9 DAYS PRIMATE SAFARI

OVERVIEW

Watch the chimpanzees playing and the baboons staring curiously at you. An impressive meeting with the gorillas will become an experience of a lifetime.

Day 1

Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our representative(s) who will than transfer you to your accommodation and you will check in. Depending on your time of arrival, our guide(s) will take you on a mini local induction tour (optional), and enjoy your free at leisure time. We also highly recommend that you to exchange your foreign currency that you will use for your own personal purposes to local currency on this every day if possible. After all the mentioned, you will then return to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Day 2

In the morning after breakfast, transfer to Ngamba Island for a close encounter with chimpanzees. After a pleasant Boat Ride you will reach Ngamba Island, where you will be directed to the visitors centre to learn more about the chimps and their lifestyle. You will be able to view and photograph these fascinating apes in their natural environment from only a few meters away. In the afternoon you will take a boat ride back to Entebbe for free at leisure time, dinner and overnight.

Day 3

After breakfast you check out of your accommodation and depart Entebbe and heading West to Kibale via Fort Portal. This lovely town rests in the shadow of the fabled Mountains of the Moon and is famous for the many tea plantations. From Fort Portal we will continue to Kibale National Park for a stay within the tropical forest. Upon arrival, you will check in at your accommodation, enjoy you free at leisure time, dinner and overnight.

Day 4

Today the forest opens its doors for a sensational chimpanzee trekking Experience. Kibale Forest is reputable of having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. You will be guided on a Nature Walk through the tropical rainforest in search of the wild chimpanzee, red-tailed monkey, black-and-white colobus monkey and many others. After a hearty lunch you will transfer to the Bigodi Swamp for another, totally different Nature Walk. The Bigodi Swamp Walk is an initiative of the local community and takes approximately two hours. The swamp is known for its rich diversity of birds and primates. You will then return to your accommodation, dinner, free at leisure and overnight.

Day 5

After breakfast, you will check out of your accommodation and visit the crater lakes area with some stunning views, before continuing to QENP. It is a beautiful route via Kasese, with the Rwenzori Mountains on your right side and the green valley on the left. A Game Drive on our way to the accommodation in the middle of the national park gives us the chance to spot waterbucks, warthogs and other wildlife. Upon arrive you will check in, free at leisure, dinner and overnight.

Day 6

The day begins with an early breakfast then head for the mating ground of the Uganda kobs. You will search for lions, elephants, buffaloes and other wild animals in their natural habitat, before returning for lunch. In the afternoon you will take on a boat cruise along the Kazinga Channel, a natural channel between Lake Edward and Lake George. Thanks to the elephants, buffaloes and hundreds of hippos, this cruise will definitely be one of the highlights of your safari before returning to your accommodation for dinner, free at leisure and overnight.

Day 7

Today the forest opens its doors for a sensational chimpanzee trekking Experience. Kibale Forest is reputable of having the greatest variety and highest concentration of primates in East Africa. You will be guided on a Nature Walk through the tropical rainforest in search of the wild chimpanzee, red-tailed monkey, black-and-white colobus monkey and many others. After a hearty lunch you will transfer to the Bigodi Swamp for another, totally different Nature Walk. The Bigodi Swamp Walk is an initiative of the local community and takes approximately two hours. The swamp is known for its rich diversity of birds and primates. You will then return to your accommodation, dinner, free at leisure and overnight.

Day 8

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will leave for an experience in the Kyambura Wildlife Reserve. Driving through a grassland area, all of a sudden you come across an amazing gorge of a hundred meters deep, covered with tropical rainforest. You will hike into the gorge of the Kyambura River in search of the wild chimpanzees. Later we will leave Queen Elizabeth National Park and head towards Bwindi. The scenic route runs through a verdant countryside while you pass traditional homesteads and farms, arriving in Bwindi later in the evening, checking in at your accommodation, having dinner, free at leisure and overnight.

Day 9

After an early morning breakfast you will check out of your accommodation and start the long but rewarding drive back to Kampala. On our way we will pass Mpigi village, famous for the Royal Drums Makers and of course the Ugandan Equator, where you can take pictures and shop for a souvenir. With lunch on our way we will reach Kampala at the end of the day, check in at your new accommodation, and have free at leisure time, dinner and overnight.