Day 1 – ARRIVE &
OVERNIGHT AT ENTEBBE
Arrive at Entebbe Intl Airport and be met by our Driver Guide for a
warm welcome into Uganda followed by a transfer to
Boma Guest House. He will also brief you on your safari ahead
of time and advice if best to change monies on this day. Time allowing you will
enjoy an Entebbe city tour and
return to
Budget – Boma Guest
House
Mid-Range – Protea Hotel Entebbe by Marriot
High End – The
Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa.
Day 2 – DRIVE TO KIBALE NP
via FORT PORTAL (331kms / 5.5hrs)
Breakfast and thereafter leave Entebbe and
drive to Kibale NP via Fort Portal where you will have nice and beautiful views
of the Ruwenzori … “Mountains of the Moon” … and via the Albertine
Escarpment of the western Rift valley, proceed on to check-in and have
lunch. In the afternoon go for a guided walk in
Bigodi wetlands sanctuary, a community-developed and run
conservation program. The proceeds from tourism at this site go directly to
community members and pay for daycare, supporting sustainable agriculture
and another income-generating program. The sanctuary is home to a huge variety of
bird and animal species - Birds and mammals in Bigodi Wetlands Sanctuary, 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. Afternoon at
leisure, enjoy the surrounding tranquillity
Budget – Kibale Forest
Camp
Mid-Range – Kibale Cottages
High End – The Primate Lodge.
Day 3 – CHIMPANZEE TREKKING
in KIBALE FOREST
(Trek time varies with Chimp locations)
A relatively early morning start, to report to the ranger station in
Kibale National Park at 08.00 am 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. This incredibly diverse forest is also home to over 13 species of primates including the red Colobus monkey, the rare
L’Hoest, blue monkey, grey mangabey, pottos, black-faced vervet monkeys, and 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 than 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. Lunch at
the lodge and in the afternoon at leisure enjoy the tranquillity of the surroundings.
Budget – Kibale Forest
Camp
Mid-Range – Kibale Cottages
High End – The Primate Lodge.
Day 4 – DRIVE FROM KIBALE
TO QUEEN NATIONAL PARK (143kms / 2.5hrs)
Breakfast and head towards the
South to Queen Elizabeth NP and arrive in good time for lunch. Afternoon enjoy
a game drive in the Park. The Park has
several spots of well-maintained game viewing tracks. This park has got over
200 km of well-maintained game tracks.
In the evening have dinner and overnight at
either;
Budget – Pumba Cottages
Mid-Range – Park View Safari Lodge
High End – Mweya Safari Lodge
Day 5 – AM GAME VIEWING + PM
KAZINGA CHANNEL WATER SAFARI -
(Water Safari - 2hrs)
Enjoy an early breakfast and leave for a morning game drive
in the Park. The best
time for game drives is in the morning hours when there are high chances of
seeing elephants, buffaloes, lions, and a variety of antelopes and other wildlife
you can see. Back at the lodge for lunch and a short while to relax.
In the afternoon have an
exciting experience of a Water
Safari on the Kazinga
Channel: The boat safari lasts
for 2 hours and it allows visitors to see a
variety of water life including yawning hippos, water birds, buffaloes, huge
elephants, and all that comes to graze and take water at the banks
of the Kazinga Channel.
Budget – Pumba Cottages
Mid-Range – Park view Safari Lodge
High End – Mweya Safari Lodge
Day 6 – GAME DRIVES EN-ROUTE
TO ISHASHA SECTOR in the SOUTH of QE NP (75kms
/ 2hrs)
Breakfast
and check out for a transfer with an en-route game drive to Ishasha Sector in the
Southern part of Queen Elizabeth NP. This will also be in search of the tree-climbing lions found in the south among other wildlife. Check-in at Ishasha
Jungle Lodge and lunch. Thereafter an afternoon game drive as far as Ishasha
River marking the borderline to Congo DRC in this region.
Budget – Enjojo Lodge
Mid-Range – Ishasha Jungle Lodge
High End – Ishasha Wilderness Camp
Day 7 – DRIVE TO BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NP (64kms / 1.5hrs)
After
breakfast drive to Bwindi NP with an en-route game viewing drive in the Queen’s
Ishasha sector.
Arrive at
Bwindi’s Buhoma side for check-in and lunch. Afternoon at leisure with dinner
and overnight at;
Budget – Buhoma
Community Camp
Mid-Range – Engagi Lodge
High End – Mahogany Springs
Lodge
Day 8 – GORILLA TRACKING
in BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NP (Time to watch the Gorillas – 1hr)
Early morning breakfast and thereafter be transferred
to the Park with packed lunches and set off for Gorilla tracking. Enjoy the
trek through the forest learning about other environmental attractions and
vegetation and as soon as you get to the Gorilla Family, you will spend 1 full
hour watching. Learn how the Gorillas live and relate to each other as well as
family formations and adaptability. Thereafter trek back to the starting point
and be transferred back to your hotel for lunch. Thereafter return for
dinner and overnight at either;
Budget – Buhoma Community Camp
Mid-Range – Engagi Lodge
High End – Mahogany Springs Lodge
Day 9 – DRIVE TO LAKE MBURO NP + PM GAME DRIVE/ SAFARI WALK (259kms / 6hrs)
Breakfast thereafter drive to Lake
Mburo NP and check-in and lunch. In the afternoon head to Rwonyo Centre, the starting
point of Nature hikes activities in the Park. Lake Mburo is a natural haven for
flora and fauna and the Lake bank teems with animals and birds. Nature-guided walks in Mburo are ideal due to the absence of lions and elephants so the whole area is free for
walking safaris and all you need is a game ranger guide to take you through the
splendid African wilderness.
Nine of the fourteen magnificent lakes of Lake Mburo can be
seen when hiking on top of a hill the views are so striking and unforgettable
indeed. On walks, you see zebras,
Topi, impalas, warthogs, buffaloes, and many more. After the nature walk continue with a game viewing en route back to either;
Budget – Lake Mburo Safari Lodge
Mid-Range – Kimbla Mantana Tented Camp
High End – Mihingo Lodge
Day 10 – DRIVE BACK TO
ENTEBBE + DEPARTURE (264kms / 5hrs)
Breakfast and check out for a drive back to Entebbe with a stop at the
Equator and lunch. Proceed on to Entebbe Airport for your evening departure flight.
End of
Services……