Nature Connect Safaris Uganda

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$3,438 pp (USD)

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

Arrival at Entebbe International Airport

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, the Company guide will receive and welcome you to Uganda. Thereafter transfers you to your booked accommodation in Entebbe. At the hotel your guide will brief you about the highlights of your trip. You can opt for a city tour depending on your time of arrival, have rest and prepare for your unforgettable safari.

Main Destination:
Entebbe International Airport (Entebbe)
Accommodation:
Papyrus Guest House
  • Mid-range guest house located in Entebbe (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Transfer to Kibale National Park

Transfer to Kibale National Park

After your delicious breakfast, your trip will begin with a transfer to Kibale National park. Kibale National park boasts of great numbers of primates and apes such as black and white Columbus monkey, grey cheeked mangabey, red Columbus and also nocturnal primates like the Thomas’ galago various bird species for bird lovers within the Bigodi wetland and numerous tree species. You will have a stopover in Fort Portal town situated in the shadow of the “mountains of the moon” for lunch. Thereafter continue to Chimpanzee Forest Lodge for dinner and overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit December to February and June to July
High Season June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Least rain)

Wildlife in Kibale NP

ElephantOccasional
BuffaloOccasional
LeopardVery Rare
HippoRare
LionRare to None
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Chimpanzee Trekking and Bigodi Swamp Walk

Chimpanzee Trekking and Bigodi Swamp Walk

After your delicious breakfast, we proceed to the park offices for briefing. An experienced ranger guide will take you through the chimpanzee trekking. Once you allocate the chimpanzees, you will have an hour with them. Other primates like the red tailed monkey, black and white Columbus monkey, L’Hoest monkey, grey cheeked mangabey, bush baby, the very shy sitatunga, various bird species such as little greenbul, yellow spotted nicator, green breasted pitta, the crowned eagle, black bee eater will be seen during the walk. Later go back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon we set out to the Bigodi wetland, an ideal place for bird lovers. This walk will take you through beautiful sceneries, grassland and small communities where locals are likely to greet you with enthusiastic waves. During this walk you are likely to have a glimpse at the blue turaco.

Main Destination:
Kibale National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Chimpanzee Forest Lodge
  • Mid-range guest house located just outside Kibale NP (Chimps)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National and Evening Game Drive

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National and Evening Game Drive

After a calm breakfast, you will be transferred to Queen Elizabeth National Park, we reach in time for lunch. In the evening we will embark on an evening game drive in search for lions, solitary buffaloes, elephants, spotted hyenas, waterbucks, bush bucks, warthogs, Uganda Kob. Back to the lodge for dinner and a night of confort in the wild.

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
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Twin Lakes Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Morning Game Drive and Afternoon boat trip on the Kazinga Channel

Morning Game Drive and Afternoon boat trip on the Kazinga Channel

Have early morning breakfast, the safari will continue with a morning game drive in the Kasenyi Plains in search for lions, buffaloes, elephants and other mammals like hyenas, Uganda kob, Warthog, water bucks, bush backs. This is a great opportunity for wildlife sighting as animals be most active in the morning hours. We return to the lodge from this beautiful adventure and relax. In the afternoon go for a boat cruise on the kazinga channel where you will see lots of elephants, herds of buffaloes, hippos, crocodiles grazing on the river shores and cooling off on the shores. The shore is also a home of numerous bird species including pied and malachite kingfisher, saddle billed stock. Back to the lodge for refreshing drinks and overnight.

Main Destination:
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation:
Marafiki Safari Lodge
  • Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via Ishasha Sector

Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park via Ishasha Sector

After a relaxed breakfast, check out and We drive though the Ishasha sector famous for tree climbing lions. You will sight other animals like the elephants, cape buffalo, Uganda Kob to increase on your animal count. We reach Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the evening and check in your lodge for dinner and overnight as you prepare for your tomorrow's adventure.

Main Destination:
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
Best Time To Visit June to August and December to February
High Season June to September (Gorilla permits are scarce)
Best Weather June to July and December to February (Less rainfall)

Wildlife in Bwindi NP

Accommodation:
Bakiga Lodge
  • Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 7

Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

Gorilla Trekking and Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast, proceed to the park offices for briefing where we are allocated gorilla trekking groups and given tips on how to encounter with the gentle giants. It may take a few minutes or hours depending on the movements of the gorillas. Upon return from the deep forest, you will receive a gorilla trekking certificate. There after you will return for lunch and drive off to Lake Bunyonyi. The lake is framed by lush, green- terraced hills with 29 Islands of different shapes and sizes scattered across the water that will give you a magical view.

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi
Accommodation:
BirdNest Resort
  • Mid-range resort located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 8

Transfer to Entebbe International Airport

Transfer to Entebbe International Airport

Have a relaxed breakfast, drive back to Kampala, expect a stopover in Mbarara town for lunch and the equator for pictures and souvenir shopping. Thereafter your guide will either drop you at the airport or hotel depending on your departure time. Thank you for Choosing Natura Connect Safaris Uganda. We hope to see you again!

Main Destination:
Entebbe (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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  • This tour is offered by Nature Connect Safaris Uganda, not SafariBookings.
  • This operator reserves the right to change rates advertised on SafariBookings.
  • If you request changes to this tour, the advertised rates will likely change.
  • The exact order, contents and rates of this tour are subject to availability.
  • If an accommodation is fully booked, the operator will suggest a comparable alternative.
  • Gorilla tracking permits are subject to availability.