6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari

Our 6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari is a safari that takes you to three of Uganda’s amazing national parks. Let’s you trek chimpanzees, see animals of the savanna and go trekking Mountain Gorillas. Trek chimps in Kibale Forest National Park, see animals of the savanna on game-drive and boat-cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park and trek Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park during this unforgettable adventure also as well we experience the culture of you Uganda.

6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari Highlights

• Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi and Batwa community.
• Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale and Bigodi Swamp walk.
• Game drive and boat cruise along Kazinga channel.
• Ishasha sector for climbing lions.
• Buganda and Batooro culture.
• Lake Bunyonyi.

6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari Inclusions and Exclusions

Price Includes

• Gorilla permit.
• City Tour with Buganda and Batooro Kingdom
• Batwa Community Experience
• Chimpanzee Permit. 
• Park entrance and ranger fees.
• Transport with our 4 WD vehicle and fuel.
• Bottled water throughout the safari.
• Boat cruise fees.
• Full-board accommodation for four days.
• Meals including the en-route ones as per the meal plan.
• Airport transfer as long as your flight is on the same day the safari ends.
• Relevant Government taxes.
• Full-time English-speaking driver.
• All activities on the itinerary.
• Border crossing (if departing through Kigali).

Price Excludes

• International flights.
• Personal expenses like tips, laundry fees, and beverages, personal insurance.
• Extra activities not included on the itinerary.
• Visa fees.
• Accommodation in Kampala or Kigali except if arranged in advance.

Detailed 6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari

Day 1: Transfer to Kibale Forest National Park for the start of our Kibale, Queen & Bwindi Safari Tour

Start the Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari with transfer to Kibale Forest National Park in the morning with the target to have lunch in Fort portal. (If you arrive from abroad the day before a night at a hotel in Kampala can be added.) A punctuation of stopovers in the far country side offer us chances of stretching in villages and around tea plantations along the drive as we check in late evening. Have a night in a beautiful area bordering Kibale Forest.

• Location: Kibale Forest National Park.
• Accommodation:  Dinner and Overnight
• Mid-Range: Chimpanzee Guest House or Kibale Forest Camp Lodge | Rweteera Safari Park
• Luxury: Kyaninga Lodge or Ndali Lodge | Crater Safari Lodge
• Plan Meals: on Fallboard

Day 2 of 6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari: Chimp trekking experience and Bigodi swamp walk

 

Kibale forest national park is a rainy forest and a home to over 1500 Chimpanzees. During your morning chimps trekking you will see them close and capture shots of our closest cousins in the Jungle in their frenzy exciting moods grooming! Besides the chimps 9 different species of Monkeys are found in this forest, for example red colobus, red tailed monkey and bush babies. 6 Day Kibale Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi, In the forest canopy colored aviation creatures-butterflies and various bird species like the native Great blue Turaco, joyful greenbul, olive long tailed cuckoo and the superb black beef eater can be spotted. After the trek we continue our Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari with the transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.

Drive further southwards with the Rwenzori ranges (Longest in Africa) in view or drive through the crater lakes in the hills through to sample out the surprising diversity of Savannah trees and wild life!  Reach the lodge and enjoy the impressive view over Queen Elizabeth national park as we sigh and reset fatigue and stress, to point zero.

• Location: Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight
• Mid-Range: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge | the Baboon Resort | Elephant Hub Safari Lodge
• Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge | Parkview Safari Lodge | Kyambura Safari Lodge
• Plan Meals: on Fullboard

Day 3: Game-drive and boat-cruise in Queen Elizabeth NP

Discover Queen Elizabeth National Park in the cool morning as the second park on our Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari. We go for an early game drive that exposes us to diverse animals, Big 5 members Elephants, Buffalos, big cats- Lions, Leopards more times in the evening, warthogs- Hunchback carnivals like Hyenas and many more species that are residents to this park are spotted along the Circuits as we drive along.  6 Day Kibale Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi, There is a rich bird life especially our version of storks in the wetland spots as we reach the Flamingoes in the salt lakes. After lunch in the afternoon it is time for the 3pm boat-cruise on Kazinga channel, lasts 2 hours. Here you have the chance to spot hippos, buffaloes, crocodiles and more along the banks of the channel.

