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Kibale National Park is a national park in Southern Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rain forest. It is 766 square kilometres in size and is located between 1,100 metres to 1,600 metres in elevation.

Begin exploring the wonders of this fascinating region of Africa with our top attraction – the Chimpanzee Safari in Kibale National Park. Deep in the evergreen rainforest of Kibale, you will come face to face with man’s closest living relative. Kibale forest is the best place in the world to see Chimpanzees in the wild.

Semuliki National Park

Size: 220km² with an altitude of 670-760m above sea level. Semuliki Forest Reserve was created in 1932 and upgraded to national park status in 1993. It is the only tract of true lowland tropical forest in East Africa, hosting 441 recorded bird species and 53 mammals. Large areas of this low-lying park may flood during the wet season,a brief reminder of the time when the entire valley lay at the bottom of a lake for seven million years.

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park is understandably Uganda’s most popular tourist destination. The park’s diverse ecosystems, which include sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands, make it the ideal habitat for classic big game, ten primate species including chimpanzees and over 600 species of birds.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

The park size is 321km2 with the elevation of 1,160m – 2,607m above sea level. Bwindi was gazetted as a National Park in 1991 and declared a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site in 1994. The Mubare gorilla group was the first to become available for tourism in Uganda in April 1993.

Lake Mburo National Park

The park is 370km2 and the elevation is at 1,220m – 1,828m above sea level. Wetland habitats comprise 20% of the park’s surface. The parks’ precarious past has seen wildlife virtually eliminated several times: firstly in various attempts to rid the region of tsetse flies, then to make way for ranches, and finally as a result of subsistence poaching. 20% of the park’s entrance fee is used to fund local community projects such as building clinics and schools. Lake Mburo National Park is a compact gem, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda. It is the smallest of Uganda’s savannah national parks and underlain by ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks which date back more than 500 million years.

 

What is included:

  • Transportation
  • 10 nights’ Accommodation
  • English Speaking Driver/Guide
  • All meals excluding drinks during the tour
  • Chimpanzee Permit
  • Gorilla Permit
  • Entrance Fees
  • Boat cruise on Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park

What is excluded:

  • International air transport
  • Visa fees
  • Insurance
  • Optional Extras
  • All drinks not  mentioned above
  • Tips and Personal shopping

Optional Extras

  • Community walk
  • Visit to Amabere Caves
  • Ndere Center Cultural Performances
  • Shopping at the Buganda Road Crafts Village
  • Boat cruise on Lake Mburo
  • Mabamba Swamp Shoebill Stork expedition
  • Kampala City Tour

Important to note

  • Hiking shoes are important
  • Rain gear/jacket is ideal
  • Stay at least 8 meters away from the Chimpanzees
  • Smoking, eating and drinking are not permitted during Chimpanzee/Gorilla Tracking
  • No one bellow the age of 15 years is allowed to track Gorillas 
  • Avoid flash Photography
  • Do not make noise or make sudden movements
  • Do not track Chimpanzees when you have illnesses like: Flue, cough and Diarrhoea
  • Always stay together in a group
  • Human waste should be buried 30cm (12”) deep
  • If you must sneeze or cough cover your face and turn away from the Chimpanzee/Gorillas, as they can catch coughs and colds from humans
  • Visits are limited to one hour per gorilla group per day

 

 

 

 

Details

Day 1

You will be welcomed at the Airport and taken to your Hotel in Entebbe/Kampala by Stir Uganda Safaris representative. The selection of city for accommodation will depend on your flight arrival time at Entebbe International Airport.

Day 2nd

You will be picked by our driver from your Hotel/Residence in Entebbe/Kampala and drive to Kibale National Park. You will have a brief stop at Fort Portal Town for Lunch. You will spend a night at a Hotel/lodge closer to your Chimpanzee Tracking Point in Kibale.

Day 3rd

After breakfast, we shall proceed to the Chimpanzee Tracking briefing point. After the briefing you will start penetrating the Kibale Forest as you hunt for the beautiful Giants with the guidance of professional Ranger Guide. Tracking duration is dependent on how fast a family of Chimpanzees is located. It sometimes takes many hours and you later return for lunch and afternoon relaxation at your Accommodation.

Day 4

After breakfast we shall drive to the Sempaya Hot Springs located in Semuliki National. At Semuliki, we shall visit the Female Hot Spring, and perform some experiments of boiling Eggs or some Bananas. After the hot springs we shall drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park with a lunch stop in Fort Portal town. Dinner and Accommodation will be in Queen Elizabeth National Park (Kasese).

Day 5

We will go for 06:00am morning game drive which normally takes 3 hours and we shall come back for late breakfast at 10:00am in the lodge. After lunch we shall proceed for the afternoon boat cruise on the Kazinga Channel, which will take us closer to the animals and birds. The shores of this channel draw a large number of wild animals, birds in addition to reptiles all through the year, with one of the largest population of hippos in the whole world as well as plentiful Nile crocodiles.

Day 6

After breakfast we shall drive, to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where we shall have lunch, Dinner and overnight accommodation.

Day 7

After breakfast, we shall proceed to the Gorilla Tracking briefing point. After the briefing you will start penetrating the impenetrable Forest as you hunt for the beautiful Giants with the guidance of professional Ranger Guide. Tracking duration is dependent on how fast a family of Gorillas is located. It sometimes takes the whole day and you later return for relaxation at your Lodge.

Day 8

We shall drive to Lake Bunyonyi in Kabale, where we shall have lunch and enjoy a relaxing afternoon swimming and sunset boat cruise to the punishment island. Dinner and accommodation will be withing Lake Bunyonyi or Kabale Town.

Day 9

After breakfast we shall drive to Lake Mburo National Park Via Mbarara Town where you will have lunch at the Igongo Cultural center. You will also have an opportunity to tour the Cultural Museum at Igongo. Dinner and overnight accommodation will be in Lake Mburo National Park.

Day 10

Wake up for a 6:00am game driver for two Hours and then return to the lodge for breakfast before setting off for Kampala/Entebbe. We shall have the Equator demonstration stop and a late lunch stop in Kampala or Entebbe, before checking into the accommodation.

Day 11

Transfer from your hotel to Entebbe International Airport. You will be picked from your hotel in Kampala/Entebbe by our representative and taken to Entebbe International Airport.