Overview of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
This 5 days Uganda wildlife safari avails you with a chance to visit some of Uganda’s magical destinations which are Queen Elizabeth National Park as well as Kibale National Park as you engage in a wide spectrum of Uganda safari activities and also meet a wide variety of beautiful attractions.
A safari Uganda to Kibale National ParkUganda is a pristine Uganda tour adventure given the unique wildlife that exists here. A tour in Uganda to Kibale Forest National Park gives you an opportunity to meet several of the various attractions in Kibale National Park such as the chimpanzees, black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys L’hoest monkeys. Other tourist attractions in Kibale National Park include 350 bird species as well as the 300 tropical tree species like Entandophrogama angoliese. Dubbed the medley of wonders, Queen Elizabeth national park is one of the most favoured destinations for an epic short Uganda safari tour. This is largely due to the fact that Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda has a rich biodiversity of wildlife which includes over 95 mammal species such as lions, leopards, cape buffaloes, and several of the 600 bird species.
Highlights of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
Day 1of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari:
Transfer to Kibale and an evening nature walk in the evening in Bigodi wetlands
Day 2of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari:
Have a morning chimpanzee trekking experience then birding safari experience
Day 3 of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari:
Visit the Amabeere ganyina mwiru and transfer to Queen Elizabeth
Day 4 of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari:
Have a morning game drive and evening boat cruise
Day 5 of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari:
Another morning game drive and transfer back to Kampala
Detailed itinerary of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari:
Day 1of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari: Wake up early in the morning of your Uganda tour excursion to Kibale and have an early morning breakfast to give you energy for the magnificent day ahead of you on this 1 day Uganda chimpanzee trekking tour in Kibale National Park. Our guide will pick you up from your hotel in either Entebbe or Kampala and begin your short Uganda wildlife tour to Kibale forest which lasts about 5 hours of Uganda tours journey to fort portal town. Mindless of its length, this Uganda safari tour road adventure comes with captivating road sightings as you get to see the lush green scenery that blankets Uganda’s landscape. Feel the gentle breeze blowing over your skin as well as the fresh air rushing through your nostrils to give you a perfect aroma of Uganda on this 1 day short Uganda wildlife safari in Uganda. On reaching the scenic and serene fort portal, enjoy a lunch that will definitely leave you tastebuds tantalised due to its rich Ugandan aroma and taste and this luncheon is aimed at complimenting your safari in Uganda experience. After this fine dining experience your short Uganda wildlife safari, next on the agenda is a short Uganda wildlife safaris transfer to Bigodi wetland located just at the fringes of Kibale National Park. Engage in a nice nature walk to over the wooden platform traversing the wetlands of Bigodi. Get to see some of the wildlife that exists here such as birds like the great blue turaco and you may come across some primates such as the vervet monkeys. Transfer to one of the numerous accommodations in Kibale National Park for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 2 of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari: Start off your second day on this Uganda safari tour as you wake up early and listen to the numerous birds here sing to the new daybreak. Have breakfast then transfer to the park centre for a briefing about Uganda chimpanzee trekking safari rules and regulations to ensure the safety of the forest dwellers and you as well. Start off your search for these humans of the wild and on locating the chimps, you are granted an hour to observe these apes as they go about their morning duties such as feeding, grooming the young ones, take photos so that you are always reminded of your encounter with man’s closest wild cousins with we share a similar DNA of 99%. After the lapse of this hour, return to the visitor information centre to share your experience with the chimps to the park authorities on this short Uganda wildlife safari. Transfer back to the lodge for lunch
The afternoon presents you with an opportunity to indulge in nothing but a pure birding spectacle. This Uganda bird watching tour kicks off with you taking a walk of faith into the Kibale jungle canopy forest with an experienced birding guide who will lead you to numerous birding spots in forest to give you an edge on viewing the various bird species here during this Uganda bird watching excursion such as the Abyssinian ground thrush, African pitta, green breasted pitta, pin tailed whydah, grey parrot, Rwenzori appalis, Cassin’s spine tail, crowned eagle, dusky Crimsonwing, western nicator, white-naped pigeon, yellow-rumped tinkerbird, sunbird. Brown illadopsis, and the great blue turaco.
Day 3 of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari: Wake to the soothing sounds of nature as birds sing to you a beautifully composed song as they welcome the new day in this tropical paradise of Kibale Forest National Park. Have a morning breakfast, check out of the lodge and transfer to the Amabere ga nyina mwiru caves. Listen to the captivating local folklore stories behind the formation of caves which will definitely intrigue you. After the folklore tales, embark on an adventure into the caves and match the folklore stories to the reality. Meet the amabeere of nyina mwiru which are actually stalactites and stalagmites formed as result of the carbonation. Hike to the top of the fort portal hills and marvel at the spectacular crater lakes here as well as the immaculate view of the Rwenzori foothills in the far distance and all the other rolling hills of fort portal. return to Fort portal town and have lunch then begin your safari in Uganda road transfer to queen Elizabeth which see you drive for about 2 hours covering 77km to get there.
Day 4 of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari: Wake up to the melodious twittering of birds that call this natural wonder home on the second day of this fully packed day on this Uganda safari tour with activities that put you in a position to traverse the various parts of this unique co system. Strap yourself into the safari van and ready yourself for an amazing Uganda tour encounter with the wildlife of Queen Elizabeth National park as you embark on this amazing adventure to the savanna plains of this park. This game drive will be done in the Kasenyi sector while here watch out the king of the jungle-lions which you spot roaming the vast plains of Queen Elizabeth looking for their best prey for an early lunch meal, other wild mammals to look out for include largest land mammals on the planet the African bush elephants, the stubborn cape buffaloes also numerous here and not forgetting the numerous subspecies of the antelope group that roam freely all over the plains of this great tropical paradise. After about 3 hours of exploring this untamed savanna, come back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon transfer to the Mweya jetty and begin a fascinating boat cruise which takes you on an exploration journey of the Kazinga channel. This wildlife safari Uganda boat cruise leads on a collision course with water mammals such as numerous hippos and Nile water crocodiles and a variety of 600bird species that exist here. After this cruise have an evening game drive around Kasenyi and when you get lucky, you might just bump into the predators of this savanna park which include lions, leopards and spotted hyenas.
Day 5 of the 5 Days Uganda Wildlife Safari & Chimpanzee Trekking Safari: Wake up in the morning and transfer to the Kasenyi plains for a spectacular morning game drive which gives you an opportunity to meet several of the wild mammals as they wake up and have an early morning browsing round. This game drive lasts about 3 hours after which you return to the lodge for breakfast. Checkout of the lodge and begin your return journey back to Kampala with a lunch stop in Mbarara. Have a fascinating equator experience then finally make your way back to Kampala or Entebbe for a flight back home.
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