14 Days Uganda Gorillas and Chimpanzee Safari

On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, Ganyana safari driver/guide will meet and greet then transfer you to your accommodation in Entebbe in order for you relax after the long journey. Enjoy the cool breeze of the lake as you relax from your hotel.

Ganyana safari driver/ guide will pick you from the hotel very early in the morning then begin a drive to Murchison Falls Uganda’s largest and oldest national park, four of the big five can be spotted here – Lion, Buffalo, Elephant, Leopard and many other animals with a stopover at Nakasongola where you will have lunch then transfer to Ziwa Rhino sanctuary, an asylum to the Rhinos. Enjoy a glimpse of the white Rhino alongside some birding around the vicinity and later continue on the road to Murchison falls National Park. Later Head to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

On this day you will enjoy breakfast in the wilderness. Head out for an early morning game driver at 6.00 am, you will spot animals like lions, elephants, buffalos, leopard among others. Later enjoy an afternoon boat cruise on the placid Victoria Nile to the bottom of the magnificent Murchison Falls where the Nile plunges through a narrow crevice. You will be able to see the Nile crocodile, bloat of hippos and a variety of bird species. Later in the evening game drive in the Northern sector of the park on a good day, you will see animals like buffaloes, antelopes, lions, elephants and many more. Bird species may include the Black chest snake Eagle, blue napped mouse birds, the secretary bird and many more. You will enjoy a campfire at the lodge after dinner among others and different bird species. Head back to the lodge for lunch.

Early morning after breakfast, Head to the top of the falls. Then continue driving through the undulating highlands of Southwestern Uganda on our way to the greener and beautiful Fort Portal area. Have lunch in fort portal. Reach the park and go for nature walk in Bigodi Swamp. Head to the Lodge and relax, later have dinner and overnight.

Our day starts with an early breakfast before meeting our tour guide on a briefing of chimpanzee trekking in Kibale forest. We then head off on foot to track the chimpanzees of Kibale national park, home of an impressive 500 chimpanzees. The dense jungles are considered the best place to view chimpanzees in Africa. The chimpanzees are commonly found feeding on fig tree fruits in the game park. The guided walk offers a great opportunity to learn more about chimpanzees and other primates along with the various creatures of the jungle. Kibale national park covers 795km squared mostly equatorial rainforest terrain. This national park is home to numerous forest wildlife species, boasting one of the highest concentrations of primates in the world. The 13 primate species include black and white colobus monkeys etc. Head back to the lodge for relaxation and later a enjoy campfire.

Today, you will wake up ready for breakfast and check out of your lodge. You will then embark on a journey to Queen Elizabeth national park. You will arrive ready for lunch and later on the evening, pay a visit to the salt lakes of Katwe and tour the local community. You will head to the lodge, have dinner and overnight.

At 6.00 a.m wake up for an early morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park exploring the area along Kasenyi and Queens’s Mile. Wildlife sightings include elephants, lions, buffaloes, Uganda Kobs, waterbucks, warthogs and various bird species, after head back to the lodge for breakfast. In the afternoon, you will embark on a two- hour boat trip on Kazinga channel, getting up close to hippos, buffalos and other wildlife. The boat trip offers excellent bird watching opportunities as well as the chance to see elephants, warthogs and kobs. The banks of the channel are home to a rich variety of wildlife. This ride will leave you with an amazing experience on water. When back on the shores, you can still have an evening game drive which is optional, then ride back to the lodge for dinner and night.

This morning, you will check out of the lodge and set out for a game drive in the Ishasha area bracing yourself for a chance to see the rare tree-climbing lions. The climbing lions can be seen lounging in the fig trees during mid- morning as they rest from the previous night strenuous hunt! After proceed to Bwindi Impenetrable forest National Park in preparation for your next day Gorilla trek.

After an early morning breakfast, you will drive to the park headquarters for briefing with your packed lunch and later go for gorilla trekking, this could take 4-8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. After trekking, meet your driver and transfer back to the hotel where you will unwind as you reflect on the memorable gorilla trek. You will enjoy a campfire at the lodge.

After breakfast, you will depart for Lake Bunyonyi, which is one of the deepest lakes in Africa. Lake Bunyonyi has almost 32 Islands and is a good stop over for relaxation from trekking Mountain Gorillas. Upon arrival, you will go on a boat ride, which will enable you visit most of the islands on the Lake. Each Island is named according to the bird species found on the Island and some were named because of their purposes for example the Punishment Island, which is the smallest and was used by the Bakiga people to drop their girls who got pregnant before marriage. You will also learn a lot more about the Islands and the people that inhabit them and after the Boat ride, return back to the Lodge for relaxation while you watch the beautiful sunset.

After breakfast, you will enjoy a scenic drive from Lake Bunyonyi to Entebbe. Transfer back to Entebbe and make an enroute stopover at the Equator. Buy some souvenirs and take pictures for remembrance. Later continue with your journey back to Entebbe.

You will after breakfast, enjoy White water rafting on the Nile, speed boat ride or tubing on the Nile that. Enjoy more of adrenaline drifting on the Nile right at its source. After these activities you will embark on your journey back to Entebbe. Head back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Transfer to Mabamba Swamp on the shores of Lake Victoria. At Mabamba Swamp, you will set out on the water in a local canoe guided by an expert birder. You will explore the swamp in search of the infamous Shoebill Stork, the Grey Crowned Crane, Uganda’s National Bird, Saddle-billed Stork, African Fish Eagle and Malachite Kingfisher. Later you will be transferred to Entebbe international Airport in time for your air transfer back home.