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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will go through the emigration process which always takes between thirty minutes to two hours depending on your arrival time. Exiting through arrivals, you will meet a representative from Hooves of Africa Safaris for a short meet and greet. Then, you'll transfer to your boutique hotel in Entebbe for an overnight stay on a bed and breakfast arrangement.
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- Hotel No.5
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Scenic Road Trip to Kibale with Evening Community Tour
Scenic Road Trip to Kibale with Evening Community Tour
We will pick you up from your guest house in Entebbe and transfer you to Kibale National Park. We recommend you have breakfast between 6:30 am - 7:00 am so that we set off at 7:30 am 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 with an open afternoon. You can visit and support the local communities. Your dinner and overnight stay will be in the heart of Kibale forest.
- Main Destination:
- Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary (Kibale NP)
- Accommodation:
- Primate Lodge Kibale
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Chimpanzee Trekking and Game Drive in Kasenyi Plains
Chimpanzee Trekking and Game Drive in Kasenyi Plains
After breakfast, you will drive to Kanyanchu to join others for briefing before you head to the forest with rangers in search of chimps following their calls and tracks. Once chimps have been located, you will spend one hour with them as you learn more about them.
After your hot lunch at the lodge, you will drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park, check in, and prepare for your evening game drive to close the day. (On request we can arrange a night game driver for better chances of sighting and getting close cats).
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Marafiki Safari Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Kazinga Channel Community Boat Cruise
Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Kazinga Channel Community Boat Cruise
This park is blessed with with over 90 species of mammals and 600 bird species which makes it ideal for the big game. To increase your chances of wildlife sightings, we'll start our game drives at 6:30 am and hope to meet lions, leopards, elephants, and cape buffaloes among others on this quest.
In the afternoon, you'll take a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel famous for its high density of hippos, and discover more about the water species or meet those who come to relax or drink water in the afternoon. We use the Katunguru community boat to support the local communities who are guides and local fishermen. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Marafiki Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Scenic Road Trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Scenic Road Trip to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will depart from Queen Elizabeth National Park and drive towards the southernmost parts of Uganda. The road trip is both scenic and wild as you traverse through the rural villages of the Kigezi region. Depending on where your gorilla permits have been booked, you will have lunch en route. Then, you'll proceed for an overnight stay at the edge of the forest. (Optional lion monitoring program before departing to Bwindi 200$ per person not included in the cost). This is to give you a chance to follow cats as one of the routine procedures in monitoring and caring for these big cats).
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Four Gorillas Lodge
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Ultimate Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Ultimate Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfast, you will have a 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 ranger guides off the forest to search for the gorillas. When gorillas have been located, you will have one full hour of viewing them as they go on with their daily lives at a distance of 7-10 meters. You'll enjoy a packed lunch amidst the forest, savoring the unique experience of dining in the gorilla's natural habitat. You'll reflect on your gorilla-tracking experience over a sumptuous dinner at your lodge, sharing stories and memories with fellow travelers or guides.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Four Gorillas Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with a Night Game Drive
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with a Night Game Drive
After a relaxed morning in Bwindi, you'll transfer to Lake Mburo National Park with a hot rolex stop in Mbarara town. Uganda is famous for a variety of local dishes and the rolex is one of them! We will stop at the rolex just in case you would like to taste the rolex. You'll continue to Sanga gate and check in at your accommodation. You'll have an evening game drive, dinner, and overnight stay at the edge of the park. You'll have optional night game drives to explore the park at night and increase your chances of seeing cats.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Mihingo Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Walking Safari and Transfer to Entebbe
Walking Safari and Transfer to Entebbe
After breakfast, you will take a walking safari to discover the park on foot before departing for Entebbe. This park is famous for its antelopes and zebras of course not forgetting 340 bird species that have been recorded here all packed for your walking safari. Later, you will drive back to Entebbe with a photographic stop at the equator. End of tour (Please note that a day room use can be arranged on request at an extra cost).
- Main Destination:
- Entebbe (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
