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Uganda Safari - 7 Days Gorilla, Wildlife & Chimpanzee Adventure

TOUR ITINERARY

Day 1: Depart for Kibale Forest
Drive early in the morning approximately 6 hours to Kibale Forest National Park, the park with the highest concentration of Primates with over 10 primate species counted including the black and white colobus, red colobus, L’Hoest’s monkey, the Chimpanzees among others. This is the best spot in the world to view the closest cousins of Human beings, the chimpanzees that are believed to be 98% human. Overnight at Ndali Lodge/Primates Lodge/Rwenzori View Guest house
 
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking
Report to the ranger station in Kibale Forest National Park at 8am after breakfast and there after, enter the forest to track the habituated chimps. In the forest are, a network of shady forest trails which provide much pleasure to botanists and butterfly lovers. The forest boosts a total 335 species recorded. The elusive forest elephant is sited moving seasonally in the forest. Other terrestrial mammals in the forest include; the giant forest hog, buffalo, plus a half dozen of antelope species. After this delightful experience, return to the Lodge for relaxation, in the afternoon, if you have energy, go for a walk in the Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary with an opportunity to see a diversity of birdlife. 
Overnight at Ndali Lodge/Primates Lodge/Rwenzori View Guest house

Day 3: Kibale Forest – Queen Elizabeth National Park
After breakfast, depart for Queen Elizabeth national Park, the park that boost the highest biodiversity rating of any game park in the world with its, dense swamps, beautiful crater lakes, open savannah and rain forest. The park is gifted wit almost 100 species of mammals including the elephants, buffaloes, lion, leopards, giant forest hog, and hippos, among others. The park has got an outstanding 606 bird species including; black-rumped buttonquail, Verreaux’s eagle owl, African skimmer, martial eagle. Primates found in Queen Elizabeth National Park includes; the chimps, red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus, red colobus. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Kingfisher Lodge/Institute of Ecology

Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Launch Cruise
After breakfast, depart for the 8:00am Chimpanzee Tracking in the Kyambura gorge to watch the delightful apes that are more closely related to humans than any other animals, after this beautiful activity, return to the Lodge for Lunch and relaxation.

In the afternoon, take the 2 hours Launch cruise on the Kazinga channel that connects Lakes Edward and George, one of the most exciting activities in Uganda with a chance to see a huge population of Hippos and Crocodiles in water while elephants and buffaloes grazing on the banks of the channel as well as an array of birdlife including; the kingfishers, Egyptian fish eagle, saddle billed stork, among others. Return to the lodge for dinner. Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge/Kingfisher Lodge/Institute of Ecology

Day 5: Queen Elizabeth - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
After breakfast, drive out of the park to Bwindi Impenetrable National park through the Isasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, the area fames for its tree climbing lions. Proceed to Bwindi Gorilla Park, the park that hosts over half of the world’s remaining population of the Mountain Gorillas. The park also inhabits about 348 bird species with the park hosting about 24 of the 26 Albertine endemics found in Uganda. Overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp/Gorilla Resort/Buhoma Community Bandas

Day 6: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After a hearty breakfast, report to the ranger station at 8:00 am and enter the gorilla sanctuary with the ranger guides for the most interesting activity in the world, Gorilla Tracking. The tracking activity takes between half an hour to about 5 hours thus, a steady pair of walking shoes is recommended as well as a reasonable degree of fitness. Sit in the dense rain forest for an hour hearing these delightful mountain gorillas grumble at each other. Return to the Lodge and if you have the afternoon free, take a guided nature walk in the Forest. Overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp/Gorilla Resort/Buhoma Community Bandas

Day 7: Bwindi Forest – Kampala.
After breakfast, drive back to Kampala with a stop en route for lunch as well as stopping to take photos at the Equator, shop for curios and have an informative talk before proceeding to Kampala.

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