12 Days Uganda Primate Wildlife Explorer
Destinations: Murchison Falls, Kibale Forest NP, Bwindi Impenetrable NP
Highlights:
During the Uganda primate tour and Luxury Safari, you will stay in the best lodges and hotels that can be found in Uganda. Optimal enjoyment of the breathtaking nature, beautiful locations, and lovely swimming pools.
Activities to Expect.
- Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
- Chimpanzee tracking experience in Kibale Forest.
- Overwhelming Monkeys i at Bigodi Swamp walking experience.
- Overwhelming community life experiences like local basket making, coffee roasting, banana beer/ gin making, traditional healing practices, and tasting local tropical organic fruits.
- Nature walk in Bwindi forest
- Community walk to the pigmy community.
- Golden monkey tracking experience
- Safari by boat on Kazinga channel
ITINERARY
Upon arrival by Lake Victoria, you will be warmly greeted by your driver guide and proceed to a hotel 10 minutes away from the airport.
Overnight at Best Western Hotel or No. 5 Boutique Hotel (Bed and Breakfast).
Today morning, take a tour of Entebbe with a local guide. After early lunch, drive to Entebbe airport, and take an internal flight to Pakuba airstrip. Upon arrival in Murchison Falls National park, you will drive and check in your lodge. This afternoon, visit Murchison Falls for breathtaking views of Uganda’s largest national park. Later return to the lodge for dinner.
After Breakfast; proceed for a game drive coming back in time for lunch. After lunch, you will go for the boat trip up to the bottom of the falls and it is possible to view hundreds of hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of bird life. Look out for a game like the graceful Roth child.
Giraffe, Jackson’s Hartebeest, Uganda Kob, Bushbuck, Defassa Water buck, Buffaloes, Elephants, Warthog, Oribi and when lucky a leopard and Lion among others. Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge- Deluxe (Full Board).
After an early breakfast, your driver guide will take you to the banks of the river Nile where your boat to the delta will be waiting from. This boat cruise will take between 4-5hrs. The Victoria Nile delta, a 20km voyage downstream from the southern banks of the Nile, is home to rare wetland birds including shoebill and papyrus endemic species coming back in time for lunch. Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge-Deluxe (Full Board).
After breakfast, drive south to Kibale in the Toro Kingdom getting to Fort Portal in time for lunch. Passing through the countryside, admire expansive views of farmlands where the best fruits and vegetables in the country are growing. Kibale National Park is one of the rainforests in Uganda and is famous for its primates, including monkeys and chimpanzees. It is home to 13 primate species making it the number one protected area with the biggest primate numbers on the African continent. These primates include Chimpanzees, Red Colobus, Black-and-white Colobus, Red-tailed Monkeys, and Grey-cheeked Mangabey.
overnight at Chimpundu Lodge (Full Board).
Today you head out on a guided forest trek in search of chimpanzees. we proceed for a Chimpanzee walk coming back in time for lunch. Late afternoon, proceed for a walk in the Bigodi Wetland where you may see Primates like Red Colobus, Black and white Colobus, Grey-cheeked Mangabey, Olive Baboon, Red-tailed Monkey, and L’Hoest’s Monkey among others.
Evening community cultural walk and learn more about community life experiences of the indigenous local people like iron smelting, traditional medicines, and basket weaving, banana beer/gin processing and from farm to cup coffee tasting.
overnight at Chimpundu Lodge (Full Board).
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Kasenda Crater region. Set against the backdrop of the Rwenzori Mountains, this area is dotted by over 20 crater lakes. You will pass near 3 craters and have photography stops. These crater lakes were formed through volcanic eruptions but instead of forming cones as volcanoes do, they simply blew ash and rock far and wide thus leaving beautiful lakes to form.
This afternoon you’ll board a boat for a cruise on the Kazinga Channel (2 hours approx.). – phenomenal safari seeing hippos, buffalos, and lots of water birds by the channel side. This boat cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. The park is home to over 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species.
overnight at Katara Lodge (Full Board).
After breakfast with your packed lunch, start your journey to Bwindi. Bwindi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a sanctuary for colobus monkeys, chimpanzees, and many birds such as hornbills and turacos. Undoubtedly it is best known for its 409 mountain gorillas, half of the world’s population of the critically endangered mountain gorillas. Observing the gorillas may only be done on foot, and only a limited number of viewing permits are issued daily, which help to protect the endangered gorilla families.
Overnight at 4Gorillas Lodge/Gorilla Leisure Lodge (Full board)
Gorilla tracking at 8:00 a.m. in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
While this is a very challenging walk, it is surely one of the highlights of a trip to Uganda and possibly one of the all-time nature highlights of our travellers’ lives. Gorilla permits are strictly limited in order to protect these endangered species. Each group is limited to eight participants in a day.
We recommend you wear good walking boots/shoes and carry good rain gear and enough drinking water. Trekking can be tough and challenging so we trust you are in a reasonably fit condition. You will carry a picnic lunch with you into the forest and you will be thrilled to have seen these rare primates (no guarantee). The return journey could be easier!
Overnight at 4Gorillas Lodge/Gorilla Leisure Lodge (Full board)
After breakfast at leisure, drive back to the visitor’s center for paper work and head out for the nature walk to the water falls coming back in time for lunch. In the late afternoon, go for the village walk to see the life of the pigmies. Learn their way of life, some hunting skills, fire making skills and their traditional medicine.
We recommend you wear good walking boots/ shoes and carry good rain gear and enough drinking water. Overnight at 4Gorillas Lodge (Full board).
Today we transfer to Kisoro Airfield to catch your scheduled domestic flight to Entebbe International Airport. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight No.5 Boutique / Best Western (Bed and Breakfast).
We transfer you to Entebbe airport for an outbound departure flight.
(Breakfast Only)
INCLUDES:
- Bed and Breakfast while in Entebbe (days 1, and 11)
- Full board Accommodation on other days while on safari.
- Internal private transportation, inclusive of fuel.
- Park entrance Fees.
- Activity Fees
- Internal domestic Flights
- Drinking Water from the vehicle.
- 1 Gorilla permit (Subject to availability), which is USD 700 per person
- 1 Chimpanzee permit (Subject to availability), which is USD 200 per person
EXCLUDES:
- International flight ticket
- Visa fees
- Cost of personal nature (e.g. drinks, Laundry, tips etc.) Insurance
Details
Duration: 12 Days