This 7 Days Murchison, Chimpanzees and Gorilla Safaris package seems the common among the safari selection presented by Entale African Safari. The 7 days safari suggests to travel and explore the parks of Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park with the most catching adventures being watching the big five game, and wildlife, tracking chimpanzees and gorilla trekking. This trip starts right from Entebbe/ Kampala drive to Murchison, return to Kibale, continue to Bwindi and return to end the safari in Kampala.
The means of transportation is road using the land cruiser 4×4 safari vehicle and the accommodation is midrange lodges/hotels. Every day of the trip starts with breakfast, has lunch en-route and ends as planned in the detailed itinerary.
Trip summary
- Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park En-route to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
- Day 2: Explore Murchison Falls National Park
- Day 3: Top of the Falls and Transfer to Kibale
- Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Community Visits
- Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 6: Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Community Visit
- Day7: Transfer back to Kampala
Activities
- Rhino tracking, big five and wildlife, game drives, boat cruise, chimpanzee tracking , Bigodi community visits, and visiting the Batwa community
Destinations:
- Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Murchison Falls National Park, Kibale National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Accommodation class:
- Midrange
Transportation class:
- 4×4 land cruise with rooftop pop-up
Trip details
Day 1: Transfer to Murchison Falls National Park En-route to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
Entale African Safaris experienced driver guide will pick you upon your arrival at Entebbe International Airport or from your lodge and transfer to Murchison Falls National Park northern Uganda. En-route to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary and track the only rhinos in the nature sanctuary in Uganda. Tracking rhinos at Ziwa can last for about 2 hours packed with sights of rhinos, warthogs, and several antelope species and several bird species like the shoebill stork. Have a descent restaurant at Ziwa and continue on a drive to Murchison Falls National Park, reaching the park at evening hours check-in at your lodge.
Accommodation: Nkundwa Nile View Lodge (half-board)
Day 2: Explore Murchison Falls National Park
This morning drive to the northern section of Murchison for the most wildlife game drive in Uganda. Driving in your 4×4 land cruise with necks through the pop-up roof will sight a number of wildlife among which include lion, elephants, buffalo, leopards, wild dogs, warthogs, several antelope species giraffes, and zebras. Also many bird species are a plus including shoebills stork, and many land and aquatic bird species all are seen through drives in the savannahs decorated with woods. Game drives are made through various made driving tracks among which are pakuba tracks, to the delta with the highest concentration of wildlife.
Also an afternoon boat launch starting at 3pm through the Victoria Nile sailing to the bottom of the falls. This boat launch is gifted with a lot of sightings among which are waterweeds harboring several aquatic lives includes hippos, crocodiles, monitor lizards, also you sight cliffs, watch land mammals drinking water and feeding at the river bank, and other are seen lousily relaxed.
Day 3: Top of the fall and Transfer to Kibale
Take a relaxed drive to the top of the falls sighting how huge waters force into a narrow gorge fuming as it pours to form a brownish bubbling at the bottom 45m. Also enjoy a moment of taking photographs at the top, and take a short hike.
Then embark on the drive to Kibale National Park, with lunch en-route takes about 5 hours reaching the park. Check-in at your lodge and relax.
Accommodation: Primate Lodge (half-board)
Day 4: Chimpanzee tracking and Bigodi Community Visits
Early morning drive Kanyachu center before 7:30am for briefing on the tracking etiquette. In a group of 8 roll into the jungle to track a single habituated chimpanzee community. The tracking starts at 8am led by an armed ranger guide, the track can last between 30 minutes to 3 hours to find the habituated community. Finding the chimpanzees, there is an hour in their presence, a moment like no any other finding yourself in the midst of these human closest relatives.
On having lunch refreshments, visit the Bigodi community about 6km from the park. It’s less a cultural tour, but a community visit and engagement. It’s a model community showing how the locals are benefiting from chimpanzee conservation. One can support their initiatives one way to support their conservation programs where they make variety of craft souvenirs among which you can also buy. Then, drive and check-in at your lodge, refresh, and rest for the next day.
Accommodation: Primate Lodge (full-board)
Day 5: Transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
This morning transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through Ishasha sector south of Queen Elizabeth National Park. Take a short game drive through Ishasha tracks and tracking the tree climbing lions, sighting some of the wildlife therein like elephants, antelopes, warthogs, buffalos, among other. With lunch en-route continue driving to Bwindi reaching via Buhoma sector.
Accommodation: Buhoma Haven Lodge (half-board)
Day 6: Gorilla Trekking and Batwa Community Visit
Go gorilla trekking this morning, trekking gorillas is tracing human evolution which claimed by scientists to have happened at least 7 billion years ago. Trekking starts with breakfast, then briefing at 7:30am, and by 8am be ready to roll into the forest and initiated a search on the gorilla. On this trekkers have an hour experience in the presence of the gorillas, following and being entertained.
Thereafter, relax, have lunch and in the evening hours take a drive to the Batwa pygmy community for the cultural experiences. A cultural tour to these marginalized group of people brings into learning their daily and listening to tales narrating what happened to them right at the time of forced evacuation from the gorilla homes.
Accommodation: Buhoma Haven Lodge (half-board)
Day 7: Transfer back to Kampala
Following a picnic breakfast, take a day drive back to Kampala. Consider two en-routes of Igongo Cultural Center in Mbarara for lunch and a stopover at Kayabwe for photographic moments at the equator. Reaching late evening hours and your drop off will be either at Entebbe International airport or to your hotel in Kampala or Entebbe.
Trip inclusive;
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- All trip fuel
- All meals and soft drinks
- Park entrances
- Gorilla permits
- golden monkey permits
- Boat ride
- All park activities
- Accommodation
- Driver guide
Exclusive;
- Visa and air ticket
- Laundry
- All hard drinks
- Souvenirs
- Tips