6 Days Uganda Safari, Gorillas, Wildlife & Chimps

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   

   Kampala-Kibale National Park

   Enjoy an early breakfast after which you will be met by your guide who will transfer you from Kampala to Kibale Forest via Fort Portal, enjoying great views; you will have lunch en-route. When you arrive at the park, continue and go for a visit to the beautiful crater lakes area, you will also get a chance to see the terraced tea estates. Have dinner and an overnight stay.

   • Drive to Kibale, crater lakes
   • Kibale Forest
   • Breakfast, lunch, dinner
2. Day2
   

   Kibale forest- Chimpanzee trekking & transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

   After breakfast on an early morning, set out with the driver guide as he will transfer you to the park head offices for briefing. After briefing, at around 8:00am start chimpanzee trekking through this rain-forest as you will be guided by the park rangers.

   It is always a thrilling and an unforgettable experience meeting chimpanzees face to face and watching them engage in their daily activities like playing, jumping, feeding etc. Also other animals can be spotted such as the grey cheeked mangabeys, L’Hoest’s monkeys, and also different birds.

   Later, go back to the lodge and have lunch and check out as you set off on your 3-hour drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park; home to a diverse number of wildlife.

   • Chimpanzee trekking
   • Breakfast, lunch
3. Day3
   

   Game drive & Launch cruise

   Rise early, have a cup of coffee and set out for a game drive where you will see some early risers along the Kasenyi track such as Elephants, antelopes, solitary buffaloes, lions, warthogs, as well as birds.

   After the drive which takes 2 to 3 hours head to the lodge and have breakfast, then after lunch go for the launch cruise on Kazinga channel.

   The boat cruise is one of the amazing activities to enjoy in the park; you will enjoy watching elephants, buffaloes along the banks, crocodiles, hippos, waterbucks, birds among others. Return to the lodge, freshen up, have dinner and overnight.

   • Game drive and launch cruise
   • Breakfast, lunch, dinner
4. Day4

   Transfer from Queen Elizabeth to Bwindi Forest

   After breakfast, begin your tour to Bwindi going through the Ishasha sector with a glance at the climbing lions and many other wildlife species. Along the way you will enjoy nice landscape views. Have lunch en-route; arrive at the Park/lodge in the afternoon. Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.

   • Drive to Bwindi via Ishasha
   • Breakfast, lunch, dinner
5. Day5
   

   Bwindi forest-Gorilla trekking and a visit to Batwa Community

   Get up early in the morning for breakfast and thereafter drive to the Park head offices with your tour guide; also not forgetting to carry some packed lunch. On reaching there by 7:30am you will be briefed about what to do and not to do while trekking after which you will be led by the ranger guides through the misty jungle.

   Trekking usually takes up to 8 hours or even a full day due to the location of gorillas. When you see them, it will be a great and fun time as you watch them and only 1 hour is permitted to watch them. Also ensure you carry enough water with you, hats, sunglasses, raincoats, and non-flash cameras. Later after the trek, head back to the lodge; have lunch as you prepare for a community visit among the Batwa people in the evening.

   • Gorilla trekking, Batwa visit
   • Breakfast, lunch
6. Day6

   Departure

   After breakfast set off for Kampala, having lunch in Mbarara and a stopover for photos at the Equator, you can also buy some souvenirs. Continue to Kampala reaching in the evening.

   END OF SAFARI

   • Return to Kampala
   • Breakfast, lunch