8 Days Uganda Wildlife, Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
8 Days Uganda Wildlife, Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari : Take an 8 Days Uganda Wildlife, Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari and get a chance see the Big Five animals in Uganda including white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, lions, leopards, elephants and buffalos in Murchison Falls and Queen Elizabeth National Parks. During this 8 Days Uganda Safari by Explore Rwanda Tours, you will also encounter mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable national park and chimpanzees in Kibale national park.
Highlights for 8 Days Uganda Wildlife, Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari.
Day 1; Pickup and Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. (5 Hours)
Day 2: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Day 5: Lion Tracking Experience/Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi National Park (4-5 Hours)
Day 7: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
Day 8; Transfer to Kampala to connect for your flight
Detailed Itinerary for 8 Days Uganda Wildlife, Gorilla and Chimpanzee Trekking Safari.
Day 1; Pickup and Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park. (5 Hours)
Our driver guide will meet you at your hotel and drive to Murchison Falls National Park with a stopover at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary for rhino tracking and lunch in Masindi town. Proceed to Murchison falls arriving in the afternoon.
This is the largest park in Uganda, covering almost 4000 km2, and is one of the most spectacular parks in all of Africa. There are the incredible falls from which the park takes its name, rugged savannah, dense woodland and spectacular wildlife. Drive to the Top of the falls where you will have an up-close view of the world’s most powerful waterfalls, ‘Murchison Falls.’ Check in to your hotel, relax, have dinner and overnight stay at Pakuba Safari Lodge (Midrange)/ Paraa Safari Lodge (Luxury)
Day 2: Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
A full day of game viewing at Murchison; begin with a morning game drive, on the lookout for elephant, buffalo, giraffe, antelope, lion, leopard and jackal. If luck is really on our side, we may encounter one of Murchison’s few cheetahs.
In the afternoon, you will take a boat trip to the base of the 43m high falls. This is also a good opportunity to spot a few of Murchison’s 460 bird species including the shoebill stork and goliath heron. You will also see one of Africa’s densest hippo and crocodile populations. Dinner and overnight at Pakuba Safari Lodge (Midrange)/ Paraa Safari Lodge (Luxury) as above.
Day 3: Transfer to Kibale National Park
You will have breakfast and then drive to Kibale. En-route, you will visit the Amabere ganyinamwiru stalagmites and waterfalls site in Fort Portal with an optional hike to the crater lakes. Have lunch and proceed to Kibale arriving late afternoon. Dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee Guesthouse Lodge (Midrange)/ Chimpudu Lodge (Luxury)
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Take early morning breakfast and go for briefing and start chimpanzee trekking. Kibale Forest National Park is one of the best safari destinations in Africa for chimpanzee tracking. Kibale’s 795km2 National Park contains one of the most beautiful and with the most varying tracts of tropical forest in the whole of Uganda. This is place to a number of forest wildlife, most especially 13 species of primate coupled with chimpanzees.
After trekking you will have lunch and embark on a 4 hours’ drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese District which is the second largest savanna park in Uganda. Arrive in the evening and check into your lodge for dinner and overnight stay at Elephant Hub Lodge- Midrange/ Elephant Plains Lodge (Luxury)
Day 5: Lion Tracking Experience/Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise
After breakfast, you will set off for an early morning breakfast and head out for a Lion tracking experience/morning game drive in Kisenyi sector where you will have the chance to view a variety of wildlife including buffalos, topi, waterbucks, reedbucks, elephants, hyenas, kobs and lions if you are lucky. You also can do an optional lion tracking experience. You will be accompanied by a team of expert as you track a pride of lions in the park. The activity starts at 5am in the morning and takes approximately 4 hours or more depending on the location of the lions in the park. This activity will later be followed by a short game drive in Kasenyi area of the park. Expect lots of animals including; elephants, Lions, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, Uganda kobs among others.
In the afternoon, you will go for a boat cruise down the Kazinga Channel for some more incredible game viewing. You will see countless hippos, buffalos and a vast array of birds, perhaps including the African Fish Eagle and shoebill stork. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight at Elephant Hub Lodge- Midrange/ Elephant Plains Lodge (Luxury)
Day 6: Transfer to Bwindi National Park (4-5 Hours)
You will make a morning game drive in the park, in hope of seeing more lions and the elusive leopard. Then say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth and head down to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park with lunch en-route and arrive in Bwindi in the later afternoon. Check in, unwind, dinner and overnight at Buhoma Haven Lodge (Midrange)/ Mahogany Springs -Luxury
Day 7: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi
After an early morning breakfast, you will depart with your packed lunch and proceed to the park headquarters for briefing and take to the forest for Uganda gorilla trekking! Your child can spend that time at the hotel or in the company of a guide as they visit around. Gorilla Trekking can take an hour or four depending on the movement of the gorillas.
The time remaining after visiting the gorillas can either be spent relaxing and remembering the trek or hiking in the foothills and visiting local communities. Dinner and overnight at Buhoma Haven Lodge (Midrange)/ Mahogany Springs (Luxury) as above
Day 8; Transfer to Kampala to connect for your flight
After an early cup of coffee, you will embark on your journey back to Kampala. You will have a brief stop at the equator for photography and experimentation and an en route lunch in Mbarara arriving in the evening for your scheduled flight back home. End of Tour!
