SEVEN DAYS TOURS TO UGANDA -
GORILLA & CHIMPANZEE SAFARI
Day 1: Drive to Kibale Chimpanzee Forest National Park
Head to Kibale Forest National park through Hoima to reach fort portal. The journey will take you through farms, traditional homestead to reach the town that is located amidst the “mountains of the moon” Fort portal. You will reach late in the afternoon to go visit the crater lakes regions near Ndali and later dine and be entertained in some of the cultural dances of the country. Dinner and overnight at Ndali Lodge /Rwenzori travellers Inn.
Day 2: Chimpanzee tours
Have a chimpanzee safari in the forest and this will enable you see other primates like the Golden Monkey, Colobus monkeys, Mangabeys, Baboons, Bush babies and many more. You will move with a guide who will make your walk informative and educative making it interesting. He will provide information on both flora and fauna.Have lunch and then in the afternoon go for a walk to Bigodi sanctuary (Known for bird watching) for plenty of birds and rare fauna and flora. Dinner and overnight at Ndali lodge or Rwenzori Travelers Inn
Day 3: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Leave Kibale for Queen Elizabeth National park
. You will have a game drive enroute as you transfer to the Lodge. This will reward you with game like bush pigs, water bucks, bush bucks, lions, elephants and many more. You will be taken to the crater lakes region in the evening to have a glance at the traditional salt industries and mining methods. Dinner and overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/ Mweya Hostels.
Day 4: Chimpanzee safari
Breakfast & nature walk in the Kyambura gorge to track for primates. Expect primates like chimpanzees, monkeys, baboons and many more. Afternoon in the Maramagambo forest to watch out for unique flora, the blue river and a visit to the bat cave. Dinner and over night at Mweya Safari lodge/ Mweya Hostels.
Day 5: Transfer To Bwindi Impenetrable
Transfer to Bwindi from Queen and in the late afternoon you may go for a community walk where you will be entertained in some of the cultural dance of the community. Dinner and overnight at the Gorilla resort / Buhoma homestead / Buhoma community Bandas.
Day 6: Gorilla safari
Wake up and prepare for the unforgettable experience. You will have breakfast to transfer to the park headquarters for briefing before setting off to the forest in search for gorillas
. The guide will brief you and at 9:00 am you will set off to the forest for these apes. The time you will take searching these humble apes is unpredictable however it ranges between 2-9 hours depending on their movement. The activity requires you to go through steep rocks climbing up and down making it tiresome, however the thrill of encountering these giant primates erases the poor memories you went through in trying to find them. Dinner and over night at Gorilla Resort / Buhoma homestead. /Buhoma Community Bandas
Day 7: Transfer Back to Kampala
Have breakfast and embark on the journey back to Kampala having lunch en route.