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7-Day Chimpanzee, Gorillas and Big 5 Safari

Uganda
7 Days / 6 Nights
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From $5044 per person

Overview

This 7-day chimpanzee, gorilla, and Big 5 safari encompasses three popular national parks in Uganda: Kibale National Park for chimpanzee trekking, Queen Elizabeth National Park for big game & wildlife viewing, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for the Gorilla Trekking Expedition. After these incredible and tiresome adventures, the tour winds down with a relaxation experience at Lake Bunyonyi—Africa's second deepest lake set in a cool atmosphere with fascinating scenery.

Comfort Level
Tour Start
Tour End
Tour Type
Transport
Mid-Range
Entebbe
Entebbe
Private Tour
Safari Vehicles (4x4 Jeeps or Land Cruisers)

Included

  • Park Fees
  • All Shown Activities
  • Meals & Drinks As Specified Day By Day
  • Professional Guide/Driver
  • All Listed Transport
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Hotel Transfers

Excluded

  • Domestic Flights
  • International Flights
  • Accommodation Before/After Safari
  • Staff Tips
  • Personal Expenses (Travel Insurance, Visa ees Etc.)
  • Government Tax/Fee Increases

Day by Day Activities

Have an early breakfast; pick-up from your hotel by Simba African Expeditions' driver/guide. Travel westward through Mityana-Kyenjojo and get to Fort Portal. Thereafter, continue for another 45 minutes and get to your accommodation for check-in, and then have lunch at the lodge. Later, you head out for the nature walk in the Bigodi Swampland. There is a lot of wildlife to enjoy, including primates, a number of monkey species, and lots of birds and butterflies. Then return to the booked lodge for dinner, and overnight is at the lodge.

Accommodation: Isunga Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Lunch, Dinner, Bottle Water
Main Destination: Kibale National Park

Have an early breakfast at 6.30am; thereafter, transfer to the park offices to convene with other travelers for briefing, and thereafter, start the trek into Kibale Forest National Park to find the chimpanzees. After the exciting experience in the forest, return to meet your driver guide and transfer to your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Isunga Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bottle Water
Main Destination: Kibale National Park

After an early breakfast, check out and travel to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Check in at your accommodation to refresh and have lunch. Later transfer to the Kazinga Channel for a boat ride. Enjoy an array of wildlife and birds lining the banks of the channel, including hippos, buffaloes, elephants, antelopes, and monitor lizards, and afterward go for a brief game drive. Return and transfer to your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bottle Water
Main Destination: Queen Elizabeth National Park

Early breakfast, check out of the accommodation, and head out for the early morning game drive to catch the nocturnal animals and hunters. Drive to the southern sector of the park called Ishasha, popular for the tree-climbing lions and lots of big game, including large herds of elephants and buffaloes, kobs, topis, waterbucks, leopards, hyenas, and wonderful scenery. The game lasts approximately 3 hours, then you check out of the park and travel to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Lunch is en route, and dinner is at your booked accommodation in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bottle Water

Have an early cup of tea/coffee, pick up a packed lunch and enough drinking water, and transfer to the park offices to allocate a gorilla family and be briefed by the rangers. Thereafter, transfer to the start of the trek and head into the thick jungles to find these great apes. After an hour of observing and photographing the mountain gorillas, return to meet your driver, transfer to the accommodation to refresh, then go for an evening visit to the Batwa community. Dinner and overnight at the booked lodge.

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bottle Water

After breakfast, check out and drive northwards to Lake Bunyonyi. After checking in at your accommodation, refreshing, and lunch, set out for a canoe ride on Lake Bunyonyi and explore the series of islands dotting the lake while enjoying the wonderful scenery of terraces and cool atmosphere. Lunch is at the booked accommodation. You can hike the highlands and visit the local communities along the highlands. Return to your booked accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Bottle Water

After breakfast in the morning, check out and drive back to Kampala/Entebbe. Lunch is en route in Mbarara. Another stop is made at the Equator point for some photo moments. Continue to Kampala and drop off at your hotel or transfer to Entebbe International Airport.

Accommodation: No Accommodation
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch

Important Notice

  1. This tour is operated by Simba African Expeditions, not by Safarivendors.com.
  2. If the suggested primary accommodation is unavailable, alternative of a similar standard will be provided.
  3. Any requests for changes to the tour operator may price subject to change based on modifications.
  4. The tour operator reserves the right to alter prices listed on SafariVendors.com.
  5. Each tour operator has their own cancellation and refund policy.
  6. Travelers are strongly recommended to purchase comprehensive travel insurance.

Starting From

$5044

Price varies by group size

Safari Types: Private Tour

Offices In: Kampala, Uganda

Team Size: 5

Member of: AUTO,UTB

Destinations: Rwanda, Uganda

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