5 Days Gorillas & Chimps Safaris

• Western Uganda Destinations

SUMMARY: Gorilla trekking, Chimps trekking, Game-drive and Boat-cruise

Accommodation level: luxury

National Parks included: Bwindi Impenetrable NP, Queen Elizabeth NP

Day 1 – Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

Meet your safari guide and drive out of Kampala in the morning for the start of your Gorillas & Chimps safari. Make a stop at the equator to get the experience of standing with one foot on either side of the southern- and northern hemisphere. Continue on to the town of Mbarara for lunch before the final part of the journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Have a relaxed evening enjoying the view from the lodge.

Overnight at Parkview Safari Lodge

Day 2 – Chimps trekking in Kalinzu forest and boat-cruise

In the morning your guide takes you to Kalinzu forest for you chimps trekking experience. You have a walk in beautiful jungle and a meeting with the chimps ahead of you. When you get back from the trek your guide takes you to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon it is time for the boat-cruise on Kazinga channel. This two hour boat ride lets you look for hippos, crocodiles, elephants and birds by the shores.

Overnight at Parkview Safari Lodge

Day 3- Tree-climbing lions and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Set off for the Ishasha part of Queen Elizabeth national park after breakfast. Ishasha is known for tree-climbing lions and the game-drive here lets you look for them as well as see topis and buffaloes. After the game-drive you continue the journey to Bwindi Impenetrable national park, the home of the mountain gorillas.

Overnight at Rushaga Gorilla Camp

Day 4 – Gorilla trekking day

Your guide will take you to the starting point of the gorilla trekking in the morning and you set of for your adventure. The trek takes you through the jungle up to the point where the gorillas are and you get to spent one hour with them. When you are back from the gorilla trekking your guide takes you to the stunningly beautiful Lake Bunyonyi.

Overnight: Bird nest lodge

Day 5 – Transfer to Kampala

After breakfast you start the journey back to Kampala. Make a stopover along the way for lunch in Mbarara or Masaka depending on time. You have now reached the end of your Gorilla & Chimps safari and your guide drops you in Kampala/Entebbe airport.

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