7 Days Primates and Game Safari

ENTEBBE

Entebbe International Airport

You will arrive at Entebbe International Airport and will be met by our representative who will transfer you to your booked hotel at Entebbe. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK

You shall wake up for your morning breakfast, checkout of the hotel and start your transfer journey to Kibale National Park driving towards Kibale with en-route lunch at Fort Portal; Uganda’s Tourism City, the only city with an English name in Uganda. Fort Portal is set on the foothills of the Rwenzori, the tallest block of mountains in Uganda and third tallest in Africa. The jagged hills give the city an amazing wallpaper look that will leave you wondering about its creation story.

After lunch, drive to Kibale Forest, checking in at your lodge that is set on the boundary with the forest. Enjoy the natural views as you settle in for dinner and overnight. Prepare for another ultimate adventure tomorrow.

Dinner: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK – QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

You shall wake up early in the morning for your breakfast and thereafter set off for the transfer to Kanyanchu Visitor Information center at Kibale National Park. You will be briefed about the chimp tracking experience by the rangers and thereafter head out into the forest in small groups led by a ranger. The tracking experience can take between 1 to 3 hours depending on the location of the chimp community. You will be allowed to spend up to an hour in the company of the chimps, take photos and videos as much as you can.

You shall thereafter go for your community experience at Bigodi Village. The community experience takes you through the daily life of the local people; you will meet local herbs men, blacksmith and local crafts women. The wetland Bigodi is a project being run by local communities and is much known for its rich diversity of bird species and other primates. It also provides employment and job opportunities to the local youth through tour guiding.

You shall have your lunch after the community experience and there after set off for a 2 hours transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Enjoy a game drive until the sun sets; look out for grazers and some predators spotting for their prey.

QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

After an early morning breakfast, depart for your morning game drive in the Kasenyi savannah plains. Look out for grazers and predators such as Lions, Leopards, Buffalos, Elephants, Antelopes, Warthogs, Waterbucks, Bush bucks and so on. You shall go for a mid-morning boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel after your game drive; the channel connects Lake Edward and Lake George. It is home to one of Africa’s largest hippo populations and bird species. This 3hrs boat cruise will enrich you with views of the water loving animals such as Hippos, Elephants, Buffalos, Crocodiles and other antelopes as well as bird species.

Return to your lodge for lunch and relax. Later in the evening go for a sundowner experience before returning to the lodge for dinner and Overnight.

LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast this morning, embark on your journey to Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda’s smallest savannah park and also the closest park to Kampala. The park is home to lots of antelopes, buffalo, giraffe, zebras, warthogs and predators like leopards. It is the only park where walking safaris can be conducted in Uganda.

You will have lunch at Igongo Country Hotel before checking in to the park for an evening game drive en-route to your lodge for dinner and overnight.

LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK

This morning after your breakfast, you shall head out into the park for your game drive that shall be combined with a walking safari in the park. Lake Mburo National Park is the only park in Uganda where you can walk in close proximity with wildlife. Animals like zebras, elands, giraffe, buffalo, and lots of antelope call this small savannah park home.

You shall have lunch, relax off and there after head out to the community for an enchanting experience with the local people. The park is surrounded by local herdsmen, you shall join them on their evening activities with their cattle, milking and thereafter have a sundowner experience before dinner and overnight at your lodge.

ENTEBBE - DEPARTURE

You shall have breakfast at 07:00hrs and thereafter check out of the lodge for the transfer journey back to Entebbe with en-route lunch at The Equator point. You shall be dropped off at the airport for your out bound international flight.