This 4-day wildlife Queen safari and Kibale chimpanzee tour shall take you to both Queen Elizabeth and Kibale National Parks, for an amazing wildlife safari experience.
Wildlife Queen Safari Itinerary:
Day 1: Kampala- Queen Elizabeth
Our driver-guide picks you up from Kampala at your hotel or place of residence by 7:30 am after your early morning breakfast, and then drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will make your first stopover at the Equator crossing for photography and then continue to Queen Elizabeth as you enjoy beautiful scenery, herds of long-horned Ankole cattle, tea plantations in Ishaka, Rift valley escarpment, open grassland, and woodland savanna.
You will get on an evening two-hour boat trip along the famous Kazinga channel, which is a worthwhile opportunity to see hippos, buffaloes, African elephants, and warthogs among others. This trip also gives visitors a chance to see spectacular bird species.
Dinner and overnight stay at Mweya Safari Lodge (luxury lodge facility). Meal plan: B, L & D
Day 2: Queen Elizabeth National Park – Part of Wildlife Queen Safari
Early morning game drive along Kasenyi and Queen’s Mile makes visitors encounter elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, warthogs, lions, Uganda kobs, crater lakes, and a variety of bird species. You will then return to the lodge for breakfast and lunch.
After lunch, you will drive to Kibale Forest National Park for an afternoon guided nature walk around the crater lakes area of the park and an outstanding cultural visit.
Meals and overnight stay at Kyaninga Lodge (luxury lodge facility) – a stunning location overlooking a dramatic crater lake and the fabled ‘Mountains of the Moon‘. Meal plan: B, L & D.
Day 3: Chimpanzee Trekking Kibale
In the morning, you will have breakfast and then be transferred to Kibale National Park headquarters for a briefing before setting off for a forest walk in search of chimpanzees. The forest walk will be guided to provide information not only on chimpanzees and primates but also on other animal species, which makes it interesting. The walk will reward you with other primates like grey-cheeked mangabeys, colobus monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, L’hoest’s monkeys, and butterflies.
After tracking the chimps, you will go for another nature walk to the Bigodi swamp, to see unique flora and fauna, in the afternoon.
Chimpanzee Habituation Experience
Today is dedicated to the chimpanzee habituation experience. Start the day with an early morning breakfast, and packed lunch before dawn breaks, and then set off into the forest. You’ll meet your guide and then set off to where the chimpanzees built nests the night before. Dawn is just breaking and the chimpanzee community you are going to be with for the rest of the day is rising from their sleep in the nests.
Your day will be full, your camera will fill up with quality pictures of the chimpanzees. You will get to learn to identify them as individuals by their markings, sometimes scars, and other unique features that make them stand apart from the rest. Besides everything described, there are the most colorful butterflies, plant species, and trees that will amaze you, because the forest setting is simply awesome.
Meals and overnight stay at Kyaninga Lodge (luxury lodge facility). Meal plan: B, L & D.
Day 4: Kibale Forest – Kampala/Entebbe
After early breakfast, the morning is dedicated to sightseeing and relaxation. Thereafter, you will drive back to Kampala or Entebbe at your convenience with a stopover for lunch en route. You will be dropped off at Entebbe International Airport for your flight back home or to your next destination.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Wildlife Queen Safari Includes
- Transportation by a 4wd safari Land Cruiser
- Accommodation and meals as per the itinerary
- Boat trip in Queen Elizabeth
- Park fees
- Services of English-speaking Driver/guide.
- Enroute lunches
- Chimpanzee trekking permit
- Bigodi walk
- Crater tour
- Park fees
Excludes
- Expenses of personal nature like Visa, drinks, laundry, tips to local guides, telephone, porter fee while trekking, personal insurance, and tobacco.
After visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park, you can extend your journey with an amazing wildlife game drive in the far northeast Kidepo Valley National Park or extend further north for a wildlife safari to Murchison Falls National Park. Further in Southwestern Uganda, you can opt for the breathtaking gorilla trekking experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.