8 Days Tailor Made Uganda Safari
All our safaris are “tailor-made”, however here are some examples of itineraries, knowing that we always favor an exchange of information with our customers, before developing a program as close as possible to their expectations.
Uganda 7 nights
DAY 1. ENTEBBE – KAMPALA
Reception at the airport in the evening after a day flight, transfer to N ° 5 Boutique Hotel or Boma Hotel Entebbe or 2 Friends Beach Hotel .
DAY 2. KIBALE NATIONAL PARK.
Departure around 07:00 towards Kibale via Mubende. Arrival in the park around 12:00.
Lunch at the lodge. Walk in Kibale Park during the afternoon to meet primates (no gorillas).
Accommodation at Kibale Primate Lodge Luxury Cottages.
We can also plan a flight in a small Cessna type bush plane (6, 8, 10 or 12 places) to reach Kibale National Park, in order to avoid the 4 × 4 journey.
DAY 3. KIBALE NP
A day in the forest with the chimpanzees ” Chimp Habituation Experience ” in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute. Departure with a ranger, before sunrise to reach the chimpanzee nests before they leave them. This activity will allow you to follow a day in the life of chimpanzees in total freedom in their natural environment (getting up, hunting, resting, playing then sleeping). It is a particularly exciting and instructive experience. Accommodation at Kibale Primate Lodge Luxury Cottages.
DAY 4. QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK SOUTH ZONE.
Depart for Queen Elizabeth National Park via a very scenic route (3:30) .
Accommodation at Ishasha Wilderness Camp on the banks of the Ntungwe River, the other bank of which is in the Congo. The camp is very well located and it is an ideal place to stop over. It consists of 10 large tents with furniture, bush shower in each tent and chemical WC. The river is home to hippos, lions, hyenas, crocodiles and cobs.
In the afternoon in this magnificent park, boat trip on the Kazinga canal and 4 × 4 safaris.
DAY 5. BWINDI
Departure around 8:00 am for 4 hours drive to reach Bwindi National Park . Walk in the forest that day. Accommodation at Gorilla Forest Camp.
Gorilla Forest Camp is a permanent camp which is located inside Bwindi National Park, a short distance from the starting point for hikes to see the gorillas. It is made up of 8 large tents on wooden platforms, equipped with every comfort with EC / EF shower, toilet, large beds and a terrace from which you can observe the forest.
Marches in Bwindi (no meeting with the gorillas that day)
Munyaga River
The discovery of the waterfalls
Rushura , which makes you discover superb views towards the Rift Valley and further west, towards the Virungas national park in Congo and views towards the Rwenzori-the mountains of the moon-and Lake Edward.
Muzabajiro : breathtaking views of the Bwindi forest, the rift valley and the Virungas national park in Congo
DAYS 6 & 7. BWINDI
Meet the Gorillas (Gorilla Trek)
Meet the Gorillas (2 meetings over 2 days)
Accommodation at Gorilla Forest Camp.
We walk to discover gorillas with trackers and Rangers. The group includes a maximum of 6 people. This Walk can be trying because the trails and slopes are steep and slippery and the trek can last from 2 hours to a whole day. This walk is not technical but requires good physical condition.
When a family of gorillas is spotted by the trackers, we approach calmly and without making unwanted noises. Gorillas are not aggressive animals, they are peaceful and fearful. It is a moving moment, an encounter that we remember forever , to be a few meters from these distant cousins, many of whose attitudes are close to ours. There are two groups of mountain gorillas accustomed to the presence of man, the ‘Mubare’ and the ‘Katendegyere’. The ‘Mubare’ are the most sociable.
DAY 8. ENTEBBE
After lunch, transfer to the Kihihi airfield for an Aerolink flight aboard a 4 to 12 seat bush plane, to Entebbe – Kampala (2:05 p.m. / 3:55 p.m.), in connection with your return flight.
