6 Days Game Drives and Primates Safari Tour

Day 1: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Our driver guide will meet you in Entebbe at 7:00 am and you will drive west of the country to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, having a stopover at the drum makers center called Mpambire. You’ll also stop at the Equator to take photographs then proceed via Mbarara town which is endowed with beautiful landscapes.

You will see various rolling hills with terraces, such a great journey with all these sights. Upon reaching the park, check-in at the lodge of your choice and just relax there the whole evening as you get ready for the next day. Dinner and your overnight stay at Rushaga Gorilla Camp.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2 of 6 Days Game Drives and Primates Safari Tour: Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Experience

Have breakfast at 6:30 am and transfer to the park headquarters with packed lunch where you will be briefed by professional park rangers. By 8:00 am, you will be accompanied by the park rangers as you enter the mist forest to trek mountain gorillas. You might need a walking stick if you are not physically fit enough. Also, consider using potters to carry your luggage just in case you have any and you’ll pay them a small amount of money for labor. Trekking may take between 2 and 8 hours.

The moment to you see and start interacting with the gorillas, only one hour is given to you. After trekking, return to the lodge to unwind, and later in the evening, take a walk in various communities such as in Batwa community where you will interact with them and learn a lot from them before you retire at the lodge.

Main Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)

Accommodation: Rushaga Gorilla Camp

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Bwindi NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth via the Ishasha Sector to track tree-climbing lions

Enjoy your breakfast and afterward, transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park passing through the Ishasha Sector which is home to tree-climbing lions. The park has a variety of wildlife species such as elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, lions, and many others. When you arrive, have lunch at the lodge and go for a late afternoon game drive where you will be able to see the above animals and many more together with birds. Have dinner and an overnight stay at the lodge.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation: Elephant Hub

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included

Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 4 of 6 Days Game Drives and Primates Safari Tour: Game Drive and Boat cruise at the Kazinga Channel

Today you will be up very early as you will have breakfast at 6:00 am after which you will immediately start the game drive. You have to be early because you will be able to see the morning risers like lions, solitary buffaloes, kobs, elephants, etc. It is such a great and exciting time as you can easily see these animals closely.

Later, head back to the lodge for lunch and get ready for the afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel which is home to various species like birds such as malachite kingfishers, pink-backed pelicans, and animals like crocodiles, elephants, hippos, and many more. Basically, cruising on the Kazinga is one of the most eye-catching activities in the park. Return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Accommodation: Elephant Hub

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 5: Morning Game Drive, Visit to the Baboon Cliff & Departure to Kibale

Have a tasty breakfast and then a morning game drive. You’ll also visit the baboon cliffs where you will be introduced to amazing and beautiful sceneries. Have lunch at the lodge and embark on your journey to Kibale Forest National Park which is home to chimpanzees; it is approximately a 2 to 3-hour drive. Arrive in the evening, have dinner, and spend your night.

Main Destination: Kibale National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation: Turaco Treetops

• Mid-range lodge bordering Kibale NP without fences.

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 6 of 6 Days Game Drives and Primates Safari Tour: Chimpanzee Trekking & Transfer to Entebbe

What an amazing day this is; have breakfast early enough, and leave the lodge for the park headquarters with enough bottled drinking water. Here you will be briefed about chimpanzee trekking. After the briefing, embark on trekking through the forest at around 8:00 am guided by an armed park ranger. Nothing is as amazing as having time with chimpanzees in their natural habitat. You will also see other primates like golden monkeys, grey-checked mangabeys, LHoests monkeys, and bush babies, among others; you will also spot a number of birds.

Afterward, leave the park and drive to Kampala via Mubende, where you will see the beautiful scenic views found in this area. You will enjoy lunch in Mubende and thereafter, continue to Kampala. Your driver guide will either leave you at your accommodation facility in Kampala or take you to the Airport in Entebbe, just in case you are having your flight back home.

Main Destination:

Entebbe (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of 6 Days Game Drives and Primates Safari Tour