9 days -
ugandan experience game, chimps and gorillas
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price from
$2,420
per adult
min person:
1
days: 9
Includes
- Park fees
- Gorilla permits
- Chimp permits
- All activities
- All accommodation
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals
- Drinks
Excludes
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips
- Personal items
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Itinerary
Day: 1
Arrive in uganda
You will meet a company representative with tripcare adventures tag, he will then drive you to a hotel in entebbe as you relax and wait for tomorrow""s long drive to kibale, during this period you can do some shopping for some snacks, clothes among others. Dinner and overnight shall be at a luxury imperial resort with a beach and swimming pool
Day: 2
drive to fort portal – kibale national park
After a relaxed breakfast, you will depart and head west to fort portal, with lunch en route. Fort portal rests in the shadow of the fabled `mountains of the moon` and is famous for the many tea plantations. From this lovely town, you will continue to kibale national park. Dinner and overnight at a booked luxury lodge
Day: 3
chimpanzee tracking – bigodi swamp walk
After breakfast, you will drive to kibale national park headquarters for briefing and then chimpanzee trekking in the forest. You will be allowed one hour with the chimps before returning back for lunch and then a wetland walk in the nearby bigodi village. Kibale national park is popular for primates and birds and 12 primate""s species have been recorded. Dinner and overnight at a lodge
Day: 4
drive to queen elizabeth national park
Depart for queen elizabeth national park. En route lunch, take a short walk in the foothills of the rwenzori mountains and take in the views of this magnificent mountain range. Alternatively, drive straight to the park and take a game drive. What you see depends on the season, but the kasenyi plains are excellent for sighting lion and large herds of ugandan kob. The mweya peninsula is one of the best places to look for leopard, which live in the dense, scrubby thickets. Dinner and overnight at a booked lodge
Day: 5
game drives – mweya sector, kasenyi sector, kyambura gorge
Either takes an early morning or evening game drive for the best opportunity to see the game. What you see depends on the season, but the kasenyi plains are excellent for sighting lion and large herds of uganda kob. The mweya peninsula is one of the best places to look for leopard, which live in the dense, scrubby thickets. In the afternoon take a cruise on the kazinga channel, which flows between lake edward and lake george? kazinga is home to one of the greatest concentrations of hippo in africa and herds of elephant, buffalo, and other animals come to drink at the water""s edge. The channel is a magnet for waterbirds, with great flocks of pelicans and other birds on the shore, and a great spot to see african fish eagle. Optional chimpanzee trekking at kyambura gorge 50$ p.P
Day: 6
ishasha later drive to bwindi – kisoro
Today, your safari continues to the bwindi impenetrable forest. Travelling via ishasha - subject to road conditions - you can observe the unusual behavior exhibited by the tree-climbing lions. This is a long journey through the rapidly changing landscape to bwindi impenetrable forest. Dinner and overnight at a camp / lodge.
Day: 7
gorilla trekking
After early morning breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters for registration and to join others for a gorilla trekking briefing about the dos and the don""ts during your gorilla trek. Once this is done, you will set off for gorilla tracking. Trekking through the steep, densely forested hills and then finally coming across the gorillas camouflaged in the vegetation is an inspiring and privileged moment. Tracking in the bwindi impenetrable forest requires stamina and can often take most of the day depending on the movements of the gorillas in search of food. On your trek, you are likely to spot other primates, birds, and rare tree species. After finding the gorillas, you will be allowed to spend one hour with gorillas observing them and taking photos before trekking back to the park headquarter. This is indeed an extraordinary feeling being with these beautiful yet endangered creatures
Day: 8
drive to lake mburo national park
Leaving the forests behind we head towards lake mburo national park. En route we will stop in kibale near the rwandan border for lunch. The drive time should be about five hours (not including stops). Lake mburo is the only place in southern uganda where you can see zebra, giraffe and impala and is a great place to try and see leopards. It is also home to over 300 species of birds and offers the possibility of game walks as well as game drives.
Day: 9
drive to kampala /entebbe
After breakfast, you will travel back to kampala or airport and will have lunch on the way.
End of safari.
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