6 Days Gorillas, Chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth Tour
6 Days Gorillas, Chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth Tour
Included
- Full board accommodation with all meals
- Transport in a 4x4 safari van
- Chimpanzee permit
- Gorilla permit
- Park/site and guide fees
- Boat cruise on Kazinga channel
Excluded
- International flight ticket
- Tourist visas
- Tourist Insurance
- Beverages
- Tips
Schedule
Start the safari with pick up at 8: Am and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park in the morning with the target to have lunch in Fort portal area near Kibale Forest national park. Post Lunch you will be taken for Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary walk. This is a guided swamp walk that takes you closer seeing primates mostly monkeys, birds and butterflies. The wetland is a birder’s paradise with about 138 species and is best known for being home to the Great Blue Turaco. Dinner and overnight will be at Isunga Safari Lodge
Assemble at the park headquarters for briefing and then go for the most popular activity in this park which is Chimpanzee tracking. Chimpanzees are man’s closet cousins though they are one of the most threatened primate’s species. More primates like Black and white Columbus monkeys, L’Hoest Monkeys, Grey cheecked Mangabey, Red tailed monkeys, bush babies, pottos and many bird species like the yellow spotted nicator, rumped tinker bird, Little greenbul, green breasted pitta, the crowned eagle, black bee eater and mammals like Elephants can be seen in this trek. Have lunch and relax for some time. Later transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park where you will may wild animals en route as you transfer to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight at Albertine Valley Lodge
Have an early morning breakfast then go for a morning game drive within the park. Anticipate to see the famous big five including Buffalos, elephants, Lions and other mammals like Giant forest hog, Bush bucks, Kobs, Hyenas and water bucks. In the afternoon hours you will partake in a launch cruise along Kazinga channel. You will appreciate the high scores of Elephants, Hippos, Buffalos and crocodiles. A number of bird species will also be seen along including the rare shoe bill. Diner and overnight at Albertine Valley Lodge
Transfer through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park on the way to Bwindi, and this area is known for its tree-climbing lions.
In Ishasha we will drive off in this adventurous vast savannah area with Topis and African Elephants plus to hopefully get the Lions high in the fig tree branches. You will have lunch in Ishasha and continue with the transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Here you will experience a change in the landscape from flat savanna, via cultivated hills to jungle covered mountains. Dinner and overnight at
Buhoma haven Lodge
After an early morning breakfast, and with your picnic lunch we then take a short drive to the park offices for briefing where we meet the excellent local guides and trackers who give a talk on the etiquette of gorilla trekking. We then hike into the forest to a spot where Gorillas were seen the previous night and track from there. Trekking may take anything between 1 to 6 hours depending on the location of the family and altitudes which is in excess of 7500 feet. The terrain is rough and muddy calling for physical fitness. Although the hike is physically demanding, the beauty of the forest and surrounding scenery make the trekking worthwhile. It is recommended that you take plenty of water with you on the trek. Cameras and plenty of fast speed films are recommended. Being a tropical rain forest, it may rain at no notice, hence need to bring with you waterproof clothing, including zip lock bags for cameras and film. Others to come with include; strong hiking/walking shoes, long pants, gloves and raincoat. Later transfer to Lake Bunyonyi where you will have a relaxed evening with stunning views of the Lake and surrounded Islands. Dinner Overnight at Bunyonyi Eco Resort
After having breakfast, you will have a 2-3 hours boat ride to tour some of the scattered Islands on Lake Bunyonyi! You will later start on the drive back to Entebbe/Kampala with the memory of the great rare mountain Apes. Lunch en route, arriving late in the evening to be dropped at your point of drop off such as airport, hotel, home etc.
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