Tour Duration: 7 day(s)/6 night(s)
Group Size: 2 – 8 people
Destination(s): (Entebbe, Kampala, Kibale, Queen, Mburo)
Specialty Categories: Chimp tracking, Boat cruise, Wildlife viewing, Scenic viewing, game walk and cultural walks.
Season: January – December
Tour Customizable: Yes
Day1: Arrival Entebbe-kampala
Day2: Kampala- kibale
Day3: Kibale-queen
Day4: Queen Elizabeth, game drive , Boatcruise
Day5: Queen –Mburo National park
Day6: Mburo National park
Day7: Mburo- Entebbe/ depart
The itinerary suggested below is perfect and we are convinced that you are going to end up absolutely satisfied with this customized safari with Get to African wildlife safaris field Guides/Drivers!
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival – Entebbe -Kampala –
On arrival at the airport, you will be warmly welcomed by your guide from Get to African wildlife who will then transfer you to Kampala for the overnight at
Accommodation
Up-market/Luxury: Serena hotel, Sheraton hotel
Mid-range: Acacia lodge, Hotel Africana
Budget: Red chili, Nexus hotel
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 2: Kampala-Kibale, Bigodi swamp
Today begins with breakfast and later head for Kibale Forest National Park, approximately 4 hours’ drive via Mubende. Kibale Forest is a large protected block of rainforest, which has the highest number of primates in Africa such as Chimpanzees, Grey Cheeked Mangabey, Red Tailed monkey, red colobus monkey, in the afternoon u will drive by our guide to the starting point of the Bigodi swamp Relax in the evening have dinner and overnight at. Accommodation
Up-market/Luxury: Crater safari lodge, primate lodge, Kyaninga lodge
Mid-range: Kibale guest cottages, Chimpanzee guest house
Budget: Kibale forest lodge
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Kibale/Queen Elizabeth 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 south wards into Queen Elizabeth National Park, sightseeing and game viewing enroute. Dinner and overnight at spectacular hotel.
Accommodation
Up-market/Luxury: Mweya safari lodge
Mid-range: Twin lakes safari lodge, Ihamba lakeside lodge, Parkview safari lodge
Budget: Bush lodge, Kazinga channel view lodge.
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4: Queen Elizabeth Park
Have a dawn game drive in Uganda’s best park, where all the big game can be seen in abundance. Famous for elephant lions, leopard’s buffalos, water backs bush backs, warthogs and many others to mention but a few, expect to see some rarer animals like giant forest hog. There are 638 recorded bird species in the park! After lunch, enjoy a boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel which connects Lakes Edward and George, for large numbers of buffalo, crocodile and hippo on a boat trip on the kazinga channel, late in the evening embark on your hotel for dinner and overnight
Day 5: Queen-Mburo
Today’s drive is through what is probably East Africa’s most spectacular scenery, the savanna grassland as you do another safari transferring to lake mburo, the spectaculars view reaches the Kyambura Gorge and the karinzu forests. The afternoon lunch is spent at Agip Motel Mbarara. Drive to Mburo Park with evening game drive around the park tracks and late in the evening proceed to your hotel
Accommodation
Up-market/Luxury: Mihingo lodge, Mantana lodge
Mid-range: Mburo safari lodge, Acadia restaurant
Budget: Eagles nest, Leopard campsite
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
DAY 6: Mburo
After breakfast make an early morning game walk in the park which is an is an extension of the Tanzanian Plains with big herds of Zebra, Impala, Eland , Warthogs ,buffalo and other savannah species. For birders, this is one of the best place to find African Fin foot, Papyrus gonolek, Bush Shrike, etc. laiter in the afternoon head for the boat cruise where you have chances to sport Hippos , crocodiles lots of species of birds like African finfoot,open billed stocks, haddada ibis,and you may have achance to sport a shoebill and many others, alter had back to your hotel for an evening relax.
DAY 7: Mburo- Entebbe/Depart
Return to Kampala, then Entebbe, with lunch enroute and stop over at Equator Uganda before your evening departures home or to the next destination. End of services.
Notes:
The safari package to include:
-Transportation by a 4wd safari vehicle
-Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
-Boat trips
-One chimp permit per person to be secured and paid for in advance
-Park fees
-Primate walk in Kibale
-Cultural visits
-Services on an English speaking Driver/guide.
-Enroute lunches
-Game drives and game walks
-Airport transfers.