Hooves of Africa - Photo Safaris

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$1,991 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

Transfer to Kibale and PM Chimpanzee Tracking

Transfer to Kibale and PM Chimpanzee Tracking

We will pick you up from your guest house in Entebbe and transfer to Kibale national park. We recommend you have breakfast as early as 5:00am so that we set off at 6:00am for the primate capital. The transfer is about 6 hours meaning that you will be arriving at your lodge in time for a hot lunch and in the afternoon we will drive to Kanyanchu to join others for briefing before you head into the forest with Uganda wildlife authority rangers in search of chimps. When chimps have been located, you will spend one hour with them and later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

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
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Bigodi Walk and Transfer to Bwindi Forest

Bigodi Walk and Transfer to Bwindi Forest

After your breakfast, we will have a short walk in Bigodi wetlands before we transfer to Bwindi. Bigodi community walk brings you face to face with the local communities thriving around the forest and offers a chances of sighting birds, monkeys, baboons among other primates. Later transfer to Bwindi with lunch en route depending where you permits have been booked and overnight at the edge of the park. The transfer about 7 hours transfer.

Main Destination:
Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP, Uganda)
Accommodation:
Ride 4 a Woman Guesthouse
  • Budget guest house located just outside Bwindi NP (Gorillas)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 3

Gorilla Trekking and transfer to lake Bunyonyi

Gorilla Trekking and transfer to lake Bunyonyi

After your early breakfast (7:00am), you will have short drive to the UWA briefing center where you will be taken through the dos and don’ts while tracking gorillas. After you have been allocated a gorilla family in a group of 8 Pax, you will be led by the armed ranger guides off the forest to search for the mountain gorillas. When gorillas have been located, you will have one full hour viewing them as they go on with their daily lives at a distance of 7-10 meters. Later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Please note that gorilla tracking can or may take about 4 hours to 8 hours or even more depending where gorillas are but 100% you will see the gorillas.

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:
Hawk's Eye Lodge Bunyonyi
  • Budget lodge located at Lake Bunyonyi
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Lake Bunyonyi tour and transfer to Kigali

Lake Bunyonyi tour and transfer to Kigali

After a relaxed breakfast, we have optional activities on the lake and later transfer to Kigali for your international flight. Please note that you as well return to Entebbe but we recommended Kigali to avoid the long drive of over 8 hours.

Main Destination:
Lake Bunyonyi (Uganda)
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 Hooves of Africa - Photo Safaris, 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.