13 days:Chimpanzee And Gorilla Habituation Tour
Day1:
You will be picked as soon as you arrive at Entebbe International Airport by our experienced guide who will lead to Entebbe Resort Beach hotel or Hotel Equatorial in Kampala for a Full Board (FB) overnight.
Day 2:
At 7.30 am wake up and have your breakfast before setting off for your tour safari to the Murchison falls NP en route you may make a stop-over to watch the Karuma Falls on the Nile River. Finally you are at Murchison falls NP. As you move towards the Falls you are following the footsteps of the spirited British exproler, Sir Samuel Baker the first European to see the falls in 1860s. At this point the battle between rock and water is hard to describe. Every drop of water in the river Nile plunges and explodes through a narrow gorge. An incessant uproar combines with an invigorating yet gigantic spray that makes smoke with fire to create the most powerful single concentration of water in world. All this is crowned by an almost permanent rainbow that has become a trademark of this extraordinary natural water called Murchison Falls. Visit the bat caves. Have a game drive along the Fall as you marvel at the gigantic mammals along the shores of the river. The Nile hosts 0ne of Africa’s densest hippo and crocodile populations, and a dazzling variety of water birds, including the world’s most accessible wild population of the rare shoebill stork. Have a magical evening at Nile Safari Lodge (FB). Village walks and fishing expeditions can be arranged for you. At night the hippos down in the water beneath your dwelling seem to sing and dance. Not all is left to nature. The lodge has a crystal clear swimming pool that offers a reprieve from the hot Equatorial sun after a day of activities. At night, an open fire, becomes a strategic place for star gazing, bird watching and dancing.
Day 3:
At 8.00 am have your breakfast as you arrange to cross the river by a boat cruise to the northern part of the park. In this part of the park you will have an opportunity to view a variety of mammals such as the elephants, giraffe, lions, buffaloes, hartbeest, jackal,antelopes and a variety of birds.
Have a full board night at Paraa Safari Lodge
Day 4:
As early as 8.00 am have your breakfast and move via the Western escarpment of the Albertine Rift Valley to Kibale forest National Park. This Park is a home to the ENDANGERED chimpanzees as well as the THREATENED red colobus monkey and the rare L’Hoest monkey, buffaloes, bush pigs, duikers and bats. The forest harbors one of the highest diversity of primates in Africa that are over 13 species. You will be able to see the grey-cheeked mangabey, bush babies, pottos, and red-tailed monkeys among others. There are also over 320 bird species including the yellow ramped tinker bird, yellow spotted nicator, greenbul, the crowned eagle, the black bee-eater, green-breasted pita, etc. A colorful variety of butterflies and reptiles do also exist. At kanyankyu River Camp, several chimpanzees have been habituated offering tourist the opportunity to view these important apes in their natural setting. The chimpanzees begin coming out of their nests between 5.30 am and 6.30 am. Therefore, it easy to follow them up in their daily activity by 5.30 is.
Have an overnight at SKY TREE HOUSE overlooking the scenic elephant wallow.
Day 5:
At 7.00 am get your breakfast. After a short briefing the guides you will be led through the trails as you look for chimps, mangabeys, buffaloes, and different monkey species. This exercise will take you half a day. After lunch at your hotel you will now head for Queen Elizabeth NP. By evening you will be at the executive Mweya Safari Lodge where you will enjoy a Full Board overnight. You will enjoy a night’s game drive that will lead you to great herds of Uganda kob, hungry lions searching for their prey, the Giant Forest Hog, large herds of elephants and bushbucks. The Wart hog is an amazing site on the Mweya peninsula.
Day 6:
Have an early morning game drive immediately after your breakfast. You be in position to see lions, Giant Forest Hogs, cape buffaloes, deffasa waterbucks, topi, Uganda kobs, leopards, and elephants among others.
In the afternoon, after your lunch, an exciting two-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga channel down to lake Edward will expose you to an opportunity to view herds of hippos as they drink at the water’s edge with other mammals. At the same time, the numerous bird species are an attractive site. This game drive will lead you to Kasenyi track to have an evening game viewing. Bird watching and game viewing will be done with great ease.
Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge (FB)
Day 7:
After breakfast, with the guide, you move to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest through its Southern site at Ishasha from where you will have lunch by the Ishasha river as you strive to view the famous tree climbing lions. From there you will penetrate Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to have a glimpse of the endangered mountain gorillas. The level of fauna and flora in this area is quite overwhelming. Bird watchers will incredibly enjoy the day! Over 350 bird species are endemic to this park. Bwindi is an ecological island
An overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp/ Buhoma Forest Bandas (FB)
Day 8:
Have a heavy breakfast as you prepare for gorilla trekking. By 8.00 am you shall be at the ranger station where guides will be given to you to guide you through the thick forest as you wade through the undergrowth. As you proceed following traces of dung, nests and eaten shrubs you will eventually land on the gorillas. Bwindi is a home to 326 gorillas almost a half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas. The park also harbors over 346 bird species. Later go back to Gorilla Forest Campfor a rest.
