas Safari Lodge)
Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6: BWINDI-Gorilla trek
Begin the day with breakfast ready for trekking, which begins at 8:00 a.m with a briefing from the UWA staff. Ensure to carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, snacks, jungle boots etc The guides will lead you inside the jungle to see the shy Primates for a group you have been booked for. 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 now only 650 left in the world! The tracking may take between 2 and 6 hours but it’s well worth the effort. Overnight at Ruhija Gorilla Friends Camp/ Buhoma Community Restcamp/ Gorilla Valley Lodge/ Travellers Rest Hotel Kisoro (lower budget)
Moderate: Gorilla Resort Bwindi/ Silverback Lodge / Gorilla Safari Lodge/ Lake Kitandara Camp/ Lake Mutanda Resort/ Chameleon Hill Lodge
Up-market: Buhoma Lodge/ Mahogany Lodge/ Rushaga Gorillas Safari Lodge)
Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7: Bwindi – Kampala/Entebbe
Return to Kampala, then Entebbe, with lunch enroute with a stopover at Igongo cultural centre to explore the life style of the Ankole and Bahima, thereafter proceed at the Equator Uganda before your evening departures home. Meal plan: (B, L) End of services.
The safari package includes:
-Transportation by a 4wd safari vehicle
-Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
-Chimp permits
-Boat trip in Queen
-One Gorilla permits per person to be secured and paid for in advance
-Park fees
-Primate Walk in Kibale
-Game drives
-Services on an English speaking Driver/guide.
Price Excludes: – Airfares, Visas or Insurance, Tips to local guides, Porterage or Laundry, Soft or alcoholic, drinks or mineral water (excl. water in the vehicles), Items of a personal nature, any meals not indicated above, any tours not mentioned from the itinerary above