5 Days Chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari

5 Days Chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari : This 5 days chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari will take you to Kibale forest national park where you will have an interaction with chimpanzees in their environment and also Queen Elizabeth national park where you will participate in interesting activities like chimpanzee trekking, guided nature walk, boat cruise on Kazinga channel and game drive in Kasenyi plains where you will be able to view wildlife species including elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, bushbucks, warthogs, hippos, lions, leopards and different bird species.

Highlights of 5 days chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale national park

Day 2: Chimpanzee trekking and Bigodi swamp walk

Day 3: Transfer to Queen Elizabeth national park

Day 4: Game drive/ lion tracking and boat cruise

 Day 5: Departure to Kampala

Detailed itinerary

Day 1: Pick up and transfer to Kibale forest national park,

Depending on your location on the first day of the 5 days chimpanzee trekking and Queen Wildlife safari, you will be welcomed by our driver guide who will brief you about the safari and then start the journey to Kibale forest national park. The journey takes about 5 to 6 hours drive and on the way you will pass through Mityana, Mubende towns and have en-route lunch in Fort Portal. After lunch you will continue the journey to the park with spectacular views of the traditional homesteads, beautiful scenery, landscape, tea and banana plantations, crater lakes, Rwenzori mountain peaks among others. Upon arrival in Kibale national park you will continue to check into the lodge for an evening relaxation, 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 chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will meet up with your driver guide to transfer to Kanyachu visitors centre for a chimpanzee trekking briefing. After the briefing you will be sub divided into groups of 6 people and start trekking in the forest in search of the habituated chimpanzee family. During the trekking you will be able to view different wildlife species including mammals like forest elephants, buffaloes, other primate species like red tailed monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, grey checked baboon, view different bird species, tree species among others. Once the chimpanzees under habituation are found you will be allowed to spend one hour with them in their natural habitat which gives you an opportunity to observe their behaviors, habits, watch them feed, breastfeed, hunt, play, fight, mate, rest, take photos and record the moments to show people back home after the safari. After the one hour with the chimpanzees, you will trek back to the park headquarters 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 an exciting Bigodi swamp walk where you will be able to view different wildlife species including animals like bushbucks, sitatungas, wild pigs, primates like grey cheeked mangabey, vervet monkeys, l’hoest monkeys, red tailed monkeys, view variety of bird species like the great blue turaco, African paradise flycatcher, different plant and tree species among others. After the nature walk you will return 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 chimpanzee trekking 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 enjoy stunning views of the beautiful scenery, crater lakes, Rwenzori mountain ranges, tea plantations among others. Upon arrival in Queen Elizabeth national park you will check into the lodge and have lunch. After lunch you will relax at the lodge and then go for an afternoon game drive where you will be able to view different animals including herds of elephants, buffaloes, waterbucks, Uganda kobs, warthogs and different bird species. After the game drive you will return back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

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

Game drive/ lion tracking experience,

On the fourth day of the 5 days chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will have an early breakfast and your driver guide will pick you up from the lodge to go for an adventurous game drive or lion tracking experience in Kasenyi plains. During the game drive you will be able to view animals like elephants, buffaloes, Uganda kobs, bushbucks, warthogs, predators like lions, leopards, variety of bird species among others. After the game drive you will drive to Lake Katwe a Crater Lake where you will interact with the local people that earn a living through extracting rock salt from the Crater Lake and selling it to traders. Lake Katwe also harbors migratory birds such as flamingos which will are commonly seen during the month of October. After the Crater Lake tour 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 interesting boat cruise on Kazinga channel a water channel that joins Lake George and Lake Edward. During the scheduled boat cruise which starts at 2:00pm, you will be able to enjoy stunning views of the beautiful scenery, landscape, view animals like elephants, warthogs, buffaloes, waterbucks at a close range drinking water along the banks, view large concentrations of hippos and Nile crocodiles in water, aquatic birds like herons, fish eagles, kingfishers, hornbills, cormorants, bee-eaters among other. After the boat cruise which takes about 2 hours, you will drive back to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Departure to Kampala

After a relaxed breakfast on the last day of the 5 days chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari, you will check out of the lodge and meet up with your driver guide to transfer back to Kampala. On the way you will have a stopover in Mbarara town for lunch and another stopover at the Equator in Kayabwe to buy souvenirs and take photos. From the Equator you will continue the journey to Kampala arriving early evening and 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.

 End of 5 days chimpanzee trekking and Queen Elizabeth wildlife safari

Quotation includes                                 

• Chimpanzee trekking permit
• Lion tracking experience
• Boat cruise fee
• Crater lake tour
• Bigodi nature walk
• Full time English speaking driver guide
• Park entrance fee/ game drive
• Full board accommodation
• Ground transfers
• 4 WD safari vehicle and fuel
• Bottled drinking water

Quotation excludes             

• International air flight tickets and visas
• Optional activities not included on the itinerary
• Personal expenses like buying souvenirs, crafts, drinks, laundry services, hiring a porter, tips among others.