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This 10-day Vacation in Uganda takes you to Kibale National Park the home of Chimpanzees, Queen Elizabeth National Park for game viewing and the unique tree climbing lions, and finally Read More
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe Airport and transfer to the hotel
Day 2: Drive to Fort Portal and explore Tooro Kingdom
Day 3: Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale National Park and Bigodi Community walk
Day 4: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park and do a game drive
Day 5: Game drive in the morning and boat trip on the Kazinga channel in the afternoon
Day 6: Game drive through the park to Ishasha sector
Day 7: Search for the tree climbing lions and proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 8: Gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 9: Batwa culture experience
Day 10: Transfer to Entebbe for your outbound flight back home
Upon arrival at Entebbe airport, you will meet our representative (your driver/guide who will be there waiting for you. He will ensure that you have all your luggage and he will drive you to your accommodation in Entebbe or around Entebbe.
Entebbe is a quiet and beautiful town located on the shores of Lake Victoria that easily and best explored on foot. Places to visit in Entebbe include the Uganda Wildlife Center (UWEC) where you can see the tigers and Uganda’s native wildlife. You can also visit the local markets to buy clothes and crafts, the Botanical Gardens on Lake Victoria where you can walk among beautiful trees watching monkeys move through the canopy above, spot several indigenous species of birds.
After having breakfast, drive towards the western region of the country to Fort Portal city. Fort Portal is Uganda’s cleanest city. You will do a tour around the beautiful city and visit most of the tourist attractions including the Tooro kingdom palace.
Kibale National Park is a spectacular rainforest best known as the Primates Capital of the world. The forest hosts 13 primate species such as chimpanzees, baboons, black and white colobus, grey cheeked mangabey, L’Hoest monkey, among others. Birds such as the great blue turaco can be found here.
Wake up in the morning for breakfast, and drive to the park headquarters for a chimpanzee tracking briefing. Walk in the jungle searching for the chimpanzees that share 98% DNA with man. You can also upgrade this 1-hour tracking experience to a 4-tracking Chimpanzee Habituation Experience.
Depending on the chimpanzee tracking time, we will go for a nature walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary after or before the tracking. The walk gives an opportunity to see many birds, primates, butterflies, plants, and reptiles.
A night walk through the forest is also possible to see nocturnal animals such as bush babies.
Included: Chimpanzee tracking, Bigodi swamp walk
Have breakfast and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Proceed to the lodge and prepare for a game drive in the afternoon.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most visited national park and one of the best places for game viewing. Animals to expect include lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, so many hippos, crocodiles, among others.
Included Game drive
Do a game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park where you will have the opportunity of seeing some lions, kobs, elephants, hyenas, and other wild animals.
In the afternoon, you do boat trip on the Kazinga Channel, one of Uganda’s Highlights. It is believed to have the highest concentration of hippos in the world. Afterwards, return to the lodge for dinner and an overnight.
Included: Morning game drive, afternoon boat cruise
In the morning after having breakfast, we drive through to the southern part of the park known as the Ishasha Sector. It is also possible to track the chimpanzees in the Kyambura Gorge or Kalinzu forest reserve. You can also do a nature / forest walk in the Maramagambo forest where you will be able to visit the bat caves. We will do a game drive in ishasha searching for the unique tree climbing lions.
Ishasha is a home of several prides of the world’s unique tree climbing lions. Topis are also found in the Ishasha Sector.
Included: Game drives
Depending on the sector or location of permits, after breakfast we shall do our last game drive in Ishasha to see the tree climbing lions. Afterwards we drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park passing through different interesting villages with beautiful views of the mountains and hills.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is one of the unique jungles with several species of animals such as monkeys, forest elephants, among others. Bwindi is one of the two places in Uganda where you can track the mountain gorillas!
Included: Search for the tree climbing lions in Ishasha
Today, it’s the gorilla tracking day! Early in the morning you will go to the park headquarters for a briefing about the do and don’ts during the activity. Depart with your ranger into the jungle searching for one of the world’s most interesting and endangered animal, the Mountain Gorilla. Spend one hour with them enjoying this lifetime unforgettable experience!
Included: Gorilla tracking
In Bwindi, Batwa Experience is one of the amazing activities that are worthy doing. Wake up early in the morning and meet your guide who will lead you to the Batwa community to see and learn their culture and how they live. Participate in some activities such as making fire with two sticks, cooking a local meal, dancing, among others.
Included: Batwa culture experience
Have breakfast in the morning and embark on your transfer to Entebbe to catch your international flight back home.
This is a suggested itinerary, a starting point that we can twist into something completely favorable to you.
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