Day 1: Kampala – Kibale National Park
Have breakfast at your hotel in Kampala and embark on a half day drive west through Mityana to Fort Portal via papyrus swamps and thick forests of the Nile Delta to Kibale Forest National Park simply under the Ruwenzori Mountains as you pass through verdant countryside and traditional homesteads and farms. You will have en route stopover in Fort Portal for lunch. From there continue with your trip to Kibale Forest. Dinners and overnight will be at Kyaninga / Mountains of the Moon or Chimps Nest.
Day 2: Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale National Park
After early morning breakfast at the lodge; you will transfer to Kibale Forest National Park, reputable for having the highest concentration of primates in East Africa for chimpanzee tracking. This is a half day search for chimpanzees and different primates in the forest including; phoestes, Red-Colobuses, Blues, Red-tailed and grey cheeked Mangabeys swinging on the tree branches. Your tour guide will give detailed information not only primates, as well as on all the forests’ fauna and flora, guaranteeing that your walk is informative, charming and phenomenal for viewing bird life and primates. After the tracking return back to the lodge for lunch, and towards the evening enjoy the Bigodi forest walk an activity of local community. The Bigodi swamp is known for its variety of bird species including the rare shoebill stock. You will have your dinner and overnight at Kyaninga Lodge / Mountains of the Moon / Chimps Nest.
Day 3: Transfer Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have breakfast at the lodge and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park through Ishasha Sector where you will enjoy an en-route game drive which will give a chance to see animals like the tree climbing lions for which the sector is well known for, Elephants, Buffaloes, Hyenas, Antelopes and other animals will be seen in this en-route game drive. On your arrival in the park late afternoon for lunch and relaxation at the lodge as you wait for dinner and overnight at Buhoma Community Bandas / Gorilla Resort / Gorilla Mist Camp / Nkuringo Gorilla Camp / Wagtail Eco Safari Camp.
Day 4: Morning Game Drive and Chimpanzee Tracking.
Very early in the morning, your will transfer for a game drive along Kasenyi track in quest for Africa lions, leopards, elephants and buffaloes among others, come back to the lodge for late breakfast and unwind as you wait for lunch. Toward the evening, enjoy for a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel, where you will have a chance to see a variety of water loving animals and birds, for example, king fisher, herons, blue oraco and many more. You will additionally see animals like; hippos, crocodiles, buffalos, elephants as they lounge along the channel banks. You will have your dinner and overnight at Kyambura Game Lodge / Ihamba Lodge/ Kingfisher Lodge.
Day 5: Transfer to Kampala.
After breakfast at the lodge, you will for chimpanzee tracking at Kyambura gorge where you will also encounter others primates, for example, the baboons, colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys among others. Return to the lodge and prepare your self for a journey back to Kampala with en-route lunch in Mbarara town. You will reach Kampala in the evening for last minute shopping and later transfer to Entebbe International Airport for your departure flight.
