5-Day Chimp Tracking and Wildlife Safari in Kibale and Queen Elizabeth

• On this day after breakfast, the guide will meet you at your residence or hotel, brief you, and later embark on the approximately 4-hour-30-minute journey by 7:00 am to Kibale National Park.
• Along the way, you will enjoy great sightings of traditional villages and landscapes. You will also be welcomed by amazing animals such as baboons and monkeys.
• Upon arrival, continue to visit the attractive crater lakes area. After that, drive to the lodge and check in. Relax there in the evening, have dinner, and spend the night.

Accommodation Options: Ndali Lodge (Luxury), Chimpanzee Forest Guest (Moderate), Kibale Forest Camp (Budget)

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

• After having breakfast, transfer to the park headquarters, where you will be briefed, and by 8:00 am the search for the amazing chimpanzees begins. As you track them, you will have an opportunity to see other wildlife species such as golden monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, and birds like the green-breasted pitta. It will surely be a great time when you meet the chimpanzees, as you will be able to see the males guarding their territories, while the young ones play and feed.
• Later, return to the lodge for lunch, and in the afternoon visit Bigodi Wetland, which is home to a number of birds such as the great blue turaco, some primates, and also various communities that live around it.

Have dinner and stay overnight at the lodge.

Accommodation Options: Ndali Lodge (Luxury), Chimpanzee Forest Guest (Moderate), Kibale Forest Camp (Budget)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• Have your breakfast and leave Kibale for Queen Elizabeth National Park.
• On your way, you will pass through Fort Portal town, where you will have great sights of the Rwenzori ranges and the local people carrying out their day-to-day activities near the road.
• Enjoy lunch along the way and proceed to the park, which is bordered by Lakes Edward and George, separated by the Kazinga Channel that passes through the park. A large number of animals can be seen here, such as topis, lions, buffaloes, antelopes, waterbucks, giant forest hogs, and birds, among others.
• During the afternoon, you will have a great time on a game drive through the park, where you will be introduced to the incredible and stunning views of the park and some ranges of the Rwenzori Mountains.
• Afterwards, drive to the accommodation of your choice, enjoy dinner, and spend the night there.

Accommodation options: Katara Safari Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury), Bush Lodge/Marafiki Safari Lodge (Midrange), Simba Safari Camp/Mweya Hostels (Budget)

Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

• On this beautiful day, you will be required to wake up very early since you will be going for a game drive to see the morning risers on the Kasenyi track, such as elephants, buffaloes, antelopes, and lions. In fact, you will be able to see them closely.
• After going back to the lodge, have breakfast and later lunch as you get ready for the launch or boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel. While on the boat, your eyes will be nourished with amazing water species such as crocodiles, buffaloes, hippos, and also birds like the malachite kingfishers.
• Go back to your lodge, enjoy dinner, and stay overnight.

Accommodation options: Katara Safari Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury), Bush Lodge/Marafiki Safari Lodge (Midrange), Simba Safari Camp/Mweya Hostels (Budget)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

• After an early breakfast, set out to visit Lake Katwe. It is a salt lake, and you also cannot miss out on the crater lakes region.
• Immediately after, embark on the journey back to Kampala, with a stopover in Masaka for lunch and at the Equator to take photos. Arrive in Kampala in the evening.

Accommodation options: Katara Safari Lodge/Mweya Safari Lodge (Luxury), Bush Lodge/Marafiki Safari Lodge (Midrange), Simba Safari Camp/Mweya Hostels (Budget)

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner