$3,179 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Warm welcome to Uganda
Warm welcome to Uganda
You will be picked up from the Airport by a staff of Pamoja Tours and Travel with higher chances of meeting our director on arrival. Depending on your arrival time, you can explore Kampala City (Capital City) and thereafter you check in at your Hotel. A city tour can be organized at an extra cost if not included on your package. The breathtaking the experience at the Hotel will give you a clear view of day by day African experience and a cool environment.
Dinner and overnight stay at the Hotel.
- Main Destination:
- Kampala (City)
- Accommodation:
- ViaVia Uganda Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Drive to Kibale National park
Drive to Kibale National park
Drive early from Kampala city through the scenic tea plantation to Fort Portal(Western part of Uganda) where you will stop for lunch. Kibale is particularly alluring to nature lovers known for its excellent chimp tracking and birding, worth also noting having the highest concentration of primates in East Africa of about 13 primates. Such include chimps, vervet, red-tailed, L’Hoest and blue monkeys. Go for an afternoon primate walk to Kanyanchu river camp, the most popular walk in the park. It highlights a miscellany of flora and fauna within the forest.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Isunga Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Swamp walk
Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Swamp walk
Today you will have the opportunity to track chimpanzee that leaves Kanyanchu at 8:00 am.
The forest walk will expect to take 2 to 3 hrs where you will follow chimpanzees, meet up with them as they go about with their daily activities and watch them for an hour. After lunch, you will do a swamp walk at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary, which is probably better for general monkey viewing and one of the finest birding trails in the country. Overnight at your previous lodge.
Please Note Optional Activity: Chimpanzee Habituation
For an extra US$70 per person, you can do the chimpanzee habituation tracking instead of the regular chimp tracking. This will take the whole day and you will be 100% sure to come face to face with chimps. Book in Time because only 6 persons are allowed to go per day. Your swamp walk can be postponed to the next morning.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Isunga Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park
Have breakfast at the Hotel and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park which is located in the western part of Uganda in Kasese District. Queen Elizabeth National Park together with Kyambura and Kigezi Wildlife Reserves form one of the most diverse ecosystems in Africa. There are a series of two main lakes, George and Edward being connected by the Kazinga Channel which you will explore on a boat cruise. Thousands of hippos populate the shorelines of the channel together with elephants, buffaloes, birds among others. Open Savannah dotted with Acacia and Euphorbia trees provide habitat for elephants, lions, leopards, Uganda kobs and big herds of buffaloes.
An afternoon Game Drive is good for Hippos and elephants viewing in large numbers as we widely look out for the Leopards. You will be amazed watching the open Savannah Plains with breathtaking views across the Park and the Rwenzori Mountains during your evening game drive.
later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game Drive and Boat safari
Game Drive and Boat safari
Set off quite today with packed breakfast for an early morning game drive to catch the early risers in the the Kasenyi Sector of the park. Expect to see elephants, buffaloes, lions, waterbucks, Uganda Kobs and quite a number of others. Return to your lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon head out for a 2 hours launch cruise along the Kazinga channel where you will see large concentrations of wildlife along the banks of the river like hippos, bathing elephants, buffaloes, a large number of bird species. This will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of your tour. After the boat safari you have an en-route game drive back to the lodge.
Optional activities:
- Hot Air Balloon Safari (US$ 380 per person.)
- Lion tracking (US$ 85 per person) - actively participate in monitoring some of lions in the park (95% chance to see them).
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Irungu Forest Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Today you drive in about 6 hours to Bwindi impenetrable National park with a stopover for Lunch as proceed to your lodge for dinner and an overnight stay.
on your way to Bwindi on a lucky day, you may spot the tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha sector which are the dominant residents here.
you may opt to make a stopover at Topi lodge for lunch and thereafter proceed to Bwindi, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Ride 4 a Woman Guesthouse
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Gorilla tracking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for Relaxation
Gorilla tracking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi for Relaxation
Get up early and report to the Park headquarters for a brief talk with the guide; from here you will hit the montane forest for an encounter with the mountain gorillas. Watch out for their voices and listen to them grumble and the young as they swing from tree to tree, and marvel at the sheer size of the dominant male; the silverback.
It is an extraordinary feeling sitting in the dense rain forest knowing you are with a few of the last remaining mountain gorillas. The time taken to track the gorillas can be as few as 2 hours to as many as 7 hours. The gorillas you track belong to one of nine habituated family groups who can tolerate the presence of humans for a brief period every day. En route to the gorillas, your guide will point out signs of previous gorilla activity, including dung, nests and chewed bamboo shoots.
Optional Activities: Extra US$30
Take a guided community walk among the Batwa inhabitants of the park
A guided walk on the species and an array of birds.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
-
Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Back to Entebbe or Kampala
Back to Entebbe or Kampala
After an early breakfast at the lodge, we will drive back to Kampala or Entebbe (Airport) stopping at the equator for the requisite snapshot and a bit of souvenir shopping. Accommodation for tonight is not inclusive in the program. If you would like us to book one (or more) nights in Kampala and/or Entebbe, please let us know.
Finally our 8 day Uganda safari has ended.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
