This 5 Days Uganda Wildlife & Chimpazee Tour takes you to the best two Uganda safari destinations. It involves activities such as wildlife viewing through game drive, chimpanzee trekking at Kibale Forest, and boat cruise on Kazinga Channel. You meet 4 of the 5 African Big game animals together with a remarkable chimpanzee encounter.
Day 1 – Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Early in the morning after your breakfast, our safari driver guide will pick you up from the hotel. You will embark on a journey to Queen Elizabeth National Park, situated at the foothills of Mount Rwenzori in Kasese District through the Masaka–Mbarara highway. You will stop at the equator monument for photographs. Later, you will proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park. You will check-in at your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and an overnight stay.
Day 2 – Game Drive and Boat Cruise on Kazinga Channel
You will wake up early, have breakfast, then start with a game view to Kasenyi plains. You are likely to see black and white Columbus monkeys, bushbucks, Uganda kobs, topi, Defassa waterbucks, and Cape buffaloes. A collection of birds like Cassin’s grey flycatcher, broad-billed roller, and black bee-eater along the banks of Lake Edward.
You will return to the lodge for lunch. Then, in the afternoon, you will go for a launch cruise on Kazinga channel (2hrs) along Lake George-Lake Edward. You will come eye-to-eye with gaping hippos, crocodiles, and leopards, though infrequent. Ornithologists should look out for over 550 resident species like flamingos, red chest, papyrus Gonolek, pink backed pelicans, malachite kingfishers, yellow crown, pink backed pelicans, water thick-knee, yellow-billed stork, and shoebill stock. Don’t forget your camera. You’ll return to your lodge for relaxation.
Day 3 – Transfer from Queen Elizabeth to Kibale National Park
After breakfast, you will depart from Queen Elizabeth to Kibale National Park. Kibale National Park has the highest concentration and variety of primates in East Africa with 13 species and overall 60 mammal species and so far offers the best chimpanzee tracking in Uganda. You’ll dine and sleep at your lodge as you wait to meet man’s closest relative the following day.
Day 4 – Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibale National Park
After breakfast on day 4, you will report to the park headquarters for a briefing and proceed for chimpanzee tracking near Kanyanchu. This is a stunning activity that draws you closer to man’s closest relative, it can take you up to 6 hours. There are other primates in the area, like the L’Hoest monkey, baboons, white and black colobus monkeys, grey-cheeked mangabey, red colobus, blue monkeys, and pottos. Other animals include forest elephants, unique from the common type, giant forest hogs, and a striking tree species.
You will enjoy lunch and later take a guided nature walk to the Bigodi Swamp sanctuary, a good site for birders. The Great Blue Turaco and Papyrus Gonolek can easily be marked among the other bird 137 species. There is also an array of butterfly species that can be encountered during your chimpanzee experience. You will retire and return for dinner and an overnight stay as above.
Day 5 – Transfer from Kibale Back to Entebbe
On the last day of the 5 days Queen and Kibale safari, you will enjoy breakfast and transfer back to Kampala with lunch en-route in Mityana town. You will be dropped off at Entebbe Airport.