7-Day One Wonderful African Week

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Accommodation:

Chimpanzee Forest Lodge

Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Kibale National Park

Today you will have your breakfast at the lodge and prepare for your chimpanzee trek. Kibale Forest National Park consists of around 13 primate species. While here you will be able to see many of them, such as the wonderful red columbus, grey cheeked mangabey, black and white columbus, l’hoest monkey and of course the amazing chimpanzees.

You will experience our primate cousins today for one hour. The whole trip requires about three to four hours of walking through the tropical rain forest with an experienced guide. After lunch you will visit the Bigodi swamp for a walk to spot some other monkeys and bird species. You will make your way through nearby small communities where the locals are very enthusiastic to shake your hand and show you their gardens and coffee plantations.

Main Destination:

Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Kibale Forest Camp (Safari Tent)

Mid-range tented camp located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast we will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, driving through the crater lakes region of Kabarole. You will go on a mini game drive as we enter the park and check in your lodge, We will have lunch and relax before going on a boat cruise at 3:00pm on the Kazinga Channel. Here you will view wildlife at close quarters as they cool off along the shores of the channel that connects Lakes George and Edward. Come back to the lodge in the evening for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to July (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June to July and January to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP

ChimpanzeeOccasional

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloCommon

HippoAbundant

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

CheetahNone

ZebraNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Kazinga Wilderness Safari Camp

Budget lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

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Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Queen Elizabeth - Bwindi Impenetrable

Our day starts with a 6:30am game drive in the Kasenyi plains in search of wildlife such as buffalos, kobs, warthogs, elephants, waterbucks, lions, hyenas and on lucky days – leopards! After game driving for two to three hours, we will go back to the lodge for breakfast, check out and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the Ishasha sector, where tree climbing lions may be seen. We will eat a packed lunch en route and then check-in for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February (Gorilla trekking is easiest)

High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)

Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi Impenetrable NP

GorillaCommon

ChimpanzeeRare

ElephantRare

LionNone

GiraffeNone

LeopardNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

ZebraNone

HippoNone

Accommodation:

Ruhondeza Lodge

Budget lodge located just outside Buhoma (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast, at about 7:45am, we will walk down to the visitors’ center for registration and a briefing before starting our gorilla trek. The exercise may be strenuous as it can involve walking up steep hills - sometimes under muddy conditions. This activity may take anywhere from two to eight hours. For conservation purposes you are allowed to spend one hour with the gorillas once they are located. Your guide will advise you on how to behave around these great apes. Later you will come back to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation:

Ruhondeza Lodge

Budget lodge located just outside Buhoma (Bwindi Impenetrable NP)

Meals & Drinks:

All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Bwindi - Lake Mburo - Kampala

The day begins early as we go for a morning game drive around Lake Mburo in search of wildlife such as buffaloes, zebras, warthogs, impalas, eland (Africa’s biggest antelope), topis, bush bucks, reedbucks, waterbucks, oribis, bush pigs and leopards (among others). Later we will return to the lodge, have breakfast and then make our way back to Kampala. We will eat lunch en-route and arrive later in the afternoon and check you in for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Lake Mburo National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to August (Dry seasons)

High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)

Best Weather June to August and January to February (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP

GiraffeCommon

BuffaloCommon

ZebraCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

HyenaOccasional

ElephantNone

LionNone

CheetahNone