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This tour begins on any day upon your request, Kampala - Uganda and runs for 10 days
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Tour Length
10 Days / 9 Nine Nights
Start Date
Any day you select
Eligible Solo Travelers
Any body above 15 Years
Summary
10 Days Chimpanzees & Wildlife Safari- Uganda
Day by Day
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Uganda
Day
1
Day
2
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Accommodation:
Pakuba Safari Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
3
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Accommodation:
Meal Plan:
Breakfast,Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
4
Chimpanzee Tracking and Bigodi Wetland Visit
Accommodation:
Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
5
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park and Boat Cruise on kazinga channel
Accommodation:
Enganzi Game Lodge
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
6
Game Drive and Visit to the Crater Lakes
Accommodation:
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
7
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Accommodation:
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
8
Accommodation:
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
9
Accommodation:
Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Meal Plan:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day
10
Highlights
Transfer to Murchison Falls
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Chimpanze Trekking and Bigodi Wetland
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Game Drive and Crater Lake Visit
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Lake Bunyonyi
Transfer to Entebbe International Airport






Included
Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
Safari 4x4 vehicle
Drinking water
Airport transfer on the first and last day
Tour/driver guide
Chimpanzee tracking permits
All park entrance fees
Hand sanitizer
Face masks
Excluded
International airfares/flight fares
Uganda visa (can be paid at the airport, on arrival)
Tips, drinks, laundry and other items of personsl nature
Detailed Itinerary
Overview
Ten days Gorilla, chimpanzees and wildlife Safari will take you to 4 national parks. On this customized primates and wildlife safari, you will visit Murchison falls national park, Kibale National Park queen Elizabeth national park or if you like add on Bwindi impenetrable forest national park and Lake Bunyonyi. On arrival, you will be pickedup by our company guide who will welcome and brief you about Uganda and your safari. You will then proceed to your lodge for overnight stay and preparation for your safari.
Day 1
Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park
After an early morning breakfast, you will be picked up by our company representative / driver who will drive you to Murchison falls national park (a 290 kms and 4-5 hours' drive). En route visit Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary a 3 hours' drive from Kampala for Rhino trekking experience. After the activity you will have lunch then connect to Murchison falls national park entering through Kichumbanyobo gate from Masindi town. Arrive at the park in the late afternoon and connect to your accommodation facility / lodge to rest.
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Accommodation | Day 1
Activity
Day 1Morning
Transfer by Road , Your Hotel to Murchison Falls National Park
Meal Plan - Day 1
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Related Tour
Day 2
Game Drive and Boat Cruise
Early morning breakfast and then go for a morning game drive at the delta where you may spot various animal species like elephants, giraffes, lions, leopards, hyena, Uganda kobs, among others. Return and have lunch then at 2pm, you will go for a launch cruise at the bottom of Murchison Falls along River Nile, enjoy streaming views of hippopotamus and crocodile along the Nile banks, as well as large numbers of different animal species getting down to quench their thirst and bathe.
After the boat cruise at the bottom of the falls, you will hike up the top of the falls from where you will be picked and driven back to your lodge for dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 2
Pakuba Safari Lodge
Activity
Day 2Morning
Game Drive
Afternoon
Boat Cruise
Meal Plan - Day 2
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Related
Day 3
Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park
Have breakfast early in the morning and take on the road for Kibale national park for Chimpanzee tracking. The journey is about 260 kms and may take 4-5 hours. Arrive in fort portal late in the afternoon. Check in at the lodge for lunch, refresh and relax after a long drive. Dinner and overnight stay.


Accommodation | Day 3
Activity
Day 3Morning
Gorilla Trekking
Afternoon
Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Meal Plan - Day 3
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 4
Chimpanze Trekking and Bigodi Wetland Visit
After breakfast you will leave with your packed lunch and water. Your guide will drive you to the park headquarters for registration and briefing. After briefing, you will be assigned a group with a ranger who will guide you through the tracking of chimps. At this point will trek through the forest in search of the chimps where you will meet several more primates and birds in the forest. It will take 2-5 hours to find the chimpanzees. On seeing them, you will spend 1 hour with the chimpanzees while taking pictures and studying their feeding and living behaviors.
After tracking you will refresh at the lodge then go for a 2-3 hours nature walk at Bigodi wetland sanctuary . Return to your lodge to refresh and spend the evening at leisure relaxing at your lodge.


