7 Day Great Apes Safari

Safari Highlights
Equator, Bwindi Impenetrable forest, Gorilla trekking, Ishasha, Queen Elizabeth, Game drive, Launch cruise, Kibale forest, Nature walk, Chimpanzee tracking.

Day 1(Kampala – Bwindi)

Meet and greet at your accommodation. After breakfast, drive westwards with a brief stop over at the Equator for some good photographic moments.
Drive on and stop in Mbarara for lunch at the Agip Motel.
View the long horned Ankole cattle along the way and the beautiful papyrus and acacia woodland with the Scenic Kigezi Highlands.
Overnight and dinner at Lodge/ Camp.

Day 2 (Bwindi)

Rise up early to the great forest sounds, have breakfast and we are off for the action with our packed lunch. Have a short briefing by the game rangers and begin the trekking. You will go through the dense forest criss crossed by numerous accessible animal trails.
This is a very strenuous activity but the experience of coming face to face with these gentle giants is very exciting and as you take photographs of these primates, it will be a memory you will cherish for life. No wildlife encounter can beat this experience.
Dinner and over night at Lodge/ camp.

Day 3 (Bwindi- Queen Elizabeth)

Today we leave the Gorilla Land Passing through the Ishasha sector famed for the tree-climbing Lions.
Drive on to Queen Elizabeth with and see other animals like the waterbucks, duikers, buffaloes, Lions.
Recharge you energy by either taking a swim or take a good nap.
Dinner and over night at lodge/camp.

Day 4 (Queen Elizabeth)

Have an early warm up tea and we are off to see the Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants and a variety of antelope species.
After lunch, we go for a launch cruise on the Kazinga Channel getting a closer view of the Hippos, Crocodiles in the water, view both resident and migratory birds, elephants and buffaloes and other smaller animals quenching their thirst by the lake.
Dinner and overnight lodge/ Hostel.

Day 5 (Queen Elizabeth – Kibale forest)

After breakfast we set off to the land of man’s closet cousins the Chimpanzees. Have lunch at the lodge.
In the afternoon, go for a rewarding nature walk to Bigodi Swamp that will yield to fascinating bird species, smaller mammals, the rare Colobus monkey and sitatunga.
Dinner and over night at lodge/ resort.

Day 6(Kibale forest)

After breakfast, we go for the Chimp trek to see how they interact with each other in this lowland forest. Many bird species only found here and other primates that inhabit this park will be seen.
Have lunch and later go for a community walk around the park communities.
Dinner and over night at lodge/ resort.

Day 7 (Kibale – Fort Portal - Kampala)

                                         Choice of Accommodation

                        Bwindi                        Queen Elizabeth         Kibale

Upper range:   Gorilla forest                Mweya safari  lodge       Primate lodge

Medium:          Lake kitandara             Savannah  Resort           Nyanabulitwa

Budget:           Buhoma community     Simba/  Hostel               Chimpanzee