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Chimps, Gorillas and Wildlife Experience

Lake Mburo
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Duration

7 days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English, Francais, spanish

Overview

This is a 7 days Uganda Chimps, Gorillas and Wildlife Experience. It provides a desirable balance between nature and wildlife. It offers an opportunity to visit various destinations as listed below.

Kibale & Queen Elizabeth National Park.

The chimpanzee trekking and wildlife safari will take you to Kibale National Park. Here, you can get a sense of chimpanzee behavior, and then to Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda’s second-largest park, which is home to a variety of animals, including birds and primates. Additionally, it takes you to the misty Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, home to almost half of the world’s mountain gorilla population.

Lake Bunyonyi

Later, for some downtime, head to Lake Bunyonyi. The lake is regarded as one of Uganda’s most picturesque lakes. In addition, is a very perfect place to relax and chill out canoeing in a dugout canoe, swimming, Island hopping, boating, hiking, birding, village visits, nature walks as well as the interactive cultural visits as you stay along Lake Bunyonyi.

This lake has got a scenery that will stay with you on all of its 29 islands, the mountains and Virunga volcanoes, its great spots as well as the lovely climate to relax and chill out

Lake Mburo National Park

You will stop at Lake Mburo en route to Entebbe. Lake Mburo National Park is well-known for its boat rides, guided nature walks, wildlife viewing, and bird watching. The park hosts zebra, hippopotamus, impala, warthog, common eland, African buffalo and over 300 bird species. Predators may include the lion, leopard, hyenas, genets, African civet, jackals and serval, and since 2015 there is a population of Rothschild’s giraffe

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Encounter mountain gorillas and chimps in the wild, and enjoy game drives, boat cruises and bird watching on this unforgettable Uganda tour.

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Bird Watching
  • Gorilla Tracking
  • Boat cruise
  • Wildlife

Itinerary

Day 1

Kampala-Kibale National Park–Bigodi nature walk

Depending on your location in Kampala, you will be picked up by our company representative/ driver who will drive to Kibale national park– the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee tracking. Arrive in the park in the afternoon for lunch in fort portal town, then go for a 2-3 hours nature walk in Bigodi wetland before you proceed to your lodge in Kibale. Dinner and overnight

Day 2

Chimpanzee trekking–Transfer to Queen Elizabeth Park

After breakfast you will go for chimpanzee trekking with your packed food and water. Meet your guide at the head office then enter the rainforest to start searching for the chimpanzee, this will take 2-5 hours to find the chimpanzees. On seeing them, you will spend 1 hour with the chimpanzees while taking pictures. Later afternoon, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and relax at Lodge, Overnight at your Lodge.

Day 3

Morning game drive and Boat cruise

After an early morning breakfast, you will begin a game drive and spot a good number of wildlife including Elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, Buffaloes and all species of antelopes. Return to the lodge and have lunch.
After enjoying your lunch at the lodge, go for your boat trip along the Kazinga channel for yet another wildlife/bird watching experience as you cruise on lake Edward/George. Dinner and overnight stay at lodge as above

Day 4

Transfer to Bwindi for Gorilla tracking

After a heavy breakfast, Embark to Bwindi Impenetrable national park for gorilla tracking, you will reach here in afternoon and participate in Batwa pygmies dances and culture. later relax at your lodge and prepare for the most stunning hiking experience.

Day 5

Gorilla tracking and transfer to Bunyonyi

You will have an early morning breakfast and move to the Park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:45 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access by tourists. You will have one hour to stay with the Gorillas once sited and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi. The drive will be through a beautiful part of the country often referred to as ‘the Switzerland of Africa’ because of its unique cool weather despite being near the Equator. This lake is said to be one of the most beautiful places in western Uganda. It is the second deepest lake in Africa [900 meters deep] and also one of the few places in the country where it is considered safe to swim as it is bilharzias free. Dinner and overnight will be at your lodge of booking.

Day 6

Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park

After an early breakfast, transfer to lake Mburo National Park arriving their in lunch hour or late, register and proceed to the Boat cruise in Lake Mburo, the boat will take approximately 2 hours, return to Lodge and relax.

Day 7

Morning Nature Game Walk and transfer to Entebbe

The park is open to all visitors who intend to do guided nature walking safaris and is usually conducted along with an armed park ranger guide, the guided walks take you to the salt lick presumably the best places for numerous wildlife. At the salt licks, wildlife/ animals parade themselves to enjoy the taste of the salty licks made of up of water and soil. Another nature walk starts from 7:00am and runs for 2 hours, this takes place at the western part of Lake Mburo, guaranteeing you encounters with the hippos coming out of the waters as well as the hyenas returning to their dens, giraffes and millions of zebras, after this amazing activity you will go back to the lodge and have lunch, later transfer back to Entebbe or Kampala.

Included/Excluded

  • Park Fees (for Non-Residents).
  • Gorilla trekking permit in Bwindi.
  • Chimp tracking permit in Kibale.
  • Game drive as mentioned in the itinerary.
  • A professional driver/guide.
  • 4x4 Land Cruiser or Safari Van.
  • All Taxes and VAT.
  • Meals as per itinerary.
  • Drinking water while on safari (2Ltrs per person per day).
  • Activities mentioned in the itinerary.
  • International flights.
  • Airport Transfers (Unless mentioned otherwise).
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise).
  • Tips.
  • Personal Items (Souvenirs, Travel Insurance, Visa Fees, etc.).
  • Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary

Durations

Multi day

Tour's Location

Lake Mburo

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