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Uganda Gorilla Tracking Safari | Tours
Bwindi|Africa Adventure Safaris|Chimpanzee
Tour|Kibale primate tour
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DAY'S PRIMATES EXPLORING TOUR IN UGANDA
Day One: Arrival at Entebbe International
Airport
Our tour guide will welcome and transfer you to
a hotel of your choice in either Entebbe or
Kampala. In case you arrive early, a city tour
can be organised for you. Places to visit may
include:- Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, Kasubi
Tombs, and the Uganda museum among others, or
the Ndere cultural center for an evening in the
cultural dances.
Spend a night at Speke Hotel Kampala / Hotel
Africana for excellent services. Kibale Chimps
Day Two:
Before 7.00 am take breakfast and immediately
transfer to Kibale Forest National Park taking
lunch en route in Fort Portal. In the afternoon
take a walk in Bigodi swamp to search for a
variety of bird species like the White-winged
Warbler, Papyrus Gonolek and many more not
forgetting the flora.
Have dinner and spend the night at Luxury-Ndali
safari lodge /Mid range- Rwenzori View Guest
House / Basic- Kanyankyu ecological site.
Day Three:
After a cup of tea in the early morning, set off
for a nature walk in Kibale forest national park
that is commonly accepted for a exceptional
diversity of primates in the Great Lakes region.
Take the walk in the tropical rainforest to hunt
for wild chimpanzees with trained guides. After
lunch transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
passing through the crater lakes region with
over 30 crater lakes.
Retire for dinner and an overnight at Mweya
Safari Lodge
Day Four:
Early in the morning, embark on a game drive to
search for the early risers and predators
returning to their hide outs. This drive will
reward you with animals such as:- Elephants,
Buffaloes, Hyenas, Hippos, not forgetting the
King of the Jungle- the Lion and many more.
After the game drive take a late breakfast,
relax in the swimming pool as you prepare for
lunch at Mweya Safari Lodge. In the afternoon go
for a launch cruise on the Kanzinga channel to
view a number of Hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes
and a variety of bird species both migrant and
resident.
Spend an overnight at Luxury -Mweya Safari Lodge
/ Jacana Safari Lodge/ Lake Kitandara camp
(mid-range)/ Budget- Institute of Ecology.
Day Five:
Early in the morning after a cup of coffee/Tea
drive south east of the park to Maramagambo
forest for a walk to view the bat and the
hunter’s caves. Visit the blue lake and get a
close look at a number of bats, the rock Pythons
and the forest Cobras.Return to the Hotel for an
early lunch and later proceed to Kyambura gorge.
Go tracking the chimps and various monkey
species in the Kyambura Gorge. This walk rewards
you with a view of a great number of primates
such as chimpanzees, Black and white Colobus
monkeys and other animals like antelopes, water
birds like the flamingos. Transfer to Lake
Bunyonyi where you will reach in the early
evening for birding.
Spend the night at Lake Bunyonyi Overland Camp /
Crater Bay Cottages.
Day Six:
After breakfast go for a ride on Lake Bunyonyi
in dug out canoes. Dotted with at least 20 small
islands and encircled by steep terraced hills,
Bunyonyi is a magical spot worth exploring.
After the boat cruise have lunch and embark on
any activity of your choice such as a swimming,
leisure walks and mountain biking - with bikes
available at the camps for hire.
Have dinner and spend the night at Bushara
Island Camp/ Lake Bunyonyi Overland Camp /
Crater Bay Cottages.
Day Seven:
Early morning, drive to Bwindi and arrive at
8.00 am. Relax, have lunch, dinner and spend a
night at Lake Kitandara luxury tented camp or
Basic - Buhoma community bandas. You may opt for
Buhoma Village walk.
Day Eight:
After a breifing at the park headquarters go
gorilla tracking in the Bwindi Impenetrable
forest. Gorilla tracking being unpredictable, it
is difficult to estimate how long you may take
in the jungle. However the excursion may take 2
- 8 hours depending on the movement of these
primates. It is therefore advisable to have
packed lunch. It all depends on the movement of
these great apes. However despite the hardships
involved in trying to track the apes, "The
exhilaration of seeing the gorillas makes it all
worthwhile!”. Have dinner and a night at Lake
Kitandara luxury tented accommodation or Basic -
Buhoma community bandas.
Day Nine:
After an early breakfast head to Lake Mburo
National Park and arrive in the evening. In the
evening take a game drive in search for:-
Buffaloes, Topis, Waterbuck and the Eland, (the
largest of the Antelopes found in Uganda). Spend
the night at Luxury- Mantana Luxury Tented Camp.
Day Ten:
Take an early morning game drive to catch up
with the early risers and predators returning to
their hide outs. Retire for a late breakfast at
the camp. In the afternoon head to Kampala and
make a stop-over at the Equator for photographs
and handicrafts. You will be able to arrive in
Kampala city by evening.
Day Eleven:
After breakfast explore the Uganda’s capital
city. Visit the biggest and only religious
temple building of its kind in Africa –the Bahai
temple: it is a good site for a picnic, with a
good scenery, placed rightly on the hill that
gives you a view of the city.
Pass by Makerere University the oldest
university in Africa as you leave the Temple.
Then proceed to the Uganda meuseum – a
historical feature with lots of colonial,
cultural and traditional collections. You may
decide to pass by Kasubi tombs - the largest
vault in Africa and special burial place for
Uganda kings with the largest Banda in the whole
world. You will be given a brief history about
the tombs by the guides at the tombs. You can
have your dinner at hotel diplomat before going
back to your Hotel. Here you will have a clear
view of the 6 hills of Kampala.
Day Twelve: Departure
Depending on the time of your flight, you may
visit the Botanical Gardens for birding and the
Uganda Wildlife Centre (the Zoo). Then spare an
hour for your transfer to the Airport for your
flight back home.
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