Accommodation | Day 4
Chimpanzee Forest Guest House
Activity
Day 4Morning
Chimpanzee Trekking
Afternoon
Bigodi Wetland Nature Walk
Meal Plan - Day 4
Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 5
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
After an early morning breakfast, your guide will drive you to Queen Elizabeth national park for your wildlife safari this takes 2-3 hours' drive. Enjoy the views of the Rwenzori Block Mountains as you proceed to cross the glacial river Nyamwamba which originates from Mountain Rwenzori. Expect to see big gardens along the Mubuku irrigation scheme as you lead in Kasese town.
You will have a chance to stop at the equator for photo moments and a short experiment. On arrival, check in at the lodge for lunch as you prepare for the boat launch later in the afternoon. This 2 hours boat cruise will expose you to a lot of wildlife and bird life as most animals descend to the lake side to quench their thirst and take mud baths. Some of the animals expected to see are elephants, buffalos, hippos, crocodiles, and water birds like flamingoes, herons, ducks, hummer kop, kingfishers among others. After the boat, transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 5
Activity
Day 5Morning
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Afternoon
Boat Cruise
Meal Plan - Day 5
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 6
Game Drive and Visit to Crater Lakes
Early morning after breakfast, you will drive to the Kasenyi plains for a morning game drive that takes 4-5 hours, check in at the park entrance for clearance and proceed into the park. You will then begin your search for the game with animals like leopards, lions, Uganda Kobs, , elephants among others. Expect to see some birds in the park like the helmeted guinea fowl among others.
Later in the afternoon you will transfer back to the lodge for lunch and refreshing as you prepare for the crater lakes visit late in the afternoon until evening for the sunset view on the Kyambura escarpment as you transfer back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.


Accommodation | Day 6
Activity
Day 6Morning
Game Drive
Afternoon
Visit Crater Lakes
Meal Plan - Day 6
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 7
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
After Break fast, checkout of the lodge, embark on yet another scenic journey to the Switzerland of Africa, Kigezi, just after leaving the park, you will check in at the twin lake for photography but we will have more other stop overs for scenic shots. Arrive at the lodge in the evening, relax and refresh as you prepare for the upcoming big event.


Accommodation | Day 7
Activity
Day 7Morning
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Meal Plan - Day 7
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 8
Gorilla Tracking
After an early morning breakfast, clients will be given packed lunch from the lodge and driven to the briefing point in the park where they will check in and have a briefing. The briefing starts at 8:30am but clients are expected to be there by 8:00am. After briefing, clients with their ranger guide start the activity as they trek through the impenetrable forest in search of the gorillas, trekking may take 4 hours or more depending on where the gorillas last slept at night.
1 hour is given to the trackers as they take photos and learns more about behaviors of the gorillas; they will then trek back to the office for their graduation ceremony and will be awarded with gorilla tracking certificates. Your guide will then drive you to Lake Bunyonyi for your afternoon relaxation.

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Accommodation | Day 8
Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Activity
Day 8Morning
Gorilla Trekking
Afternoon
Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Meal Plan - Day 8
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 9
Lake Bunyonyi
Wake up at a convenient time, take breakfast and start the day with a canoe or boat ride on Lake Bunyonyi the deepest lake in Uganda dotted with 29 islands and a place of very many small birds with a great morning sunrise. Visit the punishment island and other several islands and transfer back to the lodge for lunch as you prepare for the afternoon hike to the top view of the lake.
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Accommodation | Day 9
Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort
Activity
Day 9Morning
Canoe Boat Ride
Afternoon
Visit the Punishment Island
Meal Plan - Day 9
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Drinking Water
Day 10
Transfer to Entebbe
Have breakfast early in the morning, We shall set off for Entebbe, the journey takes close to 8 hours but is surely worth it.
Accommodation | Day 9
No Accommodation
Activity
Day 10Morning
Transfer to Entebbe
Meal Plan - Day 10
Breakfast and Lunch
Drinking Water
Best Time to Visit
June to August and December to February
High Season
June to September (Peak time for Uganda)
Best Weather
June, July and January to February (Little rainfall)
Wildlife in Murchison Falls National Park

Chimpanzee
Occasional

Elephant
Common

Giraffe
Common

Buffalo
Common

Hippo
Common

Lion
Occasional
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Elephant
Common

Buffalo
Common

Leopard
Occasional

Lion
Common

Hippo
Abundant

Chimpanzee
Occasional
Tour Features
This uses hotels.
Can be customized
You can request changes to this tour.
Private tour
This tour will be organized exclusively for you and won't be shared with others.
Suitable for solo travelers
Solo travelers can book this private tour.
Can start any day
depending on availability of permits, this tour can start on any day.
Minimum age of 15 years for solo travelers
The minimum age for this tour is 15 years for solo travelers.