8 Days Chimpanzee Tracking safari & gorilla, wildlife trip
per person
8 Days Chimpanzee, gorilla Tracking safari & wildlife trip is personalized to your own style of travel. This tour covers both the African savanna wildlife beauty and the charming rainforest wilderness. This custom made African tour safari starts in Entebbe, international airport and takes you through Uganda’s most popular savanna national park, Queen Elizabeth national park, where you’ll take wild game viewing and a boat cruise expedition on the Kazinga channel to spot some of the African big five like the elephant, lion, buffalo, hippo, large herds of antelope and some rare species of birds. You’ll then be challenged to track the mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Sighting the mountain gorillas and tracking chimpanzees is the chief highpoint of this tour.
Price Will Include
- Gorilla permit at Bwindi one per person
- Chimpanzee permit at Kibale Park
- Transportation in 4×4 safari car
- Fuel for the entire trip
- Park entrance fees in the parks
- Bird watching while on tour
- Guided game viewing in the park
- Launch cruise in two national parks
- Warm lunches during transfer days
- Safe drinking mineral water
- All meals on the tour at the lodges
- English speaking driver-guide
- Accommodation for 7 nights
- Airport / Hotel transfers
Price Will Exclude:
- Air ticket and visa fees
- Soft sodas and alcoholic drinks
- Extra activities out of itinerary
- And other personal items/expenses
View Full Travel Itinerary Day By Day
Day 1: Arrival at Entebbe airport OR pick up from hotel in Kampala - drive to Murchison
In the morning, you will meet our company representative-guide, He will be transfer you to Murchison falls national Park. The biggest and largest national park in Uganda. Known as the most powerful waterfall. You will have en-route lunch and visit the ziwa rhino sanctuary. Upon arrival, you will have Dinner and peaceful overnight in Murchison falls national park. Safari lodge: (Paraa safari lodge / Kabalega wildness / Redchill rest camp).
Accommodation type: ( Luxury / Mid-range / Budget ).
Day 2: Morning game drive and afternoon launch cruise to the Bottom of the falls.
On this day, take pleasure in a morning game drive towards the Albert and Victoria Nile and experience a great deal of wildlife and birds. Along the way, look out for herds of elephants, giraffes, antelopes, the Uganda Kobs, buffaloes, waterbucks, lions, and several bird species. Later on in the day after lunch, embark on a launch cruise to the base of the falls. This 3 hour cruise from Paraa is a rewarding trip that will expose you to many various wildlife species like hippos, crocodiles, elephants (though quite occasional along this side) and a variety of the bird life that may include the African fish eagles. You will then return to the lodge for wonderful dinner and peaceful overnight. Safari lodge: (Paraa safari lodge / Kabalega wildness / Redchill rest camp). Accommodation type: ( Luxury / Mid-range / Budget ).
Day 3: Going on to Kibale forest park - capital world of primates
After a healthy breakfast, you will be transferred to Kibale forest National Park, the capital world of primates. Such as chimpanzee, baboons and monkeys, with en-route lunch meals. Upon arrival, you will check in at your lodge for dinner and peaceful overnight. Safari lodge: (Primate lodge / Kibale safari lodge / Chimpanzee guest house). Accommodation type: ( Luxury / Mid-range / Budget ).
Day 4: Morning Chimpanzee tracking and afternoon going on to Queen Elizabeth park
After morning breakfast, you will get ready, along with your packed lunches to embark on the activity. The park’s site guide will take you through this adventurous experience where you may be blessed with enormous encounters of various forest primates like the black faced colobus monkeys, baboons and other forest species. Later, embark on the afternoon drive to Queen Elizabeth park. Queen Elizabeth National park presently boosts the highest biodiversity rating of any game park in Uganda with its dense swamps, beautiful crater lakes, open savannah and rain forest, the park is gifted with almost 100 species of mammals. Upon arrival, you will check in for dinner and peaceful overnight. Safari lodge: (Mweya safari lodge / Enganzi lodge / Mweya hostel). Accommodation type: ( Luxury / Mid-range / Budget ).
Day 5: Game viewing and afternoon boat cruise
At the park, you shall enjoy a game drive towards the Kasenyi plains which may reward you with sightings of the various animals like huge herds of the Ugandan kob, elephants, leopard, lion, buffalos, warthogs and antelope etc. Later after lunch, you will embark on a boat cruise on Kaziga channel. This is very rewarding with the aquatic animals like crocodiles, hippos and many bird species like black bee carmine bee eaters and black bee eaters, Lesser Swamp-Warbler, Striated Heron among others. You will return to the lodge for dinner and peaceful overnight at the lodge. Safari lodge: (Mweya safari lodge / Enganzi lodge / Mweya hostel). Accommodation type: ( Luxury / Mid-range / Budget ).
Day 6: Going on to Bwindi forest - Home of giant Gorillas
You will wake up and have morning breakfast, then drive around the Ishasha sector, you may have a chance to see tree climbing lions. Upon arrival, you will check in at your lodge Dinner and Overnight at the lodge. Safari lodge: (Gorilla resort / Silverback lodge / Buhoma rest camp). Accommodation type: ( Luxury / Mid-range / Budget ).
Day 7: Gorilla tracking - The great memorable experience.
After morning breakfast, you will get ready, along with your packed lunches to embark on the lifetime memorable experience in this magnificent forest for gorilla tracking. The trail you use may reward you with exciting moments of the giant mountain gorillas ‘this will be a reward of the ultimate gorilla experience’ as well as other primates that inhabit the forest. If time allows, you will have an evening community walk. Return for dinner and rest. Safari lodge: (Gorilla resort / Silverback lodge / Buhoma rest camp). Accommodation type: ( Luxury / Mid-range / Budget ).
Day 8: Return back to Kampala OR depart at Entebbe airport
After morning healthy breakfast, prepare for the journey back to Kampala heading to Entebbe, you will enjoy warm lunch along the way, and dinner at the hotel in Kampala. Either you will be dropped at the airport for departure.