5 Days Kibale Chimpanzee & Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari

5 Days Kibale Chimpanzee & Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari is an incredible safari that will take you to Kibale national park where you will engage in an adventurous swamp walk and chimpanzee trekking activity to know more about the endangered chimpanzees. The 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari will also take you to Queen Elizabeth national park which is the second largest protected area in Uganda. While in the park you will take part in the interesting game drive where you will see animals like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, waterbucks and boat cruise on Kazinga channel where you will be able to 5 Days Kibale Chimpanzee & Queen Elizabeth Wildlife Safari

see large herds of hippos and Nile crocodiles.

Highlights of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Arrival and transfer to Kibale national park, upon arrival at Entebbe international airport on the first day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Kibale national park in western Uganda. On the way you will have a stopover at the Equator to take photos, buy souvenirs and then proceed with another stopover at Igongo cultural centre for lunch. After lunch you will proceed the journey to Kibale national park with stunning views of the crater lakes, Rwenzori ranges, tea plantations, beautiful scenery among others. Upon arrival you will check into the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

Chimpanzee trekking, after an early breakfast on the second day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge and transfer to Kanyachu visitors center for a briefing about chimpanzee trekking. After the briefing you will be allocated a chimpanzee family to trek and a park guide who will lead you during trekking. Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale national park takes about 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on where the chimpanzees are located because they like to move from one place to another in search of food. During trekking you will be able to view other primates because kibale national park is a home of about 13 primates such as grey cheeked mangabey, red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, view different bird species, mammals, plants among others. Once the chimpanzees are found you will be able to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you a chance to watch them feed, breastfeed, fight, play, hunt, rest, mate, learn about their behaviors, take photos and record videos with a flash less camera. After the face to face encounter with the chimpanzees you will trek back to the starting point where you will meet up with your driver guide and return to the lodge for lunch.

Bigodi swamp walk, after lunch you will go for a nature walk in Bigodi swamp where you will be able to view different primate species like grey cheeked mangabey, l’hoest monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, baboons, view bird species like the great blue turaco, mammals like bush pigs, bushbucks, view different plant and tree species, colorful butterflies, enjoy the cool breeze among others. After the swamp walk you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

After breakfast on the third day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park.  On the way you will have spectacular views of the crater lakes, tea plantations and upon arrival in Queen Elizabeth national park you will check into the lodge and have lunch.

Afternoon game drive, after lunch you will go for an afternoon game drive in the park where you will have great views of animals like buffaloes, elephants, giant forest hogs, bushbucks, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, some bird species among others. After the game drive you will drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Morning game drive/lion tracking and afternoon boat cruise

Morning game drive/ lion tracking experience, after an early breakfast on the fourth day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for a morning game drive where you will be able to view animals when they are most active. During the game drive you will see animals like elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, bushbucks, warthogs among others grazing in the open savannah plains, view predators like lions, leopards before going back to their hiding areas, bird species and many others. After the game drive you will return to the lodge for lunch.

Afternoon boat cruise, after lunch you will drive to the landing site near the luxury Mweya safari lodge for an amazing boat cruise on Kazinga channel a 40km long channel that connects  lake George and lake Edward. During the boat cruise you will be able to view large herds of hippos and crocodiles in water, animals like elephants, buffaloes, warthogs, antelopes drinking water along the shores, view water birds like king fisher’s, fish eagles, cormorants, bee-eaters and see fishermen preparing their fishing gears for night fishing. After the boat ride you will drive back to the lodge for an evening relaxation, dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Departure to Kampala

After a relaxed breakfast on the last day of the 5 days Kibale chimpanzee and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kampala. On the way you will have en-route lunch in Mbarara city and then proceed to Kampala where you will reach early evening. Upon arrival your driver guide will drop you off at Entebbe international airport for your departure flight or drop off at any place of convenience.

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