The Best Of Uganda Wildlife And Primates
• • Overview
• • Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe International Airport
At Entebbe International Airport, meet and greet with Dial-Us Logistics staff holding a placard with your name. Have a stopover at Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) for a brief wildlife summary in Uganda. After, drive straight to Kampala for relaxation as you prepare for the great adventure, diner and overnight. Diner and overnight at Hotel Africana / Hotel Triangle
Day 2: Day 2: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and Murchison Falls National Park
Wake up early enough and have your breakfast before set off. Check out and set off for Murchison Falls at 08:00am, drive through the mighty Luwero Tringle with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for lunch and Rhino Tracking (one of the big five animals we have). In afternoon after the Rhino tour, head straight to Murchison Falls National park (The biggest National Park among the 10 Parks Uganda has) for evening relaxation, Diner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Rest Camp.
Day 3: Day 3: Game drive and Nile Boat Cruise
Have a very early morning guided game drive in the mighty park, get chance to view variety of animals like the Zebras, Giraffes, water backs, Dears, Uganda Kobs, Warthogs among others, Lions and Pythons if lucky, waiting to have their prey. The beautiful savannah and tree species in the park, make the park special.
Drive back to the hotel for your breakfast and relax as you enjoy the beauty and wait for your lunch. After lunch, head straight for the mighty Boat Cruise along the Nile to the bottom of the stunning waterfalls. During the cruise, you will view different water life like the Hippos, crocodiles along the shores, water birds like the Egyptian goose among others. Have an experience to walk to the Top of the falls to view the falls in another direction. Diner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge or Red Chilli Rest Camp on full board.
Day 4: Day 4: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Have your breakfast early enough so that you check out of the lodge and transfer to Kibale Forest National Park. Drive through the different Tea plantations viewing different primates along the route like the baboons, black and white Colobus monkeys, and the Vervet monkeys among others. Check in at the lodge and enjoy the community based entertainment in the evening. Diner and overnight at Kibale Guest Cottages or Kibale Forest Lodge.
Day 5: Day 5: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk
Wake and have your breakfast, get a briefing on how to behave while in the forest and at Close encounters with chimps, primates and birds. After the briefing, enter the forest with beautiful canopy, you will get chance to see the Adam and Eve Tree among other tree species, variety of birds and Butterflies, vervet monkeys, Black and white colobus monkeys, Red Tailed monkeys and above all, meet the great Apes (Chimpanzees) which are believe to be close relatives to human beings because of their nature and behavior. Lunch at the Lodge.
In afternoon, visit the Bigodi Community and see the works of their hands and buy souvenirs. Continue and have a swamp walk and enjoy the nature. For bird lovers and Butter fly lovers, this is the time to maximize.
Diner and overnight at Kibale Guest Cottages or Kibale Forest Lodge on full board.
Day 6: Day 6: Queen Elizabeth NP and Bwindi Impenetrable Park
Wake up very early so that by 6:00am you set to catch a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National via the Ishasha sector (Home of the Tree climbing lions), view different Savannah game life and the crater lakes. Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park, the home of Gorillas. Lunch enroute, diner and overnight Rushaga Gorilla Camp / Ichumbi Gorilla Lodge on full board.
Day 7: Day 7: Gorilla Tracking - Back to Kampala
Start the day with briefing from the guides about the dos and don’ts while you are in the forest with gorillas and after that, head straight for Gorilla trekking in the dense forest and have lifetime encounter with mountain gorillas. These great Apes are believed to be about 95% intelligent as human beings. Visit the Batwa (Pygmies) cultural village and have an experience with them for an hour. Head straight to the Lodge, have your packed lunch and check out to drive back to Kampala via Masaka with a stopover at the Equator if time allows. Arrive in Kampala late evening, diner and overnight at Hotel Africana / Hotel Tringle.
• • What's Included
Inclusions
- Car hire for 07 days with Fuel
- Accommodation for 06 nights on Full board meal plan
- English speaking driver guide for all days
- Meals enroute
- Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
- Chimpanzee tracking
- Gorilla permits
- Tour activities as mentioned in the itinerary
- All Government taxes
Exclusions
- Air tickets
- Insurance of any nature
- Things of personal nature like laundry, Tips, Cigarettes etc.
- Anything not mentioned in the inclusions
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