Get the best moments of your life with 5 days Uganda Wildlife & chimpanzee safari. Visit and trek our cousins, chimpanzees in Kibale National Park. This place is famous for inhabiting over 13 primates, and also a good botanical research centre in Africa. There are also various tree species like Adam’s tree, mahogany, prunus Africana, mammals like elephants, butterflies, bird species among others. Also visit the nearby local community of either Bigodi or Isunga.
A visit to Queen Elizabeth National Park offers excitements in the heart of a savannah destination. Take a boat cruise on Kazinga channel where you will view hippos and crocodiles. Plus, check out the different bird species like African fish eagle, open billed stork, black crane and jacana among others.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Kibale national park from Kampala or Entebbe
Take a drive to Kibale national park in western Uganda that is commonly referred to as the primate capital of the world. Find among others chimpanzees our cousins, red tailed monkeys, olive baboons, Vervet monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys and L’hoest’s monkeys. Other attractions are elephants, butterflies, and bird species among others.
The road trip is a chance to see various attractions like tea plantations, crater lakes, beautiful hills, among others. They all offer rewarding adventures.
Day 2: Chimp trekking and community tour
Head to Kanyanchu information center in Kamwenge district where you will receive instructions to guide you. This is to trek these beautiful creatures in their original homes, or what is referred to as their habitat. Start the trek with a help of an armed park guide to protect you in case of any attack.
Trekking chimps is a rewarding experience because it helps you learn more and encounter their behaviours. The latter includes playing, feeding, crying and grooming their children. The activity time is unpredictable because it involves moving in long distance as you search for these chimps. Remember, they live in the wild.
Visit the local community after lunch in the afternoon either Bigodi or Isunga. This visit is for you to encounter the culture for both the Bakiga and Batooro. They live around the park. Among others, you will participate in their traditional dances, music and meals. If you are lucky, you will meet the traditional healer and local brewers. The day will end after returning to the lodge, have your dinner and night stay.
Day 3: Travel to Queen Elizabeth N/Park and afternoon boat cruise on Kazinga channel
Travel to Queen Elizabeth national park passing via Kasenda-Ndali craters. Here, experience over 50 different craters that have different features. The park is home to large populations of elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, oribis among others.
You will straight away head for a boat cruise on arrival at Kazinga channel where you will encounter hippos and crocodiles. Sight birds like African fish eagle, open billed stork, black crane and jacana. The boat cruise can take 2-3 hours but of great memorable and rewarding experience to end your day.
Day 4: Game Drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Enjoy the wilderness with a full day game drive through savannah plains of Queen Elizabeth National Park. In the morning and evening, you will encounter different duikers, water bucks, bush bucks, Uganda kobs, elephants, buffalos, spotted hyenas. Also, bird like collared pratincole, palm-nut vulture, swamp flycatcher, and African fish eagle among others are found. Meanwhile, enjoy the tree species like acacia, fig trees, etc.
Day 5: Transfer back to Kampala via Fort Portal
Transfer back to Kampala after breakfast as you take a game drive on your way. Pass via Fort-Portal town as you view the Rwenzori mountain ranges, tea and banana plantations and more.
You will have a stopover in Mubende town where you will be served with an en-route lunch. Afterwards, proceed with a road trip followed by the drop off on either Entebbe airport or hotel. This will be the end of your 5 days Uganda wildlife and chimpanzee safari.
