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Great Apes Safari :  

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Highlights include:
  • Windsor Lake Victoria
  • Kibale forest national park
  • Queen Elizabeth national park
  • Bwindi Impenetrable national park
  • Gorilla Sanctuary
  • Lake Bunyonyi
  • Virunga volcanoes
Day 1: Entebe-Windsor Lake Victoria

Arrival at Entebbe airport in the morning, met on arrival, and transfer to the Windsor Lake Victoria for Safari briefing. Later after lunch, transfer to the Lake Victoria Shore for a speed boat to Izinga Island for a visit to the Jane Goodall Ngamba Chimpanzee Sanctuary. Return to the hotel for a welcome Dinner before overnight, L,D.

Day 2: Kibale Forest National park

After breakfast, drive to Forportal via Mubende. Lunch in Forportal. After lunch drive to Kibale Forest National park. Evening nature walk and visit ecotourism sites in the area. Dinner and overnight at Mantana Tented Camp, B, L,D

Day 3: Kibale Forest National park-Queen Elizabeth national park

After Breakfast, game drive to Kibale Forest N/P, for primate viewing. The activity starts at 8.00 a m in the morning. Here on our guided forest walk, we may find families of chimps and red colubus monkeys swinging through the dense forest and birds, butterflies and many small insects. Return to camp for lunch. After lunch, drive to Queen Elizabeth National park. Take an evening forest walk in search of the primates among them Red Colubus monkeys, Vervet Monkeys, Red tailed, baboons and many species of birds. Dinner and overnight at the Jacana Luxury Camp, B,L,D.

Day 4: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Departure for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park after breakfast with picnic lunch via Ishasha Road. Here we can see bushbucks, kobs, elephants, buffaloes along the road. You can try your lack to look for the rare tree climbing lions from Ishasha sector. Drive to Bwindi dinner and overnight at the Mantana Tented Camp. Evening forest walk or visit to the Batwa community for cultural performances can be arranged. Mantana Tented Camp, B,L,D.

Day 5: Gorilla Santuary

 

After breakfast, report at the park offices for a briefing by the ranger guides prior to the trek to find the Mountain Gorillas .Make sure you carry along with you rain jacket, drinking water, walking stick and jungle boots. The gorillas are tracked, located and after approximately one hour with them, return to camp for Lunch. After lunch, drive to Kabale a region known as the 'Switzerland of Africa' with beautiful terraced landscape and rolling hills and valleys. Dinner and overnight at Lake Bunyonyi Safari Resort or Bushara island camp. B,L,D.

Day 6: Lake Bunyonyi

After breakfast, we do a boat ride inside Lake Bunyonyi to various islands inside the lake for bird viewing and sight seeing. Return to the Resort for lunch. After our lunch drive to Kisoro and cross the border. Dinner and overnight at Gorilla Safari Camp in Rwanda. B,L,D

Day 7: Virunga volcanoes

After early breakfast get set to Virunga volcanoes for another trek of the Dian Fossey Mountain gorillas. There after if time allows, visit the Karisoke Research Centre where Dian Fossey spent 20 years studying gorillas. Return to Kisoro. Dinner and overnight at Kisoro Tourist Hotel, B,L,D.

Day 8: Mbarara-Kampala

After breakfast, transfer to Mbarara for lunch at the Lakeview Hotel. Later travel to Kampala arriving late evening, B,L

The Arrangement Includes

  • Meals (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) and accommodations as indicated on the itinerary
  •  Transport in safari vehicles with pop up roof and guarantee window seat!
  •  Services of English-speaking driver/guide.
  •  Gorilla permit, and park entrance fees
  •  Sleeping tent, and a cook (if basic camping).
  •  Bottled water while on safari.

It Excludes

  • International Airfare and airport taxes

  •  Items of a personal nature such as passport, visa, traveler’s insurance, medical insurance.

  •  Tips to your guide.

 

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Duration: 6 days
Activities: Gorilla Tracking
Accommodation: Luxury Tented Camp
 

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