Tour Overview
6 Days Chimpanzee safari tours & Wildlife Tour is Uganda’s most recommended wildlife safari, for tourist seeking for pure wildlife safari visiting Uganda’s top spectacular Wildlife parks including Murchison Falls to see all the Big four. Visit Murchison falls National Park, Kibale Forest National Park for a glance at the rare primates of Africa and down in to Queen Elizabeth National Pak. Our 6 Days Chimpanzee & Wildlife Tour exceeds your wildlife safari expectations in Africa visiting Uganda’s most popular safari destination while enjoying the best panoramic views of the great Murchison Falls and Kazinga Channel amidst Hippos, Buffalo and Elephants.
Tour Highlights
- Road Trip to Western Uganda
- Kibale Forest Chimpanzee Tracking
- Gorilla Trekking Jungle Safari in Bwindi
- Nature Treks & Jungle Safari
DETAILED ITINERARY:
Day 1: Kampala- Murchison Falls
In the morning after breakfast drive north-west through the famous Luwero Triangle and, travel to Murchison Falls.
Meals and overnight stay at Para Safari Lodge (luxury), Murchison River Lodge (mid-range or Red Chili Rest Camp (budget facility) Meal plan F/B.
Day 2: Murchison Falls National Park
Begin the day with a cup of African Coffee. Your guide will help you spot Elephant, Lion, Cape buffalo, Rothschild’s giraffe, hartebeest, Waterbuck, Oribi, Bushbuck, Bohor reedbuck, hyena and if you are lucky, the leopard. Return to the hotel for breakfast and lunch. After lunch, go for a boat safari upstream the calm Victoria Nile to the base of the falls stopping just tens of meters from the “Devil’s Cauldron”. En-route, marvel at the toothsome hippos, crocodiles and over this 17 km stretch you may see elephant, waterbuck and Uganda Kob crocodile. This is also a zone of many bird species like Goliath heron, Egyptian goose, pelican bee-eater, kingfisher, hornbill, cormorant and the rare shoebill stork. There you leave the boat and start your – quite heavy – hike to the Top of the Falls (approx. 1 hour). See where the world’s longest river explodes violently through a narrow cleft in the Rift Valley escarpment to plunge into a frothing pool 43m below. Your driver/guide will be waiting for you to bring you back to the lodge. Meals and overnight stay at Paraa Safari Lodge (luxury), Murchison River Lodge (mid Lodge) or Red Chili Rest Camp (budget facility) Meal plan F/B
Day 3: Murchison Falls-Kibale
All day drive south via Hoima to Fort Portal through verdant countryside and past traditional homesteads and farms along Albertine Rift escarpments. Fort-Portal rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon. Overnight and meals at Kyaninga lodge (High end facility), Primate Lodge –Forest cottages (Mid facility) or Chimpanzee guest house (Budget facility) Meal plan (F/B) L, D)
Day 4: Kibale Chimpanzee Trekking -Queen Elizabeth National Park
Early morning trek for chimpanzees. Kibale is the best reserve in Africa to view chimps, a thick jungle with a towering canopy. In the afternoon, drive to the south into Queen Elizabeth National Park, sightseeing and game viewing enroute. Overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge/Mazike Lodge (Lodge facility) or Enganzi lodge (Mid range facility) or Simba Safari Camp (Budget facility) Meal plan (F/B)
Day 5: Queen Elizabeth National Park
Begin your day with a cup of coffee. Early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queens Mile makes visitors encounter elephants, buffalo, water bucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda Kobs lakes and a variety of birds. Return to the lodge for breakfast and lunch. After lunch, a two hour boat trip along the famous Kazinga channel is worthwhile an opportunity to see Hippo, Buffalo, Kobs, Elephants, warthogs etc. This trip also enables visitor chance to see spectacular birds. Overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge/Mazike Lodge (Luxury facility) or Enganzi lodge (Mid range facility) or Simba Safari Camp (Budget facility) Meal plan (F/B)
Day 6: Queen Elizabeth NP-Kampala/Entebbe
Morning start with your breakfast ready for guided Chimpanzee/primate walk along Kyambura Gorge to look for habituated chimps through the gorge. After primate walk, proceed to Igongo Cultural village this is more rewarding and amazing as you visit the Ankole museum. Lunch break is made at Agip Motel Mbarara. Later continue to Masaka with a stopover at the Equator for photography before heading back to Kampala or Entebbe to catch up you fly back home or to your next destination. Meal plan [half board] End of safari
The 6 Days Chimpanzee safari tours & Wildlife Tour includes:-
- Transportation by a 4wd vehicle
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
- Igongo cultural village visit
- Boat trips
- Park fees
- 01 litre of COMPLEMENTARY mineral water per person per day
- Ground Transportation by a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Relevant Government Taxes.
- Kibale Chimpanzee and Kyambura Gorge chimp Permits
- Community visits
- Services of English speaking Driver/guide.
- En-route lunches
- Game drives
- Airport transfer, as long as your flight is on the same day on which the safari ends.
Exclusions:
- Airfares
- Visa Fees
- Personal Insurance
- Expenses of personal nature such as; drinks, tips, laundry, telephone, cigarettes, accommodation & meals not indicated in the itinerary and optional activities.
