6 Days Kibale Chimpanzee Experience and Queen Elizabeth National Park Safari
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Tour Highlights
On your 6 days Kibale National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park primate safari experience, the tour offers you a visit to Uganda’s primate capital with over 1000 chimpanzees. You will track the chimps and also experience a game drive and boat cruise safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Kibale National Park is located in Western Uganda with 766 square kilometres in size and is located between 1,100 metres to 1,600 metres in elevation.
The Chimpanzees in Kibale National Park are over 1000 and the park is also known as the primate capital of the world. The rainforest of Kibale has over 13 primates such as the vervet Monkeys, Colobus Monkey and Grey-cheeked Mangabey.
Chimp permits should be booked in advance to secure your tracking experience. Kibale forest is also a good spot for chimpanzee habituation which gives you much time with the chimps in their jungle and this can also be booked on request
Queen Elizabeth National Park is located in western Uganda with a size of 1,978km². The park was known as Kazinga National Park in 1952, and was renamed Queen Elizabeth II after she visited. The park is home to over 95 mammal species and over 600 different bird species. The Katwe explosion craters in Queen Elizabeth and has existed for a million year as well as the kazinga channel where lakes George and Edward meet to from the kazinga channel that harbor’s a number of animals.
Queen Elizabeth National Park is one of Uganda’s most popular tourist destination with a diverse environment, blended savannah, forests, scenic crater lakes. The park has number of primate species including chimpanzees of kalinzu and kyambura and dozens of scenic craters views and the Kazinga Channel that harbors hippos in a profusion of crocodiles, buffalo and elephants. The southern and sector famously known as Ishasha sector whose fig trees shade the famous tree climbing lions. Queen Elizabeth National Park has communities which can enable us engage into community activities and nature walks.
Day 1 Airport Pick up and Transfer to the Hotel
Travel time the Airport is a few minutes’ drive and about 1-hour drive to hotels in Kampala
Accommodation: Budget: Acacia Beach Hotel, Boma Hotel or Maries Royale Hotel, Mid-range: 2 Friends Beach Hotel or City Blue Hotel, Luxury: Protea Entebbe or Serena Hotel
Meal Plan: Dinner
You will be welcomed at the Airport and taken to your Hotel in Entebbe/Kampala by Wabs Safaris representative. Your accommodation will depend on your flight arrival time at Entebbe International Airport.
Day 2 Transfer from Kampala to Kibale Forest National Park
Travel time from Kampala to Kibale is 4 – 5 hours drive
Accommodation: Budget: Isunga Lodge, Mid-range: Kibale Forest Camp, Luxury: Primate Lodge Kibale
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
You will be picked by our driver guide from your Hotel/Residence in Entebbe/Kampala and transfer from Kampala/Entebbe early after breakfast and you will proceed to Kibale Forest National Park in south western Uganda. Kibale Forest National Park is 766 square kilometres in size and is located between 1,100 metres to 1,600 metres in elevation. Through the country side and serenity, you will stopover for lunch in Fort Portal town, close to Kibale National Park. The town gives you a serene scenic view of the Rwenzori mountain ranges. After your lunch, drive to your accommodation near the park.
Day 3 Morning Chimpanzee Tracking with a Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park with an optional Evening Game Drive
Travel time from Kibale Forest National park to Queen Elizabeth National is 2 to 3 hours drive
Accommodation: Budget & Midrange: Marafiki Safari Lodge, Luxury: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After your early morning breakfast, we shall head to the vistor center for briefing about your chimpanzee experience in Kibale forest. By 7:30am begin to walk into kibale National Park, after tracking the chimps with ranger guides when you come face to face with the chimps and observe them for 1 hour. Kibale forest is also famously known as the primate capital of the world, with the highest population of Chimpanzees in the world.
Kibale is also home to 13 other rare primates as such olive baboons, red-tailed, black-and-white colobus, blue monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabey and l’Hoest’s among others. After you tracking experience you will return back to your hotel and have lunch, we shall then set off after lunch to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Kasese town on a 2 hours drive. You will reach the park and drive through to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
You may have an evening optional game drive depending on your arrival at the hotel.
