11 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimpanzee and Golden Monkey Safari

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11 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimpanzee and Golden Monkey Safari

11 Days Uganda Gorillas, Chimpanzee and Golden Monkey Safari

11 Days 10 Nights From 3590$, per person in a double/ Twin room

Rates are per person (pp) and based on 2 people sharing 1 room

Excluding international flights (from/to your home country)

Trip Type Activity level Service level
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Trip Overview

Travellers will visit Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Sanctuary for a classic walking safari to see the white Rhinos, and visit Uganda’s savannah parks to enjoy game drives and boat cruises, before venturing into the rainforest to trek chimpanzees, golden monkeys and Mountain gorillas which will be the highlight of any visit to Uganda before taking cool relaxation on Lake Bunyonyi Uganda’s deepest volcanic lake before embarking on walking safari in Lake Mburo at the end.

Trip Summary

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN ENTEBBE UGANDA

DAY 2: TRANSFER TO ZIWA RHINO AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY.

DAY 3: DRIVE TO MURCHISON FALLS VISIT THE TOP OF THE FALLS AND EVENING GAME DRIVE.

DAY 4: MORNING GAME DRIVE AND AFTERNOON BOAT CRUISE TO THE BOTTOM OF FALLS.

DAY 5: DRIVE TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

DAY 6: MORNING CHIMP TREK AND AFTERNOON TRANSFER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

DAY 7: MORNING KYAMBURA CHIMP TREK AND AFTERNOON BOAT CRUISE ON KAZINGA CHANNEL.

DAY 8: SHORT GAME DRIVE IN ISHASHA AND TRANSFER TO THE GORILLAS 

DAY 9: MORNING GORILLA TREK AND TRANSFER TO KISORO

DAY 10: GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING AND TRANSFER LAKE BUNYONYI

DAY 11: TRANSFER ENTEBBE OR KIGALI

Trip highlights 

  • Encounter with Rhinos
  • Coming face to face chimpanzees in Kibale and Kyambura gorge
  • Sitting in silence next to the mountain gorillas
  • Conquering the volcanoes to see the Golden monkeys 
  • Hiking to the top of Murchison Falls 
  • Game viewing in the Nile Delta

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Detailed itinerary

DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN ENTEBBE UGANDA

On arrival at Entebbe international park, your trip leader will welcome you and transfer to your lodge in Entebbe, this vibrant city is surrounded by Lake Victoria, one of Africa’s largest freshwater body and home to the huge Nile perch and abundant birdlife.

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DAY 2: TRANSFER TO ZIWA RHINO AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

After morning breakfast, you will drive through the busy outskirts of Kampala, vast farm land and open vast lands northwards to Ziwa Rhino and wildlife sanctuary, on arrival you will check in to the lodge, enjoy lunch and relax before embarking on rhino trekking with the expert ranger guides on foot, coming close to the white Rhinos is quite a special encounter.

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DAY 3: DRIVE TO MURCHISON FALLS, VISIT TOP OF MURCHISON FALLS AND EVENING GAME DRIVE

After morning breakfast, you will depart to Uganda’s premier wildlife destination, the park is blessed with wildlife and birds some of the highlights are the hippos, Crocodiles, elephants and Giraffes you can also see predators like Lions, Leopards and Hyenas, the highlight of the park is the waterfalls that squeezes through narrow gorge, you visit the falls and later proceed for evening game drive.

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DAY 4: MORNING GAME DRIVE AND AFTERNOON BOAT CRUISE TO THE BOTTOM OF FALLS

After an early morning breakfast, you will drive to the park’s northern bank where you will aim for the Nile Delta where wildlife roam on the shores of the river and open plains, as you will look out for elephants, giraffes, buffalos, hartebeest, oribi, warthog, Uganda Kob, hippos and predators like Lions, leopard jackals and hyenas and not forgetting the abundant birdlife after the drive you will join on scheduled boat cruise to the bottom of the falls where you will expect to see hippos, crocodiles and elephants and later return to the lodge for relaxation.

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DAY 5: DRIVE TO KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK

After lazily morning breakfast you will depart Murchison falls national park for Kibale national park, this park is a low-lying rainforest home to 13 species of primates the dominant being the chimpanzee others include red-tailed monkeys, L'Hoest's monkeys, Black and White Colobus monkeys, baboons, vervet monkeys, blue monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, Demidoff Galago, Uganda Red Colobus, Pottos, and the Uganda mangabey, this drive will also take through vast tea farms and on arrival at the lodge you will check in to the lodge for relaxation and Overnight.

