Uganda Wildlife & Primate safari

The arrival of your flight at Entebbe International Airport. You will be warmly welcomed by our representative outside the customs and immigration hall and transferred to your hotel. Assisted with check-in. If time permits, you will have a tour briefing at the lobby. Overnight stay.

THE BOMA GUEST HOUSE

This morning, after breakfast, you will check out and settle any extras.  Proceed to Kibale forest National Park, the primate capital of primates. Enjoy Lunch in the beautiful fort portal and proceed to Kibale Forest. Arrive at the lodge in the late afternoon. Check-in. Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay.

PRIMATE LODGE

NB; it is possible to fly from Murchison falls to Mweya (Queen Elizabeth) then drive to Kibale (drive time 4 hours)– supplement per person is USD 360 – 1 way

A relatively early morning start, to report to the ranger station in Kibale National Park at 08h00 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. The incredibly diverse forest is 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, 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.

After lunch, you will go for a guided walk in Bigodi Swamp to look for different bird species 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.  Meals and overnight stay at the lodge.

PRIMATE LODGE

After Breakfast, you will check out and depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park. We will enter the park via the Northern crater Area. With beautiful lakes and rich grasslands which are set deep in the crater valley, this is truly the most breathtaking scenery in the park. Arrive and check-in at the camp. Lunch.

Afternoon, depart for a game drive in the park. Evening, return to the camp, before sunset for dinner and an overnight stay.

KASENYI SAFARI CAMP

Begin your day with a cup of coffee. Early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queens Mile allows visitors to encounter elephants, buffalo, water bucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda Kobs lakes, and a variety of birds.

Queen Elizabeth National Park occupies an estimated 1,978 square kilometers (764 sq mi). The park extends from Lake George in the northeast to Lake Edward in the southwest and includes the Kazinga Channel connecting the two lakes. The park was founded in 1952 as Kazinga National Park. It was renamed two years later to commemorate a visit by Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth National Park is known for its wildlife, including African buffalo, Ugandan kob, hippopotamus, Nile crocodile, African bush elephant, African leopard, lion, and chimpanzee. It is home to 95 mammal species and over 500 bird species. The park is also famous for its volcanic features, including volcanic cones and deep craters, many with crater lakes, such as the Katwe craters, from which salt is extracted.

Return to the camp for breakfast. Relax at the lodge in the mid-morning, followed by lunch. This afternoon, a two-hour boat trip along the famous Kazinga channel is worthwhile an opportunity to see hippos and crocodiles.  The Kazinga Channel supports the biggest number of Hippos in the whole of Africa. Predators as well as nocturnal animals normally come to the shores in the late afternoons for a drink.

Return to the camp in the evening for dinner and overnight stay.

KASENYI SAFARI CAMP

08h30: After early breakfast at the camp, you will check out and depart for BWINDI impenetrable forest and national park. It is estimated half of the world’s surviving population of mountain gorillas –300 and more live within Bwindi boundaries. Arrive and check-in at the lodge. Lunch. The afternoon will be at leisure. Arrive and check-in, followed by lunch. The afternoon is at leisure to relax. Dinner and overnight stay.

CHAMELEON HILL LODGE

After an early breakfast and briefing from the guides, set off for the mountain gorilla tracking inside the Bwindi forest. You will need to carry drinking water, a rain jacket, and jungle boots while the rangers will provide you with a walking stick. Gorilla tracking is one of the unique activities you will enjoy while photographing and observing the gorillas.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park’s 331 sq. km of montane and lowland forest jungle lies in southwestern Uganda, 540 km from Kampala. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and accessible only on foot, it is one of the richest ecosystems in Africa providing a habitat for over 90 mammals (including 11 primates), 348 species of birds (including 23 highly localized Albertine Rift endemics), 202 species of butterflies, 163 tree species, over 100 species of ferns, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos, and other endangered species. Bwindi is however most notable for her 340 Mountain Gorillas, about half the world’s population of this critically endangered primate.

After tracking, come back to the lodge for late lunch. The afternoon will be at leisure to rest and enjoy the amazing scenery. Lunch, dinner, and overnight.

CHAMELEON HILL LODGE

Breakfast at the lodge and check out. Transfer to the airstrip for your scheduled flight back to Entebbe.

WISHING YOU AN EXCELLENT TRIP