9
DAYS PRIMATE SAFARI
This
tour will include Kibale Forest, Queen
Elizabeth National Park and Bwindi
National Parks.
Trip Highlights;
Attractions include the famous mountain
gorilla and chimpanzee treks, game
drives, boat cruise and birding. This
trip is ideal for those who want to
discover interact with the close cousins
of man, the Gorillas and chimps!!!
DAY 1: KAMPALA- ENTEBBE (37
KMS)
Meet and greet at Entebbe International
Airport by Crystal Guide who will
warmly welcome you and facilitate
seamless arrival formalities. After
a short transfer to your hotel you
will be briefed about you safari.
Depending on the time of arrival e.g.
if your flight arrives in the morning,
you are advised to have money changed
this day. To get to know Kampala,
you can visit some of the landmarks
in town with the help of our driver/guide.
Overnight at Serena Hotel(www.serenahotels.com)
/ Sheraton Hotel (www.sheraton.com/kampala)
for Luxury accommodation or Hotel
Africana (www.hotelafricana.com) for
Medium range accommodation or Namirembe
Guest House (www.namirembe-guesthouse.com)
for Budget accommodation. (BB)
DAY 2: KAMPALA- KIBALE NATIONAL
PARK (358 KMS)
After an early morning breakfast transfer
to Fort Portal arriving in time for
lunch. Relax at your hotel in the
afternoon. Dinner and overnight at
Primate Lodge (www.ugandalodges.com)
for Luxury accommodation or Rwenzori
View Guest House for Medium range
accommodation. (FB)
DAY 3: KIBALE NATIONAL PARK
After Breakfast go for chimpanzee
tracking. You will also see and other
primates including L’Hoest,
red colobus, and blue red tailed and
gray cheeked mangabey. Enjoy the services
of our guide who will give you detailed
information on primates, forest, flora
and fauna. Afternoon visit to Bigodi
swamp, see other mammals and primates
including the rare red Columbus monkey
and the sitatunga. Dinner and overnight
at Primate Lodge (www.ugandalodges.com)/
Ndali Lodge (www.ndalilodge.com) for
Luxury accommodation or Rwenzori View
Guest House for Medium range accommodation.
(FB)
DAY 4: KIBALE NATIONAL PARK-
QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK (157
KMS)
Proceed to Queen Elizabeth National
Park following the mystical Rwenzori
Mountain range for most of the journey.
A game drive en-route may be rewarded
by seeing a lot of wild animals such
as elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard,
hyena and variety of antelope species.
After lunch, enjoy the unique 2-hour
boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel.
You will see a lot of hippos and other
animals may be seen drinking at water’s
edge. During this launch cruise you
will have opportunity to take photographs,
game viewing and bird watching with
over 550 resident species of colorful
birds for you to enjoy. Overnight
at Mweya Safari Lodge (www.mweyalodge.com)
for Luxury accommodation, Kingfisher
Kichwamba Lodge for medium range accommodation
or Albertine Rift Camp for Budget
accommodation. (FB)
DAY 5: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL
PARK
Today we have an early morning game
drive. Queen Elizabeth National Park
is a home of abundant wildlife with
grassy plains, and volcanic craters.
You will have an excellent opportunity
to see lion, leopard, giant forest
hog, Cape buffalo, elephants, defassa
waterbuck, Uganda kob, topi and bushbuck.
Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge (www.mweyalodge.com)
for Luxury accommodation, Kingfisher
Kichwamba Lodge for medium range accommodation
or Albertine Rift Camp for Budget
accommodation. (FB)
DAY 6: QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL
PARK- BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL
PARK (150 KMS)
Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
by driving through the ‘Switzerland
of Africa’ area known as Kigezi
Highlands with its terraced hillside
and winding roads. Pass through Ishasha
where you will have an opportunity
to see the tree climbing lions or
take the alternative route through
the cultivated area. Overnight at
Buhoma Homestead (www.wildfrontiers.co.ug)
for Luxury accommodation or Mantana
tented Camp for Medium range accommodation
and Buhoma Community (FB).
DAY 7: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE
NATIONAL PARK
Go for gorilla tracking walking up
steeply in the dense rain forest through
different animals’ trails allowing
access to tourists. Gorilla tracking
is an inspiring and wonderful adventure
which one can’t miss. The Gorillas
are peaceful animals and it is an
unforgettable experience to watch
and photograph them as they interact.
Overnight at Buhoma Homestead (www.wildfrontiers.co.ug)
for Luxury accommodation or Mantana
tented Camp for Medium range accommodation
and Buhoma Community (FB).
DAY 8: BWINDI IMPENETRABLE
NATIONAL PARK – KAMPALA
After breakfast, drive back to Kampala
with a stop over for lunch en-route.
Stop at the Mpigi Royal Drum Makers
where you will be able to watch the
ceremonial drums being crafted using
methods passed down through the generations.
There will also be time to stop at
the Equator for photographs. You will
arrive in Kampala in the early evening.
Overnight at Serena Hotel (www.serenahotels.com)
/ Sheraton Hotel (www.sheraton.com/kampala)
for Luxury accommodation or Hotel
Africana (www.hotelafricana.com) for
Medium range accommodation or Namirembe
Guest House (www.namirembe-guesthouse.com)
for Budget accommodation. (BB)
DAY 9 DEPARTURES: