8 Day Uganda Game and chimp tour

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Trip Overview

For a combined Game and chimpanzee tour in Uganda, the most popular itinerary links Murchision falls to Kibale Forest National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park

Tour Highlights

Itinerary

Upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport, you will be received by your Safari assigned driver/guide who will welcome you to Uganda. Thereafter, you will be transferred to the booked accommodation, check in and have enough rest.

Dinner and overnight at Protea Hotel/Admas Hotel Entebbe

After breakfast we shall drive to Murchison falls national park, lunch on the way around Gulu town and after we shall proceed with our drive to the park reaching in the evening and entering with a brief game drive to the lodge 

En route, make a visit to Zziwa Rhino sanctuary. You will have at least one hour of rhino tracking while here. Another stop will be in Masindi in order to enjoy your lunch. Continue to the park and check into your accommodation to relax for the Evening.

Dinner and overnight at Pakuba safari Lodge/Paraa Safari Lodge /Nile Safari Lodge

Early breakfast as we rush for the early game drive to search for the big cats such as lions and leopards, Murchison falls is the largest game park in Uganda offering about 70 species of mammals and lots of birds.

Lunch back at the lodge and late afternoon you will go for the boat safari on the might river Nile the longest in the world. On the boat you will chances to see lots of water birds and mammals coming for water plus the Nile crocodiles.

Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Lodge/Paraa Safari Lodge /Nile Safari Lodge

After breakfast at your accommodation, depart right away for Kibale Forest National Park. The drive is incredibly scenic, passing through villages, lush green countryside, and hills dotted with tea plantations which characterize this part of Uganda. Kibale NP is popular for its primates like the chimpanzees, colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, and red-tailed monkeys. On arrival, check into your accommodation where you will have dinner and the overnight rest.

Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge

You will wake up early for breakfast after which the guide will drive you  for chimpanzee trekking briefing. There are more primates in Kibale than any other country in East Africa. It  has the highest number of chimpanzee in Uganda. Although chimpanzee tracking is the most known activity here, you will get to see blue monkeys, red tailed monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, baboons, L’Hoest monkeys, black and white Colobus among others. The park has over 100 butterfly species, giant forest hogs and antelope.

After tracking the chimps, you will return to the lodge for lunch then go to Bigodi swamp. Bigodi swamp is a birders paradise because of the over 290 species recorded in its vast swamps. 

Dinner and overnight at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge

After breakfast, you will continue your journey to Queen Elizabeth NP. Queen is one of the country’s most frequented tourist destinations. The park features a diverse ecosystem s called home to a variety of wildlife species, primate species (including chimpanzees), more than 600 bird species, and classic big games.

You will reach Queen and have lunch and later go for an afternoon(evening) game viewing where you will expect to see games like the Bushbucks, Cape Buffalos, Waterbucks, Giant Forest Hogs, and Uganda kob among others. Return to the accommodation for some relaxation, dinner, and overnight stay.

Dinner and overnight at Elephant Hab lodge/ Pumba Safari Cottages

Be up early and have your breakfast. Proceed for a morning game drive to the Kasenyi plains during which you will expect to see Lions, Elephants, Bush bucks, Cape Buffaloes, Defassa Waterbucks, Giant Forest Hogs, and Uganda kob, among others.

Return to your accommodation, and have your lunch. After lunch, you will go for a 2-hour boat trip on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes George and Edward and you will surely be fascinated by the concentrations of giant hippos, elephants, and crocodiles among others.

You will also see many varieties of birds at the water shores. You will have dinner and overnight at your accommodation.

Dinner and overnight at Elephant Hub/ Pumba Safari Cottages.

After your morning breakfast you will return to complete your tour to either your accommodation or flight in Entebbe as planned.

Pricing Table

Package Features

This package includes
  • All park entrance fees.
  • Rhino tracking
  • Boat cruises and Game drives
  • Chimpanzee trekking
  • Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary.
  • Drinking water in your Vehicle
  • Services of English-speaking experienced driver/guide
  • Transport in a 4x4 safari Vehicle
  • Exclusive use of safari vehicle throughout the trip
  • All government taxes and levies
  • Safari accessories
This package does not include
  • Expenses of a personal nature such as visas, driver tips
  • Any other gorilla trek.
  • Nature walk.
  • Personal insurance cover
  • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
  • Domestic and international flights and respective taxes
  • Increase in park entry fees if revised by the park management or government

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