Itinerary
Highlights
- 6 Days gorillas, wildlife and primate encounter
- Encunter Tree climbing lions in the Ishasha sector
- Chimpanze& Gorilla tracking
- Bird watching at Bigodi Swamp
- Covering Kibale Forest, Queen Elizabeth National park, Bwindi Impenetrable National park, Lake Bunyonyo
Day 1
Arrival Entebbe
The Boma or Best Western Premier Hotel.You will be picked up from the airport by Zagas Explorer Representative who will transfer you to your hotel. Boma Hotel Depending on the time of your arrival, you may be able to explore the sites in and around Entebbe. Activities today are at your own costs
Day 2
Fort Portal - Kibale forest
Crater Safari lodge, Full boardToday you will drive to Fort Portal in western Uganda. The route is incredibly scenic, passing through tea plantations and the lush green countryside which characterizes so much of Uganda. The last hour of the journey will take you through dense forest and sounds of the wild. You can spend the late afternoon visiting BIGODI SWAMP, from which there is a lovely view of the forest and its wildlife. Your swamp walk (2-3 hours) will take you through grassland, small communities and some beautiful scenery, where the locals are likely to greet you with enthusiastic waves. It is usual to spot three to four different primate species during this walk, though the highlight is catching a glimpse of the great blue turaco! Time: 6 hrs. Crater Safari lodge, Full board
Day 3
Kibale Forest - Chimpazee Tracking
Buffalo Lodge 0r Park View Lodge , Full boardKibale Forest National Park boasts the highest number of primate species in the world, including our delightful cousins, the chimpanzees. Today, in Uganda, there are approximately 5,000 chimpanzees in the wild, which makes it a perfect place to spot them! An experienced forest ranger will take you chimp tracking in the morning or afternoon. You might also see other monkey species that live in this tropical forest. Once located, you will spend a full hour with the chimps. Since they are still wild animals, we can never guarantee you to see them and might have to settle with hearing their hoots and hollers. After this amazing experience we shall have lunch .and then later transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park. We have a stopover at the equator then later have a short game drive as we transfer to our lodge with chances of sighting some Time: 4 hrs. Buffalo Lodge 0r Park View Lodge , Full board
Day 4
Queen Elizabeth To Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Via Ishasha.
Agandi lodge or Mahogany springs, Full boardAfter breakfast we shall then transfer to Bwindi impenetrable forest. We shall pass via Ishasha. And try to find the tree climbling lions. We shall then have our picnic lunch break and later continue to our lodge .the journey will be blessed with amazing sceneries. Agandi lodge or Mahogany springs, Full board
Day 5
Bwindi - Gorilla Tracking
Acardia cottages. Full boardToday is the big days prepare yourself for an encounter with one of Bwindi’s gentle giants: the rare mountain gorilla. For most people this is the absolute highlight of their tour in Uganda. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest boasts both mountain gorillas and chimpanzees - the only forest in Africa which can make this claim, in fact. It also hosts five other species of primate, 113 species of mammal, over 200 butterflies and 360 birds. En route to the gorillas, your guide will point out signs of previous gorilla activity, including dung, nests and chewed bamboo shoots.
The gorillas you track belong to one of nine habituated family groups who can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day. The time taken to track the gorillas can be as few as 2 hours to as many as 7 hours. Your track will be an exciting journey along forested slopes, entwined vines, bushes and bamboo before you eventually reach the gorilla family. Once the gorillas have been located, your group will be allowed a maximum of one hour with them. Coming face-to-face with a mountain gorilla is a truly humbling and emotional experience. This is a fantastic and privileged opportunity to get up close and personal with Uganda’s very own ‘Gorillas in the Mist’. After the gorilla trekking we shall then drive to Lake Bunyonyi we shall send our night at Acardia cottages. Full boardDay 6
Depart for Entebbe
After an early breakfast at the lodge, we will drive back to Kampala /Entebbe (Airport) stopping at the equator for the requisite snapshot and a bit of souvenir shopping. Accommodation for tonight is not inclusive in the program. If you wish to depart tonight from Entebbe Airport, make sure your flight is at 10 pm or later. If you would like us to book one (or more) nights in Kampala and/or Entebbe, please let us know. Breakfast. Journey Time 9 - 10 hours