Day 4 Morning Game Drive and Afternoon Boat Cruise on the Kazinga Channel
Accommodation: Budget & Midrange: Marafiki Safari Lodge, Luxury: Kyambura Gorge Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast we shall set out for your game drive at 06:00 am, the game drive normally takes 3 hours and we shall come back by10:00 am at the lodge. We shall have a chance to sight a number of animals such as elephants, buffalos, antelopes and birds among others. After lunch we shall proceed for the afternoon boat cruise safari on the Kazinga Channel through a profusion of crocodiles and hippos. At the shores of the kazinga channel a number of wild animals will be seen taking water to cool off the heat, bird species will also be sighted.
The Kazinga channel where lakes George and Edward meet has the largest concretion of hippos in the whole world with a profusion of crocodiles. You will then return to the lodge relax, you shall have dinner and overnight at the lodge
Day 5 Transfer from Queen Elizabeth to Kampala
Travel time from Queen Elizabeth National Park to Kampala is 7 – 8 hours drive
Accommodation: Budget: Acacia Beach Hotel, Boma Hotel or Maries Royale Hotel, Mid-range: 2 Friends Beach Hotel or City Blue Hotel, Luxury: Protea Entebbe or Serena Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast we shall drive to Kampala/Entebbe via Mbarara town where you will have lunch at the Igongo Cultural canter / Museum. You will also visit the Equator for the water experience on your way to Kampala, have dinner at your hotel.
Day 6 Transfer from the Hotel to the Airport
Travel time from Entebbe is a few minutes’ drive from the hotel and 1 hours drive from Kampala
Meal Plan: Breakfast
After breakfast at the hotel our guide will pick you up from your hotel to Entebbe International Airport on time for your flight back home.
Tour Costs
Tour Includes
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure or
- Meet & greet at Hotel or place of stay in Kampala
- Ground transport in a private well-maintained safari van or land cruiser
(selection at time of inquiry) with a popup roof for game viewing with internet
- English speaking driver / guide
- Fuel costs as per your itinerary
- 5 nights’ Accommodation at your selected lodge or hotel
- Meals mentioned on the itinerary
- Activities & entrance fees: 5 nights 6 days
- 1 Chimpanzee Permit
- Game Drive
- Boat Cruise on the Kazinga
- Equator Experence
- Box of material water in your Safari Vehicle
- Drop off at your hotel or place of stay
Tour Excludes
- X International flights
- X Visa Fees and Requirements
- X Meals not listed in the itinerary
- X Optional activities during the trip
- X Medical & travel insurance
- X Tips to different service providers eg guides, helpers and hotel staff
- X All personal expenses (Beverages/ Soft Drinks on meals, alcohol, laundry services,
- X souvenirs
General Tips on your safaris:
- Health is key all trekkers as its key to have your safari and trek the chimps in a heath condition. Usually clients with infectious diseases like flu are not allowed to track reason being it can easily affect the endangered giant chimps.
- The age limit for chimp tracking is 15 years and above.
- Booking of your gorilla and chimpanzee permits is done in advance in order for you not to miss out on the experience when permits are fully booked.
- A porter can be hired in case you want to be carried for trekking, bags. For the trekking porter or helper, a fee of US$ 15 is charged
- Your flash must be off during photography.
- The recommended distance between clients and gorillas is important for safety i.e.7-8 meters away
- Stay in a group during your trekking or tracking experience
- Avoid flash lights during photography
- Don’t make sudden movements or noise
- Optional visit to Bigodi wetlands for a walk is recommended depending on your arrival in kibale
- Crater lakes visit and Amabere cultural experience can also be explored with an extra day.
What to bring on your safari:
- Rubber Boots/ Hiking shoes, trousers and rain gears or rain coats and cloth gloves
- Mosquito repellent
- Sun screen
- Drinking during the trekking experience
- Camera, extra batteries plus a water proof bag
- Eating or smoking are not allowed during Chimpanzee Tracking
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