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DAY 6-MORNING CHIMP TREK IN KIBALE AND AFTERNOON TRANSFER TO QUEEN ELIZABETH FOR GAME DRIVE

After early morning breakfast, your guide will transfer you to the park/visitor information center for registration and briefing. Thereafter, the park guide will take you through this adventurous experience where you may be blessed with enormous encounters with chimpanzee and various forest primates like the red colobus monkeys, black-and white colobus monkeys, baboons, red cheeked mangabeys and other forest species. After the tracking activity, you will return to the lodge for a hot lunch and later drive to Queen Elizabeth national park for game drive in the Kasenyi plains with the possibility of viewing animals such as elephants, Uganda Kob, waterbuck, lions, leopards, buffalos, and many more and later continue to the lodge for dinner and overnight.

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DAY 7: CHIMP TREK IN KYAMBURA GORGE AND BOAT CRUISE ON KAZINGA CHANNEL

After morning breakfast you will embark on a chimp trek in Kyambura Gorge which is a low lying forest situated in the heart of the Rift valley in Queen Elizabeth national park, this magnificent forest sits amidst the savannah underneath the mountains of the moon commonly known as Rwenzori and this exceptional forest is crossed by River Kyambura which acts as a key asset for wildlife during the dry season, after 3-4 hours trekking in the forest you will return to the lodge for lunch and take a boat cruise on kazinga channel, this natural channel connects Lake Edward and gorge making it a key habitat for wildlife, large herds of elephants and buffalos come to drink water every day and the birdlife is exceptional, the cruise takes about 2 hours.

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DAY 8: SHORT GAME DRIVE IN ISHASHA SECTOR AND TRANSFER BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast, you will set off and drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park which is home to more than half the world population of mountain gorillas via Ishasha sector which is on the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth national park with a possibility of seeing the famous tree-climbing lions, abundant antelope, buffalo and excellent hippo pods off the shore of ishasha River, after you will continue to Bwindi enroute you will see some dramatic landscapes as you will be moving to higher altitudes of over 2000 meters above sea level, upon arrival, you will check in your lodge for dinner and overnight.

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DAY 9: MORNING GORILLA TREK AND TRANSFER TO KISORO

After morning breakfast with packed lunch and fully dressed in your trekking gear, you will transfer to the park office for a briefing by the rangers, after the briefing you will start your trek on foot, sitting in silence on the cold ground of a Ugandan forest for 60 minutes might be one of life’s greatest privileges. There are fewer than 900 mountain gorillas in existence, and gorilla trekking provides a rare opportunity to observe the everyday interactions of these gentle, mysterious primates. The special encounter normally just last precious one hour and after you will depart for Kisoro, this border town sits on the base of the famous Virunga volcanoes providing exceptional views.

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DAY 10-GOLDEN MONKEY TREKKING AND TRANSFER LAKE BUNYONYI

After morning breakfast, you will depart for Mgahinga gorilla national park which is currently a home to 2000 and 4000 individuals living in the Virunga massif being only found in restricted areas of Virunga’s, they have been classified as endangered. They live in troops of about 100 members lead by an Alpha male, and mostly feed on bamboo shoots, a variety of seasonal fruits, bamboo leaves, lichens, sprouts, flowers, leaves and small invertebrates and later you will drive to Lake Bunyonyi, this lake is the deepest volcanic lake in Uganda and home to 29 stunning islands perfect for relaxation.

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DAY 11: TRANSFER ENTEBBE

After morning breakfast depending on your departure flight, you will start your drive to Entebbe via the Equator where you will stop for pictures, shopping and coffee after you will continue to Entebbe upon arrival you will be transferred to the Airport for your departure flight.

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Booking advice

This Trip can depart anytime of the year but those wanting to witness the river crossings will need to book for August early enough.

Includes

  • Accommodation
  • Vehicle, Guide and Fuel
  • Park entrance fees
  • All boat cruises and game drives indicated on the itinerary
  • All airport transfers
  • Rhino trekking fees
  • Gorilla and chimpanzee permits
  • Golden monkey permits

Excludes

  • International flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Uganda tourist Visa
  • Tips for guides and hotels
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Personal expenses like Donations and shopping
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