• Location: Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park
• Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight
• Mid-Range: Irungu Forest Safari Lodge | the Baboon Resort | Elephant Hub Safari Lodge
• Luxury: Mweya Safari Lodge | Parkview Safari Lodge | Kyambura Safari Lodge
• Plan Meals: on Fallboard

Day 4 of 6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari: Tree-climbing lions in Ishasha and transfer to Bwindi

Transfer through the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park on the way to Bwindi, this area is known for its tree-climbing lions. In Ishasha we will drive off in this adventurous vast savannah area with topis and the southern version of Elephants to hopefully get the Lions high in the fig tree branches. Continue the transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable NP. Here you will experience a change in the landscape from flat savanna, via cultivated hills to jungle covered mountains. (If we reach early, we can do a walk and mix with the locals, Dinner and Overnight.

• Location: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park  
• Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight
• Midrange: Gorilla Mist Camp Lodge | Bakiga Lodge | Ruhija Gorilla Friends Resort Campsite
• Luxury: Gorilla Safari Lodge | Agandi Safari Lodge | Ruhija Gorilla Lodge

Day 5: Gorilla trekking day- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Gorilla Trekking

Have an early breakfast and get ready for the big highlight of this Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is the home to the forest giants, the mountain gorillas, and on this day, you get to meet them. You will set off into the forest with a specialized guide, trek through beautiful nature and finally get to spend one hour in the area where the mountain gorillas are. Besides the gorillas this Impenetrable Forest is full of birds, butterflies and plant species plus forest hog, forest Elephants, Statungas and Dikers.

The Batwa community on 6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari

Also known as the Twa in Rwanda are an indigenous group of people who originally lived in the ancient Bwindi forest in Uganda until it was gazetted as a National park in 1991. The Batwa lived in harmony in the jungle with all creatures including the mountain gorillas.

Today they are some of the poorest people in the whole world with a low life expectancy and a high infant mortality rate. Some anthropologists say that most pygmy tribes such as the Batwa/the Twa have existed for more than 60,000 years in the equatorial forests. The Batwa lived a lifestyle of gathering fruit and plant, and hunting game in the forest using bows and arrows, this was mainly for both medical and food purposes. 6 Day Kibale Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi, They led a harmonious life in the forests, they never practiced farming, no charcoal making or deforestation, not even the shelters they had could destroy the environment.

After the trek transfer to beautiful Lake Bunyonyi. Lake Bunyonyi is in south-western Uganda between Kisoro and Kabale, and it is close to the border with Rwanda. The lake appeared from 2004 to 2009 on the 5,000 Ugandan shilling note under the title “Lake Bunyonyi and terraces. Dinner and Overnight Lake

• Location: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and Lake Bunyonyi
• Accommodation: Dinner and Overnight
• Midrange: Bunyonyi view Resort | Bunyonyi Overland Resort | Paradise Eco-Hub
• Luxury: Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort | Birdnest @ Bunyonyi Resort | Bunyonyi Eco Resort

Day 6 of 6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari: Transfer to Kampala/Entebbe

Have an early morning breakfast and embark on the drive back to Kampala with a stopover at equator and lunch in Masaka. Drive back through to Kampala/Entebbe where your guide drops you as we have reached the end of our Kibale, Queen Elizabeth & Bwindi safari tour and also will visit Buganda Kingdom before we take you to Entebbe for your flight back home. Thank you so much for choosing Paradise Adventure Vacations, See you again.

End of 6 Days Uganda Wildlife, Chimpanzee, & Gorilla Trekking Safari

Things to carry for the 6 Days Kibale, Queen Elizabeth and Bwindi safari Tours

• Gorilla permit

• Chimpanzee Permit

• Insect repellent
• Long-sleeved shirts to protect your arms from being scratched by tree branches or being bitten by insects.
• Waterproof backpack for carrying all the things you need during trekking.
• Long trousers to protect your legs.
• Waterproof hiking boots for hiking through the muddy forest floors.
• Rain jacket.
• Shorts for game drives.
• Pair of binoculars.
• Non-flash camera for taking photos of mountain gorillas.
• Wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses to protect the head and eyes from the scorching sunshine.
• Flip-flops.
• Swimsuit.
• First Aid kit.
• Valid visa and passport

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