SAFARI IN UGANDA - WILDLIFE SAFARIS, MOUNTAIN GORILLA TREKKING,CHIMPANZEE TREKKING TOUR
- 8 days

EIGHT DAYS KIBALE / QUEEN / BWINDI / BUNYONYI / MBURO

Day 1: Kampala – Kibale
Take Breakfast and drive westwards via Mubande to Fort Portal. From Fort Portal we will then carry on to our first destination, Kibale National Park for a stay within the Tropical Rain forest. This forest is home to the largest number of Man’s closest clones the Chimpanzees. Dinner and overnight at Primate Lodge Kibale/ Ndali Lodge/ Rwenzori View Guest House/Sky Tree House.

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking safari in uganda - -Kibale Forest
The tracking will start with a visit to the Uganda wildlife headquarters for briefing after which you start searching for these human look alike. During the walk you may stop to listen to the calls of the chimps to avoid bypassing them. The walk will be guided providing information about chimps, other primates, fauna and flora making it informative and interesting.  After the walk you will have lunch and then go for a nature walk to Bigodi wetland sanctuary, it has a lot of rare species to offer, both fauna and flora. Dinner and overnight at Ndali Lodge / Mountains of the Moon / Primates lodge.

Day 3: The boat cruise on Kazinga Channel
After early breakfast, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park, following the mystical Rwenzori Mountain Range most of the journey. Arrive early for lunch at Mweya Safari Lodge, with its wonderful location on top of the Mweya peninsula. Enjoy the unique two hour boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel and into Lake Edward. This trip goes through possibly the highest concentration of hippos and other animals like Buffaloes may be seen drinking at the water's edge. This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous with well over 550 resident species. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Mweya Hostel.
 
Day 4: Chimpanzee trekking safari in uganda - Kyambura
early breakfast embark on an early morning game drive along Kasenyi tracks and Queens mile in the park and expect to see lions, elephants, cape buffalos, warthogs, spotted hyenas, mangoose, waterbucks, kobs and, if lucky, the leopard, plus a lot of small animals and birds. Drive back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Mweya Hostel.

Day 5: The tree climbing lions of Ishasha sector
After breakfast have a game drive via ishasha on your way to Bwindi and on this journey you may see the rare tree climbing lions which you can see only in this area of Uganda. Here lives a population of lions who enjoy resting on the fig trees when the day is warm. The landscape is open savannah with a variety of acacia trees. Proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for dinner and overnight at Bwindi Gorilla Resort /Nkuringo Lodge/ Buhoma Community – Kisoro Tourist Hotel.

Day 6: Mountain gorilla safari in uganda
After breakfast, embark on the most challenging and yet most exciting part of this whole tour. The search for the Mountain Gorillas will take 2-8 hours of moving in the thick rainforest and dense landscape crisscrossed by numerous animal trails, allowing access for tourists. This park is best known for the fascinating mountain gorillas, where the time taken and terrain varies according to the movements of these marvelous primates. The thrill of spending time with and observing the gorillas is a rare, moving, awesome and exciting adventure. The gorillas are shy and peaceful animals and it is an unforgettable experience to watch and photograph them as they interact with each other. Dinner and overnight at Bwindi Gorilla Resort/ Nkuringo Lodge/Buhoma Community – Kisoro Tourist Hotel.
Day 7: The wonderful Lake Bunyonyi
Take breakfast before making a scenic journey to Kabale through the beautiful terrain of the rolling hills with terraced landscape. An area referred as the "Switzerland of Africa”. Stop over at the Bakiga Museum in Kabale to discover the culture of the people living in the area. Lunch at Arcadia Cottages, with unique and amazing panoramic view of the Lake Bunyonyi, the deepest in Uganda. Afternoon boat ride inside the lake to various islands for bird viewing and sight seeing. Return to Arcadia Cottages for dinner and overnight. FB

Day 8: - Lake Mburo National Park   
After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Mburo National Park, the smallest in Uganda in size. Lunch in Mbarara at Lake View Regency Hotel. Afternoon game drive in search of the beautiful impalas, zebras, cape buffalos, elands, oribi and topi. Along with the game drive, many visitors also enjoy a boat trip on Lake Mburo. The park is a very good opportunity for bird watchers, who will enjoy more than 250 species of birds found here, including Papyrus gonoleks, Brown-faced lapwings, Carruther’s cisticolas, the extraordinary White winged Warbler and Bare-faced Go-away bird. Dinner and overnight at Holiday Express Hotel/Hotel Africana.

END OF SAFARI IN UGANDA & GORILLA AND UGANDA WILDLIFE

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