Overview
This 7 days tour takes you to Kibale, Bwindi and Lake Mburo National Parks, Kibale is mostly known for its chimp tracking and its home of a lot of primate species. You will still go to Bigodi swamp where you do birding.Bwindi National park is known best for gorillas, these gorillas are interesting to see that will leave you with the best memories ever for a wonderful experience. Other mammals include buffaloes, black-fronted duikers, leopards, bushbucks, forest hogs and elephants. And Lake Mburo National Park is the smallest National Park in Uganda. You may be in position to see a lot of mammals like Zebras, Impala, buffaloes and many species, birding will also be done with in the park.
Safari Highlights
Day 1: Kampala to Kibale National Park.
Day 2: Chimp trekking in Kibale
Day 3: Kibale to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 4: Gorilla Tracking-Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Day 5: From Bwindi to Lake Mburo
Day 6: Game drive and Boat cruise
Day 7: Return to Kampala
Trip Itinerary
Day1: Kampala-Kibale National park
Depart from Kampala to kibale National Park, the drive will take around 6-7hours, you will have lunch in Fortpotal. Kibale National park is one of the best tourist destination in Africa particularly Uganda. The Park is located in south Uganda protecting moist ever green rain forest. The park is with in districts of Kaborole and Kamwenge, Kibale has one of the highest concentration of primate in Africa. You will have an overnight atNdali lodge/ kanyankyu ecological Centre/ Mountain of the moon/ Primate lodge/ Kyaninga lodge/ Fort Motel.
Day2: Chimp trekking Tour
After breakfast you will go for chimp trekking, during the trekking you may spot primates like black and white colobus monkeys, return to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon depending on whether you are still energetic go for a nature walking at Bigodi sanctuary, it has fauna and flora. Overnight at Ndali lodge/ kanyankyu ecological Centre/ Mountain of the moon/ Primate lodge/ Kyaninga lodge/ Fort Motel.
Day 3:Kibale National Park to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After breakfastproceed to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Bwindi impenetrable National park is located in East Africa in southern western part of Uganda. Bwindi is located on the Eastern edge of Albertine rift valley along the Democratic Republic of Congo which borders next to the Virunga National park. Bwindi is known for its Mountain Gorillas of about 340 individual in the rain forest known as the Bwindi population, which makes up almost half of all the mountain gorillas in the world. You will spend your night at Buhoma community Rest camp/ Silver back lodge/ Gorilla forest camp/ Mahogany springs/ Nkuringo Gorilla campsite.
Day 4: Mountain Gorilla tracking.
Take breakfast, then head to the park headquarters for briefing, orientation and meeting the guides, you will then be separated into groups depending on which gorilla group given. The guide will lead you through the gorilla paths in the thick bwindi Impenetrable rain forests searching for gorillas. Once gorillas are tracked you will be given one hour interaction and taking photos. You will have packed lunch ready with you, after tracking depending on time you may take a community walk to visit the native Batwa community and have cultural entertainment. You will have a second night at Buhoma community Rest camp/ Silver back lodge/ Gorilla forest camp/ Mahogany springs/ Nkuringo Gorilla campsite.
Day 5: Bwindi National Park to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast drive to Lake Mburo National Park, this park is an extension of the Tanzanian plains with big herds of Elanda, Zebras,Impala and other ungulates. For bird watchers, this is one of the best places to find the African fin foot and papyrius bush shrike.
After lunch, go for a boat ride on Lake Mburo where the national park derives its name for viewing a variety of water birds as well as water animals, and some game that is usually sighted drinking water on the edge of the lake. An overnight atMantana Tented Camp /Mburo safari lodge/ Mihingo safari lodge/ Mburo Eagles Nest Camp.
Day 6: Explore Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast take a guided nature walk in the park and later return to the lodge for breakfast and relaxation as we wait for lunch. After lunch, go for a game drive through the park in search of plain game like Impala, Elanda, Zebras, hippos, crocodiles, and a variety of birds especially the water birds that also dwell in the swamps surrounding Lake Mburo. An overnight at Mantana Tented Camp /Mburo safari lodge/ Mihingo safari lodge/ Mburo Eagles Nest Camp.
Day 7: Lake Mburo National Park to Entebbe
After breakfast, we shall have a game drive enroute as we head back to Kampala. We will have a brief stop at the equator for photographs, crafts as well as refreshment and then proceed to Kampala, this journey takes about 4 to 6 hours depending on the number of stops we make.
The Safari Price quotations include: Transport with fuel, an English-Speaking driver, Water within the Vehicle, accommodation, park fees, boat fee and all meals. It however doesn’t include alcoholic drinks, laundry, and any additional personal purchases.
End of the Safari