10 DAYS UGANDA GORILLAS & wILDLIFE SAFARI

Trip Overview

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (8-10 Hours)
Day 2: Gorilla Tracking Adventure & Batwa Walk (pyhmies)
Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 4: Game Viewing & Launch Cruise in Kazinga Channel
Day 5: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kyambura Gorge
Day 6 : Chimpanz

Trip Itinerary

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi national park (8-10hrs)
Start off early from Kampala heading to Bwindi impenetrable national park. We head south west of Kampala; stop in Masaka to see the equator and in Mbarara for lunch. Continue to Bwindi forest, a home to 360 Mountain Gorillas. When you reach sat overnight in Gorilla forest camp (Superior) / Buhoma Homestead (Budget).

Day 2: Gorilla trekking Adventure and Batwa walk (Pygmies)
Get up early and take breakfast and head to the park headquarters for briefing about the gorillas. Head for the thick jungles of Bwindi as you trek searching for the gorillas. This can take you half a day or more spend an hour with the gorillas. In the evening you can take a village walk around Buhoma and find out about the Batwa pygmy natives, also shop from available curio shops. Sleep overnight in Gorilla Forest Camp/ Buhoma Homestead.

Day 3: Queen Elizabeth national park tour
Have morning breakfast and transfer to Queen Elizabeth national Park (5 hrs) via the Ishasha route. On your way recognize the tree-climbing lions alongside Uganda Kobs, buffalos. Finally when you enter the park begin with a game drive to Mweya Peninsular. Proceed to the crater lakes region. Here there are several saline crater lakes. Check out how the locals mine salt. Overnight in Mweya Safari Lodge (Superior) / Ihamba safari Lodge (Mid Class and Budget).

Day 4: Game drives and launch cruise - Queen Elizabeth National park
After breakfast go for an early game drive to Kasenyi plains where you will spot black and white colobus, bush buck, Uganda Kob, topi, Defassa waterbuck, and Cape buffaloes and many bird species. Head back to lodge for lunch then in the evening go for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel (2hrs) along lake George-lake Edward, come eye-eye with yawning hippos, crocodiles and over 611 bird species. Return to Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Chimp tracking in Kyambura Gorge
This morning take your breakfast then head straight for chimpanzee trekking in Kyambura Gorge at exactly 8:00am. Did you know we have a lot in common? So spend some time with them to learn more. There are more diverse primates also mainly Black and white Colobus monkeys and other animals like antelopes, hyenas in the middle of savanna grassland. This gorge has many bird species. After here transfer to Kibale national park which is just a 4 hrs ride. Check in Primates Lodge/ Crater Valley Resort.

Day 6: Chimp tracking in Kibale Forest; Home to 13 Primates species

Wake early to track chimps near Kanyanchu. This can take you half a day. There are primates in the vicinity like the golden monkey, L'Hoest monkey, grey checked mangabey, red colobus, blues and pottos. Other animals involve forest elephants unique from the common type, giant forest hogs and an impressive tree species. Later take a nature guided walk to Bigodi swamp sanctuary, a good site for birders. The Great Blue Turaco can easily be spotted among the other bird 137 species. There is also a variety of butterfly species. Return to Primates Lodge/ Chimpanzee Nest afterwards.

Day 7: Murchison Falls Tour
You need to wake up and freshen up for a long journey to Murchison Falls national park. (9 hrs) on way look out for the beautiful views of Lake Albert, and Rwenzori mountains. When you reach drive straight away to the Top of the falls, quite a sight to appreciate the beauty of the River Nile and the falls. There's accommodation at Sambiya Lodge/ Red Chili camp/ Nile Safari camp.

Day 8: Game drive in the delta circuit- Murchison Falls National Park
Early morning go for a game drive in the Northern Nile delta circuit, quite a sight for checking out a high awareness of wildlife. You will spot the leopards along the leopard track, the Jackson's hartebeest, large concentrations of Uganda Kobs because of the many breeding grounds and large families of the Defassa waterbuck, together with giraffe herds, groups of the dainty oribi and buffalo herds. The high supply of Kobs called for an unavoidable prides of lions to the delta too. The delta also attracts birders with specials like the Abyssinian ground hornbill, shoebill (herons, waders and egrets around small pools of water) Senegal thickknee and Denham's bustard. What's not there? In the evening head out for a launch trip on the famous Nile River and value God's creation of the Murchison Falls, the largest crocs, Hippos and elephants playing in the water. After such a lovely encounter retire to your lodge at Sambiya Lodge/ Red Chili camp/ Nile Safari camp.

Day 9: Chimp tracking in Budongo Forest
After having a good breakfast, let's head for a little close tour with our next of kin in the animal kingdom- the chimpanzees in Budongo forest. The forest harbors the biggest chimp population in Uganda -800 of them! So much we have in common with these creatures. Also you get to see other allied relatives like the black and white colobus, vervet monkey, potto and blue monkey. After wards take your lunch and drive straight to Kampala.

Day 10: Departure
Drive back to Kampala after breakfast.

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