Day 9:
After breakfast cruise through the Kigezi Highlands with its contour terraces that portray beauty found nowhere else in E. Africa. You can have your lunch at Rwizi Arch Hotel and later move to Lake Mburo National Park. The park accommodates several animal species such as buffaloes, elands, zebras, impalas, topi, and hyenas among others.The park also boasts of more than 316 different bird species including the rare shoebill stork, African fin foot, brown chested wattled plover, Abyssinian ground hornbill, white winged warbler, papyrus yellow warbler and tabora cisticola among others.
Have an overnight at Mantana Tented Camp (FB)
Day 10:
After a very early morning breakfast, the ranger guide will take you through a Bush walking experience through the African Wilderness. The walk involves moving through the Savannah grasslands stalking the unsuspecting Zebra and other wildlife, through the Hyena’s Den, on through the swamp and ending at the Lake. Have lunch at the camp and proceed to the Lake Mburo where a speedboat takes you close to the Hippos, crocodiles and other wildlife on Lake Mburo. Return in the evening for dinner at overnight at the Mantana Bush Camp.
Day 11:
After breakfast move back to Kampala en route make a stop-over at the Equator for some photographing and buying yourself a souvenir. Arrive in Kampala in the afternoon and move to Hotel Africana for your lunch and an overnight (FB).
Day 12:
After an early breakfast you will move to the shores of Lake Victoria with the help of a guide before 9.00 am for a boat to Ngamba Island. It takes 50 minutes to reach the Island. At the Island you will visit the home to 39 chimps. You will be briefed before moving to the feeding area where you will be allowed to be involved in feeding them. It is exciting to watch chimps communicating with each other and their keepers. Some of these chimps whistle while others jump and clap for food. (Ensure that you have the necessary inoculation before carrying out any activity at the Island)
Overnight at Ngamba Island Camp (FB)
Day 12:
After breakfast take a forest walk with the chimps. It is really exciting! The playful chimps climb on you, walk holding your hand or clinging on shoulders. In the evening to the mainland at Entebbe.
An overnight at Botanical Beach Hotel(FB)
Day 13:
Enjoy your brekfast as you prepare to be led to Entebbe International Airport for your flight.
NB: Our Itinerary includes:
- Game drives in our luxurious 4*4 safari vehicles
- Accomodation on Full Board (FB) basis
- Boat cruises
- Gorilla permits
- Chimps habituation fees
- Fees for the guides
- Park entry fees
Not included:
Items of a personal nature such as mineral water and beers plus laundry items.
Day1:
You will be picked as soon as you arrive at Entebbe International Airport by our experienced guide who will lead to Entebbe Resort Beach hotel or Hotel Equatorial in Kampala for a Full Board (FB) overnight.
Day 2:
At 7.30 am wake up and have your breakfast before setting off for your tour safari to the Murchison falls NP en route you may make a stop-over to watch the Karuma Falls on the Nile River. Finally you are at Murchison falls NP. As you move towards the Falls you are following the footsteps of the spirited British exproler, Sir Samuel Baker the first European to see the falls in 1860s. At this point the battle between rock and water is hard to describe. Every drop of water in the river Nile plunges and explodes through a narrow gorge. An incessant uproar combines with an invigorating yet gigantic spray that makes smoke with fire to create the most powerful single concentration of water in world. All this is crowned by an almost permanent rainbow that has become a trademark of this extraordinary natural water called Murchison Falls. Visit the bat caves. Have a game drive along the Fall as you marvel at the gigantic mammals along the shores of the river. The Nile hosts 0ne of Africa’s densest hippo and crocodile populations, and a dazzling variety of water birds, including the world’s most accessible wild population of the rare shoebill stork. Have a magical evening at Nile Safari Lodge (FB). Village walks and fishing expeditions can be arranged for you. At night the hippos down in the water beneath your dwelling seem to sing and dance. Not all is left to nature. The lodge has a crystal clear swimming pool that offers a reprieve from the hot Equatorial sun after a day of activities. At night, an open fire, becomes a strategic place for star gazing, bird watching and dancing.
Day 3:
At 8.00 am have your breakfast as you arrange to cross the river by a boat cruise to the northern part of the park. In this part of the park you will have an opportunity to view a variety of mammals such as the elephants, giraffe, lions, buffaloes, hartbeest, jackal,antelopes and a variety of birds.
Have a full board night at Paraa Safari Lodge
Day 4:
As early as 8.00 am have your breakfast and move via the Western escarpment of the Albertine Rift Valley to Kibale forest National Park. This Park is a home to the ENDANGERED chimpanzees as well as the THREATENED red colobus monkey and the rare L’Hoest monkey, buffaloes, bush pigs, duikers and bats. The forest harbors one of the highest diversity of primates in Africa that are over 13 species. You will be able to see the grey-cheeked mangabey, bush babies, pottos, and red-tailed monkeys among others. There are also over 320 bird species including the yellow ramped tinker bird, yellow spotted nicator, greenbul, the crowned eagle, the black bee-eater, green-breasted pita, etc. A colorful variety of butterflies and reptiles do also exist. At kanyankyu River Camp, several chimpanzees have been habituated offering tourist the opportunity to view these important apes in their natural setting. The chimpanzees begin coming out of their nests between 5.30 am and 6.30 am. Therefore, it easy to follow them up in their daily activity by 5.30 is.
