7 Days Uganda Gorilla & Chimpanzee safari

7days Uganda Gorilla, Chimpanzee and Wildlife safari.
The 7 Days Uganda Gorilla & Chimpanzee safari is a fabulous one that can’t leave you the same all through. This involves breathe taking moments with the famous mountain Gorillas of Bwindi Impenetrable national in the south western Uganda, the human closest relatives; the Chimpanzees of Kibale National park and Uganda’s most visited park ; Queen Elizabeth National park for the Big game animals and others such as elephants, buffalos, lions, antelopes and leopards on a lucky day. Not forgetting marvelous boat cruises on the Kazinga channel that also rewards you with spectacular views of water animals such as hippos, buffalos while in water or on the water banks. You will also observe a number of bird species. This is one of the fascinating Uganda safaris that you don’t need to miss out on your trip to Uganda or Rwanda.

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Tour highlights for the 7 Days Uganda Gorilla & Chimpanzee safari

Programme for the 7 Days Uganda Gorilla & Chimpanzee safari

Day 1: Transfer to Kibale Forest National park
After morning breakfast at your hotel in Kampala, you will be warmly be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief and transfer you to Kibale national park. While on your way, you will enjoy spectacular views of the green tea plantations and continue to Fortpotal the Tourism city for lunch. After lunch proceed to your booked lodge in the park for dinner and overnight.

Destination: Kibale forest National park
Accommodation Options: Ndali lodge (luxury), Primate Lodge (Midrange), Kibale forest Camp (Budget)
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner.

Day 2: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Swamp walk
Early morning after breakfast, you will go to the park headquarters for briefing on Chimpanzee tracking and then proceed to the forest in search for the amazing chimps. During the search, you will have an opportunity see L’Hoest monkeys, Black and white colobus monkeys, grey checked Mangabey, red tailed monkeys, the bush babies, a variety of forest bird species which including  green breasted pitta, rumped tinker bird, yellow spotted nicator, and the green breasted pitta and beautiful colored butterflies . After tracking experience, get back to the information Centre and meet with your driver guide for a transfer to the lodge for lunch. After lunch, go for a swamp walk in Bigodi for more exploration of many bird species, the great blue turuco, baboons and many others. After, return back to your lodge and retire for dinner and overnight.

Destination: Kibale forest National park
Accommodation Option: Ndali lodge (luxury), Primate Lodge (midrange), Kibale Forest Camp (Budget)
Meal plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National park
Wakes up have your morning breakfast at leisure and later start your transfer journey to Queen Elizabeth national park through Kasese and Rubirizi districts of western Uganda. You can either have your packed lunch or have your lunch at the lodge in Queen Elizabeth national. On arrival make park entry payments and continue to your lodge. After checking in, get to Kazinga channel for an afternoon boat cruise for rewarding sights of hippos, elephants, crocodiles and water bird species. Get back to your lodge after the boat cruise for dinner and overnight stay.

Destination: Queen Elizabeth National park
Accommodation options:  Katara Lodge/Mweya safari lodge (Luxury), Kasenyi Safari Camp/Ihamba Safari Lodge (Moderate), Simba safari camp (Budget)
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

Day 4: Morning game drive and Boat cruise in Queen Elizabeth National park
Wake up early morning have your breakfast and set out to the park to catch up with noctanols that are active at night like the leopards as they are still feeding and other animals as they are just waking to begin feeding . The other game animals that you will not miss out include; water bucks, Uganda Kobs, elephants, buffaloes, lions, and warthogs as well as various bird species. After the drive, you will get back to your lodge for lunch, and later head for an afternoon boat cruise that will last for 2 hours along Kazinga channel that connects Lake George and Lake Edward, while on the boat you will have amazing sights of Hippos, crocodiles, buffaloes, warthogs, elephants, kobs among others and also a collection of birds like the malachite kingfishers, pink backed pelicans, on the banks and in trees. After the great adventure, you will get back to your lodge and retire for dinner and an overnight.

Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Accommodation options: Katara Lodge/Mweya safari lodge (Luxury), Kasenyi Safari Camp/Ihamba Safari Lodge (Moderate), Simba safari camp (Budget)
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Day 5: Morning Game drive and Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable national park
After a delicious breakfast at your lodge, check out of the lodge with your packed lunch and proceed for a game to the park and through Ishasha sector for famous tree climbing lions as you continue to Bwindi impenetrable national park. Arriving late afternoon and check into your booked lodge for dinner and overnight.

Destination: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National park
Accommodation Options: Buhoma lodge (luxury), Bakiga lodge (Midrange), Ruhija Gorilla friends camp (Budget)
Meal plan: Lunch and dinner.

Day 6: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park
After a wonderful breakfast at the lodge , get to the park headquarters for briefing on Gorilla trekking and later embark into the forest in search for the mountain gorillas  Enjoy watching mountain gorillas play, move as mother gorillas carry and play with their little ones, jump on tree branches and feed. Enjoy the wonderful experience as take memorable photos. After the incredible experience, return to the park headquarters with a ranger guide to meet your trip driver guide for transfer to the lodge relax, and refresh up for dinner and overnight.

Destination: Bwindi impenetrable National park
Accommodation Option: Buhoma lodge (luxury), Bakiga lodge (midrange), Gorilla friends’ camp (budget)
Meal plan: Breakfast lunch and dinner.

Day 7: Return back to Kampala.
After a wonderful 6 days adventure, have a tasty breakfast at your lodge and start your transfer journey back to Kampala with Equator stopover in Kayabwe and lunch break in Masaka. Arriving in Kampala late in the afternoon for transfers to your hotel or Entebbe International Airport.

Destination: Kampala/ Entebbe
Accommodation Option: Not included
Meal Option: Break and lunch.

End of 7 days Gorilla, Chimpanzee and wildlife Uganda safari.

Tour inclusions

  • Gorilla permits
  • Chimpanzee permits
  • Lunch enroute
  • Boat and game drives
  • Park entry fees
  • All safari accommodation on full board
  • Bigodi swamp
  • Equator experiments
  • Full time English speaking driver guide
  • And all activities as mentioned in the itinerary

Price Exclusions

  • International flight fare
  • Entry Visas
  • Laundry services
  • Tips
  • Alcoholic Drinks
  • Kampala hotel fees
  • And all optional activities.