Have an overnight at SKY TREE HOUSE overlooking the scenic elephant wallow.
Day 5:
At 7.00 am get your breakfast. After a short briefing the guides you will be led through the trails as you look for chimps, mangabeys, buffaloes, and different monkey species. This exercise will take you half a day. After lunch at your hotel you will now head for Queen Elizabeth NP. By evening you will be at the executive Mweya Safari Lodge where you will enjoy a Full Board overnight. You will enjoy a night’s game drive that will lead you to great herds of Uganda kob, hungry lions searching for their prey, the Giant Forest Hog, large herds of elephants and bushbucks. The Wart hog is an amazing site on the Mweya peninsula.
Day 6:
Have an early morning game drive immediately after your breakfast. You be in position to see lions, Giant Forest Hogs, cape buffaloes, deffasa waterbucks, topi, Uganda kobs, leopards, and elephants among others.
In the afternoon, after your lunch, an exciting two-hour boat cruise on the Kazinga channel down to lake Edward will expose you to an opportunity to view herds of hippos as they drink at the water’s edge with other mammals. At the same time, the numerous bird species are an attractive site. This game drive will lead you to Kasenyi track to have an evening game viewing. Bird watching and game viewing will be done with great ease.
Overnight at Mweya Safari Lodge (FB)
Day 7:
After breakfast, with the guide, you move to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest through its Southern site at Ishasha from where you will have lunch by the Ishasha river as you strive to view the famous tree climbing lions. From there you will penetrate Bwindi Impenetrable Forest to have a glimpse of the endangered mountain gorillas. The level of fauna and flora in this area is quite overwhelming. Bird watchers will incredibly enjoy the day! Over 350 bird species are endemic to this park. Bwindi is an ecological island
An overnight at Gorilla Forest Camp/ Buhoma Forest Bandas (FB)
Day 8:
Have a heavy breakfast as you prepare for gorilla trekking. By 8.00 am you shall be at the ranger station where guides will be given to you to guide you through the thick forest as you wade through the undergrowth. As you proceed following traces of dung, nests and eaten shrubs you will eventually land on the gorillas. Bwindi is a home to 326 gorillas almost a half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas. The park also harbors over 346 bird species. Later go back to Gorilla Forest Campfor a rest.
Day 9:
After breakfast cruise through the Kigezi Highlands with its contour terraces that portray beauty found nowhere else in E. Africa. You can have your lunch at Rwizi Arch Hotel and later move to Lake Mburo National Park. The park accommodates several animal species such as buffaloes, elands, zebras, impalas, topi, and hyenas among others.The park also boasts of more than 316 different bird species including the rare shoebill stork, African fin foot, brown chested wattled plover, Abyssinian ground hornbill, white winged warbler, papyrus yellow warbler and tabora cisticola among others.
Have an overnight at Mantana Tented Camp (FB)
Day 10:
After a very early morning breakfast, the ranger guide will take you through a Bush walking experience through the African Wilderness. The walk involves moving through the Savannah grasslands stalking the unsuspecting Zebra and other wildlife, through the Hyena’s Den, on through the swamp and ending at the Lake. Have lunch at the camp and proceed to the Lake Mburo where a speedboat takes you close to the Hippos, crocodiles and other wildlife on Lake Mburo. Return in the evening for dinner at overnight at the Mantana Bush Camp.
Day 11:
After breakfast move back to Kampala en route make a stop-over at the Equator for some photographing and buying yourself a souvenir. Arrive in Kampala in the afternoon and move to Hotel Africana for your lunch and an overnight (FB).
Day 12:
After an early breakfast you will move to the shores of Lake Victoria with the help of a guide before 9.00 am for a boat to Ngamba Island. It takes 50 minutes to reach the Island. At the Island you will visit the home to 39 chimps. You will be briefed before moving to the feeding area where you will be allowed to be involved in feeding them. It is exciting to watch chimps communicating with each other and their keepers. Some of these chimps whistle while others jump and clap for food. (Ensure that you have the necessary inoculation before carrying out any activity at the Island)
Overnight at Ngamba Island Camp (FB)
Day 12:
After breakfast take a forest walk with the chimps. It is really exciting! The playful chimps climb on you, walk holding your hand or clinging on shoulders. In the evening to the mainland at Entebbe.
An overnight at Botanical Beach Hotel(FB)
Day 13:
Enjoy your brekfast as you prepare to be led to Entebbe International Airport for your flight.
NB: Our Itinerary includes:
- Game drives in our luxurious 4*4 safari vehicles
- Accomodation on Full Board (FB) basis
- Boat cruises
- Gorilla permits
- Chimps habituation fees
- Fees for the guides
- Park entry fees
Not included:
Items of a personal nature such as mineral water and beers plus laundry items.